Attn: Carnivores

I hadn’t used the crockpot since we moved a few months ago.
[Oh yeah, btw, we are chicken farmers no more.  We moved to the "big" city.  Which is actually still a "small" town.  But it is "big" since the farm was in a city where the population was 1,000.  Now we live in a city [...]

Whoops!

I didn’t mean to be a tease.  After I saw the comments and re-read that post, I realized it did sound like maybe I was pregnant.   We’re done making cute babies.  I feel confident our family is complete.

I should have known!

I’ve been sleepy.  For weeks.  For months.  Besides the normal daily grind of work, life, kids, we’ve had some major life changes so I just attributed my tiredness to the stress of all of that.  I even started exercising regularly about a month ago and saw no change in my energy level.  Well, it turns [...]

He blogs!

Sort of.  Ken posted a video of Q learning how to navigate steps over on his blog.  I’ve got the free version of WordPress and therefore am not cool enough to embed any video here.  Oh, I should add she’s been able to go UP steps for a while now but is just learning how [...]

Words to meditate on

My friend Leigh participated in this meme and I decided to play along.  Here’s how it works:   Reply to this post using words, and I’ll give you 5 words that remind me of you.  Then post to your own blog with your meditations on those words, inviting others to ask you for words.  Leigh [...]

Child T.o.r.t.u.r.e.

Yesterday we were hanging out and playing when T said, “I think Q pooped!”
I (lazy mama that I am) asked him to verify.  “Can you smell her diaper? Did she really poop?”
T:  [sniffs her diaper, makes funny face, covers his nose with his hand] “Yes, she pooped!  PLEASE don’t make me smell it again!”

Bandana Dress

Festive July 4th Bandana Dress for baby Q! 
Saw this idea in a magazine I was browsing through at a doctor’s office.  Couldn’t find the exact article online but found a tutorial for it here:  http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/daisyjanie/2007/12/how-to-bandana.html
$2.00 for 2 bandanas at Target ($1.00) each
$1.27 for spool of red twill tape ribbon
10 minutes of my time, if that!
I wasn’t [...]