maybe i should be a writer

You know, I wrote a fanfiction novella once. About five years ago. It was written under a pseudonym that will die with me. It was 35,000 words, in 34 mini-chapters, based on characters from one of my all-time favorite video games, and it was CORNY! 

i’m reading a bestseller

I’m not going to say much about my own writing, but one thing I am confident enough to say is that I know good writing when I see it. Or in some cases, when I don’t. I haven’t read a purely commercial novel since probably 

i love my immune system!

I will never again underestimate my glorious adult immune system. For the first time this winter I can say that my baby is not sick. No cold, no flu, no ear infection. That means he is happy. And when baby is happy, mommy is happy 

each new month

I just have this one thought. Really, there is only one 🙂 Every new age he reaches is the perfect age. He is almost eight months old and I cannot imagine him any other way than how he is right now. He babbles, but does 

baby rock records

This is the coolest thing ever! Baby Rock Records. Rock music for babies! We’re getting the Radiohead, Coldplay, Pink Floyd, and Smashing Pumpkins when it becomes available 🙂

making good use of his naptime

Look at me, I’m blogging during my allotted writing time. That is bad. But is it better than slacking entirely? Is it better than posting on my mommy boards, or going downstairs to watch The View? After all, I am sitting in a chair, at 

pictures of my baby

If I redesigned this blog, I would have to call it “pictures of my baby.” Because that seems to be the only content I can muster up lately. I am still writing, here and there, but I take pictures of my baby almost every day. 

how sweet he is when he’s sleeping

I wish I were napping too.

how can you resist this face???

When he is old enough to ask for things, I’m going to give him everything in the whole world!

by request, a new entry

Hey, so I guess it’s been a little while. Now if only I could get Meaghan and Christine on my ass about getting my real writing done 😉 Five weeks ago I wrote about plans and schedules. All I’d like to say about that now