I am so loving summer this year. Of course, it isn't really hot yet, and I don't like that, but I am hoping to "work up to" dealing with the heat gradually by spending a lot of time outside everyday until then. I'm don't have a lot of faith that this method will actually work but 1) the weather is great now so I may as well enjoy it and 2) I can't ( Read more... )

I realized something driving home from the grocery store in the fog a few minutes ago -- I think that I am losing my mind. Not all of it, just some parts that haven't had the chance to run around out in the world for a bit. And not "lost" them actually, but rather temporarily misplaced them for lack of use ( Read more... )

My kids have reached another milestone; today (or technically yesterday -- I haven't slept yet) my kids got their very first *real* bicycles, with training wheels, baskets, bells, the whole nine yards. They have been wanting bikes for the past few months, but we kept explaining to them that it really didn't make sense to get bikes when it was cold ( Read more... )

First, the statistics: Branneth Robert was born on Friday, April 3rd at 6:29 pm. He was 9lbs 13oz and 22 inches long. He is doing great and is totally bonded with his Daddy - it is my husband who can always calm him down if he gets fussy, as in instantly. We are still in the hospital (more on that later) but will be going home later today ( Read more... )

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Why, oh why am I up??!??!! I *so* desperately want to sleep -- I need to sleep -- and my body is just not cooperating. I specifically spent the night at my house (i.e. not at the farm) hoping that a night in bed without two kids crawling in and out of bed, on top of me, etc., would give me a better chance of sleeping, but alas….. here I sit at ( Read more... )

I'm glad to hear that this is being reported. This happened to us TWICE in about a month a few years ago, during the time right after I had the spine injury and was paralyzed, thus we were not thinking about bills for a few weeks. (Literally, only a few weeks -- like three.) It was the financial snowball effect -- we went from having a monthly ( Read more... )

I am feeling a mix of feelings right now…. I went out to lunch today with a good friend of mine; I wanted to interview her for a research project I'm doing. (I'm working on a project called "Trauma and Tradition" about healing trauma through traditional / tribal / ceremonial means and she is a non-Western trauma counselor who uses these types of ( Read more... )

I really am an English Geek. I'm not ashamed. I'll admit it freely ( Read more... )

If anyone out there has a pelvis they're not using, I would be open to an exchange. Or, if you'd like to loan me yours for the next month, I'd be happy to accept donations and would return it as little used as possible. Of course, that would mean, ostensibly, that you might have to use mine for the duration of that time, and I really wouldn't wish ( Read more... )