In isolation we face all that is inside of us. That’s the difficult part. Yes, it requires self-discipline to cook and clean and manage children constantly. Yes, it requires flexibility to work from home and suddenly break off physical contact with friends and family. Yes, it requires skill to avoid fighting with the family members we are shut in ...
Care Packages I've received a few surprise packages the last couple of weeks - which I love! (As I always say, my love of presents really conflicts with my minimalist aspirations -- but I love them anyway!) I got this fantastic surprise care package from an old friend and neighbor turned blog reader who now lives overseas. It was so much fun! We ...
Happy Fall! Though we are deep in the newborn trenches, we managed a really nice Thanksgiving dinner over here with Polar Bear's family, followed by board games (and this mom took a nap while there were so many people here to watch kids and babies..). We've also had two relief care foster placements, which have been very eye opening... more on ...
A huge thank you to this month's featured mom! It's so easy to gloss over our lives when we write them up, and make them sound the way we wish they would go, instead of how they really go day by day. I asked this mom to be totally honest about her daily reality and the challenges she faces, and she delivered! Big big love to all the single moms ...
Well, Little Girl's here. She's just over two weeks now. She made it to 39 weeks +1 and then had a very fast labor and delivery (active labor stage one: 5 hours 21 mins; stage two: 5 minutes!). Haha our doctor didn't make it in until a few minutes after the birth, and they were calling out in the hall for any available doctor to come quick just as ...
Well. Here we are. No baby yet. But, early signs of labor have appeared. Everyone thought she'd have arrived by now, but hey - babies are surprises! Truth be told I'm relieved she hasn't appeared yet, even though I'm dying to meet her. She's 38+6 today and it would be wonderful for her well-being to make it to 39 weeks or longer. ...
