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07/11/2002 Entry: "Writing"

Busy, busy, busy me. I've been working on another article, this time on single fathering. I've just about got it finished; I need just a couple more quotes, and I'm waiting for one guy to call me back so I can phone-interview him. My other two articles, on homebirth and attachment parenting, were published last week and came out beautifully. (The AP one even has a great big, full-color photo of Bekki and baby Collin!) When I get a chance, I'll scan a bit of them so you can see my (gulp!) by-line.

Sam and I have been taking walks. He likes to ride in the sling around the neighborhood while I point out trees, flowers, and animals to him. I feel vaguely guilty about him having no real exposure to common household pets, so I've been trying to show him neighbors' dogs and cats. He seems mildly interested, but not intensely so. He prefers to poke at tree branches and pull weeds.

Oh, and I'm still knitting. Right now I'm working on this hat, which I'll show you when I get a bit further on into it. It's tricky to go back to working on small needles after using those big mamma-jamma needles that I used on the other hat and scarf set. By the way, thanks for all the compliments on that set; I think it came out looking great, too. I haven't decided what to do with it yet; if it doesn't go to one of the guys, it will go to a female relative. I'm just not sure whether she'd like it as much as what I'd already planned to make for her.

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Mahoney, are you feeling okay? ;-D

Posted by Carrie @ 07/12/2002 06:03 PM EST

"Ah-and knitting! Ah-and knitting! Ah-and knitting! Ah-and knitting! Ah-and knitting! Ah-and knitting! Ah-and knitting!"

Posted by Mahoney @ 07/12/2002 05:52 PM EST

Just a local parenting magazine - the "Toledo Area Parent News," whoopee! Still, it's the first stuff I've ever had published, so I'm proud anyway.

Enjoy that homebirth!

Posted by Carrie @ 07/12/2002 02:51 PM EST

Where were the articles published? I'm interested in reading them if possible. I am looking forward to my second homebirth this winter (third birth, first was a freestanding birthing center). Yay.

Posted by Aisling @ 07/12/2002 02:44 PM EST