M'hijo was cutting a tooth yesterday (his third) and was awake for 13 hours straight.  This is unprecedented.  Even on his worst napping days prior to this, he's at least taken a couple of twenty-minuters, giving me a chance to catch my breath!  On top of not wanting to sleep, ...

Like many mom-dad-kids families I know, ours doesn't have much of a safety net in place in the event that mom gets sick.  And that's where we're at right now.  It started yesterday.  It's nothing too serious, just a head cold, but I feel the urge to knock myself in ...

... it feels good to be using my brain, learning new things, taking risks.  Housewifery isn't always...

While listening to the CBC radio coverage of the N. Korea nuclear disarmament deal... ME: Hmm, that's good news SAHSEZ: What is? ME: That progress is being made in dismantling the North Korea nuclear arms system SAHSEZ: Like bombs? ME: Yup. SAHSEZ: I hate bombs. ME: Me too. SAHSEZ: But ...

On Friday night at book club, someone mentioned watching The Wonderful World of Disney every Sunday evening when they were a kid.  This set me off, moaning about how I had recently tried to convey to Sahsez the excitement my sister and I used to feel every Sunday after supper, ...

... amount of Mother’s Day post? In the UK Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday) falls on the fourth Sunday ... “a-mothering” which was when people returned to their "mother church" for a service to be held ... for Mothering Sunday should be baked or boiled. In the end they did both, so the cake was named after ... VII's kitchens. Rose Sunday is sometimes used as an alternate title for Mothering Sunday as well...

... counting in an extra day to cover just in case.In the UK Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday) falls ... the medieval practice of going “a-mothering” which was when people returned to their "mother church ... the cake for Mothering Sunday should be baked or boiled. In the end they did both, so the cake ... in Henry VII's kitchens.Rose Sunday is sometimes used as an alternate title for Mothering Sunday...

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