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[LilMomma83]

Originally Posted by UltimateSerj

hey btw LLL is having a huge picnic tomorrow at the park near the library where we meet! i hope you come!! i would love to see johnny and you!

Sorry we missed it, I had to pick up my younger siblings right in the middle of the afternoon so I thought it would be too much driving...hope it urned out well!

Originally Posted by megan sacha

Hi all. I haven't been on this thread before but have a babe born in April 2007 so thought I'd introduce myself!

Welcome

Originally Posted by jocelyndale

So, we had a restless couple of nights followed by a horrible headcold of a night in which Ronan slept for three hours. He wanted to play outside ALL NIGHT LONG. Since I was pretty much incoherent on this third night, DH entertained him. Yesterday was horrible. But my sniffly boy fell asleep around 8pm after finally nursing (I was getting ready to clean the pump to ease the agony) for a good long while. And he nursed once or twice before 11:30, when we all moved into the bedroom. I turned out the light at midnight.

I woke up to a super happy (albeit sniffly) boy at 8:30am. Now, I don't always remember dreamnursing sessions, but I'm pretty sure he slept solidly.

I think that's the first absolutely full night's sleep I've had since two nights before he was born. : Of course, now that I've had a full night's sleep, I'm able to know just how exhausted I really am.

I do hope he feels better soon, even if it means he goes back to waking a few times a night.

And what is with these summer colds? This is the second one he's had in six weeks! He's hoarse from screaming (stuffed up nose = hard to nurse = crankypants).

Yep..that was us...we're just getting over it, glad you got at least one good night of sleep though.

[QUOTE=koofie;12018811]
In our news... We are buying a house! We finally got one, after losing several others, but this one is great. Here is a link.QUOTE]
YAY!!!! So glad it's working out and it looks beautiful!

Originally Posted by workjw

Hi all! It has been a while since I posted here, but I try to keep up with you guys. Lizzie has had a lot of medical stuff going on, so I've been crazy busy. It's nice to "see" what all you guys have going on. Can you believe our babies are getting so big?!?!?! I have been amazed at how much Lizzie is starting to do now that she is feeling a little better.

Sorry to hear she's not been feeling well, hope she continues to feel better

I took my little guy white water kayaking today....(very small rapids though) and he loved it...I think someone got pics so if he sends them to me I will share He also made his first s'more lol.

[Nani]

Hey Mamas! It's me, nani! I've been so insanely busy that I can't barely even log into MDC.... but I just wanted to say hi and I'm delighted that the threads are still happening.
We've had a hard time financially, counting pennies, adding more to cc's and still hoping that things will turn around. Seems like we're not alone in this these days.
On the bright side, I THINK I will be unschooling our two daughters, though sometimes I believe I don't have the patience for it. The doubts are all in my head and I'm afraid of not having any me-time when I do that. Education and how we learn has been on the forefront of my mind. My dh hates public school and I grew up in Germany, in a very academic and strict school environment.

What is your plan for education?

[tabrizia]

Originally Posted by LilMomma83

I took my little guy white water kayaking today....(very small rapids though) and he loved it...I think someone got pics so if he sends them to me I will share He also made his first s'more lol.

That sounds like a lot of fun, I'm thinking about taking Desmond next year maybe, though it might be a bit tough with the new baby, I think he would love it, since he loves the water. Glad you had fun.

Originally Posted by Nani

Hey Mamas! It's me, nani! I've been so insanely busy that I can't barely even log into MDC.... but I just wanted to say hi and I'm delighted that the threads are still happening.
We've had a hard time financially, counting pennies, adding more to cc's and still hoping that things will turn around. Seems like we're not alone in this these days.
On the bright side, I THINK I will be unschooling our two daughters, though sometimes I believe I don't have the patience for it. The doubts are all in my head and I'm afraid of not having any me-time when I do that. Education and how we learn has been on the forefront of my mind. My dh hates public school and I grew up in Germany, in a very academic and strict school environment.

What is your plan for education?

Hi Nani, I know the feeling of counting pennies, fortunately we aren't that hurt by the economy at the moment, but any little thing going wrong could put us there.

It is great that you have more or less decided on your schooling plans. We plan to homeschool Desmond and his siblings, but I don't think we are going to unschool, I'm leaning more towards a Latin Centered Education type format, with a lot of math and Latin and letting everything happen as he's interested in it. I'll have to wait and see what his interests are as he gets older though, since the wonderful thing about homeschooling is I can change my plans based on his reactions and needs.

[MaxiMom]

LilMomma - glad Johnny is ok, they sure get away fast.

koofie - great house! Congratulations! What a great lot, I like that the house is set back.

doudat - where have you been? Have fun roughing it.

nani- I hear you on the pennie pinching, it sure sucks. Dh decided today that he is officially out of real estate - too many recisions on deals he's worked on for weeks. On to something new and more lucrative.

People have been asking me about school for Max (4 and a half) and we plan on homeschooling. However, I may look into a homeschooling group, as I just don't feel like I have the energy to do it, and I think he would do better without Mom around the whole time - he gets so obstinate with me. I need a break, too.

Meanwhile, Scarlet keeps asking to go on the potty ("asking" = trying to get her diaper off and going to the bathroom door). Not quite there yet, but it will be sooner than brother came around to it. Thank goodness!

tabrizia - good plan on the focus of latin and math, these important lessons are being lost I'm afraid.

[MaxiMom]

welcome sacha and jocelyndale - hope Ronan is feeling better!

[Nani]

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It is great that you have more or less decided on your schooling plans. We plan to homeschool Desmond and his siblings, but I don't think we are going to unschool, I'm leaning more towards a Latin Centered Education type format, with a lot of math and Latin and letting everything happen as he's interested in it. I'll have to wait and see what his interests are as he gets older though, since the wonderful thing about homeschooling is I can change my plans based on his reactions and needs.[/QUOTE]

Latin centered? Wow! I had 5 years (!) of Latin in school.
Unschooling seems like so much less stress for me and SF has so many great resources that it should be easy to find a homeschooling group we can hook up with. I hope so anyway

[4lilfarmers]

sorry to jump in and post without catching up...
but i came to michigan to go to my friend's birth. she had a baby boy this morning...on her own birthday! : i missed it by 10 minutes!: due to the fact that my parents (who were going to watch the boys) both had to work and didn't think kaylo should go to the birth... another : so by the time i got them to lend me a car and head to the birth it was an hour after the call (3 hours after labor started) and i missed it! but anyway...it has been a wonderful day playing postpardum doula, taking care of her two older girls and hanging out with the new baby. i just knew i could vent to you all and you'd understand.

[hanno]

Originally Posted by krismarie

sorry to jump in and post without catching up...
but i came to michigan to go to my friend's birth. she had a baby boy this morning...on her own birthday! : i missed it by 10 minutes!: due to the fact that my parents (who were going to watch the boys) both had to work and didn't think kaylo should go to the birth... another : so by the time i got them to lend me a car and head to the birth it was an hour after the call (3 hours after labor started) and i missed it! but anyway...it has been a wonderful day playing postpardum doula, taking care of her two older girls and hanging out with the new baby. i just knew i could vent to you all and you'd understand.

Oh WELCOME LITTLE ONE! I'm sorry you missed his grand entrance.

[jocelyndale]

We're planning on public schools, but I'm not ruling out homeschooling if he's miserable or left adrift in the public system.

My mother made sure I had plenty of supplemental learning material when I was a kid. And our family vacations involved tons of history, nature, and all sorts of interesting things. If our school system fails Ronan, I'm willing to take on the challenge myself, but I'm not ruling it out from the get go, unless we move somewhere with a truly pathetic curriculum.

[koofie]

The homeowner's assc for the house is a kind of unique part of columbia (the city). the fees are expensive (ours will be $1200/year) but it provides things like parks, paths and other upkeep. The house is really cool. It is freakin' huge! We're happy that we found something we can live in comfortable when the kids get older, if we have more, ect so we don't need to move for a long time.

Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/koofiegirl/House

Also, schooling. We'd love to HS, but right now it isn't possible, so we'll do Ps for now... Ari started Kindergarten last Tuesday.

[tabrizia]

Originally Posted by krismarie

sorry to jump in and post without catching up...
but i came to michigan to go to my friend's birth. she had a baby boy this morning...on her own birthday! : i missed it by 10 minutes!: due to the fact that my parents (who were going to watch the boys) both had to work and didn't think kaylo should go to the birth... another : so by the time i got them to lend me a car and head to the birth it was an hour after the call (3 hours after labor started) and i missed it! but anyway...it has been a wonderful day playing postpardum doula, taking care of her two older girls and hanging out with the new baby. i just knew i could vent to you all and you'd understand.

Congrats to your friend on her new baby boy, sorry you were 10 minutes too late to see it happen. It is great that you had fun playing postpardum doula and having fun with her family though.

Originally Posted by koofie

The homeowner's assc for the house is a kind of unique part of columbia (the city). the fees are expensive (ours will be $1200/year) but it provides things like parks, paths and other upkeep. The house is really cool. It is freakin' huge! We're happy that we found something we can live in comfortable when the kids get older, if we have more, ect so we don't need to move for a long time.

Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/koofiegirl/House

Also, schooling. We'd love to HS, but right now it isn't possible, so we'll do Ps for now... Ari started Kindergarten last Tuesday.

Yeah the homeowner's fees are a bit higher then elsewhere, but we have lots of parks and amenities which are nice. We really don't mind them, some of the covenants on the the other hand (like what color we can paint our doors...). It is a great house, it is more or less what we want when we upgrade from our townhouse, we really want a yard, but I think it is going to be another 4 to 5 years before we move. On the plus side our townhouse is really nice so I can't complain too much.

Grats on Ari starting Kindergarten and the nice thing about Howard is we do have some of the highest rated public schools in the state. Columbia also has a really large homeschooling group, which I really need to remember to check out, since I am pretty sure they even have things for toddlers.


Oh and in me news I changed the name of my blog and updated it. It has a new web address and everything. I also have a few new pictures of Desmond up on it.

[koofie]

Originally Posted by tabrizia

Oh and in me news I changed the name of my blog and updated it. It has a new web address and everything. I also have a few new pictures of Desmond up on it.

I like the name and I loved the third picture of Desmond in the dress - it was so cute to see his face with the dress on!

We have not updated our blog in forever - it is hard living here with Mom to do anything beyond the necessities. Mean ol' DH was able to stop by our house today AND he gets to go to the inspection tomorrow. Today was the first time he has seen it with lights on and he is very pleased - even though many of the updates to the house are older, they all look like they were "done right" without shoddy work or the like.

We close in less than two weeks and I think we found childcare for both girls - we will interview her tomorrow.

[LilMomma83]

Speaking of homeschooling.....
I was homeschooled and got featured in our local newspaper

I also bought a minivan today..I am so doubting my decision now though! I mean...I am going to have a REAL car payment LOL...ouch!!!

[St. Margaret]

Congrats on the van, LilMomma!


I am reading regularly but I can't seem to reply except to the latest topics, so there ya go!


We are seriously considering homeschooling and school starting up has us thinking all about the issue again. We've got a long time before having to decide at least! I was reading Lies My Teacher Told Me (about how terribly skewed, incomplete, random, etc high school history text books tend to be) and I kept thinking... I can't send my DD to a school like this. I felt like it was only LATE in college I finally learned about the real world, and I remember feeling very aching and angry in high school, knowing but not knowing about things I could sense but no one taught me about... that's a long way off from K-6 school, but something to ponder....

[CorbinsMama]

Originally Posted by LilMomma83

Speaking of homeschooling.....
I was homeschooled and got featured in our local newspaper

Cool!

So what kinda minivan didja get?

[koofie]

We interviewed for childcare and I'm very happy - we have daycare! She will watch both girls and get Ari to school. I think it will work out great. We went back to the house today and met our across-the-street neighbors again. They are very nice, and right now they are raising monarch butterflies - it was so cool to see the crystalis (sp) it is green with a gold thread halfway around the top. Really neat. I have pictures of the house, but they are huge and I have not had time to reduce them so I can post them. Of course, I've got a ton of work to do this weekend so I may not get to it.

[koofie]

Ok, I got a few pictures up... pics

[CorbinsMama]

Nice! You are so lucky to have those hardwood floors. And that basement is great!

[ShyDaisi]

Originally Posted by koofie

Ok, I got a few pictures up... pics

That's awesome, Kelsi! Congratulations!! :

[tabrizia]

Originally Posted by koofie

Ok, I got a few pictures up... pics

Nice pictures, I like your master bedroom, very nice. I'm glad you found childcare as well, I've heard it can be tough sometimes.

Not much going on here, Desmond slept in till 8am today! He is sleeping through the night from 9pm till about 7:30am now, which is so nice, he is sleeping in the big bed with DH, while I am in his room. We figure we'll transition him to his room in December, it just doesn't make sense to do it before that, with India and all coming up soon to screw all change up.

We're going to my in-laws today for a Labor Day barbecue which should be nice, my brother is coming as well, and it will be nice to see him since it has been awhile. Other then that we've been having a pretty relaxing weekend which is nice.