October 2011
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September 2011
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You’re still here? That’s cool, change is hard for all of us. But dude, you know what that link up there is? A link to a video of the Dude reading a book to you - with monkeys, even!! How on earth could you possibly allow yourself to miss out????
Seriously. Follloowwww meeeeeeee.
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I’m sick and tired of Disqus not working - because honestly, who wants to blog where no one can comment?? This is all a cry for attention for crying out loud. I shall NOT miss out on attention. So I finally slugged it over to Blogger. I was all like “But I have sooo many memories on this blog!” and then I thought “Wait! Can I import those memories/posts to a Blogger...
brain bullet list
1. My head cold/pounding sinus headache and snot producing episode is now approaching 2 weeks. 2 weeks. How on earth is that fair?? Also, the kids are goopy, but husband - who has refused to stop smooching me - has stayed well. I take more vitamins than him. The injustice is getting to the point that I’m thinking of recruiting Al Sharpton to champion my cause.
2. I’m slightly glad...
tmi mommyness
Holy snap so remember how the Dude has done the poo in the potty thing well it’s always when I catch him grunting like he’s about ready to go and I’m like “let’s go to the potty!” and he runs up there and he’s all excited because I read him books and he gets candy and he likes books and candy and then snuggles and praise who doesn’t like snuggles and...
trip ticks
I’m almost done tying up all my loose ends so I can go to New York City in two days and turn my brain completely off. Just look at everything, eat everything, take pictures of everything, and walk hand in hand with my sweetheart. The idea is completely surreal.
Except it just occurred to me that I’ll be away from my kids for 3 whole days. They’ll be in excellent hands, but...
a prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray Mother Nature my state to obliterate. I mean, if you were planning on sending a typhoon here at some point, tomorrow would be nice because then I wouldn’t have to go down to Madison and chaperone a youth dance, standing there for 3 hours, looking almost as awkward as the teens because I don’t know any of the adults and they all know each other and...
I’m feeling random. So here’sa what...
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this modern life
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just like people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey...
In answer to your questions, it’s almost...
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i REALLY wish homeschooling was an option
But she was so happy to go this morning and I love to see her happy….. though I don’t think I’ll ever stop crying. No, I’m not exaggerating. NEVER.
August 2011
31 posts
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the Economist's top 10 most livable cities in the...
via tiredandinspird:
10. Auckland, New Zealand
9. Adelaide, Australia
8. Perth, Australia
7. Helsinki, Finland
6. Sydney, Australia
5. Calgary, Canada
4. Toronto, Canada
3. Vancouver Canada
2. Vienna, Austria
1. Melbourne, Australia
I’ve been to #1, #2, #4, #6, and #9 (and the airport of #10 :) and lemme tell you, I’d move to any of them in a heartbeat....
mylifewithcrookedfingers asked: What made you so awesome? :)
this might seem like a tmi post...
… but I’m a mom, so it’s expected. The Dude just pooped and peed in the potty for the first time!!!!!!! For you non-parents out there, this is a HUGE deal. Most of all I now know that without a shadow of a doubt that my son will do ANYTHING for candy and snuggles. ANYTHING.
a bad start for Monday
It’s Monday. School starts for WonderGirl on Thursday. I’ve been doing okay. I got the morning preschool I wanted so we can still have violin/piano/playtime in the afternoon while the Dude is napping, plus there’s no school Wednesday. That thought has kept me afloat. Except this morning I realized next year she’ll be in ALL day school. Every day. How will we...
overheard in my kitchen
Scene: At the table as a family for dinner. The wife is gushing about the upcoming trip to the Big City.
Wife: We only have a few weeks to plan - we have to get every single thing perfect!!
Husband: Why?
Wife: Are you kidding me?? A vacation? Without children? To NEW YORK?? This is a once in a lifetime thing!!
Husband: No, it’s not. We’ll do crazy stuff again.
Wife: Okay,...
nothing to see here, keep it moving, folks
I always knew I needed to have more than one child. I felt if I was really going to have a family, I was going to work through my crazy and go all out. Give my kids someone to commiserate in with in therapy when they grow up and realize their mother was a complete lunatic.
Of course, once I became a parent it became VERY clear that I had my work cut out for me. Physically, chemically,...
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Owl City- Cave In
Please take a long hard look...
Blue Skies - Noah and the Whale
I’m anxious...
ima just gonna post this here
In response to my dear Jane and Cellogirl, who were all “maybe I should jump ship to Tumblr cuz Reva’s new layout is purtier than the Bloggerz” - let me give you reasons why Tumblr is the awesome:
Audio posts. YEAH.
Really fantastic layout options (called themes) that you can personalize easier in HTML than Blogger. And they look way cooler than all those cutesy things made...
o hai
Didja notice the new layout thingy? A new layout day is as awesome as a haircut day. Whee!! Awesome points:
Larger pics and videos.
Share button. Right there at the bottom right of the post. Yeah, you dig it, you can Facebook, Tweet or Google# it. I JUST BLEW MY OWN MIND.
Random button at the top. In the mood to play Russian Roulette with old Reva posts? BLAM.
It’s pretty.
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america is
having your daughter tell the check-out lady at the grocery store who you are going to vote for and having said lady suddenly stop chatting with you, and then you walking to the car feeling bad that the lady had been offended, but as you finish piling kids and food, you are greeted by that same but now breathless lady who had gone and run all over the sprawling parking lot to find you and give you...
