Jump to:
ZRecs Home |
Z Recommends |
PRIZEY |
The Tranquil Parent |
Punnybop |
The ZRecs Guide to Safer Children's Products
Get Z Recommends posts and links delivered free via -
-
As seen in
The quiet game
By Jeremiah | November 18, 2010 | 10 comments / Comment now
Apologies for our absence, and for our silence about it. We've been through some rough stuff in the past several weeks, including the tragic passing of a dear friend. Her death merits a discussion we'll have here soon, because it could happen to someone you know.
In the meantime, however, we are also embracing life. Over the past two months, we have:
We are rested and ready for what lies ahead. Stay tuned for succinct reviews of the best things for your favorite little ones, and for our occasional thoughts on parenting, on staying connected to the things that matter, and on letting your light shine as a citizen of the world and an advocate for its children.
In the meantime, however, we are also embracing life. Over the past two months, we have:
- Nursed six abandoned kittens to self-sufficiency and given a seventh a loving burial, placed three in homes and two with a rescue organization, and decided to adopt the last, which Z dotes on, has named "Darla Dimple," and does not yet know we plan to keep (shh!)
- Rescued a frog from certain death and set him up in a cushy winter home on the kitchen counter
- Discovered how to keep hundreds of pillbugs/sowbugs/rolly-pollies alive in a jar after much trial and error with smaller populations
- "Adopted" a recuperating orangutan through the Orangutan Outreach project in Indonesia (not as random as it might sound - we'll explain our reasons for this in a future post!)
- Enjoyed a respite from blogging, and thought long and hard about what this blog means to us and what we want to achieve with it
We are rested and ready for what lies ahead. Stay tuned for succinct reviews of the best things for your favorite little ones, and for our occasional thoughts on parenting, on staying connected to the things that matter, and on letting your light shine as a citizen of the world and an advocate for its children.
Categories:
family
Browse Z Recommends
-
recent posts
I think this kid is braver than I am Puppies, puppies everywhere: Peaceable Kingdom’s Lost Puppies game HABA picks a winner with Hit the Throttle Sesame Street and the Case of the Missing Gordon A daily calendar for kids Missing a friend today Crochet your own Space Shuttle Pampers to settle Dry Max class-action lawsuit Superbaby Ken dumps Barbie over Mattel’s contribution to rainforest destruction
- categories
- blog archive
- blogs we read
Looking for something?
Search
The ZRecs Guide
1360 products, 261 brands, and counting...
Get ZRecs’ monthly newsletter
Learn about our privacy policy
More good stuff
Advertisements
Advertisements
The good thing about feed readers is that we will be here waiting for you when you are ready to return.
Best,
Leighann
Welcome back! I missed your posts & am glad to see them back.
I’m happy to see a post from you ... welcome back! Z will be absolutely thrilled when she knows that you’re going to keep “Darla Dimple”.
I’m so sorry about the tragic passing of your friend - I hope that her DH and child(ren) are coping as best they can under such difficult circumstances.
Hugs,
D
I was just coming to see if you were going to be reviewing stuff this year!
YAY! To see you back.
Sorry about your friend :(
Glad to see you back. So sorry to hear you’ve had such a rough time lately but I hope things start looking up.
Glad your back! So sorry for your loss. Looking forward to the upcoming posts!
Hey, glad you’re back!!
So glad to see you back, even for a bit.
Your readers are here, as always!
Hugs again about the tragic loss you’ve had.
I miss you guys! Sorry to hear about your loss… *hugs* to you all!
xo
My deepest sympathy regarding the loss of your friend. I can certainly empathize!
Glad to see you back, I’ve been lurking for awhile, and posting some of my giveaways. I thought I’d stop by your threads and say hi too!