http://writingbetweenthelines.com Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:26:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't written in a long time.  This isn't because I haven't had anything interesting to say.  In my opinion I've had TONS of fantastic stories to tell you.  However I've been in self-imposed exile because I swore I wouldn't become one of those parents who can't talk about ANYthing ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=152 I have a Super Power.  It's not anything fancy, nothing that will save the world from Alien destruction or help us achieve our quest for World Peace, but it definitely has its advantages.  Keeping it a secret is unnecessary so I will tell you: I have a really super keen ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=148 I feel awful that I haven't written anything in so long.  I know all my fans (both of you - hi, mom) have been really disappointed in me.  When I tried to log on this morning I actually had forgotten my username for this site, which has never happened before.  ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=146 My husband and I don't have much of a social life anymore.  We expected that; we'd been well-informed that having a baby would do this.  And while we don't love it, most of the time we don't mind.  We've always been home-bodies for the most part anyway.  But we do ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=142 Today I discovered that, like a miracle, overnight, new sensor-flush toilets were installed in my office building.  I am REALLY excited about this. I've never been a major germaphobe.  I am generally of the opinion that while you shouldn't go around licking other people's keyboards, nor should you get all Howard ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=138 Toys At first, there was one specific place for them.  A cute little basket, tucked away unobtrusively on a shelf.  But slowly the toys started to migrate.  A few in the bathroom for bath time.  A few in the kitchen for meal time.  A few in the living room so we ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=130 I knew flying with an 8-month-old would be challenging.  I knew it in the same vague way I knew labor would be painful. There is very little that would have enticed my husband and me to fly with an infant across the continent, literally as far as you can go while ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=132 I've never been a fan of baby talk, not even to babies.  When adults incorporate baby talk into their regular everyday conversation it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.  Baby talk, even when directed at babies, seems to assume the listener is a complete moron.  And when you hear ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=126 So Tom, Annora and I were hanging out in our sub-basement bedroom in our underwear, with three fans pointed at us, wondering how we were going to get through this summer's heat.  Because not only do Tom and I have to worry about my very vocal discomfort but for the ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=119 First, allow me to apologize to all of my fans out there (both of you - hi, mom) for the huge gap in between blogs. You see, my brain has turned to mush, and I forgot how to type, formulate sentences, create original ideas, and everything else not associated ... http://writingbetweenthelines.com/?p=112