The Primal Parent

We don’t have a TV (I think I’ve mentioned this once or twice before) and so we do lots of stuff.

Once I told a guy that I don’t have a TV and he said, “Oh, so your life doesn’t suck then?”

He pretty much hit the nail on the head.

So yesterday’s not-sucky day went like this:

Evelyn (who is six) didn’t have school (she goes 3 days a week) so she made cards for all her teachers and played with her tea set while I worked. Then we went swimming and she earned two stars for figuring out how to swim all the way across the pool without breathing.

A little bit later, Julian taught her to throw a trompo (Spanish for a complicated heavy wooden top with a string that you have to pull ever so skillfully to spin).

After dinner she painted a pretty landscape (those round things are supposed to be mountains), we talked about grammar (double negatives), and we discussed extensively how hunter gatherers utilize nature to make all of the things they need. This finally culminated in the making of an Amazonian shelter for her Hello Kitty dolls.

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In case the health of the baby and the benefits to mom’s own body aren’t enough, there’s yet another reason why women should breastfeed.

Apparently milky boobs are a turn on to some men.

It’s kind of funny how I learned about this. I’m not an internet junky. I don’t enjoy surfing the web and I’m not into porn – I prefer reading books and having sex. The internet just doesn’t really do it for me. That said, there are some really great uses for the internet. One of them is looking up really stupid stuff that you simply can’t find elsewhere.

Like this morning when I was trying to remember how big my boobs got last time I was pregnant and breastfeeding. Already my breasts have increased more than a full cup size and I’m just two months pregnant. So I headed to the internet to read about what other women had to say about their own breast growth. And what do I find but a site dedicated to a lactating-women fetish!

I wasn’t about to keep this to myself so here you go.

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Our tent on the beach at Lake Powell

I love vacationing on the beach. I love swimming in deep water and laying like a lizard on the sand. I love scuba diving in the Caribbean and practicing my Spanish in South America, but the thing I hate about that kind of vacation these days is figuring out what to eat and avoiding high carb ehtnic foods.

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Meetup goes Paleo!

The first and only Primal/Paleo Denver Meetup group is here and gaining momentum! If you’re passing through Denver or you live nearby, join us in the Rocky Mountains and have some fun with us! Denver Paleo Meetup

Face to face primal friends can help support each other in our unconventional lifestyle and diet choices. Get off the internet and find real people in your area. They’re out there. Todd at The Primal Toad has compiled a list of meetup groups all over the country, so if you’re not in Colorado, find one (or start one) in your own state.