Queen of Rambles

Disclaimer: I am not pregnant. Mike hates the name Kai. There is no reasoning with the man, and after a chat with my friend Annica I guess there is reason to hate it. Most modern Americans would never name a child Boris or Wallace or Adolf. I’m led to believe that most modern Swedes won’t [...]

Ladies and gents, I’m tired. I shouldn’t even be typing this because my brain is fried and I can’t think of a single witty thing to say. If I don’t post an entry at night I can’t sleep, so consider this my sleeping therapy. The night got away from me because my sister called and [...]

What’s fun? Meeting friends you never get to see! Erik and I braved rush hour traffic in hopes of getting to the petting zoo before the heat killed all the animals. It was actually a lot cooler, but we were still all sweating like pigs. Or whatever sweats. We needed to roll in the mud [...]

Donald Rowan June 10, 2008 8 lb, 10 oz 21 inches Poor little guy is bruised and battered, but he is here. I was shocked when my sister called this morning and said she had a baby. She called at 5:30 last night and was only dilated to a one and he hadn’t dropped. She [...]

Yet another manic Tuesday. Or not, really. We had our pretend preschool this morning and I am just about ready to drop out of the program. I won’t, because I committed to a year, but each class is an exercise in frustration. Erik refuses to cooperate. We have circle time; he crawls under the table. [...]

The A/C unit in our building never shuts off. We live on the top floor and the unit is right above our heads. At first I was convinced the aliens were coming, but now I know we are just destroying our environment the old fashioned way. No alien kidnappings the alien KABOOM! needed. Even with [...]

After much bitter complaining on my part, mostly to Mike, our apartment complex managed to find a lifeguard. I have no idea if he is going to be a permanent fixture or a hit and miss, you’ll be lucky if I’m here, type of guy, but we got to go swimming today! Unfortunately, they either [...]

My husband has something wrong with his brain. His breakfast this morning is a blueberry waffle with cheddar cheese on top. He must have been desperate for bread.

None of you have any idea of the joy that’s coursing through my veins. I have internet! I have power! I have A/C! I suppose I should celebrate these things daily instead of taking them for advantage, but after 9 hours of no power and a note from the power company that gave an estimated [...]

Holy Moses, people! It’s hot out there! I thought the storm from yesterday might have cooled things off, but it’s hotter than ever out there. We were out at 8:30 am for a walk around the neighborhood, but it was so hot I lured the child home with the promise of ice cream. Yes, we [...]