Elaine’s Twitter:
- My quads feel like they have knives embedded in them tonight. I need advil and potentially vodka right now. #ouch #exercise 7 hours ago
- Don Mattrick is a smooth motherfucker. I kind of want to hug him. I bet he smells super nice. #datxbox 13 hours ago
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New Toys and New Experiences
Fair warning to most of you out there, I’ve been in a bit of a funk this week. My right knee which I injured a few months ago has been brutally painful lately which is preventing me from going to … Continue reading
Posted in toddler, video games
Tagged family game time, sailor jerry rum, toddler, video games, wii u
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Big.Boy.Bed.
I realize I haven’t written here in a while but the simple fact of the matter is that I haven’t had too much to say. I don’t really believe in blogging just for the sake of it, to meet some … Continue reading
Lighter and Heavier
The last week has been…difficult. I’m still trying to process all of the reports and images of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. It feels like the heartbreak just keep coming and I’m definitely struggling to cope. My mother is having … Continue reading
Aftermath
I’ve been trying to write a post all day and I just can’t seem to find any of the right words. As everyone knows by now Hurricane Sandy absolutely decimated much of the Northeast and MidAtlantic. My area of NJ, … Continue reading
Finishing Things
One of my best and worst personality traits is that I get bored of things very easily. More often than not it happens when I get good at something and then I become disinterested in doing that thing anymore. I … Continue reading
Posted in video games
Tagged borderlands, Dishonored, video games, year of finishing games
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Making Plans
I have a tendency to get a little crazy right around this time of year. It’s not that I worry about the holidays or stress about buying gifts. It has more to do with the fact that the end of … Continue reading
Posted in baby, misc
Tagged baby, holidays, outer banks, planning, stranger anxiety, toddler
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Fall is Kind of Crazy
Fall is actually one of my favorite times of year. I like the flux between warm and cool. Throwing a hoodie on in the morning is one of the coziest things for me and combined with a cup of coffee … Continue reading
Sibling Rivalry Doesn’t Even Begin to Describe It
“War. War Never Changes.” I couldn’t have said it better myself Ron Pearlman. There is a war being waged in the Stryker household right now and only two of the three sides know they are fighting. When Kaitlyn first came … Continue reading
Posted in baby, toddler, video games
Tagged jealous toddler, sibling rivalry, timeout, video games
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Solutions to First World Problems
My husband and I have recently had one of those conversations that makes you feel distinctly adult. No, I’m not talking about deciding whether or not to pay for the sexy channels (we have the Internet that shit just isn’t … Continue reading
Movin’ and Shakin’
Things are getting crazy up in the Stryker household in a fun variety of ways. Interestingly enough none of the current madness going on has anything to do with my career or Don’s career. You’d figure that would be the … Continue reading
Posted in baby, sleep, toddler
Tagged baby sleep, crawling, sleep regression, toddler bed, toddler sleep
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