Time Out v. Green Beans

Despite plans for a different post, after a long week of challenging parenting, the story of dinner tonight trumps all that.  For various reasons, mostly surrounding Gabriel being unwell, this was a very rough week on the parenting front.  In addition to being exhausted and emotionally drained, we still have a very healthy rambunctious 2 [...]

Teaching Thanksgiving

There are, I am sure, many ways that kids learn about Thanksgiving.  Classically, there is the story of the Pilgrims told in countless schools…complete with hats made to wear home and traced hands transformed into turkeys.  But how is Dante learning about the holiday?  Two words, my friends: Williams.  Sonoma.

In the onslaught of catalogs [...]

Recommended Reading: 10-24-11

Ok, so it is mostly on a theme but this goat milk thing is big for us, check out these articles:

Heath News – NZ (New Zealand) – Goat’s Milk

Dr Sears Site – Goat Milk

Dr Sears weighs in again at Parenting – Advantages of Goats Milk

Goat’s Milk Formula @ Passionate Homemaking

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Baaa-nishing Eczema

“What kind of milk is that?” asked an elder woman peering into my Trader Joe’s cart earlier today.  Actually, the conversation started with her asking if I knew what the staff ringing the bell meant and if I shopped there often.  But it quickly turned to my milk.

“Goat.”  I replied.  “Goat Milk.”

She nodded [...]

Jumble

It has been two weeks since I have written – it feels like a lot longer.  Some periods of time take on that quality – like it had to be longer since so much got packed in.  Over the last two weeks I have traveled to Dallas and Minneapolis; conducted five job interviews (resulting in [...]