Monthly Archives: May 2009

I <3 Ecuador

I have to admit that I cried when we landed in Cuenca. I’d like to blame pregnancy, but I think it’s more the fact that Cuenca will always feel like home to me. There are so many big and little … Continue reading

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Ecuador Part 1

Harmon is finally napping so I thought I could steal a minute and blog our trip so far. Flights were on-time, we had our own flight from Houston to Quito, our taxi guy showed up, our hotel was good, we … Continue reading

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7 Months

This month I must have not taken very many pictures, but we did manage to do a lot and have a lot of fun. Harmon now says “mom” but mostly only when he wants some food. “Mom” seems to come … Continue reading

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ALF is singular

It was a “funny” joke to pretend that maybe I had twins inside my belly. I don’t. Only one ALF. And he/she waved both arms at us, and kicked. That’s his/her alien head on the left, fat body in the … Continue reading

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We Moved

I hate moving. Except we have 10 times the space in our wonderful new house. We spent all our money at Ikea getting new furniture to match our old Ikea furniture to fill in the spaces. There are still one … Continue reading

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The Problem With Credit Cards

You probably thought I was going to say debt, but I wasn’t. First, a week or so ago I got a call from a 402 area code, and decided to answer it. A nice recording told me I should stay … Continue reading

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Dear Passport Agency

Dear Passport Agency, I trusted you. I was so trusting I told Aaron we didn’t need to expedite Harmon’s passport application for our trip in 6 1/2 weeks from submission. But I listened to Aaron, and paid the extra fee, … Continue reading

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Things I Don’t Love: Stepping in Poo at Ross

You read that right. I slacked on my Friday post, but lo and behold when I went to Ross yesterday to try to find an identical pair of jeans to my husband’s new beloved jeans, something horrifying happened. So horrifying … Continue reading

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The best thing about being pregnant

Is blaming anything wrong with you on the baby. I don’t mean in a scapegoat kind of way. I am the type of person who when I have a stubbed toe, a sideache, or headache, I suddenly become convinced that … Continue reading

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Half a Year

A week ago Harmon turned 6 months. But being a neglectful mother I never made a post about it. This month Harmon has been busy. He took a nice long road trip (which he hated) to Montana and Idaho. He … Continue reading

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