This past weekend I went to the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). An incredibly unassuming name for such a fabulous collection. In any case, I was impressed by the volume families there, and children of all ages were receiving impromptu crash courses in everything from German Impressionism to Fauvism. This is good stuff, [...]
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Art History for Children
Posted in Life, Love and Marriage on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Surprise
Posted in Baby Hopes, Love and Marriage, Practice Makes Perfect on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“We really weren’t expecting it to happen so soon!”
“It was totally unplanned, but we are thrilled.”
“It’s a little earlier than we expected, but we always knew we wanted them – so it’s super.”
“We never knew we’d be so happy about it at this time in our lives! It’s like a gift!”
My, my girlfriends. Things sure [...]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Posted in Baby Hopes, Life, Love and Marriage on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have been married long enough now that people who know us seem to have a sense that it’s inappropriate to ask. Oh sure, there was the extended family memeber that got her head bit off last summer. There are occassional references to, “if you guys decide to have kids…” But for the most part, [...]
The “I” Word
Posted in Baby Hopes, Clara Clomid, Estrogen, Love and Marriage on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It changes you, the day they diagnose you. The day they label you. The day you become a piranah to the health care system. It’s bewildering and strange. With any other condition it’s a good thing when all of your medical tests come out normal. With any other condition it indicates you are healthy, and you go home relieved.
You do [...]
Clara Clomid
Posted in Baby Hopes, Clara Clomid, Estrogen, Love and Marriage on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When embarking on the journey of fertility, especially when hormone therapy becomes a part of the picture, invariably there is a trail of casualties left behind a woman each day. Among them is probably her partner, but they include the pharmacy assistant that has never heard of clomid and its effects on cervical fluid, the [...]
World’s Worst Quickie
Posted in Love and Marriage, tagged Life on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most couples have really cute stories of how they met, the first date, the first kiss, and of course the conception of their first child. So often it entails an entertaining or romantic evening – maybe some live music or dinner out at an indulgent restaurant. Maybe there are flowers, a toast to how lucky [...]
A.I. Does Not Mean Artificial Intelligence
Posted in Love and Marriage, Practice Makes Perfect, tagged Life, TTC on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Until a few years ago I thought A.I. meant Artificial Intelligence. Then again, a lot was different when A.I. meant artificial intelligence. I had cheekbones, for example, and my husband and I used to practice birth control in an effort to avoid a U.P. . “U.P.” that’s short for unplanned pregnancy – the thing that [...]
