Wednesday, April 22, 2009

One Little Girl in a Pale Pink Coat Heard

Me (singing): High on a hill was a lonely goatherd, lay-di-oh, lay-di-oh, lay-di-oh!
Immy: Who sings that song?
Me: Maria…from The Sound of Music…the governess…who takes care of the children.
Immy: Julie Andrews sings it.

Have a Nice Day



Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Breastfeeding Protects Mothers Too

Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests.
A US study found women who breastfed for more than a year were 10% less likely to develop the conditions than those who never breastfed.
Even breastfeeding for at least a month may cut the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
On average, it had been 35 years since the women [in the study of 140,000] had last breastfed - suggesting the beneficial impact lasts for decades.
BBC News | Health

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Friday, April 3, 2009

"Hurry"

We stop at the dry cleaners and the grocery store
and the gas station and the green market and
Hurry up, honey, I say, hurry, hurry,
as she runs along two or three steps behind me
her blue jacket unzipped and her socks rolled down
as she likes them.
Where do I want to hurry her to? To her grave?
To mine? Where one day she might stand all grown?
Today, when all the errands are finally done, I say to her
Honey, I’m sorry I keep saying Hurry—you walk ahead of me. You be the mother.
And hurry up, she says, over her shoulder, looking
back at me, laughing. Hurry up now, darling, she says
hurry, hurry, taking the house keys from my hands.

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