#1 I have never participated in this before, but seeing as how I can’t seem to post on my own, I thought I would give this a try. #2 In the past six weeks, we have had to replace our water heater, the entire brake system in my 13 year old car (teenagers!), our computer,… Continue reading Seven Quick Takes (#1)
This is our life, currently. We leave for vacation on Monday. The water heater started leaking last night and we discovered it this evening. The plumber comes tomorrow. Our cat has two nights left before her one way trip to the vet. She is very sick and old, and her quality of life is very… Continue reading True Life
I thought… …that I would find more time to blog this year. (obviously, i haven’t) …that a three year old would not still have severe separation anxiety. (he does) …that my own anxiety had lessened. (it hasn’t) …that running/attempting to run would get more enjoyable. (it hasn’t) …that six months after Keith moving to nights,… Continue reading I thought…
For Christmas we decided four gifts, like last year: something you want, something you need, something to play with and something to read. Finances are such that Keith and I are foregoing gifts and stockings, but we want Little Man to have a nice Christmas. In theory, and in discussions, this four gift thing is… Continue reading but *I* want…
This is me being real. Just fair warning. I had to log off of Facebook last night and have Keith change my password. I am currently unaware of what my password is, and the only warning I gave was to my group of adoptive mom friends. I left them a message, because they are the… Continue reading Facebook: I Just Can’t…
Last year I wrote a few posts about my desire to have a perfect Christmas (and the requisite honest follow up). Obviously, that did not come to fruition, because nothing in this life is perfect. I scaled back my expectations (for myself) this year. Interestingly, there have been a number of blogs out there discussing… Continue reading Christmas This Year
Last December, I wrote about our decision to shut off our cable. You can read it here. Yesterday we decided to get rid of our DVR. Gulp. We ordered an antennae that should arrive this week. When it does, I will call our cable provider and shut off their service. This morning I realized one… Continue reading Addict, Part Two
A few weeks ago, we woke up to Little Man’s pajamas full of the inner parts of a disposable diaper – all that gel stuff. I was horrified. I wrote about it here. When we brought Little Man home, I used the diapers we’d swiped from the hospital, and then I switched to cloth. I loved them,… Continue reading How Goes the Cloth Diapering
I haven’t been posting lately because, quite frankly, I’m a mess. But while I was thinking about this while driving today, I realize that either: A) I’m not alone, so posting about it might bring encouragement to me AND someone else or B) I am alone, but writing about it will make me feel better.… Continue reading Mess
Hello. My name is Rachel. And I’m addicted to television. I am not kidding. I love TV. I guess, to be fair, I love all media. If we were rich, we’d have the top level of cable/dish/whatever, fancy schmancy television sets, digital HD radio, magazine subscriptions to about 100 magazines, smart phones that could access… Continue reading Addict
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