tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.comments2020-12-10T05:45:36.748-08:00The Witchy KittyKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04075832365665700839noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-66603299403875330682011-10-31T07:42:52.270-07:002011-10-31T07:42:52.270-07:00Yeah, no fancy rituals with life getting in the wa...Yeah, no fancy rituals with life getting in the way. Enjoy your night of the dead!Diandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570498251611083259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-58503746953098057392011-10-17T15:30:31.676-07:002011-10-17T15:30:31.676-07:00Everything you say had me nodding and thinking &qu...Everything you say had me nodding and thinking "me too", though it took reading you saying it in your usual articulate way for me to realise it! <br /><br />I can't believe he's 4 months already :)Local Yokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444086315580313085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-43241005723258614522011-09-16T12:48:44.140-07:002011-09-16T12:48:44.140-07:00I love the phrase "can't carry a tune in ...I love the phrase "can't carry a tune in a bucket"! <br /><br />I never watched the Proms, my family is more of an ITV family really, so they'd have been watching something awful while that was on the other side, without me knowing a thing about it, though if I had known I would've loved to watch them, cos I loved classical music too. I love the way that in recent times they've included more modern and popular culture stuff and moved away from some of the stuffiness that has been (sadly and unnecessarily) associated with classical music. <br /><br />It is strange how having a kid utterly alters your life, and alters *you* in a way you can never explain to someone who hasn't done it. It's like a whole new life in a way, and it becomes harder as time goes by, to remember the time before the kids were there, and to relate to yourself and the way you were back then. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not so good... but I think it's fairly universal to most parents :)<br /><br />Family traditions are great. I can't think of any in our family, not enjoyable ones anyway, but I was honoured to be invited and allowed to participate in traditions of other families :)Local Yokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444086315580313085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-37139841648469989232011-09-12T19:21:31.257-07:002011-09-12T19:21:31.257-07:00I trust that the Cub was waving a tiny Union Jack?...I trust that the Cub was waving a tiny Union Jack?Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-50550252383818504992011-09-03T08:49:32.762-07:002011-09-03T08:49:32.762-07:00I can just imagine you stroking those nappies repe...I can just imagine you stroking those nappies repeatedly lolLocal Yokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444086315580313085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-60247255398892135832011-09-02T15:54:18.866-07:002011-09-02T15:54:18.866-07:00A fun night with the girls is always welcome!A fun night with the girls is always welcome!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-72864775512442471642011-09-02T14:20:20.770-07:002011-09-02T14:20:20.770-07:00Lovely Joy Pockets ~ Swimming and all ~namaste, Ca...Lovely Joy Pockets ~ Swimming and all ~namaste, Carol (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-45867642257039901712011-09-02T11:26:07.183-07:002011-09-02T11:26:07.183-07:00Sounds like a busy time in your home!!! Glad it al...Sounds like a busy time in your home!!! Glad it all comes with joy :)! <br />Happy weekend to you!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238426502277628056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-73390924104277572342011-09-02T10:28:14.180-07:002011-09-02T10:28:14.180-07:00"Going swimming with the Cub for the first ti..."Going swimming with the Cub for the first time"<br />that's a wonderful first!<br /><br />have a wonderful weekend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-38537737060011060232011-09-02T08:30:45.274-07:002011-09-02T08:30:45.274-07:00Lovely joy pockets! So fun having an impromtu nigh...Lovely joy pockets! So fun having an impromtu night with the girls. And how nice to take rhe cub swiming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-90369968314208013232011-08-29T20:11:25.986-07:002011-08-29T20:11:25.986-07:00Your Cub is so adorable. Glad to hear he's sl...Your Cub is so adorable. Glad to hear he's sleeping longer!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395308352268534395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-46263156988698716732011-08-27T07:09:24.343-07:002011-08-27T07:09:24.343-07:00First time visiting your blog- found you through B...First time visiting your blog- found you through Bohemian Twilight.<br /><br />Love your pockets - my favorites is family trips to the farm! How fun for all of you!Cinnamon owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-71717220696187908682011-08-27T04:53:42.916-07:002011-08-27T04:53:42.916-07:00Aww, what a sweet little babe. And as someone who ...Aww, what a sweet little babe. And as someone who is right there with you, I fully understand the joys of longer sleep (my one has started going an extra hour this week too- YES!).<br /><br />Laughed out loud at the mobile phone one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-57692883118787749922011-08-26T17:56:17.723-07:002011-08-26T17:56:17.723-07:00Love your Joy Pockets and your baby is, of course,...Love your Joy Pockets and your baby is, of course, Beautiful! namaste, Carol (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-3738308178316785182011-08-26T14:41:36.820-07:002011-08-26T14:41:36.820-07:00"Unexpectedly receiving money we were owed&qu..."Unexpectedly receiving money we were owed"<br />now that never hurts does it? :)<br /><br />"Cub sleeping longer at night again"<br />well, as s leep-deprived mother going on 3.5 years, hurruh to that!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-75761702029598271252011-08-26T11:12:50.128-07:002011-08-26T11:12:50.128-07:00sweet and funny! love your joy pockets. I'm no...sweet and funny! love your joy pockets. I'm not a Pagan- I'm a Christian and just a mom sending you some love and well wishes! I haven't met too many professing Pagans- I look forward to exploring your blog. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674599982885673432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-77471121900016342902011-08-26T06:56:33.214-07:002011-08-26T06:56:33.214-07:00Beautiful baby and lovely joy pockets.
Good luck ...Beautiful baby and lovely joy pockets.<br /><br />Good luck getting to grips with the new phone!<br /><br /><br />FionaRaindrops and Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639842630345570070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-84266805551084073152011-08-26T06:25:53.321-07:002011-08-26T06:25:53.321-07:00Wonderful list! Cracked me up with the new phone ...Wonderful list! Cracked me up with the new phone helping you text the wrong people bit...LOL<br /><br />Your Cub is just beautiful. Enjoy every day, they pass by more andmore quickly all the time, but I bet you know that. xoxo <br /><br />Nice to meet!Marie at the Lazy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499662322233018616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-26018704899497753542011-08-26T04:10:25.961-07:002011-08-26T04:10:25.961-07:00Been seeing this issue popping up a lot online lat...Been seeing this issue popping up a lot online lately, mostly spurred by that new-ish breastfeeding baby doll, so I've been thinking about it often even though I don't have kids and don't plan on it for a long while.<br /><br />My mom was breastfeeding either me or one of my two younger sisters throughout most of the 90's... back then it was considered really weird (at least where we lived). My mom says she took a lot of flak for it, and I remember being teased as a little girl when I would pretend to breastfeed my baby dolls instead of using the plastic bottles that always came with them (I just held them up to my chest over my shirt, so it wasn't even like they were making fun of me for exposing myself). Based on most of the stories I've seen lately though, it seems the roles have been switched... It's funny to see the way the social climate can swing back and forth so often yet still be the same.<br /><br />It's not an excuse for their behavior, but a probable reason for the pushy breastfeeders' attitudes is that they've felt judged in prior decades, and now that it's become more championed in the mainstream world they're abusing their power to get revenge (maybe unconsciously). The problem is, at this point they're not even really getting back at people who judged them, they're just making a whole new generation of women feel pressured and miserable in a different way.<br /><br />I still plan to breastfeed myself one day, but from some of the things I hear... I just want to apologize to bottlefeeding moms on behalf of my whole camp...MaidenCreatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957544749659764544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-27852794416145174782011-08-22T16:09:07.557-07:002011-08-22T16:09:07.557-07:00I think this is an excellent idea, I follow your r...I think this is an excellent idea, I follow your reasoning with choosing Imbolc. And what a lovely photo! :)Local Yokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444086315580313085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-43233194063959492792011-08-22T10:00:40.351-07:002011-08-22T10:00:40.351-07:00That picture is absolutely adorable!That picture is absolutely adorable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-38539405254318836952011-08-22T09:42:13.726-07:002011-08-22T09:42:13.726-07:00What a wonderful photo -- "Hello, world! Here...What a wonderful photo -- "Hello, world! Here I am!"Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-86335666940666572822011-08-17T03:40:25.091-07:002011-08-17T03:40:25.091-07:00I dunno about anyone else, but I'm dead curiou...I dunno about anyone else, but I'm dead curious to know what that 4 year project actually was!! :)Local Yokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444086315580313085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-59978106485461197592011-08-16T15:19:52.070-07:002011-08-16T15:19:52.070-07:00Hey, I totally feel your pain here. This is what I...Hey, I totally feel your pain here. This is what I was trying to find the words to tell you way back, before your littl'un was born, how the "breastapo" made me feel like a second class, inferior parent. I chose to bottle feed because to breastfeed for me would have been deeply traumatising, what physical benefit they might have got from it would've easily been upstaged by the massive psychological hit they'd have taken from the mess it would've made of me. I know for a fact that if I had not had the option to bottle feed, those kids would have gone into care long ago and I might not even be alive. So it was absolutely the right decision, and you know what? Both my kids have grown up totally healthy after all.<br /><br />But that didn't stop people browbeating me over it constantly, and oh yes, those judgemental looks in public. I always got the feeling that some have a bit more than just their baby's welfare staked on breastfeeding -- their own ego, perhaps? Why else would they have to keep giving me such a hard time despite not knowing anything about our situation and not having a shred of evidence that my kids were suffering from the decision? Why could they not just tolerate and respect someone making a different decision to them?<br /><br />It's sad when a good and noble movement is undermined by the inevitable vocal minority that have to make a big dogmatic issue of it. Cos then those fanatics are the only ones the general public hears about and before you know it, nobody wants anything to do with the cause for fear of being seen as "one of that lot".Local Yokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444086315580313085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387040683278149816.post-85074298488762053752011-08-14T22:55:47.215-07:002011-08-14T22:55:47.215-07:00Hi. Just reading this now. You said that you could...Hi. Just reading this now. You said that you couldn't bf because of tongue tie. I wonder if you talked to your Pedi about getting it clipped so you could bf? My ds had a pretty severe case of tongue tie too. I know the pain it causes because they cannot latch right. We had it clipped and we've been bfing for 3 months now. I know you said you tried, and I'm not judging you for your choice. Just want to make sure you did know that tongue tie can be taken care of by clipping the frenulum. I know some doctors do not want to do it, but I was lucky enough to find a Pedi willing to do it and it helped immediately.Salem Witch Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915867537411038658noreply@blogger.com