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Here are a few quick things before I attempt to have a lovely long weekend of sorts. 40-something married women who are not in shape and have bad roots and are out to dinner with their respective families that include a wheelchair-bound grandmother and several children should NEVER decide to wear stretchy culottes 1 cm [...]

I am now under attack internally in TWO ways. It’s not bad enough that Wiggly has 947 elbows and 356 knees moving around all damn day, but now, my mouth is under attack. This is a new one for me. Apparently when you’re pregnant, your blood volume increases dramatically (which makes sense) and so anything [...]

Dear Wiggly, Today is June 26th, otherwise known as the first day of the last month, or, count-down time thankyoutoallthatisgoodandholyamen! If you follow our little evil plan, 30 days from now you’ll be here. And I’ll be asleep. You know, because of the drugs. I think it’s safe to say that today I might have [...]

Well, I got nothin’ for ya. I was wide awake from 2:47am to 3:50am which basically meant I was a waste today. Including 2 naps. The Swimmy has Swimmer’s Ear and I have to take her to the pediatrician tomorrow so he can stick the Otoscope in her ear and make her scream bloody murder. [...]

The Swimmy is spending June and July at a summer day camp at the local Jewish Community Center. You know the drill…swimming, playing, arts and crafting, field tripping, etc. (Do they have adult camp? ‘Cause all that is sounding really good right now.) We got our first “progress report” from her counselor today. And I [...]

Mostly. As I have said before, Maria is unbelievably capable. She takes great pride in a clean house and happy kid. We love Maria. But, Maria is proactive. This is usually a great thing. Okay, it is always a great thing. But when you are not particularly prepared for said proactiveness, strange shit can happen. [...]

10,000 people (roughly) have come by this little piece of the Webosphere as of 11:22pm last night. (And to you in College Park, Maryland? Get some sleep already!) It blows me away that 10,000 people from all over the world have stopped by for a moment (or an hour) to read the thoughts of a [...]

Maria likes my cooking. I think. I’m pretty sure she’s not THAT good an actress and lord knows I’VE never cleaned my plate when something didn’t taste good. Is it weird that I’m concerned about whether or not she likes my cooking? Or that I seem to be thinking of menus to prepare? And that [...]

The end is in sight. Kind of. I mean, I still have a month to go on this little biological adventure, but a key milestone has been met. (No, the baby has not dropped.) I am looking at catalogues and magazines again. Voraciously. My “non-pregnant” self is in sight in the distance. And my inner [...]

A version of this email was discussed on a popular talk show to rave reviews by husbands and wives across the country. I couldn’t agree more. Here is my version, dedicated to my Husband, one of the best fathers I know. Dear Hubsand, I know that you have not always been in the job you [...]