http://www.caseycasey.net Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:15:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oh, too many brain cells today have been vanquished in an attempt to figure out All Things Public Transit. The good news - I can now take up to $230 in pre-tax dollars for public transit commuter checks. Now to figure out how much? On a regular basis I ride BART, MUNI ... http://www.caseycasey.net/499 Casey: Why can't I get any valium for Matthew's surgery tomorrow? Josh: Because it's a Children's Hospital. They treat children. Yes, I am a ball of nerves here, I have to say. We're getting up at 5AM (well, that's the goal), Josh's grandmother will be here at 5:30AM, and off we go. ... http://www.caseycasey.net/495 In large chunks: Chunk the First - Matthew's scheduled for a 7:30AM surgery on Monday to put tubes in his eardrums. I know this is a routine thing but I am so anxious about it I dreamt horrible things about it last night. Yeesh. In it I was furious at Josh ... http://www.caseycasey.net/492 9:23 pm. I'm on the bus headed for home now - I had to work late tonight and so in Lindsey's short life this is the first bedtime of hers I missed. The first bedtime of Matthew's I missed was around the same time. I had to work late, telling new ... http://www.caseycasey.net/487 Happy Mother's Day one and all! If you are a mother or a grandmother, if you are waiting to become a mother or wish you were a mother, happy day. I was spoiled today by my little family - I got to sleep in (until 8, but that's good for ... http://www.caseycasey.net/485 Top 10 Things Found in Lindsey's "Neck" 10. My hair (oh, the shedding!) 9. Ava's hair 8. My milk 7. The same milk a day later 6. Crumbs of food (she's not eating solids but her brother sure is) 5. Osama bin Laden 4. WMD 3. Dick Cheney's conscience 2. High Fructose Corn Syrup 1. Neck? My daughter has no ... http://www.caseycasey.net/481 We didn't have our traditional Chinese New Year dinner this year since Lindsey was so freshly born that the idea of making food for anyone was enough to make me want to rip my hair out. So we postponed it until this weekend, right before Josh's birthday on Monday. Here's ... http://www.caseycasey.net/479 First, a video compilation of three videos I took of Matthew getting his groove on. Lately he's been inviting me to dance as well - it's great fun! Until he asks you to pick him up and then your back hates you. We are all doing well here. It's been raining, ... http://www.caseycasey.net/477 Everyone tells you when you have a second child, your heart somehow grows bigger to love the second one equally, or something like that. It wasn't quite like that for me. Every time I look at Lindsey I am grateful for Matthew paving the way into my heart - without ... http://www.caseycasey.net/475 Matthew's first time in a meitai: One of the few times he tolerated the sling:He loved the Maya Wrap, but sized out of it quickly:One of the last times he wore the old meitai - more head control, more chunk:The meitai I made him:Our JM co-op meitai!A wrap I made out ... http://www.caseycasey.net/472