Monthly Archives: August 2008

Some progress

Just bullet points. I’m still really sick/whatever. But: – tests came back totally normal, so we have to do different kinds of tests. Thyroid function is a-ok. You could have knocked me over with a feather, and then I cried. … Continue reading

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14 years

Tomorrow I will have been married for fourteen years. Technically. And I’m still just as much in love with Carl as the day I… fell in love with him, about five-six years into our marriage, after I screamed down the … Continue reading

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The power of positive thinking

Actually the title is quite misleading. And this blog is getting really boring. Onwards. I’m now at the point where I didn’t go into work today because I’m too sick, particularly with the dizziness and headaches. I am working from … Continue reading

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On the continuation of this month’s theme…

Today’s Noah’s party. Except, he threw up 3 times last night. So I spent my morning calling 3 year olds’ parents and disappointing everyone. So far no one can come next weekend ’cause it is, of course, Labour Day. Sigh. … Continue reading

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3! Oh my god three!

This morning: Hey Noah, how old are you today? Noah: 2… no 3! It my birthday! Me: It is! Noah: I’m not 2? Me: No. Noah: When I’ll be 2? Me: You won’t be 2 again, sweetie (!!!!!) Noah: Rock … Continue reading

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It got a bit worse

So after writing that post my doctor called. I have two nodules on my thyroid, both pretty small… but also enlarged lymph nodes next to them. So I need to have blood tests, which I needed anyway. But what this … Continue reading

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Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad…

I have been reading your comments all and they are really helping me. Now I remember one big fat reason I blog (of several). So thank you. The good news is that Noah had a 24 hr flu. He didn’t … Continue reading

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P.S. bed autonomy

Also, how do non-co-sleeping parents handle it if their tiny vulnerable preschooler has the stomach flu and sleeps in his/her own bed? I need to know, because Noah chooses his own bed most of the time now, and tonight, despite … Continue reading

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Body autonomy

Noah’s sense of body autonomy is so strong right now. So when he came down with what I am pretty sure is a flu (could be too much sun, but a friend had the flu so – yeah, sigh) he … Continue reading

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Ban the books!

I have occasionally lowbrow taste in books. For example, the first Anita Blake mystery I ever read was Obsidian Butterfly, which I still think is about the best one, and it has pretty much no sex in it. Well maybe … Continue reading

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