Tomorrow I hit 37 weeks. So, a month or so to go and baby will be here! We've decided (well 90% sure anyway) to name her Anika Dorothy. The flow still seems a little clunky and I'm trying to get used to the middle name, but it is growing on me. Anika is the name we would have used if Leif had been a girl and Dorothy is Rob's grandmother's name ( Read more... )

I got stuck waiting almost a full hour for my midwife appointment today. I wouldn't mind if it was just me and I could sit and quietly read a book (actually that sounds pretty close to heavenly) but it is difficult to keep Mila busy in those little rooms for that long. The last time this happened I wrote a snotty note and left and then I felt bad ( Read more... )

We decided today that we need to rehome Gizmo ( Read more... )

TMI but definitely hilarious (to me anyway) and worth documenting: last night I an amazing sexy-times dream about the older brother from Boy Meets World. And I swear I haven't even thought about that guy for like, years... not to mention the fact that I never had a crush on him or anything like that.

Hello, lover:


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When I was a little girl I was extremely shy. I would babble and play and be totally normal at home but as soon as I was in a new environment or around other kids I completely clammed up and was totally overwhelmed. I remember being in preschool and sitting alone in a corner wishing that it would be over soon so that I could go home and get away ( Read more... )

So I really love the place I'm living in right now. We have a connecting wall with only one other place and the lady who lives there is older woman who keeps a tidy yard, always rakes our front lawn area for us, has a steady job with normal hours, and is super quiet. We have 4 bedrooms so plenty of space for everyone, the appliances are all in ( Read more... )

My parents are flying in tomorrow night, assuming the airport doesn't get snowed under. Tomorrow is supposed to be a relatively light snow-day for WI (only 3-6 inches, starting early morning) so hopefully everything works out. It's just been so wild with all the snow up there the past two years, you never know what to expect ( Read more... )

Ughh, I am DYING to see the Twilight movie.

I feel kind of dorky about it, but whatever. The books were fun and I want to see the movie.

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So the sweet potato rolls turned out quite well. I am looking forward to making them again for Christmas dinner ( Read more... )

I have never baked a yeast bread before. Usually if I need rolls or fresh-baked bread for a meal, I'll just buy the canister of dough at the supermarket or get the loaf directly from the bakery. This year, I decided (rather ignorantly) to make homemade yam rolls from a recipe that at first glance seemed pretty straight-forward ( Read more... )