a couple of random things

what is going on with this weather? totally unrelated to anything else i have to say, but jeez, it's making it really hard to plan ella-related activities!

anyway. i was catching up on reading over at the feminist breeder (hi gina! we met at chanda's class! i was talking about post-partum doulas). i was reading this post and i feel like i need to apologize to you on behalf of that woman! i am a practicing catholic and i feel like most of the time, we (christians in general) get a really bad rep because of people who go around telling other people what horrible people they are. that's not helpful, it's not what we should be doing. i am not asking you to convert (haha) but i am asking you to remember that not all christians behave like this woman. thanks!

totally unrelated (except for through my google rss feed) is this high chair. personally, i think that's really awesome! except you can't reuse it for the second (third, fourth, etc) baby. but, if you combine it with this post from childhood magic (although obviously without the bark, which kinda makes the blocks, but whatever) and have a slowly-growing set of wooden blocks! (ok, probably not. but still, in my mind, it's really cool).

moving on to more materialism, i probably need these shoes. (disregard the fact that i almost never wear any sort of tennis-type shoes & the fact that they are a bit of an over-statement). i need them the same way that i needed an italian jersey & walk-out jacket (check & check-happy early birthday to me!), which is to say, not at all, but i reeeeeeally wanted them.

one last thing, a crafty item from the angry chicken. this cigar box/wooden box gift idea is absolutely awesome. it can be customized indefinitely and therefore perfect for pretty much anyone! someone go ahead & make me one too, please!

oo3

still on call. no babies. am starting to get disillusioned. i really did think this was a great way to get my certification births in, but it hasn't proved that way. yet. i need to send in my may availability and i am just not sure what to do. i am wavering between saying i am available friday nights (a good night for me to be on call) & just skipping it all together. i don't want to miss out on the chance, but at the same time, i am nervous when i am on call & agitated when it's over without phone calls & babies.

i need to start on my fertility care practitioner essay for the application. i should probably watch the DVD first though-to get a better idea. however, i am really excited about this-i think i can really help a lot of people! and it's not on-call, so perhaps that will make it a bit easier on my brain!

i went to clovers yesterday and got a tomato plant & a strawberry plant! i planted them & they're sitting outside next to my baby lettuce that's growing slowly but surely & my 'herb garden' which is a pot filled with tiny little oregano & basil seedlings. hopefully everything will be okay-leave it to me to plant stuff before a week with a frost warning! i covered them with an old sheet last night and can always bring them inside if it gets too chilly. i have visions of homegrown tomato salads & fresh strawberries....yum! plus, i think bug will get a lot out of seeing things grow and being able to eat them!

i took a sewing lesson from angie & got a few wipes sewn...then my machine jammed & i took it apart (a bit) & can't figure out the problem-so i'm bummed about that. i wanted to finish the wipes, make a small pouch for them & start on a few other projects. not going to happen, at least not today. oh well, there's always another project!

i should eat some breakfast (coffee is not a complete breakfast, contrary to my popular belief) & start on the ever-present to-do list!