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November 2014

November 04, 2014

No More Charting?

Has anyone heard about the new TempDrop sensor? We have been talking for years about...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Preach it!

Whilst I am guessing that I do not have a ton in common with the...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

November 2013

November 19, 2013

Migraines in Children

I think that we just experienced our first migraine in one of our children, and...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

Fall Morning Magic

I love Kat's post about being intentional about meeting our own needs so that we...

September 02, 2013

Supporting Loved Ones Who are Sick

As we get older, we know more and more people who are hospital or home-bound...

August 2013

August 02, 2013

The Fourth Decade: When Sleep Became King

For most of my life, sleep could be sacrificed for any and every reason. Sleep...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Staying Safe in the Summer Sun

We have been spending a lot of time out in the sun this summer, and...

June 06, 2013

Must-Read Article as Pool Season Begins

I just finished reading an article entitled "Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning," by Mario Vittone,...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Tonsillectomy Diaries

There are many important issues going on in our country right now, issues that I...

February 2013

February 06, 2013

Feeling Loved and Field Hockey

My winter blues began in January. So at the end of January, I developed a...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Do Your Kids Drink Tea?

In response to Texas Mommy's recent post about the flu, Kellie mentioned that her kids...

January 23, 2013

How Do You Flu?

Most of the builders have been fighting the not very lovely flu that is sweeping...

September 2012

September 07, 2012

Bikinis and the Male Brain

Check out this video clip in which author Jason Evert discusses a Princeton study on...

March 2012

March 12, 2012

Going Gluten Free, Getting Started…

Good morning! I hope your week is off to a blessed start. I just looked...

January 2012

January 18, 2012

Body by Baby

I have had several painful conversations with friends and acquaintances recently about the effects of...

October 2011

October 11, 2011

Half-Time Snacks

For the past month, we have been in full soccer mode. Our Saturdays are spent...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

Good Riddance

Some of my older friends tell of a time when they went en masse with...

May 2011

May 17, 2011

The Dentist and the Kids

So, my older children had their bi-annual dentist cleanings yesterday afternoon, and the dentist found...

May 11, 2011

Ab workouts?

It's been a while since I've been pregnant, 20 months to be exact. I've run...

March 2011

March 22, 2011

New Car Seat Advice

I am sure that many of you have seen this column in the New York...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

Eat and be Merry

Our home has been doing a major nutritional overhaul in the past weeks. We've gone...

September 2010

September 15, 2010

Sancti-Tea and the next 18 years

I recently went next door after my kiddos were tucked into bed to return a...

July 2010

July 15, 2010

Happy Birthday Mr. Incredible!

Dear Mr. Incredible, On Monday morning, you got the kids up and fed them breakfast...

July 08, 2010

Varicose Veins: Pointers for Pregnancy

Here's an insightful response to the discussion from Notes on Natural from our very own...

June 2010

June 03, 2010

Dream On

Joseph and Samuel of the Old Testament, St. Joseph, and other heroes of our faith...

May 2010

May 24, 2010

Celiac Disease

Just over two weeks ago I started having some terrible stomach pains. Since my life...

May 19, 2010

Pesticides and ADHD…We’re buying organic:

Below is a post from our friend and classmate (visit her at her blog). She...

May 03, 2010

Speaking of Recalls

B-Mama just posted about a crib recall, and in the comments section MaryAlice mentioned the...