I am thankful 7/25/2010
For air conditioning. This was already on my list for this week, and then yesterday it stopped working. When we got back home around 10pm it was in the mid-90s,…
ReadmoreMommy Cards
One of my sisters reported that she was the only stay-at-home mother in a group who did not have mommy calling cards to hand out with her contact information and…
ReadmoreWhat Does Stress Taste Like?
Sour, and salty. but extreme on both. mostly rancid. digressus Like the fading aftertaste of dreams wrapped in glitter and bittersweet onions. michaeljwking Cheap, heady red wine with raw tannins and an…
ReadmoreI am thankful 7/18/2010
For vegetables. Especially abundant, inexpensive summer produce. For books. And lovely libraries. For clothes drying racks. Saving money and the environment? Yes, please.
ReadmoreRoller Coasters: Thrill Rides Without Thrills
If you had asked me a month ago how I felt about roller coasters I would have said that I was not a fan, but did not really know since…
ReadmoreNFP Websites
In a comment Stephen asked “Are there any good websites about NFP?” As I tried to figure out which sorts of websites were best to list, Batrice responded with a…
ReadmoreI am thankful 6/27/2010
For an apartment. After almost two months of visiting friends and family and hotel-hopping with Priceline, we finally found a place. And I am so thankful! For not-a-lot of stuff.…
ReadmoreGestation and Blood Donation
Josh’s younger sister started dating her now-husband a month or two after Josh and I started dating. She got married less than a year later, decided to drop out of…
ReadmoreGross Fertility
I believe that human fertility is simply wonderful. A woman’s reproductive cycle is a beautiful thing. I am extremely comfortable with my own body and have no qualms reading stories…
ReadmoreMay I Have a Click, Please?
Kathleen Basi posted some great pictures of her daughter Julianna for the 2010 Parents Magazine Cover Contest. I would be thrilled if you would take a moment to click through…
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