Entries from August 2007

August 31, 2007

Happy.

Today is my wedding anniversary.  Well, our wedding anniversary, since I don’t think I can claim it as just mine seeing as B had a big part in the whole thing.
This is the anniversary of the day when we decided to go ahead and get married.  There was no long engagement for us.  In fact, there [...]

August 30, 2007

Hair!What happened to the hair?!

Okay. 
I’m taking deep breaths here. 
I’m trying not to overreact. 
I’m trying to remain calm. 
But I’m having a hard time.
*sob*
So.  Y’all remember when I went and got my hair cut off?  Remember how I had waxed poetic about how great the cut was and how much I liked it?  Remember??
 Well, that cut was getting longer and it was [...]

August 29, 2007

Little bits.

So you know how I was nervous about the kids’ teachers?  Well, while I love one of them, the other child’s teacher is, um… getting off to a bad start (according to me.)  I’m trying very hard to be patient and tell myself that sometimes it takes a little while for everyone to get used [...]

August 27, 2007

“…when combined, makes a special kind of cranky.”

Today was the kids’ first day of school.  And all night last night I tossed and turned.  I couldn’t sleep because I was so nervous.  I was nervous about their new teachers, and countless other things that I really had no business being nervous about, because it will all work out.  But I was nervous [...]

August 24, 2007

Singing along.

You know that Umbrella song?  By Rihanna?  Maybe you don’t.  Maybe you are not forced to listen to the local Top 40 station while your kids sing along to the same four -maybe five, if you’re lucky- songs in the back of your minivan.  Well, whether you are familiar with the song or not, check out [...]