Formerly Gracie

34 Weeks

June 24, 2009

1. As of my last appointment, everyone is healthy and I’m measuring right on schedule. 33 inches, 33 weeks. Great, except this tells me absolutely nothing. What I really want to know is “Wheeeeen will she come oooooout?” 2. If diva doesn’t make her debut beforehand, my delivery date has been scheduled for the last […]

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A Father’s Day At the Races

June 22, 2009

This past Sunday, the three of us celebrated Father’s Day and the first day of summer at the races…The Silicon Valley Duck Race! 15,000 rubber duckies were released into Vasona Creek to benefit some great local charities and for the chance to win $1,000,000 and other prizes. The main race was started by Steve Wozniak […]

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Three Summer Sides and a Rant

June 21, 2009

Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins Ingredients: 1 lbs fresh spinach 1/4 cup pine nuts 1/4 cup raisins, dried cranberries, or dried currents (or all THREE!) 1/2 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil Directions: Soak raisins, cranberries, or currents in warm water for 10 minutes while you wash the spinach, then drain. Melt […]

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The Ghost of Birthdays Past

June 19, 2009

Thursday was my 29th birthday, which Scout denied like the moon landing. He insisted that it was actually HIS birthday and kept demanding cake… He and I spent the morning at a jump-house party for another kid. I made homemade cookies to share. There was no cake. Boo! That evening, Mr. D and Scout took […]

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Do We Get A Prize?

June 17, 2009

Pregnancy makes for awkward conversation. Most comments can be attributed to idle small talk. It’s the stuff people just say out of politeness or habit. Most it is harmless, but there’s one remark that I just don’t get… Our house was about to be sprayed for ants, so Scout and I were busy evacuating. As […]

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Screw The House. Baby-Proof My Sanity.

June 16, 2009

Last week, Mr. D forwarded a dinner invitation from one of his co-workers. It read: “… my wife and I would like to invite you and your partners to our place for drinks and BBQ on Saturday… Looking forward to hearing if you and your partner can join us!” I picked up on the use […]

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Free To Be You and Me… and Sometimes My Mom

June 14, 2009

My mom is a pediatrician and has been practicing for a very long time. Yet, with all of her fancy book learnin’, she still reverts to “Granny from Old Country” mode whenever she’s around her one and only grandson. I have to remind her that Scout won’t starve for lack of interest in breakfast, does […]

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You WILL Get Ice Cream With Me and That’s An Order

June 11, 2009

Hey! Do you know what’s beyond AWESOME??? Getting kicked in the head for trying to get your kid dressed for an “ice cream/fountain romping” play date invitation you accepted because you thought it would be so sooooo much fun for him… Normally, I would have given up and called with regrets, but I said we’d […]

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