Archive for July, 2008

Number 9 on the list – Broccoli

Having an organic chemistry professor for a father means that you always, without a doubt, participate in science fair every year.
My dad always helped me think of things to do for science fair and I had access to chemicals that made science fair more fun.
In 8th grade my dad and I decided that I would [...]

10 Weird Things

After a few months of being a mom I have realized that I have sort of lost a sense of myself in amongst all of the new mom activities and the loss of my job.  Mike keeps asking me what I want to do for myself and I can’t think of anything except sleep. I am [...]

Update

I realized today that I use the blogs of my friends to keep up with their lives.  Especially now that I am spending more time at home and less time out in the world socializing I need these easy to get updates.  And then I thought, “Well, duh, maybe I should do the same for [...]

So Sorry Gink

Mike’s right, Gink didn’t like people very much.  Okay, she hated people, dogs, other cats and probably Mother Teresa.  But I feel the need, since it was I who made the decision to have her put down yesterday, to make the case that I tried to give her a good life despite her nasty temperment.
I [...]

Moving!

Mike bought dorriemunhall.com for me, so I’m moving. This is partially motivated by the fact that our old friend Dave, who hasn’t spoken to us in more than a year, owns the domains for RRC and my blog, but whatever! I can’t go into detail as to why Dave isn’t speaking to us, because I [...]

How Not to Change A Diaper

Parenting is a 24/7 job with no breaks and barely any sleep.  Thankfully it also has some moments of hilarity.
Even if you have experience changing diapers, the whole process is different when it’s your own child and you have not had a lot of sleep.  For the first few weeks we were both amazed at [...]

Breastmilk is Free, Sort Of…

It was a foregone conclusion for me that I would breastfeed Anna upon her arrival.  I never understood why people would opt for formula.  Breastmilk is free, always available and it looked easy.  Whoa Nelly was I wrong about the “easy” and “always available” part!  Now I know that breastmilk, while free, comes with a [...]

Mom Hair

Now that I am a mom, I had to drag my hair kicking and screaming with me.
For a long time I have had long hair.  It’s been nice, but I can’t deal with it anymore.  My hair, although fine, is heavy.  With the summer heat and the fact that somedays I don’t have time to [...]

The End of Dog Racing in Colorado

Last Saturday, June 28th, was the last day of live Greyhound racing at the only remaining dog track in Colorado, Mile High Racing.  Apparently this was due to the track owners not bringing in enough money during the winter season to justify having dog racing during the winter months.  Dog owners were asked to race [...]

Sex in the City (Spoilers)

Whoohoo! I finally got to see Sex in the City. Jen, Ellebee and I must be the last women in their thirties in America to see this movie. (I put “spoilers” in the title of this entry, but really, I am the last person to see the movie, so I doubt it will matter.)
On Wednesday, [...]