Do y'all realize what a complete PITA it is to write a scientific abstract when they put ridiculously idiotic limits on the length? Really. 1600 characters for the title, authors, affiliations, AND abstract body is beyond ridiculous!

I'm just wondering if y'all have had any experiences with various allergic reactions to eggs. I started DD on egg yolk products on Tuesday. She's had these funky poopy diapers. REALLY STINKY and some of them this whitish color. I thought that was some funky poop due to yogurt, which she's had successfully for almost 2 months now. Then they ( Read more... )

There's nothing like hearing about a friend being terminally ill to make you contemplate life. I knew that my friend and choral mentor, David, had been battling stomach cancer. However, I did not realize that the cancer wasn't responding to chemo. This makes me very sad ( Read more... )

Target recently made an error in their online pricing, and instead of honoring the listed price, they have canceled hundreds to thousands of orders. They listed Britax Carseats (only 2 models) well below the expected price. So a bunch of us that I know of went and ordered them. We then get emails last night/this morning telling us that they ( Read more... )

It's really a pain to deal with sewing in the ends and seams of a sweater knitted with slubby yarn.

While pregnancy has been easy on me, I find that this week has been tough. Not because of how I feel physically, but because mentally, this waiting and not knowing is extremely difficult. I didn't think it would be so hard, but it is. I've been an emotional roller coaster. While most of the pregnancy hasn't been overly emotional for me (yes, at ( Read more... )

It's really annoying when the wind knocks out your power for 8.5 of 9 hours in a day. REALLY annoying.

Thought of the day:

I really wish we had naptime at work!  I'm so tired.....

I just discovered that my friend Joel died on November 17th.  In getting my new email address set, I forgot to change my address with the CarePage site that I used to keep up with him.  I just signed in today to find the news ( Read more... )

I consider today the start of the Christmas season. I always love this time of year. It just makes me happy. I love the music, the lights, decorations, baking....you name it ( Read more... )