Girls Only Disneyland Trip - Old Thread

[cheshiregirl]

My DH has a beard, too. I actually like a goatee or beard...but a solo stache is not my thing.

Maddie is so cute!!! Is she a redhead? It looks like it from the picture, but it might also be the way the light is catching it.

My mom wants a redheaded grandchild so badly! My only niece is platinum blonde and Ty has brown hair. And given that my husband is black, it would take an interesting turn of genetics for us to produce a redheaded child (although it's a remote possibility). So unless one of my other siblings produces her redhead, I think she's just going to have to be disappointed!

 

[Stacerita]

Hey gals. Just spent 3 hours in the dentist's chair. Sigh. They just got this new crown making system in and they talked me into spending a little extra time in order to make the crown for me so I wouldn't need a second visit while the lab made it. Sounded good to me! Well, ended up that the computer program (which is soooo high tech it scared me) didn't like trying to make a last molar (where no tooth is behind it), and they had a really hard time getting the fit right. So . . . after all that I ended up with a temporary anyway and still have to go back for a second visit.

Erg. So now I'm schooling the kids this afternoon. Double YUCK! They are bouncing off the walls and I have a killer headache from opening my mouth wide enough for a semi truck to drive into it.

Yeah, I'm in a great mood. Can ya tell?

Sorry the dentist didn't go as well as hoped.

Just wondering.......Do you do the schooling everyday? Part day? Certain days of the week? Or is it by assignment/course?

 

[daisy_77]

Solo stache = porn stache

OMG!

 

[mommaU4]

Yeah, I'm in a great mood. Can ya tell?

No one is ever in a good mood after coming from the dentists. Sorry it was such a hassle!

My DH has a beard, too. I actually like a goatee or beard...but a solo stache is not my thing.

What a nice family pic! I hate you! In every pic you look so cute!

 

[daisy_77]

Maddie is so cute!!! Is she a redhead? It looks like it from the picture, but it might also be the way the light is catching it.

My mom wants a redheaded grandchild so badly! My only niece is platinum blonde and Ty has brown hair. And given that my husband is black, it would take an interesting turn of genetics for us to produce a redheaded child (although it's a remote possibility). So unless one of my other siblings produces her redhead, I think she's just going to have to be disappointed!

She is a definite redhead! Which was a huge surprise since I am 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 Sicilian. I was sure that she would have an darker complexion like I had when I was a baby. She takes after my DH's side. He has a redhead brother and his grandmother was redheaded.

So, you never know...it could happen. I am not sure how it works. I think it is a recessive gene or something.

 

[DangerMouse]

Sorry the dentist didn't go as well as hoped.

Just wondering.......Do you do the schooling everyday? Part day? Certain days of the week? Or is it by assignment/course?

Our normal school schedule is from 9 to noon. Then sometimes we do some science unit studies in the afternoons. I school Mon-Thurs and the kids go to a homeschool enrichment program on Fridays which includes science, computer lab, art, music, and PE.

 

[daisy_77]

No one is ever in a good mood after coming from the dentists. Sorry it was such a hassle!


What a nice family pic! I hate you! In every pic you look so cute!

Thanks, B. We have like NO family pictures. I refuse to get one taken of myself this large. I appreciate the compliment.

 

[Stacerita]

No one is ever in a good mood after coming from the dentists. Sorry it was such a hassle!

I actually enjoy the dentist. I can fall asleep while they are cleaning my teeth even. Plus, my mom works there so I spend tons of time over there.

Our normal school schedule is from 9 to noon. Then sometimes we do some science unit studies in the afternoons. I school Mon-Thurs and the kids go to a homeschool enrichment program on Fridays which includes science, computer lab, art, music, and PE.

Thanks for sharing. I find home schooling very interesting. DD always wanted me to homeschool her. But now she is glad that she got into the school that she did. I don't think she would change it for anything.

 

[mommaU4]

I actually enjoy the dentist. I can fall asleep while they are cleaning my teeth even. Plus, my mom works there so I spend tons of time over there.

Well sure cleaning. That's easy. LOL Anything else...........ick!

I never had problems with my teeth until I was pregnant with the twins. That's when it all started going down hill and hasn't stopped since.

 

[bumbershoot]

junior high school prize. Who in the world would want to grow a dirty 'stache? lol

For the moola. $25 amazon gift certificate for his trouble of not shaving. Since he only shaves every 3 days anyway, it wasn't too difficult, LOL. He was an absolute shoo-in, and he's used to being ribbed for not having facial hair anyway, so it was easy. Except we HATE how it looks, so he actually thanked ME and i got to spend the GC any way I wanted.

The winner of the "Mo-vember" contest got $50.

And given that my husband is black, it would take an interesting turn of genetics for us to produce a redheaded child (although it's a remote possibility).

If any of his ancestors had red hair, and if yours do, it could happen.

I think it is a recessive gene or something.

You got it exactly. Recessive genes on both sides!


Quarter Korean, 1/8 Welsh, 1/8 Portuguese, 1/2 Irish/Scottish/possibly British mix kiddo preparing for his Korean 1st birthday....

My hair was blond growing up (though I've since found out that I had red hair as a tiny baby) then turned brownish, then with "help" it stayed blond. Hubby has black hair b/c he's half Korean, his mom of course has black hair, and his dad had black hair.

What we didn't know is that my grandfather had auburn hair (I got my curls from him, which I did know, but his pix are all b/w and no one mentioned the color) and FIL's sisters were red-heads. Found that out when little mr ronald mcdonald showed up!

His cousins, with a caucasian mutt (like me) as a father, but I guess he didn't have the red hair recessive gene, look MORE Korean than their mom, hubby's sister, who looks exactly like hubby (it's scary). So it was quite a surprise.

Thanks, B. We have like NO family pictures. I refuse to get one taken of myself this large. I appreciate the compliment.

good gracious, you're lovely! Take the pictures for your daughter, even if you never look at them.

 

[bumbershoot]

Our normal school schedule is from 9 to noon. Then sometimes we do some science unit studies in the afternoons. I school Mon-Thurs and the kids go to a homeschool enrichment program on Fridays which includes science, computer lab, art, music, and PE.

What age did you start?

DS is yearning for, not just learning, but scheduled official learning. He's only 4! I'm trying to meet his needs, but I wasn't expecting it this young and it's taking me a long time to really gear myself up for it.

 

[mommaU4]

good gracious, you're lovely! Take the pictures for your daughter, even if you never look at them.

Isn't she? I hate her.

I have almost no pics of myself when my kids were younger. I hated how I looked so I never took any. Only lately have I realized that if something were to happen to me, my kids would have almost nothing to remember me by. So on our last DL trip I forced myself to get in and pose for some pics.
I still hate how I look, but for their sake, I'm glad I did.

 

[mommaU4]

Quarter Korean, 1/8 Welsh, 1/8 Portuguese, 1/2 Irish/Scottish/possibly British mix kiddo preparing for his Korean 1st birthday....

Awww, now that is simply adorable!

 

[DangerMouse]

Well sure cleaning. That's easy. LOL Anything else...........ick!

I never had problems with my teeth until I was pregnant with the twins. That's when it all started going down hill and hasn't stopped since.

Babies, especially multiples, can wreak havoc on teeth. My dh just doesn't understand why his teeth are so much healthier than mine when he doesn't spend near as much time taking care of them.

Oh, and here's a pic of my dh and his goat, which I think is quite handsome

 

[mommaU4]

So who's doing the tote exchange and bought their tote already?? Or made it, if you're one of those crafty types. LOL

As soon as I'm up to it, maybe this weekend, I want to start looking for one and for some little treats to put in it!! I can't wait!!!

 

[bumbershoot]

Awww, now that is simply adorable!

We thought he was kinda cute in that too. And for the ONLY time, he wore something itchy without ripping it off! Amazing.

 

[mommaU4]

Babies, especially multiples, can wreak havoc on teeth. My dh just doesn't understand why his teeth are so much healthier than mine when he doesn't spend near as much time taking care of them.

Oh, and here's a pic of my dh and his goat, which I think is quite handsome

Oooooh, very nice. You two make a cute couple!


I'd heard that about multiples from my doctor. It sucks.
Ruben is the same way, he has no issues with his teeth and I'm much more careful with mine then he is.

 

[wendylady36]

Ugh, I'm sick. I musta caught something in Disneyland. I wish I was in bed right now.

 

[staley7580]

Well sure cleaning. That's easy. LOL Anything else...........ick!

I never had problems with my teeth until I was pregnant with the twins. That's when it all started going down hill and hasn't stopped since.

Amen to that, sista! I swear by the time these little turds vacate the premises... Im going to need dentures. I hate this. Can you tell Im on the homestretch??

 

[DangerMouse]

What age did you start?

DS is yearning for, not just learning, but scheduled official learning. He's only 4! I'm trying to meet his needs, but I wasn't expecting it this young and it's taking me a long time to really gear myself up for it.

I'm pretty darned unstructured, Molly, and tend to lead toward unschooling until they are age 6-7. If Eamon is wanting to "play school" with workbooks, just go to the dollar store and pick him up some pre-K phonics books. Start playing games that are geared toward learning like making letters out of clay or filling a pie pan full of flour and letting him draw letters in it with his finger (messy, but they love the feel of it on their hands). Play counting games with pinto beans and cups. Take ten beans and hide a certain amount under one cup and see if he can guess how many are under the other cup.

Does he like to play on the computer? There are tons of websites geared for his age. starfall.com is just one of many that deals specifically with phonics.

Let me know if you want any other ideas.