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Have Rosa and Dave bring Jack's Prime over for dinner. I get to spend all day looking forward to burgers and sweet potato fries, and Sam...

Day eight of my eleven-day stint as a single mom is finally coming to a close. We knew when we had Samson that Max would have to travel some...

Good lord, that child is exhausting. EX. AUST. ING. In other news, Hamlet 2 is the best movie ever. Don't believe me? Go on, have a tast...

Before I start getting emails from hostile grandparents about my previous post, let me add the following words: -buh bye (he's destined ...

What a sad sack lack of blogging. I have no excuse. Updates: Nanna is doing so well! For a few days last week, she was getting worse and wor...

Another single mom weekend for me; it's boys' weekend in Tahoe. I learned from the last one (the rain, teething, and a crummy mood m...

A beautiful week of sunshine means more outside time and preventing Samson from eating eucalyptus pods and less time blogging. Hooray!

So even though it's still pretty light out, Samson goes to bed in his normal 6:30-7 ish time frame with no problems thanks to my genius ...

Hey, hormones? It's been 16 months now since I gave birth. Do you you think you could let me get through one hospital drama, sex crime d...

Shhh. Don't tell anyone, but it's been dry for a couple of days now. And it's supposed to stay dry for a few more days. Let'...

So. That whole "back to more regular posting next week" didn't seem to go too well. Man, you guys are really bad at finger cro...

Everything is fine here. My lack of posting is due to a combination of busy, lazy, more lazy, and unmotivated. And lazy. Can't even blam...

A friend hosted a play date today for a couple of us gals and our unruly children. Four boys, from 16 months to 4 years... Note to self: hav...

Apparently, Mardis Gras is called Pancake Day in the UK. Or at least, that's what NPR told me, and NPR don't lie. Let's learn mo...

I'm pretty sure it's never going to stop raining. Samson and I will never leave the house again, and we will both eventually go craz...

Max and his party animal friends are on their way to Amsterdam for a wedding at the Norwegian consulate. Samson is asleep. I've got Chin...

Nothing to report. Hooray for You Tube!

Samson had his first fever over the long weekend. It wasn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated; basically he was just hot to the touch. ...

I've had plenty of things to complain about in the last handful of months. Plenty of things. The weather has not been one of them. This ...

I've been keeping a secret from you. I feel just awful about it. And I think it's time to come clean. I've been cheating on Extr...