The Stephford Diaries

I’m sitting here bawling like a baby over some 16 year old kid I’ve never even met because he got sentenced to 90 months in adult prison under Oregon’s Ballot Measure 11. Well, that’s not what’s making me cry.
What’s making me cry is that he’s been in the blessed judicial system since he was eight [...]

Today Tricia is three months old. Three months old! Where has the time gone? How do I slow it down? Why is my brand new baby already smiling and cooing and holding her head up and trying to roll over and all kinds of other things that newborns do not do? SOMEONE, MAKE IT STOP!!
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Yesterday it was 88 degrees outside and I was feeling particularly cranky. What is a girl to do? Well, make my favorite warm weather comfort food of course! Nothing cheers me up like these Quesadillas when I’m feeling down and don’t feel like cooking. Well, at least nothing that doesn’t come out of a paper [...]

…I’ve got to post this. It’s funny. And it sums up our parenting nicely. (And NO, I’m not avoiding work. Hush.)
So, the kids have no bedtime during summer. No, really, none at all. Judge away, my poppets. But it’s summer, for goodness’ sake! Why should they have a bedtime? I’m digressing again. Dammit.
Anyway, the other [...]

Alright, kids, in this last week before my girlbits are fixed, I’m going to push hard to make sure I have my job all done. (My boss will be happy to read this, I bet.) This means I won’t have much time for anything other than work and family. (I still don’t know why they [...]

Duke lacrosse prosecutor disbarred - CNN.com
RALEIGH, North Carolina (CNN) — The prosecutor in the Duke University lacrosse team rape case was disbarred Saturday for unethical conduct, and the chairman of the disciplinary committee blamed “political ambition” for his downfall.
Those of you who are on my e-mail loop know that I have been following this [...]

So there are some recipes that you make for special occasions such as Penne and 5 cheeses or a really yummy lasagna. Then there are some that are entirely seasonal like a hearty stew or a Fresh Peach Pie. Then there are some of my favorite recipes, those that you make so often that you [...]

Okay, y’all, how cute is this? (Open that up in a new window/tab and take a gander at it that way — it’s much clearer.)
Apparently, Amazon has someone out there searching the vast blogosphere for references to “amazon customer service.” Yet, they can’t manage to process a credit card in a timely manner. (There might [...]

…for posting this and making me cry and miss my grandparents. Oh, damn, y’all. This is just beautiful. This particular song makes me cry anyway, but this version? Best. Version. Ever.
There are some other songs by these hep cats and kittens, you should check ‘em out. For real.

I won’t finish that since I’m trying to cut down on the swear words here. I’m very non-plussed with my experience with them and their gift certificate program, and it’s all I can do not to haul out words stronger than “dang” here, kids. I’ve been trying since yesterday to get the prize for the [...]