Category Archives: parenting

Mark’s First Foray Into The Wilderness

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Laura

We took advantage of the glorious weather on Sunday to go for our first hike as a family of four.  We love Double Rock Park, which is just a super-short drive from our house.  The stream was pretty full so … Continue reading →

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Ellie’s Dishes (and Mama’s Sanity)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Laura

It’s been a rough week.  We’ve had some puking on the two-year-old’s part, some general “I don’t feel good at all” sickness on the adults’ part, way too much laundry, and a kitchen that hasn’t ever been completely clean since … Continue reading →

Posted in cleaning, cooking, Ellie, Mark, parenting | 7 Comments

Why Didn’t I Think of This Before?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Laura

Our laundry room is in our basement and that’s where we used to keep our stain remover.  It made sense to me to keep the stain remover where I washed clothes.  Looking for and spraying stains was my least favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in cleaning, parenting, reflecting | 8 Comments

Emerging

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Laura

Our time of cocooning ourselves at home is over and we’re slowly emerging into real life.  Last week, Ellie, Mark and I even managed a quick trip to the grocery store.  Not just any grocery store either – we went … Continue reading →

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Go Ravens! (she says with some reluctance)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Laura

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a quasi-important football game going on tonight and the hometown team is playing in it.  I’m feeling a bit conflicted about cheering for the Ravens.  I know, I know, I’ve lived in Baltimore for … Continue reading →

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It Had To Happen Sometime, Right?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Laura

I’m the only adult in the house.  The relatives are back home in Alaska, Nik is back at work, and it’s just the kids and me at home.  Miraculously, they’re both sleeping and so I can cross item number one … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts About Resting

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Laura

For the record, I didn’t even change out of my pajamas from Friday night until Monday morning.  So I guess I’m doing an OK job of resting! In thinking about what I wrote on Saturday about resting, I think it … Continue reading →

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Resting Is Hard Work

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Laura

I first heard about the concept of a long rest period for a new mother in the article, “40 Days with Natalie“.  When I read it many years ago, Nik and I were just newly engaged and I certainly wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Nursing is A Lot More Fun When You Actually Get Some Milk

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Laura

Nursing with two has been an adventure already!  My goal has been to only nurse one child at a time and so far, we’ve succeeded.  A couple times, this has required some creative distraction but for the most part, our … Continue reading →

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Some Irreconcilable Parenting Differences

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Laura

Nik and I have had a relatively easy time in the “how shall we parent?” department.  By relatively easy, I mean, we haven’t had a lot of conflict in our “deciding what parenting philosophy to follow”discussions.  Putting all of that … Continue reading →

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