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because I want to imagine that everyone wants/needs to know my answers by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I came across this meme over at one of my favorite Northern hot chicks blog, Karensurgarpants, which was first done by the lovely Finn, taken from the Proust Questionnaire fr ... Read on »
to make it last longer by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting What was originally a small, quiet, well as quiet as it can be with a family of 8, Thanksgiving dinner here under the Big Top has morphed into a large, gathering of extended f ... Read on »
and now here is your moment of Dan by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Oh to be as flexible as our young Tae Kwon Daniel! Even his master teacher is impressed with how he can just fold himself completely flat to the ground as if he is hinged in s ... Read on »
out of my closet by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Oh, if only I had Susan Wagner ’s style! Believe me, I am trying. This past August I celebrated the loss of weight and inches thanks to my shredding and running by purgi ... Read on »
almost wordless Wednesday: healing comfort by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I’m sick again. I will spare you my massive, amazing bed-head and bright, red nose. But I will share with you Daniel’s Curious George that he insisted I cuddle wit ... Read on »
fight for preemies by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Daniel Quinn- age 7 born at 24 weeks gestation weighing 1lb 60z We need to fight ― because babies shouldn’t have to.November 17 is dedicated to raising awareness o ... Read on »
the question that can’t be answered by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I have a confession to make. I twitter at work. No, I don’t necessarily tweet about work. I just tweet or twitter away during my down time in between direct patient care ... Read on »
social media says you are becoming your mother by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It can be shocking the day you say or do something and realize, “Oh. My. God. I am becoming my mother!” I have had those moments but it’s okay, it’s re ... Read on »
photographic proof by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It isn’t like it is the first time that someone, besides me, has noticed how much Hazel resembles her “Mi-Ma” <—- that’s the name my swee ... Read on »
when you’re sixteen by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting …and you have people, you don’t need to blow out your own birthday pie candles. I mean, isn’t that what your people are for? I wouldn’t know for sure ... Read on »
Tae Kwon Daniel by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting When you are seven and the size of your average 4-5 year old it can be a challenge. When you still struggle with some of the physical after affects of spending the first 132 d ... Read on »
another sixteen by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Yup! We have survived yet another sixteenth year. Our third one to be exact. Of course we have two more sixteenth birthdays to get through but those will come in due time.Toda ... Read on »
where the salmon run and the shredheads play by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Yesterday I had the chance to run in my 3rd 5K in the last 3 months. Even better, I got to run with my Shredhead, Central Valley neighbor, Jenn. Jenn suggested this race to me ... Read on »
best in November by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Overheard under the Big Top early this morning…“Mom, what’s for dinner tonight?”“Blueberry pancakes.”“Oh great! I love pancakes for ... Read on »
the very best thing about today by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I had The. Best. Cheering-section. Ever.I ran my 3rd 5K race this year and it sure was awesome to cross that finish line to this smiling face. Details about how it went, how a ... Read on »
bring it on by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Call me crazy but I can’t wait for the real cool, crisp-ness of Fall and Winter to come this way here in the Central Valley. Yes, that means the fog and the wind and the ... Read on »
chocolate chip cookie crumbs by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Keeping Daniel’s face clean remains a hopeless endeavor. I can’t imagine there ever will come a day when his face will be clean. But I do have to admit that nobody ... Read on »
now who changes the diapers around here? by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting As Hazel grows, I am amused with how she imitates her mama, her grandparents. She flatters us. Her latest imitation?…the butt-sniffing-checking-diaper action“What ... Read on »
shred a cold? run a fever? by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting If you have stopped by the Big Top here anytime in the last couple weeks you would know that I have been sick. I’m not the most pleasant, long-suffering sick person so I ... Read on »
the united bloggers of the internets by Laura S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Daniel age 9 weeks, 31 weeks adjusted ageNovember just so happens to be the month that focuses on two of my most favorite concerns: prematurity and adoption. It’s a very ... Read on »