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Most LJ updates I'm pretty lukewarm about - not a fan of their new posting page, for example. But I LOVELOVELOVE the new collapsing cut feature. Very nice.

Apparently, spending all the money in the world last week was not enough, and we ran out of fuel yesterday... so I called around this morning and we'll be getting a delivery this afternoon. Woodstove, in the meantime, which it's really not cold enough for, but it sure is nice heat - all friendly and crackly and mesmerizing.

Email appears down, this morning.

There were enough comments on the cat-and-baby photo last week that I thought I'd share another from that set:



That's all for now!

On Breastfeeding...

I've wanted to document some of my experiences with breastfeeding, but two things have held me back...

a) BOOBIES! (*giggles like a boy*) It's hard talking about breasts without blushing. This is probably a less-than-healthy example of American culture's weird taboos. But it's breast cancer awareness month, so I should get over it.

b) I've been lucky. I know that a lot of women struggle with breastfeeding, or can't do it at all, and that in some cases they feel bad about themselves because of it. I haven't wanted to add to that baggage, so I've avoided talking about it much at all, in case I inadvertently made someone feel inadequate or bad.

So, I'll put my story behind a cut, with this disclaimer: these are my personal experiences, and not intended to be judgmental or hurtful. And, I talk about boobs, because they play a pretty big role.

( On breastfeeding... )

More cat and baby pictures

Have I mentioned that Velcro loooooves the rubber ducky? The crinkle book, also, but particularly the rubber ducky:

( Proof... )