The glucose test. You know the one. It tests for gestational diabetes around 28 weeks, or, if you have a toddler and are horrible about being punctual with your prenatal appointments, closer to 30 weeks. You go in, having avoided sugary food that day to set a good baseline blood-sugar level, and then they give… Read more »
When I was, I don’t know, 6 or 7 years young, my grandma taught me the basic knitting stitch and gave me a pair of her needles to keep for myself. I remember being so proud as stitch after stitch went sliding from one needle to the other, eventually stacking on top of one another… Read more »
Because I needed some change, and it’s cheaper to decorate my mantle for Valentine’s Day than it is to fly somewhere warm: Supplies from left to right: – Pillar Candles – on hand, mostly from Walmart – Wall Words of 1 Cor 16:14 – made on my cricut cutter with red vinyl on hand –… Read more »
On the day of our 20 week ultrasound for gummybear, we had plans to go over to O My In-Laws’ for dinner and somehow reveal the baby’s gender. So, that morning I made some completely natural, organic, from-scratch cupcakes (read: from a box) and left them out to cool while we went to the ultrasound… Read more »
