LA Moms March 2003!!

[mary ann]

whooooooooopeeeeeeee MARCH!! has to be one of my very very favorite months!!! yayyyyyyyY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(of course that has nothing to do with my birthday being in march.... :p )

[mary ann]

show your faces, lurkers!!! :p

[moongloe]

hey now!

ma...yeah gardening is the best. i'm really missing having one. i just did our bills though, and unless that place is free, i'm going to have to settle for tons of containers down by the pool.

if this place doesn't start getting busy, we won't have to change threads again till next march.
~peace, mg :love

[rubelin]

I'm here!! Been busy but mostly pre-occupied and a bit disorganized :wild

I have been reading along, but realize that you can't possibly know that cause I don't say hi :p So new rule for all of us lurkers, you must post at least 2 words a few times a week so we know you aren't dead!

I think we are finally all done being sick (but as soon as I say that we'll all get sick again!!) and March seems to be a lot more relaxed than February, it probably helps that my husband is in the country :)

Hope you're all well and enjoying this gorgeous weather! This is one of those weeks that I really love LA :D

Ciao!!

[Pom]

checking in...back to hell...(aka work)

[lunarmomma]

I'm here... barely. Been sick, my dad had surgery on Tueday for a hip replacement. There have been a few minor complications but he is doing better now. I haven't been able to see him the last couple of days though because I don't want to give him anything.
Pom, sorry about your mom. that sucks. no other way around it.
Lisa, any luck with you MIL?

[christinla]

I'm here -- not dead. Just busy and hands full with GRUMPY DD!

:(

I'll be back soon!
c

[Pom]

Laura - so sorry about your dad, and your cold! And thanks for the sympathy. I have to get more involved -- my mom's dh is really unable to act as an advocate for her with the doctors and she's getting tired. I'm a little worried, but would rather know what's going on so I can help in someway. I mean, I really need to know if this is the beginning of the end, so we can prepare and figure out a strategy to get her through this. KWIM?

Christin - hang in there, friend!

MG - Sorry, I have not called but it's just been a lot of bickering with DH, phone calls to NY and ME, and then we escaped to the beach to chill out. I don't think I'm up for much social activity right now. I'm too self involved and moody. :(

Some good news, though -- I think my brother may be moving here in June! He's completely sick of the cold and small town life. Finally!

[moongloe]

hey nonnie nonnie~

pom...no apologies needed, i got so involved in moving the computer to the playroom today (and all the projects that came from it), that before i knew it, i was late making ds lunch. the day kept going and going and sheesh is it still today? bickering? you ok?

rube...i'm sorry i forgot to call this am...see above.


off my rocker and on my way...
~peace and happy dreams, mg :love

[Melaniee]

:lady
Still here...just popping in & out from time to time.

Originally posted by mary ann
show your faces, lurkers!!! :p

[mary ann]

hi melaniee!! :)

LM sorry you've been sick... wondered what happened to you! hip replacement... ugh!! although seems to be such a common surgery now, they have it down pat. .. hopefully he won't have any problems with it!

pom... what can i say? OBVIOUSLY your dh is a total rat bastard!!! :p i could see it first time i laid eyes on him!!! hee hee
glad you got out to the beach... nice ocean air can really clear your head!

MG NO THANKS for giving me your cramps!! :rolleyes: took all the vicadin leftover from dd's birth last month... nothing but advil and that just don't do the trick!! :crying

c, why is your dd so grumpy? teething?

fyi, lisa is around but is having trouble with her internet connection...

this weekend went by WAY too fast!! fling poo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mary ann]

rube, glad you people are all better finally ! :)

[moongloe]

hey all~

i'm just checking in. i've got a nasty migrane, and ds isn't behaving well this am. worst of it is i haven't any creamer for my coffee!!!!!!!!

i hope all are well, and that everyone has a good day.
~peace, mg :love

[Lisanaaron]

hi all,

I PASSED my exam this weekend!!! I'm soooo happy and relieved. No more studying!!! I was from DS for 5 hours, I can't believe it. DH said he did great and hardly missed me, but I missed him:( Now I'm ready for movies!!! Anyone? I'm free Friday afternoons because DH comes home before 12 on Fridays.

Christinla, how much do you charge for massages? I would like one if it's not too much:)

Pom, I 'm very sorry to hear your mom is sick. I too will give lots of healing thoughts for her and strength for you and your family.

Lunar, my MIL has someone working from an agency right now. Your 2 bosses were great but there was miscommunication between them and the lady who is supposedly looking for a full time job but she said she was only interested in working 3 days, so that was weird. but thanks sooo very much for all your info and leads. that was very helpful:)

Hope everyone else is doing well.

[christinla]

hi!

CONGRATS, LISA!!! yay!!!!! So what's your next move now that you've passed?? (besides movies!) :) I'll PM you about massages....

MG hope your migraine is gone. ugh

Pom -- I know what you mean (well, not exactly, but I can understand). I agree that it's harder to be very involved, but so worth it to know what's going on. Even if there isn't anything you can really do from out here, I'm sure your mom's dh would appreciate the support. Your mom is lucky to have such a great family. And great news about your bro! My sister is getting ready to move to Ireland, and I'm pretty sad (but very happy for her, oh well).

LM -- hope that your dad is healing well and feeling better, and that you are, too!

Melaniee -- HI!

Rube -- glad it's March and you're all better and enjoying yourself!

MA -- how's your life of leisure??? When is your bday???

Abismommy! Fellow bassoonist!!! Do you play often?

So after weeks of dd being CRAZY, today we had a really good day. After we both had a really good night sleep -- so I'm sure that helped. Dh has been working alot, so that doesn't help. And I think dd has been teething, growing, learned the word NO, is perfecting the fine art of TEMPER TANTRUMS, eats sometimes, sleeps sometimes....but she's also starting to talk and it's so darned cute. :love

And I'm playing more, which is great, but it is straining our delicate schedule. Trying to find a balance....

So when are "we" (which hopefully includes ME this time!!) getting together? Maybe a bday party for MA? :D

[Pom]

MA's got a BIRTHDAY??? When when???

Congrats Lisa on PASSING!!! So can you find us all new houses now??? :))

Thanks everyone for the support. It's appreciated.

Christin - glad you're getting sleep and having fun!

LM - how's it goin?

[lunarmomma]

Hey everyone,
congrats Lisa, that is great!! You must be so relieved!

does anyone know of any LLL meetings in the west Valley?? Or who the leasder might be out that way so I could find out for someone??
I found something online but am not sure if it is up to date and don't want to send them there if it is no longer happening!!
Or any other kiind of BF support group out there?

my dad is doing better and we hope he is getting out on Thursday. He is freaking out in the hospital because NO ONE washes their hands. Comforting isn't it. You leave with lots of things you didn't come in with.
Hate hospitals!!

hasta luego....

[christinla]

The last I heard from the Valley LLL was in November -- I know they were cutting back their meetings a bit, but they had loads to start with.

PM me if you didn't get the numbers down....

Hope that helps!

c

[lunarmomma]

Thanks Christin!
I cleared my PM box, by the way... sorry about that!

[Lisanaaron]

he..he.. Pom, no, I'm not a real estate broker or salesperson, I'm a real estate appraiser. I value the real estate but I don't do houses, just commercial and industrial buildings for banks and those who need to find how much their property is worth, the FUN stuff!!!

Christinla, thanks for the PM. Have to talk to dh about those prices first. Will let you know.

Lunar, glad your dad is healing well.

[moongloe]

hey girlies~

c...yup my head is better thank you! i refuse to belive that sweet baby has tantrums...guess you'll have to get yer butt out here and show me. :-D

pom...is your brother for sure moving here?

lisan...congrats on the test! i can't afford movies right now, but it does sound like fun. i'm up for early eve/late afternoon mamas time out on fridays though! i'm free of all children by 4.

lunar...disgusting!!! how can they not wash their hands? i'm glad your dad is going home.

i think ma's bday is on the 26th??? yeah let's do a gathering then and have cake!

~peace and love, mg :love

[lunarmomma]

yes, I am always up for cake!!!:balloons :balloons :balloons :balloons :mischeif

[christinla]

mmmmmm cake.........

[mary ann]

hey people! keep your hands off my cake!!!!!!!!!:p
my BD is on the 28th, actually... you were close, MG!

not too much to say, really.... just been eating bon bons and getting my nails done.... going to the spa, etc. YOU know the life!! :p

spent the day at the mall with dd--actually restrained myself and didn't buy anything! (except munchies, of course) i realized that soon i will have to buy dd REAL SHOES! she is going to walk any day now. she's been standing and only holding on with one hand, then today i caught her trying to stand up while holding onto NOTHING!!! :eek we gotta child proof our house NOW!!!!

[moongloe]

hey chickies~

ma...the 28th was my second guess! doh! hands off yer cake now is it? hmmmm...and you with all your threats of fry-stealing?

pom...i'm gonna get dh to bring up the boxes tonight. is it just a parka, or do you want thermal tops and bottoms too, etc?

tv...i didn't watch the show, but i saw clips from 'all american girl'. did you see some of the answers to 'how many states are there? (49, 51,52) 'what is the capitol' omg who is raising these idiots? yes dear, san francisco is our capitol. oh!!!! and one girl said that spain and europe were the two countries that bordered the usa!!!! h ahahahahaheeheehee!

ok i have to get ready for my day.
~peace my sistahs, mg :love

[Pom]

Hey MG -- just a parka and gloves and boots -- but the neighbors might have some, so don't pull out anything yet!

All you Valley mommas -- have any pediatrician recommendations for a friend of mine? The only one I know over there is Fleiss...(this is for the momma delivering at Good Sam)

[MerikaR]

Pom - Fleiss is not in the valley, he's in Los Feliz, which btw is not in the valley. can't help you other than that.

dh is working out of the house 9-5 ish for 2 weeks. EEK. and I've been working 5 nights a week. Eeeek. I need sleep!

Gotta run, glad I found you all finally. I was just thinking...gee don't I usually read something else too when i check email????

Merika

[rubelin]

Hey all! Doing a fly-by, per my own orders, lol!

We had a field trip to the fire station this morning, Ben loved it! He really digs pre-school, but only as long as I'm there. It's so hard wishing I could go off and get something done :( But all in good time :)

Gotta run, naps almost over, hope you're all having a good week!!

[Pom]

hey Rube - glad preschool's workin' out. Where y'all going again?

Mer - hope you get that sleep! I know Los Feliz is not the Valley, but it's closer to there than here...and close enough for her to go to. Thanks though, there are plenty of places I am clueless about still! :)

((MG))- Hoping for the best...check in if you get a chance.

[madison]

Hey there L.A. moms! Hi, Laura Lunar :) - sorry to hear about your dad :(

I'm in the L.A. area too, I just haven't looked in here in this forum for a couple of years, LOL.

I'm in the Valley but I work in L.A. (for now), so I'm all over town.

I'm a single mom-to-be, due in the beginning of July with my first.

Nice to see you all, do you ever get together for social reasons??? I'd love to meet you sometime. I go to the API meetings held at the Hollywood Birth Center (where I'll be having my babe). Any one else?

madison

:hippie

[rubelin]

Welcome Madison! We're "supposed" to get together on the last weekend of every month to hang out and gab while the kidlets run around, but we forgot to do it last month :rolleyes: Hopefully you can join us in a couple of weeks, we're gonna celebrate MA's b-day!

OK, naps almost over, gotta run. Talk to y'all later!!

[Melaniee]

Christinla, how much do you charge for massages? I would like one if it's not too much


Okay, great, now I'm jonesing for a massage...better go drop hints to Dh for Mother's day gift. I occasionally get gift certs. for them from him...

Madison...I'm near the Valley...I didn't know there were ANY API groups around here...Hollywood is kinda far for me, though. I am putting birthing centers in the back of my mind for baby #2 (someday). I think I want a different one than I used with Ds.

[lunarmomma]

Hey madison!!!
How the heck are you?? How is your pregnancy going???
Good to see you 'round these parts!!
My dad is doing really well, he came home from the hospital yesterday and we are all very happy about that. He is free of all the terrible pain he had in the arthritic hip bone on nerve... it was not good.
Anyway, I would love to see you somewhere....
Talk to you later...
Laura

[MerikaR]

welcome madi
what are api meetings and why are they at the hollywood birth center?
merika

[swngrrl]

API = Attachment Parenting International. There's a group in Hollywood. The HBC allows them to hold their meeting in their classroom. They're not officially associated, though HBC does support AP and encourages it.

I'm a former (and possibly a future someday) client of HBC and have no official connection to either HBC or API-Hollywood tho I have connections to both.

I guess this is my delurk post. Hi all. :)

[Pom]

Wow, so many lurkers...who knew? Welcome back, y'all!

In case anyone skipped my last post -- any Valley pediatrician reco's I can pass along to an expecting friend? Speak up, friends!

Being. Stuck. Inside. All. Day. Is. sooooo Painful. All dd wants to do is scribble on the furniture and pour water on the rug. I have no idea how I would have survived a bad Chicago winter this year - yay, CA!

Laura - Glad your dad's doing better!

If we're meeting to cerlbrate MA's bday -- when? where?


MG - how's it going???

[Melaniee]

:banana

Woo Hoo!

[Pom]

I like the rain, too. When I was little I used to spend rainstorms out on our back porch with my dad, counting lightening. :)

But dd won't keep her raincoat or boots on, so we can't play outside!

Melaniee - how old is your ds? Does he play easily inside?

[Melaniee]

He's 16 months...we spend most of our time indoors anyhow. We just recently moved to a house with a yard and it's not all that great (yet!). We play out there sometimes, but the grass isn't even so it gives him a hard time walking on it.

We enjoy the watching the rain outside and he really enjoys the fire in the fireplace.

How old is your Dd?

[Pom]

Close -- 19 months! She's happiest running around the beach or park or spotting planes /throwing lemons in the courtyard. Or maybe that's where I"M happiest with her because she's more independent when she's outside? I cannot tell you how jealous I am about a yard -- not yet great, or no!

[lunarmomma]

We've been in all day too.... I kept wanting to get out but it was pouring so hard we'd have been soaked before we got to the car... Such a California girl. How the heck will I manage in Canada??
I guess I could have taken ds out to a germ laden indoor playground if I had been desperate. Oh I am so anal.
I am learning to knit and to felt and there are some classes coming up in SM in May for felting. My visiting friend from England taught me both, also how to make chocolate covered dried fruit and nuts!! Oh so yummy and SO easy!!
DH was at his men's group and finally got back so I just made a soiree out to Starbucks and our local salad bar for a rice krispie treat and I rented My Big Fat Greek Wedding!!

Anyone going to any candlelight vigils tomorrow evening?? They are all over the city. www.moveon.org/vigil
we'll be going somewhere. I didn't do the march today because of the rain but it looks like many many brave souls did!! :thumb

BTW madison is usually online weekdays from her workplace.

[Pom]

Lunar - How exciting! What's felting?

Did you all hear about the NW flight attendant who slipped a toddler a Xanax in apple juice to quiet the baby down??? Good lord.

[lunarmomma]

goodness, that sounds like a lawsuit if I've ever heard of it. What a complete doofus brainless person. She must not have kids. I 'm assuming it was a female??
Felting is making wool felt from wool roving (fibers) with warm water, soap and agitation, basically. Or you can shrink something that is woven wool and it becomes felted. You can make your own felt and then use it for crafts, or you can felt things into stuff like bags, hats scarves balls or whatever.
It is a pretty fun thing and the colors are great, and you are changing the nature of one thing to another with not that much effort.
I think I'm gonna be addicted!!
Here is a page with some samples of felted stuff. Not great but you get an idea....
http://personal.smartt.com/~brianp/felting.html
This one is better, it shows the balls and the doll making kit....
http://www.naturalplay.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/weaving.html
Waldorf folks do a lot of this too...

goodnight....

[Pom]

I'll try and check those links out today!

Actually, the flight attendant was a man. Between that and the SARS thing, I am becoming very paranoid about flying this week. And I'm not normally a paranoid person with this sort of stuff. It's too much! :(

Meanwhile, there's a new Montessori school opening up over here...I have a number if anyone's interested. They're holding all sorts of tours.

[lunarmomma]

I am interested in the waldorf thing... is it preschool only or grades too?
Thanks!!
ps what is SARS??

[Pom]

Sorry, Lunar -- MONTESSORI. I must be on crack. My mistake. :(

SARS is the pneumonia from Asia that's killing people -- atypical respiratory something or other. They've quarantined a flight in Europe, I think, and CDC and WHO have it up on their sites...issuing travel advisories to the nations involved (although not the US, however a friend of our family's picked it up from a flight from LA (or so we think) :( -- granted she's pretty old, but it's scary). Don't mean to sound flighty about it. It's serious, highly contagious, and not easily treatable (if at all?).

I've been boosting all our diets with echinacea and vit c - which I had been doing with dd anyway since the boy next door has a cold, and just hoping they'll get it under wraps before we need to leave. I guess we can always wear masks on the plane??? Jeez. I really don't want to delay out flight bc my mom may not get any better, KWIM? And I don't want to leave dd behind for a number of reasons -- not the least that she brings so much joy to everyone and my parents need as much as possible right now. Even their oncologist is making a special trip to her office on Friday to make sure she gets to meet the baby.

This is just overwhelming to me. Mom sick, war, airborne diseases and me having to make these sorts of decisions one on top of the other, is crushing. Sorry. No one needs to hear this sort of thing on a beautiful sunny morning!

BTW Rube, got your email -- thanks so much and we'll be in touch soon!

I'm going to go get some fresh air...peace, everyone.

((MG))?

[lunarmomma]

Oh yes, now I know what you are talking about. Yes, it is very worrying indeed.
We are flying next month, I was thinking about that too.
Yes, just keep up your immune systems, keep away from sugar if you can, that'll help. good advice I can't follow very well.
Come out tonight for the candlelight vigil. At least you won't feel so alone and overwhelmed, you can be in community wiht like minded others.
I am sorry about all this worry re travel and your mom.
So many things that you have no control over, that SUCKS!
hang in there nad try to remember to BREATHE.
Peace.
Laura

[Pom]

Laura - Thanks for the support -- and I would have loved to have gone out tonight, but dd woke up from nap with a crazy high fever (or what Dr Sears calls a "common fever")!! So much for echinacea :bang

Gave her some homeopathic cold tablets and belladonna, but finally broke down and gave her some tylenol, as she so badly wanted to sleep and couldn't, poor thing. She was in spacey fever land.

But other than fever no symptoms. Barely a drippy nose, no cough. So now we don't know if we'll be traveling at all. This is going to be the most expensive flight we've never took, LOL, as we made the reservations last minute. Ugh, and had to break our no-credit card rule to make them. But some things you just can't put money on -- breathe === breathe === breathe. Ah well. This too shall pass.

Did you go out? How was it?

[christinla]

pom -- hang in there, sister. If it's any help to know, dd had a similar fever w/no other symptoms, and we happened to go to her 15 mo visit when she had it, and the doctor said it was a virus that was going around. And she was fine two days later (total fever days = 2.5). Don't know if that helps with trip planning. I don't know when you're planning to leave, but maybe she'll be fine before you go? Maybe she'll just sleep and make it an easier trip? I DEFINITELY think that you should go, despite everything else that's going on. But that's just my two cents, of course. I'm sending you peaceful, clear, healing, oxygen thoughts!!!!! :hug

[Melaniee]

Ds just had a fever, too. It started Last Sunday evening...was about 101...and continued until Tuesday evening/night. Then he was fine on Wednesday, except exposed to a sick kid in his gym class. :rolleyes: . Thursday he started with a choking kind of cough and sneezing. Very sporadically, though. It's just that when he would cough it would be wet/choking. We had to give him medicine so he could sleep restfully, otherwise he was okay, maybe a little fussy. It seems to have passed today. He had a good nap w/out any medicine.

I'm really relieved b/c the ped. said that it's going around and the fever sometimes leads to the flu.

I'm sure she'll be well with all the extras you've been giving her.

Have a nice trip.

[lunarmomma]

Hey pom have you thought of getting flight insurance? I don't know when you are supposed to leave but it might help in case you have to cancel or whatever. it is pretty cheap considering. we found some good ones online and bought it last time we travelled as now with potential global changes we thought we'd be better if we C our A's. You can get it pretty soon before you leave so you might still be able to
The other thing someone suggested to me is a negative ionizer to take on the airplane, it helps to keep bacteria and whatever else away. I might get one or borrow one. My friend wears a small one around her neck whenever she goes on planes now.
Just an idea.
good luck. keep us posted....
the vigil was ok, on the venice boardwalk. but it was cold and windy and we couldn't keep our candles lit to save our life!! No one led anythign, I would have liked a minute or so of prayer, intention, whatever. too shy to try leading it myself.
anyway we got out at night which is a big deal for us and ds so i guess that was ok. And our friend made us dinner
:love
Goodnight.
May there be peace on earth and in and around each of us.

[moongloe]

hey all~

sorry to have been mia, but my fil has been in the hospital, so we've been spending all our time there. if there are any spare healing thoughts out there, i would be forever thankful if you sent them his way.

pom...i'm gonna call you first thing in the am. ds is sick, but i don't know to what extent. hopefully i'll know what's up by then. i hope dd is better.

lunar...i'm glad things are improving for your dad!

rube...i'm SO sorry to have not gotten the work to you yet. i was in the middle of the last batch when we had to leave. i am hoping to get them finished tomorrow. i'll call you.

hi newbies and lurkers.

that's about it. i'm so very drained. between fil, now the looming war...and the fact that our home has been taken over by legions upon legions of ants...aaarrrggghhhhhh!

i'll try to get online tomorrow. if you don't see me here for a few days again, i'm just out of town.

~praying for peace, mg :love

[christinla]

mg -- Lots of healing thoughts going to your fil right now. And I hope you're able to keep up your strength, too. (try Terro for the ants)

looming war....I've pretty much hunkered down to live in my (mental, emotional) cave today. Enjoying my beautiful dd and the beautiful day. (before all heck breaks loose) Ignoring the sick feeling of dread in my tummy.

Sweet dreams everyone
:hippie

[lunarmomma]

mg...
healing thoughts for your fil of course... and hugs to you guys.

and a big hug for all of us and our fellow human beings who have no control of these events looming ahead of us conducted by madmen.
What a strange time to be on this planet.

check out www.impeachbush.org

[Pom]

Don't know who does what, but my office is hiring:

copywriter-- someone with a very strong writing background
Web designer(s) --
business manager-- someone with an operations/finance background, but not too senior
flash developer --

I have descriptions of most of these if you need/want more info.

Shoot me an email or pm if you know someone GOOD (I'm thinking of all those DH's). We're in Santa Monica. It's largely for a big client, and the work IMO for them should be fun.

[moongloe]

hey my sisters~

thanks for the well-wishes for my fil.

pom...i'll talk to you before you leave, but i wanted to put cyber vibes out for you too. have a safe journey, and be strong. i'll be thinking of your mom, and hoping for miracles. feel free to call from there, if you need. much love!

miracles. it is what we all need right now as our government is about to bring death and destruction to people across the world from us. my spirit is aching for them. my fear for our own safety is mounting. may we find a way to stop them.

we went to the market last night for supplies. i wore my mom's pewter peace symbol necklace, and was disgusted at how many people looked at me with anger. at the hospital the other night, my step-sister-inlaw was teaching her 2yo to say names of republican leaders. i said to her dd...'can you say peace?' and her mom said 'no say peace through victory'. i am so sad.
this president is destroying us with every word he says, and every bomb he drops.

thanks for listening to my rant.

~praying for peace for us all, mg :love

[rubelin]

MG, I'm in the same space, feeling very helpless against the hatred in the world. I've gotten so many emails about how we are waging peace but it is hurting so much that peace is losing.

I am disgusted at what this country has become, disgusted at that person who is leading the world into terror.


_____________________
let there be peace on earth

[Pom]

I am sad, too, and pray for peace everywhere - families intact and loved.

And ironically, I am no huge Bush fan, but remember that Iraq has been committing genocide (among many other things) for YEARS and YEARS against the Kurds -- anhilating families without regard with chemical warfare (to which the UN and the world largely turned a blind eye, although they've begged for help). There has been violence and terror in this part of the world -- and many others -- for a long long time.

As fulfilling as it might be -- you can't blame just one man. Plus, it gives him too much power. Do you really think he's that smart? Seeds have been sown back and forth for eons. Does this make war right or just? No. But it's not like they've been sitting around making daisy chains, either.

We've been fortunate to be so protected and sheltered -- look at Israel, Ireland, Eastern Europe -- but Bush is not responsible for the state of the entire world - although our current regime may be encouraging the very worst of it right now with war.

Anyway, don't know why -- I don't want war, but I felt compelled to comment. (and don't even get me started on this Freedom Fry stuff!!)

[rubelin]

Oh, Pom, I totally agree, I wish Saddam would just die already, he's a horrible man and his govenrment is evil. I just don't think this war will solve it, and I don't think it's the right way to do it.

OMG about the freedom fries!! THAT is why I hate that fascist and his government. What has this country become?!?!?!

[Melaniee]

Originally posted by Pom
Don't know who does what, but my office is hiring:

copywriter-- someone with a very strong writing background
<snipped>
Shoot me an email or pm if you know someone GOOD (I'm thinking of all those DH's). We're in Santa Monica. It's largely for a big client, and the work IMO for them should be fun.

Pom...is the copywriter in house or telecommute most of the time? I know someone who's right up that alley...but SM is TOO FAR for daily travel. We're in Ventura Cty...

[Pom]

melanie - it would probably be inhouse...and VERY Full time, if you know what I mean...but it might be worth a shot.

[mary ann]

pom, too bad about the copywriter thing... you know i used to be an editor... i''d be so interested if it was either from home, or part time... oh well. !
i'm hoping for the best for your mom... and thinking about you a lot... sorry i haven't posted--i have been wanting to send you happy thoughts... dd has kept me RUNNING lately with her no-napping, manic crazy self! dh keeps asking me why i'm giving the baby crack!! :rolleyes: she is just full of beans lately, going non-stop and i can't turn my back on her for a second, since her LATEST trick is to pull up on something and then just LET GO. :eek
anyway i am sending you good thoughts!!!

MG, rube, pom, i am just trying not to think about this war... trying to stick my head in the sand to keep it from popping off!! the only people who will be hurt will be mostly innocent civilians... poor disadvantaged people who have already been terrorized plenty.... :shake i can't even stand to think about it...

LM and C--glad to see you gals around again!!

well, gotta run... dd is taking a rare nap and i have about a million things to accomplish before she wakes up...

[Melaniee]

Yeah, my mom's an editor, too. But she's living in N. Ventura County, so it's out of the question. She worked in Downtown LA @ Bon Appetit when I was little, in the summers, and HATED the commute, that was before she moved even further north.

LOL reg. the "Very Full Time," 'cause it seems that position always is!

[rubelin]

HI! Just popping in for a quick hello!! I have to get back to work but I'm thinking of you all and wanted to send lovey thoughts to you :love

Robin~

[moongloe]

hey sistahs~

pom...hope all is well, and you made it to your mom's safely. tell beanie that we miss her SO much!

rube...i was so impressed with your ds tonight! i forgot to ask if you still wanted that rug.

ma...ds wants to know if you like crayon, marker, or paint best.

everyone...where are you?

ds was playing with this huge flashy (fake) ring my gma gave me when i was young (for playing dress up). he came to me and said 'mama you must see what is in my pocket, it is so divined' heehee. i don't know which was more adorable...the words, or the 'd'.

~peace. mg :love

[mary ann]

melaniee, me and dh are also BIG haters of long commutes!! we used to live in weho and commute to SM--it was killing us. so we moved out west and suffer the rent so for the 10 minute commute!

hello to you, too rube! :)

MG i hardly know how to answer... do not want to cramp ds's artistic style!! i would have to say i am a big fan of watercolors, and after that, crayon. i will be SO thrilled to have original artwork on my fridge!!!! :love

continuing to avoid the news... despite dh always wanting to watch! :angry

[moongloe]

hey!!!!! i forgot to say........

happy spring everyone!
(blessed ostara)

~peace, mg :love

[mary ann]

wow--we almost fell off the map!

LM were you involved in that protest last night? i wish i had known about it!! i saw a movie at the royale on SM, came out and there were cops EVERYWHERE and the road was all blocked off. but apparently the marchers had already gone by. i was sorry i'd missed it. some people said it was HUGE at least 500 people!!

i have seen TWO movies this weekend--WOW!! "nowhere in africa" which was totally amazing! really really great! and "the quiet american" which i didn't like so much, but dh did. i was just happy to be out at a movie, so i didn't complain much!

dd is NUTSO these days--serious problems getting her to bed at night. her bedtime has gotten later and later, and that means she's been sleeping in later, and the pattern just gets worse and worse. she has also been badly constipated AGAIN...nothing seems to work! :(
she has also given up eating... unless she can pick it up and eat it herself. so she is subsisting on avocados, mangos, pear and banana. those are the only things soft enough for her... i guess i will have to get some squash and things like that and steam them up really well and cut them into small soft pieces. this comes AFTER, of course, i have an entire freezer full of homemade baby food!! aaaaaaargh!!!

pom, how is your mom?

MG how is FIL? how was your visit???

where is everyone?

[Pom]

Hey guys - thanks for chekcing in on us --- we are EXHAUSTED -- staying at a local hotel and traveling back and forth to the apt and to the train to get dh's mom-- don't know where any of our stuff is -- dd's schedule is, well, who the heck knows? She is passing out for an occaissional hour of sleep but there's no where to nap her properly. The apt doesn't even have shades on the window -- so can't make it dark, and there's no bed, and the phone is always ringing in the one room where we could put her on the floor. Mom's a wreck, for the first time, looks like she has cancer - gaunt - but seems to like us around (although she called 11 pm the night before our trip telling us NOT to come. We disobeyed). At least her husband LOVES dd to death and seems to be enjoying her-- it's quite something to see a 73 yo man throw himslef off a high bed just for laughs!

MG - She misses you guys BAAAD. Is soooo bored with us! It's cold and rainy here, although oddly 66 degrees yesterday. We might need to make up for some lost time when we return...what's your week like?

MA - Hang in there with the napping! Good luck with the foods!Movies??? sigh....

gotta run -- doing laundry.

peace happy spring!

[moongloe]

hey girls~

pom...how are you holding up??? as long as fil is ok, i'm available all week.

ma...most kids go through food phases. i'm on a french fry kick right now.

i'm sad today. i just want there to be peace in our world. for mamas everywhere to be able to put their babies to bed and have no worries other than whether junior will wake for a feeding or sleep through.
~peace and love, mg :love

[lunarmomma]

Hi ya...
ma- we were at the protest at hollywood and Vine yesterday afternoon, marched to CNN at Sunset and Cuenga (2 blocks). I didn't know about the one you are talking about. Hmm... maybe it started at the Federal building?? There will be one there tomorrow. today they are having one near the academy awards. they booked it a long time ago because of all the media coverage but now that there is a war going on they are using it as a more specific protest venue. We won't be going to that one, we do better when we can move, ds prefers it.
I think every day at 5 pm weekdays there will be something at the Federal building in Westwood, you can check the kpfk website to find out what is where. www.kpfk.org or unitedforpeace.org

pom glad you guys made it, don't worry too much about the naps, it'll all catch up with her and she will probably pass out when or where you least expect it... they can only fight it for so long.

peace to us all....

[moongloe]

hi girlies~

pom...welcome home!!! sending your mom healing thoughts as i type.

lunar...ds doesn't get upset if/when protestors get really loud, or passionate?

ma...what would you like for your birthday?

we had a good time at our homeschool parkday this week! ds ran off with a group of girls (he was lured with apples and grapes...bunch of little eves lol) they found caterpillars. it was wonderful to watch him, his face bright and shining...and to hear other kids calling to him. they are such an intelligent, curious bunch of kids. the boys were more rambunctious than he's used to; but i think they were just really into their adventure play this day.

if you haven't been to burton chase park (marina), i suggest you check it out!

let's do a gathering soon please!

~PEACE, mg :love

[rubelin]

Hey all! Sorry to be MIA for so long, I've been having hormone problems, having lots of pregnancy symptoms but all tests are neg so the Dr is checking my blood levels to see if I'm just screwed up from not having a period for so long (since Dec.). I have a very hard time concentrating when I'm like this (either PMSing or preggo) and not knowing what's going on with my body for the last 2 weeks is driving me totally bonkers so I've just been laying low and waiting for it to pass.

Gotta run and see what Mr Man is up to, he's been feverish for a few days and super clingy and weepy which hasn't helped with everything else going on :p

Hugs to all! TTYL!

[mary ann]

LM i think they did either start or end at the federal building.

rube sorry you're feeling hormonally whacko! ugh!! hope things smooth out soon.... that is hard! :(

MG i don't want you to get me nothin'!! unless, of course, you invite me over for some of your world famous, delicious homemade FRIES!!!!!!!! :D

i propose getting together saturday, april 5. what do you gals think? maybe instead of a daytime thing, we should have a happy hour get together, and everyone bring snacks and drinks? or am i the only boozer out there? :p if so, daytime works fine.... :thumb

[Lisanaaron]

pom, good thoughts for you.

ma, i want to see nowhere in africa. maybe i'll go next weekend. have to get a pedicure this weekend and do yoga.

rube, sorry you're having hormonal stuff, i hope you get the results you want:)

i'm having severe eczema on my fingertips so i can't type much, it hurts bad. my primary care is on vacation so i have to wait a couple of weeks before i can see a dermatologist:(

these fingers are driving me nuts:(

[Pom]

Hi Everyone -

Rube, negative? I was so hoping for you being pg!! Hope the hormones get straighteneded out.

MA - I've been jonesing for a martini for a week now. Not sure if I can do the 5th, but I'll check! Is't your bday this week??? Dh and I can't figure out how your dd gets so much cuter every time we see her.

MG - Glad beanie is back -- he gets lured away too easily!!!

Lisa - good luck with your fingers. Man, that stinks!

Lunar - yeah, she seemed to cope with the travel okay, back on schedule today like nothing happened. I think the naps are needed for US, LOL.

Gotta crash. Nite all!

PS - Merika, I forwarded the resume!

[moongloe]

hey~

lisa...ouch! i hope your fingers get better asap!

rube...i'm sorry you're whacko errrr out of whack. let us know what the dr finds. hope ds feels better.

ma...homemade fries? doesn't sound right. i'm up for a gathering any time of day.

non-posters...missing you! hope all is well.

~peace, mg :love

[rubelin]

Well, the Dr finally called and I am for sure not preggo. My thyroid is Ok and all my hormones are within normal ranges just way out of balance. I'm just not making enough progestrone, as I had feared would happen when I went off the Depo shots. I basically have REALLY bad PMS and AF is nowhere to be seen. I'm starting 10 days of progesterone and hopefully that will bring on a period and I can start from scratch.

((Lisa)) Owie! Is there some OTC thing you could use in the meantime?? My mom used to get excema bad, too, I can't remember what she would use for it. Hope it heals soon!

Pom, welcome back! thanx for the preggo vibes, just keep them in limbo for now, I'll be needin 'em when I start cycling again ;)

OK, now that my brain fog is starting to lift I really want to see everyone!! When are we getting together??

TTYL!!

[mary ann]

rube, glad you have figured out the problem... nothing like being totally out of whack and not knowing what is wrong! :( hope you will be getting back to normal soon!

POM i am sure someone could mix up a nice martini!! (i use to be a bartender!) i was thinking that some could bring snacks, and others wine or beer (or in your case, gin and vermouth!!) i was hoping maybe MG would offer her place..... :D such a great happy hour spot that it is!!

lisa, i was thinking, why not soak your fingertips in warm jojoba oil with a few drops of lavendar in it before bed, and then put on some lightweight cotton gloves for the night? LM, any opinions?

MG, homemade fries... well, i was just thinking of how to get my fries cheap!! :p

all right, everyone, let's have your vote on saturday april 5!! if everyone is into happy hour, what about 4-7 p.m. type thing?

[moongloe]

hey peace-lovin' mamas~

rube...i'm sorry you're not knocked up! now you can have a drink at the gathering, then get k/u when you get home.

ma...i was about to wish you a happy birthday (in case i'm not able to get online tomorrow), when i noticed you'd offered up my pad for your bash! sneaky old broad! as far as i know we're free that date. i don't know if we should use my place though, in case i have to cancel due to fil.

~peace peace peace peace peace peace...and public speaking lessons for senator bush please, mg :love

[lunarmomma]

howdy everyone.
mg, ds doens't seem to get freaked out at rallies. We do try to avoid the throng where there is bottleneckof crowds, I don't want to put us in something that we can't get out of FAST. but he is interested in the loudspeakers... Last time the cops took our stick off our sign because they said it could be used as a weapon. ds the three year old carrying it... WTF???:confused:
Anyway ds is old hat at it now. We are probably going on Sunday too downtown...unless i decide to trade it for yoga... inner peace might help too somwhere in all this.
Not sure if we can come that day in april, we have an evening birthday party to go to without ds... is this bash including or excluding kids??? just wondering.
maybe we can stop by on our way out though that might not work so well we have to go to silverlake.
Anyone feel the earthquake last night?? With that and the wind I truly felt like the world was ending....maybe it is... well as we know it it is.
anyway happy hot day to all...
Peace some more.
Laura

[moongloe]

hey now~

lunar...i don't blame the cops! that little boy of yours looks dangerous to me. the earthquake scared the bajeeberz out of me! of course the timer on the stove almost made me pee my pants the other day. i guess i'm a little on edge.

ma...happy birrrrrrthdayyyyyy toooooooo youuuuuuu! happy birrrrrrrthdayyyyyyyy tooooooo youuuuuuuu! happy birrrrrthdaaayyyy deeeaaaar MA, happy birrrrrthdayyyyyy toooooo youuuuuuuuuuu...you olllld ladyyyyyyyyy.

~peace, mg :love

[mary ann]

I....AM.....SO......OLD......RIGHT.....NOW!!!!!!!! !!!! :banana
heehee!! i LIKE being older!! maybe now you people will show me some RESPECT!!!! :p
hahahaha

MG sorry you're not complying with my offer of your place!! :D hee hee oh well, just an idea.... LM if you're not free that day, can you suggest another one? not many have even said if that day is good for them, anyway... and i just picked it randomly. i would have to agree with MG that that kid of yours looks like TROUBLE!!! :p hee hee!!

i am feeling old and SASSY today!! i think i am gonna go sit on my porch with a bottle of jack daniels and rap passerby kids on the head with my cane.

[Pom]

Hey ol' girl, what are you? 35??? Hope you are having a happy day!!!

I have been praying for my magic wand to work -- on the santa anas (poof! be gone!) and the flying ants (poof!poof!) and dh's new parking ticket (ppof! street cleaning -- gone!)...not to mention the little things, like war and cancer and whatnot. My husband found me a sorely needed bottle of Lillet, however, which I have been out of for months...so MA I will have a drink in your honor tonight! I love my man!

I am so disappointed, I didn't even notice the earthquake == thought it was the wind. :(

I don't know if I can make Saturday. Wherever it is. My head is in a tailspin.

Rube - obviously we are back and have your things (THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU), although the airlines lost one of the tags. I will replace! And I should probably ask...at what point do I need to go and get our own of these (aka when does your kindness run out)? we will probably need to go visit mom again in early May, if not sooner...We wanted to bring DS back a lil giftie and ended up with no time to do anything (including sleep or eat) so we owe him one!!!

[christinla]

hey old sassy lady! :)

I can't make the 5th.... or the twelfth. But maybe after that, OOORRR a friday evening?? I think my fridays are free....

Glad you're back safe and sound, Pom.

I'll be back later to write more, I hope.
c

[rubelin]

:balloons HAPPY DAY TO MA!!!! You sassy old lady you!

AW, I was all looking forward to MG's on the 5th, but I'd be happy whenever I get to see y'all. Pretty much all weekends are good for us right now, how about everyone say what does NOT work and we go from there???

I missed the earthquake too, what time was it??

We had a WONDERFUL La Leche toddler meeting today, it was really just what I needed. It's always so great to hang out with a bunch of mommas who are going through the same stuff and are committed to the same stuff :love

I'm feeling much more myself again, gotta love that progesterone creme!! :D Man, PMS is just evil! :sinister

Pom, you are welcome to use them as much as you need, it's not like we are exactly jetsetters :rolleyes: We might take a plane trip this summer but other than that they just sit in the closet and collect dust, I'm happy that someone is getting some use out of them. And don't worry about getting a gifty for Ben, that lobster gives him enough happiness to last a long time!

OK, must not waste my afternoon alone chatting with y'all! Gotta get some work done! TTYL!

[lunarmomma]

Oh yeah,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA!!!!!!!
Hope it's a nice one... don't worry, it only gets better:p Truly. The day after the 5th is doable for us... the next weekend is not great... DH's biday then we are going away...
Pom, welcome back....rube, sorry you aren't pregnant, though it sounded as though you weren't quite ready... you got to have a bit of respite eh??
The quake was around 10:15 pm or so last night. measured 2.8 first they said 3.3, take your pick... I go for the latter... and was centerd 8 miles south east of Beverly Hills.
All righty then.
we are going to hear some indian devotional music tonight at Agape... Krishna Das. Hopes it helps!! I need to find more peace.... DS had a meltdown and hit me in the face a couple of times and I blew up at him and yelled like crazy. I hate that.
Have a good one everyone.

[mary ann]

so, am i hearing sunday the 6th?

LM, you're not perfect...the good thing is, you rarely yell at ds... i'm sure he's forgotten all about it by now.

earthquake? man, are we oblivious! we felt nothing.

thanks for all the BD wishes, everyone! :D

rube, glad to hear you are feeling much better!! i tried that cream years ago when i was having severe PMS--it did nothing for me. so i am very glad to hear it is working for you!!!

POM, are you OK? do you need me to bring you a martini? :D

C if you are willing to drive over the hill on a friday evening, then you are crazier than i thought!! :p maybe lack of sleep is rotting your brain?? :rolleyes:

MG, thanks a bizillion for wearing dd out... she slept for nearly 6 hours straight on her first stretch last night!!!! :banana definitely the best BD present i ever got!!!! AND dh went to bed early, so was able to get the full benefit of it as well. so we are feeling relatively human today!

i had a good BD... saw "the pianist" which was good, although not as good as we expected it to be... i still liked "nowhere in africa" much much better. the place we were going to dinner had a power outage (what was up in SM last night??) so we ended up going somewhere not as fancy but still yummy. anyway it was just nice to be out wtih DH, although of course we still talked about dd the whole time... :D

[moongloe]

hey girlies~

ma...roflmao! trailertrash version of 'clue'? it was miss ma drunk, on the porch, with the cane!

rube...you're sounding more like yourself with that last post.

c...friday eves are good for me too!

lunar...another trip? just hearing about your exploits leaves me tired.

pom...did dh tell you i called earlier? i want a magic wand for hordes of regular ants, people who keep breaking into my car, engine trouble with my truck, and fils that aren't getting better.

lisa...how are the fingers?

i had an eye exam today and the weirdest thing happened. as i was sitting in the exam room; and again in the appointment room, and at the check out desk; all these nurses and employees kept walking past looking at me. they weren't just casually glancing, it was as though they were all being sent to see me (they had those weird looks on their faces). some even walked down the hall, looked then turned and walked back...i even heard whispers a few times. either i'm strange looking (shuddup), or they mistook me for a famous person. it was odd. 20/20 by the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeace!, mg :love

[Pom]

congrats on teh 20/20 ! I need to do that soon..it's been years. DH told me as he was leaving...thanks for checking in..."hot wind fevers"...something about the santa anas does it everytime...weird huh? She seemed quite herself tonight thoiugh. The ants have exiled me and dd onto the floor of her room tonight (found 6 - SIX! - in the bed when I went to put her down. That's just too much for me, so I dragged the mattress across the hall. Exterminator comes tomorrow. Wish I was more zen!). Mom had surgery today -- to put a shunt in her stomach so she can drain the bile at home, instead of hanging out in pain in the hospital. Charming, huh? She may get to have another one on Weds -- something to help her eat. Weird thing is, she said today's surgery was PAINFUL. WTF? She was awake with local anaesthesia -- said they kept giving her more, but it hurt. She brought photos of dd into the surgery room to keep her focused, which just about broke my heart.

MG< your car got broken into AGAIN??? Are you sure you didn't pay someone to do it so you can keep driving DH's?? ;)

Rube - glad you're back to yo' old self. Do you want me to return the bags or hold on to them until our April/May trip? I can do either this week. Thanks again for being so generous with them.

Gotta clean up and go get some sleep. Adios mommas. Happy Ceasar Chavez day!

[mary ann]

MG, to echo pom, did your car get broken into AGAIN??! :eek

pom, yikes about your mom! sounds like a nasty, nasty surgery. very sad for her (and you!). :(

wretched ants!! ugh!! there are tons on my porch but so far, not many have come in.... keeping my fingers crossed! pom, hope your dd doesn't get ants in her pants!!!!!!:(

OK, i am having a major conundrum. i truly do not know what to do. since dd was teeny tiny, we have used the yoga ball to bounce her to calm her down, or to put her to sleep. it has been the only thing that has realy worked with her. (except walking her in the sling, which she is too big for now). lately she has become more and more difficult to put down, for naps or at night. during the day, i've given up bouncing her altogether, because i just can't get her down anymore. instead, i take her for a drive until she falls asleep, then i put her whole car seat in the crib. that will very soon change, since we have to put her new car seat in ASAP and it is not one that you can remove. (will be tethered down). at night, we are bouncing her an average of one hour to get her to bed (between me and DH trading off). our backs are KILLING us from this, since she has gotten so big. we have tried the "no cry sleep solution" thing, which is to get them almost to sleep, then put them down and try to soothe them the rest of the way, so they gradually learn to fall asleep by themselves... well that is one of the reasons, i think, why it is so hard to get her down these days. we tried that for awhile and it just made things worse. if she is not 100% asleep (and sometimes even when she is!!) she pops awake when we lay her down (no matter how carefully we do it). there are lots of reasons why this isn't sustainable (like for example if me or dh want to go out with friends at night, one person can't get her down alone) or if we want to travel (like i want to go to colorado for easter without dh). my sisters are expecting me to come for easter, and i can either a) deflate the yoga ball and bring it along, bounce dd alone every night (not a great thought), or b) CIO while out of town. now mind you, i really don't want to CIO, and what's more, i don't have the stomach for it. BUT we HAVE To find a way to teach dd to fall asleep!! i wish i wish i wish upon a fish that i could nurse her down!!
:crying i know you all have nursed your babes to sleep, so i don't know if you have any ideas for me, but if you could put your thinking caps on and give me any advice at all, i would sure appreciate it. the thing is, this is really our faults, because we have taught dd that the only way she can fall asleep is by being bounced or by riding in the car. it's not her fault she has no idea how to fall asleep on her own! so we don't want to punish HER by letting her CIO or anything awful. is there no other way??? i am seriously considering not going to colorado because i just don't know if i can deal with getting her down for a whole week by myself.

[rubelin]

Hey MA, I don't have any "advice" but maybe hearing how it's been for us will help you think of some options. Ben has always taken a long time to fall asleep and was a very in-arms baby. We started having him in a crib in his own room. At the beginning (up to about 9 mo maybe) I would nurse him to sleep while rocking in the glider, just because it was comfy and in the room, not really for the movement, though I'm sure it helped. He took up to an hour to fall asleep deep enough for me to swap out my nipple for the pacifier and to put him down in the crib.

Mix into this occasional nights when he'd go to sleep in our bed and almost all naps have been on our bed. He falls asleep very fast for naps and I roll off the bed to not disturb him It's really the only time he actually falls asleep nursing, otherwise he lets go and switches to his "puppy" (pacifier) before really conking out.

Somewhere between 6 and 9 mo, he started waking when I'd put him down and I would have to sit beside the bed for a while longer until he was out enough for me to leave the room, and it took longer and longer for him to let me leave the room ad he got older.

I had knee surgery when he was about 13 mo old and it was very hard for me to rock him to sleep so I would put him down sooner and then have to sit next to him for a looong time before I could leave without waking him.

At about 14 mo we moved the crib into our room so I could reclaim the office and at first I'd rock him in the office and then carry him to bed. That lasted a couple of weeks before he was waking too much so we switched to lying on our bed. I'd nurse him a while and he'd unlatch and roll away and then I'd transfer him to the crib. At that point he was getting so that I could not put him back in his bed, I'd lie for over an hour on the bed next to the crib and everytime I moved he would shoot up. So we gave up on the crib and he started exclusively co-sleeping.

Now he nurses each side about 10 minutes then rolls away to suck his puppy (and squeeze my upper arm, a habit he developed around 18 mo or so) I don't have a need for him to learn to fall asleep on his own, if by that you mean falling asleep alone in a room, becasue I think all human beings have a need for closeness during sleepy times. I do wish he didn't take quite so long to crash, but mostly because I have work to do and want to hang out with my hubby. He has been falling asleep faster over the past month or so, but he's also giving up naps, so it's a toss up.

I don't see a huge difference between nursing to sleep and sucking a pacifier to sleep, it's just one comfort thing for another. It seems to me that it's the bouncing that's the trouble, so maybe you just need to find a way to wean her from that. Ben has changed his falling asleep style several times over the past 3 years due to lots of things. My knee surguries really moved us ahead to stop rocking to sleep just when I was getting to the point that my arms were falling asleep from the weight of him on me. It seemed to take longer at first when we were just lying on the bed, but it could have been because *I* was used to the rocking :) I do know lots of people who had babes that needed movement to fall asleep but most of them gradually worked that out of their routine because kids do get heavy.

Lots of peace and good nights to you! I'm sure it will all work out :D

[MerikaR]

HI!
MA - superfast here as i've only got a second before ds comes in...I so understand your problem with the bouncy ball. And
(6 hours passes....)
we had the same problem with the pouch sling. Get the maya wrap. Same lovely action, but adjustable for bigger babies. If nothing else, she'll get sleepy in the sling and you won't have to bounce as long.
Have total fog brain now, and can't remember what anyone said this morning. I do read here periodically, but writing time is virtually nonexistent. :rolleyes: oh well.
Hope you are all having a fabulous day!!!
Merika :)

[moongloe]

hey girls~

ma...ds slept in our bed until he was 3.5yo. we'd rock him and sing to him each night, then lie down with him until he fell asleep. sometimes he'd whimper a bit, other times he'd scream so loudly i was afraid of cps. anyway....eventually he outgrew the fussiness, but one of us still lays with him (his bed gets pulled next to ours at night) until he conks out. be strong, and remember that this too shall pass. oh, and you didn't do anything wrong by bouncing or driving her to sleep. parenthood is all about doing whatever works until it doesn't anymore, then figuring out something new.

pom...your poor mom! i hope she's not in pain now. let us know how the shunt works out for her. my thoughts are with her. i'm so sorry i cancelled today. i'll call later tonight.

unfortunately i am not the bearer of happy tidings today. my father in law lost his fight at 3am. all i could think when we got the call was 'this is a crappy april fools joke'. i'll write more later, just wanted to let you know, since you were all so giving of your wishes for him.

~peace my sisters, mg :rainbow

[christinla]

oh, mg I'm so so sorry. I'll be thinking of you and your family.

And Pom, I'm sorry that your mom is having such a difficult time. I'll be thinking of you guys, too.

My mil is having a hysterectomy thurs -- they found cancer, and we'll know the status of it after the surgery sometime. They didn't tell us a thing until a couple days ago -- so hard with them so far away -- I can't gauge how things are going.

MA -- I second MG's description of parenthood as doing what you've got to do at the time. It's all a huge huge mystery to me, so I'm not of much help! :rolleyes:

Hi to everyone else -- dunno if I can make the happy hour, but I'm gonna try!!!! (how much do I want a martini???? SO MUCH)

love
c

[lunarmomma]

oh goodness.... mg, so very very sorry. Gosh. That really sucks to no end.

pom.... hoping your mom is ok and has little discomfort from the procedure. sorry too, that you all have to go through this.

christin... geez, this is not a good week. hoping for the best for your mom as well.

ma. music helped us a great deal... either a tape...or a transitional "goodnight song" that i would sing incorporating everyone and their dog in it... and I would lay there with him for some time... you might just try laying her down and then being there with her... i would sometimes pat ds on the chest... lightly with my finger... sort of tapping him... it comforted him from the beginning... so some kind of motion without you having to shoulder her weight... and then music. and be there with her if she cries. At some point she will fall asleep. It is sort of a matter of changing the habits she is used to... eventually she will adapt. In the meantime try to do whatever you do consistently so that she gets that this is the new way....
good luck....

lisa, thank so much for bringing the shirt by... hope you are feeling better and that library time was groovy!!

peace to all of you and your families...sending love and light to the newly departed and strength to those facing health challenges here....

[Pom]

Oh, MG -- I hope ds and dh are alright...and you too and your MIL. Oh geez. I hope his passing was peaceful. No worries about today! Just call in the am and let us know what you need/can do this week.

Christin - sooo sorry to hear. Of course, I've got some experience on this end if you have any questions, keeping in mind that everyone has a different experience (much like childbirth, LOL). My thoughts are with her and all of you.

MA - I do mostly nurse dd to sleep, but not always. Sometimes, she just wants snuggles, or rocking in the glider with Pooh (yikes!), or books with dh. Tonight she almost fell asleep on the living room floor de-pilling her blanket. :zzz I wish I could figure it out. Hang in there!

Gotta go back and do some work. Played hooky half the day. :)

PS And thanks for all the good thoughts for mom -- she's got part 2 of the surgery tomorrow. Fingers crossed, if this works, she may be able to get home.

[mary ann]

MG, so so so sorry to hear that!!i had really hoped FIL would pull through...
if you guys need to go out there and handle details, etc which are not kid-appropriate, PLEASE PLEASE drop ds off here for as long as you need!! we would love to have him for any length of time. and i of course would love to do something to be helpful... what a bad time for all your family.

pom good luck to your mom!! i hope she can go home soon.
good for you playing hooky--you need that! hope you are feeling better...

C, sorry to hear about your mom as well!! ugh!! years ago my mom had a hysterectomy for cancer too--they got it all and it never came back. hope the same for your mom!! what day is good for antiquing? my BD money is burning a hole in my pocket!! :rolleyes:

well, we tried to put dd in bed with us and soothe her to sleep... she just kept crawling away, towards the edge of the bed, or towards the wall and banging her head. she is just so WILD and MANIC at night! last night we put her to bed after an hour of bouncing, then 15 minutes later heard something, went in the room and she was standing up in her crib bouncing and squealing. so we had to bounce ANOTHER half hour.
right now dh is out driving her around (it is now 10 pm).

LM, we do sing to her every night... we lay in bed with her and give her the last bottle and dh sings the same song... we have tried so many things.... :crying

mer, i gave my maya wrap away--neither dh or i could ever deal with the rings... just couldn't seem to get it adjusted right (even after watching the video). and anyway the bigger dd got, the more she'd squirm and fight in the sling, till it just wasn't worth it anyway. :(
i can only hope she's just going through a phase, and at some point will revert to her 8 pm bedtime, 9 am waking up time.... 12-2 pm nap! aaaaaaah that was the life, even with so many nightwakings..... :(

[Pom]

Oh, MA...good thing they're so cute, huh? I have absolutely no advice for ya, but I did send to MG's some unused, too small Huggies Swim Diapers if you need them for some pool fun this year with your dd. If not, give em to a worthy cause or toss em! What do you non disposable moms do with your babes in the pool? Just waterproof covers?

PS Ross for Less is stocking Elefanten summer shoes!! Run, don't walk -- they're cheap and going FAST!!!

[Pom]

Oh, MA...good thing they're so cute, huh? I have absolutely no advice for ya, but I did send to MG's some unused, too small Huggies Swim Diapers if you need them for some pool fun this year with your dd. If not, give em to a worthy cause or toss em! What do you non disposable moms do with your babes in the pool? Just waterproof covers?

PS Ross for Less is stocking Elefanten summer shoes!! Run, don't walk -- they're cheap and going FAST!!!

[rubelin]

(((MG))) so sorry! Big hugs and lots of love to S & S :hug

Christin, lots of good vibes to MIL, I hope it all turns out well

Pom, we got a swim pant from Babies R Us that we really liked. Just a layer of nylon, like a speedo would be. I'm thinking of making up some Poquito swim pants, would you like to be a tester when I have them ready??

UGH, I'm sick! :sick It might just be allergies (Damned Santa Anas!!), but, regardless of the cause, I feel like poop! :crap I have so much to do an I'm moving soooo slowly.

gotta go, hope you're all doing well!

[Pom]

Chin up, Rube! Hope you feel better! I am CONVINCED that the Santa Anas give DD "hot wind fever". Every time they come, she gets random rash and fever. Weird. Hate them. They are on our top 3 list of things no one warned us about LA!! :)

[rubelin]

Thanx Pom, I'm hanging in :) I've been allergic to the Santa Ana's since I was a baby. It never occurred to me to warn a newcomer about them, they're like the earthquakes, I assume everyone knows about them :confused:

[moongloe]

hey girlies~
thank you for the words of sympathy and love. i cut and pasted it all, and will print them out for scot to keep.

c...i'm thinking about healthy results on thursday! please let us know.

pom...found dd laying on a blanket, de-pilling it earlier! she's handy to have about. sorry about your l.a. list....do you also keep a 'why i love it here' list?

rube...feel better asap!

there was more, but i forgot already. i'll try to get online tonight, but i have a box of hair dye just screaming to wash those silvers away!

~peace and love....mg :rainbow

[Pom]

Mr Noodle's brother, Mr Noodle died!!!

MG _ tried to call and warn you in case ds got ambushed by the news...but I'm sure it's not as high profile as Mr Rogers. He's listed in the NYT obit section. Poor guy. I am so relieved I don't have to explain this.

Do you think they'll replace him? Is this the end of Mr Noodle???

[rubelin]

Oh, I LOVED Michael Jeter!!! :( He had AIDS for quite a long time, I was always happy to see him looking so healthy. Geez, I've been having so much trouble watching Mr Rogers without weeping, and now not even Elmo's World is safe from the waterworks! :crying

Seasame Street hasn't aired a new show in over a year, I don't know when the new season will start or if they are even making new ones. And I don't think they've made any new Elmo's Worlds for a while, I've seen them all about 4-6 times each.

Robin~ who knows WAY too much about childrens television programming!!:p

[mary ann]

sorry about mr. noodle, although dd being too young, i have no idea who that is!

sorry for you santa ana sufferers!! some days it is too windy for me to take dd on a walk, as any wind if too strong gets my asthma going... dd has been stuffy lately and i think it is all that blowing stuff.

MG hope things are OK at your place....

POM thanks for the diapers!! i WILL totally use them this summer, because i have a friend with a pool who invites me over a lot and i will definitely get dd into the water as soon as it is warm. i think she'll LOVE it!!

oh did i mention that i had native foods CHILLI CHEESE FRIES last weekend??!!! :yum :yum oh, the sheer delight!!! :D

hey, i have been going to merika's bellydancing class for about 2 months now--it ROCKS!!! any mamas wanna join me? thursday nights, 7-8, $12. it's totally groovy, fun, silly, just girls and nobody watching. and GREAT exercise without being exhausting. can you pass this along to any girlfriends who might be interested? the place it is held at doesn't do advertising so we need to get the word out to get more students.

well i'm off for the nighttime bounce..... :eek

[moongloe]

hey mamas~

ma...i want native fooooooods! meanie.

pom...ty again. tell beanie we will miss her tons today.

had a huge whine fest, but decided to spare you...be thankful, it was long, and quite 'woe is me'.

today i've got to buy ds an outfit for the funeral...ugh. i have to get directions still to the church (hope i don't spontaneously combust upon entering) later, so perhaps i'll be able to post again before we leave. if not, i'll 'see' you all again tuesday.

stay well and safe and happy and fries-less until i return.
~peace and love, mg :rainbow

[Pom]

Ok...there's a preschool/grammar school in Culver City that is on several acres where the classrooms are outside tree house rooms...and I cannot for the life of me remember the name...anyone??

[rubelin]

Play Mountain Place (http://www.playmountainplace.org) ?? We really love it and we're trying to get on a tour for this year but the tours are booked. They have a waiting list for the fall, and we might not get in for another year. Also it's VERY pricey, 3 day program is $620/mo, full time is over $800/mo. We're hoping to qualify for a scholarship, that's the only way we'll be abl to afford it, they also have parent work programs.

[Pom]

Yep! That's the one!

OF COURSE it's expensive! OF COURSE there's a year long wait list!!:bang

Ah well, glad we're looking into it early. And financial aid is always good! We emailed them eons ago for info, but no one emailed back. I'm gonna have DH call to set up a tour. Do you know anyone who sends their kids there?

My mom is getting moved into a hospice this week. No one has told her yet. Tomorrow is the big talk. Any extra prayers out there appreciated.

peace out --

PS - MG if you're lurking...hope all is going well with the family.

[Pom]

OMG -- THERE WAS A NEW SESAME STREET TODAY!!! And a new Miles, and Ernie has a new haircut (as does Gina and the other Latina girl) and Journey to Ernie's format changed!!!!:D

But, the cost for this momentous change seems to be that I've gained 5lbs...:( ..could it be the sedentary overworking and carbs?? Sigh....

Happy Monday everyone. I am doing my best to be positive!!

[mary ann]

pom, i am thinking about your mom a lot... wishing her peace and hoping she's not in pain. and i am thinking about YOU... i'm here for rush martini service if you need me!!!! :)

MG are you back yet?

rube, how are we supposed to afford preschool while saving for college?? :eek all this stuff scares me...

dd is TOTALLY not paying attention to daylight savings... now her schedule is even MORE whacked. oh BOY let's see what ungodly hour she goes to bed tonight!! :bang how can someone SO cute be totally killing me???!!! :rolleyes:

[fumiko]

Hello LA Moms,

I posted a new thread but mary ann suggested I should drop by at this one.
We are moving from NY to LA by the end of this month. I have a 2-2/1 year-old boy and am expecting another one in October. We are planning to have a homebirth. Could anyone reccomend a midwife?
Also, I am really interested in Waldorf. I was actually getting to know some Waldorf families here in NY. And to have that sense of community was great. So I would really like to meet Waldorf families in LA and find out more about the schools there. I think the one in Santa Monica is the closesd to where we are going to be.

Thank you all!

[Pom]

Welcome to Cali, Fumiko! I have lots of prying questions, if you don't mind -- just thrilled to see another NYer coming in (but for full disclosure, I must admit I did not grow up in NY, although spent a chunk of time there growing up -- long story):

Why are you moving here? Have you been before? Where in Queens are you? Our family is all over the city - midtown, around Bronx and Queens, Westchester. We were supposed to move there last May, but ended up here. Quite the transition! I have been surprisingly happy with the pizza here, though (which is more than I could say for Chicago where we were for 12 yrs), so all is not lost. Have you been warned about the Santa Anas? The flying ants?

Thanks for the thoughts, MA. It's just making me so sad. I think we'll be going to visit again this month. They're moving her into a hospice this week, and I can feel and hear a big change in her...she's been unable to speak much, if at all, and when she does it's either abstracted coversation from the pain meds, or oddly angry and withdrawn. A week ago she was begging me to get dd to sing into the speaker phone, and now she has little interest. Sorry, this is probably too much information...
:o

[christinla]

not too much info, Pom -- I've been lurking but thinking about you loads these last few days. I can't imagine how difficult this is for you, but you can tell us whatever is on your mind. I have no idea what I can do to help, but just let me know.

Fumiko, welcome!!! Can't wait to know you better -- you have definitely come to the right place for answers to all your questions!! (well, I can't answer them, but everyone else on the board can!!!)

later
c

[lunarmomma]

Welcome fumiko.. I just sent you a PM about a midwife... check your pm box.

Pom, I am so very sorry... If there is anything you need, please let me know... I have some experience with people and families who are in the place you are... used to be my job. If there is any info or whatever I can give you please ask me..
Just know that part of the work of someone who is beginning to go through the dying process is detachment... it is the only way they can finally let go of their body by starting to let go of the thihngs (and people) most important to them... But, meds do have an effect too. It is hard to go through a conscious dying when in such pain... and the meds tend to make one more checked out.
Take good care of yourself through this time... that is the only thing you have control over, so try, if you can.. and let yourself be taken care of...
that's what we are here for... please use us.
hugs to you.......Laura

[Pom]

Thanks Laura / Christen/ everyone. It's so different - the intellectual / emotional struggle - of course, I know not to take any of it personally, but then it's so so hard to hear her like that, and so frustrating -- we've been talking 3 times a day on the phone, and now I can't even get her. She's almost always sleeping.

I just found a really appropo quote in The Corrections last night (great book if y'all haven't read it) about just this sort of thing (which of course I can't find now): something about how at a certain point death stops being something that causes an end to things, but your only chance at change / release and the infinite. I guess that's the journey she's taking right now.

Funny thing is, she's still HER, ya know? Her big concern with homecare is that it will clutter her house and ruin the feng shui. :rolleyes:

[moongloe]

hey girls~

we got back last night, dealt with some ants, and went to bed!

ma...i was gonna call earlier, but i got sidetracked with the wee-ones. i'll try again. ds is messed up with the time change too.

fumi...welcome! i look forward to meeting you!

pom...you can always say as little or as much as you want/need. remember that we love you. i'm thinking about you and your mom alot. i even have my family and dh's wishing her well.

the funeral was weird. mil insisted no religion (fil's family are mormon but he wasn't), but they ignored her. so she sat there with fire in her eyes while we got preached at.
ds had lots of distractions over the last few days, so he wasn't too bad. there were lots of questions about grampa's spirit, and wanting to play with all his stuff. oh and tons of anger and back talk of course.
today it is hitting him. he's so sad. he hasn't wanted to play with beanie, and is just laying on the couch. earlier he asked me to help him write grammie a letter. it said 'gramie i am sore grampa is ded i luv yoo'.

got more emails to read before the bean wakes up.
~peace and love, mg :rainbow

[mary ann]

MG, my heart is breaking for your ds... and for you, POM... such hard times to go through! i'm afraid i have little to say to make anyone feel better.... but i AM here if there is anything i can do!!

christin, how is your mom?

[rubelin]

((((((POM)))))) I don't have many words, just wanted to tell you that I love you and am thinking about you & your mom and sending lots of love and strength and all that over in your direction.

((((((((((((MG & S)))))))))))))))) We drove past your place last night and Ben asked if we could go see you and I told him you weren't home and why. He's sad that S is sad :(

[christinla]

thanks for asking -- she had her surgery, which went fine, and is now home recovering, which I know has made fil VERY happy. The surgeon seems to think that they got all the cancer, so we hope for the best.
gotta run
c

[Pom]

Christin - Am glad your MIL is doing well! I hope her recovery is quick.

DD tonight was such a huge sweetie that I had to give her extra kisses. Don't you just love those moments?!

(((thanks rube)) -- welcome back MG - and goodnight everyone.:zzz

[Pom]

I hope not. And I hope no one feels weird posting random trivial or happy stuff on the boards with me in Sad Land. It's nice to come here and see the rest of the world rolling on, so please PLEASE post something, ANYTHING!!

Anyway, got a call this morning that a move to the hospice will be too traumatic for my mother, so they're keeping her in the hospital where she knows and likes the nurses. I'm flying out this weekend to see her, but leaving DH and DD home.

I'm having huge separation anxiety and am concerned about what will come of this as far as weaning goes. DH is prepared for a couple rough nights. Not sure if she'll want to nurse when I return? Or if this will get rid of night weaning? I've read that if you go, that anything less than 2 weeks tends not to be permanent. Not sure if I even want it to be permanent. Only know I don't want to force her into something she's not ready for...but of course, she's 20 months today...not like she's 6 months or something...sigh. I'm also having desertion panic. Don't want her to think I've gone for good...any advice mommas? I've never even left her alone at night -- our first date night was scheduled for June!

[moongloe]

hey girlies~

c...i'm glad things went well, and i hope they did get it all!!

pom...i think the nursing thing is different with every child. just going by what i see when you come to get her; i think she'll want to nurse when you get back. i am sorry for the reason you have to leave so soon, and i'm sorry you have to go without dd and dh. the boys and i will do whatever we can to help them until you return. if you don't come today, i'll call you tonight.

april 30th is free scoop night at baskin robbins.
~peace, mg :rainbow

[christinla]

oh, Pom! Your dd is such a lucky little girl that her mommy loves her so much and that she hasn't had to go without you at all! I don't know what studies show, but I have a feeling that you and dd and dh will be just fine -- whether or not this leads to weaning. If she weans, it's after TWENTY MONTHS of non stop milkies, which is fantastic, and if she doesn't, then she gets even more. I think the most important thing is that you go to see your mom. Dh and dd will get to bond and of COURSE she won't think that you are gone for good.

Just my non-expert opinion.

Gotta run -- nap is over. :rolleyes:
c

[fumiko]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the words of welcome. Sorry I didn'g log in for a couple of days.
To answer your questions, christinla, I lived in Gardena for 6 months or so right after we got married in Japan. Then my husband got transferred to NY. I was 6 months pregnant then. I had a wonderful midwife in San Pedro but I had to find another one here in NY.
After almost three years, now my husband's getting transferred back to LA--near West Hollywood this time. And I'm 3 months pregnant! I guess I'm just meant to go through pregnancy and moving at the same time...
Anyway, I'm looking forward to get to know you all.

Fumiko

[mary ann]

POM, i think dd will want to nurse the minute she sees you!! what are you going to do while you are gone? are you going to pump?

Christin--glad to hear MIL is doing well.. sorry i thought it was YOUR mom, not MIL, i was confused...

MG i was in nap hell today which is why i never called or showed up... kept trying to get dd to nap, kept not happening.... fought to get her to bed until 10:30 when she finally went down... will this all magically change when she turns one???? :bang

my only hope for now is that dh will do dishes tonight and i won't wake up to a filthy kitchen..... :crying

[Pom]

Hey everyone - my mom died last night in her sleep. We head out on JetBlue this afternoon for NY. Back sometime next week. Thanks to you all --- seems DD won't have to wean just yet. Wish warm weather for me.... Peace.

[lunarmomma]

Oh pom....
(((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))) )))))))))
I am so very sorry.
I'm glad that you will have dd with you....
We'll be thinking of you.

[christinla]

{{{{{{{{{{{{{POM}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
That's a big hug for you.
I'll be thinking of you and your family today.
Lots of love
c

[rubelin]

((((((((Pom)))))))) I'm sure you're not checking in, but we're thinking of you! :hug

[moongloe]

my heart is filled with such sorrow for you my sister.
my menfolk and i love you, and send all our thoughts with you on your journey.
peace be with you sister-mine.
~love, mg

[mary ann]

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{POM}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} i am so, so sorry to hear it!!!!! best wishes for a safe journey there and back.....

[MerikaR]

(((((((((((((((((((((Pom)))))))))))))))))) So sorry to hear.

((((((((((MG and your ds)))))))))))))))

What a month :(

I'm a bit behind on posts......
Fumiko - I loved my midwife at Homebirth Services in Studio City, JUST over the hill from West Hollywood, where we used to live. Did I miss the whole story? Where are you moving and why? We are in Hollywood now. Most moms here are in West LA. Oh yeah, and when?

Merika
who's ds seems to have hit The Twos even though he's just 13 months!! :eek

[Melaniee]

Pom....I'm so sorry about your mother. I'm glad your daughter gets to travel with you. The snippet from your book reminded me of what my grandmother went through.



Merika....My Ds is the same (your signature).

[fumiko]

MerikaR - Thanks for the information. I'll check out that place when we get there. We are moving to Hancock Park near West Hollywood on 4/25. It's my husband's job. I hope this will be the last move...

[MerikaR]

Fumiko,
Yea, that is very near us! Let's hook up when you get here. :) In the meantime, I'm back to lurking...
Merika

[moongloe]

hey girls~

well ds seems to be in full blown fall-out mode from all that's happened of late. yesterday he was very difficult; he took backtalk and not listening to a whole new level. dh reminded me that ds is nothing like he's behaving, and will return to normal when our life returns to normal. i hope so.

have a happy saturday everyone!

~peace and love, mg :rainbow

[Pom]

Hey everyone - Thanks so much for the support...yesterday was the funeral -- rainy and dreary beyond belief, but this afternoon the sun has broken through and we're feeling better...I've met some long lost family I didn't know we had...being with family and hearing from friends certainly helps. I thought I'd take a quick break (some guests just left, and dd and dh and MIL escaped to park) and say hello.

Merika, Melaniee -- welcome to the toddler club...it's a trip!

MG - big hug to your little man (and you). We'll see you soon.

PS. I love JetBlue airlines.

[moongloe]

hey chicas~

pom...hugs and more hugs. call me when you get back.

ma...how was your daytrip? did you trade dd for some pottery?

mer...do you advertise your classes? i read the free papers from whole foods, and have noticed lots of ads for classes offered locally. just wondered if you had yours in any of them.

rube...when do you wanna come get that rug?

everyone...hi!

~peace and love, mg :rainbow

[MerikaR]

Hi MG -
No, I don't advertise really. What papers do you like?
Merika

[mary ann]

POM, it will be nice to have you home! glad you didn't have to wean dd!!

mer, i think you should advertise, too!!

MG, our TJ trip was fun--and i got TONS of cool pottery platters!! spent every dime of my birthday money. dd was a perfect angel ALL DAY, even when we had to stand in line for 2 HOURS to get across the border!!! UGH!!! i won't be going back soon....

gotta go, DH is yelling at me for spending all my time on email! like it's a CRIME to have 2 minutes to myself!!!! :angry

[moongloe]

howdy rainy pals~

mer...i read 'the argonaut', 'whole life times', the two la parenting ones, and a yoga (yogi?) one. they're all free outside whole foods.

ma...oooh i can't wait to come see your new platters!

everyone....go to the new 99cent store on lincoln. when you walk in, go to the far left wall (kitchen stuff). the back, on the left are the toys...but if you look at the very bottom, there are these fold up, sturdy, tripod gardening stools, with heavy duty fabric seats. i got a few for outings. they are lightweight, and small enough to toss in my bag. can't wait to be in a long line and have ds whine he needs to sit!!!!!!!!!! oh, i suppose they're good for the garden too lol.

~peace and love, mg :rainbow

[mary ann]

since we're well into april, shall i start a new thread? or at this rate, just wait until may 1 and start one then?

MG you are a 99 cent store addict! i have yet to go there... but i love big lots so i am sure i would like it! gotta go one of these days...

today a cashier at the store gave dd a balloon--she had this look of sheer joy on her face, she was so happy! it made me happy to see her so happy, and then i realized how much my life has changed... how much my happiness is dependent on this little person... :love a very CUTE little person, i might add!!!

i am a little slap happy because of the amazing weather today.... :)

hope everyone is doing well!

[mary ann]

hello??? hello???? :confused:

[rubelin]

I'm here, busy day and now I'm having a date w/ hubby :love gotta run, TTYL!!

[moongloe]

hey girls~

ma...yeah, let's start a new thread. 5 pages is a little long, and might discourage new mamas.

sorry i was not around yesterday. i got involved in a few projects, then we had to take our truck back to the shop. i dread seeing how much this time will cost. not to mention we've still got to replace the tiny window on our car and get a new battery...thanks alot evil theif guy. i could use a money faerie.

rube...what'd ya do for date night? the pg version please.

~peace and love, mg :rainbow

[rubelin]

MG, umm, there there really isn't a PG version of our date :mischeif We we're, ummm, practicing making babies :love Halloooo libido :blush

Oh, BTW, we don't think that cool rug will fit in our dinkus car, so anytime you want to bring it over in your truck is awesome :D

A new thread would be cool. I'm not sure where everyone has gone. maybe a new thread will bring some people out of the woodwork?

[rubelin]

new thread!! la mamas * april (http://216.92.20.151/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54689) :hippie