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WELL...we have exciting news!

My husband has been offered and accepted a position in Phoenix!!  It's not quite NM, but I'll take AZ over NY any day!  He just accepted on Monday!

Here's the kicker...we're moving in two weeks!  We talked it over, and though the person hiring was more than willing to wait until a month or two after we had the baby........we thought that it'd be easier to move now with three little ones than in a few months with three little ones AND a newborn!  read more »

I'm tired of being pregnant.  I'm at that point of the pregnancy where I just can't find a comfortable position to be in at all.  A bath keeps sounding good, but as soon as I get in, I'm like, "oh" and I get bored.  There's no comfy way to sleep...sit...stand...walk...pee.  I can't concentrate on any activity for longer than a few minutes...like reading is beyond me right now...I can't focus on a whole TV show...   read more »

Inspired by Arp's blog entry, I've been thinking a lot lately about my best and worst jobs...

WORST:  I worked in telemarketing for about two days....that stunk.  I had a huge problem with harassing people.  I made one "sale" and I quit later that day.  Yuck.  I worked in the dining hall in college, serving food...I was NOT fond of that one.  I worked overnights ALONE at a convenience store...I did not feel safe at that job.  read more »

As taxpayers, we get a regular newsletter thingie from "our" school district.  I sometimes glance through...  This morning, I was reading the opening of the booklet, written by the superintendent.  It starts with a quote: 

"High expectations are the key to everything." ~ Sam Walton  read more »

An article I read last night in Natural Child Magazine...a good read.

Nurturing the Playful Mind by Peter Emmenegger

http://inquisitivekid.ca/newsletters/Natural%20Child%20May_June%202008.pdf

"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma." ~ Eartha Kitt

We were having a snack of cheese and crackers. The boys like to make sandwiches (one cheese between two crackers) with theirs. I asked N how many he wanted...he said, "two sandwiches...that's two cheeses and four crackers, mom." I gave him what he asked for, and then S said, "I want three sandwiches...how many crackers and cheeses is that?" N spoke right up and said, "six crackers, three cheeses." For kids who have never had a math lesson and learned this all on their own, I'm impressed. :)

N had just jumped over the three steps from the kitchen down into the garage, and was trying to convince S to do the same. S said he was scared, and that he might "break his leg." N thought for a minute and said, "Would you do it for a Scooby Snack???"

S jumped.

S (will be 4y in May) wants to be a midwife. He LOVES every appointment that we have with our midwives...and he's very into every part of the appointment. He'll listen for New Baby's heartbeat, and he knows it immediately. He'll say, "No, that's Mama's heart" or "There it is!  read more »

G (~22 months) was having a snack at the table last week. I was in the kitchen, and he came in, signing and saying "more". I wasn't sure what he wanted more OF, so I said, "more what?" He thought for a second, and said, "more, pwease." I actually was a little surprised at this reaction from him, since I *never* MAKE them say please, thank you, or anything like that.  read more »