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September is here, and I feel the confinement of bed rest more than ever. As I hear about friends hiking at Radnor Lake and going to concerts, I wish I doing the same thing. Seeing that the Preds have started their informal practice sessions has me itching to feel ice rink air again. I’m so […]

Okay, have you guys seen the trailer for Babies? It may reduce you to tears or giggles. I first saw it when I was about 8 months pregant with Ian, and I thought my heart would explode with all the baby-ness. I wouldn’t say it’s the cuteness, exactly– it’s the beauty and cycle-of-life type of

Thanks to the generosity of my family, I received a Barnes & Noble nook for my birthday. A nook is an e-reader (perhaps you have heard of Amazon’s Kindle?), a sort of paperless book. Perhaps a better description is a paperless bookshelf, since the nook can hold thousands of books. When I first started hearing

I love geeky tech stuff. Here are some of my favorite new (to me) developments: 1. Dell Latitude Z. This is a laptop. That charges WIRELESSLY. Yep, you just set this thing down on a pad on your desk, and it starts charging. So cool. Oh, and by the way, it’s super, super thin (just

My friend Nancy, amazing mom of the amazing Itty Bitty Becca, is now a consultant with Usborne books! I am a fan of supporting moms, local businesses, and friends, so I am eager to get the word out about Nancy’s new venture. Usborne has some great books, including That’s Not My Kitten, a wonderfully silly

Just read a humbling statistic in this article from The Tennessean. 17.5% of Nashville’s population lives below the federal poverty line. That means an income of less than $21,834 for a family four. Stunning. I spend a considerable amount of mental power figuring out ways our little family of three can save money, and we

What can words express about Haiti? I didn’t want to write about the great tragedy there because, really, what can I say? I can’t imagine the pain and fear that many there are feeling. And let’s be honest here — I don’t want to imagine it. I hope I never have that experience. An admission

I’ve lived a conservative life by many standards, but today I’ve decided to do something a little insane. I’m trying to renew my vehicle registration on the last day of the month. (Insert crazed laughter) It hasn’t been a conscious decision, exacly; the renewal notice just languished on our refrigerator while I thought about other

I would like an alarm clock that taps into my sleep patterns and wakes me after a perfect interval of sleep. Say I want to nap for about 30 minutes. Perhaps I am open to sleeping for as little as 20 minutes or as much as 45 minutes, depending on what would help me feel

The whole Halloween thing is weird. I loved Halloween when I was a kiddo. I loved dressing up in a costume, and I loved eating candy. And yes, I still love both of those things. Everybody I knew went trick or treating. We received admonitions to check our candy and make sure it was safe,