Archive for December, 2008

  • 17 Dec

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    Jillian Frank


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    Packing

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    Have I ever mentioned how much I hate packing? I have moved five times in the past six years, and honestly, I’m SO OVER IT.

    Since moving to Chicago, we’ve been living in the church’s rectory. We were supposed to stay here until mid-January, but since we’ve already lined up an apartment, and since we obviously don’t have enough to do, we’ve decided to move on Saturday. The 20th. Less than four days from now.

    God help us.

    Our new apartment is in Rogers Park. It’s a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom garden level apartment. The building has been totally rehabbed, and Josh, Jude, and I will be this unit’s first occupants. I’m really excited about the move. I’m excited that we’ll be in our new, permanent dwelling in time for Christmas. Unfortunately, the likelihood of us putting up a tree is slim to none, but at least I’ll be able to put out a few decorations in time for the 25th.

    So, as much as I’d like to say that I’m going to get back to posting daily (or near that), the truth is that the next week or two will probably be subject to sporadic posting as I should be spending all of my free time packing, moving, or unpacking. I do, however, miss writing, so as soon as things get settled, I’m going to get back in the writing saddle.

    … fair warning.

  • 09 Dec

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    Jillian Frank


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    Tag… You’re It!

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    Red, over at The Naked Redhead tagged me to participate in one of those blog tell-all posts. (Memes, perhaps?) She’s a dork, but I’ll bite:

    5 Things I want to do before I die…
    1. Go to Ireland

    2. Learn how to quilt

    3. Find an ounce of creativity somewhere in my body

    4. Get out of debt and have an honest-to-goodness savings account

    5. Figure out what it is I’m really good at

    5 Things I can do…
    1. Sustain life with my breasts

    2. Make inappropriate comments at really inappropriate times

    3. Name that song/artist in 3 notes

    4. Pitch

    5. Be totally wasted after 2 drinks

    5 things I can not do…
    1. Web design

    2. Skate backwards

    3. Beat the original Mario Bros

    4. Sing

    5. Cut a bagel in the proper, safe fashion

    5 things that attract me to my significant other
    1. His eyes

    2. His creativity

    3. His gentleness

    4. The way he loves and parents Jude

    5. His laugh

    5 things I say Most Often
    1. “That’s what she said.”

    2. “Jude, we do not pull the cat’s tail!.”

    3. “Feel me.”

    4. “Boo.”

    5. “Are you okay?”

    5 Celebrity Crushes
    1. Ed Norton

    2. Jake Gyllenhal

    3. Daniel Craig

    4. John Krasinski

    5. Milo Ventimiglia

    Peeps I’m tagging
    1. Josh

    2. Jen

    3. Louise

  • 09 Dec

    Posted by
    Jillian Frank


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    Correction

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    The author of andothertimes.com apologizes for the errors she has recently published and wishes to correct them.

    Ahem.

    • The total number of preggo friends I have is actually eight (8!), not six or seven. I don’t know who I kept forgetting each time I made a mental list, but I do apologize for the mistake.
    • The recently posted pictures of my amazingly cute son were not, in fact, taken by either his Aunt Erin or his Uncle Grant. In truth, Jude’s Aunt Makenzie snapped both photos. It was a silly mistake to have made. Makenzie oozes artistic creativity from her every pore. I should have known!

    My sincerest apologies!

    ~Jillian

  • 04 Dec

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    Jillian Frank


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    Jude ‘n Daizy 4Ever

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    Jude is a dog lover. Whenever we’re out at the park or walking around the neighborhood and he sees a dog, his eyes immediately light up and he says “Bow wow,” over and over again.

    My sister-in-law and her husband have a dog named Daizy. Daizy stayed at my parents-in-law’s house over Thanksgiving, so Jude got some much desired dog time. I was really worried at first because Daizy is still a puppy, and well, she can be a big hyper. I was amazed at how well she settled down and how gentle (or kind of gentle) she was with Jude. Daizy loves giving kisses, and lucky lady that she is, Jude LOVES getting (doggy) kisses, so they got along famously.

    Exhibit A:

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    This scene kept occurring over the two days of our visit. Jude would approach Daizy, lean forward, and wait for Daizy to lick his face. Daizy was happy to oblige. I’m happy that someone’s trigger finger was quick enough to catch this photo op. (Grant? Erin? Which one of you got this shot?)

  • 04 Dec

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    Jillian Frank


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    Action Snot

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    Jude loves blowing his nose. He’s not picky. Kleenex, toilet paper, a cloth hanky…anything will do. He’s what we call an equal opportunity nose blower.

    Take this picture, for instance:

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    Here Jude had chosen to use a used dryer sheet as a hanky. I know… he’s a bit different.

    Tanks to Uncle Grant for snapping this great action snot, er, shot!

  • 02 Dec

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    Jillian Frank


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    How’ve You Been?

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    Hello, internet. How’ve you been?

    Me? Well, I’ve been sick…sicker than I’ve been in a good long while. I’m not sure if I had the honest-to-goodness flu or if I had some other virus with influenza-like symptoms, but whatever the true diagnosis, I was sick, sick, sick. I was unable to do much more than nurse Jude for a full 48 hours, but since then I’ve been slowly getting better. Jude got sick the same time I did (though he fared far better than I), so, despite having an attentive and helpful husband at home, I wasn’t able to rest much during the height of my illness. Come to think of it, I haven’t been able to rest much at all since I got sick, which was more than a week ago. Perhaps that’s why I’m still feeling fairly crappy.

    Jude’s 18-month birthday has come and gone, and I (due to illness!) never got around to writing his letter for the month. Check back near the 21st of December for a combined 18/19 month letter to Jude.

    In other Jude news, the boy refuses to have a good night of sleep. For more than a week now (yes, I realize it coincides with him getting sick) he has been waking up nearly every hour during the night; sometimes for just a few seconds or minutes and other times for a lot of minutes. I’m sleep deprived, as is Josh, and I’m praying for an end to this madness.

    We spent Thanksgiving at my in-laws. The trip was cut short by a day because both Jude and I were feeling pretty terrible. Thursday was a miserable day for both of us, but Friday was much better. Jude had a great time playing with his Aunt Makenzie, Aunt Erin, and Uncle Grant, and had a great time visiting with his grandma and grandpa. I think the most memorable part of the trip was Jude continually trying to kiss Erin and Grant’s dog, Daizy. Stay tuned for pictures!

    All in all, things are going well. I’m really exhausted and have felt like quitting (quitting what, I don’t know) a lot lately. I’m sure once Jude’s sleep gets back on track and I get some rest, I’ll have a much brighter outlook on life. Until then, say a prayer for me if you’re the praying type, or sacrifice a small animal in the name of my good health if that’s your gig.