non sequitors

we got back from vacation about a week ago. i'm still recovering. BUT:
it was *great* to see all my family, and welcome my nephew and godson into God's family, the Church | getting to see my dear dear friend again was . . . odd, because it seemed like we'd seen each other last week, not over three years ago | silver is wonderful, beautiful, precious, life-changing, but old friends truly are gold | community and friendship is really hard to over-rate | our home is beautiful | it was AWESOME to be off the computer | i felt our baby move last night! | it's funny how this baby has ceased to be "my" baby and definitively become our baby. alex in particular is quite adamant that this is "his" baby. we are a family! | the hardest part with our two year olds is not potty-training but sleep-training | . . . zzzzzzzzzzzz . . . | this by far has been my most challenging pregnancy. some claim that means girl. i will be surprised and pleased either way (won't you?!) but i'm ready, already, not to be sick or in pain | our billy goat is by far the most obnoxious animal we own, because he is the most social. how's that work?! | i really don't have a whole lot to say, just these random thoughts that i've been meaning to post | my son begins preschool next week. i don't feel ready for this, but after the "orientation" meeting i feel at peace | kidslaf.com | potty-training alex, though, has indeed been a slow and tedious process | to beat a dead horse: folks, if your kids are having dietary, mood, behavior, developmental, or brain-body issues, read GAPS. even if you don't want to do it, read it. it will explain a lot | as far as i can tell, allergies & autism spectrum are primarily caused by two culprits: an imbalanced gut, or heavy environmental toxin load (house, geographical area, water, and yes vaccines). if addressing one isn't working, what about trying the other? been on my mind a lot lately . . . | okay, i'm done now. i promise. just with very sick people in my life, all of these things have been vicarious issues for me, so i've been thinking lots about them . . .
daddy: finn, don't you ever, ever, ever do that again!
finn: i will do that frequently, frequently, frequently!
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finn: this is too long of a journey.
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mama: alex, sometimes mama just needs a break.
alex: sometimes i sit on mama.
<sigh>