Another Gray Hairtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5123312009-06-15T15:41:20-04:00TypePadThe Times They Are A Changin’tag:typepad.com,2003:post-681351412009-06-15T15:41:20-04:002009-06-15T15:47:00-04:00When I was a kid I would wave good-bye to my mother after breakfast in the summer and run out the door. I'd ride my bike all over the place, return for lunch mid-day or call her from a friend's...Julianne HaleSweet Nothingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-679586072009-06-10T17:10:08-04:002009-06-10T17:10:08-04:00Every morning, as we're getting ready to go to school, camp, the pool, etc…, I get Harper dressed for the day and strap her in her carseat. I leave her there while I get myself ready to head out the...Julianne HaleViewing Windowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-672636212009-05-25T22:44:19-04:002009-05-25T22:44:19-04:00Ugly Dawg, our beloved pop-up is billed as a camper that sleeps 7. This is not so. Four is about the max that she will hold comfortably. Toss in a dog and a baby and, well, you’ve got yourself a...Julianne HaleAlmost Perfecttag:typepad.com,2003:post-667073392009-05-12T22:34:06-04:002009-05-12T22:34:06-04:00My oldest daughter is beautiful. I know I'm biased but she's not just beautiful by her adoring mother's standards. She's beautiful by society's standards. She has tons of brown hair, giant brown eyes and a gorgeous round face. She's the...Julianne HaleDown the Roadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-664645012009-05-06T14:17:45-04:002009-05-06T14:17:45-04:00My street leaves something to be desired, especially at the end, where it T's into a major highway. There my street, which sounds deceptively bucolic with a name like "Fairway Drive," is flanked on either side by some pretty intense...Julianne HaleThe Baby in the Bubbletag:typepad.com,2003:post-662565812009-05-01T16:15:40-04:002009-05-01T16:15:40-04:00Just as I am finally feeling secure enough in my baby's immune system to start venturing out in public again, wouldn't you know it, a pandemic strikes. What freakin' luck I have. Now I have to stay at home and...Julianne HaleAdieutag:typepad.com,2003:post-658236732009-04-21T16:43:37-04:002009-04-21T16:43:37-04:00I'm bidding a fond farewell to my beloved blog photo. I love it dearly but feel the need for some changes. And, in all honesty, I've added a wrinkle or two to my complexion in the four years (I think)...Julianne HaleThat Part of the Baby Which Shall Not Be Namedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-657637112009-04-20T13:53:42-04:002009-04-20T13:53:42-04:00Here's something you don't want to hear come out of your son's mouth about your newborn baby girl: Mommy, why is Harper's head squishy? Just typing that sentence gives me the willies! I am not a fan of the soft...Julianne HaleDistraction in Actiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-654705192009-04-14T18:21:56-04:002009-04-14T18:21:56-04:00There has been personal drama abound in my life of late and I am in desperate need of a distraction. I've decided to throw my energy into couponing. Yep, that's right: couponing. I'm ashamed to admit that, until last week,...Julianne HaleMiddle Groundtag:typepad.com,2003:post-651743632009-04-07T09:09:52-04:002009-04-07T09:09:52-04:00My writing wheels are a little squeaky so it is time that I grease them up again. My WD40 is this blog and I'm determined to get it going again. With a new baby, a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old, I...Julianne Hale