Newsflash: I am perhaps the world’s worst sick person. I’m never content to stay in bed and let others take care of me. I get restless, irritable, and impatient. So when I tore my calf muscle five weeks ago, I sensed there might be trouble. My doctor told me to stay off of my leg [...]
No, still no baby. But I had a meeting with my dissertation committee yesterday afternoon and, I don’t know, the title seemed to fit. (Not that it was bad, you understand– just something that had to be gotten through before my dissertation could be properly… birthed? This metaphor has taken a weird turn.) This was [...]
No, not mine. We’re anxiously awaiting news on John’s youngest brother’s wife, whose due date was Friday and who was, as of last night, 75% effaced. (I say that like I know what it means, but I don’t. I’m content to be ignorant, though, which is a rarity for me.) This baby ride has been [...]