Posted in Just blogging, Organic Gardening| July 27th, 2009
Today was one of those days when my brain just wouldn’t function and my body wanted to refuse to do any sort of activity. From the very beginning, everything was a battle and there were many times that I wanted to just lock myself in the bathroom and teleport Brent back home. Okay, so maybe [...]
Posted in Mothering| July 23rd, 2009
It’s not that I think that women are stupid. Quite the opposite in fact. I was on the phone with a gentleman (who shall remain anonymous) the other day, and he had to admit to me that he wasn’t able to talk on the phone and make coffee at the same time. He had forgotten [...]
Posted in Baby # 4| July 22nd, 2009
Yesterday as I was huffing down the street I had that little tune playing over and over in my mind. These are my “official” prenatal records, in case you didn’t know. I usually record this info in a notebook for each child, but I can’t seem to ever remember where I put it.
Of course, I [...]
Posted in Just blogging| July 19th, 2009
I know I am treading on dangerous territory, as I have just sat down to write with nothing in particular on my mind.
But, I haven’t blogged in a while and I know my tens of readers are dying to know what we’ve been up to all this time.
First of all, we’ve been sick. [...]
Posted in Menus and Grocery Lists| July 18th, 2009
Saturday-??/??/??/Ants on a Log/Surprise me
Sunday-Bagels and Eggs/Fruit/Leftovers/Cheese and Crackers/Roast Beef
Monday- eggs and bagels/cereal/lentil soup/popcorn/Grilled Chicken & Sweet potato fries
Tuesday-Presoaked Oats/fruit/sandwiches/fruit/Hamburgers and fried okra
Wednesday: Eggs and Rolls/Fruit and Granola/sandwiches/ Popcorn/Pancakes
Thursday: Eggs and Toast/Yogurt/Leftovers/Fruit/Homemade Hamburger Helper
Friday: Presoaked Oatmeal/Muffins/Leftovers/Fruit/DIY Pizza
Saturday: Eggs and Toast/apples, PB, and raisins/leftovers/smoothies/beans and rice
Sunday: Pancakes/at church/Sandwiches/Soup
Produce:
bananas
apples-not the pre-bagged kind, those have been nasty lately
fruit [...]
Posted in Everyday Insanity| July 16th, 2009
Signs that your kids have heard one too many Narnia stories…
Posted in Everyday Insanity| July 16th, 2009
We had a nice string of blackberry hunting going on at the beginning of summer. Brent forced me to do this interview, so I decided I’d talk like Michelle Duggar while I was at it. More fun that way.
Posted in Menus and Grocery Lists| July 13th, 2009
Monday- eggs and bagels/cereal/lentil soup/??/Grilled Chicken & Sweet potato fries
Tuesday-Presoaked Oats/fruit/sandwiches/fruit/Hamburgers and fried okra
Wednesday: Eggs and Rolls/Fruit and Granola/sandwiches/ Popcorn/Pancakes
Thursday: Eggs and Toast/Yogurt/Leftovers/Fruit/Homemade Hamburger Helper
Friday: Presoaked Oatmeal/Muffins/Leftovers/Fruit/DIY Pizza
Saturday: Eggs and Toast/apples, PB, and raisins/leftovers/smoothies/beans and rice
Sunday: Pancakes/at church/Sandwiches/Soup
Produce:
bananas
apples
fruit on sale
blueberries
peaches or pears (or both!)
grapes
sweet potatoes
spring mix salad (the kind by the front door, not the [...]
Posted in Birth, Mothering| July 9th, 2009
To be read in the same style as “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”…
If you’re pregnant with three children, they will surely devise every diabolical scheme they can to ensure that you never get enough sleep. Once they are sure that you are so tired your thoughts sound like fuzzy background noise in your [...]
Posted in Everyday Insanity| July 5th, 2009
I know I haven’t posted much lately, but it’s just because we’ve been so busy living life, that there hasn’t been much time to write about it.
Rest assured, there has been a whole lot of the following going on: