I somehow managed to hurt my back. Have been incapacitated since about 8:30 this morning. Had a friend come over and help with the munchkin for about an hour or so, then Jake came home and called his folks. I've taken some pain medication (including a hydrocodone that hasn't really kicked in yet) and have been bonding with the heating pad. ( Read more... )

 Anyone who's lived with me (or spent quality time in my home) will attest that I am not June Cleaver by any stretch of the imagination. I'm a bit of a slob. That said, I'd like to think I'm a pretty decent cook. So...I'm planning on making Addie's baby food. It doesn't look that hard: put cooked veggies and some breast milk in the food processor ( Read more... )

 So the friends got married this weekend. As with every wedding, there was some behind the scenes drama. This one involved me having to hold up an iHome system in the back a la John Cusack in "Say Anything." And for those of you keeping score at home, I did not perform the ceremony. But got to help the groomsmen with tagging the car and "decorating ( Read more... )

 Since last Friday ( Read more... )

 Rest in peace, Admiral Twin.

...but please, don't invite me to do the bris ( Read more... )

 Not going to go back to school. Spent Addie's nap time yesterday afternoon looking through curricula for online mass communications master's programs and they don't interest me. So it's back to the beginning ( Read more... )

 Dear well-meaning friend/family member/random stranger ( Read more... )

 1. Jack's cracked out this morning. Except for a frantic five minutes fighting with the dining room tablecloth, he's been tearing around the house as if someone/something's chasing him ( Read more... )

 So the Cherokee Nation has a scholarship program that will pay for tuition, books and room and board in full for recipients who agree to work for the tribe for two years after graduation. This has me considering going after a master's in mass communications. If I went this route, I'd do a master's through an online program to avoid having to deal ( Read more... )