Guest post by Jenna It just dawned on me the other day how much dumber I have become since being a mom. Don’t get me wrong – I can quote you the names of the best baby foods, the prices on diapers each week, and the pros of breastfeeding past one year of age, all…
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The End
By Beck I’ve started – I noticed today with a little shock of possibly amusement – started watching for mentions of families with children older than mine. My oldest will soon be eleven, and so I look for mentions of children who are 12, 13, 14, for stories of people happily parenting children who are the…
Pregnacy Journal: Boxes of Memories
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly Seven boxes of memories are stacked in the spare room right now, waiting for me to shed my coat of melancholy so I can sort through them. It will be a job that requires the emotional detachment worthy of a Vulcan (or Dr. Cox from “Scrubs” ). Each…
Faded Memories
By Michael The girls get veto power over the memories I share on this blog, because I have the opportunity to embarrass them more than I bring shame upon myself. It’s only fair and, truth be told, they probably have some embarrassing secrets to share about me. Of course, I don’t know what those secrets…
Big, Big Love
By Megan I spent Valentine’s Day in bed (sick), sipping a little of the bubbly (gingerale), and it was HOT (101.2 to be exact). Okay so not exactly the kind of day a woman like me imagines immediately when you mention February 14th, but also, in retrospect, a day full of sweetness. It’s true that…
Shortcomings
Guest post by Jenna Ever wonder why words mean the things they do? Why do seemingly inconspicuous words, put together mean something completely different? [A random, though not completely tangent thought, is SpongeBob Square Pants. Apart, they are four random nouns. Put together they make a cartoon character.] Ever thought about the word “shortcomings”? Let’s…
My Valentine
By Beck I am planning on making chocolate cake this weekend – a mocha cake with multiple layers of buttercream frosting. I saw the recipe in a magazine for people with gluten-free diets, and The Baby pointed at the picture – glossy and perfect – and said “Make me this.” Well, it IS Valentine’s Day this…
Pregnancy Journal: For the Love of Pregnancy
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly I was talking on the phone to my sister last weekend, lamenting my falling-apart-disease and my advanced maternal age and my weariness with being pregnant in winter. And while she felt for me, she also let loose a deep sigh, and she said, “I would give anything to…
I’ve Been Served
By Michael It seemed like a twofer. The girls wanted their ears pierced. I wanted somebody to play chess with me. In the convoluted maelstrom that is my imagination, I saw a great opportunity. Learn to play chess, I said. If you can beat me, you can get your ears pierced. Pure genius. The girls…
This Tiny Acre
By Megan I’ve been struggling lately with a feeling I’ve been unable define, but this week, after a few heart-to-hearts with my very best friend, I’ve come to the conclusion that this ache in my soul boils down to one of insignificance. All around me it seems, the world and the people in it work…