Posts by joyfulone

Should I be worried at all about this since I am on the coast in Southern Calfiornia?     http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/03/18/extremely-low-levels-of-radiation-reach-southern-california/   I also read that...

We drive 45 minutes to see our pediatrician because he is one of the only docs we've found who does not require us to sign one of those forms, and he also advocates for holding-off on vax's. Originally we saw a doc for 2 years who...

My midwife was extremely supportive and present for me, and her assistant was very kind, but the assistant was pretty busy getting things prepared, taking pictures (which I appreciated), and I had never met her before the birth night. ...

I could never say that I feel successful consistently in all areas of my life, but sometimes I can get a little closer than at other times. I try to start each day with quiet time (even 15 min. if I can get it) with the 3 and 5 y.o.'s...

I started out by studying for what I enjoyed doing, then realized once I reached graduate school in the subject that I would need to "publish or perish" in order to achieve a professor's job and keep the job. So, I switched to...

I think the one we found was in the $80's last summer. It was made by Kindercraft and we found it on Ebay. I would type-in "kindercraft dollhouse" on ebay and see what comes up. I like how the house and furniture are made...

Sure, as long as they ask first. They will get pretty muddy with the grassy backyard, but it's summer and they know to go straight into the kitchen and wipe off their feet before coming into the rest of the house that's carpeted.

Thank you soooo much for all your input and advice!! I would have been off calling the girl's mom apologizing and explaining the whole reasoning behind why we didn't invite her daughter - yikes! Yes, just to clarify, there's 24 kids...

Ok, I need advice, if you have a minute, mommas. My daughter's 5th birthday is coming up and so we're organizing a party for it. I obviously can't invite her whole pre-school (though I know some parents do), and so I invited the kids...

I'm so glad to report that dd is definitely returning to her old, sweet self. I really do think it was a combination of the girls rejecting her at school and the tension in her relationship with her dad as a result of all the stress...