My little tomboy. What will she be like, growing up with so many boys? I hope she gets a sister to even things out around here. One thing is for sure, India is a tough cookie. . . .
Help for a Hurricane-Devastated Haiti
I've been trying to figure out a way to talk about what's going on in Haiti. God knows it's not being covered in the news here in the US. I've been trying to find the best article to link. One that would tell the whole story, one that would describe the sheer devastation that so many are facing due to the hurricanes that hit. I wanted to find the article that would tell you about the 500 dead, the lack of clean water, the inability to get aid past the flooding, and the measly contributions that . . .
Grilled Spinach Pizza and Romaine
It's still a little hot in our house for cooking inside, so we've been getting creative on the grill. (Plus, I refuse to acknowledge that summer is over.) This is our new favorite combo: grilled pizza with a grilled romaine lettuce salad. I add some spinach to the pizza sauce to give it a little extra nutrition, and we buy a whole grain dough from Trader Joe's.My 3-year-old especially loves this because I let him decorate his own pizza. I love it because on the grill, the crust comes out . . .
Running on Empty
A few weeks ago I posted about how I am trying to run/jog/limp at least 2 miles every day. So far, I have been pretty consistent with this, but pregnancy is putting a serious damper on things.For one, I am about as tired as humanly possible while still being awake. Have you ever watched Intervention, or Trainspotting, or Paula Abdul, and seen how a junkie looks after a hit? It's that eyes-half-closed, mumbly, incoherent, semi-concious state, where just completing a sentence is a whole lot of . . .
What I Learned Watching the RNC
1. Rudy and Sarah think that community organizing is lame. Let's all mock those who take a paycut to help the less fortunate. Philanthropy is stupid.2. Anyone who is not a Republican does not put country first.3. John McCain delivered his speech in front of a green screen, because he knows the Colbert Report will replay it all week with various user-submitted backgrounds. That makes me like him even more. I'm a sucker for a sense of humor, and McCain and Colbert have a funny bit going on. I'm . . .
What’s Best for You vs. What’s Best for Me
Jafta is starting preschool on Monday. Over the years, I've been witness to many a preschool conversations by my friends with older kids. I've always listened and glibly thought, come on, it's just preschool. Ah, sweet pre-parent naivete.So now that it's my turn, I've been agonizing over where to send Jafta to preschool since April. I kind of had a list of criteria that I was looking for in a preschool:1. it's realy, really close to my house2. he can eat lunch there so I can run more errands3. . . .
Two Pink Lines
Yep, that's right. I'm feeling nauseous, tired, and yucky, and it's not giardia this time! We are excited, nervous, elated, scared, freaked, and most of all . . . shocked. In case you don't know my history, this is my 7th pregnancy. I have two kids, and only one came out of my own va-jay-jay. So if you do the math, you can see that most of my pregnancies have not had happy endings.I have a condition that the medical community refers to as "recurrent spontaneous abortion". Now this title . . .
Addiction
According to AA, addiction is characterized by the following criteria:1. the person spends excessive money obtaining substance (three yogurts = $7.55)2. the person spends a large portion of their day thinking about when they can get their next "hit" (is 10am too early for yogurt?) 3. the person needs more of the substance to get the same fix (back off, kids. that's mommy's!)4. the person develops a dependence on the substance, and experiences an uncomfortable withdrawal between use (Must. Have. . . .
Sarah Palin & the Glass Ceiling Dilemma
I've been struck by the story of Sarah Palin, a governer from Alaska who is the first woman to ever grace a Republican Presidential nomination. Her life is an inspiring story: a hockey mom who became president of the PTA, and then got nominated to city council, and then won a position as mayor of her town, which led to winning the role of governer of her state.Almost as interesting as her political career is her journey as a mom. She has a son who will shortly be deployed to Iraq - a stressful . . .
A Little Haiti on Balboa
Last night we had the pleasure of getting together with several other families adopting from Haiti for a beach bonfire. It's always so fun to hang out with other adoptive parents. For one, it's nice to just get together and chat with people who know all the dirty details about the Haitian adoption process. We mulled over the changes in IBESER, the Gassant firing, the 1974 law, the mess in Parquet, the timing of MOI, how passports are printed, when to file the I600 . . . Confused?? Exactly why . . .
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