So, I may have overreacted just a teensy bit.

Last night my Sister-In-Law The Phlebotomist (that’s her official title) came over to our house and drew Avery’s blood. Because the limp had gotten worse, not better, and I was out of my mind.
This morning the labs came back and Mr. Caffeinated went over to our pediatrician’s office in person to bully them into telling [...]

Hello, lover…

Ah, Edward…I’ve missed you so.

I’m headed to Northern California this weekend for a visit and maybe a teensy bit of shopping at my favorite mall. Looking forward to the distraction. Thanks for all of the kind words of support over the last couple of days; it helps, it really does. As do pictures of my [...]

What I couldn’t say yesterday

Yesterday, after our ultrasound was done, the nurse for my OB came into the room and told us that the expanded AFP screening I had done the week before showed that the baby I am carrying is at high risk for Down’s Syndrome. This is not news that is easy to hear. Especially when you [...]

Six more and we’ll have a softball team

We had our ultrasound this morning and it is clearly girl #3 for the Caffeinated family. Caroline and Avery are overjoyed because they will now have someone to play the third Powerpuff girl. Mr. C and I were not the least bit surprised.  We’re really happy to add another sweet little girl to our family.
I called our local [...]

“Mr. Mainway, this is simply a bag of jagged, dangerous, glass bits.”

Recently I’ve begun to think that some corporations must actually be employing children to develop new products that are being released to the public. Or really young college graduates. Because no reasonable adult, certainly no one with children over the age of 1 would have thought that this…

…is a good idea.
Danimals Crush [...]

This is why I hate hamsters. Well, this and the whole Richard Gere thing.

This week’s Spin Cycle topic is Hamsters. Actually, it might just be animals in general. Not sure. Anyhoo, please visit the lovely Sprite’s Keeper to see the rest of the Hamster Spins.
When I was a kid we had two pet rats named Scratch and Sniff. I shudder now at the thought of pet rats, but [...]

Children caught riding turtle: “Mommy told us to,” the suspects allege.

Jesus, I’m Depressed

I got some bad news the other night. Distressing, terrible, horrifying news. I still can’t quite believe it.
The Starbucks by my house is closing.
I know. I told you it was fucking awful.
See, we have three Starbucks here. Which admittedly is a lot for such a small town. Also, they are all within a half mile [...]