I am carrying one around, in mah belly. He’s close to fiveish pounds at this point – a guess based on ultrasounds which we all know are + or – 2 pounds on accuracy, so really not something to depend on. However, given the typical fetal weight gain over the last two months (half a pound…
It’s Been . . . A DAY
My oldest son is clamoring for the laptop, so I only have time to dump something quickly in a post and get this old site moving again. We traveled over the holiday, and I chose to focus my time and attention on real life peeps — a good choice, but one that came at the…
Travel Dreams
Dooce just put up a looooooong and lovely picture post about her family fall break to an isolated cabin, her ten year old and four year old in tow. Then she listed top ten places she’d like to visit once her four year old is no longer basically a nuclear tantrum bomb waiting to go…
Random Act of Kindness
Yesterday a friend posted about her kid on facebook. The story went something like: “My daughter had a dream that someone left a big wrapped present for her on the front porch. When she woke up and looked outside, there was of course nothing there. She was ticked at me the rest of the day…
Low High
What really got me riled up was this instruction, which I’ve received a number of times in a number of “Tips for Professional Women” contexts: Practice lowering your voice. If you want to do public speaking, you have to have a lower voice. This takes work, to change your natural voice, but get it as…