Archive for October, 2008

Oct 23 2008

One month out

Published by emyette under General

The author of the NY Times article linked below had it right when she said that a miscarriage isn’t an event with a defined timespan - its beginning may be dated with either a gut feeling, a twinge of pain, or another physical symptom; its end, for many couples, never comes.  The physical aspects may [...]

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Oct 19 2008

Backyardigans Live! The Tale of the Mighty Knight

Published by emyette under General

Nick Jr’s preschool show The Backyardigans has a live theatre production touring the US, and when we found out it would be coming to South Bend, my mom and I knew we had to take the kids to see it.  It was a great way to introduce them to the theatre in a family-friendly, not [...]

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Oct 18 2008

Where’s my “Soccer Mom” t-shirt?

Published by emyette under General

One of the things i am loving about being back in the States is the freedom I have to play outside, whenever and wherever, and just be out and about.  With this freedom, obviously, comes the obligation to help Michael realize his dream of being a world-famous soccer player.
Our friend Anne, of the Watson Highlands, [...]

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Oct 16 2008

Retrospective on Teguc - first run

Published by emyette under General

I was ready to begin writing about our new life here in South Bend, but decided I should probably spend a bit of time writing about our two months inn teguc, since I didn’t write much when I was there.  Those of you who read my previous post know that the month leading up to [...]

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Oct 07 2008

Do you have a booster in your car/van?

Published by emyette under General

If so, you should check out the new information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on which booster seats do and do NOT work well to properly position kids with seatbelts. They have lists of best bets, good bets, and not recommended booster seats. Me, I’m happy that Michael’s Graco turbo-booster is on the [...]

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Oct 02 2008

May our tears be turned into dancing

Published by emyette under Home life

“Let us build the city of God, may our tears be turned into dancing. For the Lord, our light and our love, has turned the night into day.”*
A little over three weeks ago, we found out that we were pregnant with our fourth child.  It came as quite a surprise, but we accepted the news [...]

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