Wolf Sanctuary Field Trip

We recently took a trip with our homeschool organization to the St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary in Montgomery, Texas. This is an animal rehabilitation center that takes in rescued wolves and gives them the special care that other animal shelters cannot.  Most of the rescued wolves are actually "wolf dogs" and have some part domesticated dog in them. What a fantastic learning experience!  While we listened to an informational lecture, we were able to sit on the observation deck and watch the behavior of the wolves in their enclosures.  Two "ambassador" wolves came out to greet us and we were allowed to pet them for a while as they enjoyed going for a walk.  This is a well-run facility that's clean and appeared to benefit from lots of volunteers.  The owners were well-educated and enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge with our group. This is a trip to keep in mind this summer when planning activities for the kids!
http://www.wolvesofsaintfrancis.org/

Miscarriage on The Whole Mother Show

Houston's 90.1FM hosts a show on natural parenting called The Whole Mother Show.  It's hosted by the mother-of-all-Houston-midwives, Pat Jones, CNM, and has greatly influenced my choices in motherhood. 

Monday's topic was about miscarriage and pregnancy loss. She interviewed two women in the natural birthing community who've had several miscarriages: Rebecca Miller, owner of Nurtured Family and Pam Crespo, a homebirth assistant.  I truly thank them for opening up about their many losses.  At least someone is talking about it and I sincerely pray this helps other moms who've endured the same.  What interested me about this program was that it presented a more natural side of miscarriage and the differences in health care between midwife care and traditional obgyn treatment. The emotional complexities, grieving issues, and facts about miscarriage were also mentioned.

Click on the March 12th show on this link to their archives page:
http://archive.kpft.org/xml/wholemother.xml

Rainy day pie

Rolling out homemade pie crust and using the leftover scraps for playdough...perfect work for a 3-year-old!