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About SP

Recovering pharmacy technician, History BA, wife to a workaholic, mommy to one pup and two boys, epileptic, vegetarian. I've got a mouth like a sailor & find myself becoming more cynical & more liberal all the time.

no more room at the inn

and… My skin feels like it’s about to burst.

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The not so bad news

Misha’s still in San Francisco, so today Avi & I went to see Dr. H. He (Avi) was very good and was flirting with every woman there. He had one small meltdown when I wouldn’t let him go in the … Continue reading

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The name game & why we need to hurry up and pick one

I seriously hate naming things. We had a hard enough time with naming Zoë then it came time to name Avi. Luckily, Avi was the name I liked most on Misha’s list & Daniel just seemed to flow with it. … Continue reading

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and then there was one…

It’s done. Baby is gone. It was heartbreaking, but I’m glad it’s over for her. I love my vet office; they made a bad situation as nice as they could. All of the techs came in to say goodbye to … Continue reading

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tomorrow is too soon

We’ve decided to have Baby euthanized tomorrow. The Cushing’s Disease is getting worse & worse all the time. We’ve tried 4 different doses of medication, but nothing is helping. Her vet thinks she might have dementia too. She’s really confused … Continue reading

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I’m so screwed

and… Other than a little less ass, there’s not much difference in these pictures. Yeah. I’m so screwed.

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My so charmed pregnancies

I suck at being pregnant. My body just does not handle pregnancy well at all. My first pregnancy was a disaster from start to early finish. I had nausea from 2 days after finding out I was pregnant to 3 … Continue reading

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It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)

Well… maybe a little exhausted & covered in spit up, but mostly fine. November 16 at 2:01 pm our lives were turned upside down (in a good way). The baby formerly known as Boyshteyn was born and we officially became … Continue reading

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Not to sound like a total mom…

but the best part of 2010 was this: The rest of 2010 can bite me. Bring on 2011!

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*sings* I don’t care if I go crazy

Well, maybe I care a little. Dream last night: I was in Europe when Boyshteyn was born. In Texas. No clue how that works. Hatching? Tara was watching him for us, then traded off with Aviva. I decided to finish … Continue reading

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