I'm going to keep this essentially friends only, please comment to be added.  I'm not picky and even if I don't know you, I'll probably add you if you just tell me why you want me to.  I just don't want to have to worry about censoring myself when blowing off steam about irritating people in my life (one of the important functions of this journal ( Read more... )

BOY!

I had my big ultrasound today and there is no doubt we're having a boy. Unfortunately, this kid has not sat still for about a week, it feels like, so we weren't able to get any really nice profile or face pictures or anything that looked really recognizable. As soon as something would come into view he would move and it would be gone before ( Read more... )

The baby has graduating from tickling me to fully kicking me.  That didn't take long.  On Wednesday night, I was lying on the couch with my hand on my belly when I felt a kick -- with my hand.  I was not expecting it so I wasn't sure if I imagined it or what, but I started concentrating and about five minutes later, I felt three right in a row.  I ( Read more... )

I just had a really dumb thought.  I wonder if we brought our year-old wedding cake to a restaurant and wanted to have it for dessert on our anniversary, they would call it "cakage?"

I know, sorry.  But I'm working alone so I couldn't bounce that stupid pun off Lauren.

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I don't have a heck of a lot that I can articulate about this, but I just feel so very sad about Steve Irwin's untimely death.  What a passionate conservationist, proud father and all around good guy.  Just imagine what a wonderful world it would be if more people were like him.  John and I have had such a fondness for him over the years that when ( Read more... )

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I am worth $1,762,236 on HumanForSale.com

I always thought you could only place a value of like 72 cents on a person for all their mineral makeup etc.? Although I do deal with the insurance business day in and day out...I think I'll go get myself a policy.

So two weeks ago I wiped out on the stairs while taking out the trash and twisted my knee really bad. I hoped it was a soft tissue thing but it hasn't gotten better at all and I'm still limping, can't straighten it fully, kills me on stairs, and I feel like it's going to give out all the time. So yesterday I went to the doctor and he said I need ( Read more... )