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Monster fly (um, turns out it was a bee)
This afternoon, I walked into Isabel's room and immediately noticed a GIGANTIC insect on the outside of her window. It looked like a big hairy black fly. But really big, like almost 3" long. So I called Isabel in to come see, and then I took a picture of it next to her hand:
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Missing a party I would rather be at, eating a leftover macaroni & cheese casserole that I made for Isabel but which she (all together now) refuses to eat, drinking dry white wine alone with the internet. My job started at 5.58 this morning (and at 5.58, I don't care how much you love your child, it feels like work) and will go on for three more ( Read more... ) -
A (partial) disaster of a vacation
So we are in Canada now, or at least Isabel and I are (Erik is still home working, but he is coming up at the end of next week). Sadly, it's not working out for us at all. My normally easy-going, unflappable little girl is completely thrown by travel this year. She is unable to fall asleep. Naps are out (although we were having trouble with ( Read more... ) -
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Every time I buy a plant, Lowe's throws in parasites for free. ;-) For most people, I think, this would be no big deal, but insects creep me out so much that every unusual encounter seems noteworthy to me -- and will probably haunt me for weeks ( Read more... ) -
Sunday afternoon at the pool
This afternoon we went to other San Marin pool to hang out with work friends. San Marin II's pool is shaded in the late afternoon, which is much easier on the skin. We played with a beachball, and Isabel asked me to take her swimming (where I hold her torso while she moves her arms and kicks her feet) over and over and over again ( Read more... ) -
O'Mamas party
Last night I rocked out at a Guitar Hero II party. Here's a photo of me and my friend Christen not smashing the equipment, even though we just shredded:
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Today's life hack
Ugh, that is a trendy term which will embarrass me when I look back on it in years to come. And yeah, I'm no programmer and I don't care about productivity, so technically I am using it wrong. But I have always been interested in tweaking my body to optimize performance so when I read an article in Men's Health about fasting for health, I wanted ( Read more... ) -
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We are sick and getting worser when we should be getting better! This is only my fourth day of being sick, but it's my worst one so far. Isabel has been sick for six days and is still feverish. She stopped sleeping through the night after the first night, so nobody is sleeping. Even when Erik wears earplugs and I sleep on the opposite end of ( Read more... )
