Bring it on, Spring
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Heather talks about public tantrums (from kids) on today's Momversation.
- Bedtime, Leta lingering defiantly in the hallway. Jon: "If you want fart stories, you better get in bed RIGHT NOW."
- RIP Louis Mortimer Armstrong: http://bit.ly/1R4tv6
- Hugs and kisses to you, too! RT: @Monkey_Tree: @dooce he probably committed suicide because he was tired of LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.
1. JessicaRabbit said:
Lovely
2. Amy said:
delurking to be in the top 10. :)
those flowers aren't growing out of the GROUND where you are, are they? Our snow just melted this week in Maine. I can't wait for flowers.
3. Heather said:
It's starting to feel a lot like Springtime! Nice picture!
4. KellBell said:
I love this photo! So bright!
5. Pete said:
Yay, I'm #4.
6. Pete said:
Damn you KellBell, okay I'm #5. Actually, #6 now.
7. sarah said:
looks yummy enough to eat. =)
8. Sarah in the Azores said:
How LOVELY!
9. Bex said:
Fabulous - I'm waiting for ours to come out here in Wales!
10. Bex said:
And very best wishes to lovely lady Leta for today
11. Dooch said:
Nice.
All will be well today, no godly intervention required.
12. leigh said:
hope everything went well yesterday ... yeah! bring on SPRING!
13. laura said:
aren't spring flowers beautiful. here in ireland all the daffodils are up. they are planted in the grassy verges along the M50 (ring road) here in dublin. so beautiful.
14. Corrinne said:
Wish I could grow tulips that looked like they'd been made out of crepe paper. And sun, I'd like some of that too please.
15. David said:
beautiful picture ... is there any room on the site / in your life to post a '3 steps to beautiful photography' tutorial?!
16. Moi said:
Absolutely wonderful shot. Send some of those my way please!
17. kel-bel said:
Beautiful
18. mrscrumley said:
Ahhhhh... pretty! Chattanooga has flowering trees and flowers in the ground. Ain't spring grand?
19. Kimberley H. said:
THIS is why your photo's end up on my desktop.
20. Natalie said:
Very pretty.
21. K E N N Y said:
Spring has sprung.
22. jules said:
trade ya some mud and dead brown, crusty grass..
23. SharonO said:
w00t!! Spring! Parrot tulips! How pretty!
I've been keeping you and Leta and Jon in my thoughts, Heather ... you've become like family over the years to me.
(the fun-crazy family that I look forward to visiting with as often as possible, not the insane-crazy family that we have to shut off the lights and hide behind the couch for when they come to call ... come on, y'all got them too!)
24. Kimberley H. said:
David, there is. Go under "photos" in the search bar and look for "that lovely glow effect".
Cheers.
25. Kimberley H. said:
Oops. I meant Catagories.
26. Sarah said:
beyootiful
27. geeky said:
ditto... i'm ready for some warm weather!
28. jen said:
Good luck baby Leta! *sends good vibes*
29. kim said:
i'm SO ready for spring..
i hope all went well with the MRI.
30. Gisele said:
That fab photo is making me want spring even more. It's dark and dreary here.
I hope Miss Leta made out fantastic with her MRI. Good vibes headed her way yesterday.
31. carla said:
I love Tulips! So Beautiful...
32. elise said:
not in london! it's grey and miserable today.
33. Jennifer said:
radiant!
34. amanda said:
Oh, I love it. SPRING!!! Yay! Beautiful photo....I hope it matches how your family is feeling today after a tough day yesterday.
35. Wicked H said:
Hybrids!! Gorgeous!!!
Glad Leta did well. You all deserve a big ole break today.
36. Emma said:
Wow that's good. It's 1.17 p.m. here and I've been waiting all day to see today's pic! Worth the wait and nothing like the rain-lashed flowers in sunny Newbury!
37. laura said:
here in FL it has looked like that all winter! (not that i'm bragging--i just moved here, so the warm winter is still very exciting)
38. Danielle said:
You have taken quite a gorgeous photo, dooce. I think you really captured that exciting sparkle of spring.
I hope all went well with Leta's MRI yesterday.
I haven't commented in a while, but that doesn't mean that I'm not out here reading and looking at your photos. (I especially loved the Moab ones)
39. Kristen said:
I can almost smell it from here...(I think - do tulips smell good?)
40. Lauren said:
So gorgeous! I will be sure to keep Leta in my thoughts and prayers :)
41. Laura said:
Beautiful photo. How is Leta doing after her MRI? I felt so bad for all of you yesterday!
42. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
I know tulips smell delicious to rabbits. :) They mow ours down as fast as they bloom.
Hope everything went as well as could be yesterday. Give that little sweetie a big hug from the Internet at Large.
43. Ladymadaysia said:
Dooce,
Those are absolutely gorgeous. And the picture captures so much beauty.
I hope that all went well yesterday. Lots of prayers (and good vibes) were sent your way.
44. CanadianAmy said:
I love how this tulip looks, all feathery and like it's on fire.
45. Susie said:
Beautiful.
Lots of vibrating and praying going on.
Hmmm, that's a very happy pic. I'm thinking there will be news to match before too long. Yea?
46. Danny said:
Wow...that's beatiful!
Yesterday was the first real spring-like day here. It felt great. :)
47. the niffer said:
Lovely colours.
Susie - vibrating and praying. Two words I never thought I'd see in the same sentence.
Dooce - hope your house was shaking yesterday with all the good vibes being sent your way. Looking forward to the update.
48. Susie said:
niffer, they go together. If you started vibrating -- you, not your appliances -- I'll bet you'd pray. And if you pray REALLY hard, you start to vibrate. Or something like that.
I feel like we're in the hospital waiting room. I'll go get us some nasty coffee from the machine.
49. k rain said:
Exquisite.
Isn't it true that everything is just SO MUCH EASIER in the spring? As opposed to SO MUCH DAMN HARDER in the winter?
Maybe that's just me.
50. Nilbo said:
Susie vibrates so hard she ends up in hospital? Man, you gotta get you a vibrator that doesn't start with a pull-cord ...
niffer .. check my site ... :)
And Dooce .. what Bucky said ...
51. Lucy said:
*sigh* I miss spring... autumn sucks downunder
52. Charmaine said:
Oooh. That's beautiful. No tulips herre in Wisconsin yet...but they'll be coming soon!
53. Denise said:
This has got to be a new record for me - the 50's! Yeehaw!
Hoping things went well for Leta.
54. shy said:
that's a beautiful shot, heather! i love taking photos of flowers. especially close-up shots. for me, it's the only thing that turns out well.
55. jordan said:
Yesterday we got tricked into thinking it was spring.
Today it'll rain all day and tomorrow I'm sure it will snow. Ahhh, Michigan.
By the way, I hope everything went well for Leta yesterday. I'm sure it did.
56. Heather said:
Kimberley H.--I never even thought about making the photos a desktop!!!
Hope all else is well in the house of A.
57. Joana said:
Lovely tulips, my favorite kind!
I was thinking about you and Leta and Jon all day yesterday, with lots of good vibes. Hope everything went well and that Leta is just fine.
58. becca said:
Yeah, Spring. BRING. IT. ON. Winter has totally overstayed its welcome.
59. Justin Ward said:
Bring it on is right. Chicago could have been worse, but commuting on public transportation all winter can take its toll.
60. AndreaBT said:
That picture just left me breathless. I am SO ready for spring. Bring it on. We had tulips growing up, and I miss them!
Also waiting to hear how Leta did yesterday *fingers crossed*
61. Heidi said:
Tulip is gorgeous. I never comment, but I read every day. I hope that all went well with you yesterday. I prayed to my god for all of you.
62. Ryan said:
Great photo. Waiting to hear an update on the MRI!
63. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Nilbo! Missed ya, buddy!
Okay, everyone is being so nice today. Do I dare be the one who brings the rolling pin to the party, or shall I be nice and fold my hands in my lap and hum show tunes?
64. Stacy said:
Thinking of Leta last night...
Also looking at the tulips this morning (refuse to use pronouns in written communications today) as they lean towards the rising sun and thinking, "Dude... I FEEL your pain."
Damn. That was a pronoun.
65. CanadianAmy said:
Kumbaya, my bucky, Kumbaya.
66. Susie said:
It's a waiting room. We're trying to have a little decorum. Like you would know anything about THAT.
67. Nilbo said:
You do whatever you want in your lap, as long as I get to lick the rolling pin when you're done ...
As for decorum in a waiting room ... pfft ... these are people who, on a daily basis, remove Gumby from peoples' nether regions ... decorum is unnecessary ...
68. Clearly said:
Beautiful!
I love Tulips, my house is full of them!
I hope we actually see Spring in the UK this year, I'm sick of the rain!
Dooce, I hope all went well with Leta yesterday - I was thinking about you all and sending good vibes.
69. Melanie S. said:
I love that picture. We always take our kids to the Arboretum here in Dallas and they have the most beutiful flowers I've ever seen.
70. bethy-mae said:
Yes! spring has sprung!
I hope Leta is doing alright today.
Susie, I take cream in my nasty coffee.
71. jen said:
i like yer flower.
70's is like the highest i've ever posted...today is going to be a mighty fine day.
72. giggles said:
Heather - I truly hope everything went okay yesterday. I know it's stressful for you and Jon to see little Miss Leta in this situation - but in the long run, when she's been given the clean bill of health we know she'll be given, you'll feel so much better knowing all is well. You all were in my (and I’m sure many others) prayers.
Susie - I'll go with you to get some coffees and cappuccinos for everyone waiting. I hope they keep the musack down to a minimum while we wait. :-)
73. Anthony said:
Best of luck.
74. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Leta has so many Internet "aunts" and "uncles" who adore her! Group hug, you guys.
(Nilbo...I'm watchin' you)
75. Nilbo said:
What a coincidence ....
76. Bunnykins said:
This place is really really nice. So nice nice nice nice. Oh what a nice place this is. This nice place makes me feel nice all day. Where is uppercase god?
77. The Rock said:
Nice photo Heather!
78. TulsaOkie said:
B E A U T I F U L!!! Awesome picture Dooce!
79. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
"Feed me, Seymour!"
80. Jennifer in Kansas City said:
Yes, more big group hugs from the Midwest, and I'm hoping that the gorgeous tulip picture is an indication that your spirits are good in the House of Dooce, as we all await good news about Leta.
On a completely unrelated note, if you quit your job, can you then blog about all the stories you DIDN'T tell while employed, because you were wise and listened to Heather B. Armstrong & didn't wanna get dooced? I'm thinking that somehow, someway, it can still bite ya in the arse.
81. Jennifer said:
I'm jealous if you grew those. I kill every plant I touch. Sad...
Gorgeous!
82. wealhtheow said:
Hoping Leta is doing well--you've all been in my thoughts. Chuck too.
83. Katrina said:
Gahgeous, absolutely gahgeous dahling.
Hoping to hear good news about Leta.
84. Amanda said:
i heard peepers yesterday for the first time this year! yay spring :)
85. nibbler said:
i hope things are well with Leta.
beautiful photo. hust what i needed to brighten up a slightly overcast morning. :)
86. Circus Kelli said:
Love the photo, Dooce! I hope all went well yesterday.
--------------
Spring! Spring! Spring!
Maybe if we all think really good thoughts and clap our hands, Spring will stay and get even warmer!
Come on now, we can do it!
Spring! Spring! Spring!
87. Muffy said:
So did Chuck do a yoga stance on that lovely flower after you took the pic?
PS: Dooce, just so you know, not only have you and your site wasted countless work hours of mine, NOW YOU'VE INVADED MY DREAMS! I'm serious! Last night I dreamed I met you and the fam (I even had treats for Chuck) as you came to a friends house for dinner. Just so you know, you had the septic tank poopy red hair thing going on. JUST SO YOU KNOW! So stay OUT of the dye aisle at "the" Costco. You've been warned!
88. Anita said:
I hope the MRI went well.
89. MichaelTLH said:
Gorgeous! This one goes out to all the baby mamas, right?
Sorry. That Baby Mama song by Fantasia just came on the radio and I think I'm going to hear it in my head. All. Day. Long.
90. dänika said:
How lovely! I can't wait for flowers to start blooming here...the high yesterday was 37F, and I was wearing sandals and no jacket -- so ready for spring!
91. Stacey B said:
awesome, gorgeous, b-e-a-utiful!
Hope all is ok w/Leta.
Have not commented before, but I so look forward to reading every day...you always make me smile dooce.
92. Robyn said:
Where can I get some of those smokin' tulips?
93. stella said:
Others before have probably said it but Pretty!
94. greenthumb said:
SPRING! SPRING! SPRING!
My yard is still full of Daffodils, only a few of the tulips are up and they look nothing like that, those are awesome.
Sending good vibrations to you Jon and Leta. Hope all is well.
95. Spurious Plum said:
What, so now even freaking UTAH has spring? Dammit, Pennsylvania! Get with the program!
PS. This is a beautiful shot.
96. Tracy said:
I worried about the Leta Frog all day yesterday, I'm so glad to hear that she's okay!
97. Hrica said:
I hope things went OK with the MRI yesterday!
The flowers are gorgeous! It is going to 80 in SC today! Whoopie!!
98. Susie said:
dancing monkeys * CHOCOLATE * champagne * COWBELL * cartwheels * CONFETTI * matt damon * OF FRANCE!!!! * dogs in fancy costumes * TWINKLING LIGHTS * boxing kangaroos * girlfriends laughing * A SMOOTH ROLLING PIN *
Wong E A Rong E Song O Hong A Pong Pong Yong!!!!
99. Yasmin said:
I want spring. . it is getting cold over here in Australia. I NEED Spring.
100. smacks said:
Yippee to Leta! Whew to Mom and Dad. I'm so very happy for you all to hear the news of how normal and perfect your little gal is.
101. Kathleen said:
Wonderful photo, Heather. Nice colors. Congratulations on Leta's good news!
102. Spurious Plum said:
Heather - You knew all along that you had a wonderful, perfect baby girl. This is just the proof for everyone who hadn't got with the program yet.
Congratulations! We're delighted for you and your family.
103. Susie said:
No more nasty coffee! Lattes all around!
Yeeha!
Nilbo, lick this!
104. AlbionJessica said:
Of course Leta is ok. You knew that, but it was good to get the testing done just in case. Are we going to see pictures of a drunk Leta?
Beautiful flower, by the way. Nothing like that is blooming up here in Michigan yet. I hope it's soon though!
105. coskel said:
latte = YES. I had to work an all-nighter. 23 hours so far in front of the keyboard/mouse.
ouch.
must.kill.evil. client.
106. Karen said:
God Bless Leta .....and stubborn is a good thing.
107. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
You GO, Leta!
108. coskel said:
Albion jessica - if you have crocuses planted, they should be showing up by now.
Lovely tulips, Dooce. mt old therapist used to prescribe them as an anti-depressant, as in "go buy some bright tulips and put them in your home!" works like a charm :)
109. giggles said:
YEAH!
Leta is okay, albeit stubborn! We love little stubborn Leta! Even when her mommy makes us cry with her stories (even happy ones) about her!
!!!!!
110. greenthumb said:
Susie...you nut job. (smooooch)
111. Circus Kelli said:
Hooray! I'm glad there was good news yesterday, Heather, and that everything went well -- you know, in the "even though Leta wasn't thrilled about it and you guys were probably pretty stressed and anxious about it all" kind of way.
Rest easy today, Heather (in the "you're a stay-at-home-Mom and never get a break to do anything more than pee, but at least you don't have to go to the hospital for any nasty MRI tests today" kind of way.)
112. Susie said:
coskel, I did put on my Hello Kitty helmet before saying this to you, but, maybe give some tulips to the evil client, then they won't need killin' quite so much? Maybe?
113. bethy-mae said:
Nothing sounds as good as "she's fine" does it. Yay Leego!
114. Sarah In Alaska said:
The only thing I have seen growing here so far are the crocus(sp)Just when we are thanking God that the sun is shining and it is finally starting to be spring,it dumps snow! YUCK , I am so ready for summer here on the coast of Alaska. I am so happy that Leta Frog is okay , even if she is a tiny bit stubborn(aren't we all?) Love to all from Crazy Alaska!
115. Gordon said:
you people eat flowers? ewww...though I must admit, I happy to see the grass grow in the fields...means the horses can stay out longer, which in turn means less horse crap to shovel.
116. Emma said:
You see what happens when you go out for a latte because you've been checking all day for news of Leta? All bow down to the power of the mighty skinny decaff latte and congratulations on your fantastic news. :)
117. donni said:
wonderful news!
118. southern fried girl said:
I am so happy and relieved for you and Jon that the little person is doing well. If only there were a pill for stubborn, huh? :)
119. Laurie said:
Beautiful! Tulips are my favorite flower.
So very glad to read that Leta is as perfect as can be...stubborn, but perfect nonetheless. :-)
120. greenthumb said:
congratulations Heather, Jon and Leta.
great news!
121. PTC said:
I know I'm going to get roasted for asking this, but I must ask anyway. Has Leta been tested for SMA? It's a simple blood test.
122. Kassi said:
Oh Happy Day!
123. kieran said:
I am So ready for spring!
124. minxlj said:
What a gorgeous photo, one of my favourite flowers. And congrats on Leta's all-clear from the hospital!!!
125. marie said:
so glad to hear that leta frog is a-ok and that she's just stubborn!! good luck with that, dooce and jon!! ha! wonder where she gets that from?
126. Susie said:
coskel, if you're still thinking killin' is the way to go, you could try some of those poppies like in the wizard of oz -- just deep sleep -- cause who's gonna play the music if you go to the big house, and there's like 40,000 witnesses in this room alone...
greenie, sssshhhhh, most people don't know I'm that way...smooch to you, too
127. becaru said:
MUFFY, I dreamt last week that I lived next door to Dooce and Jon. Rarely do I remember my dreams, but this one was vivid. Coincidence?? I DON'T THINK SO.
128. Muffy said:
Ohmygod...Here we are, talking about beautiful spring flowers, and what happens? The florist JUST DELIVERED a gorgeous basket of tulips and spring flowers to moi! I am so blessed to be marrying such a wonderful man in LESS THAN TWO MONTHS!! (Viewable, live as it happens, May 18, 1:30 PST - Vivalasvegasweddings.com)
So I've got flowers on my desk from the man of my dreams, and I've got the Queen of Blog, Heather B. Armstrong, IN MY DREAMS! All I need now is Jimmy Buffett to show up at Margaritaville, Las Vegas, to play our wedding, and I'll die a happy woman.
And yes, my prayers were all about "the frog" last night. Sending you, Jon, Leta and Chuck many prayers for continued good health. May you never be dragged into an Olive Garden against your will! (Heather, I actually printed the "Free Breadsticks" post and it now sits on top of the stack of National Geographics in our loo). I can't say it enough, Heather, you are my HERO!
129. sporty said:
I love the flickr picture of the two of you. There's something about it that just gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.
130. August95 said:
Thanks for sharing with us Heather. Glad to hear things went well. Your picture is lovely today as well.
131. RazDreams said:
yea, she's very stubborn! yea!!! may we all be so blessed. tulips to you all.
132. Wicked H said:
OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!!
Thank goodness Frog Princess is fine. Way to go Leego!!!!
133. Me Now said:
Yay for Leta!
What a sparkly dooce day. Flowers and happy drunken troll babies.
Was definitely praying. Yay!
134. Clearly said:
YEAH FOR LETA
I'm so pleased everything is ok (well apart from the stubborness!!)
135. red said:
awesome to hear that Leta is "fine." i think we need some video of her. :)
136. lawbrat said:
Great news about Leta! YEAH!!
I want flowers like that. The closest I got was buying some at the grocery store. Its not the same. The last 2 days have been very nice here, but I'm sure we'll get another snow storm. The joy of Michigan.
137. scott said:
So, what is the name of the next child?
;)
138. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Yay Leta! Susie, you got confetti in my pants. How am I gonna explain that?
139. Spurious Plum said:
Lawbrat - I'm sure winter will bitch slap both of us at least one more time. There's always a storm at the begining of April just to mess with your head...
140. Susie said:
C'mere, Bucky, I'll dust-bust ya; that'll take care of your partypants.
141. Reluctant Superstar said:
First real day of sunshine here in the mid-Atlantic, and it looks like your picture... glad to see we are all heading for the season that is no longer winter!
And a hearty YAY for Leta being FINE if not a touch STUBBORN.
142. squirll said:
i wish tulips grew in florida.
143. Spurious Plum said:
Squirll- They don't? I thought everydamnthing grew in FL...
144. Paul said:
A budding flower like you. But it's supposed to snow in a couple days here on Ohio.
145. becaru said:
Spurious Plum; You need that cold bitch slap of winter in order to grow tulips.
There sure are a lot of Michiganders on this site.
146. La Pixiatrix said:
Dooce,
I am so grateful that Leta is going to be fine. Yesterday I came back so many times, looking for an update. I was holding my breath through your whole post.
So grateful, so thankful.
You look so vulnerable holding her in that pic from the hospital that I started weeping as soon as I saw it. Wasn't sure why, if it would be joy or what. A big part of why I am so thankful is that Leta is loved and cared for by you and Jon.
147. La Pixiatrix said:
P.S. Go Spring!
148. Ninotchka said:
So glad all is well with Leta! One less thing. No, wait. THAT's the understatement of the century, I'm sure. :)
149. Jodi who blogs said:
We all knew there was nothing wrong with your beautiful Leta. Those doctors don't know nothin'! :)
I want to see Leta punch the nurse! Come to think of it, there are several I would like to punch when they are putting in an iv. Owie!
150. Squirl said:
Leta is fine and there are beautiful tulips. What a great day! Love to all the Armstrongs!
151. Katrina said:
Yay for Leta! Now you better watch out, she's gonna be one of those late bloomers that once she starts she won't stop until she's successfully taken over the world. ;)
I think Disney makes something for stubborn, it's the It's a Small World Ride. It reduces me to a pile of jelly begging for my sanity. I'm willing to do anything to get that damn song out of my head.
152. romy said:
i'm so glad she's fine. :) yay, leta. and yay, jon and heather.
beautiful tulip photo. thanks.
153. Deenzadrine said:
*cheers for stubborn baby-ness!!!*
*cheers for healthy baby-ness!!!*
*cheers for tulips* (mine are just poking their heads out here in CT)
And *PBBBBHHHHTTTHHHTTT* to the mean people trying to make you worry for nothing.
154. Abbey said:
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...
LETA!
vibes DO make the world go round...
155. poupidou said:
Beautiful, stubborn, perfect Leta! I'm so happy the MRI went OK.
156. Spurious Plum said:
Becaru - I can't get anything to grow, so I know nothing about plantiness. I think have the black thumb of death.
Couldn't you put the bulbs in the freezer? I heard that sometimes works? Greenthumb would know about this businsess...
157. Lactivist said:
If only that's what it looked like here lately, eh? Utah, I must say, you are turning me off!
I'm happy to hear the great news about Leta. My oldest son had an MRI done once & he too fought that sedative. I'm not sure it's so good actually, lol. Now, relax & enjoy your little frog!
158. kristine said:
Beautiful! Both the picture and the news on Leta!
159. JulieT said:
Heather, dammit, you made me cry again this morning.
So glad to hear Leta is okay. :)
160. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Yeah, it does seem like there are a lot of Michiganders (Michiganians?) here. Or maybe I just notice 'cause I live in the big mitten myself.
Michigan roll call! Flint is in the hizzouse.
161. Torrie said:
YAY for the frog princess!!!!!!!!!!
I say "POOP" in her honor.
162. saralynnmo said:
Great news! I'm so glad Leta is stubborn.
163. greenthumb said:
You could put bulbs in the refridgerator for 4-6 weeks I believe. You want them potted up ahead of time. Then bring them out and keep them in a cool space with indirect light and gradually bring them into more sun.
164. giggles said:
How about Missouri? Other than saralynnmo and Jennifer in KC, who else is from MO?
Guess what? I am. :-)
165. Terri said:
Great news! I'm so happy for you. For the good news and to have this behind you!
166. Stacy said:
Former Michigander, does that count?
Born in Saginaw, also lived in Jackson. Spent a long drunken summer working on Mackinac Island.
Spent a lot of time in Flint (did some Flint Community Players plays when I was a pre-teen) and still fly in there when I come to visit my Mom.
167. AyEnDeeAreEeAyAitch said:
So, so glad to know that Leta is perfect (Like duh asshole).
I was worrying right along side you always wishing you guys the best.
168. Scotty G said:
Great news about Leta, Armstrong Family. Great news indeed. That's rad.
It's really spring here in NC today. Near 80 degrees and sunny. Too bad I am couped up in the office!
169. Spurious Plum said:
Super Greenie, I knew you'd know this. You're one verdantly smart mofo. Thanks.
Now if I could just remember the basics. Like watering.
170. Libraryhill said:
(I'm crying) Yay Armstrongs. We love you!
171. Libraryhill said:
Giggles, My inlaws are in MO.
172. Libraryhill said:
Unfortunately, I'm a transplant from Houston in... (don't laugh) Oklahoma!
173. The other Paula said:
Yay Leta!!! Poor Dooce must need a large strong drink after all that worrying (you owe it to yourselves)!! Im so glad its over and shes fine.
174. Michelle said:
I came across this site looking for others that thought Boohbah was weird. I got the pic you had of the orange one. It's been about 2 months now and I frequently check and see how your life is going. I am happy that your little girl is fine. She sure is a cutie.
175. honeybunny said:
lovely.
i can't wait for the flowers to bloom here in boston. it's so grab and muddy. bleah.
i'm happy to hear that leta is ok. i never thought otherwise. she's a tough girl :)
176. Athenae said:
I'm so glad everything turned out well for the fam. And thank you for the lovely pic - it's cold and rainy in Chicago, and a bit of sunshine was much appreciated.
A.
177. santa cruz carolina said:
glad to hear leta is okay!
178. maryse said:
i'm glad to hear that leta the stubborn is perfect. my mother says i didn't walk until i was 18 months old. i still don't care for exercise, but other than being a little clumsy and not doing heels very well, i walk just fine now. (she also says i'm very stubborn)
179. Mel said:
Phew! So glad to hear the MRI turned out fine. Just confirmation that she truly is very stubborn. ;)
And what a gorgeous photo of the tulips! So pretty! Now for a photo of Leta with those tulips!
180. becaru said:
Well, Spurious Plum, tulips would be a good thing to cure yer black thumb, cuz all you gotta do is plant the bulbs in the fall, and keep the chipmunks from making off with them 'til spring. That said, ours are barely up; my husband checks on them every morning like they're his babies.
Bucky, Troy's in the house! You know that people from Troy are just Flint wannabees.
181. AndreaBT said:
Yay Leta!!! Please let me know if they do get a pill for stubbornness; my 4-year-old is the poster child for strong-willed kids.
182. AndreaBT said:
Can I be an unofficial Michigander if I spent a summer there? And fantasize about living there? But only April through October or so, and just one month in the winter, because that $^&% is COLD!!! (I was in the UP, also about a week in January, which is why I know the COLD part)
183. Spurious Plum said:
Becaru - Only thing I've grown successfully were some bulbs I forced. They grew pretty and tall...so tall in fact, that they began leaning out of their glass dish, and committing suicide off the kitchen counter every few days. 3 smashed dishes later, I gave up.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll try tulips next time. Do they have any emotional issues you're aware of?
184. Michael said:
My brother was home with his 13-month-old daughter and while playing with her I kept thinking of Leta and thinking "I'm getting a sense of what she's like" even though I always feel, through your writing, that I know what she's like anyway.
Nice flowers, too.
185. Airea said:
I love that photo! Glad to hear everything is well with your family.
186. steph said:
"300 pound beer-bellied bar troll with breath that could melt the skin off your face"
Boy, do I need a laugh like that today. So glad Leta is fine.
187. Terri said:
Very nice.
188. JP said:
That is an amazingly beautiful picture.
But more importantly, I'm so glad that you received good news regarding Leta. Thank heavens...
189. NewAroundHere said:
Hi, all! What a relief about Leta! (Although from what little I've always understood about child development, the age at which kids reach milestones is much less important than the fact that they reach them in a certain order. My 13-year-old son was a late talker--I worried and worried--he finally started and hasn't paused for breath since.:))
The only problem with tulips in the Deep South is that if you plant them in the ground, they won't come up year after year. I love them but am too lazy to plant them as annuals.
190. erika said:
Just fine.
Joyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoy... !
191. greenthumb said:
Tulips in general are a finicky bulb in my opinion. I love them to death, but they are hard to gage sometimes. Aside from being a favorite dish for many critters and insects, they don't always return as vigorously year after year.
I prefer to plant Narcissus and Aliums, as they aren't as tasty to critters and nothing says spring like Daffodils.
192. Nobody said:
Glad to hear that Leta is well.
193. Trance said:
Kickass news. Woo yay and stuff. :)
194. the niffer said:
BFE - I was in Port Huron (or Port Urine as my hub likes to call it) on Saturday. Does that count?
I thought of you when I saw the sign to Flint.
195. AndreaBT said:
Greenthumb, the tulips we had growing up did come back year after year. They were there before we moved there, and were still coming up when I graduated from high school 13 years later. Wonder if they do better in different regions/types of soil?
Can't believe I'm talking flowers...
196. greenthumb said:
AndreaBT: Were they red tulips by any chance?
197. Shawna said:
Hey! I thought Utah had snow - didn't you just go skiing a couple of weeks ago? So how come you already have tulips when we Ontario-dwellers have to wait another month-and-a-half? NO FAIR!
198. Graygirl said:
Am happy for you that everything is fine....we all knew it would be!
Lots of love here.
PS: It's really spring here today, finally, in Berkeley, CA.
199. Big Gay Sam said:
I never had a single doubt that anything would be wrong. :op
You both have great genes.
200. The Mighty Jimbo said:
ya know, i bought some flowers for my sweetie the other day. hadn't done that in a while. and i'm increasingly convinced that no matter how tough, how corporate, how liberated my gf, a surprise bouquet of pretty things at the office STILL does wonders for the sex life.
oh. nice pic.
201. Amanda said:
yay for healthy leta and yay for spring :)
202. Amanda said:
how come my comments never show up???
203. Amanda said:
oh.. nm
204. Ana said:
I'm so glad to know Leta is fine.
205. Psycho Kitty said:
Oh, I'm so glad.
Hooray for Stubborn Babies!
206. AndreaBT said:
Greenthumb, some of them were, but some were pink, white, maybe even some yellow.
They were planted intermixed with hyacinths, too. (just throwing out random information!)
207. Lish said:
Re: B4E's MI roll call: HOLLAND! Talk about serious tulips...although it's a bit early for all that in the "big mitten." Bucky, I thought it was great how you posted your GHPS report card! Do you prefer Flint over GH?
208. Heidi said:
So glad she's healthy!!! I have a stubborn one too. They are a kick, aren't they?
209. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I agree with Torrie - "Poop" for Leta!
Congratulations, Leta, Heather and Jon, for getting through yesterday. I was sick at home all of yesterday and I kept praying for little Leta. And don't worry - before you know it she will be running around and you will wonder why you ever wanted her to be running around!
210. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Oh, and the tulip is BEE-YOO-TIFUL!!!
211. Gooooder said:
Yay Leta!
I checked for updates about 25 times last night wondering about her. Am glad she's just stubborn.
212. coskel said:
Michigan roll call...I'm downriver, which means south of detroit
213. Torrie said:
I hope you feel better Katie.
Poop!
214. kat said:
So glad Leta is fine...and thank goodness for Spring.
215. Muffy said:
Okay, while comments are still up (i refresh every minute or so, and dear Lord, you people keep rolling em out. Gotta love the dooce phenomenon).
Anyway, since we're all doing the 411 here, I gotta go and represent the 570! That's Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Pothole and crooked politician capital of the world! And don't forget the kielbasi (Pronounced in these parts as Ka-ba-see, not the hilshire farms way, "keel-basa".)
Can I get a haina, or no?
216. Cindy said:
a pretty flower, wish for Spring, prayers, good thoughts, good health, crossed eyes, fingers, toes, and legs -- shucks, that is what friends are for!
217. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Lish - I much prefer Flint to Grand Haven. Not that the west side isn't drop-dead gorgeous, what with the beaches the pretty towns and such. I just like an area that's a bit less conservative. :)
And yay for honorary Michiganders!
218. Kait said:
MI Roll Call:
Ann Arbor here.
219. hopefulloser said:
Yay Leta,
You're a trooper! My family and I are so happy you're doing great! You're our idol for independence and gumption (we're trying to instill some of that in our little boober)
Todays picture goes perfect with the birds I hear outside. It totally gets me pumped for spring.
220. disneymike said:
Leta is fine! Thank God for such wonderful news. Those three words are music to your (and my) ears. You are truly blessed. Never, ever take her for granted. :)
221. AndreaBT said:
One of the things I loved the best about the Upper Peninsula is how people sounded like Canadians with their round vowels ("you 'aboat' ready to goooh?"). I came home after the summer actually talking that way. Sometimes still catch myself.
222. CanadianAmy said:
Yay! Americans that talk like me!
AndreaBT, I LOVED your laundry story.
223. koof said:
go leta! it's okay, i cried when they stuffed me in that tube once, too. only i wasn't young, so i had no excuse.
i'm so glad you're okay!
224. that-andrea said:
Congrats on the healthy frog princess! Give her a kiss from The Internet!
225. Carolyn said:
Yeah for Leta! I'm so glad she is ok. I reread the earlier MRI post too and the drunken baby part was the cutest.
The only time my older son needed anethesia he had actualy surgery (ear tubes, tonsils and adenoids out, ear drum repair) and each time he was in pain and pissed when he woke up. No cute nodding. More like this time and the IV and stuff. Wow do kids hate IVs (and I don't blame them).
Give Leta an extra hug!
226. honestyrain said:
i am relieved to hear that leta is well. heaving a sigh of relief with you both, heather and jon.
227. AndreaBT said:
Thanks CanAmy! And 99% of it is TRUE.
228. rs536-2000 said:
I'm glad it went well...and I'm sure you didn't expect to have a docile child, did you?
229. TulsaOkie said:
Rock on Leta!! Way to prove that your mommy was right all along!!
Hugs all around!
230. trisha said:
Just a random de-lurker de-lurking to say how FREAKING HAPPY I am for you all!!! Hooray for fine!
You are loved beyond measure, Heather, in a completely non-stalkery way.
231. Annejelynn said:
YEAH Lil' LETA!! ~ absolutely thrilled to hear our favorite lil' internet pipsqueak has been given the 'a-okay, clear to go' stamp of approval, able to continue growing and developing in such a most blessed manner, and to do so as stubbornly as she wants from here on out! Congratulations for the good bill of good health granted, Heather and Jon - what wonderful news!!!
232. Annejelynn said:
and that's a lovely tulip shot - made me smile, but not as much as the spectacular Leta news!
233. ada said:
Ribbit Leta!
I'm sure you're both so relieved to know your daughter is a happy, normal, stubborn toddler.
The picture is a good match for your post today.
234. JessicaRabbit said:
HEY! How do I become an honorary Michiganer???? Dont leave me out!!
235. Stay-at-home DAD said:
So good to hear that "stubborn" is good and healthy! Blessings to you and your family.
236. jordan said:
Just wanted to add my congratulations.
We all knew you were fine, peapod. You just do things on your own damn time.
You're going to be a hilarious old woman.
237. Jackie said:
The tulip is beautiful, but not nearly as beautiful as the MRI results. Many, many prayers were answered by the fact that Miss Stubborn is just fine.
238. Wednesday said:
Beautiful pic. Just like your words. Just like your pictures. Keep on living! Leta wouldn't have chosen you two to be her parents if she knew you wouldn't be able to handle it (and if she wasn't able to drive you nuts along the way. Nuts is wayyyy more fun than calm....)
All the Best,
Wednesday
239. janaya said:
Hey Heather,
I read all the time but rarely comment. I just wanted to celebrate the fact that Leta is "just fine," just as I suspected. Yay!
240. BethA said:
Think about all the stress that babies have put us through already..All within the frist 2 years of their lives..I can't imagine what life will be like when they are driving.
241. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
OMG MUFFY!!! I am SO from Kingston, PA - right next door to you over there in Wilkes-Barre. I live in Houston, TX now, but WHO can forget kil-bossy! And pierogies! Man, I miss NEPA. And I have a funny story about haina. When I was three years old, my mom and I were at a gas station and the gas station attendant kept saying "It's a nice day, haina?" and "You are such a cute little girl, haina?" and "Christmas is just around the corner, haina?" Finally I turned to him and said "My name's not Haina, it's Katie!" The guy looked at me like I was an alien, or something. Pretty sad when a toddler is smarter than a grown-up. But I miss those "hainas"
242. bean said:
of course leta's fine! all you have to do is look at her beautiful self to see, that kid's a-ok.
243. CrazyGirl said:
Glad to hear Leta is ok.
244. Liv said:
SO glad that everything went well with the MRI and that Leta is ok. Stubborn, but ok.
Nice pic too!
245. ashbetty said:
Very glad to hear that you had good news about Leta. Although I felt sure that she was alright, it is always a relief to have my rightness (that's right-ness, not righteousness) confirmed by experts.
246. jes said:
i am so obsessed with the pictures you post. before i allow myself to read the comments, i MUST find the one square of the image that you use as a teaser on your main page.
obsessive-compulsive, i know.
247. ashbetty said:
woo-hoo! 245! :)
248. amanda said:
Yeah!! So glad that all is well with Leta.
249. Dawners said:
Giggles - Missouri-raised girl here. Was born in CA, but only lived there until I was like 6 mos. old so I consider MO home.
And the vibes were coming thick from MO yesterday for the Armstrong clan. Am so glad to hear it's all good in the hood.
250. Rachel said:
Michigan roll call: Grand Rapids here. Just survived my first winter here (not too bad - grew up in Iowa). That picture really makes me want spring, however!
251. Leslie said:
To all you people longing for spring, I must gloat here. It is 80 and sunny here in lovely Columbia, SC. Knowing our luck though, it will be 40 this time next week.
252. Muffy said:
Going out to Kate-be-bored-at-work: Thought this might bring a smile too...
"Hey Stash, let's go over to Abe's, and get a couple-two-tree hoddogs, one with mustard, one with not. And a cuppa coffee. Then we'll go up the mall."
Nice to hear from someone from the hood. And believe me, it's getting to be "the hood" around here.
253. Laurie said:
Very happy to hear the good news about Leta :)
254. AndreaK said:
BethA's comment made me giggle. My mum is spending a few days here with me in the city in which I've made home for the past three years, and we were talking about learning how to drive and such. She said to me "the only thing you can do, is just know that one day your children will go through what you did with them when they have kids of their own". That, and stomp on the imaginary brake a lot.
Wonderful to hear that Leta is well!
255. christi lee said:
Yeah! I am so happy for you guys!Hospitals can be a drag, but drunk babies are the bomb. Take care.
256. Spurious Plum said:
Muffy, do you have Yinzers there, or is that just a Pittsburgh specialty?
257. moose said:
That was just the checkup MRI, right? Like the one just in case, right? So that means she's totally in the clear now, right?
YYYYAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!! Four exclamation points!!!! Should be 8!!!!!!!!
Actually, that's what I suspected all along. Tall babies walk late, etc. But I am very happy for you and Jon to know that she's her wondrous healthy self in every way!
Woohoo! Go Leego!!!!!!!!
258. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I have heard people says yunz, and you's guys up in NEPA. But it is definitely an epidemic in Pittsburgh.
259. southern fried girl said:
OMG, Katie, you are so right. Being that I went to college in da Burgh, I so know what you mean. My family up there has the audacity to laugh at me when I saw y'all. Shit, at least y'all is cute. WTF is yunz? It sounds way too Yankee to me.
260. Spurious Plum said:
I'm living in Pittsburgh now, and people keep saying 'dun tun' for downtown, and 'gumband' for rubberband.
I just learned that a 'sweeper' is a vaccum cleaner, too. WTF, indeed.
261. Henryk_ said:
Ahhhhh, yes, spring, and those revitalising, recuperative colours. Here down under, we are just getting into the more sombre, coolish Autumn colours with climate to match!
262. Gumby said:
Hey, I used to play in a Gumband.
263. nexy said:
I'm glad that your daughter is doing well!!
264. Henryk_ said:
......or a Gumby band?
265. Muffy said:
Spurious, No, we pretty much just say "youse guys" around here. I even made a joke about it as in:
What do you call two guys on a double date from Noxen (Noxen is the NEPA equivalent of Arkansas/West Virginia - lots of "suspected/alleged" inbreeding)
Answer: "Ewes guys"
I know, I know. But I know EVERY Noxen joke there is to know. And some of them are quite foul.
The whole "yins" thing is quite regional to the western part of the state. Of course, NEPA is the armpit of the Rust Belt, so we have our own way of speaking. But I do so love it here. We've got lots of Yuengling on draft, some of the best pizza and wings in the nation, and the kicker: The George Wesley Band. Check em out. Georgewesley.com
But alas, we don't have dooce. I'd leave it all to live by dooce, but then again, mormons...need i say more. Heather, if you ever make it up these parts, I'll buy ya a tequila with a yuengling chaser. Then we'll grab some Abe's hoddogs and you can poop at my place. I'd be honored.
266. Evildilara said:
Spring! yay!
267. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
JessicaRabbit - there are certain, ahem, *guidelines* to becoming an honorary Michiganian.
See me after class.
Gumby - careful, green guy, don't border on lippy here. Don't make me use you as a suppository again. Seriously.
268. Gumby said:
I ain't never going back there again.
269. POKEY said:
I'm hung like a horse. Still.
270. Henryk_ said:
Evildilara..........what a bad, evil site you have there....Bwahahahahaha!
271. southern fried girl said:
Spurious,
Have you had someone ask you "jeat?" Took me a year to figure out that they were saying "did you eat?" I love Pittsburgh. I especially love the Steelers. However, their way of speaking makes me cringe.
272. jp said:
Bring on spring, not summer. It is piss hot here! Last week it's freeeeeeeezing, and now I am sweating! No wonder I have puenmonia. I can't spell sick or not. T-3 days to the big 30 and I might spend it the hospital!
273. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
OMG Muffy. Noxen is so creepy. I had heard that it was once voted by David Letterman to be the most inbred town in the nation. I used to have to drive through Noxen on my way to my college roommates house in Tunkhannock (which happens to be a "great place to live"). Noxen was noxious. I went into a little convenience store (FIRST mistake, don't ever get out of your car in Noxen - just keep driving), and the owner of the store was sort of toothless and was cross-eyed, I kid you not.
Aw, Yuengling Lager... how I miss my Yuengling. You know they don't sell that outside PA and Jersey? Nowhere in Houston have I found my beloved beer. MMM, and I could go for a hoddog right now.
Have you ever heard of the NEPA bands Crush and 40 Pound Head? I used to love them.
274. carson said:
Note to Dooce: stubborn will be good for her later on when some jerk is trying to be a jerk to her and she can be all NOOOOOOOOOOOO at him.
THat's the hope that gets me through martini hour, anyway.
275. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
They say "Jeat Jet?" in Wilkes-Barre. And they can't pronounce their "th" in that area. Everything is "da", "dat" and "over dere".
276. jp said:
saying yeeeeeeess to martini hour is what gets me through! That and the hopes of one day meeting pokey!
277. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I am partial to Prickle and Goo.
278. o.j. said:
I would like to take a moment and send my condolences to my beloved johnny cockrain. May he rest in peace. Who says money can't buy happiness?
279. Graygirl said:
Did some one say martini hour?
280. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Cockrain? That totally does not look right.
281. jp said:
katie what is prickle and goo?
282. CanadianAmy said:
yay! martini hour already?
I'll have a glassa white whine.
283. o.j. said:
give me a break I only made it to 6th grade.
284. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Prickle and Goo are Gumby and Pokey's pals!!!
285. jj said:
See that shows what a gumby fan I am not. I just got side tracked with the whole hung like a horse thing.
286. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Here's Prickle.
http://www.gumbyworld.com/memorylane/imagearchive/prickle.htm
287. jp said:
jp
288. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Here's Goo.
http://www.gumbyworld.com/memorylane/imagearchive/goo.htm
289. Muffy said:
Okay, Katie, I used to date this guy, from Kingston, BUTLER STREET no less (where all the aristocratic hypocrites live),and this guy thought his shit didnt stink (it did), but for all his "education" he would say "acrost" instead of across. Drove me freakin NUTS! To this day, if my fiancee says acrost, as in "acrost the river", he fixes his own damn dinner. You see, although I live here, I don't drink the water. In fact, I said that in court once, and even the bailiff giggled. And as far as Noxen goes, yea, it's kind of weird, and if you're a person of color, DONT STOP, you won't be chillin in your crib ever again. Although, if you go through town (i use that term very loosely), make a left over the bridge, and drive until you hit the dirt road, and keep driving, oh say, forever, (about 7 miles) you will find some beautiful picnic spots in the gamelands. The road is a total bitch (be prepared to stop occasionally to make sure you didnt lose a wheel bearing). It's also a good place to get naked and roll around in the mud and be a mud person.
Ah, Noxen. Where the men are men and the sheep are scared. (PS. I work right down the street from the Ranchwagon - don't you envy me?)
290. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
OH MY GOD!!! THE RANCHWAGON!!! HOLY CRAP! My friend's parents used to take me there ALL the time. They have the best foot longs EVER!!! I TOTALLY HATE YOUR GUTS NOW.
291. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
And I used to live on Ford Ave, which is very close to Butler St. I hate Butler St. people. They are quite high and mighty. Although I lived across the street from some snooty people whose son was married to Gabrielle Carteris of 90210 fame.
292. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
By the way, Muffy. What was the name of the guy you dated from Kingston? I haven't lived there since for 13 years (I left when I was 12) but I still know a lot of people there.
293. Henryk_ said:
Hmmmm...an Up stairs, Down stairs mentality exists in the U S of A?
294. laurenbove said:
That's freaking gorgeous! Can I copy it for my desktop? Pllllease?
A huge congratulations to you Heather and your man for the best news in life. You're baby is perfect and stubborn. (or is that perfectly stubborn.) I'm so happy for you all.
295. Muffy said:
Katie: And I love to put this out on the web, because he totally screwed me:
JACK ADAMS
DONT DATE HIM! He will use your computer to hook up with swingers and then erase your hard drive when you find out. All this before 10:15 mass. Makes me sick.
He actually put a court ordererd PFA on me (protection from abuse) so that i couldnt tell his MOTHER (he was 41 and LIVING AT HOME)just WHY it was that we were fighting so much. That, and the OTHER girl he was dating at the SAME TIME got a little pissed that he bought me a new computer after he destroyed my old one (I faxed her the invoice - Boy was he PISSED)
296. Susie said:
I, too, would like to sign the condolences book for Johnnie Cochran. He commented here back in the day of the monkey murder.
297. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Wow, that definitely sounds like a NEPA story. There are some really weird people living around there. Makes me feel a little better knowing I am 1500 miles away.
But I still miss the Ranchwagon.
298. southern fried girl said:
For the love of God, is it the end of my work day yet?
299. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
25 minutes for me, Southern Fried Girl. Let's begin the countdown...
300. southern fried girl said:
While we are waiting for this last 25 minutes or so, anyone wanna let me in on the little secret of why men so royally blow? I am open to all theories.