Archive for September, 2006

One year ago I was a very tired woman

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

And now? I’m not as sore but I’m still very tired. Wait – before my internet connection drops I need to do the pictures.
First, you know those pictures they take of babies in the hospital nursery so you can look back later and see that your cute amazing cutie cute super cute baby was actually [...]

Where I been

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Our internet has been down most of this week, bringing my internet addiction into the uncomfortable glare of daylight. How can I think if I can’t write? And how can I write anything if I can’t post it? And how can I post anything if I have no internet connection?
This would all loop through my [...]

Septembers, 2000-present

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Six years ago: I’m not pregnant. This sucks.
Five years ago: Why the shit am I not pregnant? This sucks.
Four years ago: Oh God I am pregnant and the fetus hates me and wants me to die in a sea of my own vomit.
Three years ago: We live in Tyler, Texas. WHY GOD WHY?
Two years ago: [...]

Now with 75% less hating everything

Monday, September 25th, 2006

My baby is walking around in little courageous bursts, sometimes pausing to point down at the squirrels on his shoes. He spent the summer barefoot, and last week when I put shoes on him he cried and cried. He also hates long pants (and halloween costumes but we shall cross that bridge in a few [...]

International house of snot… or, Calgon take me away and get me drunker than an inexperienced prostitute who hopes to use alcohol as a means for lowering her inhibitions and silencing her inner doubt as to whether this is really better than working at Sonic

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

It is ironic and sad that there are places in the world where people are dying because they have no snot and yet here we are drowning in it. If only there was some sort of snot sharing system set up, this family would be quite relieved to spread our wealth of sinus-lubricating fluid among [...]