I gots to have a root canal tomorrow at 8 am!   :(    :(    :(

Aaaaaaand I am in pain. It's not as bad as having-baby pain.

Sorry, I just had to tell someone, and I don't feel like going FB-public with this one.

:(

So I was just replying to a Cathy post and my reply ended up being a post in itself, so I figgered it must be that time again-- time for my bi-annual post. I sort of wish I was writing an actual "Ode" instead. Not really in the Ode mood, though ( Read more... )

Alright, active LJ-ers have inspired me to post... just SOMETHING. So here it is. I'm not really in the MOOD to write, but I dunno, whatever ( Read more... )

Perhaps some of you know that I'd really like a good sittin' porch ( Read more... )

This was a game going 'round the facebook world that Bethany has so wisely brought to LJ-land ( Read more... )

Celebrate the New Year Merva-style ...
Tonight!... in beautiful East Lansing, MI.
Everyone is invited. Come over after 6.
Optional: White Elephant Gift Exchange
Optional: It's a "Dip" themed party so bring one if you are so inclined.
Optional: Stay the night.
Required: Wear your party head.

Well, thank god the last 2 weeks are over. I won't go into the sordid details but I will say this: stress + tiredness = bad mommy. I was SO happy when my friend Tina called on Thursday (after a particularly bad mommy day) and said, "Let's leave the kids with the dads and go out to eat!" We strolled through a funky shop downtown and got several ( Read more... )

Hello y'all ( Read more... )

I'm posting because livejournal is a community I believe in. I may not show it much, but I am here.

Lots of lj-ers have dropped out, and  I miss them.

So... I'm sitting here listening to Moonbeam (Penny's birthday hamster) spin his wheel round and round. Oddly, it's not very annoying. Listening to some bizarre light rock/electronica song, too. ( Read more... )

Friends, I am totally, one hundred percent, mind-numbingly, all the way DONE with summer. We had a few days of cooler weather (in the 80's) but now we're back in the 90's. It just makes me want to lay down and die. For the record, summer was my least favorite season even in farfing Michigan.

But we did have some fun today! We took our first family ( Read more... )