Archive for April, 2008

The Short Cup at Starbucks

4.29.08

I learned about the Short cup at Starbucks about a year ago and I'm still surprised at how few people know about it. So today, I'm spreading the word. Power to the people!!!The Short cup is the secret cup at Starbucks that's shorter, and cheaper, than the Tall cup. ...

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Seeing Double

4.24.08

Two completely unrelated things:(1) I found out why the nanny needed to take yesterday off - she was interviewing for a part-time nanny position that she will likely accept. The catch? It's from 6pm to 12am, 4 days a week! I immediately felt horrible. As a WOHM, I am completely ...

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Role Reversal

4.23.08

I ended up having a bit of an identity crisis this morning. The nanny needed to take today off and, once again, Hubby was the one to step in and stay home with the girls. I feel like he's been doing that a lot lately; way more than I have. ...

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Think….think….think!!!!!

4.17.08

So, I'm already angry with DH today and then while taking a mental break, before coming home to deal with it and him, I get a call "Hi, I'm calling from RC....are you coming to pick up your daughter?" WTF......I'm confused. What do you mean? Her father is supposed to ...

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Love It! Thursdays: Frozen Dinners

4.16.08

I'm a little sick (again) and I'm tired -- no surprise about that -- and I have DD tonight while DH works late AND I have to figure something out for dinner. I open the freezer hoping that there is something there to cook and low and behold I have ...

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It’s A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood

4.16.08

Imagine my delight to come home from work yesterday to find that: (1) one of our neighbors brought us some fresh-cut flowers from her yard; and (2) hubby had taken it upon himself to display them nicely for us in the kitchen.It's a beautiful day for a neighbor.

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Men Having Babies…!?!

4.8.08

I'm sure by now most of you have heard about the man, once a woman, now having a baby. If you haven't, the story in a nutshell is that a transgender man became a man about nine years ago by undergoing extensive hormone treatments and sexual reassignment surgery to remove ...

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Good Times.

4.3.08

Despite me being beyond exhausted from the pregnancy, yesterday was a good day.First, I came home from work to find our cherry blossom trees in full bloom. I love them. They make me happy.Aren't they making you happy too?Then last night, at approximately 9:19pm, we became the eBay auction winners ...

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Excuse Me While I Get Mushy for a Minute…

4.2.08

Do you ever have one of those moments? You know, one where you witness your husband do something as a dad that just warms your heart? I experienced one of those moments on Monday...Sunday morning I took the girls to a(nother) birthday party and one of the party favors was, ...

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Meme-ries…

4.1.08

Ok, I am only about two weeks late in responding to this tag, but better late than never, right?Thanks to Kim at Hormone Colored Daze for the tag!Here are the rules:A. Post the rules at the beginning.B. Answer the questions about yourself.C. Tag 5 people and let them know in ...

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