http://www.justpowers.com Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:34:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One thing I know about my Emma, that I have known since the first time she tried to breastfeed at only a few minutes old, is that she is happiest when she is doing something as perfectly as she can. "If at first you don't succeed" is not really a ... http://www.justpowers.com/2012/01/09/learning-to-write/ I love the holidays. I love Thanksgiving, I love Christmas, I love New Year's, I love my birthday and Emma's birthdays (which are all mixed up in there) and I pretty much love the month of December in it's entirety. I also love when the month is over and January shows ... http://www.justpowers.com/2012/01/04/happy-holidays-and-beyond/ This post is part of the Monday Link up with Just.Be.Enough. a site empowering us all to focus on what we are proud of in our lives instead of being discouraged by what we aren't quite doing right. This Monday Link up is the last one in the Be Enough ... http://www.justpowers.com/2011/09/12/i-miss-macaroni-and-cheese/ Emma and Will shared an ice cream cone recently. It was rough going for a minute or two but they worked it out. http://www.justpowers.com/2011/09/09/721/ It's been ages, almost a year, since my last post. There is no way to get caught up on a year in one post so I won't try, but I will make a renewed commitment to blogging and to documenting the lives of the two little creatures up there and ... http://www.justpowers.com/2011/09/08/photo-2jpg/ A Halloween Movie, originally uploaded by Justpowers. In which a horse sees his image for the first time, and a fairy princess tries to decapitate him. Happy Halloween!! http://www.justpowers.com/2010/10/31/a-halloween-movie/ Today is Blog Action Day and the topic is water. Unfortunately I am exhausted and it is late in the day, so this is not going to be the post I wish it to be. I also love participating in Blog Action Day though, so I am loathe ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/10/15/blog-action-day-2010-water/ This week I am in charge of snacks for my daughter's pre-school class. This means I am responsible for providing healthy, fun, well-rounded snacks for 14 three and four year olds on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Holy Kitchen Nightmares, I haven't been this stressed out since my family took the ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/09/29/snack-genius/ Being a mom has brought me some of the happiest moments I have ever known in my life, which has surprised me a little I think. I guess that's the thing about being a parent, you have no idea what you are missing until you have a child and your ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/09/27/i-weep/ Bethany 2010, originally uploaded by Justpowers. We got back yesterday from our annual trip to Bethany Beach in Delaware. Can't wait until next summer so we can go back. http://www.justpowers.com/2010/08/29/bethany-beach-2010/