James and John

John and James

All of our children love their new brother. James in particular is convinced that we had John in order to provide him with a brother so that they could be like James and John from the Bible. He loves Johnny and insists on me forking the baby over as soon as I get home from work.

"But it's supposed to be a day of rest!"

Here's Delilah doing her CLE Math 307 Lightunit test today. She was pretty offended that I made her do a math test on a Sunday, but since it had been assigned for this past Thursday, I didn't feel bad for her.

Patrick is spending the evening catching up on the Saxon Math lessons that he was supposed to have completed this week. He is also not impressed with my plan to try to get him back on track.

The only studying I'm planning to do myself today is watching a webinar on stress in pregnancy. I signed up for it for free through http://www.injoyvideos.com/index.php?id=73&page=Webinars

Study time :)

He's coming!

My student/work day (after hanging out with the family earlier today) ended up looking like this:

3:30pm- Chat with a midwife on facebook about coming and speaking to our midwifery study group in October. Midwife agrees, excitedly text preceptor and everyone in said study group. Realize that baby John is officially rolling from his back to front when put on carpet; take picture to post online.

4:00pm- Visit briefly with client.

4:40pm- Arrive at birth center, type up note. Spend two hours researching prenatal education and outlines for topics to cover at prenatal visits. Wash skirt and baby's outfit after baby poops through his clothes while laying on my lap. Type up Prenatal Checklist draft. Spend another half hour reading prenatal handouts from different OB and midwife practices.

8:00pm- Head home. Say hi to kids before bed. Spend an hour reading Gail Hart's book Research Updates for Midwives.

Now Tim and I are going to watch a movie with Patrick before bed :)

Saturday = Delicious

Driving back from Corvallis today, I told Tim, "We eat really well on Saturdays." It's probably the most delicious day of the week for our family:

Organic coffee.
Honey lemonade.
Chocolate covered potato donuts.
Plums and grapes.
Kids playing violin on the side of the road.
Running into friends (gently, of course!).
"Occupy the Library" giving away free books.

That's right folks, what these things have in common is that it's Saturday at the Corvallis Farmer's Market. We've gotten into the habit on Saturday mornings (when I'm home) of waking up and going straight to the market for breakfast and shopping. We usually run into people we know and there's a rotating variety of tables from interesting community groups (Lego League, Occupy the Library, Corvallis doulas).

The outdoor market runs until November 17th: http://locallygrown.org/home/

Deviled eggs.
Apple pie.
Tuna salad on organic honey wheat.
Carrot raisin walnut muffin.

It's the place where when kids ask for a treat, they're asking for xylitol gum or organic chicken nuggets! It's my new favorite grocery store. It's the... First Alternative Co-op

Chocolate cheesecake from the Co-op

These are two of the things that I love about our move to Oregon. We live somewhere that supports farmer's markets and health food stores. There are plenty of restaraunts that are into local cuisine (maybe not in Lebanon, but nearby) and more breweries than we've ever had living in other states. 

Delicious cider

This tasty cider, for example, was being given out at the Chamber of Commerce business after hours :) It's crafted about 25 minutes from my house and they're opening their Tap Room next Saturday, September 29th. Check them out at: 2 Towns Cider

We're still about as far away from our home on the East Coast, but I feel like we're settling in here and there's lots to eat :)

The Internet is Back

So a while back, our neighbor lost their internet. This affected us because they were letting us share their wifi; so there was some time there that we were without internet access at home. During that time, I wasn't able to follow through with my exciting blogging plan. Enter the Comcast Internet Essentials, internet that's only $9.95/month for people who have children who would qualify for free school lunch (were those children to attend school). Now (hopefully), I'll be able to get back to blogging about homeschooling, midwifery studies and raising the Baers.