Sorry for the long absence! I haven't been out of town, but the busyness of everyday life has kept me off the computer. We've had so...

Over the past few weeks, I've complied a list of the weirder search terms people use to find this blog. The most common "normal...

All three kids spent a good 2+ hours this afternoon playing with buckets of water, measuring cups, and soup ladles. Don't believe all of...

I love it when Eric comes home early enough to take the kids outside while I finish dinner (it's my day for our dinner co-op). We're...

I just purchased lots of gorgeous new fabrics for my linen ring slings and infant scale slings . Hop on over to Second Womb Slings to see ...

While Eric is doing book tours over spring break, I'm visiting his sister in Ohio. She's a CrossFit trainer, and I've been goin...

My husband Eric--a writer & professor of English & creative writing--recently published his first collection of short stories, Domin...

We had a low-key birthday celebration today, since Eric is out of town (I decided not to go to Chicago with him after all). Low key = cut a ...

I just came across a must-read article about Dr. Beatrice Tucker and her work with the Chicago Maternity Center , which provided prenatal ca...

Laselle Review #5 by Jenna of That Wife Blog When I wrote Rixa asking to review the Laselle Kegel Exerciser I was practically begging. B...

Laselle Review #4: Kathryn I'm thirty years old and have four small children. When my husband and I decided we would like to have our ...

Laselle Review #3: Laura I have a cystocele and uterine prolapse. I have had 5 babies vaginally - some medicated and some natural. Two o...

Attempting to Correct Pelvic Prolapse: Two Reviews by Jenne of Descent Into Motherhood A few months ago, Rixa at Stand and Deliver posted...

I am posting a series of 5 reviews of the Intimina Laselle Kegel Exerciser . I've decided to break the reviews up because most of them a...

I found this breaded evening gown at a thrift store for $2. Sparkly! And with huge shoulder pads! Yay 1980s! I recently discovered Trash t...

I have the opportunity to visit Chicago next weekend for 4 days / 3 nights (Feb 29-Mar 3). Eric is going to a conference and I'm trying ...

I love this part of blogging... DanielleCNM (comment #45) won the infant scale sling !  Sarah (comment #13) won the Avishi Organics Inte...

My last Valentine's giveaway is something beautiful, functional, and good for your health: house plants! The winner will select one of...

Carry your baby in style with this beautiful cotton batik ring sling from Second Womb Slings . This single-layer sling is compact and lightw...

If you have dry or irritated skin, stretch marks, or scars, you'll love winning Avishi Organic's Intensive Repair Oil . The company ...