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    Friends in Austin?

    Henry (left) and his friends, via Ben Becker

    I’m a little freaked out (or maybe a lot?) about moving to Austin and leaving behind all of our friends. I moved to Houston in 2003, and have been building friendships ever since (minus the year I spent traveling during my self-subsidized sabbatical and the year we spent living in Denver so we could attend Montessori training).

    And, to top it all off, I’ll be leaving behind the group of women I met during prenatal yoga. We meet monthly for brunch, we started a babysitting co-op, and I get together with two of the women for weekly play dates.

    Of course

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    Our Vacation Recap in Pictures (and a Few Words)

    A breast-feeding stop on the way from Taos, NM to Denver, CO. Sadly, we spent a whole weekend at our friend’s awesome wedding in Taos and didn’t manage to take a picture with our big camera.


    Henry visiting with the owners of Sunshine Mountain Lodge outside of Estes Park. This was the reception site for our wedding three years ago. Again, we neglected to take photos of our pit-stop in Denver to see old friends and to check out their “new” house from 1895.

    They made us delicious raw breakfast every day. I’m inspired to eat healthier breakfasts! Can you tell that Henry is eager to try solids?

    We went
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    Are You into Graphic Design?

    I desperately want to redesign the header on this blog (it doesn’t even match up with the actual name of of the blog, which is Feeding the Soil!), but I am seriously lacking the creative inspiration needed to undertake such an endeavor.

    I’m wondering if there are any graphic designers (or wannabe graphic designers!) among you who might like to enter a contest to redesign the header? I’m brainstorming prizes like free enrollment in my Purposeful Conception course? Or maybe a box of maternity clothes? Or a box of books about pregnancy? Or a $30 gift card to Williams-Sonoma + a $25 gift card to Starbucks?

    If you’ve got

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