Belief-O-Matic

One of my goals for 2010 was to visit some churches and decide if I wanted to make attending a part of my/our life. I've talked to some friends about their churches (mostly protestant), but that's as far as I've gotten.

Until now.

I just took the Belief-O-Matic online quiz that tells you which religion you practice... our ought to consider practicing. Here are my top 5, and interesting highlights from the remaining 22:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (93%)
3. Secular Humanism (93%)
4. Liberal Quakers (91%)
5. New Age (83%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
9. Reform Judaism (66%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (55%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
26. Roman Catholic (17%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (14%)

This quiz was one of the quickest studies in comparative religion I've ever seen. So anyone know of a good Unitarian church in St. Louis?

Favorite New Blog

I found a new blog I like so much that I'm posting about it. You just gotta check out Dinner a Love Story. It's a blog about "helping parents figure out how to get family dinner on the table" without relying on packaged foods or being too focused on homemade perfection.

The author, Jenny, has the same feeling about food and family dinner that I have. And her post about the 6 rules of a family dinner gave me permission to let myself off the hook until the kids are a little older.

I really want to put her bumper sticker on the swagger wagon.



Do you think it's too little "professional business person" and too much "hippy Mom?"

Grandparents' Fix

I'm so behind on blogging and photo sharing that the grandparents are complaining. Here's a Charlee fix!

I wasn't planning on writing anything tonight because I'm soooo tired. But uploading the videos takes a while. It's the perfect time-box for a few thoughts about Baby Charlee.

• She's cooing, gurgling, and drooling a bunch right now. Her smile is big, bright and easy.
• Her hair is still red, eyes still blue.
• We think she looks more like Claire than Kate.
• She loves watching her sisters do anything. Charlee's eyes are always on them.
• I'm sooo tired because she's still up 3 times a night. In bed by 7 or 8, up around 11, 2, and 5. I can't wait for a few more months to pass.
• The poor kid has wicked bad eczema. She's mostly happy, but when she gets to scratchin', she does it relentlessly. I've given up dairy and soy in hopes that it may give her some relief.
• We can't imagine life without her!