What I’ve done today: Said farewell to my MIL as she headed back to her home in Port Townsend, WA. Stocked the larder with lots of groceries (went with Husband and Claire, and she was so fascinated by everything). Made a pasta dinner and a salad. Washed seven loads of laundry and possibly broke the [...]
From the first post I authored each month this year. January: It’s a new year and we’re off running, trying to find a place to live. February: The movers from Hansen-Smylie arrived at 8:30 a.m. on Monday the 29th, and they finished unloading the truck at 5:00 p.m. March: I’m pretty darn happy these days. [...]
Being There: The Benefits of a Stay-At-Home Parent This short book discusses the issues of attachment disorder and behavioral problems that may arise from inconsistent care-giving provided in day care centers and by nannies at home. Its purpose is to provide a rationale for having one SAHP (stay-at-home parent) care for the child until at [...]
Claire is getting heavy to carry! I think we may have a baby carrier that’s a winner. When she was born, we first tried the Infantino sling. Claire hated it. It required her to be horizontal, and this wasn’t comfortable with the reflux. It was also dark and hot. We tried a Moby wrap. Getting [...]
We have a bank account with the Bank That Owns Everything. An added wrinkle is that this account was opened in Texas. When we moved here, we were told that California is Special, and we’d need to close the Texas account and open a new one in this state if we wanted to use the [...]
Normally I put up holiday decorations the day after Thanksgiving and put them all away on New Year’s Day. This year I didn’t adorn the house until December 8th and, desperate for floor space again, we packed the tree and other items up yesterday afternoon. All our presents are living in their appropriate places for [...]
Unlike my apple pie crust for Thanksgiving, the pie for Krismas Day came out very well. I’ve got my pie mojo back.
moar funny pictures
Wishing you joyous days ahead.
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