Well hello.

I’m slowly surfacing from the deep. I think. Just thought I’d make an appearance. I’m in the process of thinking through some answers to a few questions some of you have asked. I’ll be posting my thoughts as soon as I can be on the computer for more than two minutes without getting nauseated.

What Not to Say to a Newly Pregnant Woman

There are a lot of well-intentioned people in the world. Many of them really want to eliminate as many pregnancy-related discomforts as possible. My husband is one. He’s exceptionally good to me and I appreciate that. I just thought it might be helpful if I offered a little advice here, particularly to those of you [...]

What Can I Say?

I am a bit overwhelmed, in a good way, by all the congratulations, prayers and well wishes I’ve received in response to my last post. Thank you. Really. (I’m also grateful for all your suggestions regarding nausea, even though none have worked—no offense). Perhaps I need to get pregnant more often and announce it on [...]

The Latest

1. About the tooth. Much to my surprise, my daughter endured the pain while Brian yanked that not-yet-ready tooth out. Apparently the lure of the tooth fairy’s cash was simply too much to resist. 2. Kindergarten started today. We all like it. It’s a good thing. 3. Not that I have to point it out, [...]

What Are You Doing on Saturday Night?

Last week’s posts were a bit sparse so I thought it wise to throw somethin’ up here otherwise I would most certainly get a phone call from my dear aunt—”Write some more on your blog so I have something to read.” In addition, writing this post is an act of procrastination. I have to do [...]