instead of being your average mom who has a "mom blog", i'm going to be your average old lady who has a "shit that pisses me off" blog. actually, the only old lady i know with a blog is my 82 year old grandma. she posts photographs of flowers that she's taken, and writes about how wonderful her family is. but don't you worry, there will be no feel- ( Read more... )

another month, another update. we are all moved in, but only half unpacked. it's a slow process, and we're fine with that. at the end of the day, evan and i just want to chill. unpacking can be so unchill. evan's been busy with his new job, and big w and i walk miles and miles everyday in our new hood. my feet hurt. i have my eyes on a pair of ( Read more... )

it has never occurred to me UNTIL TODAY that instead of painting, i could wallpaper! who the hell wallpapers anymore? i love it! frankly, I JON LOVITZ. i have already spent way too much time looking at patterns and they are starting to swim together in my mind. isn't this one just dandy?


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we got an apartment! it's 99% ours as we haven't signed the lease yet. we will tomorrow. and because the landlord seemed 100% non-crazy, i think this one's in the bag, people! so long as, say, the landlord wasn't a figment of our imaginations, he refuses any other currency besides spacebucks, etc ( Read more... )

haaay guise, thanks for the validation yesterday with the crazy landlady situation. it feels good to vent and have your friends tell you that you're not insane! mucho gusto ( Read more... )

well hell, what a frustrating morning! let me tell you my tale of woe ( Read more... )

this weekend we looked at a bunch of dumpy apartments, and one beautiful apartment. we hear wednesday if we got it or not. also, top serious poll, do evan and i look really poor or something? the landlord for #1 top wanted apartment called me with concerns about whether or not we could afford the place, but he wants to rent to us. uh, it's a 2 ( Read more... )

i'm having a 'mom's night in' right now, which means the boys are asleep and i'm left to my devices: half a bottle of wine, cake, and the internet. i'm tired and could go to sleep, but i feel the need to take advantage of this alone time ( Read more... )

today walker is 8 months old. growin' up so fast! his newest thing is attempting to crawl, and trying to get himself into the crawling position at all cost, on all surfaces. good thing grandpa and bubbie just bought him a playpen ( Read more... )

we've given up on cloth diapering. we just can't justify spending hundreds of dollars on buying different covers for experimentation and washing said covers at the laundromat several times per week BECAUSE THEY ALL LEAK. if we move somewhere with our own washer and dryer, we'll try again. until then, walker's butt will be covered in gross plastic ( Read more... )