International Woman’s Day a Day Late
Yesterday was International Woman’s Day and the ladies who run the blogs Any Other Wedding and One Cat Per Person sent an email to some women bloggers and asked them to contribute a piece about women’s...
View ArticleDue Date
Today is/was/would have been my due date. I’ve been dreading this day since last fall. It seemed like a great time to have a baby, the beginning of spring, and my sister and I joked that it would...
View ArticleNew Dress and Victory
So I’m showing good and proper. Enough that strangers are tentatively asking about it in public. The smart friends from my last post told me the second time around you start to show much earlier...
View ArticleFoxx Amendment to H.R. 1216
The last few weeks have been crazy and busy and rather wonderful. Of course, the busier one is the less time he or she has to sit down and blog. And I do want to write about my RI friend’s visit, Z’s...
View ArticleHappy and Trying to Stay That Way
Out of the blue I keep being struck by the fact that I am happy right now. I love my life. I love our home. I love our little family. I love the smoker Z got for his birthday, we are on a pork shoulder...
View ArticleDate Afternoon
Yesterday we decided to schedule a babysitter for this afternoon so we can go to Harry Potter and then grab dinner. At first I was so excited and happy about the prospect. Then I started thinking about...
View ArticleEmotional Pregnancy Garbage
The physical changes during pregnancy are completely overwhelming. But they are so in your face that it is easy to write and talk about them. The emotional changes are a bit more tricky and, of course,...
View ArticleCrazy, Periods, And Some Good News
This whole anxiety disorder thing is never going to go away. I know that. Nevertheless when my therapist reminds me of that fact, as she did yesterday, it always kicks my ass. Check out this blog post,...
View ArticleEverything Happens
In the summer of 2010 April 3rd suddenly became one of my favorite days of the year. And then I miscarried the babies that were due this day in 2011. Three months after I lost the twins I became...
View ArticleMother’s Day
Special occasions delight me. I love celebrating. I relish picking out the perfect present for a loved one, love making an elaborate cake for the birthdays of people in my life, and let’s be honest–I...
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