Entries from January 2009

January 30, 2009

raining pouring old man snoring

Started working.  Ear infection and now RSV kicking our collective family ass (T may even have to get an IV for fluids tomorrow since she was moderately dehydrated today and she will drink NOTHING and believe me we have tried everything including trying to administer with a syringe).  L has it too and had to [...]

January 21, 2009

testy

Maybe it is the third week of my only sleeping about 2 hours in a row before being wakened by a toddler with an ear infection or a baby who I now think might have a cold but I am already feeling a bit irritated by my college students.  Because of last Spring’s problems I [...]

January 18, 2009

t rejects her new bed

First, I just don’t get boxing.  I mean why is it still socially acceptable to watch two guys beat the crap out of each other (and bet on it to boot)?  But, I am thrilled that HBO is now showing Juno which I watch as I type this post.
T has been sleeping on a futon [...]

January 15, 2009

rest in peace

My beloved aunt Tess died today.  I cannot go to the funeral and I am sort of devastated by this as I need that ritual.

January 13, 2009

working girl

So it goes.  It is freaking cold here.  I know many of you live further up in latitude in this great northern hemisphere and, well, are kind of getting pummeled with winter weather but I still think it is freaking cold here.  I am cementing in my mind that I need to move to Florida [...]

January 5, 2009

light

Every time I sit down to write a post it seems that I get interrupted almost immediately.  Life is good at the moment.  I am thankful for the words of advice I received from several women ‘the first 6 months is hard’ because I have repeated them to myself over the past 5 when [...]