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Nora's has a word for fish and for all bath toys. The word is "Ernie." She has a bath toy that's a little wind-up toy with Ernie (from Sesame Street) in it. I guess Jason always says, "Look, Ernie!" and at some point we realized she was starting to identify the toy by saying "Ernie." Then we realized that all bath toys are Ernie. :) The other ( Read more... ) -
Consignment shopping tomorrow!
I'm such a dork. I looooove consignment shopping. I love buying clothes for Nora. I know her wardrobe is way too massive, but at $3/outfit I can afford for it to be!
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Here's an essay by Anna Quindlen about letting go of your adult children. I read it and got choked up. So often I still don't really feel like a mother. When I think of a mother, I think of my mom. Or moms with more than one child, or moms with older children, or whatever. Anybody but me! This article reminded me that that I am doing a work ( Read more... ) -
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So jessicaem sent me this breastmilk soap for Christmas. I don't know what she used to scent it, but it smells amazing. The whole package, which was big and contained Christmas presents for all three members of my family, was fragrant when I opened it. I usually go for super sweet scents (think rich dessert flavors or citrus fruit), but this soap is a ( Read more... ) -
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I was pretty dubious about this recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup, but damn, it was good.
This weekend was so busy, and I know the next few days are going to be nonstop, too. And then the next week we're going to be out of town for pretty much the whole week. Whoo doggie.
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Video
This is an ICAN video about VBAmC (vaginal birth after multiple cesareans). My local friend Erin is one of the moms featured!
I hope this works. I always seem to screw up when I try to embed a video. :P
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25 Books in 2007
I was going to read 50, but I guess I read more slowly than I thought I did! Shooting for 35 in 2008.
These are books I read cover-to-cover. There are several others I didn't finish for various reasons, so they didn't make the list.
1. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill
2. The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
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Meals for the next couple of weeks
Because sometimes I like to keep track of this in my LJ.- Slow cooker vegetarian chili
- Chicken pot pie (not from scratch or anything; I have refrigerated pie crusts left over from the holidays)
- Ham & cheese omelet
- Garlic penne pasta
- Honey Chicken stir-fry
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