well, we're here. it has been an interesting couple of weeks, but i think that we've come out the other side and it all went really well. ej and his brother drove the truck and made it in 3 days- and they actually got some sleep, too!  very impressed. the closing went fine, except that i forgot my driver's license and had to leave to go get it. ( Read more... )

i just got back from my first doula experience...my friend maria just gave birth to a little boy. i was with her for 20 some hours of her 31 hours of labor. the human (female) body is so incredible. i am so tired!! the hardest thing for me was the fact that i didn't have a breast pump and it was pretty painful at times! ej brought lulu to see me ( Read more... )

Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. feminism score: 9
2. yoga score: 8
3. brain child score: 7
4. knitting score: 6
5. libraries score: 6
6. cookbooks score: 6
7. poetry score: 6
8. zines score: 5
9. mamahood score: 5
10. sewing score: 5
11. unschooling ( Read more... )

i know that i should spend some time packing, but it is so hard to motivate to do that. i am so excited about having more space and a house all of our own- i just wish that it could all just magically happen. it is going to be a tough week, our last week here. packing up, loading the truck, ej leaves, party to say goodbye to our entire lives, spend ( Read more... )

so all the babies have been having fevers. lulu was first, then eliza, then orlando, i've heard, now audrey. so wierd. lulu and liza were pretty similar- about 102 for about 12 hours, then its all done. no other symptoms. we thought that it was a reaction to a vaccination until the others started getting it, too! very sad to know that we are ( Read more... )

i saw a movie tonight with other people. i am so used to going to movies alone, it was strange to have others there! stepford wives was the movie, debbie and rebecca the other people. not a bad movie, although the others was on tv when i got home and nicole kidman is so awesome in that movie that this sort of paled a bit. we went out for drinks ( Read more... )

i am so very sleepy. i know that i am totally spoiled, since my husband works at home and i get to spend the day with my daughter, using him whenever i need to go do the laundry or take a shower or a nap...but he's been gone for the last few days and it really really sucks. she just took like a 20 minute nap 'cause i was so sleepy and tried to lie ( Read more... )

so i'm going to try this journal thing...i only have one friend on livejournal, but she's a good person, so i think i'll be ok. i'm alissa and i'm mama to lucy (15 mos.) and wife to ej and although i live in seattle at the moment, i won't for long! we're moving to wisconsin in less than two months- i haven't lived there for about 8 years, my ( Read more... )