It's not often that I get to leave the lab for other work-related duties, but today I did. Last week, I received an e-mail about a free...

It's been nearly three weeks (I think) since Alex and I got sick. We're both still congested, though I think I'm worse off than ...

In case anyone needs proof I'm crazy, this is it. I just signed up for National Novel Writing Month. If you haven't heard of this b...

Last night was the Genesis concert. (I blogged about getting tickets for this show back in...oh, I don't remember what month it was. My ...

Alex and I are sick. I first noticed it Thursday morning around midnight, when I fed Alex. I noticed he was breathing heavily but thought he...

e I've been meaning to blog for a few days now, but it's been hard to find the time. Alex doesn't go to sleep until 8:30 or 9:00...

At least, I think I do. ;) I've survived two weeks of being a working mom. The mornings are hectic, as Eugene and I take care of Alex an...

It was a pretty busy weekend for us. Eugene took Saturday off, so he had all three days free, which was nice. We spent most of Saturday baki...

Today Eugene, Alex, and I went to a surprise baby shower for my cousin's wife, Gina. This will be their second child, a boy (and possibl...

I had to run a couple of errands today. As I drove to the bank, I noticed something grey had gotten caught in my windshield wipers. I though...

Yesterday, as I was doing laundry, I spotted a chipmunk in the laundry room. It ran behind the washing machines when I entered the room, the...

As I was tending to Alex this evening while Eugene cooked dinner, I heard Eugene let out a pleased laugh. He'd checked his e-mail and fo...

There's been a lot going on lately, especially with Alex being christened this past weekend, but I haven't had much time to blog abo...

It's been a couple of years since my last eye exam; in fact, it was the summer before I got married. (I wanted to wear contacts for the ...

The past couple of days have been a bit hectic for me. Friday I took Alex on his first major grocery shopping trip (as in spending an hour i...

We have a very friendly squirrel visiting our patio. He comes up to the screen door and looks into the kitchen as if he expects me to let hi...

Saturday was Harry Potter Day. I spent most of it (besides caring for Alex and doing laundry) either waiting for UPS to deliver my book or r...

Would you believe I haven't filled up my car since May? I wasn't able to drive last month while I was recovering from surgery. But l...

As you can imagine, I've been a bit busy since Alex arrived. It seems like as soon as I finish feeding him and putting him down to sleep...

OK, I'm a little slow on blogging this week. This picture was taken on Sunday. Eugene finally made good on something he's talked abo...