Mothers Day |
Yesterday was Mother's Day. This mother's day was kind of a unique one for me, it being my first Mother's Day as a mother, but also it being my first Mother's Day with a mother who is ill.Most of you ...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 18:40:00 GMT |
Christians and Democrats |
So as a current resident in Chiba, Japan, part of what I do with my day is teach private English lessons to students of a variety of ages. On Monday nights, I go to the home of the Nagao family. I've ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:10:00 GMT |
Countdown to Motherhood V: 34 weeks - 6 weeks to go |
Welp...I had a little breakdown last night. These are not infrequent when you're pregnant. The hormones alone put you in a constant state of heightened PMS-like emotions, only about 10x more intense t...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:04:00 GMT |
Countdown to Motherhood IV - 28 weeks (12 weeks to go) |
Well, I've been coaxed, chided, cajoled, and castigated in various ways in order to entice me out of my prolonged silence on MySpace the last few months. I apologize to all my fans. I want you to know...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:52:00 GMT |
Countdown to Motherhood III - (21 weeks to go) |
Although I'm starting to think I need a catchier title for these sporadic blogs, here's another one. (Thanks for keeping on top of my MySpace usage, by the way, Mike). Finally - Baby Haynes is kicking...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:45:00 GMT |
Countdown to Motherhood II (26.5 weeks to go) |
Oh, my goodness. I will be a mother soon. The reality of this comes over me in waves. I'm sure the waves will be bigger and more frequent as the time gets even closer. I'm so excited. But still - some...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:42:00 GMT |
Countdown to motherhood |
By this point, I've gotten sort of used to the idea of being pregnant. It's weird to be "used to" something that for all of my life up until now was a completely un-experienced experience and one that...
Posted by on Wed, 23 May 2007 04:20:00 GMT |
Apology to my husband in advance |
Hello, everyone - I just wanna say that I just love David Bowie. I have no idea why. I don't really know much of his music or follow his life. I just think he has the coolest, sassiest look around. My...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:27:00 GMT |
Confession |
Through a random and very loosely-related stream of consciousness, uh...stream, I was carried along to this anecdote from my past of which I feel the need to absolve myself by confessing it here.Once ...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:03:00 GMT |
On blindness, Allah, and visual art |
I've been reading a novel called "My Name is Red" by a Turkish writer named Orhan Pamuk. I picked this book up on a whim at the airport when I needed something to read on the plane. I love doing that ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:35:00 GMT |
