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I have a wonderful job. And I work for (one) wonderful boss. My work and home life have balance and grace and my whole family is the happier for it. But, every now and then, the universe reminds me that I’m still part of The Working Mother’s Conundrum. On May 18th, the hospital will have [...]

How do you make the pinkiest-pink room even girlier? Flowers. Lots and lots of flowers.

About 3 years ago, I read an interesting book, Crossing Over, by John Edward. I came across it in a bookstore one day when I was taking an extended lunch break (natch). I had remembered seeing this guy on TV one time, and thought, what the hell…I’ll see what he’s got to say. John Edward [...]

That sleep study last night? Was more “study” than “sleep” for everyone. And? It has rendered me useless today. You ever have one of those days where you realize there was no reason for you to feign accomplishment? This is what I’m saying. Clean out / wash the car? Nope. Go to grocery store? Negatory. [...]

Husband has sleep apnea. We determined this through (a) the fact that he snores and I sleep in another room ½ the night in order to get any rest, (b) I caught him not breathing a few times, and (c) a sleep study at the hospital. Tonight he is going to do another sleep study [...]

Mom and Dad left for Little Rock on Tuesday to begin Round Two of the treatment regimen. The upside on this one is that they only have to be there for about two weeks and then get to come home for about a month. The downside is, well, it’s damn hard to go back enthusiastically. [...]

The Swimmy has recently decided it’s cool to eat breakfast at school in the mornings. I don’t really mind it. The school offers an assortment of healthy foods, yogurts, juices, etc. and for fifty cents an item, it’s not breaking the budget. It is, however, causing me to get up and out the door sooner [...]

Well, another prenatal check up taken care of today! And this one came with… a birth date. (Ever the future-focused, and thanks to The Swimmy’s birth, I am having a scheduled c-section — for those of you not playing the Wiggly Home Game.) And so, I now have the date our life (and house!) will [...]

Yes, Phase #4759251 of the Great Room Rotation 2006 is now complete. Told ya it was pink. We’re missing a few “finishing touches”, but you get the picture. The Swimmy has officially taken possession of “The Pink Room” and I am now back to moving other assorted furniture items around the other two bedrooms to [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, OldestDaughter is getting married. Originally, this little event was to take place in late October. That would mean Wiggly would be roughly 3 months old. Now, for reasons beyond my control, the wedding is in early September – meaning Wiggly will be all of 5 weeks old. Yeah, good times. Originally, [...]