Shortest Friday Fragments Ever
Because I am typing this in my mother-in-law's house, on her computer, which is smack-dab in the middle of the family room, I am not going to write much. I'll write just enough to participate in Mrs. 4444's Friday Fragments without causing my extended family to assume I'm writing my secret, deadly manifesto (FYI: That's my other blog.) *** I realize that my extensive time online comes across as a tad anti-social and freakish, w

BabyBoy Campbell
"Has your son ever been a patient at Hopkins before?" she asked. I could hear her fingers tip-tapping on the keyboard."Well, yes, actually," I replied, "He was in the NICU at Bayview when he was first born."She asked for his birthday. I heard more tapping. "You're Nancy, right?""Yes," I said. "He might be under--"She cut me off, "We don't have Joel, just BabyBoy Campbell."I sighed, "That's him."And just like that, I felt angry and powerless all over again.*** A year and a half ago, when I walked into the NICU, two days postpartum, my face puffy and my stomach a saggy shell of pregnancy, I asked t

Cleaning Up Before the Holidays...
Some long-overdue thank-yous for blogging awards:Jen, at Laughing at Chaos tagged me here. (Please check out her super-cool  blog! Anybody who loves waffles and seat heaters in cars is A-OK in my book.)  Rules:1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.2. Share 7 random and or weird things about yourself.3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

The Real Charm City
Every time Paul and I travel to BWI (Baltimore-Washington International Airport), we pass Ellicott City.On one of our journeys, I said, "We should go there sometime--I hear it's cute.""Where did you hear that?" he asked. "What makes it cuter, than say...Glen Burnie or Shady Grove or Greenbelt?""Well," I answered, "It has the word "City" in it, which makes it automatically quaint and inviting."He laughed. "By that logic, Ocean City is a charming little beach town.""It all depends on your idea of charming," I retorted. "Some people find tattoo parlors and wax museums extremely charming. You get plenty of both in Ocean City."

Friday Fragments: Gringa in the Kitchen
As she pressed the wand against his genitals, she said, "Oh, yes. We do scrotums all the time here." Alas, this isn't the first line of my yet-published romance horror novel. This is what Lisa, the kindly radiation tech, told me after finishing Joel's ultrasound.Allow me to share the details and more with you via Mrs. 4444's weekly hosted segment, Friday Fragments. Thanks, as always, for hosting!