The girls often wake up in the mornings on their own and the digital clock on their dresser helps them to know what time it is. At least it does for Abigail. She reads numbers well enough to know when it says “8”. She’s starting to tell time and can comprehend what a digital clock […]
Entries from February 2004
I’m going to be unemployed soon
February 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on I’m going to be unemployed soon
Tags: motherhood
Working with women
February 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on Working with women
After reading Halley Suitt’s post Girl Thing , I started thinking about my own work experience as a woman. I had two employers and two distinct careers after college, and all my supervisors, male or female, have encouraged and promoted me. I feel what I experienced, in my limited time in the work force, was […]
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Serfdom, motherhood, marriage and me
February 25th, 2004 · 8 Comments
Last Wednesday the girls and I went to the library. I had two purposes to accomplish, two items on the “to do” list. One was taking the girls to Library Story Time. As Abigail and Michaela listened to the librarian, I caught up with an acquaintance, another mother, whom I hadn’t seen in months. We […]
Tags: motherhood
A new view of home
February 22nd, 2004 · 1 Comment
Via Don Park, I found Acme Mapper maps from space. I had difficulty saving a photo of the entire island but here is a large portion of Bainbridge (the land mass on the right side of the photo). Seattle is to the east. The bridge is located where the island comes closest to the Kitsap […]
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Baked Oatmeal from Mr. Breakfast
February 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off on Baked Oatmeal from Mr. Breakfast
After seeing the Baked Oatmeal recipe I posted, Kirstin researched other baked oatmeal recipes. She sent me this one, from Mr. Breakfast, and I like it too. Mostly milk and oatmeal baked with almond flavoring, grated apple and cherries. I skipped the nuts and my friend tells me that applesauce can be substituted for apple, […]
Tags: food