Bedtime Battle

February 1, 2012

Last week Annie was a little sniffly, then BAM full-blown sick with a cold. She’s not one of those kids that gets sick and just wants to snuggle and be mellow. Nope, she wants to run all over the house like any other day, coughing and sneezing on every surface while yelling, “Mama, come ‘errrrre!” [...]

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The Moth Bird

January 31, 2012

Rigby has been a city dog her whole life. Our old apartment didn’t have windows that looked out onto “nature,” so she rarely saw birds. Now she sees them out our bedroom window every day and loses her freaking doggy mind. We are constantly saying stuff like, “Rigby they are just birds! Chill out! STOP [...]

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Stew Or Casserole

January 30, 2012

Two weeks ago, my friend Jen’s sweet little cousin (really, more like nephew) passed away only a few days after his fifth birthday. He’d fought leukemia for fourteen long months. When Jen told me the news, I was so sad. It’s awful that he’s gone. It’s awful that his brother will grow up without him. It’s [...]

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Ring Of Fire

January 17, 2012

My friend Diane invited me and our other friend Tara to take a spin class with her yesterday. Diane is a spin class regular, and I am a regular at avoiding all fitness classes. But it was one of those rare days where the stars aligned and the three of us could all make it, [...]

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Maddie Flower

January 16, 2012

Even though it’s winter, my backyard is in bloom. We have a large green bush with a group of non-edible red berries on it. The berries are only growing in one spot, and it happens to be right in front of my bedroom window. Annie loves to go out and look at the fruit trees, [...]

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I Got 99 Problems…No Actually, I Just Have One

January 12, 2012

When I became pregnant with Madeline I didn’t have an obstetrician. At that point, Dr. Looove had been doing all my girlie things so I hadn’t needed a Lady Business doctor. She suggested a few OBs, but I decided against them because they delivered their patients at the old, rundown UCLA hospital. That wasn’t appealing [...]

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