The first sentence of the first post from each month this year:

I am back with the kidlets. The travel was better than that of a week ago, even with only one parental unit. Grandmothers helped on each end of the trip.

tell me when it’s time,
i say;

Do you have ANY idea how tempting it was to scoop up an armload of books at Kramerbooks this evening after dinner?

So it’s National Poetry Month, and here’s a poem inspired by Ted Kooser’s “Abandoned Farmhouse”.

Still here.

i need a vacation
…and I’m getting one!

Tuesday morning is the ultrasound.

The divine miss m peed on the potty this morning!!!!!!!!!!

Are you a young clergy woman?

Bloggers: Would you rather receive a lot of hits and page views, but few comments, or comparatively few hits, but lots of comments?

From the informed consent form the midwives’ office gave me to read and sign:
Specific risks associate with cesarean section performed during labor are scaring to mother…

Intact Placenta