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Spring Runway
The other reason why I am excited for the change in seasons is an adorable collection of spring and summer clothes that’s waiting for Nora. My mom and step-dad had fun before Christmas and this spring picking out a completely new wardrobe for Nora. (I guess it pays to be the only grandchild and only…
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Twenty-Six
Saturday was my birthday. The last few years, I’ve gotten used to birthdays being days like any other, since Chris generally can’t take off work. Last year, I spent the night just hanging with Nora and I expected this year to be the same. And normalcy doesn’t really bother me. Maybe it’s because I’ve already…
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Spring Fever
Spring is almost here and after a few teasingly warm days, we all have the fever. As much as possible now, we’re getting out of the house and going for walks to town or the playground; lingering outside, not just running from the warmth of our house to the warmth of the ECC. We’re so…
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Blogiversary
It’s my blogiversary! One year ago today, I wrote my first blog post on Au Coeur, In Like a Lion. I was seriously missing Nora while I worked and feeling overwhelmed with the possibility of Chris losing his job, which would have further cemented me as the primary breadwinner – something I did not want…
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What is Wrong With Me???
All day my kitchen has looked like this: And it still does, only now there’s dinner dishes too. Last night I was so tired that after waking up at 8:45 in the chair in Nora’s room, I took myself upstairs and fell into bed without even taking out my contacts or changing my clothes. I…
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Back to Normal
The Brotherhood is open again today and I won’t lie, I’m pretty sad about it. I’m glad that I’ll have another awesome option for dinner, but I’m also sad that Chris is back to work, for several reasons:
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Hugs and Kisses
We don’t normally do Valentine’s Day. Chris and I don’t buy each other elaborate gifts or plan fancy dinners out or exchange big boxes of HFCS-filled candy in the name of Hallmark Valentine’s Day. But this year, we enjoyed celebrating love family-style.
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Ups and Downs
Given how the weekend started — with me LOSING Chris’ signed paycheck Friday night — I wasn’t expecting it to be all that great. If you had talked to me Friday evening, you would have gotten a giant dose of glass-half-empty. Not only was I mad and frustrated with myself (and more than a little…
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Lightening the Mood
It’s been a pretty serious week around here, with my post about Christmas and the last post. I have to thank everyone for the incredibly supportive response to my discussion of abortion; it took my breath away. I had been hemming and hawing about that post for over a week, but finally decided to…
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Reflections on Christmas
We’re well into January now, the tree is down, and our Christmas decorations have been packed back into the attic for another year. Most people have moved on to resolutions and are maybe even starting to think about Valentine’s Day (or so one might surmise from looking at the grocery store shelves). But I’m still…
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Another Feature!
Just a quick note that I was featured on another blog again! Today, Nora’s birth story was posted on Imogen’s Alternative Mama blog. I’m sure many of you have read Nora’s birth story already, but Imogen is doing a series right now on natural births, so if you’re a birth story junkie like me, head…