Wednesday, October 20, 2004
The perfect fall day presented itself on Sunday morning, and I was in a New England state of mind so we decided to take a Halloween-y trip to Salem. The town wasn’t as frightful as I had hoped (although some of the locals do take the season a wee bit far), but it was a [...]
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
What happens when Adam dresses Doodles.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
[Warning: This may be TMI for those without kids; those with kids are used to this] Adam was giving Doodles his bath the other night while I was on my computer. “Ugh,” he called to me. “We’ve got a floater!” From the next room I called, “Bleah! Well, start refilling the tub!” Adam pauses for [...]
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
My destiny is the big city. When I dreamed as a child, it was always of me in New York, Paris, and even for a brief time, Geneva. In my fantasies I had a high-paying, high-stress banking job (yes, that’s right, banking–for the first eighteen years of my life I wanted to go into international [...]
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Last Saturday, Doodles, Adam, and I headed up to Hollis, New Hampshire, so I could run the Applefest Half Marathon. It’s amazing how much my running has improved. So much so that when Adam and I went out for dinner on the Friday before, I thought, “Hey, I can have a martini tonight because I’m [...]
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Being sick sucks. Being sick with a toddler who thinks the word “No” is hilarious is the tenth circle of hell. Doodles is so toddler now, it’s not even funny. Yesterday, as I lay on the couch moaning, Doodles was busy taking full advantage. I really don’t want to be a “No” mom. I don’t [...]
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Last year, I conceded defeat. But this year–this year I will once again wear my crown of Nanoness with pride. Yes, boys and girls, I have once again signed on to do Nanowrimo. While the rules clearly state that the novel must be written from scratch, I plan on picking up where I left off [...]
Thursday, October 7, 2004
I took a sick day yesterday from the blog. I will, however, update later today when I’m finished with the freelance project I’m working on.