I wrote this a week and a half ago, but debated over whether or not to publish it. It’s not that we rejoice any less over the birth of our fourth child than we do over the others, I was trying to respect her wishes. #4 wants to be invisible. That’s the super power she would choose if someone let her pick. To be able to walk completely unnoticed through a crowded room is her greatest dream. The perfect day... Read more

If you use Twitter, set your location to Tehran & your time zone to GMT +3.30. Iranian security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches. The more people at this location, the more of a logjam it creates for forces trying to shut down Iranians’ access to the internet. Cut & paste & pass it on. Sounds like a fine way to help those seeking freedom in Iran. Let’s give them a bit of a smoke screen. If you... Read more

Just a random assortment of stuff that I’ve had on my mind for the last couple of days. None of them were important enough for their own post, but I’m sharing them anyway. My grandmother is a genius. She’s a master gardener who somehow happened to have a grand-daughter who kills plants. It’s true, I have a serious brown thumb. Every year I try and have a garden and every year my plants wither in the summer sun without producing... Read more

Some days he offers me hope that the end is near, today he brings the harsh reality that I still have 2 months to go. True confession time: I am sick of being pregnant. My hips hurt from waddling. I snore loudly enough to wake myself up (I’m sure this is my husband’s favorite part) thanks to my painfully swollen sinuses. I can’t breathe well enough to do anything physical for longer than 5 minutes which is a blow to... Read more

There are few things in life that are more satisfying than watching your child harvest produce from the garden that the two of you have tended together. Today, #3 picked the last of our beets for this growing season. The beets which we planted back in the early spring, back when he wasn’t sure whether or not he would like beets. He helped me prepare the beds and then looked skeptically at the gnarled seeds I poured into his hand.... Read more

Honey, guess what you’re getting for Father’s Day! Read more

Sixteen years ago, in August, we went out on our first date. It was bad. We really didn’t like each other. I thought he was a snob (a cute snob, but still a snob)because he never talked and he thought I was obnoxious because I never shut up. Chinese food and the movie “The Firm” and I firmly resolved to never go out with him again. Why waste my time with someone I couldn’t stand? Then he kissed me good-night.... Read more

Oh. My. goodness. Jessica Alba is in Oklahoma. Can you believe it? Should we all squeal like little girls now? Shouldn’t we all be feeling proud about the fact that such a big star deigned to come to our little…Oh wait, I don’t really care. Or I didn’t. Until Ms. Alba started defacing Oklahoma property. That’s right, she’s being investigated for vandalism because she’s just that cool, I guess. Miss Jessica decided that our fair city wasn’t decorated enough, so... Read more

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