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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Sad…
A sad thing to see happening to the closest thing I have to a hometown: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6960961.stm From the article: In Milwaukee alone, 20 to 25 new homes with a combined market value of some $2m (£1m) are being foreclosed, or … Continue reading
Credit where credit is due
I haven’t made any pregnancy posts for a couple of days because I’ve been busy and exhausted, and one of the reasons I’ve been busy is the reason for this post. As almost none of you know, Christian and I … Continue reading
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Tagged evil husband, good things, green card, immigration, kudos, Life, USCIS
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And now, a little music…
Snooping around on YouTube today, I ran into a bunch of different old tunes that I hadn’t heard in a very long time, and some old stuff from favorite artists that I’d never heard before. As you may or may … Continue reading
Week 25: Wir sprechen hier Deutsch…
24 weeks: Teil drei. As I mentioned in my last post, my husband and I decided that our language at home would be German. Now, it’s not like this was an arbitrary decision – my husband is German after all, … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, bilingualism, family, German, language, Life, pregnancy, scary stuff
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Week 25: Shopping for our little imaginary friend
24 weeks: part deux. (N.B.: I begin this post totally aware that this is a prime example of my verbal incontinence and how I can talk forever without really having much of a point at all. Bite me.) My husband … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, books, German, language, Life, music, pregnancy, shopping
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Week 25: Hot pregnancy post action!
24 weeks. A title like the one I gave this post is bound to get me some hits from pervs on the net, but what can you do? I’m starting to think that my comrades in this little corner of … Continue reading
An evening out with the Evil One…
The Evil One being my husband, of course We went out tonight for Mongolian BBQ and a showing of Stardust, and it was a good night. Ok, the food was too much for my pregnant belly, but the movie? The … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, evil husband, good things, Life, movies, Neil Gaiman, pregnancy, Stardust
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Week 24: Five good things about being pregnant – Episode III
23 weeks, 5 days. This week’s list of five good things about being pregnant right now: The fact that while the baby may not always be super-wiggly, when he moves, I can really feel him. The realization that in just … Continue reading


