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It’s all about me.

Now that Oscar is almost one year old, I’m ready to start doing things for myself again.
*GASP*
The first year of his life, well, it was all about him.   And rightly so.  I mean, of COURSE it’s all about him, but what I’m trying to get at is that various choices and decisions we made simply [...]

Rewind

I just read this post again and it sounds too effin’ cheery for what I was really thinking.
I’m just sayin’.

When the hell did this happen?

I realized two things today.
1.  I had a baby.
2.  I’m almost 40.
Oscar and I spent the afternoon at the mall.  I had to return a couple of things to Old Navy (because they sucked completely and weren’t worth the $20.00.  When did their baby clothes get so, um, cheap looking (not to mention cheaply made)?  [...]

I’m no ScarJo.

I’m not a Kardashian either.  And no, not Kate Winslet. 
According to The Gap, however, I’m running in their circles.
According to The Gap, I’m curvy.
And I like it.
Because it’s much nicer than hearing, “Stephanie, you’ve got Junk In The Trunk.”
Ok, rewind.
@CanadaMomDeals tweeted about a Gap sale.  I’m in desperate need of a pair of jeans… my pre-pregnancy [...]

What’s that sparkle? Oh, it’s Stephi’s teeth.

At about week 25, when this picture was taken:

it was brought to my attention that my teeth were discoloured.
It happened just like that *snap*.  Seriously.  One day they were white (as white as they could be from a life of red wine, coffee and cigarettes!  But pretty white nonetheless.) and then the next they weren’t. [...]

Father’s Day

(imported from old site)

Today was our first Father’s Day. I’ve got to write this stuff down… to record it… to remember it. To have something for O to look back on one day. To know that we were a family unit that loves each other tremendously, even if the day wasn’t monumental. It was still [...]