Entries from May 2008

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

I bet my worm is longer than your worm

Recent local news to gross you out educate you on the state of really long, and super-gross and slimy almost extinct giant worms:
By JOHN K. WILEY, Associated Press Writer
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Parts of an earthworm found near the Cascade mountain town of Leavenworth have challenged scientists’ contentions that a unique, 3-foot-long native species [...]

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: inveigle \in-VAY-guhl; -VEE-\

transitive verb:
1. To persuade by ingenuity or flattery; to entice.
2. To obtain by ingenuity or flattery.
Inveigle comes from Anglo-French enveogler, from Old French aveugler, “to blind, to lead astray as if blind,” from aveugle, “blind,” from Medieval Latin ab oculis, “without eyes.”
I chose this word because Kid has taken a new tact, a new style [...]

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

internet babes?

Just the usual bedtime chat this weekend:
“And so you came out of Grammy’s tummy?”
“Yup.”
“And I came out of YOUR tummy!”
“Right!”
“I was IN your tummy when you were in Grammy’s tummy?!”
“No. Later. I had to grow up and become a lady first (snickering not necessary). THEN I could have a baby.”
(we [...]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

in which I find I have another princess….

It’s been about five months since Kid got her new big-girl bed, and guess who decided it is GOOD?
By day, (I just discovered) she lounges here when she gets a quiet moment (when DOES a princess get a moment to herself??). By night, she elbows me, kicks me, and moans [...]

Humor Blogs - Blog Top Sites
Blog Directory - Blogged Mom Blogs - BlogCatalog Blog Directory Loaded Web - Global Blog & Business Directory