Taste Like CrazyTaste Like CrazyThe thoughts of a freelance writer who stays at home with her infant daughter. Articles
Birthday Party Thoughts
2007-10-23 17:14:00 Cara’s one year birthday is coming up. I don’t remember giving her permission to turn one. But, when has she ever listened to me? With the anniversary of her birth looming over my head, I’ve started thinking about birthday parties. Am I the only one who doesn’t see the point of having a “themed” party for ... More About: Party , Birthday Party , Thoughts , Birthday
Your Mom?s a Gamer
2007-10-22 19:43:00 The stereotypical image that most people have of gamers is either a plump and pasty teenage boy surrounded by empty Mountain Dew cans or the image of a plump and pasty middle aged guy who lives with his mom. [I’m not talking about you of course] Slowly, but surely, this stereotype is being turned on ... More About: Gamer
Book Report
2007-10-22 12:28:00 The Reincarnationist is one of those books where the reader has to take a “leap of faith” to enjoy the book. The title in-of-itself serves to weed out readers who aren’t willing or able to take such a leap. The story centers around Josh Ryder who was a victim of a bomb blast while he was ... More About: Book , Report
Stupid Molar
2007-10-21 16:25:00 Cara has gotten in her first molar. Bottom left. It’s through the gum and nice and sharp. Tucker was the one who noticed the thing…I thought Cara was just being a pain in my ass for the general fun of it. Last night was horrible. Cara was down by 8pm. We didn’t hear a ... More About: Stupid
From Here to Maternity
2007-10-20 15:18:00 Cara was thrashing the book case again today and found this gem. It was one of my step-mom’s old pregnancy books that she gave me right when she found out that I was pregnant with Cara. This book is horrible. The only thing it’s good for is a laugh. Gotta love those maternity outfits! More About: Maternity
Saturday Video Blog
2007-10-20 12:00:00 Information on the five foot penguin reference can be found here. More About: Video , Video Blog , Blog , Saturday
A Few Moronic Warning Labels
2007-10-19 18:03:00 [A quick technical note: This post looks beautiful when viewed with Firefox. I know that the post looks insane when viewed with IE. Though I love my IE readers, I’m tired of trying to fix it.] This little gem came from Cara’s Johny Jump Up. I’ll make sure that I have her ... More About: Labels , Warning
Freudian Slip
2007-10-19 16:17:00 I was at Starbuck’s yesterday getting my Pumpkin Spice Latte with no whip and no sprinkles. [OH SO TASTY!] For some reason I had cash and paid the chick with a ten. She handed me back the change in all ones. Not a big deal. Having a wad of ones makes me ... More About: Slip
Tom, Dick and Harry
2007-10-18 16:58:00 I don’t know how to write this without sounding like a big whiner so bear with me. [If you would prefer to not read whining then click here for my GNMParents post] Since I got pregnant with Cara [about a year ago] I have been noticing an marked increase in the number of moles that have ... More About: Dick , Harry
The Goat
2007-10-17 17:20:00 If I wasn’t well acquainted with my angel’s [cough] father, I could probably be convinced that he was a goat. Case in point: Not only does she insist on climbing on everything, she also eats everything. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m glad that I don’t have a picky eater. She’ll eat anything I ... More About: The Go , The G
Who?s Your ?Other??
2007-10-17 12:00:00 During one of the first conversations that Tucker and I had talk turned to who we would “do” alive or dead. [Gotta love drunken party conversations] Without hesitation, my answer was Paul Newman. Ever since I saw him in Long, Hot Summer when I was ten, I have been positively smitten with the ...
Anticipation
2007-10-16 13:41:00 The prospect of finding him dead did not appeal to her. She had seen death before. She had watched her uncle take is last breath. She had checked his wrist and then his carotid for a pulse. But, that didn’t meant that she was prepared to do the same with her grandfather…the man who had done ...
A Jazillionaire!
2007-10-16 12:45:00 If I could bottle my energy and mood I would be a jazillionaire. [is that even a number?] For some reason, when we went to bed last night, I couldn’t go to sleep. I ended up back in the living room on the computer. If I’m not absolutely dragging ass by 8 ...
I am Random
2007-10-15 17:44:00 I have had this post [or one like it] in my head for quite a while and I just can’t hold it back any longer. In the past couple of months, I’ve read several posts/articles about what the content of a blog should be, how you should handle comments and how often you should post. From ... More About: Random , Parents
My Saturday PSA
2007-10-13 19:03:00 I was checking my email earlier and noticed that I had gotten our bill from Cingular [I mean AT&T. They need to make up their freakin’ minds!] Our bill was for $305.78. That’s right. Three hundred and five dollars and seventy-eight cents! Since last months was almost $500, I was both relieved and shocked all at the ... More About: Saturday
House Drama
2007-10-12 19:09:00 I’m so freakin’ excited by the prospect of buying my grandpa’s house. My relationship with my grandpa has always resembled a father-daughter relationship more than and granddaughter-grandfather relationship. The idea that Cara would be able to have as close of a relationship with Grandpa makes me very, very happy. As always, there are a couple of snags. For ... More About: House , Drama , Dram
My Mom Rocks!
2007-10-11 20:11:00 I’ve got a story for ya. When Mom got here on Saturday, I very quickly explained our routine with respect to Cara’s bedtime. Bath at 7 pm. Boob and then bed by 8 pm. No matter what. If she woke up in the night, I was to be the one to check on her. Mom was to not check on ... More About: Rocks
I Wasn?t Planning on Crying
2007-10-11 13:40:00 Mom’s on her way back to Arkansas. She left at some ungodly early hour this morning. Cara woke up about twenty minutes before Mom was planning on leaving, so I guess that Cara has good timing. Mom was amazingly composed through the whole deal. She didn’t wail and cry over Cara. She didn’t ... More About: Planning , Crying
GNMParents. Today. Be There!
2007-10-11 13:29:00 I have my weekly post up at GNMPare nt s .com. It’s an update on Biscuit. Here’s a snippet: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the orphaned kitten that I discovered. Since finding him, I?ve received a lot of emails about the little guy and I figured that I would update everyone on how things are doing. Tucker ... More About: Today
Short and Sweet
2007-10-09 16:14:00 I hope you guys will excuse my lack of posting. With Mom being here and the visit going so well, I really am enjoying spending time with her and watching Mom and Cara interact. One thing that Mom just suggested that has me excited is the prospect of Tucker and me buying my grandparent’s house. ... More About: Sweet , Short
Free Basil and Thyme
2007-10-08 17:50:00 I joined VocalPoint a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to win a Roomba to raffle off to some lucky reader. While I like the fact that I can take surveys to let companies know what I think about their products, I really like free stuff. I just went and checked the mail and I ... More About: Free , Basil
Mom?s Here
2007-10-07 15:53:00 With Mom’s impending arrival creeping closer, I found myself getting more and more nervous about the visit. The last time Mom was here, I was pregnant with Cara and Mom flew in on my “due date”. I was supposed to have Cara on the 26th of October; Cara didn’t show up until the 3rd of November. Mom ...
She?s Ten Miles Away
2007-10-06 16:57:00 My mom is ten miles away from my apartment! Even though I said that I didn’t care what the apartment looks like, I have spent the last four hours cleaning and throwing crap away and I am officially sweating like a pig. Oink. More About: Miles
Book Report
2007-10-05 14:33:00 Hey kids. I just got done writing a book review of Matrimony. Click here to go read the review. I liked the book and I have a sneaking suspicion that you will too. More About: Book , Report
Gross!
2007-10-04 19:39:00 On the scale of grossness, nothing quite beats your child finding a lost day old sippy cup of milk. More About: Gross
Mailbox Journey
2007-10-04 12:00:00 It was supposed to be a simple trip to the mailbox. Cara was screeching with excitement at being allowed to walk with me instead of being carried. She twisted and struggled to get down to the ground and once there, she gazed up at me with a look of pure bliss. Cara slowly made her way down ... More About: Journey
GNMParents. Today. Be There!
2007-10-04 10:00:00 I have my weekly post up at GNMPare nt s . Here?s an excerpt for ya: I really don?t think that I?m being melodramatic when I ask where did this year go?! Realizing that Thanksgiving will be here before I know it, I started looking around through my recipes for Thanksgiving dinner ideas. Lucky for you, I came upon one ... More About: Today
Dead Car Batteries Suck
2007-10-02 18:04:00 Dead car batteries suck. Plain and simple. I rented that carpet cleaner yesterday and I had to take it back today before 11 am. Of course it had to be raining, so strapped Cara into her seat and then went back for the carpet cleaner. [damn thing weighs a ton!] We got to Home ... More About: Batteries , Dead , Suck , Erie
Removing Excuses and Other Randomness
2007-10-01 18:00:00 I officially started my “change” today. I picked up an exercise DVD while we were shopping yesterday and I’m going to pop it in when Cara goes down for her nap. I figured that I had to remove all excuses when it comes to getting off of my ass. When I was driving to Base to walk ... More About: Randomness , Excuses
When Guest Posters Suck
More articles from this author:2007-10-01 16:14:00 I didn’t write anything yesterday because Tucker was supposed to be a “guest poster”. Notice there was nothing written yesterday. We came to an agreement Friday that Sunday would be “his” day. Actually, I told him that Sunday would be his day…but he didn’t say no. In my book, that’s as good as agreeing; I guess ... More About: Posters , Suck , Guest 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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