Much love and kindness to you all!

Enjoy your day.

There is something lovely about each and every one of you.

One year ago today was the goodbye assembly at my school. This is where students say goodbye to the teachers who are moving on/ retiring/ going on leave - whatever. Also it is a goodbye to the grade 12s. And a general goodbye to everyone for the summer. Last year at this time I was feeling very pregnant, I was hot and my ankles were so swollen. I was called to the stage so that students could say goodbye to me. I felt so sick from the humidity. I remember looking out at the audience and feeling like I might pass out. When I got off the stage people had water for me and said I should sit down - maybe they could see how queasy I was. Today - the same assembly, one year later. I am back. It was almost chilly today - no humidity. I wore regular clothes and even a cotton cardigan over my polo shirt. My ankles are normal sized. I didn't have to go to the stage. I stood back. And just remembered. How quickly one year has passed. Now I have a 9 month old - who waves bye bye and plays chase with me.

The next time you have a moment where you remember one year ago today, please make a post about it. Maybe you will realise that everything changes and time keeps chugging along.

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Something about the way this woman writes.

What is the best way to sell used books on-line. Any ideas?

Yesterday I got a crap hair cut. After about 10 years of long hair I decided to go get a bob. It turned out crap. Apparently it is a hard hair cut to do. I had all these long pieces hanging out and it was uneven and the back was so freakin' choppy. I am all about my hair, just so you know. Like all about it.

So today I found a new stylist. She fixed my bob. My hair looks amazing.

And this new stylist has star tattoos on her legs like these start tattoos my bff has on her arm. My new stylist does roller derby. My new stylist played rugby in high school. My new stylist has funky hair. She didn't flinch when I told her my daughter has two moms - she was so natural about it all. So yeah I like my new stylist. She even has a cool name, Jody.

Jo-Dee is the name of the woman in Ypsilanti who did several of my first tattoos. I'm not saying she was the best tattoo artist. But it was Ypsilanti in the mid to late 90s. You work with what you can get. Jo-Dee was cool. With red dread locks and tattoos on her face. She was a small woman with crinkly wise eyes.

I want a new tattoo.

I go back to work on Monday.

I would love a cup of tea right now.

I miss my bff. I hope she reads this.

C claps her hands now. I am sure that is a milestone.

I love it when C just plays with her toys and I am not running around saving her from cords and cats and whatnot. Most days - now that she is mobile - she is really interested in anything that is not a toy designed for her. But today, toys are cool. I am enjoying it.

Recommend a book. Something I could probably get in the library (i.e.: not the latest bestseller). I prefer women authors and women issues - but I am open. Fiction or non-fiction. Something easy to read a few pages at a time when I have a few minutes at a time. Thanks.

Various people on my flist are doing these DITL (Day in the Life) photo posts - and I am quite enjoying them... and contemplating doing my own DITL photo post.

I feel the need to make a list. I don't particularly have any pressing things to get done. Just little stuff here and there. But I think because I am going back to work in less than 2 weeks I feel like I need to get organized. But not in a real need to get organized way more like my life is changing and in order to feel in control I will make a list.

It is a rainy Sunday morning. A is working - cheffing up lovely brunch for all the beautiful people of this city. I had plans to meet up with some friends, but their little one (who's like 11 and not so little) is sick. So they cancelled. C was up a few times in the night and had a hard time settling. Teething, again? She's cranky this morning. Her toys are no longer fun. She wants to play with cords, CDs, and the cats. The cats want very little to do with her now that she can crawl. She's a grabber. Diapers are washing in the background. The floor needs mopping. I go back to work soon. A's parents will be here soon. Everything is always changing. Nothing stays the same. What is twitter?

She eats less and less throughout the day in terms of breastmilk. I put her on the breast and she pops on and off; I don't think she is getting a lot. I give her solids but she is less and less interested. A month ago she was all about new foods. Now, not so much. She wakes up hungry a lot in the night. So I give her breastmilk. All of this wouldn't matter so much if a. I wasn't worried about my supply and whether she is getting enough and b. she wasn't so cranky.

She is down for her first nap of the day - and she is not sleeping on me! Wow! I know her nap won't last long. But it feels good to be able to do a few things in the quiet quiet calm of the house.

Our organic veggies came today. We steamed a bunch of brocoli to eat with dinner. C actually enjoyed a few trees. She ate more than I thought she would.

She is my little veggie eater.

Parenting lately is about redirecting. C is on the go. She is a scoot crawler. And she is fast. She likes computer power cords, chair legs, shelves that hold CDs, laundry baskets, waste bins (full of floor dust and kitty hair - yuck), etc. Her toys are no longer that interesting.

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Mother's Day was spent in MI yesterday, visiting my own mother. All my life she's been over 200lbs, a robust fertile looking woman. Yesterday she appeared frail and small. Cancer. She believes she is beating the cancer. I hope she is. I want more time with her.

I got into political conversations with my brother and dad yesterday. We all disagree and I am a tree-hugging-hippie-queer. My dad and I are cool with disagreeing. But my brother takes disagreeing so personally and he wants to change my mind all the time. Anyway my mom hates the political discussion stuff and pulled me aside and gave me a look. Now I feel badly about it all.

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It is cold and rainy today. We have not made it out of the house. I don't have the desire, partly. I feel lazy and distracted.

I am pretty excited about the fact that every Tuesday - starting with the Tuesday coming up - we will have a box of fresh organic produce delivered to our house for only $27. Lots of fresh organic produce. Enough to eat many yummy fruit and veggie things all week.

I need to get off the computer and go upstairs and go to sleep - A has gotten C to nap and she may nap for an hour or more - she usually does when A helps her get to sleep, because A is the "baby nap whisperer."

Our midwifery had a reunion today. Babies babies babies everywhere. It was fun. C cracks me up in those situations because she can be so serious in a room full of people. She goes quiet and observes. And if you knew me in real life you would see where she gets it. I go quiet and observe too.

We found out that our midwife is moving several hours away and opening a small midwifery practice. She is awesome. We will miss her. We were hoping to have her for baby #2.

We also met up with an old friend from several years ago who is pregnant with baby #2 - we didn't know she was pregnant. Her due date was last Monday. We knew her briefly when she just gave birth to baby #1 who is now 4 1/2 years old and carrying on a conversation with us about it being her 1/2 birthday today.

A has an Apple Crisp baking in the oven.

All is well in the world.