~*~ Pagan Families September Circle~*~ - Page 3

[DaughterOfKali]

Only have time for a quick update: Ds seemed to do well at school today. Granted, it was only for 3 hrs.
He was in a horrible mood on the walk home though. I'm guessing it was sensory overload and tiredness.

[eilonwy]

Earth Scouts looks like a lot of fun... but again, I know better than to think I could start a group right now. *sigh* I may ask on the Agora Yahoo!Group, though.

[redveg]

I have never heard of these other groups, spiral scouts, or earth scouts/group. I wish I had I would have love to check into them. My Ds and I did boy scouts, but it was out of our school, no church. My DD's have never been involved in girl scouts, but that was because I didn't have a very good experience as a kid.

[aweynsayl]

(replying here to a post in the aug thread), lol, dok! i knew i was posting in last month's thread.. i did that intentionally, cause i didnt want to bring that into the new month!

well.... it's still in the 90s, but i'm making my self feel a bit better by washing all my "fall and winter" clothes..... which i'm sure would be summer clothes to most of you.....

[DaughterOfKali]

Originally Posted by aweynsayl

(replying here to a post in the aug thread), lol, dok! i knew i was posting in last month's thread.. i did that intentionally, cause i didnt want to bring that into the new month!

Yep, I was just posting in case someone saw that thread and didn't realize a new one had been started.

[CariOfOz]

Originally Posted by eilonwy

I like the idea, though, of a decidedly pagan children's organization. I wonder if like, BSA has pagan baby patches. I know that there are patches/badges for children of particular religious affiliations to earn... I need not only to find a place to live, but to find a cub scout troop for Bean. He's been asking about joining them since he was about two, and saw the boys selling stuff at EvilMart; This year, he's finally old enough (you have to be in first grade). He'd probably love it, so I think it's worth looking into.

From what I've heard they are very much Christian and not terribly tolerant *as an organization*, but how much of that filters down to the kids depends totally on the leader... ya could get lucky

Originally Posted by saphire

Cari- Yesterday was my dh's birthday too

Hehehe Sept1 a lotta mamas were busy way back when eh!

Originally Posted by eilonwy

I think it'd be fun to have an MDC Spiral Scouts Circle.. but again, my understanding is that the national organization is difficult to work with. I'd be all about joining, but I couldn't offer to run such a thing.

OMG how COOL would that be! lol I don't know if you can have virtual charters though. Neat idea though

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

Only have time for a quick update: Ds seemed to do well at school today. Granted, it was only for 3 hrs.
He was in a horrible mood on the walk home though. I'm guessing it was sensory overload and tiredness.

Glad his day at school went well Hopefully he will settle it into his routine and grow to enjoy it.

Originally Posted by aweynsayl

well.... it's still in the 90s, but i'm making my self feel a bit better by washing all my "fall and winter" clothes..... which i'm sure would be summer clothes to most of you.....

Same here lol. The only difference between summer wardrobe & winter here is I *may* put on closed shoes, occasional jeans & the odd sweater tossed over my singlet (tank top) : So much for : eh!

[Maiasaura]

no wonder i wasn't getting notifications...it's a new month why do i do that every single time? i mean...it's only 30 days or so; you would think i'd remember, especially as i've been on this thread for how long now?

batty-- how utterly awful.

eilonwy-- you're back! i was wondering where you went to!

there is a spiral scouts here, but ds does not do well in it. it's run by two friends of mine and it's in this awful room where the acoustics are horrible. everybody echos and it's loud. the kids have a wonderful time running around chasing one another, yelling, and spinning till they fall down...but nobody wants to do the activities. which aren't very exciting, IMO, and it's more geared toward the littler kids. my ds is 7 and there are a couple of kids around that age, but more are 3-4-5 and i think the older ones (especially hyper ones like mine) just get way bored. i really think the ages ought to be split down more, but there are only like 7 kids in ours to begin with, so that would make each group *really* small.
we just dropped out anyhow. they changed the meetings to 6pm on a monday and that is just an awful time for us. ds's medicine is running out at that time, it's nearly bedtime, and he just can't hold himself together for an hour at that time of night, not with all that stimulation. he's mr.disruption and it pisses everybody off, including me. especially me. it is not worth the gas for me to drive him over there, just to manage his behavior. and he doesn't get that it's not social hour.
i want him in boy scouts, even though i hate a lot of what they are about, just because they are older and way, way more organized, and i do want him to have a single-sex experience. he is an only boy-child of a single mama and he needs more boy/men experiences.
he doesn't want to, though. so i have agreed that he can do martial arts instead. i just have to find a time for him to be able to start it *sigh*-- it's so hard with me in school, too. but i realized that that's not going to end anytime soon so i better just suck it up and figure it out.

fall-- mmm, fall. it's just barely getting cooler here. supposed to get wicked hot again for the next couple days! : but i looked in my journals and for the last two years, i put the flannel sheets on right around the equinox.
i already started decorating! i need to finish weatherproofing the porch so i can string the orange lights out there!

[Leilamus]

ok, are you all kidding me?! 3 pages already on 9/1? Huuzzzaaaahhh mamas!!! I'm just doing a wave by cause things are way too hectic here. My SIL and nephews stayed for an extra day which was awesome - but it was because my nephew poked SIL in the eye and scratched her cornea (by accident of course, he's 2) so she was blinded had to go to the Er last night and a specialist today so she can see. Needless to say, she couldn't leave as scheduled and drive 5+ hours by herself with the kiddos. So we enjoyed an extra day with them. Although my brother thinks I'm plotting to keep them here forever. I wouldn't mind at all but I wouldn't do that to my bro. bbs!!!

[CariOfOz]

Originally Posted by mercyn

no wonder i wasn't getting notifications...it's a new month why do i do that every single time? i mean...it's only 30 days or so; you would think i'd remember, especially as i've been on this thread for how long now?

there is a spiral scouts here, but ds does not do well in it. it's run by two friends of mine and it's in this awful room where the acoustics are horrible. everybody echos and it's loud. the kids have a wonderful time running around chasing one another, yelling, and spinning till they fall down...but nobody wants to do the activities. which aren't very exciting, IMO, and it's more geared toward the littler kids.

EEK I can see where that would be a problem.. would drive ME nuts too! Holding all meetings indoors just would grate on my nerves anyway.. find a nice undercover pavillion outside or someones veranda/patio if it's good sized! To me scouts feels like it should be all about getting O.U.T And even moreso with S*S since it IS all about earth centered spirituality I definitely think S*S has and will, go thru a lot of growing pains, as any new organization does. And appealing to such a niche market, I don't think the numbers are going to climb quickly. Seems like a good alternative to having all the kids together for all activities would be to have them meet together, then split up for a bit to do their respective activity (into maybe ages 3-4 and 5-7) then come back together at the end of the meeting for the .. well whatever it is that is done hehehe.

Originally Posted by Leilamus

ok, are you all kidding me?! 3 pages already on 9/1? Huuzzzaaaahhh mamas!!!

Us? never *gryn* Hope your SIL's eye is ok.. I got scratched on my cornea by a kitteh once and had to do the whole ER thing, drops and such .. really stung like hell too :

I pruned a couple of branches off our lovely peach tree.. they had very nasty looking cankers on them and I think they were remnants of the last years fungal death that killed all mah peaches *sigh* I cleaned up the branches & cut away the yuck looking bits and have stood them in a bucket behind a camphor chest we have (in our entryway) and TADA... our spring tree! The boys & I shall commence finding/making pretties to festoon it with this arvo Will share a pic as soon as I work out how to get them across to the computer!

I obviously spent the morning outside with the boys again, and it's doing wonders for my mood. I got the laundry off the line (rain clouds hovering and enjoyed the breeze. I had the neatest experience while I was filling the watering can to give our newly planted veggie seeds a drink.. out of the holes of one of the window sill bricks popped a gecko. He was about 9inches from my face and he just stared at me the whole time I was doing what I was doing...then turned around and went back into his hidy hole I absolutely adore geckos, and he was the most unusual irridescent coloured one I've seen (most of ours are the black /yellow stripe down the back variety). :

[ian'smommaya]

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

Only have time for a quick update: Ds seemed to do well at school today. Granted, it was only for 3 hrs.
He was in a horrible mood on the walk home though. I'm guessing it was sensory overload and tiredness.

the sensory overlaod happens to ian too. its amazing how tired we all can get from that isnt it.

[redveg]

Morning!

[DaughterOfKali]

G'morning! I have to take ds to school and then do some errands. I'll be back on this afternoon.

[Aeress]

DOK- Thaught about you this morning and wondering how you are adjusting to your son being at school. I got teary sending Bella last year.

Well, today I have to make a tough call. We adopted a cat two years ago and after trying for over two years we need to give her back to the humane society, she just isn't fitting in. I need to talk to the girls about it, which will be hard.

[BurtsGirl]

bredon, that's such a difficult situation. We had to deal with that a few years ago. It's heartbreaking.

We had my grandmother over for dinner last night and it was really great. She seemed to be in such a great mood and that's pretty unusual these days.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[CariOfOz]

Originally Posted by brendon

Well, today I have to make a tough call. We adopted a cat two years ago and after trying for over two years we need to give her back to the humane society, she just isn't fitting in. I need to talk to the girls about it, which will be hard.

I had to do the same thing just a couple of months ago and it was awful *hugs* Sometimes just no matter what you try, it isn't going to work out I hope the girls don't take it too hard... and if they seem ok, be prepared for delayed reactions. My 6yo was bawling his eyes out the other night just after I put him to bed... because all of a sudden his missed Emmy... it just broke my heart

Having difficulty with my net.. for the last few days I've been throttled to teh evil dial up speed *sigh* darn hubby & the boys & their favorite avatar cartoon episodes lol.

[wombatclay]

Corneal abrasions! Ouch! DD1 has sent DH to the ER twice with those (once she hit him in the eye with a wooen spoon, once with her hand) and I've had my own to deal with. The trick I found that works well is to take ibuprofin (I know, I know, it's ick) and then alternate cold and warmth (5 minutes cold wet cloth, 5 minutes warm wet cloth) for the first half hour, keeping the eye closed. DH refuses to give it a try and winds up getting the drops every time, but I've only needed the drops once. (squinty ouchie eye smilie)

I take dd1 to school in about five minutes and I'm totally freaking out. Everything I've seen says "good school". DD1 wants to go (it was the first thing she asked about this morning). But...well... ack! I think it's more performance anxiety on my part... we got the handbook yesterday with the "what you need to do" and then I spent last night filling out gobs of paperwork and worrying about whether or not I did everything "right". Like, you need to send lunch. But there can't be anything with "added sugar" and they actually say "no jams or jellies, no dired fruit" (though there is an exception for homemade bread that contains sugar), and "no processed or prepackaged foods". And with allergies and all, there's a "no nut" policy. Sooooo....errrrrr.... I'm not a really good cook and if you cancel the peanut butter, the jelly, the dried fruit, the wheat, and anything with added sugar/processing. Well. I'm lost! DD1 has a cup of plain yogurt that I topped with blueberries, a slice of bread I made the other day (has raisins and molasses in it, oh well), some cheese, and a little up of crunchy edamame. But what about tomorrow? And the next day? AAAAAAaaaaaaaaccccccckkkkkkK!

ok, gotta go, wish us luck!

(DoK you've inspired me!)

[aweynsayl]

i'm really aggrevated, mommas. and i cant talk about it, cause it totally overwhelmingly violates all sorts of rules of the overlords. *sigh*

hugs to all with school woes! sounds wild and crazy!

this is really whiney and needy of me, but i am going to have to do it, or i'm going to keep feeling totally uncomfortable here... going back to the aug thread and the conversation about cars and driving and stuff, i just wanted to clarify that i dont have a phobia, i just have certain levels of discomfort with movement in machines. i posted way more about it (and then deleted) than i typically would something like that because i was having a really crummy week, and i was desperate for some ... outlet.... anyhow. i'm feeling really dorky about it all.... i just didnt want to leave a wrong impression..... clay can keep the phobia title. call me uber motion sick woman. or something. (sigh. sorry. i'm not doing very well lately.)

[Fiestabeth]

aweynsayl! I mean, uber motion sick woman. I'm sorry, but that's just funny. : Lots of hugs to you.

[mamaofthree]

So many posts already. i will do the reading in a few minutes, just need to sub and say:

FINALLY after 6 or 7 years now of just TALKING about it, we are finally emotionally ready to leave AZ. DH and I are finally going to do it. We are getting all of our ducks in a row, paying off the rest of the debt and getting the stuff done around the house so we can be already to move in Jan/Feb... to MAINE! yippee. :

h

[redveg]

Originally Posted by brendon

DOK- Thaught about you this morning and wondering how you are adjusting to your son being at school. I got teary sending Bella last year.

Well, today I have to make a tough call. We adopted a cat two years ago and after trying for over two years we need to give her back to the humane society, she just isn't fitting in. I need to talk to the girls about it, which will be hard.

So sorry. That's a tough situation. I hope it all goes well.

Originally Posted by aweynsayl

i'm really aggrevated, mommas. and i cant talk about it, cause it totally overwhelmingly violates all sorts of rules of the overlords. *sigh*

hugs to all with school woes! sounds wild and crazy!

this is really whiney and needy of me, but i am going to have to do it, or i'm going to keep feeling totally uncomfortable here... going back to the aug thread and the conversation about cars and driving and stuff, i just wanted to clarify that i dont have a phobia, i just have certain levels of discomfort with movement in machines. i posted way more about it (and then deleted) than i typically would something like that because i was having a really crummy week, and i was desperate for some ... outlet.... anyhow. i'm feeling really dorky about it all.... i just didnt want to leave a wrong impression..... clay can keep the phobia title. call me uber motion sick woman. or something. (sigh. sorry. i'm not doing very well lately.)

I hope things take a turn around.

Originally Posted by mamaofthree

So many posts already. i will do the reading in a few minutes, just need to sub and say:

FINALLY after 6 or 7 years now of just TALKING about it, we are finally emotionally ready to leave AZ. DH and I are finally going to do it. We are getting all of our ducks in a row, paying off the rest of the debt and getting the stuff done around the house so we can be already to move in Jan/Feb... to MAINE! yippee. :

h

Maine is one of my favorite places. Good luck with the move.