The Mom’s World

Just A Little Bit Pregnant. And I Mean Just Barely.

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The Mother’s Day gift I had to keep secret until I could make that allusive positive line more visible:

Two days later:

There, see?  I TOLD you.  Or, rather, I wish I could have…

We Made An Offer *Updated*

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2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1070 sq ft.
(Yes, we indend to cram all three kids into one bedroom.  Josh is constructing amazing bunk bed plans.)
Partial basement, big attic which Josh already had plans to convert into a…

If You Could Spare A Prayer…

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Could you just pray that we get a good loan for this house?
This is getting so frustrating.
They won’t recognize Josh’s scholarship as income because it’s not guaranteed year to year.  And that’s over half our…

What I Believe: Co-Sleeping and Crying It Out

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I believe co-sleeping is the best sleeping arrangement for a nursing mother and newborn baby. Mother gets more sleep and therefore is able to operate at a higher-functioning level the following day. Baby gets all the…

Sewing Machine Opinions Needed

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I recently cleaned out our closet and found this:

The t-shirts, they were taking over. But after going through them all, we only found three (count ‘em: THREE) with which we could bear to part.
So I want to make…