first day of school is tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Maya’s first day of kindergarten. She’s very, very excited. I’ve told her that it’s not going to be much different than usual–just a bit more planned instruction and activities. But still, I can tell that she really wanted/needed an “official” First Day, so tomorrow is it. October 1st! (Hurray for homeschool! Where else [...]

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Seven More Lead Paint Recalls

And this is just what’s above the board. Can you imagine how many other toys/jewerly products out there are slipping through the cracks and harming children? I urge you to click and check out the pictures, even if you don’t think you have any of these toys. You might have them, or your friends might, [...]

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Mega Pregnancy Update: 28 Weeks, 30 Weeks, & 32 Weeks

Since I haven’t been great about keeping up with the gestational updates, you get a three-in-one today! And lest you think I no longer have a face, here’s a not-so-great picture of me at 30 weeks, 6 days (9/5/07):

On to the updates:
28 Weeks (8/16/07)
Stats:

Weight – up eight pounds from my last visit five weeks ago [...]

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32 weeks – I Can’t Breathe!

This is a pregnancy complaint post. Keep moving if you want flowers and belly love.
Every day, it gets increasingly difficult to breathe as the day wears on. By supper, I have to practically recline to keep the baby out of my lungs. I’m only 32 weeks! I’m sitting here at the computer, typing and out [...]

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to blog about

1. Boston trip
2. Pregnancy update(s)
3. Homeschool/cleaning schedules
4. New favorite sewing/quilting books

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Honey Baked Lentils Followup

The wildly popular Honey Baked Lentils recipe is really gaining favor in my household. Three out of four of us can barely stop smiling long enough to shovel in another bite; the fourth is now able to be convinced to eat a few bites before asking for “just plain rice, please.” (Two-year-olds are not the [...]

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Basic Baked Rice

Comes out perfect every time! Taken from one of my favorite cookbooks, The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook by Cathe Olson. (Buy it now for half price from her website – she has some with a small misprint on the cover for sale!)
1 1/2 cups brown rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups boiling water
2 teaspoons olive oil
Mix [...]

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zutano e-certificate giveaway

Sweet! Mumstheword is having a giveaway – $150 to shop at Zutano! The clothes are so cute. I would love to try some!

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family-integrated worship

Found some wonderful posts (thanks to Tricia) written by father and pastor Andy Fletcher, who advocates family-integrated worship and seems to have made it work wonderfully in his church. Check out Tricia’s post for some good comments, too.
Some clips:
it’s been over ten years since i pulled our kids from attending children’s church and the kid’s [...]

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a child’s place

I’m taking a little break from my blogging hiatus to link you to my friend Nate’s blog post on a child’s place among us in the church. (Didn’t know I was taking a hiatus, did you? Neither did I. But it’s been nice.) It’s excellent. Here’s an excerpt:
It is clear from the Scriptures that [...]

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