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The John Adams Miniseries 2008-03-21 07:13:16 John recorded the John Adams
miniseries. I haven't watched grown-up TV since before Anna was born. I didn't realize it until I sat down to watch this with John. But it's so cool. It's so realistic. And life in 1770 seemed so complicated yet so simple at the same time. And if only I could be as intelligent and patient as Mrs. Adams. Dang, that woman has class!Anyway, it was a good break for my brain. I've been spending a lot of my early mornings and evenings trying to get Sweet Pickles put together. I needed to switch gears for a moment.Now, off for some coffee, and most likely a non-slumbering offspring. Sarah headed for bed miserable. I thought she had dodged the ick that Ellen and Anna have been battling. No such luck. Hopefully she'll knock it out quick. I am SO sick of ill
Big breath in....bigger breath out 2008-03-19 19:09:21 Wow. This is great, awesome, a little scary, mildly stressful and wooooo hooooo.I'm so excited about my new business. I feel like it really truly fits me. I feel like it's not going to rip me away from my girls. I have no idea if it's going to fly or not. Hopefully John and I won't lose on this investment. I'm totally content to break even if it means the baby wearing love spreads!I've been signing contracts, placing orders, stocking inventory. It's great! I'm so excited to get all the finishing touches to the web site and open the store. It won't be long!Oh, if I only had time to blog... I still want to do some additional updates on BabyLossandHealing.com, but honestly it hit me hard last time I worked on there. I was transferring my posts from here, and ugh....So much to do.
Ben Franklin 2008-03-23 02:23:09 He said, "Thinking aloud is responsible for much of mankind's misery."Ain't that the freakin' truth. I wrote it down. I'm saving it for the day when I know I'll reach my limit with someone I CONSTANTLY roll my eyes at internally. She manages to say EVERYTHING that comes to mind, never considers anyones feelings and is completely selfish.Oh, and by the way, during the pinnacle of the small pox scene with the absolutely adorable little Adams girl, Sarah woke up coughing... I think I sprinted to her room to check on her. Yeah, the John Adams miniseries has me totally hooked.Oh, and by the way, Sweet Pickles will be open Wednesday, March 26th. ;) Details soon...gotta have some family time real quick... oooo they're just scrumptious. Did I mention tomorrow is my anniversary with John? Read more:Franklin
, Ben Franklin
Politics, People and Hubbub 2008-03-25 08:09:25 This has been nagging at me. Well, wait, first let me premise this with the fact that I've never been a very involved citizen when it comes to politics. I vote at election time, but I'm just not following every law that gets passed, reading or watching the news or listening to talk radio. I'm not against it, I'm just lazy. I let John do all the homework and give me the Cliff Notes.So anyway, here I am living in this wonderful place where everyone gets to voice their opinion on who should be the next president. I'm a firm believer in free speech, choice and free will. But I'm getting really annoyed with some of the reasons people are choosing certain delegates. Shouldn't a vote be based on what the delegates political agenda is? Why and how do physical attributes have ANYTHING to d
The Golden Day 2008-03-28 08:26:21 Today is going to be THE day. Right now everyone is asleep.When they wake up they are all going to be happy. They are all going to feel healthy. No snot. No coughs. No cranky pants. Happy, healthy monsters.I dragged the girls to the docs office yesterday. Yesterday was supposed to be the golden day, and they woke up miserable. Sore throats with lovely spots, mega boogers everywhere. The doctor had good news. No strep throat. But that also means no magic medicine, which I was secretly hoping. We just have to keep fighting. It's really wearing me down. It seems like someone or everyone has been sick each day for the last three months.It makes me think I'm doing something wrong. Is my house clean enough? Should I just never take my girls anywhere? Ugh.Okay, the Golden
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Will Spring ever Sprung? 2008-03-26 17:54:18 I woke up today to snow. SNOW. S....N....O....W.It's March 26th! Insanity I say.So, I broke my no sweets diet (still fighting thrush w/ Anna- ugh), and we made chocolate chip peanut butter cookies and read books.Where is the SUN!!!???
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Stop again, just for a moment 2008-03-30 09:04:45 Take a moment to be grateful for all you have. Not material things. Material things are fun, but in my opinion they really don't matter.Be grateful for family and friends, hugs and sunshine, health and wellness.I've found a new way to decide on my choices. I ask myself if I will remember the moment. Will I remember tickling the girls until they squeal, "STOOOOP, I can't breathe!" Absolutely. Time well spent.Life is so dear. Life is so short. Enjoy your moments. Don't spend them in frustration about little things that really don't matter.
The Countdown 2008-03-31 23:37:09 I'm contemplating making a ticker for this. But I'm too tired, and I'm heading to watch John Adams, who is starting to remind me of Captain James T. Kirk, but that's another post...I'm counting down. Only two weeks until the new season of Deadliest Catch. I LOVE DEADLIEST CATCH. And that's all I have to say about that. Talk about a two week wait!
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The Word on the Street 2008-04-03 05:25:02 It was 9:30am yesterday. Sarah was being a slug, sitting and watching Sesame Street
. It went down like this:"Sarah, you're still in your pjs. Time to get dressed.""I don't wannnnna, Mom.""Sarah, that's lazy. Time to get dressed.""I want to be lazy.""What? You WANT to be lazy? Why?"Pause..."It's the word on the street, Mom."HAHAHAHAHA! "What street?""Sesame Street, Mom.""Get dressed."
Gone to Mush 2008-04-05 12:16:40 I've been working hard to promote Sweet Pickles in my local area, and I've had very positive feedback and response. I'm so excited!I've also been spreading the word about the new exclusive Girasol wrap, and asked people to submit designs. Then over 100 people voted. It was fun!Last night the winning design was announced. It's called Avalon Rainbow. Check it out here. I absolutely love the design, but there is so much more to it than just a wrap. At least to me.The name Avalon Rainbow was easy to come up with. It's a rainbow pattern for one, and the Avalon part was inspired by the designer. It happens to be part of one of her nicknames. It also happens to be that she is personally known and very special to me. She was at all three of the girls' births (something only John and my
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 2008-04-08 11:58:59 A dear friend of mine lost her baby. I have no words. I just have "that" feeling. The feeling where your heart weighs 400 pounds, and your throat gets all swollen. Twinkle, twinkle little sweet baby. You will always have a special place in my heart.Cling to each moment. Love what we have. Savor life. It is so precious and fragile.
The Zoops 2008-04-10 22:58:45 All day long I had all these lovely ideas of what to write in my blog today, but today was crazy busy, and I just sat down to see the video below in an email. And I think I'm getting a shirt that says, "Ask me about my yummy sprinkles."
The BEST pregnancy, birth and baby site EVER 2008-04-14 19:18:13 Maybe my opinion is slightly biased, but just trust me. The information, links and philosophy of this web site is the perfect resource for anyone interested in a calm, gentle birth
for their child.Tree of Life Childbirth Education and Breastfeeding Counseling Services
Poor neglected blog... 2008-04-18 08:26:38 Well, it seems my sweet little blog here is getting the bum end of the deal lately. It seems life has just gotten very busy!Sarah started t-ball yesterday, and I'm really excited about it. It's a totally laid back program, and the parents all seem to be on the same page as far as just wanting the kids to have fun. Not all competitive and aggressive. I really have some reservations about extra curricular activities becoming too much stress on kids. I'm all for the extras as long as it's not putting unnecessary pressure on the child. I believe childhood should be enjoyed.So far I think she's having fun, and that's perfect.
Blogger's Block 2008-04-23 05:03:22 For the past week it seems like I come to write something, and I'm just blank. Hmmmmm what to write about. Well, it's 3am. Anna just ate. I think I'll go sleep on it.
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12 hours of parental insanity 2008-04-26 09:16:28 What's new you ask? Well, let's just recap a 12 hour window from yesterday evening until this morning.5pm Friday - Awesome John makes yummo dinner for us to scarf down before we leave for Sarah and Ellen's Spring Pre-school Program6pm - Herd the turtles in the car and head for the show7pm - Show starts. It was fantastic. I video taped while wearing Anna snoozed out in a wrap. 8pm - Show ends. Way past everyone's bedtime. Race home to snuggle them in bed.9pm - The girls are all finally asleep in bed. Time to hang out with my brother and sister in law.10:30pm - Head to bed. It's late. It has been a crazy week. I need sleep.1am - Sarah wakes up crying. She has cramps in her leg? John and I help her out. I lay with her for a while and give her a massage.1:45am - I go back to my bed Read more:insanity
Mama's Gut is ALWAYS Right 2008-04-27 07:39:42 When people have asked me for parental advice, which actually cracks me up because even after having three monsters I feel like a novice, there is one thing that always stands out that I tell them.Listen to your gut.Of course, I usually NEVER listen to mine. But not yesterday. Our 12 hour fiasco didn't stop. Ellen was getting worse, and threw up again. Her fever wouldn't budge. So, John took her into the ER around 12pm yesterday while I stayed home with Sarah and Anna biting all my nails off and pacing the house.Ellen was an absolute trooper. She does NOT like people to touch her, especially people she doesn't know. She is not one for poking and prodding. Well, she was poked and prodded. They drew blood to see what was up. Her white blood cell count was 26,000, normal is under 10 Read more:Right
She's Home! 2008-04-28 23:13:20 My little monster ran circles around the house today. She is back, and although she is still a bit sick, she is spunkier than ever!Watch out world. Ellen is on the way!John and I are both completely exhausted. Another big day ahead of us tomorrow. Sarah and Anna are heading for check ups. We're not taking any chances.
Picture worth 1,000 words 2008-04-30 12:18:23 Ellen is now either suffering side effects of her antibiotics or has rotovirus. We're not sure. She has major tummy upset and diarrhea. My poor sweet baby.Here's a picture she drew yesterday. I think it says it all.
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She's Back 2008-05-03 00:23:28 Today was Ellen's first day back to almost normal. She suffered really yucky side effects to the antibiotics (a lotttttta trips to the loo - poor lil' thing). But finally she's done taking the meds, and this afternoon she really started to perk up, and goof around like the Ellen we know.I've been waiting to see this face for a week now. She really runs me ragged when she is ON, but I never, ever want to see her OFF again. I love my little Watermelon Ellen. She's so unique and special. Our family is just not the same without her spark and spunk.
Just Right 2008-05-07 12:25:20 A friend of mine recently started actively trying to get pregnant. I'm very excited for her, and it's odd because I'm finding out a lot about myself vicariously through her.While pregnant with Anna I thought a lot about savoring the pregnancy as it might be my last. I felt like I was going to be sad to not have any more babies or be pregnant.However, I'm realizing that I feel totally fulfilled. I don't feel sad that I may never birth a child again. Maybe because with Anna's birth I was so calm (until transition, where I always flip out for a bit lol). And now caring for the three girls really puts me to my maximum capacity. I feel that if I had more kiddos running around I wouldn't be able to be the mom I want to be? It's just a nice feeling to feel content. Maybe content isn't the Read more:Right
What's the Big Hurry?? 2008-05-09 15:38:54 Ah the days of raising the firstborn wee babe. I've met a new mama, and I notice so many things that she does that I did with Sarah. In a nutshell, it just seems like she's in a big hurry to get to the next step with her little baby. Sitting up, rolling, eating, weaning from nursing. What's the big hurry?Maybe for some people it takes having another kiddo to realize how fast they grow up?I don't know. I kinda feel sad for her. She's wishing away some of the fastest and most precious moments of her baby's life. I don't feel like I wished away Sarah's babyhood, or Ellen's for that matter. I just have a distinct memory of trying to teach her everything I could, which isn't a bad thing. I just feel like with Anna I'm letting her live and be, and she seems pretty darn happy.I'm in abso Read more:Hurry
Timing really is everything. 2008-05-12 06:09:40 Go figure. Anna didn't even seem to give a hoot about her pacifier being gone when it was bedtime. I nursed her to sleep last night, and she zonked out for about seven hours! Holy smokes! That's her longest sleep yet I think? I just changed her diaper, fed her and she's sleeping peacefully.YAY!! Now if that thrush will just go away. . .
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The Paci Passes 2008-05-11 17:38:20 It's the end of an era for Anna. Today all known pacifiers have been tossed in the garbage.Why today? Well, the main reason is thrush. I have had a gut feeling for the past month that our pacifiers are the reason for the continuation of this insane battle. I also don't think she "needs" the pacifier anymore like she did as a newborn. She can find her hands and is interested in toys now. And Read more:Passes
Hmmm... 2008-05-13 19:33:36 If I covered them in chocolate would there be anything sweeter on the planet?
Mr. Sun is here! 2008-05-15 08:28:49 This morning the sun FINALLY reared it's head! We are SOOOOOOO ready for it. The girls have eeeeked their last wiggle and need some good ol' fashioned oxygen. We try to get them outside as much as possible even when it's gloomy, but the sun makes such a huge difference!Yippee!! And John is hoping to pump up the raft and hit the river this weekend. I won't be going because Anna is just too lit
I am so spoiled. 2008-05-22 16:28:55 So, said friend that I couldn't have made it through the past two years without spoiled me today.And her note is about our friendship. Funny, we were on the same wavelength. Hmmm, I can't remember the last time I received flowers for a happy occasion? Wow, I feel just absolutely spoiled. How fortunate I am. Not just for nice things, but for people that care so much and are so thoughtful.
True Friendship 2008-05-22 08:31:28 So, I grew up with a friend that is more like a sister to me. We lived across the street from each other. We shared everything. And now for the past 15 years we have lived across the country from each other. The awesome thing is that although our correspondence is limited (especially since we both have kids) we can pick up where we left off without missing a beat. There is never a bad vibe a Read more:Friendship
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