http://madeinrichmond.net One doesn't *become* a Southern lady. You either are, or you're not. No amount of acclimation will make up for a lack of upbringing based on bare feet, good manners, and the mastery of puddling rather than sweating. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:15:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RVANews has commenced with it's second annual rebuttal to Richmond Magazine's Best & Worst list. Or as I like to call it, the "WTF, Richmond Mag?" Nominations started yesterday and go through the 17th. Go forth and opine. (I should also note that my good friend The Suze composed this article, and ... http://madeinrichmond.net/richmonds-worst-slash-best-list/ I had my 26 week appointment today. It was delightfully uneventful and consisted of me making the usual urine deposit into a cup, getting my blood pressure taken, getting weighed, and listening to the heartbeat for about 10 seconds. I went in prepared to ask all kinds of "informed pregnant woman/parent" ... http://madeinrichmond.net/26-weeks/ Enough mopes. Time for good stuff... Two of our very best friends have finally decided to get hitched. I mean, how can you be bummed after great news like that? http://madeinrichmond.net/some-good-news/ This whole selling and buying of houses thing is proving to be quite the uphill battle, one I just won't speak of because it will either make me cry or cause my head to explode from how a-holish people can be. Meanwhile we had round 2 of our Baby Basics class ... http://madeinrichmond.net/what-was-the-noise-oh-it-was-just-me-crumbling-into-a-million-pieces-thats-all/ Friday: Home late. Took a quick nap while waiting for Ross to get home. Went to pick up dinner. Watched The Eyes of Tammy Faye (yeah, that's right) while starting the task of packing. To bed late. Saturday: Up around 8. More cleaning and packing. Dealt with house stuff because that's ... http://madeinrichmond.net/weekend-wrap-up-79/ We all know that childbirth and parenting come with gross things. Luckily, I am extremely non-squeamish. Poop? Fine. Really, it's fine. Blood? Eh. Vomit? Not a problem. Other weird fluids? I can handle it. But there is one thing that grosses me out beyond belief, and I have no idea why. Nothing gives me the heebie-jeebies ... http://madeinrichmond.net/confession/ I haven't posted in about 4 days which is pretty much unheard of in these parts. Here's a quick rundown of what's going on... -We're on track to close on this house and the new one on Thursday August 14th. Yes, that's in 13 days. -We are now in the process of ... http://madeinrichmond.net/quick-update/ There a few things in life (other than parenting, I'm sure) that make you feel more stupid and incompetent than a buying a house. Couple that with pregnancy and you have a big (literally), blubbery mess. That mess would be me. I'm amazed by how much I don't know, even though I've ... http://madeinrichmond.net/shutting-down-hitting-a-wall-and-all-that-good-stuff/ What with all the house buying and what not this weekend, the Zappturday post never happened. So to make it up to you, Zapp decided to pose for possibly the best picture she's ever been in. May I present Gangsta Zapp, The Master of Gangsta Rapp: I'm sure this made it all ... http://madeinrichmond.net/zappturday-on-the-subject-of-whoa-its-monday/ Friday: Came home. Took a nice long nap. Woke up and had a snack. Puttered. Back to bed late. Saturday: Up at 6:30 despite my 1:30 bedtime the night before. Sat around. Was exhausted by 10:30. Took a shower. Stopped by World of Mirth to pick up a birthday present for ... http://madeinrichmond.net/weekend-wrap-up-78/