Megan and I went to a movie last night and it was nice to not think about anything obstetrical for a while!  It was also nice to see Ben Affleck with a beard ;-)  Popcorn for supper last night at the movie and my stomach is protesting this morning.  My host is a good cook but I'm really missing my own cooking and my own kitchen.  Kim was home this ( Read more... )

* Laundry done, accounts balanced, dishes washed, children scrubbed

* Charlotte dissected her lasagna at supper looking for tiny bits of the diced onion and fresh spinach I'd put in the sauce.  Jack and Julia made up for Charlotte's lack on interest - they really enjoyed their supper.

* As I was mixing up chocolate chip banana bread after supper ( Read more... )

This afternoon as I was filing patient forms at work I came across my own.  I'd seen the doctor for sudden URQ pain that I'd never had before - nothing serious.  But as I pulled my file I started flipping through the forms and eventually got to the Emerg form from when I was taken to the hospital after Abby was born.  I read the paramedic reports, ( Read more... )

On FaceBook yesterday I noticed someone had linked to a 'warning' about the new Breaking Dawn movie.  It was addressed to mothers who'd had ceasarean births because in the movie there is a scene when Bella has a 'surgical' birth to have her baby and apparently it is quite a graphic or disturbing scene.  (I've read the book but I haven't seen the ( Read more... )

Jack is at work, the Littles are sleeping, and Kim is at her drama performance; it's the perfect time for me to watch a movie in peace.  I've been wanting to see The Rabbit Hole but I know it may upset me so I wanted to watch it in private.  After 5 years, I feel like my grief has become even more private, almost as if I shouldn't still feel it as ( Read more... )

I really like my new job.  My boss isn't breathing down my neck, my co-workers are nice, the pay is great, and I feel pretty comfortable with what I'm doing.  I'm working another 3 days this week but after that, I don't know.  Too bad I couldn't work one or two days every week, instead of just being 'casual'.

It's been snowing like crazy all day.  I ( Read more... )

I was still in bed, snuggling with Charlotte, when Jack got home from work this morning.  By the time I got up and showered, he'd made bacon and scrambled eggs for us.  Oh, I love that man ( Read more... )

A Canadian midwife linked this video on her FaceBook and I loved it so much, I wanted to share it here :-)   It's a short film that was created as part of a National Film Board of Canada competition, so vote if you like it!

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I'm tired, but it's a good kind of tired ( Read more... )

* Now that I've finished the HP series, Kim has got me started on The Mortal Instruments.  I've been so absorbed in HP for the past couple of months that it's almost an effort to learn new characters but Kim assures me these books are great; "Harry Potter meets Twilight" she says.

* After work, the Littles and I watched The Wizard of Oz on tv.  ( Read more... )