the busy is trying to kill us lately. somewhat better now that the play i was assistant directing has finished, but still, there always seem to be a bazillion things to do. i’ve been trying to find time to catch up blogging, but it seems to fall behind feeding us all (several times a day! …

my husband used his amazon account to sign up for discount diapers and other bebe supplies by mail under a program called “amazon mom.” anyone else see the issue with that? it is still assumed that the women are handling all the child raising. and shopping? and, i guess, that men are doing all the …

anna is now 4 months old. we’ll go to her well-visit at the peds next week, but i’ll predict that they will say, “huge. she’s huge. carry on.” in addition to being gigantic, she is the coolest baby. incredibly chilled out, rarely unhappy. she is always watching and looking for excuses to smile. and she …

mothers’ day approaches. i know this, because we’re going to visit our moms and give them fun presents and make them dinner. my sister and i will have our annual bake-off which she ALWAYS wins because she’s a good baker and because my stuff turns out weird. in different ways weird every time. creatively bad, …