There's blue sky to the left, rain to the right. A few rainbows in the middle and it was hailing on me when I took this shot. | Continue »

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Who are the happiest people on Earth? Researchers who study the subject have found that Buddhist monks rank among the top. People who focus their lives not on material things, but rather the journey to find what is truly meaningful... | Continue »

My freshman year in college, a former rower stopped by our boathouse following the birth of her first child. At that point in my life, and in the lives of all the women I rowed with, a 2000 meter race... | Continue »

Finally, here's a belly picture. It's weird how I feel so much bigger than I seem in pictures. The belly is heavy, and I do feel the strain more than with T. With T, I did everything as normal pretty much until the day of labor, but I feel out of breath on stairs, am very much not graceful, and my belly (especially belly button) feels itchy all the time. 25 weeks now. A bit more than half way; and according to the handy email updates from baby networks that help me keep track of how far along I am... | Continue »

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So far this winter has been pretty quiet on the animal spotting front — it seemed like all the rain was keeping the critters away. It was with very low expectations that I just downloaded the photos off our trail cams from the last few weeks only to find a lion walking through the dark. It looks to be about the same size as the last one (although not being even close to an expert on these things, I welcome anyone else's opinion). Either way, so cool! Renée and I did smell a rotting carcass on the property today not... | Continue »

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Today marks another epic milestone in the Tyre and West families. My sister is in the process of giving birth as I type this!! And of course, in typical Lisa style, she has chosen to experience this for the third time in a cabin, in the middle of nowhere in Franconia, MN which has a 15amp electrical system on the fritz and is therefore heated by wood fires (last I heard it was up to 60 degrees!). She will enjoy this among the company of close friends and family while submerged in a birthing tub, with no drugs, a midwife,... | Continue »

Just added to the Amazon wishlist (ahem): My First Dictionary: Corrupting Young Minds One Word at a Time. "A burden is a source of worry or stress. Old people are usually burdens. Father is nostalgic. He is remembering the happier... | Continue »

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This post-it note drawing is from way back. I came across it on several Tumblr blogs today (including the almighty This Isn't Happiness, the blog that many many other Tumblrs reblog from) and thought to myself "Hey! I feel like... | Continue »

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My mother recently demanded that her children remove all of their belongings from her storage room. Some parents like to hold on to their children's childhood stuff and some even go so far as to keep their kid's room more... | Continue »

The Facts Fabric: Yellow cotton/polyester blend king size sheet from Alemany flea market - $2 Pattern: Simplicity 1926 ~$15 (including S&H) from Etsy Year: c. 1945 Notions: Lace & Belt buckle -- ~$1 Time to complete: 6 hours First worn: January 2011 Wear again? Yes! Yes! Yes! I think this summer will be the summer of Simplicity 1926! Total Cost: ~$18 With a runtime of about three and a half hours, George Steven's 1956 film, Giant, is as expansive and epic as Texas itself. The unrequited love in question is that of Jett Rink (James Dean) for Leslie Benedict (Elizabeth... | Continue »

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