outsidevoice

Dear Benjamin, Look! A post! In the month it should be! I think that deserves golf claps at least. This month has been a bit rough, little man. Right now, you are suffering with yet another virus-du-jour complete with high fever, general crankiness, full-on snot and antibiotics that are friends to the tushie. Last week [...]

The Swimmy and Benjamin are five years apart in age. In other ways as well, but when it comes to the 2 1/2 hours after school they are never apart. They are always together. Always. This is Benjamin’s choice. Benjamin must be with The Swimmy wherever she goes. If she’s in my bedroom. HE must [...]

People. OMG. If you are in any way interested in food you need to go to TasteSpotting. Right now. I already have a list. And I’m gonna have to really quit my job just so I’ll have time to cook all of this. Wow.

There are several friends and blogfriends who are either pregnant, just had a baby, or, unfortunately, just lost a baby. And, you know, that’s great – except that last thing. But I am SO done with pregnancy and babies. I have a friend who often frets over whether or not she’s “done”. And the answer [...]

For the first time in my life I saw a political ad this morning. This is not shocking to the rest of the country, but it’s rare down here in Texas. No one spends money on ads in Texas. We’re a red state with a few pockets of blue. It would be a waste of [...]

At Benjamin’s 18 month check up (one month late) we discovered he had a double ear infection. Oh, is THAT why he’s been so cranky? I just thought he was being an asshole. My bad. pfft.