Starbucks Employee of the Month

I personally, found this video hilarious!



I especially love the guy at the end who asks to be topped off!

Mother's Day Celebrations

I hope everyone had a fabulous Mother's Day weekend. The Knight and the girls cleaned up the house for me and I didn't have to change one single diaper all day. Then we went to the mall where I picked out some jewelry, yay! Not a bad day at all....

My bleary-eyed angels, waking me up for Mother's Day breakfast

Ready for the day

Riding at the mall.

Finding a Caregiver for Your Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth

Finding a caregiver who shares a similar philosophy surrounding labor and birth is key in achieving your goals. While choosing the right caregiver can be a timely process, in the end it will be worth it to find a caregiver who is supportive of your choices. The following are questions you may want to consider asking your caregiver to help you decide if he or she will be best suited to care for you.

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Review: Mothering the New Mother

Becoming a mother is a truly powerful and transforming event. A woman's pregnancy is filled with hopeful expectations, knowledge, and preparation for the birth. With all the attention and excitement focused on the upcoming birth and arrival of the baby, often times the importance of preparing for the postpartum period is overlooked. Placksin's book, "Mothering the New Mother: Women's Feelings and Needs After Childbirth" is an incredible resource for every family expecting a baby. Filled with information, advice, and resources, it truly is a valuable guide for all expectant parents.

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Off To The Circus We (Don't?) Go!

The Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town this weekend. My dear FIL was given four free tickets to go, and he gave them to us.

Now, I really didn't want to go. I do have serious issues with the way B&B circus treats their elephants and other animals. I had always planned on taking the girls to see an animal-free circus.

However, the Knight really, really wanted to take them. We ended up getting into a little argument about it. But, I realized that it was a stupid thing to argue about. Here is this wonderful man, who supports me in every way possible, who cringed when I said, "I think we should use cloth diapers" but went along with it because he knew it was important to me. Who looked at me like I was crazy when I said, "I want a homebirth. Do you think a birthing tub would fit into the living room?" but supported me completely because, again, he knew it was important to me. The same thing for homeschooling, extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, babywearing, etc.

What got to me was when we were arguing, he said, "Does everything have to be an issue with you? Can't we do something normal for once and just take our kids to the circus?"

He has a point...

So, we went, with the understanding that in the future we would attend the animal-free shows and that when the girls are old enough, we will explain why we don't support the ones that keep animals. And, it was fun. The Guppy got a little overwhelmed, but the Mermaid was completely blown away and had a blast. She is still talking about the things she saw. So, I'm glad we went.

I Can Twitch Like Michael Jackson!

Saturday night we attended my uncle's surprise birthday party. The theme of the party was death, grim reaper, etc. (Yes, my family has a weird and crazy sense of humor, but I have the same humour, so I think it's funny). My mother got this crazy idea that she and all the "kids" should do the dance from Michael Jackson's Thriller video. The Knight and I took the girls to my mother's house straight from the walk to learn the dance. Then my mother dressed herself up as the grim reapers and the Knight and my sister up as zombies? ghouls? Not sure exactly what, but something freaky.

The Knight, My Mother, and My Sister

Even the Mermaid got a little face paint.

The dance went great and was hilarious. Soon after, the Mermaid completely conked out and we made a bed of chairs for her to sleep on. Normally, the Mermaid is the one out on the dance floor tearing it up with her moves, but because she was sleeping, the Guppy felt it was her duty to keep the dance floor moving. She was a HUGE hit!

Showing off her moves

She learned her breakdancing moves from me

Tearing up the floor!

We got home late Saturday night, and on Sunday we went to the circus. More on that later.

WomenAid Walk-a-thon a Success!

Saturday morning the weather was really cloudy and we did get a little sprinkling, but nothing bad at all. Still great weather for the walk-a-thon. It was a success, we raised $400.00; not bad, considering that we only had two weeks to raise pledges.

I want to thank everyone who helped us by donating. We now have more than enough to file our paperwork get our initial funding going.

Here are some pictures from the walk; it really was a good time. We talked a lot about our lives, our kids, etc. They had a lot of booths set up along the trail and we got some great information on how they are working to clean up the Blackstone Valley River. We also got to help release fish into the river; they are trying to repopulate it with trout.

The Knight and I had brought along the wagon for the girls to ride in, and eventually towards the end the Mermaid fell asleep. After the walk we went to my uncle's surprise birthday party: more on that to come.