soundtrack to home

I heard this piece on NPR about a Nashville band (duet) called The Civil Wars, and I'm now obsessed with their album. I was meeting friends for dinner and heard this as I parked, so as I waited, I sat at the bar and downloaded the album to my phone so I wouldn't forget. When I was pregnant, I always had this vision of me hanging around the house with my baby, always playing music. I asked my in-laws for a Bose iPod docking station the Christmas before Maya was born, with this very scenario in mind. And I do use it all the time, but I should play music more. Unfortunately I'm a terrible singer, but I want music to surround Maya as she grows up. And not just me blundering through the itsy bitsy spider as I coax her into a complacent diaper change. So this band will be added to my "Maya" playlist, on heavy rotation, this week.

still life with bunnies

I was going to take this week to "work," which means, or is going to mean: write, and read stuff that'll help me write, then write more, and try to get some of it published. First and foremost, it's also to restart this blog, in the interest of writing stuff that no one can reject. But Maya was sick this week, so my noble goal is being pushed till next week. Sorry :(.

It was Maya's first virus that wasn't just a cold, and she was so sad, she needed both bunnies.

Hopefully we'll be back to this more rambunctious state soon.

And with Maya fast asleep by 5:30 tonight, I'll be going now to watch the past two episodes of Big Love on On Demand. It's the last season, gotta stay on top of it. That's right... I've filled my blogging hiatus with meaningful cultural pursuits. Like HBO.

Maya retrospective

Here's what you missed...

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

First Birthday!!!

Words to come soon :). Thanks for stopping back by. 

xo-

Sara

It's coming back

If anyone is still checking in periodically, Goodnight Martini will make a triumphant return (triumphant to me, anyway) very soon. Please keep checking. New and improved, coming soon. You heard it here first.