Posts by mckittre

Cindy - add me to your stalkers. Though I try hard to be a no-pressure stalker, having experienced far too many "Have you had the baby yet?" with a 15 days late kid.   Everr - You'll get through even sociology, I'm sure. ...

Nilla - glad you have a calmer household now. I'm sure it's hard financially, but somehow things will work out -and it sounds like they'll work out for the better.   Fall - This is the first fall in 3 years I haven't been off...

Thanks for the thoughts. Usually, telling him what TO do does work fine, and I do it for most other things.  I'm just stumped on this one.    He's not breaking the rules out of some uncontrollable impulse, he's doing...

My 3.5 year old is a generally sweet child who needs fairly little discipline. Which means I'm kind of stumped when he does. He usually plays well with his little sister, but occasionally will knock her over, or snatch something, or...

Kate - Most veggies need to be blanched (dipped in boiling water briefly) before being frozen. Never done peppers, but it works for most things. Bring water to a boil, throw in veggies (I usually leave them just until it starts boiling...

Mal - that does sound a little rude.  And really, what does she expect to happen to traffic cones? hardly a delicate item.   Sue - Really, she should have called back and let you know right away.  Is there anyone...

Starling - That sounds so hard! Good for sticking up for your kids though. They don't need that sort of grandpa influence, even though it's sad they don't get the better kind.   Nilla - Wow, I can't imagine trying to deal with...

Starling - that does sound so hard. I know I'm more sensitive to stories of tragedy after having kids.   Courtney - awesome.  How long do you think it'll take to get all the way certified as a midwife?   Sue - so...

My husband got home last night, and K and I cooked him a dinner of roasted beets and cabbage/snap pea salad from the garden, and salmonberry pie from the berries on our driveway. K was especially fond of pulling beets. It's so nice to...

We went out to go camping today with a bunch of friends, and had a good hike, but the driving blowing rain made everyone less intent on the camping part of it, so we all came home and had a fun impromptu potluck in the yurt with kids...