Queen of Rambles

Since Mike’s dad has come so far, we decided to brave the baby and take him to the National Mall (him being the dad, though the baby came with also. I’m sure I could construct that sentence better and not need this reference, but what would be the fun in that?). Doesn’t the national mall [...]

Remember those old websites that asked “am I hot or not?” or “what’s my number?” I never would humiliate myself by putting my photos on such a site. I am quite sure I’d rate a -2 on such a site. I don’t think I really rate a -2, but on those sites you are either [...]

First, HERE’S the recipe for the buttermilk coffee cake because it was requested. It was really yummy, but only warm. It was kind of blah when it was cold. Second, we uploaded a few more Erik pictures today, but I really don’t think I have the time to do them justice in a post. If [...]

If I start to go crazy, will someone please tell me to stop taking my birth control pills? I didn’t want hormones. I wanted an IUD. Hormones make me crazier than I already am. I think they are one of the reasons I was so depressed while living in Sweden, though the dark, cold winters; [...]

I really should go and take a nap, but I hate daytime naps. They make me feel wonky, though perhaps wonky would be better than “ready to claw my eyeballs out,” which is how exhaustion takes me. I have had a shower, and that helped with the eyeball clawage. Ellen is an evil, evil woman [...]

This entry was written Sunday night. Mike was going to post it from work for me, but it turns out the laptop I’m using is so old that it doesn’t recognize a jump drive and doesn’t have a burnable CD player thingee. It does have a floppy drive, but no other computer we have access [...]

When I was a young teen I used to babysit for a family with two Persian cats. I’m not a cat lover and the cats weren’t people lovers, so I always dreaded the long evening hours spent with the two beasts. Everything would be fine until the kids went to bed. Then I’d be alone [...]

Sitting at home all day, every day is a dangerous situation for a food addict. When I’m working I don’t have time to think about a fudgey mass of dough or a light and tender pie crust. I don’t have time to dwell on my mouth’s every twinge and desire. Now that I’m home, I [...]

We’ve been without cable for the past 24 hours. That meant no TV, no Internet, NO LOST! A new epsidoe and I had to miss it. Grrrr. Erik had his doctor appointment yesterday. His expanding girth was not my imagintion. He’s gained two pounds in the past two weeks and has moved from the 75 [...]

It’s 7 pm, which means we have one more hour of peace before the wailing starts. Erik is a happy boy most of the time, but he hates the hours of 8-11 pm. Last night he managed to stay awake the full three hours and made it fun fun fun for everyone. At exactly 11 [...]