http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:09:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none, And THIS little piggy went wee-wee-wee!! all the way home. We know this from childhood. You knew how the story ended as you read the opening line. But while this is a fun ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=380 Darling and dear Jodie is doing a Knitting Swap to make a blanket for the Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico. She has a couple of informative posts on her blog for more information. This is something that I just might have time to do, so I’m going ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=379 Okito did not have surgery on Monday. No, his symptoms flared up on Thursday night and he had my mom take him to the hospital at 3:30 Friday morning. He subsequently had surgery Friday afternoon. ***THIS IS THE GROSS BIT FOR THE ANATOMY/MEDICAL DORKS. DON’T READ IT IF YOU HAVE ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=377 Several weeks ago, my mom’s sweetheart (Okito) was run over by a snowboarder while he was teaching a ski class. Headaches, CAT scans, bruised ribs, and an MRI later, we find out that he has sub-dural hemotomas. These are bruises on his brain. These are not good. He had another ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=376 As you may know, Arthur was born at home gently and according to my preferences. I have known his midwife for a great many years and her support and presence allowed me (as well as Sam and Arthur) to have a wonderful and amazing experience. She is a lay midwife ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=375 “Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.” (Harper Lee as quoted in “O” Magazine, June 2006) http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=374 Because Sarah said that she had watched the other one 19 times on her dial-up connection. So she bugged me and I bugged Sam and HERE’S ARTHUR!!!!!!! (If you look closely you can see his teeth!) http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=373 Arthur made it to four months yesterday — as fat and happy as a baby can be. The cold symptoms he has been exhibiting in the last few days turned out to be his first tooth! It broke through this morning, much to our surprise. He really didn’t give us ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=372 I was at the mechanic yesterday, waiting for the diagnosis of my car (. . .yep, we need a new clutch alright) and leafing though some magazine while musing what to do for dinner. They had an article on “5 Ingredient Dinners.” There was a chicken idea that I (naturally) ... http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=371 http://www.thetribalunderground.net/taylorjane/?p=370