Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

Immigration Reform and Obama Cabinet Picks

Posted on December 26, 2008
The New York Times has an editorial today commenting on the fact that Obama’s cabinet picks for homeland security, labor, and commerce seem aligned to tackle the immigration issue. I hadn’t looked at the group together, but they are all well-versed in the practical issues of border states and the complicated tangle between the [...

Ho Ho Ho

Posted on December 26, 2008
Got through Christmas. About that misery fit I threw Christmas Eve, I managed to push it back and decide to take it as it comes. What precipitated it was a tearful call from former-SIL informing me of things that made me view the situation in a different, and much more upsetting, light...

Money, politics and religion

Posted on December 26, 2008
One of my longtime blog readers sent me an e-mail this week asking how I could afford to make charitable donations if money was really tight for me as a single mom. Well, I thought I would just e-mail her back directly. But then I thought, nah, if she is thinking this, so [...

Santa Bribery

Posted on December 25, 2008
So I just finished my Santa Clause duties for the night and put out a cup with about 1/2″ of milk and an empty plate. Hopefully Pumpkinhead will be convinced that he was too sleepy when we got home at 11:30 to remember that we put milk and cookies out like he had planned...

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Charitable Results

Posted on December 24, 2008
Thanks to all of you who participated in my week of charitable giving. A little goes a long way and I may not have a lot to give but you all really helped with your comments, each of which earned the organization an additional 25 cents on top of my $25 donation...

Rainy Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2008
Dressed up and off to Christmas Eve with my family. Two great-aunts and one aunt/uncle lost homes in Ike, cousin broke off engagement, other cousins “don’t do Christmas” anymore. Should be fun.

Say what?

Posted on December 24, 2008

Last-minute!

Posted on December 22, 2008
Did you know that the day after tomorrow is Christmas Eve? CRAP! I have to work all day, then have Christmas with my family, then have midnight services at church, then have to play Santa Claus and then get up at the ass crack of dawn on Friday. YAWN! And I [...

My reputation precedes me (TMI)

Posted on December 21, 2008
So I met up for brunch today with Ana and Wine-Time Girl (who is totally awesome, btw). WTG’s sister has just gotten out of a serious relationship and is moving back in with her parents, which WTG thought merited a trip to the local toy store for a few supplies to get her through [...

Weekly Roundup #77

Posted on December 21, 2008
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup** is the brainchild of Saramel (retired). It is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, A Little Fish in Law School, and A New Duck blogs and is usually posted no later than Monday morning. Next week#8217;s MILP Roundup will be hosted by New Duck...

Weekend in Photos

Posted on December 21, 2008
Santa made Pumpkinhead a bit nervous#8230; Chapin and Pumpkinhead at the mall on Saturday for the 5 minutes Chapin saw him before saying he was leaving the country again. (The picture was taken before he broke the news - I told him he#8217;d better take a last pic before he gets killed/goes to jail/never returns [...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2008-12-21

Posted on December 21, 2008
Revealing myself on the blog#8230; for 24 hours anyway (and, no, you pervs, not like THAT!) Catch me while you can. # Just peed myself laughing over Trannyhead#8217;s comment to my super-serious #8220;I need a rock#8221; post. Bhttp://tinyurl.com/6rln7b # Sunday Stealing: The Christmas Meme: Head on over to Sunday Stealing to see more [...

Content

Posted on December 21, 2008
I should be in a bad place right now. Chapin called Friday and said he was hopping on a bus the next day for his country and could I make the car payment again and wouldn#8217;t I like to hear all about the totally immoral and illegal things he has planned? I put [...

TisBest

Posted on December 19, 2008
The Washington Post has an article about Good Cards. They are like gift cards, but instead they help the giver make a charitable donation to the charity of their choice (selecting from about 250 different options). What a neat idea and a great stocking stuffer or main gift to go along with something [...

Help me do some good - Day Four

Posted on December 18, 2008
On Monday I told you about this week#8217;s charitable mission to give a little bit of money away each day to a nonprofit that could really use the help. A little goes a long way and I may not have a lot to give but you all can help. Comment on this post [...

Pick my last charitable donation!

Posted on December 18, 2008
Okay, my commenters have spoken and these are the five charities up for my last donation. Leave a comment below telling me which of these five you think should get the $25 (plus 25 cents for each comment I receive, up to $40). I have also given links directly to each donation page [...

Holy crap this is funny Twitter humor

Posted on December 17, 2008
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For Butterflyfish?and other random thoughts

Posted on December 17, 2008
Hey, Butterflyfish, look what I got! Those of you who know me are laughing right now because this is soooo me (except I worry out loud a lot, too). Random thoughts: 1) Comment on my posts this week, people! I am trying to be charitable and my many, many readers coming, reading, and NOT commenting is [...

Help me do some good - day three!

Posted on December 17, 2008
On Monday I told you about this week#8217;s charitable mission to give a little bit of money away each day to a nonprofit that could really use the help. A little goes a long way and I may not have a lot to give but you all can help. Comment on this post [...

Help me give my money away - Day Two

Posted on December 16, 2008
Yesterday I told you about this week’s charitable mission to give a little bit of money away each day to a nonprofit that could really use the help. A little goes a long way and I may not have a lot to give but you all can help. Comment on this post with [...

Searches

Posted on December 15, 2008
So I was looking over the last 30 days of how people found my blog and found a few interesting ones: The number of variations of my blog moniker are mind-boggling. In case it isn’t clear, the name is Part-time Law Mom. I.e., I’m a part-time mom, part-time law student because God knows I [...

Sex first, then dating?

Posted on December 15, 2008
Well I sort of buy that. But I think the columnist at the New York Times who wrote about this trend misses something important. A lot of people spend time communicating online or through social networking so they have “dated” in a sense before they sleep together...

Help me give my money away - Day One

Posted on December 15, 2008
Psuedostoops is getting her blog audience to help her make her annual charitable donations in a really creative way and I decided to steal her idea for my blog. The economy sucks and many people are struggling but many non-profits that depend on donations are also having a really rough time of things...

Crap, Christmas is Next Week

Posted on December 15, 2008
I need a personal assistant. Seriously. The tree isn’t up (but blame that on my parents) and the Santa Clause letter was not mailed (oops, all me). I have a pile of beautiful Christmas cards I ordered through Trannyhead’s VistaPrint affiliate link (see, I always reciprocate!) and a letter to be written (yes, [...

Me and my Blue Eyes

Posted on December 14, 2008
Wanna see my picture? Well I’m gonna pull a New Duck and give you a 24-hour look at me and my guy. Since my whole section probably knows who I am after I posted my little “classmate is an asshole” rant on Friday, it’s not like it’s news...

Sunday Stealing: The Christmas Meme

Posted on December 14, 2008
Head on over to Sunday Stealing to see more meme participants or join the fun yourself. Sunday Stealing: The Christmas Meme 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. I hate spending $4 on a gift bag when I could just spend that money on more present! 2...

Weekly MILP Roundup #76

Posted on December 14, 2008
This week’s festive holiday roundup is up at A Little Fish in Law School. The Weekly MILP (Moms in the Legal Profession) Roundup is the brainchild of Saramel (retired). It is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, A New Duck and A Little Fish in Law School blogs and is usually posted no [...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2008-12-14

Posted on December 14, 2008
Is feeling skilled because I fixed my own code twice now. Yay!!! Now off to apply those mad skillz to my studies… # Sunday Stealing: Battle of the Memes: http://tinyurl.com/6emvb3 # Sticker Love: http://tinyurl.com/5muvn8 # Having that Monday hit by a bus feeling...

I need a rock

Posted on December 13, 2008
So today was frickin’ crappy. Back-to-back meetings, school drama, Chapin calling to bitch about yet another bill he is confused about, my mother having to swing in at the last minute because I forgot Pumpkinhead had a psychiatrist appointment, the psychiatrist refusing to refill for more than a month without paperwork from Pumpkinhead’s teacher...

Party!

Posted on December 13, 2008
I have a beautiful new dress on, my hair and nails are done and I am ready to go. Just waiting for Blue Eyes to pick me up. Chapin wouldn’t go to parties and wouldn’t let me go. Except family parties (usually his) and he would let me drag him to [...

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