March 17th, 2009
“Murray is small. We’re pretty sure he’s going to be tiny all his life”
It’s a good thing we don’t gamble.
I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 85 weeks! Granted, they haven’t been 85 consecutive weeks. I think I missed the Tuesday whenever I was giving birth. And I think I forgot once entirely. There were a few copouts in there as well. But otherwise, I’ve been posting about Murray for almost two years. We love the little booger. Just last night I was going on and on about just how much so.
That’s why this next bit is difficult for me to admit.
We forgot his birthday.
Now, to our credit, we don’t actually know when his birthday is. The adoption agency told us it was probably around the beginning of March. But since he was orphaned as a kitten and found by construction workers, there’s no way of knowing when he was actually born.
Anyway, we do know that when we got him he looked like this:
And he slept on my belly like this:
Ain’t he something?
Anyway, to make up for our huge mistake, and since we have no real idea when Murray was actually born, from this day forward March 17th will be considered his birthday.
Tonight, he’ll celebrate by eating corn (video), an entire can of Weruva, and he’ll be able to sit on the kitchen counters without being told DOWN!
I will also give him more scritches than usual.
So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MURRAY!
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March 16th, 2009
Toby Joe and I attended a housewarming party over the weekend and I wanted to bring some cookies. I wanted something a little different but easy enough to accomplish while entertaining my son. I chose a rosemary butter cookie. I chose them because they said spring to me.
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March 13th, 2009
Friend and commenter, Missy, linked to an article yesterday that stirred up a number of emotions for me.
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March 12th, 2009
When I dropped Em off at school yesterday, I told the women what I tell them every morning. “If he’s sick or seems sad, tired or cranky, call me. He had a rough night last night and I’d hate for him to be in pain or cause problems for you all.”
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March 11th, 2009
Like all bloggers, I get questions emailed to me as though I’m terribly wise. Because this is far from the truth, I thought I would crowdsource an answer for one of the folks with a question. (Maybe Wednesdays will become crowdsource day on Mihow.com?)
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March 10th, 2009
Here’s an old school GIF animation for you.
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March 9th, 2009
A few years ago, Toby Joe bought me The Pie and Pastry Bible. I’ve picked it up every now and again but I never really dug in. Rose Levy Beranbaum is outstanding, and her book is unbelievably informative, but as a SAHM I simply can’t come close to the level of perfection she recommends. I was always scared off by the amount of work involved.
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March 7th, 2009
One of my favorite pastimes right now is listening to The Moth Podcast. They are perfect for visits to the gym. (Although a couple of the stories may make you cry, and the treadmill isn’t exactly a place one wants to be found sobbing, but who cares!)
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March 6th, 2009
The previous post has me thinking a bit more about whether my feelings regarding being a SAHM are specific to New York City. I can’t answer that question because this is the only place I’ve lived as a mother. But I do think that those of you who suggested as much might be onto something.
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March 5th, 2009
Em is in school three days a week. He loves it. It took a few weeks for him to adjust, a few weeks of holding onto my neck for dear life every morning, but those days are gone. Now, he doesn’t even say goodbye. He just walks into the “The Science Center” (an area in the room with cool textures, shapes and sounds) and doesn’t look back.
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