I live in small-town Central Maine with my husband of eleven years, my 5yo daughter and 2yo son, two cats and a golden retriever. I am a former hs English teacher, and now teach childbirth education classes, volunteer at my daughter's school and our church, garden, read, try new recipes, and am continually fine-tuning my balancing act of meeting everyone's needs - including my own. We are an AP family, with extended nursing and co-sleeping. We hike, camp, swim, fish, kayak/canoe; enjoy music - my daughter and I both play the violin; and like making things at home, too. We just started homeschooling Oct 2008. Writing this is weird because I feel like by drawing these rough, broad strokes, it makes us sound so wholesome. We're liberals, and we believe in helping others, in small everyday ways and in larger ones when we can: to whom much is given, much is expected. Writing this also certainly highlights the many blessings in my life.
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