Newsflash: They have finally discovered the torture gene. It is passed down through the maternal grandmother and can, in fact, skip a generation. I work for a famous biotechnology company so, of course, I am privy to this type of super secret genetic informational scoop. You read it here first.…
This morning James puts Jake in his car seat so we can all go to the train station. He is now sitting forward which seems to be way more his style. James, “Jakey, are you ready to go to school?” Jake, “No.” James, “Jakey, aren’t you looking forward to seeing…
We’ve been cruising along the freeway of parenthood for 15 months now. Of course there have been some sections of the road that seem to be maintained by the City of San Jose, some nausea inducing curves, and a few times we may have been asleep at the wheel. Just…
Last week was the longest I’ve ever been away from Jakey. 4 nights in the steam bath that is Miami in June. More importantly, it was the longest I’ve ever been away from both Jakey and James together. We are all still recovering and in need of some pampering. Speaking…
My bra is in the kitchen. The ottoman is in the hall. There’s a block in the shower, Things are up at least 3 feet tall. An empty TP roll in the dishwasher, My folded clothes were pulled out of the drawer, Brand-new swimmy diapers in the hamper, Clean clothes strewn about the…
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1. I wish I was Tina Fey. (I fell in love with her as Sarah Palin. I wanted to be her after the outtakes in the movie “Date Night.”) 2. Hazel is the word you use when you have no idea what color something is. (As in, my son has hazel…
Tomorrow begins Jakey’s last week at the Gateway YMCA. I’ve been sick about making this decision for over a month. The day I gave Jake’s school notice that he was leaving, I came home and James had to give me a chocolate pudding cup and let me watch America’s Next…
I’ve decided maybe I should write a product review now and again. Just to mix it up a bit. I don’t really have a plan in terms of my criteria for what makes a good piece of baby equipment… it just is or it isn’t. That said, my first review…
Several months ago, Jakey realized he no longer had to be a passive receiver of zerberts, he could also hand them out. So, whenever he sees a nice area of exposed skin, he leans over and blows on it. I didn’t know you could zerbert someone’s calf, shoulder or knee,…