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Here she is wearing the adorable dress her Grammy knitted before she was born: This photo is actually from Christmas but I just now downloaded it from my camera.

The dishwasher is a fun toy for babies all over the world. Here’s Kate unloading the dishwasher: And Amaya in France (daughter to Riana, she’s just a few months older than Kate):

It worked! Just two days of using distilled water on my hair instead of tap water and it is 95% less greasy. That was the answer. Seth thinks I’ve lost my mind. He keeps asking me, “Why don’t you just wash your hair with shampoo?” When I told him what I figured out about the [...]

Sarah and Kate shopping yesterday at the Organic Pastures store downtown.

After rereading the LJ Noo Poo community basics, I figured out why my hair looks like I dipped my head in a vat of melted butter. Apparently we live in a red zone. Los Angeles has extremely hard water. It’s also highly chlorinated. Which explains why I feel itchy when I get out of the [...]

I was thinking about my father-in-law yesterday. He has very severe GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). He lives with it and never complains. That’s just how he is — an upbeat optimist. However, I was wondering if there was anything that could help him. I found this very interesting article by Dr. Thomas Cowan on the [...]

Kate enjoying her breakfast — Swedish filmjölk and fruit. What’s filmjölk, you ask? It’s a lot like yogurt, only not as sour. And it’s easy to make at home. Just add the culture to milk and let it sit out for several hours. That’s it! (And if you add the culture to cream, it will [...]