Archive for the ‘Bad Days’ Category

Working Mama Drama

10.19.07

So this morning was Chatterbox's parent-teacher conference at her school. Let me me just preface this entire post by reminding you that she is THREE. So the idea of the conference was cute, but when it came down the weighing the logistics vs. the benefits, the whole thing seemed ridiculous ...

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Oh NO She Didn’t.

10.17.07

Yesterday, at work, someone from another division said to me: "So - when are you due?" OH YES SHE DID.Suffice it to say my trendy babydoll sweater is going right back to the store.Hmph.

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Out of Gas. At least I was.

8.17.07

About 2 months ago I was on my way to a friend's wedding shower and stopped at my local CITGO to put gas in the car. As I was pumping, I saw a guy talking to another lady at the pump across from me. He started walking towards me and ...

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A Modern-Day Fairytale

8.13.07

ONCE UPON A TIME...there was a family with two full-time working parents and two wonderful little girls. Here is what happened to us 2 weeks ago:Saturday: Old nanny quits without notice.Sunday: We experience a range of feelings beginning with panic and ending with rage.Monday: Daddy stays home from work with ...

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5 Days and Counting

6.13.07

So. I have never been the type of person that hasn't been able to sleep. For as long as I can remember, as soon as my head hits the pillow I am dead to the world. Don't get me wrong. Of course I've learned how to completely function without 1.5 ...

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Now HE’S In Trouble…

6.1.07

I had my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday. ALL. FOUR. What a positively miserable experience. My dentist was great and all and I even got to watch one of my favorite movies in a virtual headset during the procedure, but really, I'll take childbirth over dental surgery anyday.Now that my ...

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"Crud" Just Doesn’t Cut It

5.30.07

I know I said I was gonna post pics of our trip today but I never got around to uploading them last night and here's why:We have a breakfast table with stools in our kitchen and Chatterbox's latest obsession is sitting on the stools. Of course they are high and ...

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Even Katie Couric Thinks That’s Too Early

5.10.07

Every morning hubby's alarm clock goes off at 5:50am. Yes, that's correct. A full hour and ten minutes before my friends Matt, Meredith, Ann and Al say "Good Morning." And I say "hubby's" alarm clock because after I had Youngest and was getting up every thirty seconds to change ...

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Getting Over

5.4.07

Justice Ny loves my "stories" so maybe she can find some humor in my week from hell. Here's what happened. Sunday evening, I notice these strange little bumps on Little Brother ("B"). Is it a heat rash from the fever he had been fighting the past few nights? Who knows. ...

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