http://www.valleyadvocate.com/section.cfm?uid=92 Copyright 2013 The Valley Advocate TheOtherRoom.com CFML RSS Generator Mon, 20 May 2013 7:14:00 AM MST en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 7:14:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16785 15 Things I adore about my 15 year-old: 1. What he loves, he really, really loves a lot. 2. He reads the newspaper. 3. He is funny and mostly sweet with his younger sister. 4. He is absolutely sweet to small children. 5. He understands math the way I don't think math can be simply understood and... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16785 Tue, 14 May 2013 4:25:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16759 The thing I like about our mismatched ceramic bowl collection is not only the aesthetics of those different colors and styles and even textures, but also the fact that when anyone requests yogurt or granola or sorbet or cereal or pudding or soup or fruit or what have you, there’s a suitable bowl... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16759 Tue, 07 May 2013 4:20:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16733 When your daughter naps at preschool, is it possible she’ll stay awake until 11:34 PM? You bet it is. Put another way, you know it (and PS it SUCKS). I knew it’d be bad. I grocery shopped while she stayed home with the brothers and then we went out to dinner. We didn’t leave... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16733 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 3:58:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16681 I wanted to write something but then I got too sleepy. Here’s the most compelling read about that I’ve read recently, a piece that argues ADHD diagnoses may in fact be about not sleeping adequately. Y-A-W-N. Rather than write a bunch, I’ll add that you should... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16681 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 3:33:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16643 A week of three kids on break, a dear friend’s wedding in New York, ended with… bowling. Yes, it did. We bowled as part of the National Network of Abortion Funds’ bowlathon for abortion access. Without access, abortion is only technically legal, as in on the books... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16643 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 1:18:00 PM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16638 Sometimes you don't need to say much. Meet Leo (the latest and last nephew). ... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16638 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 6:35:00 PM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16591 Monday morning I got a phone call from my dentist’s office that I had a cleaning scheduled for Wednesday morning at 8:30. “Oh,” I said, “Hmm. Well, I don’t write these appointments down because otherwise I’ll get too anxious. My husband’s going to be out... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16591 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 3:50:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16561 The week starts and if I have something to do, I’m focused. If I am on the chase to tie up loose ends, after a busy weekend I often feel completely frazzled. Am I alone in this or is it a Monday-ish thing? I noticed that two nights of relatively decent sleep left me rather exhausted.... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16561 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 3:53:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16558 Are you ever allowed to say on a blog you have nothing coherent to say? Indulge me the click to my f avorite song of yesterday, courtesy of Nashville and that adorable and super talented sister duo Lennon and Maisy Stella. ... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16558 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 6:18:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16521 One boy got sick, the fourth grader. He has a slight fever this morning. However, he has begun to yo-yo again, so I think he’s on the mend. He felt quite hot all day yesterday so he can’t go to school. The whizzing sound of yo-yo in motion will be mine all day long. It’s nice to see... http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16521