Author: admin

• why i am considering a minivan

  so i don’t want a minivan, for reasons which are neither mature or rational. for some reason i have let society and myself talk me actually OUT of wanting one, or making me think i shouldn’t want one to begin with.
  reasons i don’t want one, with no offense meant to those who have one
  -it makes me feel old
  -it makes me feel less cool (like i am cool at all now ha!)
  -i feel like they come with a free pair [...]

• 6 weeks today

  when i realized it’d be almost 13 weeks since i posted – math made easy to do thanks to my last subject line – it was time to get some thoughts out. even if brief, i really do enjoy writing not just for my own edification but because i always hear from others when i do. i still read journals and blogs even if my comments are either brief or non-existent. the baby sometimes lets me type, sometimes does not. [...]

• 7 weeks and change

  and then baby number 2 gets here. to say that went by fast is an understatement. granted i’ve not felt the best this time around, but i’m forcing my nesting instinct into gear, and trying to give husband some relief that he sorely needs. i took the last three days of this week off to get stuff done, and it’s working out great. i got another load of baby laundry put away (since i’ve been lucky enough to both have [...]

• i usually don’t write nastygrams…

  my experience today at panera – i’ll let this letter i just sent them through their web site speak for itself. needless to say i am still pissed.

  First off – shame on me for not complaining sooner. Today was the third time that this Panera has messed up my order, and the only thing I can promise is that it will be the last.
  I know this is a busy location, but the general disregard for people is insulting and offputting. [...]