4.30.2007
so very sad
As I write, the local public library is burning to the ground. I was almost in tears as I watched the roof fall in amid a huge swath of brilliant orange flames. As far as I was able to tell from talking to the police on the scene, no one was injured, but I have come to feel like the place itself is part of our family. Baby visits up to three times a week for the excellent story-and-craft time, and the children's area is--was--big and well-designed, and a great place to run around. Plus the library housed irreplacable archives of local history that no doubt are lost.
It is a big blow to the neighborhood.
It is a big blow to the neighborhood.
4.24.2007
babies = bad landlords
I have a rather bad habit of friendship neglect--there's no good excuse for it, either, save for depressive moments writ large.
But making up is the best part, right? In that vein, here's a gem passed on to me from one such sorely neglected pal. Watch it, you'll thank me.
But making up is the best part, right? In that vein, here's a gem passed on to me from one such sorely neglected pal. Watch it, you'll thank me.
4.21.2007
animals r us
Words of wisdom from the petting-zoo wrangler at the postponed Easter Egg Hunt party held today at Washington's Rose Park (explaining why the exotic-breed chicken mama was sharing a cage with both her own chick and an unrelated duck):
"You have to keep her occupied. Otherwise she gets frustrated."
Yes, Mr. Farmer Man. She does.
"You have to keep her occupied. Otherwise she gets frustrated."
Yes, Mr. Farmer Man. She does.
4.15.2007
things could be so much worse
Reader C alerts us to the website True Mom Confessions. A must read. So far my favorite entry is this:
I let my kid watch two back to back movies while I play World of Warcraft.
I let my kid watch two back to back movies while I play World of Warcraft.
4.10.2007
baby food
Sometimes I think Baby is special--and sometimes I know she is. At the moment, she is eating a whole tomato, like a hand fruit, while sipping on club soda.
That's my girl!
That's my girl!
4.09.2007
skinny pants!
Are there any two more beautiful words in the English language? I think not. Mine are tan cords I bought (on sale!) at Banana Republic around the time I got married. Not particularly stylish, but they mean so much. And I'm wearing them right now.
4.05.2007
just axin'
Is it possible to develop an addiction to Vicks VapoRub?
A "friend" wants to know.
A "friend" wants to know.
4.03.2007
whacka whacka whacka!
Thanks to another baby-vectored phlegmfest, my voice is all but gone--my real voice, the analog one, that is. But this made me laugh out loud, despite the excrutiating pain (and accompanying coughing out of a lung).
4.01.2007
please please please
Please let the reference to the fierce libido of George Stephanopoulos in today's New York Times be merely some ill-advised April Fool's joke.
Please.
Please.
