I'm still plugging away at Glittering Vices by Rebecca DeYoung and Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child by Anthony Esolen both of which I highly recommend. I finished the second Kristin Lavransdatter book and I'm taking a break before starting the third and final part of the saga. For perhaps by 7th re-read, I thoroughly enjoyed the sappy but wonderful Anne of the Island by Lucy … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Our House, Part VI: The Dining Room
It's been months since I posted any pictures of our new house for our Texas friends who haven't seen it yet. Since the Dining Room was relatively clean and I actually cleaned the little toddler handprints off of the windows (a rare occurence), it seemed like an opportune time for a post. My parents got us the pie safe and the wooden high chair, both of which I love. The pie safe was built … [Read more...]
Easter!
Benjamin was thrilled with his first Easter Egg Hunt. However, he was often distracted by the treats inside and took a break to eat the contents before going on to the next egg. We were shocked to discover that he was not a bit freaked out by the youth wearing an Easter Bunny costume. Benjamin is usually very wary of such things but he ran over to him and jumped in his lap. Maybe I … [Read more...]
Good Friday
East Coker IV The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer's art Resolving the enigma of the fever chart. Our only health is the disease If we obey the dying nurse Whose constant care is not to please But to remind of our, and Adam's curse, And that, to be restored, our sickness must … [Read more...]
Kohlrabi Cuteness
Can you even handle this? How bout this silly smile? I love this blog post about natural dyes for Easter eggs at Boulder Locavore. I think we might dye eggs on Saturday so that they can soak in the dye overnight and be ready to display Sunday. We've already got red cabbage and turmeric. We don't have spinach but we've got plenty of greens in the garden so we might just try … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Update
This one was taken a couple weeks ago. I'm 15 weeks now and finally starting to feel like myself again. The 9 weeks of miserable morning sickness are mostly behind me and I'm starting to have some more energy again! My only complaint is a UTI that hasn't gone away after 2 rounds of antibiotics, which I was loathe to take anyway. Any ideas on how to get rid of this thing? I know infections are … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Update
This one was taken a couple weeks ago. I'm 15 weeks now and finally starting to feel like myself again. The 9 weeks of miserable morning sickness are mostly behind me and I'm starting to have some more energy again! My only complaint is a UTI that hasn't gone away after 2 rounds of antibiotics, which I was loathe to take anyway. Any ideas on how to get rid of this thing? I know infections are … [Read more...]
Vaccines?
With a new baby on the way we're facing the vaccine dilemma again. I didn't feel informed about the vaccine controversy when Benjamin was born and so just went with our pediatrician recommendations. Benjamin is healthy and happy even with oodles of vaccinations but he did struggle with reflux as an infant and had eczema. Possibly (probably?) completely unrelated to vaccinations. But I just want to … [Read more...]
Back!
We sure missed Daddy while he was on the men's retreat this weekend. So glad he's back and had a great time! This picture is grainy and from forever ago but I love the sweet smiles my boys have and the way Benjamin is looking adoringly at his Daddy. … [Read more...]
