When life takes over...

...you don't write in blogs for several months. In addition to being TOTALLY BUSY, every time I thought to write something in the blog, I was worried that someone would read it and be offended. Don't get me wrong, it's not like a lot of people read this blog, but Craig sometimes tells people to check out photos on here, and so I don't want to write anything too alienating. But isn't that one of the points of a blog? To provide a forum for stream-of-consciousness cataloging of thoughts, ideas, etc. -- political correctness be damned?

And then I read about that woman, Washingtonienne, the 20-something Hill staffer who got fired from her job because she did a lot of kissing and telling on her blog. Man, some of that stuff was crazy, like that she took money from a high-ranking (married) Bush Administration official to have sex with him. So that gave me pause, because I was thinking that if ANYONE would lose their job due to blogging, it would be me (in addition to that Dooce woman). I mean, I was fired for an email, so why not for blogging? That's why I definitely don't blog during work hours. Oh, no no no. And that's part of the problem. I always think of stuff during the day, but then I don't feel like I can post during work. And then I go home, get wrapped up with the kids, and pass out in Desi or Azalea's bed after reading them bedtime stories.

So, in a nutshell, here are the main things that have happened since the last blog entry (not in chronological or importance order):

1. We had the H Party on April 1. Still tired, stayed up 'til 6 a.m., Naval Academy boys stayed until 9 p.m. the next night -- after capsizing our canoe in the creek. I fear for the future of our Navy... I will post pics soon, I promise, Laura!

2. I have become obsessed with American Idol again. I don't watch every second (as that is impossible anyway, with 2 small children and no TiVo), but if I don't catch an episode, I have to read about it for hours until 3 a.m. on televisionwithoutpity.com. Elliott is my fave, even though I just got warned/banned from posting on televisionwithoutpity yesterday because I suggested in the Elliott thread that his fans were starting to sound like Claymates. See? Me and the Internet? Bad mojo. Other people talk all kinds of trash on those boards, but I'm the one who gets banned. For Jesus H. Lena.

3. Azalea has been taking swimming classes. When she's not exhausted, she loves it. When she's tired, she cries at the edge of the pool and the instructor has to spend half the class trying to get her to use the noodle.

4. Craig and I saw Queen + Paul Rodgers at MCI/now Verizon Center. Awesome show. Paul Rodgers has a great voice.

5. I became obsessed with the whole "Mommy Wars" concept (SAHM vs. WOHM), and started doing research, along with Kristen, on maybe writing a book to address issues that a lot of these books don't touch. Like what if the woman is the main breadwinner in the family? What if they don't need the Mother's income, but they need her to stay in her job because it provides health care (vs. Dad's job, which doesn't), Walmart?

I have more to add to this list. Later. Like you care.