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Author Archives: Laura
That’s the Problem When You Start Slacking Off
Before I got pregnant with Baby B2, Ellie and I were in a great rhythm. I felt like I really had a good handle on housecleaning, other projects, cooking, baking, hanging out with friends, and generally feeling like life was … Continue reading
Posted in Ellie, reflecting
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Talking in Her Sleep
Lately, Ellie has started talking in her sleep and I find it so cute! She comes by this trait honestly, as both I and my siblings have been known to do plenty of talking in our sleep too. Usually it’s … Continue reading
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August/September Sewing: Christmas Ornaments for Church
For the third year in a row (here’s year #1 and #2), I’m coordinating an “ornament making party” to support the mercy ministries at our church. The ladies of the church sew felt ornaments to be given as thank yous … Continue reading
Posted in faith, sewing
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Caution: Think About Ratios (and what we did this weekend)
On Saturday, at the farmers’ market, I bought eight dozen (that’s 96) ears of corn , 20 pounds of tomatoes and 10 pounds of cucumbers. Yes, it’s that time of year again – work frantically to store up food for … Continue reading
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KIOS: Eating, Part 10: Dairy and Eggs (the details)
This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short. If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on. I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading
Nursing For Two
my totally late post to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week in a municipal park in Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2012 Ellie was still nursing when we found out that I was pregnant with Baby B2. And by nursing, I mean NURSING. At … Continue reading
Posted in baby, Ellie, nursing, parenting
Tagged tandem breasteeding, tandem nursing, world breastfeeding week
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Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Auntie Meggan! I’ll eat some watermelon for you to celebrate! (And Laura apologizes to Meggan for never managing to take any pictures of her whenever we’re together – too much talking that isn’t photo-worthy I guess!) 🙂
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Our Tomatoes May Be a Big FAIL This Year…
…but thankfully our neighbors planted way too many cherry tomatoes and we’re allowed to pick them whenever we want! So thanks Tim and Brenda for rescuing our tomato-less summer!
Posted in Ellie, gardening
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August Sewing: These Shades Will Never Get Done
OK, they will eventually. I have one entirely (well, almost entirely) done! The dowel sleeves are sewn on and the cord rings are hand-sewn on. Now, I just have to motivate myself to hand-sew on about 50 more rings to … Continue reading
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KIOS: A Short Interlude
This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short. If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on. I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading
Salmon and Souvlaki 