Anitra's life
I have the cutest daughter.
10/08/2009 07:18 AM
It just takes a professional photographer to remind me of that sometimes.
More pictures of Claire that my photographer friend took
and a couple more...
Birthdays coming up. How to celebrate?
09/14/2009 08:26 AM
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nightskyre's birthday is on Wednesday... and baby C's birthday is next Tuesday (can you believe she's going to be 1 year old already?)
We want to do something, but we just hosted a gigantic party last week (Labor Day). To throw in another complication, nightskyre's cousin will be visiting, too; so we want to keep things low-key.
So, here's my thought. We'll do something this weekend. Dinner Friday night (18th) at O'Connors for nightskyre, and chocolate cake for C on Saturday (19th) in the early afternoon.
Thoughts? Would you come celebrate one or both birthdays with us?
Continuing to shop for a cell phone plan...
08/24/2009 02:42 PM
Or, more specifically, a coverage provider.
Anyone heard ANYTHING (good or bad) about Metro PCS? I can get unlimited calling & unlimited texts for $40/month (within the coverage zone - outside, calls cost 19¢/minute). No contract needed.
I will have to actually buy a phone instead of getting a free one. But for no contract, it would be worth it.
Shopping for cell carrier
08/19/2009 07:07 PM
Anyone use a company OTHER than Verizon for their cell phone? I am less than thrilled with their service recently. Not terrible, but not good enough to keep me loyal either. I am a light but everyday user, mostly voice (usually 10-20 mins/day, except when I'm phone-tutoring) with a little bit of text-messaging.
Who do you use? Do you like them? What kind of plan do you have?
Back from Niagara Falls
08/18/2009 06:43 AM
What a whirlwind trip. Definitely have better ideas for sightseeing w/baby now, and also better idea of what works well for Smith family vacations. It's hard to get 3 people who are used to doing their own thing to work together. Throw a baby in the mix, and 2 more folks who like to plan everything out (nightskyre and me), and getting ANYWHERE is challenging. There were a couple of times that I had a meltdown (hungry and/or tired), and a grumpy baby for a few of the outings (same - hungry and/or tired).
We did have fun, though. Discovered a few attractions at the Falls that I hadn't done before. Surprised at how much Claire seemed to enjoy Maid of the Mist. And the Whitewater walk is probably better done with a toddler who can walk up and down the stairs.
Didn't get as many photos as we had planned, since we forgot the camera on Saturday. Did meet a really nice woman on the Maid of the Mist who took a family photo and promised to send it to us via email.
Also spent time with my dad and his wife, which went a lot better than I expected.
Definitely good to be home. Now I have to figure out how to catch up on sleep and chores.
(Photos)
Second bike trip
07/15/2009 01:57 PM
Took baby to the park, and actually found the playground!
Probably wasn't the greatest idea, though, since I was sick this weekend. On the way home, I felt like my heart was going to pop up my throat.
Distance: 3 1/3 miles.
Total this year: 5 miles...