archives: October 2007

have mercy

October 28, 2007

"Parenthood is a constant roller-coaster ride, and often quite humbling. YOU CANNOT GET COCKY. One day, you’re gushing about how wonderful your baby is, how well she sleeps, and your pre-parenthood fears of lack of sleep have been put to rest. A few days later, you’re driving her around in the car at 1AM in a [...]"

does this mean it’s over?

October 25, 2007

"I lost my wedding band. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate. Because I know where it is. I just can’t get to it. Last Saturday, we were having some friends over for dinner. While Maggie was napping, I took a shower and Dan went out to get some beer for the evening’s festivities. I was almost finished getting [...]"

Elephant Poop Casserole

October 24, 2007

"The day that I put up my ‘closed for a while’ message, something happened that would have made a GREAT blog story. I made Elephant Poop Casserole for dinner. Not on purpose, of course. I had been watching Rachael Ray one morning, and she was making this delicious-looking recipe: gnocchi, spinach, gorgonzola cheese, all creamy and cheesy [...]"

feedreaders

October 21, 2007

"About a year ago, I started reading my blogroll via Google Reader. Before that, I had an idea of what RSS Feeds were but I thought they were just for super-geeks and I wasn’t quite sure how to use them. Then I discovered the beauty of being able to zip through my favorite reads so [...]"

in which I talk a lot about sleep

October 20, 2007

"So it always happens that as soon as I decide to take a bit of a break from The Internet and blogging for a while, I suddenly have about a million things that would make great blog fodder. I’ve kept a mental list of these, and I hope to share them with you in the [...]"

in transition

October 19, 2007

"Please excuse the place if you see something weird. I’m in the process of changing things over to the new design and I have some things to tweak (WordPress Widgets, I will figure you out!) UPDATE: Yay, all fixed. I’ll post something worth reading tomorrow. More posts like this: new kitchen November 4, 2007 all about meme November 17, [...]"