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Hosting

We had some old friends over for dinner last night. Lovely evening.

Really, they’re quite different from us (Lifestyle-wise: They exercise for entertainment and grind their own flour), but they have kids our kids’ age (ish), and they’re very gracious people. We have a lot of fun talking with them.

The last time we had them over was for Christmas, but the wife asked me (I don’t know where this came from) if we have people over often. I thought about it and said we have a series of people we try to rotate through, to make sure we see everyone eventually, but this week was the first time we’ve had more than one night with guests.

She then asked if I had trouble deciding what to serve company. I laughed. I rarely make a meal that will serve less-than six or eight people. So when we have visitors, I just make something I always do, and we have fewer left-overs.

The husband looked at his wife and said, “That sounds familiar.”

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Waiting

It’s interesting hearing about how devoted our generation/culture is to “instant gratification.”

I can’t deny it, but today I’m recognizing a type of… affinity with previous generations: With the type that hovered over the Sears catalogue, looking for that perfect something, then waiting impatiently for the mail to bring the desired item. Continue reading →

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Pregnacy misc.

I’ve never been the thin type that carries all my pg-weight in the front (basketball-style), but I do carry mostly in the front, so Jay says I don’t automatically “read” pg from behind, and it can be a shocker when I turn around (“Woah!”). Dunno if that’s funny or insulting…[shrug]

I mentioned it in my “pregnancy buddy-group” (there’s a good dozen of us due the first half of May, we’ve been on-line together for months). This is one mom’s reply. Made me laugh.

“I vote funny, not insulting…hey, if someone said you looked pg from behind, now that might be insulting ” Continue reading →

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Expectations

My husband is amazing. He has always had the type of maturity (I seem to lack) that sees something needing to be done, and does it. But especially lately, as I’ve been getting more and more run-down by this third pregnancy, he’s been stepping up to the plate and batting for both of us.

I am so thankful for him. And proud of him too.
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The right place…

Currently Reading
The Mommy Manual: Planting Roots That Give Your Children Wings
By Barbara Curtis
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I just finished my first full day of “A Woman’s Affair,” a trade-show showcasing anything interested parties (sellers) think a woman might buy.

I went this morning to sit behind a table as Gordian Knot Productions, and offer books and my workshop. I was feeling self-conscious again about being pregnant and “preaching” on this, so on my further explanation that I taped under my name-sign I put “Natural Pregnancy Achievement and Avoidance.” Putting the “achievement” part first, so I didn’t feel so weird.

I’ll be changing that for tomorrow. Continue reading →