Archive for April, 2009

So, I’m a Little Slow…

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

My baby girl is now 13.5 months old. Ferris is growing up much too fast. Nate tells me she took a step to him last night, but I didn’t see it, so I’m not sure I believe him.
Well, after about six weeks, I thought maybe I’d get around to sharing her birthday photos. You know, [...]

Me & the Prez

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Let me preface this story by stating the obvious. I’m conservative. That being said, I’m sure you can guess where my political lines fall… My children, however, have taken a liking to the current president. I think it’s because his name sounds cool. Oh, and Andy says, “his skin is a cool color.” I [...]

Slacker Mom

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

I know, I know… I’ve been a slacker.
This pregnancy has hit me with a myriad of pregnancy-related symptoms, one after another and many often repeated. The last few weeks has introduced exhaustion mixed with many other not-so-fun issues. I’m not complaining (except to my husband — who patiently listens, then ignores,) just giving you my [...]

You Take the Good, You Take the Bad

Monday, April 6th, 2009

WOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
It’s finally here! My Cubbies kick off their season today against the Astros!
The bad news? We here in Chicagoland have SNOW on the ground. Ugh.
Thankfully, the Cubs are playing IN Houston. Smart, aren’t they?

Benefits of Blood

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

I’ve written before about how I allow my children to choose a box of “fun bandages”at the store as a reward for especially good behavior. We use the bandages anyway, and they think it’s fun to get to pick out some colorful cartoon character. Win-win situation, right?
Last night, I was working on some design projects [...]