Now this is an article right up my alley. Two of my passions in life that go side by side in this instance. Of course, it grabbed my eye as soon as I signed on this morning.

In an article from styledash.com they explore the link between a woman's fertility and her fashion choices. This is interesting!

What science says about your closet A new study suggests that women tend to dress to impress when they are at their most fertile. By following... more

My friend J.E. sent this to me today. Get out the tissues as you'll be needing them. As per her note, please be sure to watch the video link at the end of the article.

I had heard this story before on Dateline or something like that. Isn't it just incredible!

This is just a great story, make sure to watch the video at the end, get the tissues out! "Strongest Dad in the World," by Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated: "I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging.... more

To get myself in the mind set for a better week, I thought that I would remind myself of some things to try to even out the recent thoughts of miscarriage and death from cancer. Let's see what I can find.

slow snowfalls: This past week has been very warm but on certain mornings you can smell fall in the air. Autumn is my favorite season for many reasons, but I also love snow fall. Not necessarily being in the snow, but watching it is so beautiful. tomato gardens: Although our garden did not do well for tomatoes this year, I have friends... more

I was checking in with my blog faves and read the following from Julia at they might be hipposgrifs. Here is her post:

12 Dot Over I had an ultrasound this afternoon with my OB. I was saddened (but not particularly shocked) to see that the fetbryo no longer has a heartbeat. It had grown a lot since last week so we assume that it must have died in the past day or so.

So.

Well.

Yes.

I feel quite peaceful, actually. The uncertainty of the past week was very hard for me. Hoping and yet hopeless, I felt utterly drained and panicky and ... and just AWFUL. I know where we are now and... more

I was over on Tertia's blog today and she posted the following article:

Wine-drinking women are more fertile - report

September 18 2003 at 11:30AM Copenhagen - Women who drink moderate quantities of wine become pregnant more easily than their teetotal or beer-supping sisters, a Danish medical review reported Thursday.

According to Dagens Medecin a study of 30,000 women showed that those who chose a glass of wine over beer or spirits were most likely to conceive. The least... more

A good friend of mine forwarded this site to me. It is hilarious. People write in and tell what they used to believe when they were children. For use in this blog, they have sections on sex and pregnancy. Here are some examples:

I used to believe that boys had boy babies, and girls had girl babies.

That was when I was 3-7. I'm 15 now.

Stefanie Michelle

I used to believe that if a pregnant woman had a bump out the front she would have only one child. Twins meant bumps out both sides. Side bumps and a front bump was... more

Everyday we are bombarded by media images. Some are good, yet most are depressing and negative. Hey, that is the stuff that sells. It is hard to not get dragged into the belief that the world is a bad place, that most people are evil and that there is nothing that the everyday person can do, except protect themselves and their families from the scary world that we live in.

I came across a magazine promo to help balance... more

Thinking about the ending of one of my favorite blogs, I started to think about beginnings. If I can come up with reasons to end a blog, can I also think up reasons to begin one? Here are the top ten reasons why I keep a blog.

Documentation The first blog that I started was my personal blog a couple of years ago. We had just realized how sick my dad really was and I knew that I would want to document the journey of our family into the illness of cancer. I knew that my mind wouldn't be as sharp as usual, wouldn't remember details later on, and I wanted to have some sort of record to look back on during this time, so later on I could look back and possibly... more

Yesterday we finished our 3 month post placement visit with our social worker, Marilyn. As usual, it was enjoyable and went by so quickly. We are now one visit closer to being able to finalize our adoption in Washington state. As these visits are beginning to come to a close, I am realizing how fast this has all went.

Yesterday, Marilyn showed up right at 11. My kids seem to have difficulty keeping to a schedule while at home. Or should I say that I have a problem keeping them on schedule when they are home. I had just started to give them lunch. He was in his highchair and Ivy was using the potty. She then visited with Bec while I finished up with Ivy. Ivy then proceded to... more

Yesterday was a crazy day for us all. As I have written before, Fridays are my busiest days and also the most likely day for Chris to work from 430am until at least 5. Yesterday was no different and we both worked very full days. When I picked up the kids from day care, I told Ivy, "Let's go to tacos tonight." She thought about it for a second and gave her affirmative vote, "Ummm, sure." Alright then.

Chris must have been on the same wavelength, because the first thing he said as he walked in the door was, "How about El Pastor for dinner?" We laughed... more