Sophie is distraught. She has just been confronted with the mortality of the two burp cloths that have served as her security blankets since she was born.
Category Archives: Chief Mom Officer Musings
Nine Nights and Ten Days
We’re in light and in heat (no pun intended)! And it feels so very good. And warm. And light. And warm and light.
I Was Wrong
It isn’t 48 degrees in the house. It is currently a very mild 52 degrees. My husband and I are under four blankets and wearing many layers of clothes. I am fortunate to have a full head of hair, so am not wearing a hat. But my husband is wearing a hat over his bald head. I took a photo of him but he refuses to allow me to post it because he thinks it’s embarrassing. I think it’s pretty damn hysterical. Hell, I will be wearing socks on my hands to keep warm, since I left my gloves downstairs and it’s too damn cold to retrieve them.
The Post-Hurricane Saga Continues
We’re still at my mom’s apartment. We are still waiting for our power to return. We have officially set a record for consecutive days without power, and that’s saying something.
The Insanity Continues
The house was very cold last night. Didn’t sleep well, which was a good thing. Because in my paranoia, I woke up at 5:30 am deciding I would attempt the same gas line we had left some eight hours earlier. By 6 am I was in the warm car, charging my iPhone and waiting for the gas station to open at 10 am. I was about the 8th car in line.
Hard to Believe It’s Come to This
We are two days post-Frankenstupidstorm and we still have no power (no surprise there). The girls have been staying with my mom who luckily has power. Thanks, mom.
Camping Out Together
We’re all going to sleep in the living room at the girls’ request. Indeed, we’re all a little scared. The wind has picked up and is howling persistently and viciously, and the trees seem to be hanging on by a thread. The only bit of good news so far is that we haven’t had a lot of rain.
The Calm Before the Storm
After 2011’s Hurricane Irene flooded our basement and the Snowtober nightmare caused us to lose power for a week (and ruined Halloween), we resolved to waterproof our basement and buy a generator. And then life got in the way and we didn’t waterproof our basement or buy a generator.
Happy 5th Birthday, PinkMeNot!
It’s hard for me to believe that PinkMeNot is now five years old. I never thought that I’d last this long – I had given myself a couple of years at most since I tend to lose interest in hobbies pretty quickly. And yet, here I am. Continuing to chronicle the antics of our daughters and my personal victories and struggles as a mom experiencing an extended mid-life crisis. Writing about happy times and sad times, silly girls and serious girls, and everything in between.
Day 1, A.E.
Today is officially Day 1, A.E. (After Esperanza). Yesterday’s goodbyes were tearful and bittersweet. But we know we’ll see her again soon. The girls were testy with each other last evening, and it crossed my mind that they were acting out because of Esperanza’s departure.