Warning: this entry is bound to be all over the place. I’m in that kind of mood. First off, Noah is really impressive. He is like a sponge lately with the way he soaks in all these new words and tricks. We watched The Babysitter’s Club together and he started making "shh chh shh" noises [...]

Yesterday, Noah had a chance to ride on a “tractor” (riding lawn mower) with his Papa. We thought he might be a little scared of the noise but nope – as soon as he saw Papa ride up, he got really excited and was reaching out for a ride. I think he liked it. Regular [...]

So far I’ve been keeping my promise to myself. I vowed that when we got back, I wouldn’t let myself stay on the computer all day and I would work to get the apartment back/finally in order. We’ve been back roughly two days and I have done exactly what I said I would, even though [...]

I need to rave a minute about the rice that I made last night. It. was. delicious. My mother bought us a rice cooker last March when she was in town and I think it is the one appliance I use daily. If you asked me what appliance I would want to be stuck with, [...]

Today was desperately needed. Noah went to his Nana’s house around 11:30 in the morning. I missed him terribly but I washed, folded and/or hung about six loads of laundry. I also scrubbed the kitchen floor and did a load of dishes…not to mention what Joshua did on top of that! So it was productive [...]