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Okay, don’t worry. I am absolutely not going to get into dirty details over this. But five years ago right now I was working on having my fourth baby. As far as I know, my last baby. Okay, maybe a couple of dirty details. I had a CNM (that’s a Certified Nurse Midwife) helping me

Today didn’t have a red-letter beginning. Ellie and I occasionally butt heads about the morning routine, and today was, for some reason, especially difficult. I could try to convince you (and myself) that I gave all that “validating parenting” crap a shot, but who would I be kidding? I lost it and shouted. Which made

I live in the Rocky Mountains, so by all accounts I should be digging out feet of snow by now. Not so much. I can still see the lawn. It did snow today, but not greatly at my house. I am not complaining about the lack of snow. I do not ski, and I can

It’s not like I have a cooking disaster every day. Or even weekly. Or monthly. Considering how much of my life is spent working in the kitchen, I’d say that I have a fairly good track record. Maybe like an A-. Or B+, at least at the moment. Here’s how it went down. I have

Shall we make a list? Alphabetical? Realistic to ridiculous? Fears I’m likely to confront today? Well, maybe just that last. I have put it off far too long. It’s time to read the draft. I fear this because I already know that A) it’s too short B) it has no plot and C) I should

And I mean now. Thanksgiving is finished. We had a different experience this year. Instead of bingeing on massive quantities of hot white buttered carbs and pie, we served some families from town at a friend’s restaurant. It was not as crowded as we had hoped (and she had expected) so there was plenty of

Scott comes home from Ecuador! I’m glad he’s had a great trip. We haven’t talked much, between a ridiculously busy week in North America and pricy cell rates in South America. But texting is so great (even if it takes half a day to appear sometimes) and Skype is a little miracle right in my