A Smorgasbord of Thought

When I wrote my post yesterday, I had no idea it would elicit so many reactions!  I have a few things I’d like to say.
Marcia – Thank you for your insight.  Yes, communication was the big issue.  It is something that Ben and I are trying to become really good at.  I especially liked what [...]

Regarding Divorce

Note: I am not sure that either of my parents reads this with any sort of regularity, but just in case one (or both) decides to take a look at it, I need to let them know up front that it is not meant to be hurtful, and probably none of it comes as a [...]

Four Months and Counting

I took Brynleigh in for her four month checkup a couple of weeks ago.  Here’s the news:

She weighs 11 pounds, 9 ounces.  She is in the 10th percentile for weight.  (This means if you put 100 four-month-old babies in a room, 90 of them will be bigger than her.)
She is 22.75 inches long.
She had to [...]

A Set of Graduation Bookends

June 6, 2008 – Graduation Day for the first group of students I’d had all three years I’d taught.
So, what you don’t know is that I found out I was pregnant with Brynleigh at about 4:30 in the morning on that graduation day.  It was our last teacher work day at school, and I could [...]