It’s good to know I can slap on my stomach like a drum and send my daughter into smiles and giggles. Stomach flab can be used for good!
Author Archives: Carrie
wash your hands after messing with this taco
Over the past week we’ve experimented a bit with rice cereal. My God, what a mess. I’m not really sure how much Lydia is actually eating. Right now I think she has confused the concoction with bubble gum and she spends most of her energy blowing millions of small bubbles with the gooey stuff. I […]
kicking chairs
President Clinton was first elected president when I was in 7th grade. I watched his inauguration with the rest of my Social Studies class that January. Our teacher, Coach Adams, had taught us how the election system worked with the popular vote mingling with the Electoral vote so the swearing-in ceremony was a big Democracy […]
Election Day, November, 1884 — Walt Whitman
Election Day, November, 1884 Walt Whitman If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show, ‘Twould not be you, Niagara—nor you, ye limitless prairies—nor your huge rifts of canyons, Colorado, Nor you, Yosemite—nor Yellowstone, with all its spasmic geyser- loops ascending to the skies, appearing and disappearing, Nor Oregon’s white […]
the scariest costume ever
Apparently Lydia had a slight case of the runs today. She blew through all the clothes she had at daycare so by the time I arrived to pick her up, she was in “daycare clothes.” They’re pretty scary. I told Lydia she was already dressed for Halloween. She could go as a Four Month Old […]
hyland’s hallucination tablets
I looked up Hyland’s Teething Tablets the other day for Miss Lydia. Her gums are beginning to irritate her, much to the dismay of her poor knuckles. Imagine my surprise to learn one of ol’ Hyland’s active ingredients is belladonna. Belladonna — seriously?! No wonder kids get that ‘soothing’ effect. They’re too busy watching the […]
four month old taco
Last Thursday Lydia turned four whole months old. That’s a third of a year — quite an old taco! So much has happened this past month, as well. She has been quite busy. First, she became a cousin three days into her fourth month with the arrival of her cousin, Elizabeth. We are all glad […]
this is how we roll
bubbettisms
As some of y’all know, way back in my high school days I was in the band. In fact, it was through band that Steven and I became friends. Our band director, Mr. Bubbett, was quite a character. Very animated and always ready with something to say, he pushed us hard to do our best […]
year ago today
A year ago today I found out we were going to get a little taco, and thus this blog was born in secret. It’s been a wonderful, crazy year that has gone by quite fast, though there were very slow moments. I’ve got to say I am most pleased with the outcome 🙂