Queen of Rambles

I have a really classy item under my Christmas tree–a dirty plate with left over chicken bones. The coffee table was so cluttered that I didn’t have anywhere else to put it and I guess I was too lazy to walk to the kitchen. We used to be an “eat at the table and have [...]

If you want risotto, don’t try to make it while dealing with a cranky baby. If you are unlucky, it will become fried rice without the Chinese flavor. When you eat it, you will gag on the burnt olive oil taste and get frustrated because you are hungry, there’s nothing in the house to eat, [...]

I just found out I have something in common with Johnny Knoxville, star of the highbrow show “Jackass.” I’m just so proud to have a connection, no matter how tenuous, with such a sophisticated bit of humanity. He calls his daughter chicken butt. I call my son turkey butt. I think sonny boy needs a [...]

It’s not often I can say I had a productive day these days. Sitting around with a baby attached to my boob doesn’t quite get the laundry done or the dinner cooked. Our day started much too early with an infant massage class. I thought we were going to be late because we had a [...]

Mosaic Minds is live! I didn’t think we were going to have enough features in this issue, but the staff and my wonderful blog friends pulled through and we have more features than ever! Thank you thank you thank you. I wrote even more for this issue than I usually do, five stories in all. [...]

I finally got some sleep last night (this morning, rather). If I would have been thinking clearly, I would have done what many of you suggested and just laid down on the couch and conked out. I guess my brain was saying “I want to go to bed.” and it couldn’t conceive of just laying [...]

I think this has been the most sleep deprived night I’ve had since Erik was born. He screamed like the devil himself from about 11:00-12:28 pm. I would have taken him to the ER because he sounded like he was in pain, but then he would calm down for five minutes when I held him [...]

Mike didn’t get home until 8:30 tonight thanks to a persnickety Australian. I may just call said persnickety Australian and tell her to chill out so I can have a husband again. It is not good for me to be all alone with Erik for that many hours. We get very tired of looking at [...]

Erik was vaccinated today and all still seems to be right with the world. He didn’t even get a fever, though we have been dosing him with Tylenol to make sure he is ok. Of course, I knew he wouldn’t get the shots and, in a Jekyll and Hyde moment, turn into an unrecognizable child [...]

My poor, poor little boy will be stuck with four needles in less than an hour. I am FREAKING out. I have hives. HIVES! I knew I was stressed about it, but this is absurd. The last time I had hives was when my gradebook was stolen. I just don’t want to be injecting autism [...]