Posts from ‘August, 2009’

I work from home and have a baby. That basically means that I never leave the house. So when an opportunity arises to do just that, I jump on it. My friend Elizabeth’s family owns a condo in Wintergreen, one of those lovely all-season resorts in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She also invited our friend [...]

When I saw Julia’s comment on my Cooper’s Morning post, I had to laugh. When I was pregnant, people would always tell me heartwarming tales of dogs protecting the new baby in the house, or snuggling up for a nap. It all seemed very idyllic, and just how I wanted my life post-baby to be. [...]

I moved to Manhattan July 1, 2005, so this is the first summer in quite a while that I haven’t spent in the New York area. After moving back to Virginia in February, I’ve had little twinges of nostalgia for the city, but by and large, I’m glad to be out of there for now. [...]

I saw this ad today when I was looking through my Google Reader.
Dear God, no. No, I am not.

While I somehow manage to get work done while staying home with Cooper, my day is spent mostly running around trying to stop him from gnawing on electrical cords or eating dog food. The other day was one in which I felt as though I were trying to herd a particularly unruly cat. He was [...]