Archives: July, 2009
Cord Blood Banking
Now, that I've learned about cord blood banking I'm starting to wonder if I should've done it. The idea that I might be able to help my child in such a way is mind blowing. I am excited about learning more about it this Saturday. Viacord is puttig on a FREE luncheon for pregnant moms [...]
Baby Food Maker
Does anyone out there make (or have made) their own baby food? My Avery is ready for cereal & fruits & veggies next. I keep getting articles about making your own food. Just wondering if anyone has info on cost, efficiency, ins & outs, dos & don'ts. Does any organization teach about this kind of [...]
Some thoughts on the move
After being alerted to the fact that we were being evicted because our landlord was going into foreclosure; after making more than seven trips, but less than 14, with car loads of stuff from old house to new; after enduring 100+ heat all week, with no A/C at the old house, and doing most of [...]
Summer Vacations are for Parents, Too! – A Dad’s Point-of-View
Remembering Chevy Chase in those summer vacation movies reminds me of the fact that most so-called “family vacations” are, at best, vacations for the kids and torture for the parents. I’m generalizing, of course, but most generalizations as well as clichés, have a strong basis in truth. I stand by the proposition that we parents [...]
Oh Boy, The Dumb Things I Used to Do!
My husband and I were visiting with our #2 son tonight and were recounting some pretty funny stories of when I was younger when I did some "not too brilliant things". Ok, here we go-when I was a little girl, I have no idea why I would do certain things, but I was curious about what [...]
Restoring the magic in the marriage
If you're newly unemployed and having a lonely day today because there is an argument going on in the house — again — you might want to consider the World Class Marriage Workshop in Fresno Aug. 1. The one-day workshop is based on the book, "World Class Marriage: How to Create the Relationship You Always Wanted with the Partner [...]
Summer Camp at the Met Kicks Off July 27!
Don't miss Summer Camp at the Met this Monday kicks off the first of three weeks of deliciously fun camps. It's not too late to sign up but hurry it will be over before you know it! Weekly enrollment July 27 through August 14, 20097:30am to 5:30pm$275 per week, $225 per week for Museum Members [...]
A mother of a birth story: Admitted to antepartum (part 3 )
At 30-weeks pregnant I was directed to the high-risk antepartum unit by my doctor. The trip to the hospital was an exhaustive blur. Forget preeclampsia, I needed sleep. “Where do we check in?” said Jimmy after he braked for a red light. “I don’t know. The emergency room?” We didn’t get a tour of this [...]
Can a Relationship Survive This Much Stress? – A Dad’s Point-of-View
How much stress can a new relationship survive? I am fond of quoting the cliché that most of us would rather keep our own problems vs. trade with someone else. Yet, lately, I wonder. Okay, I’ll keep our troubles, but it does raise the notion of enough is enough. I just had a ski accident [...]
What songs are on your comfort playlist?
Some people have comfort foods, that they turn to in times of stress or crisis. I find myself turning to music that takes me back to a less complicated time in my life, and not just in tough times, but anytime I want to feel that embrace of a simpler time. One playlist that I [...]
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