Meal plan for February 22nd – 28th
My self-imposed maternity leave is officially over as of tomorrow morning. When Jack was a baby, I gave myself three weeks to “sleep in” and watch Golden Girls in bed while Jack snoozed on...
Meal plan for February 15th – 21st
I swear we’re still alive over here. I keep meaning to get on the ole blog and finish Bennett’s birth story (I’m so close to having it done), but there is so much Top...
Meal plan for February 1st – 7th…oh and I had a baby!
So, big news in our house. My work project wrapped up at noon on Wednesday, and by 8:25 am on Thursday morning I was holding Bennett in my arms in the birthing tub. It...
Meal plan for January 25th-31st
For such an overall healthy boy, Jack sure is having a rough freaking winter. He had a cough for a few days, and Thursday night he wanted to leave his basketball game early. We can...
The Room. A Follow up
I promised a few follow ups in my post on Bennett’s room. The dresser. To me, it’s one of the stars of the room. It is an IKEA Tarva dresser that sells for $149,...
A Room With a View – Bennett’s Nursery Tour
Before writing this post, I was consulting my friend Elaina about what title to use. Her suggestion was “super cool awesome room with so much stuff in it but it doesn’t look cramped”. Seemed...
Meal plan for January 18th – 24th
I had my fifth, and final(?) ultrasound on Thursday. At my Wednesday midwife appointment, she did the whole measuring my ute/belly thing, and sighed. She said “I know you’re tall, with a long torso,...
Meal plan for January 11th – 17th
Oy vey it has been a week! Full of stress, tons of work, and joyous news. And since I hate to dwell on the negative, let’s start with the joyous news! Joyous Jack has...
Meal plan for January 4th-10th
So I finally saw The Force Awakens. I know it isn’t cool to give out spoilers, but I have to say I was so disappointed in the direction they went. I mean, Chewy turning...
Meal plan for December 28th – January 3rd
I’m not someone who believes in jinxes or that saying something aloud can change the course of events. But just in case…the next few sentences I am about to write are blank, m’kay? At...
Meal plan for December 21st – 27th
Same shit, different day. Sigh. Back to the ER for Jack on Friday. If you follow me on Facebook, you saw the whole craptastic day play out. Friday morning at midnight (12:01 am ish),...
My annual eclectic Christmas gifts and ideas
Some of this is a repost from last year, but has been updated with new things I have fallen in love with over the last year. Heads up, there are plenty of affiliate links...
