I unplug for 1 day, and this is how many emails I return to the next morning! Geez!!! I am going to have to figure out a way to cut WAAAY back on my emails.

It was fun, yesterday, not turning to the computer, though! River and I played lots of games, hung around and talked, did chores together, etc.

Today, I am in a grumpy mood, and still can’t quit figure out why. I think I need to get us out of the house, but I’m still deciding where to go. I don’t really want to spend much time in the car, but going berry and apple picking sounds appealing. I would really love to go to the beach. I have been thinking about it for so long, it feels like. I keep waiting until we don’t have any clients due, but I don’t think that will be for al ong time. I really just need to GO. Maybe River and I can go do that on Friday.

As soon as I get new batteries for my camera, I plan on doing my own version of ‘a day in the life’. It sounds like it will be a interesting experience. I also really want to get lots of pictures in general up on this blog. Maybe I should go run by the store and get some batteries, then? That would get us out of the house!

Walter leaves to Colorado for 4 days this Friday. I still have 3 mamas due. yikes! Walter, Jr., River’s brother, will be here the whole weekend, though, and will cover my for childcare if I have a birth. I am just hoping for them to be on the short side. River has never been without both Walter and I at night, so we will see how that goes.

I bought River some new scissors today. Among the many things he has been cutting:

(I placed his sandal behind the hair, in order to get across the size of the pile.)

Here is a before picture, from a few days ago:

And, and ‘after’ picture, taken moments ago.

This back part of his hair I just discovered as I was uploading pictures to make this post! lol!

And, here is a portrait he took of me tonight:

Sure, I could have stopped him from chopping off his hair….but, if you really think about it….WHY??? It is his head of hair, and he did it fully informed (I told him that if he cut his hair, he may not have any left….he said, ‘But, it will grow back mommy!’ True.) I was concerned with him nicking his ear or finger, but I watched to make sure he was safe. He even let me even it out a bit on the sides.

Never a dull day in our house.

I have been thinking for some time about setting aside a particular day of the week to be ‘computer-free day’. I feel that sometime I just get so involved in work and email that goes along with it, that I probably spend more time than I should on the computer.

I am still trying to figure out the best day of the week for this. Maybe a Wednesday? I don’t know. We will see.

I’m glad I never deleted this blog. lol.

I think that I have decided that this blog shall be about my adventures in parenting and include pictures of my family, as well as maybe some of my hobby stuff.

Everything birth related will be kept seperate on my Radical midwife blog.