Meet our cat Cozmo. Poor Cozmo. She’s had better days. Two weeks ago she underwent surgery. First was the dental surgery – she had already lost 70% of her teeth. We’d even find them on the kitchen floor. The vet informed us that the rest of her teeth were rotting and her gums infected. To [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Don’t be embarrassed kitty, you still look cool – kind of
Posted in Mommahood, Peaks & Valleys, tagged cat surgery, cats, lamp shade on January 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A guide to explaining pregnancy to children
Posted in Mommahood, tagged questions kids ask about babies on January 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So lately, with my belly getting bigger, my children have become more curious about the birth and the baby. Here are some of the questions they have been asking, and my two responses: what I actually told them, and then the truth, only muttered to myself under my breath. 1. Kaiden: “Mommy, can I watch [...]
Burittos, kitty cats and 3-year olds, oh my! Or, how to get your husband to go to the doctor
Posted in Peaks & Valleys, tagged dentist, getting men to go to the doctor, haz-mat suit, killer kitty cats, men when they are hurt on January 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Poor Siigo had a rough day yesterday. He got royally beat up by, in order, a 3-year old, a burrito and a kitty-cat. He was already in bad shape. In Mexico, he got dragged over some rocks by a huge wave, scraping his legs and arms and injuring his shoulder. Not to mention he got a royal talking-to [...]
Cleared for take-off, but not the bathroom
Posted in Mommahood, tagged airplane toilets, kids peeing on planes on January 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I should have predicted it. Everything was going too smoothly. Knowing my children’s bathroom habits, I should have known. Known what, you ask? That the minute the plane started taxing down the runway, the very few minutes when no one can get up from their seat, not even the stewardess, my kids would have to go to the [...]




