Nightshift lullaby June 25, 2008

Rock-a-bye baby
You woke up too soon
It’s 6 a.m.
and Daddy needs sleep
He worked until midnight
Mom is off to work
So, please lie down baby
One hour will do

She eats with a spoon! June 18, 2008

Ah, life is back to its new normal. Not traveling has made my 9-5 grind seem like a piece of cake! I’ve even had plenty of relaxed time to teach Josie to eat rice cereal. This has been a whole new joy for her and I. Every feeding she gets less on her bib and more [...]

I overdid it June 13, 2008

Did you know that I am NOT Supermom-wife-employee? Because I didn’t. I wish someone would have told me this before I tried to singlehandedly save (i.e. please) everyone in my world from inconvenience totally risking my health and what’s left of my sanity in the process. Whew.
Here’s what happened. Josie had a fever and [...]

Thank you, grandparents. June 5, 2008

From Ben:
Day 4 of the single life, and I’m in a better mood, despite having a “discussion” with my mom.
Josie is down at my folks’ house, while Kim is in DC and I’m at home, doing home improvements during the day and working at night. Kim says she’s feeling better and fighting through that illness. [...]

Missing my girls June 4, 2008

From Ben:
It’s been more than two days, and I already miss my wife and daughter. Kim, who is battling a nasty virus, is struggling in D.C., while Josie is at Grammy and Grampa’s. I sure do miss them and worry about them.
I know Josie is in good hands, My folks have been there before. And [...]

What a week!!!!! June 3, 2008

From Ben:
WHEW! Where do I start!
Well, we could go back to about 3 weeks ago when we bought a new dishwasher only to find that I had to rip out some of the ceramic floor to get the old dishwasher out and the new one in.

Or we could go to Saturday when I noticed an [...]