The Official New Mom Thread Part 2

[DisKim]

GLT - I'm so sorry things are hard for you. I wish there was something that I could do to ease your pain.

Fab - They can make as many breath mint birth control pills as they want; if I left contraception up to my husband I'd have 15 kids by now! There is NO WAY I'm trusting him with that!!

Well, I have a workshop today so I get to leave a little later. I'm SO HAPPY I don't have to see that place this morning. I'm going to a workshop on Holocaust literature. I think it will be good. I got a lot of positive feedback from parents last night about that unit. I was so happy to hear that the kids go home and discuss the things they read with their parents. That's exactly what I envision happening.

Well, have a good day all! I don't know if I'll get on again today. I have to go to a viewing tonight. It's the mother of DH's childhood friend. They stopped talking when DH stopped drinking altogether which was in college. We used to all be really close friends. DH and I actually met at a party at his parents' house. I got this sinking feeling when I heard she had died that so many people in my wedding video have passed away. It's creepy.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Hi all! I'm afraid it's another drive-by posting from me--the nasty stomach virus hit me early yesterday morning! Luckily, DH took yesterday off from work so I could sleep and run, which was pretty much all I did (well, except for the attractive hurling in the kitchen, but that's probably TMI!).

Poor Celeste--we've talked a lot about not sharing germs at preschool, so she kept saying to me, "Mommy, I'm sorry I shared my germs and you got sick!" So I told her that I didn't mind, that I would rather get sick than not hug my sweet, sick little girl when she needs it!

Anyway, I'm on the upswing--been following posts, but don't hae time to update a lot. I did want to say that Jill and GLT, we're thinking of you. GLT, I'm glad you got the package.

Oh, and icebrat, I knew we would get you over to the "Dark side" that is Gymboree! Especially with a little girl! Too funny!

I have to go--hopefully I can catch up more later.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Good morning, everyone. TGIF! I have a makeup scrapbooking session from when Lucas had croup tonight and I'm really looking forward to it. Tomorrow I think DH and I are going to drop Lucas off at the IL's and take the train to NYC for the day. I really want to see the tree in Rockefeller Center and maybe do a little Christmas shopping and hit World of Disney, of course.

I had ordered that Elmo from Target a couple days ago and they cancelled my order - the same thing that happened to FF. Just a warning and not trying to be a downer, but I wouldn't be too confident it's coming until I got a shipping confirmation. Speaking of, I found out that my sister had gotten the one for Lucas off Ebay. I was holding off looking on ebay until it was a last resort. She offered to pick up the insane shipping charge, but I declined since it's Christmas after all. She was only trying to help.

glt - I'm so sorry.

llij - I hope it's nothing serious with Meagan. I bet John will catch up once he starts PT!

alice28 - Congrats to your neighbor! Any name yet or did I miss that post?

gm - Have a great trip!

J&D - I'll be mailing my SS package out on Monday. I have everything, but I can't get to the post office until Monday.

BnB - Yech! I hope you feel better soon.

DisKim - Good luck at your workshop.

ff - LOL about the Santa outfit! At least you tried!

nucpharm - Sorry your new recipe didn't work out.

fabumouse - Good luck at the gym.

zalansky - We send out about 50 cards. DH has weird workplace politics going on so he has to give cards to individuals instead of tacking one up in the break room like I do. We also both have pretty decent sized extended families. I cut out people who we would send to who didn't send back once we started ordering the photo cards.

icebrat - Joining the ranks of the Gymbo addicts, I see. My wallet thanks me every day that Lucas is a boy.

tkyes - How was the clothing party? Is that along the same lines as the Pampered Chef or Party Lite parties? Glad your back is better, too.

val - Sorry work is so crazy. I hope you find time to put your tree up.

Hi to all the other mommies!

 

[nucpharm29]

Morning ladies!

GLT--oh, honey, I don't know what to say! just sending lots of love and prayers your way!

alice--I certainly understand the buying gifts for those that have everything. My FIL is this big shot lawyer who makes big $$$$--he just built this million dollar 7000 sq ft. home for him and his GF (another source of family drama) and then had it professionally decorated (should be nice with 2 kids at xmas--ha! ) I ended up getting them something called an aerogarden. It's an indoor garden from growing herbs, salad greens, peppers, etc, and it doesn't use any dirt. It's really cool--FIL is a gadget man and GF is the gardener so hopefully both will like it. And I'm crossing my fingers that they don't have one. I have this reputation in DH"s family at the greatest gift giver, so the pressure is really bad. If a gift to any of them isn't first rate they assume DH bought it. That's why I have to start shopping so early, so I can get some ideas!

bnb--sorry you got the "germies". Hope you're feeling better soon!

diskim--sorry that you had a talking to by your principal. Hope your conference is good today. Hope the Elmo comes!

SL--sorry you didn't get the Elmo! Have fun scrapbooking and in NYC! That sounds like so much fun! I just hope I get to see DH this weekend! He's supposed have Sunday off, but he doesn't know for sure!

gina--Olivia seems to be getting to be quite the little lady! I understand the hauling in and out of the car and feeling like hauling a 50lb sand bag. Luckily Matthew has started walking, so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel--where he'll be walking himself to the car!

Well, my sweet girl just asked if mommy could snuggle with her-so off I go. I tend to brush her off sometimes, but I just realized that one day she'll want to have nothing to do with me--so snuggling I go! Have a great Friday all! DH is working tonight and tomorrow night, so not much of a weekend for us!

 

[justhat]

Today was one of those mornings where you just want to crawl back in bed and pretend you do not have a family! Madison went to bed around 9pm and was super grouchy this morning. My husband was on late call last night but thought he'd be home around 6pm, so I told Madison that he'd bring home red beans and rice (from Popeyes, her favorite food) for her dinner. She asked me for them all day, but Henry was grouchy from his shots so I didn't want to take him out to get them. Well Joey got out later than he thought and didn't get home till around 8:30, but she would not eat anything else because she was set on the red beans and rice. We literally fed her and threw her in bed but she was still a monster this morning, crying about wanting to stay home and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse instead of going to school, refusing to get dressed, etc. Meanwhile, Henry was crying cause he was stuck in his carseat forever while I had to dress Madison. Then some idiot just stopped his car in the middle of the road (way too cold to walk Madison to school today) cause he missed his turn so I almost hit him and the guy behind me was maybe an inch from my bumper. And I killed 2 flies this morning, which scares me that the mob of them will make another appearance. Oh, and do boys ever stop peeing on you!! I thought we were done with that but got a nice sprinkling this morning. But hey, it can only get better from here, right!

Jill - Sorry to hear about Meagan's pain. I really hope that you figure out what's going on with her and that it's nothing serious. And John will catch up very quickly I'm sure-my cousin's baby wasn't crawling or standing at 14 months either, but she just turned 3 and is running around like a nut now!

GLT - I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through. When things looks terrible and impossible, just look at those 3 beautiful faces to remind you why you're doing all of this and how blessed they make your life.

Fabumouse - Madison rocks the swing a bit hard too. And she loves to undress Henry. Not sure why, but everytime I leave the room for a second I come back in to find her ripping the snaps of his outfit open. Weird.

Ginamarie - Sounds like Henry and Olivia are around the same size. He was 16.9 lbs and 26.5 inches. I agree that he feels about 100 times heavier in that infant seat. Our infant carrier only goes up to 20 lbs (I know some of the new ones go up to 22 or 30 lbs) so we'll be switching him to the rearfacing convertible seat soon.

SL - Who knew that Satan floated around post offices? At least I don't feel alone now cause I have counted people ahead of me to avoid ours too. Our old post office was filled with unpleasant workers, but they all liked Madison so therefore they were nice to me. Satan looks like she might eat kids though so no points from her.

BnB - Sorry you caught the kid germs! Hope you're feeling better soon. I think I had that virus right after Thanksgiving, ya know, when you gave me that scare. Yours sounds worse though.

Henry's asking to be fed so I have to go. I have to go to the post office later so hopefully that works out. Otherwise my husband is off tomorrow so I'll just leave him with the kids and visit that wonderful place myself.

Oh, 1 question-Madison's preschool starts at 18 months. She started at 18 months and was the youngest kid. She had a rough transition with months of crying at dropoff (but she was always having fun when I picked her up), but I don't know if that was due to her age or just her personality. And I still don't know really. We only sent her so young cause I was going back to school, which didn't happen but that's another story. Anyway, my question now is with Henry. He can start as a mid-year toddler in February 2008, when he'll be just 18 months, or we can wait and send him in Sept 2008 when he'll be 25 months. I had planned to wait till Sept, but I was talking to a mom yesterday who did these parent/infant and parent/toddler classes with her kid (who's now in Madison's class) and she said the transition to school was seamless since he already knew the teacher from the parent/kid classes. I was going to do these with Henry-the infant one will be this spring and then toddler in the fall-so I was glad to hear that. But then I thought that if I wait till he's 2 it will be 9 months after these classes end so he's not even going to remember the teacher/class by then so I started thinking about sending him at 18 months instead cause it might be easier. My husband's feeling is that he'll be fine at 18 months cause he's large. I'm really torn on it though-mostly cause I don't have a rush to send him like I did with Madison, and she took awhile to warm up to it, but at the same time I think it might be easier for him to go straight from the Mommy/Henry classes to being there for school.

I just want to add in case anyone thinks I'm crazy, my only reason to send him at 18 months would be to make it easier for him, not for any sort of academic purpose. He'd definitely go at 2yo either way just cause I think it's a good age and the 3yo class is huge and I think it would be a big shock to go from being home alone with Mommy to being in a class with 28 kids. So what would you guys do, 18 or 25 months? The sibling application deadline is Wednesday so I'm suddenly pressured to make this decision.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

I had some time to upload the pictures of Lucas we had taken for Christmas. I was a little ticked because most of the pictures were of the 3 of us or Lucas with me or DH and only a couple were of Lucas alone. The one in my signature is the one we're using for our card and it's also the one in the package we bought. Here are some of the others:

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[Tasha+Scott]

Just a quick post since Her Royal Highness is demanding that I pick her up and plop her on the bed (so she can bounce of course!) over and over again. Anyway, just wanted you all to know that I took my last final exam today so I am officially done this semester! I won't know my final grades officially until I think Monday afternoon but I already am certain I made an A in all 5 classes so the hard work wasn't all in vain! I don't go back for next semester until January 9 so I have an entire month off! Woo hoo! I do have a lot of activities planned this month though so who knows if I will really have any true down time or not. I do plan to keep taking Kylie to daycare 2 days a week so she will not have to readjust or anything...plus I will have some alone time which I think I deserve after the stressful semester I just finished. It will probably be spent trying to organize this nasty house though and catching up on errands. Fun stuff.

Anyway, we have a Christmas banquet, my sister's baptism, my nephew's b-day, a family reunion, and I have a Christmas ornament exchange party type thing all in the next week or so. Then begins all the family Christmas get-togethers. I am guessing we will end up going to 4 different places this year but only 2 on Christmas day so that's good.

Do you all remember the stories I told of Kylie's daycare teacher and how she seemed a bit crazy? Well, she has done a complete 180 in the last month or so and I love her now! She is also about 9-10 weeks pregnant with her 2nd child after she was told she couldn't have any more kids. I am so glad she isn't quite as crazy as I thought since Kylie also loves her. I guess she was having a moment or "testing" me since I was the new, young mom or something. I do think she thought I was younger than I am or something. I really think she thought I was about 18 because she acted shocked when she found out I wasn't. She has been much nicer since. Or maybe pregnancy is just making her normal instead of crazier like it does most of us ladies. I don't know.

Anyway, I hate that this is all about me but I have to be atleast 30 pages behind and will probably never catch up! I don't think I've even looked at this thread in about 3 weeks or so! I hope all of you are well and that you enjoy your holidays. I really don't know when I will get to finally catch up with this thread but I will try to pop in some time during my Christmas break. Have a great day everyone!

 

[llij]

Good morning moms!

I appreciate everyone's kind words. You all are wonderful. I guess all the stress from life and the semester has finally caught up with me b/c I am exhausted. There is a part of me that is a little worried about Meagan b/c 10 years ago when her biopsy first came back her mitochondria levels in the muscle tissue were ‘elevated’ (not sure what that meant). The doctors sent the biopsy to a lab in NY that specializes in mitochondria and we had to wait an agonizing 3 months for results. Of course, paranoid mom that I was, I did research on the internet on mitochondrial diseases and it didn’t look pretty. I finally had to stop b/c it was freaking me out. That was a stressful time and the memory is coming back and the worry too. My worry comes from seeing a friend go through something similar with her daughter....long story but she had issues as an infant then it disappeared and emerged again in her adolescence. I’m sure all will be fine and I will have worried for nothing. Thanks so much for your well wishes. It means a lot.

On another note, something is up with John lately and I’m not sure what his deal is. He was so tough to get to bed last night and literally screamed off and on until 11:00. I don’t know what is up with that little guy. He was so exhausted this morning and finally went back down for a nice (and hopefully long) nap. He better not scream like that at WDW b/c our neighbors will just love us then.

GLT – I’m sorry things are so rough for you. I wish that I could come give you a hug and make all of your pain go away. Know that we all love you here and are thinking of you and praying for you every day.

Zalansky – How is your dad doing? How is Cam feeling today?

Floridafam – How is Kona feeling? I’m still saying prayers that your appointment goes well on Monday. You cracked me up with the VS! I think their stuff is way too small too. My dh loves VS, but VS does not love me since their stuff is made to fit on a Barbie doll.

Fabumouse – First off, I just want to let you know that your posts always crack me up and bring a smile to my face! Chewable birth control and your dh wanting to watch Steel Magnolias! Ha ha!! I remember you saying that Kailey had PT. Did the doctors say whether or not Madeline will have the same issues?

Robin – Congrats to your neighbor on the baby!! I saw the Samantha Brown special last night and yes, I get a tear in my eye when I see those too. You are going to have an amazing time at WDW in March. I just love the WL!!

BNBmom – I’m so sorry to hear that you caught the nasty bug! Celeste sounds like such a sweetie looking out for her mom.

Val – It is so great to see you! Sorry to hear that you have been working so much. I’m sure you will be able to get all of your Christmas stuff done. I’ve always found that it somehow magically gets done before the holiday.

Justhat – How is Henry feeling? BTW, I love your Christmas card! You are so creative. I haven’t been to the Pentagon City Mall in so many years, but it sounds like the great place to go meet Santa. Our local mall is always so crowded that I am kidding myself if I think I can just breeze right in to meet him.

Tamie – How does your back feel? I hope Tyler was good for you last night!

SL – Glad to hear that you didn’t get the annoying co-working in your exchange! I wonder if she got you in the exchange? BTW, I love Lucas’ new picture!

Icebrat – Gymboree is certainly addicting isn’t it? When the girls were little they were always decked out in Gymbo clothes. I always tell my dh that if John was a girl then we would be broke!

Lissawynn – Sorry to hear that crazy mom is still being crazy. I think you have the right mind set though in letting her hang herself. People will see through her crazy rants and realize that she has a screw loose. You are a great teacher and people know that.

DisKim – Congrats on the Elmo! Also, good for you for sticking up for your student! You are a great teacher too and I would love to have my children in your class b/c you are an advocate for the student and that is what matters. Your principal sounds like a piece of work though!

Nucpharm – How did the cookies turn out?

Hillbeans – How are you doing? Are you still working lots of hours? Does your job quiet down during the holidays? That is great that you got a chance to go through the toys and get rid of broken and old ones. I desperately need to do that here. Meagan and Katie are pack rats and they would have a heart attack if I got rid of some of their junk. I think a garage sale is in our future next spring!

Ginamarie – Have a wonderful trip and good luck packing!!! I can’t wait to hear all about your trip when you get back.

J&D – We are leaving bright and early on the 27th since we are driving. I wonder if we can meet?

Tasha – Congrats on being done with school! Woo Hoo!

Dizagain – How is Carson doing today? I hope that you got a break and that he feels better.


I better run and take advantage of John napping. I’ve got presents to wrap and cards to write. My secret Santa gift will go off in the mail today!

Hi to all the moms!! Does anyone have any great weekend plans!

 

[floridafam]

Mommies,

Just an FYI-you can use code GEAR826 at www.reioutlet.com for an extra 20% today.

I bought some slippers for me, some J-41 sandals, Teva flip flops for middle DD and some furry booties for Kona. I had to do individual orders on each to get the discount but that's okay.

They have some nice Born, Teva, Keen and other stuff at pretty decent prices.

 

[nyprincess]

Hey mommies! We just got back from Orlando. Not that great of a trip.

We were going to go for the Christmas party at Magic Kingdom. Didn't happen. We had too many last minutes finances come up and we couldn't afford it. We decided we would go and just spend some time out of our house.

We got up there on Tuesday (12/5) at about 7pm. There was a Food Court at our hotel, so we ordered food from there, ate in the room, and just spent a nice, quiet evening.

We woke up at about 8:30am on Wednesday. We decided we were going to go to Downtown Disney. We got there about 1pm. DMIL and I decided to walk around in World of Disney. DH and DFIL decided to sit outside in the shade and wait for us. We walked around for about 15 minutes. When we finished, we went outside to meet them and then we walked to the McDonald's right next door. While we were waiting in line to order, DH said he was feeling really dizzy and went to sit down. DH never ate anything. He sat and sipped water. After we finished eating, we decided to go back to the hotel and just spend a quiet afternoon.

About 4pm, DH got a call from his doctor's office with the results of his blood tests. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, as well as the high blood pressure. He told them about being dizzy and they scheduled his appt for today (12/8) at 3:15pm. I'm very scared about that. I hope they can give him a prescription to lower all this stuff. He's really been watching his diet since his appt on 11/29.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

I need more shopping help. My uncle's 60th birthday party is on New Year's Eve and we're supposed to bring gag gifts. I'm looking for a really creative idea that's in the $10-$15 range. I really don't want to bring a pack of Depends like DH is suggesting. My mom cleared out the "over the hill" section of the party store and got all these things like buttons, fake pills, etc. and I don't want to bring any duplicates.

Can any of you creative ladies help me out?



eta: My mom also made him a card with the number "60" made out of 60 pennies. It's very clever and I wish I had thought of it.

 

[nucpharm29]

nyprincess--sending prayers your way that your DH is okay!

tasha--great news about your grades! It's good to hear from you again. Definitley take those days for yourself while DD is at daycare--us moms got to save our sanity somehow--especially during this time of year.

justhat--hope your trip to the po isn't to stressful! I had to go today and it wasn't too bad--now if I can just avoid it until the 1st of the year we'll be golden! Don't really have an answer about the preschool, as the ones here you must be 3 by Sept. to enroll--so Emma won't even start until next fall when she's almost 4. Sorry!

SL--I just love thepics of your family--you guys are adorable!

ff--thanks for the heads up on the code--my dad is a huge Keen fanatic so I'll forward it on to him!

jill--hope John takes a long nap for you today. WE've had those screaming fits too--Matthew made it through them, so I'm sure John will as well!

Well, we've already been to the po, Target, a local fly fishing store, and a sporting goods store. Matthew got progressively worse at each store! luckily I had bought a box of Ritz crackers at TArget and that held him off slightly. Now he's napping--and I still need to hit the grocery and the bank!

fab--I was thinking about you when I was leaving Target--I was looking at the reciept, thinking, how in the world did I just spend $50???? I'm such a sucker for stuff--I went in for diapers and came out with a Disney xmas CD, a xmas candle, crackers, candy, etc, etc etc!

Well, I better go--make sure I"m ready to go to the grocery store when Matthew wakes up! Emma and I are having a "camp out" in the living room tonight; sleeping bags and all! She needs to do something special since daddy isn't around much b/c of work. So I'm going to buy lots of snacky stuff that we can munch on and get some movies for us to watch!

 

[Hillbeans]

Hi Everyone,

Oh Jill - I'm so sorry for everything that you're going through. I had no idea you had so many MC's (and Stillbirths??) before having the girls. You've been through so much and I just hope and pray that everything will be fine with John, Katie and Meagan. You've got so much on your plate with school and everything else that I will just say a prayer for you. Please keep us updated on the tests, when will you be seeing the neurologist?

FF - Your VS story cracked me up! LOL - you most definitely deserve "brownie" points for attempting to get something nice for your hubby. I get pale white in the winter and i'm afraid i'd look like death if I tried something like that on for DH. Maybe i'll have to start tanning in the winter or something.

Diskim - I'm really sorry to hear about your job. I heard on the radio today about what's going on with Corzine and the pension funds for teachers. Things are so corrupt in this state, and I can't imagine paying more money towards property taxes - we can barely afford ours as it goes. I agree with you that the thing which makes my job easy (the only thing) is my great babysitter.

ALice - what you describe (the running around to-from work) is my life. It's insane. Sometimes I wonder why I run myself ragged, but DH and I live in such an expensive state (NJ) where the cost of everything is outrageous. I also like to work, but would rather work only 25 hours or so a week. There aren't many PT Jobs that pay well so that's not much of an option either. I have also been at my job 8 years and at the 10 year mark i'll get 4 weeks of vacation. That's a lot to give up but I know that I don't want to be doing this forever. It's a constant struggle - but I don't have to tell you that. I would like to spend more time with the kids too, and DH is up for a promotion - so who knows what the future holds.
Oh - and I bought some of the Gymbo Jammies and I really like them.

Vald - Try not to stress too much about the tree. It's only December 8th! You've got plenty of time! Have fun this weekend.

Fabumouse - I used to do those "stairs" at my gym but it put me about 8 feet high in the sky and I felt like everyone in the whole gym could see my "****" from anywhere they stand in the room. Glad you found a group of regulars - have fun.

Tasha - Wonderful news about your grades!!! . Nice to see you again!

Nucpharm - have a great time at your "campout". What a great idea - and Emma can use her new bed that you got her for her birthday!!

SL - Great pictures of "your boys" and of you too!. I also really like the pics of Lucas, he's just so cute! You're a very photogenic family!

Buzznbelle - UGH! Sorry to hear about the stomach virus. Hope it passes soon.

J&D - Hope that you're enjoying WPADASI.

Justine - sorry you had such a bad morning - UGH. I'll send you along a few hugs. Honestly, I think sending Henry at 18 months would be fine, and maybe you can sign him up and then take him off the list at the last moment if you need to? Sometimes it's better to sign up and hold the spot and cancel at a later date if when he's 18 months you think he's not ready.

GLT - You are in my continued thoughts and prayers.

Well, i'd better get back to work - i'm so busy but I just took a few minutes for a quick lunch break.

This weekend we'll be around - i'm going christmas shopping tomorrow night with a girlfriend of mine, and my son has 2 play dates this weekend. I also would like to get our tree up at some point also - we have all the other decorations out already and all the tree trimmings lined up ready to go.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[zalansky]

Drive by post from me - I have whatever Cameryn has had this past week. I woke up feeling fine and within an hour I was feeling body aches and nauseated. And the chills. DH doesn't get home until 8pm tonight from his business trip so I was reduced to crying on the couch about it. Usually I am not a wimp when I get sick but this flu stuff gets me going every time.
I did take Cam in to the Dr and she has pus on her tonsils so she is on anti-biotics yet again.

FIL went to Target today and got 2 TMX Elmos. I told him to not reurn the one he got for Cameryn in case TRU cancels my order.

Back to the couch. Have a good day.

 

[Hillbeans]

Loretta - sorry to hear you're sick and that Cam's still sick also. Hope DH gets home early enough to give you a good night's rest!.

My friend bought Liam the TMX - (his godmother). She saw one and picked it up. I'm very curious about it but I haven't even seen what it does or looks like. Liam does like Elmo, and I bought him a few of the Giggle Elmo tool set kind of things for Christmas.

 

[lissawynn]

Hi all. I have some serious catching up to do. I only worked a 1/2 day today and went to my 30 week appointment this afternoon. All is well with the baby. Jimmy has a cold and was throwing up at my dad's today. Right now he's watching Elmo and seems perfectly fine. He was just running around like a little nutball.

DH is with my BIL and is painting the trim for our upstairs. I have a feeling I won't be seeing much of him this weekend. Our beam was finally installed this week, so DH is going to take down the wall in the family room and work on what he can back there. That won't be done before the upstairs, but that is ok with me. As long as we're not sleeping in our living room for Christmas, I'll be ok.

 

[llij]

nyprincess - prayers for your dh that all is well with him.

zalansky - I'm so sorry to hear that you are sick! I hope that your dh can get home early so you can rest.

Hillbeans - I finally got the kids appointments with the neurologist scheduled this afternoon. I was surprised how soon we can get in (beg. of January) so that is great. I'll know more as to how he wants to proceed with all of this then. I just pray that we don't have to go through another muscle biopsy as that was not fun. Have fun Christmas shopping!

Justhat - I hope that your day ended up to be a good one. I've got no advice on the preschool as most of them around here won't take kids until they are 3. I like Hillbeans advice though about signing him up and if it doesn't work out then you can just pull him out.

Nucpharm - Have fun camping out! That sounds like a lot of fun!

SL - I can't for the of me think of anything creative for your uncle. I'm sorry! I think I lost most of my brain cells this semester b/c I can't string a thought together. I hope that you come up with an idea.

lissawynn - Glad to hear that the baby is ok. Sending warm wishes that your house gets finished soon so you won't have to sleep in the living room for Christmas.


My parents came over this afternoon so I could get a much needed highlight and cut. I let my hairstylist have her way and she chopped off a few inches and gave me a more stylish 'do'. Now, dh and I are off to a neighborhood party tonight and John will be with a new babysitter for the first time. Wish me luck. I have a feeling it will be a very short party for us since John is going through his 'clingy mommy' phase.

Oh and I got my Secret Santa package off today. I hope my secret pal likes her goodies!

Everyone have a great weekend!

 

[Alice28]

This WPASADI stuff is about to do me in! Our team has, for the most part, worked really well together, but well....I'm just ready to scream. I'll leave it at that. It's just a game, it's just a game, it's just a game..........

I don't even know where to begin to catch up. I've had a screwy day with Molly having a cold, the cable guy was here for over two hours, I had to take Josh to class late as the cable guy needed to finish what he was doing before I could leave (and the problem still isn't fixed- he has to come back Monday), did Costco as we were out of milk, produce, chicken....Molly's just been Grumpy-butt and has been sucking on bottles NON STOP, which I'm trying to stop, but I wonder if her ears are bugging her and the sucking helps. I'm mostly just giving her water or milk in them at this point, with a little grape juice for some vitamin C.

I did finally buy her some princess dress up shoes I've been eyeing since August at Costco. Still haven't bought DH his gift.

SL- cute pics of you guys and Lucas! I don't think you look orange...I don't know what to suggest for your uncle's bday gift. My mind is FRIED.

Jill- I can't imagine what you went through losing those other babies/pregnancies. I have never been through anything like that. Try not to let your brain run wild on what *might* be wrong with Meagan- I know that's hard, but so often we waste time worrying about things that aren't even going to materialize.

GLT- I'm ready to come kick someone in the shins for you. Hard. (I'm more responding to your email this AM, that I haven't gotten back to yet). Just know that he may think he can do whatever he darn well pleases, but the court is going to have some other things to say about that. Believe me.

I hope you still get some Christmas surprises in the mail the next two weeks, so it can lighten your days a bit.

Z- I got my DVC book in the mail today. I haven't had 2 minutes to sit down and look at it though. I'm sorry you have the flu....I hope the kiddoes were good for you, and that your DH is home ASAP.

FF- glad your DH made it home safely from his trip.

Hillary- thank god we don't live in California anymore, or I would be working 50 hour work weeks too. I'm pretty certain the cost of living is pretty parallel there to NJ/NYC area. That's the whole reason DH and I moved to Oregon 12 years ago- it was affordable. It has gotten a bit more expensive since we moved, esp housing costs, but since we got our $125K house almost 10 years ago, our mortgage is stable and cheap. I feel for you, I really do. Maybe when your DH gets his promotion, you can look for something not quite so hectic. I never thought I would be able to quit, but we came into a small inheritance that made it doable. Hope you get your tree up this weekend!

nuc- you had a BUSY day! My goodness! Molly was a fart at the store too; I'm really getting sick of the car seat buck, then fit when I buckle her in, every time we go somewhere. It makes shopping no fun. And she's getting to the age where she fights sitting in the buggy seatbelt too. I had to push the cart and hold her hand for awhile in Costco today. Fun. She finally got tired and sat in the seatbelt part, thank god.

Justine- sorry you had a crappy morning. I think Henry will be OK to go to preschool...I'm definitely putting Molly in the local one when she turns 3. I don't know of any around here that go younger than that, unless they're more like a daycare. I'm all for kids having good social experiences!

Hi Tasha! Good to see you around!

NYprincess- keep us posted on your DH. My DH has very high BP too, and not great cholesterol. He drives me nuts with it. He has meds for the BP, but he doesn't take them half the time. His dad died at 63 of a stroke, and DH always jokes that his mother will outlive him. If he doesn't get serious about his health, he's going to prove himself right. I hope your DH can get on some meds and start improving those numbers!

BNB- sorry you caught the bug too.

Fab- how was the gym?

OK, I need to go do a quick workout before DH gets home. Supposedly he's coming home at 4. Yeah, right....BUT he said at Kaiser's main office building today, they were going to offer See's 1 lb boxes for $9.85 and I begged him to bring me home at least 1 box. They're normally $14.10 a pound. I hope he remembers! I've had cramps on and off all day, but I'm afraid to even hope for Aunt Flo anymore....it's been SO LONG...

 

[DisKim]

Hillbeans - Corzine is a creep and I agree that our state is totally corrupt.

Jill - Wow! Thank you so much for such a nice compliment! That just made my day!

SL - What cute pictures!

My workshop was really sad but very interesting. One girl spoke whose whole family was butchered n Rawanda. She and a male Holocaust survivor foudn each other and tell their stories together. I also got chosen for a copy of PBS's series they did on Auschwitz last year. It's a $150 resource. I was so happy! Then, my friends and I had lunch and did a little shopping.

Well, I'm off to a viewing now. What a way to spend a Friday night.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Dh just went to get us pizza as I am having a huge craving for a nice gooey cheese and mushroom pizza. So good...only it isn't good for my flabby belly, thighs, etc. I have gained a lot of the 17 lbs I had lost this summer back since school started. I think I am still 6 lbs lighter than I was but I am a stress eater and haven't been exercising in the past 6 weeks so it is no surprise I've gained. I am hoping to lose some of it again while on this break.

Anyway, still haven't read the thread but I noticed some of you are playing WPASADI this time around. I played the first time and I judged the 2nd round. I really liked judging but there is no way I would play again. It is was so time-consuming and a lot of work. Plus, you had team members that were no shows until it was time for the judging and then they magically reappeared. It wasn't fair when only a couple people on the team did the work and the others still got credit. It especially sucked when your team didn't win and somebody had to be disqualified and the person that should have been disqualified wasn't. I am not sure how they are doing things this time around but in the past we each had to do an individual challenge that the DISers would judge and whoever got the least amount of votes was the one voted off. Really not fair when someone who worked hard was voted off and a complete slacker stayed. I ended up withdrawing about halfway through due to a couple deaths in the family (yes, 2 in a very short period!) and some other reasons that kept me from doing the individual challenge. So I thought it only fair to just withdraw.

I do know that when I was judging we had problems with cheating too. Ugh! Anyway, it was fun at times too. I just know I don't want to do it again, lol! Also, some of the team members were upset if you didn't check in almost every hour which just wasn't possible since I was about 7 months pregnant at the start of the first "season" and had dr.'s appt., etc. I would have enjoyed it much more though if we had been offered the chance of winning a trip to Disney! I definitely don't have the time or the patience for it these days though. Okay, I hope that is not discouraging to you WPASADIans. It would be worth it if you won the trip, right?! I hope one of you mommies wins! That would be awesome!

Okay, I am surprised I was able to post anything since Kylie is in here with me but she let me and now she wants mommy so I'd better go.