Category Archives: Health
A Secret Hazard of Editing
I don’t mean to whine, but I am sick of being sick, already. The day before our big trip to Washington, Napoleona puked all day. So of course the next day, while somewhere in the middle of nowhere (between Baker … Continue reading
Filed under Books, editing, Health, Silliness and Mayhem
Where I Am
Last week Anthropapa, SillyBilly, and I all got influenza. Honest-to-God, doctor-tested influenza. I don’t know the flavor, whether A, B, swine, or other. Napoleona, as usual, is the healthiest of us all. I do know that it has been very … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Health, Napoleona, papa, SillyBilly
Random Things I Thought I’d Share with You
1) SillyBilly has dived full-bore in to reading. He insisted on getting a chapter book yesterday at the book fair at school. I’ve been steering him toward the simpler, early-reader type books… but no, he wanted a big kid book. … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Health, Napoleona, Nature, Nature tables, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
Sleep Is My Friend
People, I am burnt. (No, it’s not because of Twitter!) Napoleona stayed home all last week with a stomach flu. I thought I escaped lightly with only one day of ick, but it’s reared its ugly head again and I’m … Continue reading
Amazing Internet Synchronicity
I’m home with a sick little girl today — major digestive disruptions (or should I say, eruptions, all over the bed and in the underwear) last night and this morning. You know an almost-five-year-old is sick when she is lying … Continue reading
Filed under computers, freelancing, Health, Napoleona, Silliness and Mayhem
Mixed Bag
Image via Wikipedia Today’s New York Times Opinion section included the article “Ban the Breast Pump” by Judith Warner in her weekly column “Domestic Disturbances.” Inflammatory title, no? Even more inflammatory to me are some of her basic assumptions. Warner … Continue reading
Snippets of Life
Can you tell I finally charged the camera batteries? A few weeks ago we went over to ISU for some fresh air and exercise in the quad. It was one of those bright blue winter days. These trees are perfect … Continue reading
If You Give a Mama a Cold…
…She’s Not Going to Function Properly. Or will she? For some reason, lately I haven’t had much inspiration to write blog posts. I can hardly get myself to keep up with reading my favorite blogs, either. Maybe it’s the February … Continue reading
Filed under Anthroposophy, Books, Health, SillyBilly
I Had Big Plans
To write another Spiritual Tasks post, and a post on finding old friends and microblogging on Facebook. To get some laundry done, and do a big paper mache project with the kids. But my cold from last week turned into … Continue reading
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Dictionary
Discriminate, v. 1. trans. To make or constitute a difference in or between; to distinguish, differentiate. I am an indifferent winter driver. I just don’t have that much experience yet, so I’m very cautious. And the plowing around here leaves … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Health, Napoleona, Nature, papa, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
