Not long ago a reader wrote asking me how I’ve handled issues with babies and sleep. For starters, I was blessed to have the example of a great mom, who nursed her babies long-term, slept with them at night, and generally modeled relaxed loving mothering to me. Her example made it second nature for...
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Our power bill has been creeping up lately. Granted, rates increased not too long ago. But in looking at the breakdown that compares this month this year to this month last year, I saw we’re also using more kilowatt hours/month. Since we’re already doing lots of power-saving things, this information displeased me. Nearly every...
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Writing with Gypsy Mama this Friday on the topic of ‘Vivid’. ~~~~~ It’s been a hurry scurry morning, one where we rushed from breakfast to car to a musical performance to the grocery store, with me all the time reaching a hand out to my little 7 year old. “Come with me. “ “Hold...
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One of the boys who managed to avoid the illness last week has a fever and a headache this evening. I am sick of sickness around here, and thinking of buying massive quantities of veggies and fruits and juicing us all like crazy. Except I have also been listening to Dave Ramsey and so...
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Our daughter turned 14 recently, and since her biggest wish right now is a guitar of her own, John and I decided to give cash for her birthday. But the morning of the party I realized I also wanted to give her a little gift to open. I thought of running to the store...
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Here are some of my posts that you ‘liked’ on facebook in 2011 (THANKS so much!!) with a few bonus ones from 2010 thrown in there too. I thought it might be fun for anyone new here to have an easy way to get a sampling of what you’re likely to see here. Mothering:...
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After eight hours yesterday spent running our 9 year old to two different doctors to get several different tests done— all is well and she’s feeling better!!—I got home feeling more than a little exhausted. I was so glad to be home. And yet, almost the first thing I saw when I walked into...
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