Eli As A Simpson

Help!

Does anyone out there know anything about jogging strollers? I need one now that I’ve got to train for the Detroit Half Marathon, and I can’t tell what kind to get. I’m worried that the BOB Revolution (with a lockable swivel front wheel) is too “all purpose” and won’t be the right thing for [...]

Oceans and Other Salty Things

The other day I was nursing Eli and I thought something felt funny and I looked down and saw that he was nursing and sucking his thumb AT THE SAME TIME. Is clearly genius.
We’re going on another trip this weekend for my cousin’s wedding and I got some of those crazy Spanx underwear thingees [...]

The First Four Years

Aren’t we all just looking for something?

You know the feeling. I’ve had it a few times in my life. I used to get it from food, sometimes. A long time ago I got it from sucking my thumb. I got it when I was just a girl and my mom would [...]

Summer in the Central Valley

This whole batch was $5.00!

I don’t much care for canned peaches, and we don’t eat a lot of jam. Not a big fan of cobbler/crisp/crumble.

Any other ideas?

Five Months Later

I finally put up a set of pictures of Eli’s nursery on Flickr. You can check it out here, if you want.http://www.flickr.com/photos/e_and_e/sets/72157600783059731/
(Note to self: Never refinish another piece of furniture for as long as I live.)

Freedom

Breastfeeding has gotten so much better. To the point that Eli will be six months old in about 45 days and I don’t think I could give it up that soon, I think I’d be sad if I had to stop at six months. So we’re aiming for the one year mark and I am [...]

Best. Picture. Ever.

Which Is Better For You?

At first I hated yogurt.
Then I started WW and discovered that Yoplait Light fruit flavored stuff and I loved it. It was the perfect midmorning snack at work and it was only two points (or around a hundred calories). And it actually tasted good to me, so it was kind of like having a [...]

Ordinary World

I have long held a deep seated fear of becoming ordinary.
Back in the day before we got married sometimes Mr. E and I would talk about why the idea of marriage and living out our days in Michigan and living an ordinary life just like his brothers and sisters and every else in his [...]