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oh what the eff - ask me
I know I just started this a couple of weeks ago, but if anyone missed or now has the balls to ask me something, go for it 
Blythe, born 6/5/10, and Oscar the dog (not pictured), adopted 11/16/07
Re: oh what the eff - ask me
Do you still do yoga?
I love reading your blog- even though I don't really know you-is that odd?
Is it hard having your SIL on the board?
Have you made a decision on your house yet?
What's your favorite TV show?
PS - your friend E is amazing. Forget waiting until Christmas - I already showed DH a pic of it that she took before she sent it to me and he LOVED it. Perfect in every way. So, thanks to you for blogging about that!
Yes, I still do yoga. Not as regularly as I would like right now, due to DH's crazy work schedule.
No, I love when anyone likes reading my blog! And I feel like I know you (facebook, here, pinterest), so maybe that's weird on my end!
You are dead to me
Hard in what way? I might be able to be more specific......but no, I don't find it hard. I feel like I know her better (and hopefully vice versa) as a result of both of us being on the board, to be honest - since we don't chat on the phone regularly and stuff, it's nice to learn things about her that I might not otherwise know about!
DH was the one keeping that up, and it got tiresome for him and he couldn't come up with anything new or remotely interesting (in his mind). He was not a natural-born blogger, I guess
We haven't made a firm decision - the next step is to meet with a couple of realtors to see what the right pricing might be, and then we'll decide. And we still have a couple of things to do to spruce the place up (some paint, mostly). I really want to move but I'm dragging my feet, partially because I love the actual house so much.
Aaack, don't make me narrow it down! Right now it's Jeff Lewis's Flipping Out on Bravo. During the regular tv season, probably Modern Family.
Oh awesome, I'm so glad you guys loved it! She's really great and so talented.
Are you still looking at the Dundee area? If you move there, will you be going to Mark's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
1 more - how often are you able to get out the house? Do you work at the office or do you work from home?
Do you worry about B being an only child (with all the stereo-typical only child results) if you don't have more kids?
Do you seriously spend as much time with O as you did before B?
Do you hate C just a little for getting back to rock-star bod so quickly after her first baby (I do)?
Do you regret quitting your job at a big stable company to go back into private practice at a small firm?
We're probably looking more in a couple of Westside/District 66 areas instead, although the Dundee area would otherwise be my #1 choice. I guess I might have to table that dream for a while
If we were in Dundee, I would probably eat more at Dario's than Mark's, to be honest! Too many area choices though, I would just eat at all of them and gain 100 pounds.
I work at the office 3 days/week and can work remotely from home if/when needed. I enjoy having some time just at home on my days off, but it's also nice to get together with people or have plans, so I try to get a good balance of that when I'm off.
Yes, all the time. I've been thinking about it a lot during the last couple of weeks, especially - will she grow up thinking the world revolves around her? Will she learn to share well? Will holidays with our little nuclear family be boring for her without a sibling to share them with (Christmas morning, for example)? Will I grow to regret not having another child and/or "giving" her a sibling? It's a lot to wrestle with, to be honest.
Well, time we spend with B is joint time spent with O if we are all at home, but I will admit that he doesn't receive as much attention as he used to, and it hearing more "no, Oscar!" lately (barking for food at the dinner table, for example). I hope he doesn't feel neglected, because he was our first "child" and we still think he's awesome
Um yes, I hate her more than just a little for that. And I think she's almost 8 months pregnant again and a small part of me hopes she doesn't bounce back. But she will.
No, I don't regret it for a minute.
Are you a vegetarian again? (I can't quite tell from reading your blog.)
What's the best thing you cook/bake?
No, I started eating meat again when I was pregnant and haven't stopped yet
That's hard to say, I don't know that I have a "best" necessarily - I tend to wing it when I'm cooking, so I'll say that the best thing I bake is usually cookies, and specifically my chocolate-peanut butter cookies.
What is your reasoning for not having another kid?
Do you like having your mom watch B? Do you disagree on anything?
love is for every her, love is for every him, love is for everyone
Oh lots of things, some of which are probably unreasonable to other people. Worrying about the newborn stage again and whether we can handle it with our sanity intact and with an older child in the mix (sleep deprivation is no joke). The risk that one undertakes and agrees to, both in something going wrong in pregnancy and/or the health, medical, or other issues that a child might have. Not being able to provide as much more 2+ children as we can for one, at least materially (help with college, camps, sports, activities, vacations....). The affect two children might have on our marriage vs. just one. The understanding that having two children does not mean they will get along or even like each other, either in childhood or adulthood....and lots of other things but I won't write an essay. Who knows, maybe I will have changed my tune completely in 6 months, a year, two years....I see how loving Blythe is already with other children and with Oscar, and along with other factors I'm really on the fence either way.
I do love having my mom watch B. We disagree here and there but not to the extent that I've ever rethought my childcare situation as a result.
You always seem to proper and stuff....
Do you ever get wasted, and all "I fvcking LOVE you guys!" at the bar?