This morning the alarm went off but I didn’t get up. Then it was 6:30 and I realized the radio was tuned to the wrong station. Hmm…who might have changed it? I got up and didn’t have much time to knit so I didn’t even pick up my needles. Steve turns on the tv and […]
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Our dear sweet Joey has reached the Age of Opinion. He doesn’t generally cry because things “aren’t right” in general anymore. No, he cries because he doesn’t like something specific that is happening. Case in point: the other night Steve came home from work and I wanted to fix supper. The logical plan was for […]
This morning I had pictures taken of the boys at JCPenny. For $8.55, I am getting 2 8x10s, 2 5x7s, 4 3 1/2x5s, and a whole raft of wallet and billfold sized pictures. Enough pictures to give one to everyone in our family. Incidently, this is one piece of advice from my mother-in-law that I […]
Getting Things Done…with a Newborn
Posted in Life at Our House, Soapbox on Nov 13th, 2006
Sleep when baby sleeps seems to be the advice I hear given to new mothers most often. Granted, rest is important to a new mother, especially during the first couple of weeks. But I must confess, I do not follow that advice. I find it far more effective to rest when my baby is awake. […]
Tana’s Law of SAHM & Productivity
Posted in Soapbox on Oct 19th, 2005
Here is Tana’s Law of being a SAHM (or stay-at-home-parent) and productivity: your attention span is equal to the attention span of your youngest child. What does that have to do with productivity? Well, if your youngest child’s attention span is only thirty seconds, you are going to find yourself doing a lot of flitting […]
Dear Hyvee,
Posted in Soapbox on Jul 26th, 2005
I want you to know I have figured out your secret recipe for your soup. Are you ready? 1/4 cup Rock chicken 1/4 cup Rock potatoes 1/4 cup assorted vegetables Water How to make Rock chicken: take nice chicken meat, roast it at high heat until it is so tough even an adult couldn’t chew […]