popping in to say hello.

I think this has been the longest break I’ve taken from this blog in quite some time. We are pretty sick around these parts. First Fern was sick…then me…and now Craig got it. It’s been pretty miserable and poor Craig is the sickest I’ve ever seen him. Luckily our parents have been providing us some […]

crazy week.

This week has been a bit crazy. In the midst of preparing to take Fern on a plane for the first time this Friday, Fern is starting to become more mobile. No official “crawling” yet, but a little bit – and LOTS of rolling. Which means a lot more vigilance on my part. In addition […]

we are party animals.

I’ll preface this post by clarifying that its title is quite facetious. We had maybe the most low key New Year’s ever. But, it was still fun. I went home sick from work on Friday with a nasty stomach bug. (*side note: pukey stomach flu while 37 weeks pregnant = not cool). I seriously thought […]

mashed potatoes and jello.

What do all of these things have in common? mashed potatoes mac & cheese top ramen jello Give up? They were pretty much the only things that Craig could eat this weekend.  He had his wisdom teeth out on Friday and his culinary options were limited.  I felt so bad for him!  Normally he eats […]

sick and tired.

Remember how I said I was tired and was taking a break from blogging for a couple of days? Well, now on top of being tired I am also sick. Apparently my body was trying to tell me something.   Unfortunately I listened a little too late and now I have the sorest throat of […]

my weekend was lame. yes. i just said lame.

My weekend was lame. {Yes.  I know no one really says lame anymore. Do I care? Nope!} The reason for it’s lameness was that I was sick. Reason: I work with little petri dishes of germs, i.e. children. Did you know that this is what a child’s hand looks like? {illustration by Paul Sahre & Loren Flaherty} […]