The time change has me getting up at 6am lately. This will change.

The kids go back to school Monday. Yay! They missed 2 weeks, but they only have to make up one. Veterans day gone, day before Thanksgiving gone, some of end of year break gone. It's been long enough of a break that it will be like coming back after summer. Blah.

Other women are better at moderation than me.

Heh. Yeah, that's me with somethings, too. *coughKrispyKremecough* It's best to give something up entirely if you know there's no will power to stop with just one.

Hi Cashmere. I don't know if I was posting at the time you put up the Halloween pictures. You looked so adorable. I would totally have patted your belly. I'm invasive of personal space that way.

I don't know if I was posting at the time you put up the Halloween pictures. You looked so adorable. I would totally have patted your belly. I'm invasive of personal space that way.

Thank you. In the last 18 months, my personal bubble seems to have grown exponentially. I'm definitely down with the belly pats. This one's more of a jumper than O was, too.

I'm thinking about getting this for my mother for Christmas, but it would be her big present for the year, as it's pretty expensive. What do people think?

Oh my goodness, that's gorgeous.

Oh good, that's what I think. I mean, it looks like something I'd be ridiculously excited to get and would wear around all Christmas day, but I wanted to see if other people felt that way.

It's very pretty, Emily!

That is really lovely Emily!

When I was pregnant with Nick, my doctor told me I could drink a beer every night to relax.

when my mom was pregnant, her doctor told her to have a glass of sherry at night to help her sleep. maybe that's why I'm nuts. I mean, I'm smart, but i'm crazy