Posted in Awards, Blog Carnivals, Memes, Randomness on September 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
First - A big thank you to Janice for giving me the Blogger Reflection award. I received this award from Deb just two days ago for the first time, so I am thrilled to receive it twice in one week and to be thought of as reflective and thought provoking. After all, it [...]
Posted in Babies, Breastfeeding, Motherhood, tagged Babies, Breastfeeding on September 28, 2007 | 15 Comments »
I’m sure many of you have heard the controversy about Facebook deleting pictures of breastfeeding from their website.
Nursing moms everywhere are enraged that their nursing photos are being deleted while photos that reveal just as much breast, but in a different context (swimsuits, etc.), are not.
I would never post a picture of myself breastfeeding in [...]
Posted in Awards on September 28, 2007 | 7 Comments »
This award “is intended for bloggers who have been an encouragement, a source of love, and who have given an impact in some way…” and Deb at Mom of 3 Girls thinks I fit that description. Thank you so much Deb.
I’m going to pass this along to Corrie at Tyler’s Triumph. [...]
Posted in Aloha Friday on September 28, 2007 | 16 Comments »
If you had to die at Mother Nature’s hand, how would you want to go and why?
For other Aloha Friday Q&A’s visit Kailani.
Posted in Awards on September 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
A blogging star that is, at least according to Childlife. Childlife writes:
“Summer’s blog is a relatively new find for me and I have been happily plundering through her archives. Her stories are warm and heartfelt and often thought provoking. She is a blogging star of the “Five Star” category and quite deserving of [...]
Posted in Kid Specific, Motherhood, tagged Family, kids, School on September 27, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I sent my baby to kindergarten today. My oldest can’t be 5 already!!
I’m smiley and teary and in disbelief all at the same time. How do they grow up so fast?
Posted in Holidays, Kid Specific, tagged halloween, Holidays, kids on September 26, 2007 | 14 Comments »
I love hair dye (in a box or can).
I love face painting.
I love pumpkins.
I love candy.
I love costumes.
I love Halloween.
So it ought to be no surprise that I went trick or treating until I was eighteen. Or that even before I got married, I dreamt of all the possible costume themes we could choose [...]
Posted in Friends on September 25, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Quite a few of my favorite bloggers decided to get even more thought provoking today. There is only so much thinking this woman with mommy brain can handle these days ya know!
But if you have the time, you ought to take a look at these posts. Maybe even comment, if you have [...]
Posted in Holidays, tagged Holidays, kids on September 25, 2007 | 11 Comments »
…the endless stream of toy commercials on all stations at all times of day, beckoning little children with bright colors and loud music to watch closely and memorize each detail of why that particular toy is so great.
Though they aren’t technically Christmas commercials, the increase in frequency is due to Christmas being just a few [...]
Posted in Babies, Family, tagged Babies, Family, kids, Motherhood on September 24, 2007 | 12 Comments »
I recently read an interesting magazine article about some military wives who have used their husbands frozen sperm to conceive a child after their husband had been killed in the line of duty. Would you consider doing this if your husband had a job with a high mortality rate, had to receive a certain [...]
