Posted in Everyday Insanity, Uncategorized| August 31st, 2009
I left off on a sour note, didn’t I? I’ve been thinking about that, but really realized it today when a friend called to make sure I hadn’t fallen into some dark pit and disappeared.
So, I had a bad day. Immediately after that I took off again to Georgia to support some friends for a [...]
Posted in Baby # 4, Mothering| August 13th, 2009
Have you ever read that book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day?
That would be today for me.
Have I mentioned that the last 10 weeks of my pregnancies are the very hardest for me? I sail through the first trimester with very little “sickness”. I groove through the second trimester with lots [...]
Posted in Just blogging, Mothering| August 11th, 2009
I check my email and find out about a new doll that has got parents, medical professionals, and everybody in between all riled up.
Straight from the headlines:
A controversial new doll is leaving some parents wishing for the good old Cabbage Patch days.
…and may even promote early pregnancy….
Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FOXNews.com, said [...]
Posted in Birth, Church, Everyday Insanity, Field Trips, Just blogging, Raising Children| August 10th, 2009
By Thursday of last week I knew that I needed some rest and my kids needed some fresh people to play with and love on them. So, given my perceptive Mommy Logic, I decided we should just take a tiny road trip to the next state over. I had plenty of time to think, on [...]
Posted in Menus and Grocery Lists| August 10th, 2009
What happens when I go away for the weekend? I miss my email that tells me how many weeks I am and I get ahead of myself. I was happily chugging along to the tune of “32 weeks” all weekend until I read my email just now. Only 31. Not that it makes much difference [...]
Posted in Arwen| August 4th, 2009
She had about five million requests for the day, and this Mamma did the best I could to keep up with all of them. =)
Our first big stop of the afternoon was the McWane Science Museum in B’ham. Daddy bought her (and all of us) a membership so we can go back whenever we like.
My [...]
Posted in Arwen, Birth, Mothering| August 3rd, 2009
Five years ago, at this very moment (8:40 pm) I was beginning my journey to Motherhood. I was approximately 9 hours into a 26 hour labor. Good thing I didn’t know at that moment that it was going to go on for so long!
I had returned “home”- to my parent’s house- a place [...]
Posted in Mothering| August 2nd, 2009
Quoted from their press release… the new one time use, disposable baby bottle is…
“…filled with a sterile food source and is ready to serve.”
Hmph. Sounds like they are describing the human breast to me.
Can I just take a moment to point out the ABSURDITY of this product?!? Mammas, your BREASTS ARE ALREADY FILLED WITH A [...]
Posted in Menus and Grocery Lists| August 1st, 2009
Saturday-??/??/??/cherries/Baked Salmon and Cheese grits w garden veggies
Sunday-Bagels and Eggs/at church/???/Fruit/Roast Beef
Monday- eggs and bagels/cereal/lentil soup/popcorn/Baked Chicken and veggies
Tuesday-Presoaked Oats/fruit/sandwiches/fruit/Arwen’s birthday dinner (?)
Wednesday: Eggs and Bagels/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 Arwen, Everyday Insanity| August 1st, 2009
This happened weeks ago. Forgive me for holding out on you.
Charis had a mild obsession with Palm Trees that lasted for about 6 months after we went to the beach last September. On the way there, I had told the girls that they’d know we were getting close to the beach when they started seeing [...]