Monthly Archives: August 2007

No, the Room is NOT Clean

August 31, 2007 – 7:59 pm

This morning after my beautiful children misplaced a library book that needed to be returned, I decreed that it was time for them to clean out their rooms. Five minutes later, Presto! it was done. I clarified that this was to be a thorough cleaning including the toy bins, under the beds, and in the [...]

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Shoot Me Yesterday

August 29, 2007 – 10:34 am

Not feeling so chatty today, more like curl up and hibernate for the next two months. Hmm, why didn’t I think of that before? I think hibernation would be an excellent solution for morning sickness. My homemade drug cocktail of Unisom and B6 is not working so well for some reason.
This combination mimics Diclectin, [...]

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Party ‘Til Your Purple and Juvenile Lawyers

August 20, 2007 – 9:25 pm

With the ever-delightful friend known as morning sickness happily staying for an extended visit, I’ve spent much more time on the couch than I typically do (all day vs. no day). The children, meanwhile, have been doing massive amounts of chores that I have codified into lists for each of the older three.
This has several [...]

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The Not-Joys of Pregnancy

August 14, 2007 – 10:00 pm

Life has slowed to an utter standstill around here with the onset of the appallingly misnamed “morning sickness” that lasts from the time I wake up until I drop back in bed. George has been telling me for several pregnancies that I should write a book called “101 Things You Don’t Want to Throw Up [...]

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Number 6

August 8, 2007 – 11:21 pm

So guess what? I’m pregnant again with Baby #6. Yes, we’re surprised too. We were planning to be done after Faith was born last year (she’s 18 months). Apparently not! And since I wasn’t looking for it and therefore found out a bit later than I normally do, I’m sick already (threw up 2x yesterday). [...]

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