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Archive for May, 2008

the naming dilemma

For some couples, picking baby names is easy.  We are not that couple.
I remember my sister-in-law confidently announcing the names they had chosen for both boy and girl.  I was blown away by the fact that not only was she NOT going to find out the sex, but that they had chosen names without consulting any […]

welcome to the big 3-0

Somehow, without noticing, I’ve hit 30.  Weeks that is. 
I barely flinched when I turned the actual age 30.  As I sit here I’m trying to remember what I did.
With this 30, I’m starting to feel vaguely uneasy.  Not freaking out, just a slight fraying of the edges.  I like knowns and plans and lists. 
The first […]

98 was a good year

Thank God for Vicki, who has provided me with an excuse for a post.  Because it’s not that I haven’t wanted to post this week, its just that I refuse to post “I have writer’s block so this post will suck” posts, because I hate reading those from other people.  But truly everything I’ve written […]

pulling threads

What is it about being an adult that makes us unable to relax on vacation until it’s almost over?
Or maybe it isn’t adults in general, maybe it’s me.
I’ve never professed to be easy going.  I will freely admit that I have control freak tendencies.
Am I wound so tight that it just takes days for the thread to unspool?  Or am […]