Yesterday was a spa day for me. I had a prenatal massage. Since my back had been bothering me all week, the timing was good for that, and it...

I've been slacking on the blog this week. Some nights I had a good excuse for doing so. For example, Monday night was the Billy Joel con...

One of the swans at the garden. Eugene takes time to enjoy the flowers. One of the many flower beds. And of course, what trip to the garden...

At last we had a gorgeous weekend, so Eugene and I went back to our favorite spot, the Chicago Botanic Garden. It was very busy today, as th...

Finally, our Internet at home is up. We had to place a new order for Internet service, as the one call that I thought would take care of bot...

Net Update-Still not up at home. Our land line works only intermittently due to a damaged phone jack. Our apartment complex will take a look...

Our Internet still isn't set up at home; heck, neither are our computers. Hopefully Eugene can take care of that this weekend. It's ...

Yes, I'm blogging on my lunch hour. We finished the move by Sunday evening. The main part of the move took place Saturday, when Eugene a...

Today we got the keys to our new apartment. Thanks to a co-worker who had a few friends and a truck, we were able to get a fair amount trans...

I try not to say too much about my pregnancy, but today's visit to the doctor was worth blogging about. Today was the day for my gestati...

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days; between work and packing for the move, I've been too tired to do much on the computer. I'...

Today I did something I've been meaning to do for a while: I contacted several of my friends. A few of my friends don't use the Inte...

It's amazing how quickly time can pass without you noticing it; recently Eugene and I realized we hadn't visited my parents since Ch...

Tonight we finished packing my paperback collection. It took about a dozen boxes. This does not include my hardcover fiction or nonfiction, ...

My first concert was Genesis back in 1992, at Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the summer after graduation, and I was working u...

You know you're getting old when Saturday becomes a Chore Day, and it doesn't help when you can't even sleep in. I was up at my ...

I've meant to blog in the last few days, really I have, but sometimes I'm too tired at the end of the night or too busy trying to wo...

Eugene and I visited his family today. We haven't seen them since January, and he wanted to show off my growing baby belly to them. We a...

Remember a while back I posted a blog entry about how some attention-seeking people ought to be shunned as punishment? Turns out out least s...

"Topical Heat," Maria Zannini's writing blog, has now moved to Blogger under a new name, "Maria Zannini." Check it o...