Giving her bottle the stare-down. Lila’s feeling better. Whew. The cold, we believe, has left the building. (i.e. Lila’s body.)That was tough, I’ll tell you. Coughing, sleepless nights, vomiting, more coughing… yikes. The CUPdate for this week: So yeah, I…
Archives for November 2009
Boy oh boy… Saturday nights have changed.
Our Saturday night. In pictures. — The first fire of the season.On our patio. Who doesn’t like fire? Ferg. Cudding with me.Yes, those are YOGA pants I’m wearing; the classy cousin of the sweatpant.And yes, my thigh looks ginormous… uh…um…it…was…the…
My Christmas trees
Note: Now that Thanksgiving has officially passed, it’s fare game to talk Christmas decor. Rest assured that as you read this I have a Christmas tree flavored candle burning, I’m listening to CHRISTMAS (not, “Holiday”) music, and I’m cozy in…
Yes, just like everyone else I’m wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.
Turkey (Don’t you wonder how many people are using the word, “Thanksgiving” in their Facebook status updates and their tweets today?) Below is a list of stuff I’m thankful for: H – Hair. I’m glad I have hair.A – Air….
I am ADDICTED to this commercial.
I love it.I love this song. The artist/singer is Annie Little. Here’s her website. She needs a CD.
Read it.
Read Grumbles & Grunts blog post today. It’s a good one.
Today’s Inappropriate Trivia
The other day I asked my sister what the little, round, hard thing in the middle of an avocado actually was actually called. She promptly googled it and gave me the response below: It’s a seed and, “the parts of…
It appears that The Martha had a good weekend
This past weekend the ever-endearing Martha attended the, “party of the century”, Diddy’s 40th birthday party. I believe the best part of her photos (all 68 of them, which I did look at), are the random people she’s pictured with…
Lila Lunes: She’s FIVE months old.
Alternate title: “L” is for “Loud”
Lila says, “Hey…” Yep. This past week was a big one in the, “B” household. As it turns out, Lila LOVES to talk/sing/yell. Check it out. (Doesn’t it make you totally want to have four of these?) Q. How’s Lila?A….
Just thought about it.
I think it’s safe to say that the New Kids On the Block comeback tour didn’t quite work out like they had planned. I swear, it was that cruise… No worries, though. You can still catch them December 20th of…
Baby Things I love.
In honor of today: Lila’s 5 months old day!
In honor of Lila’s 5-months of life, I thought I’d pull together a list of baby things that I currently love/couldn’t live without. 1. Carter’s Keep-Me-Dry 3-pack Flannel Lap PadsAvailable at Kohl’s here for $8.00 – on sale for $6.00…
Ferg Friday:
I’d say some of Ferg’s finest pics.
As it turns out, this is probably the 1,403,293rd leaf that Ferg has had stuck to her visage in the past 3 days. This is because she desperately needs a haircut and her fur currently acts very similarly to velcro….
![When I was a kid, my Mom would sometimes go to the grocery store at night while my baby sister and I were "supposed" to be sleeping. Baby sister slept, I stood by the window and watched for her headlights to turn back into the driveway, my stomach a gnarled mess while I waited.
The entire time she was gone I would create ill-fated stories in my mind that would ultimately leave her injured, kidnapped, or left for dead... I think these stories got worse after my Dad died. "What if I lose my one parent?"
I would stand there and worry.
And she always came back.
In one piece.
Over time, after therapy when I was younger, I realized that worrying doesn't shape anything... worrying doesn't CHANGE the outcome... but, it's real.
Telling someone not to worry is about as effective as telling someone not to cry when they're in the midst of full-sobbing or it's like asking someone WHERE they lost the thing that they lost.
"I can't find my keys."
"Where did you lose them."
[silence]
"Um, if I knew where I lost them, then..."
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This time that we're living through right now is BIG and heavy and for the love of ALL THINGS HOLY it keeps on going.
I remember watching The Sound of Music when I was a kid and wondering when in the WORLD it would end. We're STUCK in the Sound of Music.
Schools opened, then closed.
Masks on, then off.
Life started, and stopped.
We've missed get-togethers and holidays.
Weddings and births.
We are as disconnected as ever.
Our worrying and concern and fear and anxiety is there... and it's real.
I see you.
I know this time is hard.
I'm not going to tell you to stop feeling the feelings, I just want you to know that I'm feeling them, too. (And therapy is helping.)
Get yourself a therapist.
Talk about all of this.
As I told one of my girls this week, “It’s ok not to be strong all the time.”
With love,
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