Author: Gracie

Sometimes it’s inevitable- the need for control. I suppose it’s our earthly desire to feel safe and have everything in sight. However, as I’ve seen over and over in my life, the more I try to control things the less control I have. It’s like this mathematical certainty. I mean, if...

Jeff and I are still in the market for a house. What a stressful process! We’ve only just begun, but I really feel like we are entering this crazy thing with open eyes. My dad set us up with a lender who really knows his stuff. He’s basically bombarded...

This morning I feel very awake- I think it’s the difference that the sun brings to a day. When things get gray I tend to feel cozy, but maybe a little unenthusiastic. Today, after who knows how many days, the sun is shining in my windows and reminding me...

You know, I refrained from talking about politics here… I do that enough in real life. However, I am so thrilled on this early November morning that I can barely stand it. He won. These past years I’ve felt so plotted against, violated in so many ways, this victory...

Copy this sentence into your livejournal if you are, have ever been, or will ever be, in a heterosexual marriage and you don’t want it "protected" by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow.… Continue Reading...

So. tired. lately. It seems like we get one or two restful nights before the next tooth comes in. It’s hard to really notice the difference (between the rested version of me and the not-so-rested version, although I wonder if Jeff would disagree…) until it comes to my creative...

Be prepared- a week’s worth of thoughts and pictures here…

Yesterday morning I awoke early to find a little baby grunting and crawling her way out of her bed and into mine. It was dark and surprising and incredibly sweet. I mean, she sleeps half the night right next to...

 I’m feeling pretty damn good today despite the new friend drama and being pretty tired (another teething night…) and my house being a mess. This morning I went with Gretchen and Tuula to Jungle Java- a super cool play place/cafe. I met some new mommas and made a potential new...

October 6th:
Here are the finished red raspberry leaves! I just ground them up a little more in my food processor to get a finer texture. They look and smell just like they should. It’s so exciting to have a free local organic source for something like this. I...

My life feels so full right now. Sometimes I feel bored, or like I have nothing really going on in my life. Inevitably, in the next day or week or so, I look back and wonder how I could ever think that. It sometimes feels so slow, but in the...