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Thursday, October 30, 2003

Welcome to Contessa Bags

Now this is the ultimate brag bag!

Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Here--I’ll just scoop them out of my head. That’s what my eyes feel like right about now: two big, round, runny, glazed orbs. And the time change hasn’t done anything to alleviate the guilt about working longer hours. In fact, it seems worse because by the time I leave the office it’s been dark for a full hour. I can’t even swing them in the back yard! (Well, maybe that’s not so bad--those kids will milk a willing pusher for all she’s worth.)

Halloween is almost here, and my diligent efforts to be prepared in advanced have completely backfired. The boys have already worn their Batman and Robin costumes so much that they are torn (bat ears missing--almost irrelevant, since the cape itself is missing, Robin collar missing), and Daphne’s kimono, as it happens, is about three inches too long. Either I have to tack up the hem or make her wear the bumblebee pullover each of the boys wore on their first time out. Let’s see......tack up a hem, or become the love toy of a Greek army batallion? I’ll have to get back to you on that.

Note to self: never, never, never buy Halloween costumes in April.

Monday, October 27, 2003

Thanks to Daisy for this great link to Parenting Bingo. Suddenly my files don’t seem so dreary and my head seems to have cleared.

Monday, October 27, 2003

Who has properly ordered priorities?

Me: dutifully attended weekly meeting with CFO and reported on current state of affairs in grants management; worked with consultant on finalizing a custom database and reports; ate a hurried lunch at the diner (comfort food!) and felt all the while as if I were playing hooky from my desk; met with another consultant to work out bugs in new web tool; recreated our compliance forms in web format; turned off my computer, and headed home.

Dh: Took Logan to school; played with the little ones; picked Logan up and went to the beach, where Dylan ran around naked all afternooon, Logan played Lion King over and over again on the rocks, and Daphne marveled at the dolphins playing in the surf.

Sunday, October 26, 2003

I was just shutting down the computer, closing any windows left open, when I noticed that this article was still up on the screen.  Hmmmm. Maybe he just forgot to close it before I sat down to check email.