Last night James and I watched Sicko, the Michael Moore movie about health care in America. It was one of the best Michael Moore films I’ve seen. It could really appeal to all people, no matter what race, religion, or political party they associate themselves with.
The film made me consider something [...]

My back went out so bad that I couldn’t stand up straight for over a week. Last night, on top of of my back hurting, I also started to get a cold. My nose started running and my throat started hurting. I got so tired and feverish that I just laid down [...]

• Our house is currently being marketed for the quick/short sale. We got an offer, and we’ve been having several showings. Now the bank has to approve the offer, which will take a few weeks. The people want to close on March 1st or sooner. I am getting a little nervous [...]

Here is a pretty good article about birth trauma that I stumbled across today. It hits on all the points we’ve been talking about in my last post.

Rebekah wrote:
What happened during Owen’s birth was horrific. You also might be feeling guilt. But don’t. That sounds simple, huh. Let’s pretend. Pretend that while you were in labor you went to the hospital. Everything went horribly wrong, and Owen died. If that were the case, right now you would be saying “If he had [...]

Here is my list of resolutions that I made last year with my comments about whether or not I achieved them or not;
1. Get Healthy
have a physical (but not a pap)
I didn’t do this, I’m still afraid of doctors.
meditate more
Nope, didn’t do this either, I still rarely meditate.
find something more filling than food
Food is [...]

Well, we got through it. Christmas and New Years are over and done with. Our Christmas tree is detrimmed and sitting out in the garage, our presents are opened and put away.
We had a good Christmas. On Sunday we met James’ sister and brother-in-law at a restaurant and exchanged gifts. [...]