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2004/11/22
 
I don't follow Desparate Housewives...

...but I've seen enough of the show to believe that no way in hell could I be this person:


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Insert Wardrobe Malfunction Joke Here

Wouldn't you know, my parents, the Jaguars season ticket holders, couldn't get Super Bowl tix for the game in Jax in 2005, and guess who's doing the halftime show? Paulie! Last time Paulie played the Gator Bowl (now Alltel Stadium) was, I think, 1964, when Hurricane Dora threatened to cancel the Beatles concert. Gah!



 
At long last, A Summer Knight's Tale by Ronda Chervin and Gene Grandy is available again, this time in print. New cover, too, designed by moi. Just in time for Christmas.




2004/11/20
 
Wish me luck. Today is Chesapeake Bay Academy's Festival of the Book, and I'm signing copies of Pithed. Let's see if I sell any.


2004/11/18
 
Never hurts to think ahead:

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION

TO DATE MY DAUGHTER

NOTE: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE INCOMPLETE AND REJECTED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE FINANCIAL STATEMENT, WORK HISTORY, LINEAGE, AND CURRENT MEDICAL REPORT FROM YOUR DOCTOR.

1. NAME_________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH___/___/___


2.HEIGHT__________________WEIGHT___________IQ______GPA_______
3. SOCIAL SECURITY#______________DRIVERS LIC#_______________
4. BOY SCOUT RANK___________________________
5. HOME ADDRESS______________CITY/STATE_______________ZIP_______
6. DO YOU HAVE ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE PARENT?_______________
IF NO, PLEASE EXPLAIN___________________________________
7. NUMBER OF YEARS PARENTS MARRIED?____________________
8. DO YOU OWN A VAN?________________MOTORCYCLE?______________
TRUCK WITH OVERSIZED TIRES?___________WATERBED?____________
DO YOU HAVE AN EARRING?____NOSE RING?____BELLY BUTTON RING?__
9. IN 50 WORDS OR LESS, WHAT DOES DON'T TOUCH MY DAUGHTER MEANS TO YOU?__________________________________________________
10. IN 50 WORDS OR LESS, WHAT DOES LATE MEAN TO YOU?________________________________________________________
11. IN 50 WORDS OR LESS, WHAT DOES ABSTINENCE MEANS TO YOU?__________________________________________
12. CHURCH YOU ATTEND?________________________
13. WHEN WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW YOU FATHER?_________MOTHER?___________PRIEST?__________
14. ANSWER BY FILLING IN THE BLANK. PLEASE ANSWER FREELY, ALL ANSWERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL (THAT MEANS I WON'T TELL ANYONE)
A. IF I WERE SHOT, THE LAST PLACE ON BY BODY I WOULD WANT WOUNDED IS THE ________________
B. IF I WERE BEATEN, THE LAST PLACE I WOULD WANT BROKEN IS MY _____________
C. A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE ______________
D.. THE ONE THING I HOPE THIS APPLICATION DOESN'T ASK IS _________
E. WHEN I FIRST MEET A GIRL, THE THING I NOTICE FIRST IS HER ________
15. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE IF YOU GROW UP?________________

I SWEAR THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED ABOVE IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, NATIVE AMERICA ANT TORTURE, ELECTROCUTION, CHINESE WATER TORTURE, RED HOT POKERS.

_________________________________
SIGNATURE (THAT MEANS YOU SIGN YOUR NAME)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. PLEASE ALLOW FOUR TO SIX YEARS FOR PROCESSING. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING IF YOU ARE APPROVED. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR WRITE (as it will delay your application.)




2004/11/17
 
Whole bunch of sites added to the ring. You know who you are, welcome. Got an IE error and it erased the list as I was typing. Can't repeat, hard to type while nursing.



2004/11/15
 
The Internet equivalent of the slide show

Where I lock the doors and force you to sit through picture after picture of my precious snookums:



Going home from the hospital


Playing peek-a-boo with Daddy



On the Boppy pillow. I love that pillow. I don't what pioneer moms did without them.




 
It was a fluke. Although, she's not waking every two hours anymore since we instituted a more structured feeding schedule. A few weeks ago we were feeding nearly every time she cried, which was bad because she got caught up in cluster feeding. I think we're getting the hang of it now, but I dread going back to work after Thanksgiving.

Speaking of, this will be our first turkey day at home, ever. We want her schedule solidified before we start with the overnight trips, and the best part is we're going out to eat, so no cleanup for me!



2004/11/14
 
Would you believe she slept through the night? From eleven to eight this morning. Please tell me it's not a fluke.


2004/11/13
 
Crossing the Border

My Borders Bookstore experiment worked. I successfully ordered a copy of Pithed and it's at the store waiting for me. So any bookstore that tells you they can't order my book is mistaken. Order it, now. Or my child will go without booties. It's cold outside. You don't want that.


2004/11/11
 
Prayers for discernment going out today. If things go as planned there are big decisions to make soon. Let's hope they're the right ones.



2004/11/07
 
Truly the fun part of motherhood is anticipating when accidents are going to happen, and expecting the unexpected. Like yesterday, when I changed Genny's diaper before feeding her, as you're supposed to do. Got the clean diaper on her, and in two seconds she messed it up again. Malc happened to be standing there and howled with laughter. Then he left me to clean up the mess again. She's his daughter, all right.


2004/11/01
 
Just a reminder, vote early, vote often.

John Mallon forwards notice of Inside the Vatican's guide for Catholic voters, now available in PDF format, for you undecided.

Genny T. still has her days and nights mixed up. She likes riding in the car, though. If only gas didn't cost so much.



Only some random number days until Genny goes to college.

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