yesterday 8 hours old, today eight yrs old, next stop eighteen…
today marks one of the most important days in my life—the day that thing 1 came to grace it. with howling lungs and a hefty weight, it seemed like magic—the kid actually resembled the gerber baby at first. known for his ‘anger management issues’, its been quite a ride so far with him. through multiple episodes [...]

thankful for these two…
not my kids- although i may write more about them later. naturally, its letterman + hanna = rolflmao!  

melancholy…
its that time of year where the days seemingly get shorter, the leaves turn golden, and the boys’ birthdays start rolling in. it seems that while i was otherwise indisposed, my children decided to age another year- making them 8 and 5 in a few weeks. can i really still call david ‘the baby’ even [...]

“she knows i’m busy”…
readers will note that my dear dear friend (circabellum) loves to comment and rile me up—but i couldn’t’ wait to post this story and since it’s a rainy day, i figgered y’all could use a pick me up. thing 1 hates homework—now while that is not surprising in and of itself, his attitude towards it is.  [...]

with an oink oink here…
yep. we’ve got it. and by we of course i mean wee david. because we can. because its there. because its invaded his body. H1N1. swine flu. fevers in excess of 103. according to him, his ‘wegs hurt, his arms are sprinkly, and hand are pokey’.  all i know is that he’s grouchy. small. weak. needy and quiet. [...]