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We had scheduled a babysitter last night, but yesterday morning we decided to cancel the babysitter and stay home with Brianna. What’s really funny about this is that Brianna was DEVASTATED that we were staying home. I’m talking full-blown wailing when she found out the babysitter wasn’t coming. She, um, really likes the babysitter! But [...]

Whatever your holiday, whatever your beliefs, I hope that you celebrate the beauty of the season surrounded by family, friends and laughter. Thank you to everyone who’s stopped by and made this blog a wonderful place. Happy holidays! photos and card courtesy of Bluebug Photography

Car seat covers for Christmas. Josh and I have been car shopping since last February (the first time his car broke down). We were a single car family for about three weeks, which was a lot of fun, let me tell you, since he works 40 miles from home. We shopped around for cars, but [...]

I broke our agreement and bought you Christmas presents. Even though I told you I didn’t need anything, I know you’ll buy something anyway. And I know you think I’m hard to shop for (I probably am) since I get most of the things I want (but there’s always SOMETHING out there I don’t have). [...]

I have gotten two work-related gifts (one from a co-worker and one from an author) and I haven’t opened either one yet. Because I’m trying to set a good example for Brianna, who reaaallllly wants to open a gift before Christmas… ….oh. Oh my. I had to pause in the writing of this to go [...]

I’ve been thinking about making a rum cake for a week. Today, I stayed on task and got my work done “early” (by 6pm) so I decided to reward myself and make a cake. I used Pioneer Woman’s cake mix recipe, because I’m lazy and didn’t want to make the cake from scratch like my [...]

“Life and death. Energy and peace. If I stopped today, it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I have made, and would have unmade if I could. The pains that have burned me and scarred my soul. It was worth it for having been allowed to walk where I’ve walked, which was [...]

I know you love me soooo… How would you feel about an indoor worm garden to create lovely compost for my indoor herbs? Doesn’t that sound like a great and totally fun idea?

Because he says things like this, about Proposition 8, that make my heart hurt while making me want to stand up and cheer. I challenge you to watch it and not be moved by it.

I heard this story on the radio this morning and when they got to the part I bolded, I actually screamed “noooo” in the car. More of my thoughts after the story. http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Man_names_baby_Sarah_McCain_Palin_1014.html A Tennessee man couldn’t give much to the McCain/Palin campaign, so he gave his child’s nomenclature. “I took one for the cause,” [...]