December 2010
7 posts
Quit Haagen
A recent exchange between our family of three while eating individual pints of Haagen-Dazs.
Hayden: “I have a bite of Mommy’s”.
Me: “One more bite and then that’s all for tonight.”
Hayden: “I have a bite of Daddy’s now.”
Josh: “You shouldn’t have too much of Daddy’s, buddy. It has coffee in it.”
Hayden, returning...
Helping a sistah out: the holiday edition
So. The holidays are kinda stressful, no? Trying to budget for your child’s request for a llama, and then trying to find accommodations for said llama. Attempting to look interested and festive at your office Christmas party when you’d really rather be at home with Snooki and your substance of choice (clove cigarettes, Ben and Jerry’s, Salvia). Or (my personal fave) resisting...
“I have a horrible feeling of doom about this gingerbread house.”
– Brittany Meeks, paranoid holiday baker.
Loss
Last week, I went for an ultrasound to date a pregnancy that was in its 10th week. We had only just told our immediate families a few days earlier that we were expecting, as what was the rush, really? When I was pregnant with Hayden, we told everyone super-early, as I was so ill I needed a really great excuse for trying not to puke all over them. This time, I asked them not to tell any...
How To Charm Me
When the spoonful of Haagen-Dazs that I was propelling from the carton to your waiting mouth drops onto the couch, look up at me and patiently respond with “Let’s try this again.” GOD, they’re making two-year-olds resilient these days!
Disclaimer
So, I haven’t posted in over a month. There are several good reasons for that, Scout’s honour. I’ll be blogging your faces off in the coming week. You’ve been warned.