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I'm headed to bed like a healthy person tonight! But just wanted to give a quick mom update ( Read more... )

I'm not well. Last night was great...I learned to play poker and even fared pretty well before I lost it all. But I really should have resisted that stiff vodka drink near the end. Cause now I am just trying to not get sick while waiting for my coffee. If I can just make it through the morning hours I'll be alright ( Read more... )

I just took a little nap and totally threw myself out of whack. I woke up thinking it was 5 in the morning and not in the evening. But then, when I realized the actual time of day, it dawned on me that I'm probably facing another night of being home alone and suddenly felt like my whole life was worthless. Can't explain that last part...but it ( Read more... )

My TV has suddenly decided to give me captions. In Spanish. And I can't figure out how to turn them off! It's messing with my head because I keep thinking that I HEAR it in Spanish too. It's like a subliminal language lesson.

Next thing I know I'll be dreaming in Spanish and speaking it at random. That'll be awesome.

Today is my old friend Claire's birthday ( Read more... )

Look what came into my home today:


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After being a nanny today, I really thought I would be in for the night. But then. Hours later I was riding down the road with a guy I hadn't seen since the one time we met several months ago. He was playing the ukelele and I was trying to get a good shot of it. Here's proof:


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She's asleep! Thank God for small favors.

I'm here with Gracie today and she is fighting sleep more than ever. I know she's exhausted. But she doesn't want to sleep. She cries and cries and I wish I could make her understand how much better she would feel if she would just stop fighting ( Read more... )