GIT
I discovered (for myself if no one else) the likely situation in which the southern word "git" originated.When I got home last night, there was a possum hanging out in our carport. "GIT!" I yelled...
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In more southern news, the Mr. and I went to the county fair last week. He grew up going to them. I couldn't go because of ballet during the week and because my mom refused to go on the weekends...
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Remember when you were a kid and didn't want to go to school? I feel that way about work today. I don't wanna go. It's more than likely because I let the parish administrator go yesterday and don't...
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Bullets:Did I mention living in a swing state is surprisingly gratifying? Feeling like your vote counts is really weird. My county went blue for the president for the first time since... since I don't...
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Books#48: Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood. I normally find Atwood's work a little strange in a good way. In this novel, the weird factor is off the charts.#49: Time Traveler's Wife. It's a romance,...
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I have lots to do today. I can't seem to remember what I have to do, except for my 10:30 and 12 noon appointments-- the only two I managed to write down.***The Mr's Dad: "The Mr can't borrow that book...
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I've started feeling faint, short of breath, and generally exhausted. I called the OB this morning, and apparently the blood work they did on me last week was all normal, which I suppose means there's...
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Bring a dish/appetizer/dessert to share.In normal time, I don't really mind this request. However,I find it really annoying this time of year, simply because I just can't keep up. I've skipped a few...
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I woke up this morning with a start, realizing that if someone asked me to diaper a child then and there, I couldn't do it, at least not well. This is what I get for being the youngest of the youngest....
View Articlerandom thoughts of pregnancy and such
i dreamt i was going to have the baby today (feb 20) a few weeks ago. that same night, i also dreamed that the baby was a water bottle. i couldn't tell if the baby/water bottle was hot or cold (water...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday
Kid: Why are we doing this? (this = getting the ash crosses on the head)Grown-up: So we can remember that we will die and that Jesus loves us.Kid: We should just watch a movie. People would remember it...
View ArticlePregnancy Comments: Vote for Your Least Favorite!
So, which of these three is the most annoying?"You haven't had the baby yet?!" and/or "You haven't popped yet?" Um, no, I haven't. That much is obvious. Plus, I just hit the two weeks before ETA...
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So what do you do when Malibu Barbie Dream Job comes open, you're about to have a new baby, you know selling your house would be really hard, MBDJ is only 75% time and you're carrying the family's...
View Articledeep thoughts, by pregnant woman
dear james william/claire covington,don't you want to come out now? 'cause i want you to come out. so does your dad. i know you're supposed to be in there just a little longer, but i'm ready to hold...
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Did Y'all See This?
I've started readingSensual Orthodoxy, as I think I might be kicked off a board I'm on if I don't read it soon. When I started snooping around on the internet about the preacher, I found this:It made...
View ArticleDue Dates and Other Such Nonsense
I am due today.I am not dilated or effaced.I don't need to time any contractions.I don't need to call the doctor or the doula.I know it's just an estimate, blahblahblah, but come on. Come ON.And, btw,...
View ArticleGiving Things Up
I have no discernible Lenten discipline. I have joked that I will be giving up church for part of Lent. I've also not so jokingly said that having the kiddo is more than enough of a project for anyone....
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The Kiddo's Room: Kid Not Included
So above are the requisite nursery pics. We managed to get second-hand, convert, or be given as a gift everything except for the wood for the bookcase, which the Mr. built. That makes my thrifty heart...
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Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding.The child CC is born as of March 19. I've written up the birth story-- it's not going to win a Pulitzer, believe me, I was just trying to get...
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today is my first day alone with the baby, sans the mr. and sans grandmothers (cue the scary music). she's currently sleeping in the aptly named sleepy wrap, which is a friggin' godsend. i love being...
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