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We interrupt this holiday / vacation week so that we may bring you a MISERABLE LITTLE FIVE MONTH OLD AFFLICTED WITH PESTILENCE OF THE PHLEGM-BASED VIRUS TYPE AND A TOOTH THAT HAS DECIDED TO SHOW UP NOW. Yeah, that’s right. I said it. I said it in ALL CAPS. The Mighty Mighty Benjamite is mighty, [...]

Hi! Did you know I have a blog? Yes! It’s true. Really. No, REALLY. But you see – I got distracted. Someone held something shiny in front of my face. Well, okay, not so shiny, but equally as JUMP UP AND DOWN SO EXCITED I COULD PEE IN MY PANTS BUT WON’T BECAUSE I HAVE [...]

Well, it’s official. I think I’m developing an eBay addiction. I’ve bought a few things through the years on the site, and we all know about the latest acquisition that has hit my house OMG. But now? I seem to be searching for things just to see if I can find them. And some I [...]

Well, we’ve almost made it through eight krazee nights – and Benjamin got to have his first Hanukah almost germ-free. I say almost because he woke up on Monday with a raging head cold. Full-on, snot-flying, sneeze-cough-gag-throw-up, call the carpet cleaners (again!) head cold. I don’t think I’ve ever changed his clothes or his bed [...]

There is a better post coming, but in the meantime, help me out with something. The Swimmy is at the age where she is starting to like all the cool musical movies. So, for her Hanukah wishlist, I put the following DVDs on it: Wizard of Oz Music Man Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (the [...]

People! Listen Up! It is Husband’s birthday today. And for those of you who are sports-inclined, go leave him some love over at HIS site (yes! He has a site! It is new!) www.sportsdad.wordpress.com. And while you’re there, tell him to update more than once a millennium for cake’s sake. This morning he woke up, [...]

Dear Benjamin, I am writing this a little early this month because this weekend is not only your Five Month birthday, but it is Hanukah as well. And, as you will come to learn very, very quickly, Hanukah is a big deal and takes much energy. And, since you have decided that sleeping any regular [...]

Happy Hanukah, everyone! Love, The Mighty Mighty Benjamite

Seriously. Hanukah around my family is enormous. So big, in fact, that we’ve started to call it “The Hanukah Show” because my dad LOVES to give gifts…and PRESENT the gifts with a flourish. He’s good at it, too. I suffer from the same affliction. Now, between my husband and I, there is A LOT of [...]

1. Getting a shitload of Pottery Barn fall décor I’ve been totally coveting for months for next to NOTHING on sale. Seriously. They almost paid ME to take it away. 2. Laughing on the inside in a doctor’s waiting room at the creepy dude wearing a t-shirt that read (I’m not kidding), “Darth Vader was [...]