Hi Gorgeouses! I have two secs. Just wanted to say ciao before I go to DISNEY WORLD tomorrow. I'm leaving in, like, 7 hours and have YET TO PACK! Josh-O will be calling down the stairs any minute now: "Hale? It's past midnight. Maybe you should start packing?" I'm soooo last minute! … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses... The monkey has a terribly horrible cold. Wet, runny nose, swollen eyelids, glassy eyes, fever, coughing, the works. Suckage. And, I'm majorly on edge because my little RUBY BOOBIE's feeling so grody. She's in her crib now. Humidifier's on. Tempra administered. Hopefully sleep will … [Read more...]

I've only met Catherine of Her Bad Mother fame once. It was too short of a conversation. she came late. i was leaving early. but it only took a fraction of a minute to realize how amazing Catherine really is. I mean, think about it. She's behind the call-to-action posts and the mommy blogger … [Read more...]

I've been a total downer lately, and, really, who wants to read about downerness? I know, I know - one of the greatest things about blogging as a parent is that it is both an outlet for complicated emotions and a space in which one can find support for both one's tribulations and one's trials. I … [Read more...]

my uncle Don is most definitely the most unique and bizarre members of my family. and trust me, we are quite good at unique and bizarre. He lives in Kingsport, Tennessee. and he's Southern. y'all, he is sooo southern. i've known him my entire life and i still have to ask him to repeat things that … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! People tell me I gossip nice. That I'm not like the other InterGossips because I'm not narsty to the celebs. Some people say I could be a little meaner; others say they like my niceness just fine. Gorgeouses! I can't be mean. I am a gossip with a conscience! See, a lot of people … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! I am SUCH a winner today! I won TWO contests! TWO! First, I won the draw at my gym. My prize was free makeup. I'd say "woot," but a) I don't use that word in writing anymore, and b) I am VERY particular about my makeup. So, really, this prize sucks. But, I won! The second, … [Read more...]

Life has suddenly become somewhat more complicated and challenging, as it is wont to do at the  most inconvenient times (in my case, end of term with its final lectures and stacks of papers and interminable meetings with panicked students, and holiday season, with its insistent holiday … [Read more...]

one of our senior editors resigned and made sure to leave a legacy behind her. she began a tradition, that the department is still insisting we partake in. each tuesday we are to wear a color, or a theme. like black day. (which i was more than happy to comply with) or blue day. or green day. Well, … [Read more...]

my baby is no longer a baby, friends. she's a big girl. apparently, everyone is aware of this fact but I. yes, yes...i realize that she's massive. 23.5 pounds of massive. and that she speaks in sentences. and can turn on the tv to put on her precious Dora. she can climb up AND down the stairs. and … [Read more...]