Dry

The baby is not getting enough to eat.
I took PoppySeed to the doctor last week for her four-month check-up. She has dropped from the 91st percentile for weight to the 57th.
It was not really a surprise. The last several weeks she has been repeatedly latching on and letting go, a sign [...]

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My Birthday Roast of My Sister

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. We are glad you could join us tonight to celebrate the birthday of Younger Sis, the woman who has blighted, er, blessed the world with her presence for thirty-three years now.
I was two-years-old when I first met my sister. My mother was so large during her pregnancy that she [...]

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Two Memes and a Carnival

There is anxiety and disturbance at Mitchell House this week. I will explain eventually, but for now my creative juices are on the wane (is that a mixed metaphor? You see what I mean).
What better time to catch up on my memes?
T with Honey tagged me for the Moaning Meme. Here we go.
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I’m Sure Jesus Would Have Told A Parable About This If He’d Been There

Last night I attacked the kitchen cupboards, pulling out everything, reorganizing it and putting it back in. There are times when imposing order on the chaos becomes imperative, a way of making sense of my life. I pulled out all the medications we have, checked the expiration dates, and tossed everything that was [...]

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Wordless Wednesday

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