We had an ultrasound this past Thursday, the detailed anatomical scan. It was all good news. Everything measured just fine. The baby looks great. And unlike her big brother, who kept his legs tightly crossed for most of his ultrasounds …
1. Medium-sized avocados are two for a buck at Fred Meyer right now. Usually, they’re 69 cents each. I had no idea. Ever since we started the food budget, we’d been mostly going without our beloved avocados because the large …
So the organic gardening thing, it has its down sides, sure. I spent twenty minutes cutting root maggots out of turnips the other night, and another forty soaking, rinsing, and scrubbing aphids off a bunch of kale. Yeah, it would …
Fall hit Portland rather suddenly last week. It felt like it came early, but it is October, after all. In fact, I think it was unseasonably warm up until last week. Guess I’m just sort of distracted, so the chill …
This new one? Hasn’t gotten the message. Yes, everyone is fine. I’m fine. The fetus is fine. Had a bit of a scare during a routine prenatal appointment yesterday, though. And given everything that led up to this pregnancy, I’m …
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Nah. I just went to California. I’m not in the habit of telling the internet that my house is empty, so… Surprise! I’m back! Didja miss me? Hunh? Hunh? Oh I missed you. Dreadfully. Truly, I did. See, Billy’s cousin …