i-phone dump Jan 18
going for a walk:
i love this stroller!
picnic in the park:
hiking “the dish”:
playing at home:
jameson being a big kid at church:
william being the cuddliest baby in the world:
I guess I’m a lot of things: a wife, a mom, a daughter, a sister, a crafter, a cook, a reader, a writer, a homemaker, a pianist, and probably a lot more too. But at the end of the day, I’m just a Christian trying to find and obey God’s will.
about
Yup, my name is Danica. Like the race car driver, whose name I know, but whose career I know nothing about. A Nascar fan I am not. Things like reading, playing piano, gardening, cooking, sewing, writing, and keeping my bathroom bleached are more up my alley. Read more »My maiden name is Sinclair (not Patrick), and I come from good stock. (So says my husband, anyway!) I'm the oldest of 9 kids--and my parents are neither insane, uninformed, or Catholic. They're actually the best parents you could ask for. Seriously. (And, consequently, I think pretty highly of my siblings, too, whose blogs you can access from the links below.) I've joined a new clan, though, and my husband and I have been "leaving-and-cleaving" for 2 years and counting. We have a son who you'll read much (too much?) about. Oh. And there are pictures of him, too--hundreds of them--should you care to click on over to my flickr account. I'm a stay at home mom who is redefining that title--I literally stay at home as much as I possibly can. I love to be home! Home, by the way, is in Northern California, although my roots are in a lil' ol' town in Northern New York. Lastly, I take all blame for any ridiculous, outlandish, illogical posts. Anything worth commenting on or linking to is due to my husband's encouragement. In the spirit of the Little engine That Could, "He thinks I can, He thinks I can, He thinks I can,...", and sometimes, that's all a wife needs.
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links
- John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare
"Even in countries like Canada and the U.K., there is no intrinsic right to health care. Rather, citizens in these countries are told by government bureaucrats what health-care treatments they are eligible to receive and when they can receive them. All countries with socialized medicine ration health care by forcing their citizens to wait in lines to receive scarce treatments.
Although Canada has a population smaller than California, 830,000 Canadians are currently waiting to be admitted to a hospital or to get treatment, according to a report last month in Investor's Business Daily. In England, the waiting list is 1.8 million." - girltalk | Monsters Under the Bed
A fabulous thought on responding to our children's fears: Yes, your fears are valid, and YES, Jesus came to deliver.
- A Right to Free Health Care??
Well said. Nothing genius, but then again, it seems that us duped Americans just need a lot of basic truth these days.
- The Sotomayor Debate Is a Chance to Talk It Out on Race
"Sotomayor’s comments were literally scripted — for a lecture. She then published that speech in a law journal. It’s apparent she meant what she said, and if a white judge ever said anything similar, his career would be over. And, as former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy notes, any typical citizen who said anything of the sort would be dismissed from a jury pool."
- Harsanyi: Abortion debate changing
Creepy: the exact word I use when describing my feelings about leaders who go out of their way to promote infanticide. But that's another story. (ht: lore.unskewed.com)
- Enterprise Feedback Management
We love this site. The industry leading site to all things customer experience management. EFM is the study of customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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where are the winter jackets?
January 19th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
How many strollers do you have at this point??? More incentive to get you back here ASAP– I can borrow a stroller when I need one! :)
January 19th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
@Mrs Nordberg: Ha! Yeah, we’re loving all the sunshine we can get right now! (Actually, this week a huge storm has moved in, and it’s been torrential downpours. Not so much fun.)
@Bri: I have two strollers — the double, and my umbrella. That’s all! The Phil & Teds — my double — is totally awesome. It was a gift — not sure we’d have it if it hadn’t been given to us. :-)
January 19th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I’ve looked at the Phil & Ted’s stroller before, but I’ve often wondered if there is space to store anything when you have the double seat attachment in? I often have a diaper bag or shopping bags that I’m looking to stash somewhere! (this question is totally curiosity since I’m definitely not looking to purchase another stroller right now!)
February 4th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
@Abby: Okay, so the lack of “luggage space” is the major con with the Phil and Ted’s. I actually have this metal S hook that I bought at W@l*M@art a few years ago, and I hook it onto the handle bar and then hang grocery bags or whatever. And if it’s a really big trip, I hang one on each side. Jameson is very cooperative about his line of sight being almost completely blocked. ;-) So yeah, you have to give up some extra stash space to get the smaller footprint — but wow, it’s so worth it, if you ask me. I mean, what’s the point in having room for grocery bags if your stroller is so big you can’t get it through the aisles, right? The only other bummer I’ve had is that the tires have gone flat THREE TIMES. It’s incredibly hard to push two children in a stroller with a flat tire. ‘Nough said!
February 5th, 2010 at 6:44 pm