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i hadn't posted a picture lately, and this is one of my current favorites:

from left to right, my grandmother, my mother, me and the nugget. i think it's funny that my grandmother and my daughter have the same expression.

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i still can't believe he won.

so exciting.

now, i'm waiting to see how prop 8 faired in CA...

hooray for america!  hooray for optimism!  hooray for new beginnings!

yeah, i'm one of those people who are going to become pushers of their cute kid pics.

feel free to ignore...IF YOU COUNT YOURSELF AMONG HEARTLESS JACKASSES!

wtf mom?!


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i've also been reading lots of financial planning and budgeting articles in preparation for the addition to our fambly.

so, today i stumbled upon on an msn article about the top 10 financial mistakes people make (i am obsessed with MSN money articles btw, especially the Liz Pullam ones) and was reading about getting your free credit reports from ( Read more... )

i eat the juicy parts.

jojo eats the rinds.

summer doesn't stand a chance.

in preparation for the little lady, i have begun the official process of changing my name.  i had planned to change my last name to my middle name and take bob's last name if/when we ever had a child, and - based on the daily dance party in my stomach - i think that will soon come to pass ( Read more... )

with both mothers in tow, we went to the perinatalogist for the big 20 week appointment today.

the bean has a healthy brain, heart, kidney(s) and stomach.  we also checked for predictors of down syndrome, cleft palate and hydrocephalus and all was good.

we also found out that the bean is...

a girl!

we're thrilled.