Yes! My son is 13 months, and I am still nursing. Some of my decision to breastfeed was due to the Breast is Best messaging, but a lot of it came down to my cheapness. We are already paying almost another mortgage payment every month for daycare; I wanted to save money in any way I could. So: breastfeeding, cloth…

I'm going to second the immersion blender rec. We got a nice stainless steel one for our wedding, and use it all the time. It even has a mini-chopper attachment that comes in handy on occasion. Between the immersion blender and our good chef's knife, our food processor sees very little use, other than the odd batch…

My husband and I have had a joint account since about six months in to moving in together. We tallied up shared expenses and contributed our fair share to the joint account to cover them. (It was about equal since we made similar salaries, but if one of us made more, then they would put in more.) Any personal stuff…

Not really a product rec, but my fine curly hair always does better when it's cut short. Have you ever tried a bob? The lack of weight really helps my curls look better.

My husband made me pancakes this morning, then after church surprised me with a trip to the zoo (along with a year's membership!) My son is one, and the daycare ladies guided his little painted fingers to make me a pretty flower. I appreciate their patience. Overall, a good day.

Have you ever tried Vanicream? It's in a big tub for like, $12 at Target. It has worked wonders for my hand eczema. Also, when my eczema gets really bad, I do wet wraps. Coating of Vanicream, followed by a very damp glove (or gauze dressing/clothing for other areas), followed by dry glove.

Well-said. After reading the Whisper posts and all the comments upthread about how horrible parenting is, I'm wondering if there's something wrong with me. My son was very much wanted and planned for, and sometimes my heart hurts thinking about how much I love him. It's been so fun to watch him go from being this…

Right? I have seen that movie more than once, and I don't recall there being a tambourine. Was that shopped in or something?

I'm sorry. When my grandfather was suffering from dementia, I offered to go and visit him with my mother once or twice. (He lived several states away.) She said there was no point since he wouldn't even know me anymore. I felt guilty about that at the funeral. Dementia just sucks no matter what.

Oof, that's no fun. A few years ago, I was on my way to choir practice on a dark, rainy kind of evening. I saw a dog streak across the road and started to slow down until it passed. I was not expecting his little doggy friend to come chasing after him. I heard a thump and saw the second dog run away, then pulled…

I have noticed this bleeding over into my high school classroom. Some of my students have never had a thought that they could keep to themselves. Anything that crosses their mind comes out of their mouth, no matter if I am in the middle of teaching. Maybe you could just chalk it up to personality quirks, but I'm…

Same. I usually don't mind them so much if I come across something by accident, like when I learned that Joffrey was going to be poisoned on some GoT wiki or other. It was nice to know someone that evil got offed eventually.

Alert: There is a bag of Hershey's miniature chocolates (Mr. Goodbar, Krispy, & plain) that is ALL Special Dark. I repeat, ALL Special Dark. This is not a drill.

Born and raised in Tennessee, and I've always seen Symphony bars in the grocery checkout line. They're really good, too, if I remember correctly!

See, now some candy bars work better in the context of other desserts. You would rank Peppermint Patties higher if you ever tried them melted on top of a batch of brownies.

Well, the last time I flew, they had those full body scanners, so I had to assume the position (hands behind head, legs apart, ready for action!) so they could see me without my clothes on. Then they made noises about the cooler packs that I had in my carry-on (I was away from my 2 month old at the time, and had to…

I'm feeling very lucky that my chosen career, teaching, is so child-friendly. The longer breaks offer me a taste of stay-at-home motherhood (and I bless all y'all that do that every day, for I am not cut out for it), and work is always very understanding of child-related emergencies. Gotta call out to take baby to…

tomandlorenzo.com. LOVE their analysis and can't wait for the new season to start!

I remember those! Cinnamon raisin biscuits were the consolation for anytime I ever had to wake up when it was still dark outside in the summertime.

At first, I thought you husband was acting inexcusably childish. Then I recalled that when my husband first met me, all I would make was pasta with jarred sauce or beans and rice. Now I can roast a chicken by myself and come up with moderately tasty meals on the fly. (Though I still break out the medical gloves to…