Miscellaneous

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Posted on February 17, 2010
If someone had said to me a couple of years back that I would willingly go from living with my husband and 2.5 year-old in a three bedroom, two and a half bath 1700 square foot, two story house to...

Art of Mom Thursday

Posted on December 10, 2009
This week has been a clusterf**k. Monday feels like it was months ago, but the weekend still feels like it's a long way off. So, the recap: Peach was sick (cold) over the weekend, but thankfully the rivulets of snot...

Art of Mom Sunday Night

Posted on November 30, 2009
Aiee! Today I moved bookcases, assembled a rocketship, and wrote a petition for review for the Oregon Supreme Court. I feel like freakin' superwoman (although I still will be working on this brief tomorrow morning, it is mostly done). Since...

Not like the others

Posted on November 26, 2009
Every time I'm at some law school alumni function and someone asks me what I do (represent victims of sex abuse/rape/child molestation in civil cases) people pause and say, "Oh, wow. I am so glad you do that because I...

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Gratitude

Posted on November 25, 2009
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It isn't commercial, it isn't hyped, and it's a relatively low-stress meal with friends and family. I can wear my Mayflower necklace without feeling like a snob. It's a day off! Who doesn't love that?...

Art of Mom Mond- er, Tuesday

Posted on November 17, 2009
I don't feel very art-of-momish this week. Yesterday - Peach's first day in the young preschool class - I had the worst drop off ever (although apparently she had a great day), a crazy hectic day, followed by leaving early...

Water on the moon - what's next, blue skies on Mars?

Posted on November 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES ? Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday ? a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren...

Art of Mom Monday

Posted on November 10, 2009
Crazy, crazy day.* Twenty minutes from daycare/Matthew's work, Peach announces, "I have to go potty." She's been so perfect on the commutes that I gave up putting a diaper on her for the trips to/from work (even with commute traffic!)...

Peach in a tutu

Posted on November 06, 2009
Peach picked her outfit this morning (well, she does every morning - or at least nitpicks what I choose), and was adamant about the tutu - but then decided at the last minute not to wear it to school (we...

How can someone so young sing words so sad?

Posted on November 05, 2009
Since Peach's Duran Duran obsession started, I've been wildly (ha) working on trying to get her tastes diversified. (Oh, hell, that's not true. Remember my labor and delivery playlist? I've been thinking about this for a while - I even...

Snotty Store Alert: French Quarter Linens

Posted on November 05, 2009
I work in the Pearl District and as a result, I get to enjoy shopping at a lot of swanky boutiques. Granted, I buy stuff on sale/clearance, but I like nice things and it's fun. I like good service, and...

Randomness

Posted on November 03, 2009
Peach sings in the shower. I really dig this. She also does "eskimo kisses." Opposing counsel should really, really always send RFPs in doc form to opposing counsel. It's the kind thing to do. [Story redacted at Matthew's request. It...

Art of Mom Monday

Posted on November 02, 2009
I'm not feeling like a mothering maven today - a screaming toddler during morning daycare drop off does it to me, every time - but even a weekend of sick Mactyres had some up moments. My favorite, around 2:30 am...

Art of Mom Monday

Posted on October 26, 2009
One word: Schwan's. On his own volition, Matthew started ordering from Schwan's. And lo, there were healthy dinners on the table that I did not have to prepare. Balance is restored. Life is good. (And mostly, he does the dishes.)...

Mommy's little Calvinist

Posted on September 30, 2009
This morning I dropped Peach off at daycare. She was the first kid on her side of the room, and she was being pretty clingy. I read a book to her on a little couch, then told her I had...

Can I bottle this?

Posted on September 29, 2009
Today I am calm and peaceful and being pragmatic and not at all panicky. Maybe it has something to do with the fact I got a few hours of sleep without Eden in the bed (until nightmares or teeth woke...

Art of Mom Monday: Commute contemplations

Posted on September 28, 2009
There are mornings when I am up, out of bed, hair straightened (because I was clever enough/energetic enough to have showered the night before), ready to go, with Peach clean and shiny and ready to go - all by 6:45....

I'm back.

Posted on September 25, 2009
Back from hiatus. I wasn't sure if I would do this again, but damn it, I miss blogging. I miss having an outlet for the crazy stuff in my life (and there is a lot of crazy stuff). For a...

Not the best week...

Posted on July 19, 2009
2006 sucked (so badly that at one point, after losing a pregnancy, I declared a new year started in July), but 2009 hasn't been a barrel of monkeys, either. Case in point: Wednesday. Tuesday night, Peach had an amazing bout...

It's my party and I'll hide if I want to

Posted on July 15, 2009
Oh, the drama. More to come later - I am home with a toddler with exploding diarrhea, always a joy - but suffice it to say, I am looking for a job and I had gotten pretty tired of making...

"No" means "maybe later"

Posted on June 29, 2009
In the past, I have said I would NEVER EVER NEVER do the following: Get married. Was married December 30, 1992. Have a baby. Had a baby June 4, 2007. Work in a small office again (damn you, evil comic...

Art of Mom Monday

Posted on June 23, 2009
Forget the months of interrupted sleep, the tantrums, the screaming fits (not the same thing!), the stacks of dishes in the sink. Today is Art of Mom Monday, and I am going to think positively about parenting. Today's setting: harried...

To the three of you still reading this blog

Posted on June 20, 2009
We are all alive. Peach has some lovely gastrointestinal thing that has turned me off of chocolate frosting forever. My only free time comes after the screaming fit that is putting her down for a nap. (Thankfully, the naps have...

Not the U2 demographic yet

Posted on June 08, 2009
Peach and I were listening to music on our way home last week, and U2's "New Years Day" came on. Peach listened to Bono for about 15 seconds and exclaimed, "Baby crying!"

Catching up with her

Posted on May 31, 2009
In the beginning, it was easy to get cute pictures of Peach - newborns don't dodge. Now, though? I am lucky if I get her in the frame. Take last weekend's playground excursion: Finally one with her face!

Snippets of conversation

Posted on May 30, 2009
Upset Client: "You just can't understand what it's like to have a rapist call you out of the blue!" Me: "Um, actually it happens to me almost every day." UC: .... Me: "And murderers. The murderers are nicer on the...

Quandry

Posted on May 25, 2009
Half the time I think I am hovering over Peach too much and helping too much. The rest of the time, I wonder things like, "Is it wrong to let her eat Bath and Bodyworks foaming soap?" (FYI, I did...

Today's helpful tip

Posted on May 23, 2009
Law review + child porn charges ? happy legal career. Except for the prosecutor.

Insert stock "poor me" title here

Posted on May 21, 2009
I hate whiny blog posts, but frankly, I can't catch anyone up without a little whine. Mea maxima culpa. So this is basically the scene: Matthew's back is in BAD shape, even after January's surgery. He is going to PT...

Fingers crossed

Posted on May 20, 2009
For a night when Eden sleeps all night. In her own bed. And doesn't have night terrors every couple of hours. I miss sleeping.

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