It’s pretty amazing how time works. You know, how when you’re counting down the days until something exciting happens, it seems like time just drags on. You can almost count the seconds, and they drag on endlessly. But when you’re looking back at something, it seems like time has flown by. And you wonder where it all went and how… Read More »Two Months
Bingley when he was 15 minutes old. Turkey poult reading the news. Little baby ducks. It’s spring here in New England. Which means there are LOTS of things calling for attention. Baby chicks, baby ducks, baby turkeys. Preparing garden beds, mulching garden beds, planting, weeding, cleaning. And then there’s the end of the school year push. Every year in… Read More »Busy, Busy, Busy
Reminiscing. Thinking of all the mothers in my family. My great-grandmothers, most of whom I never met, but still are such a big part of who I am. The one who had to leave one of her children in another country for years because they didn’t have the money to bring her home. The ones who left home for new… Read More »Mother’s Day Blessings
Thought I’d share a few interesting things I’ve been learning lately. The cold and flu viruses die at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit. These viruses survive best and are transmitted fastest in low humidity and cool or cold temperatures. A cough or sneeze can spread germs up to 8 feet. People with a cold are contagious for the first 3 days… Read More »Fighting the Battle
I took an unplanned blogging break. There were so many things happening around here, that I simply didn’t have time to catch my breath and write any of it down, let alone try to process any of it. I spent some absolutely amazing time with my oldest son. Six whole days. Just us. And another mama and her daughter. We… Read More »Changes
My “Thanks Mom” flower. Given by each of the senior soccer players to their mom’s to say, “Thanks for getting us to practice, making dinner around our schedule, coming to our games, cheering for us, standing outside in the sun, wind, rain and cold.” His team finished well, with a 14-0 season, and losing only at the last game of… Read More »The end of a Season
Emma fell asleep tonight. On her own. In her own bed. For the first time since she was 5 months old. And she is completely, totally 100% weaned. Finally. Except for the 3 or so times that she was tired and assumed her nursing position, laying down in my arms playing with her hair. I was able to distract her… Read More »Growing Up
“If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would have the courage to let everything go when life becomes too tense, and just take a day, or half a day, out in the fields, or with… Read More »Rebooting
Sorry about the title of the post. I couldn’t resist. But it perfectly reflects today’s big event: Emma pooed! Yes, I know this is not something that people typically get excited about. But I have two children in diapers ( and we’re back to using cloth for them both), so dealing with poo is a frequent occurrence for me. This… Read More »Every Potty needs a Pooper
Why, oh why did I wait for so long!!?? I finally bought myself a Moby wrap. My midwife told me to, but I didn’t listen to her right away. I have 3 other slings, and I used those. (One of which I used to carry 3 other children. Yes, I’ve had it for a while.) Well, after trying to carry… Read More »My new favorite thing