Dear Baby Boy, One year ago today your Papa and I held you for the very first time. We heard your first hearty cry and kissed your precious face. You arrived just before 8pm after a long long LONG labor. Your Papa and I were both exhausted that night but even after days of laboring I was too excited to sleep. I stayed awake and tried to memorize every inch of your sturdy 8 lb body and … [Read more...]
It’s a problem.
I have a problem. It’s an addiction to audio books. It all started with this man, Jim Dale: He read this: I listened to it and the other six Potter audio books on road trips from Texas to Florida. I listened to them constantly during my 5 months of miserable nausea during my pregnancy. Jim Dale was the only cure. I read that infants in utero can recognize their mother’s voice … [Read more...]
Chicken Doomsday of 2009
Once upon a time we had 13 free range chickens who provided us with delicious farm fresh eggs. These golden days ended during the hottest summer months and never returned. Was it that the chickens were just too old? Not finding enough food? Laying somewhere else? Too hot? Regardless of the reason for our lack of eggs, we were fed up. The very stupid chickens’ only use was as an entertaining … [Read more...]
Happy 8 Months, Little Boy!
I can't believe my little one is eight months old today. He grew from this little bundle: To this silly guy that giggles and crawls and climbs everything: Happy eight months, little mountain goat. … [Read more...]
How the Michaelmas Feast Turned Out
NOTE: these are all pictures from my phone so they are less than stunning. Hopefully pictures from our actual camera will be uploaded later. Because my obliging husband bought groceries between his classes, at 5pm we were ready to head home and begin cooking the feast. The turkey took a bit longer to cook than we expected so the little boy had his own feast of sweet potato and some banana … [Read more...]
Carrots for Michaelmas – September 29th
Until this year, my only exposure to Michaelmas was a reference in Jane Austen novels and films. What is Michaelmas, you ask? Good question. As I’m just now discovering these traditions and attempting to observe them, I expect that a good deal of what I say will be inaccurate rubbish. Feel free to correct what I’ve gotten wrong and take everything else with a grain of salt. That … [Read more...]
