July 2011
The Archives
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Family
Two long one-liners, the composition of which is all that stands between me and a Hulk-like rage
07.24.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments1. I used to think that the Tom Hanks movie, The Money Pit, was a gross exaggeration of the perils of home improvement, but according to my basement finishing experience, it’s actually a glitter-encrusted fairytale in rose-colored glasses of the glamour and ease of fixing crap up. 2. I used to wonder how anyone who [...]
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Being Mormon, breastfeeding, motherhood
thy nursing fathers
07.19.11 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThere is a prickling at the back of my mind, like a phantom limb that isn’t a phantom or a limb, but is a part of me, if I am away from my nursing baby too long. The unbreakable tie that tethers us is invisible in the hours we are separated. Yesterday I painted downstairs [...]
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Family
Apparently there’s a lot of dirt over there
07.13.11 | Permalink | 2 CommentsOne of my favorite cousins arrived in Afghanistan. I don’t have anything to say about that but I had to say it. He is there. Several of my cousins serve in the military. My brother is in the Air Force. We’re lucky, for them and for us, that they are doctors and engineers and specialists, [...]
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internet, motherhood
Internetal Ridic
07.12.11 | Permalink | 11 CommentsNormally I am against arguments such that the times we live in (furthered by the technology we use) are the worst ever. Like, arguments that Facebook is increasing divorce. Yes, some people meet cheating partners online, but don’t you think those people would meet them somewhere else anyway? But some things are so ridiculous it [...]
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Family
Not soporific enough
07.08.11 | Permalink | 5 CommentsWrangling a baby on concrete bleachers; It’s as handy as skiing and doing your taxes. Maybe next time some tryptophan turkey?
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Family
Form versus function
I might be upset at my ten-month-old’s function. If her form weren’t so perfect.
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