Montessori! Tweezers! And a Belly Shot… Kinda…

I’ve looked into different schooling methods for Olivia’s age, and the one I like best for now is Montessori. I like that it’s activity-oriented rather than lesson-oriented. It appeals to Olivia because it’s more like the work she sees me do...

How to Save $5 at an NBA Game

Bring your own water bottle. Be seven months pregnant. When the sweet old lady wearing the security jacket tells you that you’re not allowed to bring that inside, stare blankly and stutter a bit while pulling back your coat and placing a strategic hand on top of...

Revisited: Hospital Decisions

I do believe last I talked with you all about birthing choices, we were set on driving over an hour to get to a hospital so natural-birth-friendly that they had birthing tubs and doulas on staff. And it was a great hospital. They answered all the questions right. Had...

Meet-and-Greet Monday: Benjamin’s Birthday!

Well it’s official.  He’s not the baby.  He’s TWO WHOLE YEARS OLD.  A toddler. But if you ask him what his name is, he’ll still tell you, “Baby.” So, anyway, I had to make the toddler a cake.   I’ve never really put much...

Never Had This Problem In The City…

Since we moved out here to the middle-of-nowhere to avoid expensive city-rent, we’ve encountered some things we weren’t expecting. Like the orange water. Country water out here is H-A-R-D. So we bought a water softener. Like the moldy walls. The trees here...