Ack! It's August Already, PDX Mamas!

[kaPOW!]

Old Thread (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=924491)

Have a I ever mentioned that Nico goes to sleep when he hears my alarm clock? And is frequently awake for at least a full hour before? :dizzy: Apparently, he does this in August as well.

Happy August. Mmmm, what is that? The faintest little whiff of Halloween. :joy:

[frogger]

ugh Mad was up and down last night, going pee (okay it's a good thing she wakes to go pee instead of sleeping though it), but then she wanted to play, stood at the top of the stairs crying for me, which woke me and I told her it was time to sleep. She wanted to watch cartoons and I said that it wasn't cartoon time. I fell back asleep, woke up to her needing to put her pjs back on. Noticed that the light was on in her room. :eyesroll I don't know how Carson slept through it.

[Lovely]

Happy August! Jake woke up at 6am wanting to celebrate August :eyesroll I think it has something to do with him going to bed at 7:30 last night.



Lee.. how big is your parents house? $4,000 would be doable probably.. but much more than that.. not so much.

Their second home is about 1600 sq feet.

[frogger]

flicks in the parks (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=941980)

[kaPOW!]

Happy August! Jake woke up at 6am wanting to celebrate August :eyesroll I think it has something to do with him going to bed at 7:30 last night.






Yah, I kind of wonder if Nico wouldn't be waking up, and I mean wide awaking, at 3am if he wasn't going to sleep at 7. They seem to be related... but I so like the early bedtime! What to do...

[papayapetunia]

Talula also thought 6 a.m. was an awesome time to wake up. :coffee

I smell that faint Halloween smell too. :joy:

[zeldabee]

Sometimes I sleep in until 6:00. Luxury!

:duck:

[papayapetunia]

Ooh, I think I might hit 4000 today! :joy:

[chiromama]

:coffee:

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

Ok...leaving in a few to HOPEFULLY get the lease signed....

[forsythia]

:coffee:
Ditto to that!

M was in and out most of the night too! He's just helping me get ready for sleepless nights...:love

[forsythia]

Ok...leaving in a few to HOPEFULLY get the lease signed....
:fingersx:

[aniT]

Ok...leaving in a few to HOPEFULLY get the lease signed....

:fingersx: Good luck Eliza!!

My house is bigger than that so I am sure it would be more expensive than that.

So any idea's how to keep a 21 month old from playing with the plugs? He pulls the outlet covers out, he unplugs and plugs back in anything that is plugged in. None of my children have been as fascinated with outlets as him.

[aniT]

Yeay!! It's almost fall!!


OH yea I have another question I wanted to ask last night.. but I was tired and forgot.

I made jam for the first time. :D I am pretty sure it turned out good. Jars are sealed... it looks like it set... but the directions say to remove the bands and store in a cool dark place. Why would you remove the bands? Once you open it, how do you re-close it if you remove the bands? I am confused. :scratch

[karen1968]

:coffee:

:nod:

Eliza - I hope she shows up today!

[Susannah M]

I made jam for the first time. :D I am pretty sure it turned out good. Jars are sealed... it looks like it set... but the directions say to remove the bands and store in a cool dark place. Why would you remove the bands? Once you open it, how do you re-close it if you remove the bands? I am confused. :scratch

If they sealed correctly then taking off the bands (NOT the lids) will not affect what you have in them. If they didn't seal correctly then what is in them will get gross whether or not you take off the bands :wink
FWIW I never take the bands off what I can.


Oh, happy August!

[karen1968]

So any idea's how to keep a 21 month old from playing with the plugs? He pulls the outlet covers out, he unplugs and plugs back in anything that is plugged in. None of my children have been as fascinated with outlets as him.

Chase does this too. We bought some outlet plug covers that fit over the plugged-in cords and prevent him pulling them out. In other places, we've put furniture (couch, bookcases) in front of the outlet.



I made jam for the first time. :D I am pretty sure it turned out good. Jars are sealed... it looks like it set... but the directions say to remove the bands and store in a cool dark place. Why would you remove the bands? Once you open it, how do you re-close it if you remove the bands? I am confused. :scratch

:scratch I've never heard this advice. Nor have I ever done this when making jam. But the lid part is what seals the jar, so you don't really NEED the bands until you break the seal. Then the band holds the lid on. :shrug

[SleepyMamaBear]

i had like NO sleep last night. between Niamh staying up til 3. then slightly drifiting off, then Addy waking for water, a BAJILLION freaking times, (ok maybe she does drink too much water) and Morgan getting up for work at 5:15, then Addy being up, and wanting to conversate.
i am exhausted. i really feel a lil loopy.
hopefully my mom can chill with Addy later while Niamh and i nap.

i too smell candycorn and pumpkinseeds. :joy:

[Hedy B.]

Ok...leaving in a few to HOPEFULLY get the lease signed....

:fingersx: :fingersx: :fingersx:

And yes. VERY tired this morning. Thought I had enough flour to make bagels, discovered I don't... before I got dressed, so I have this VERY wet dough proofing in the oven... Guess I'm going to the damn store in my jammies.

I'm smelling pumpkin pie this morning. Mmmm...

Would there be any interest in a HFCS free halloween celebration? I'm thinking of doing one this year.

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

:jumpers: :jumpers: :carrot :broc: :carrot :broc: :jammin


We got keys!!!! WE GOT KEYS!!!! And when we went to clear out the mailbox, we found that the house comes with a free subscription to Playboy... :lol

[Hedy B.]

HA HA! Bonus!

[DreamsInDigital]

:jumpers: :jumpers: :carrot :broc: :carrot :broc: :jammin


We got keys!!!! WE GOT KEYS!!!! And when we went to clear out the mailbox, we found that the house comes with a free subscription to Playboy... :lol

:joy:

And...uh...yay for Playboy?

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

YAY for free playboy!! lol. There was also People and some other stuff, but I thought the playboy was worth mentioning... :lol

[Hedy B.]

that is so funny! :lol

Did she say why she didn't show up yesterday?

[UrbanMamma]

Hi everyone! I guess I better introduce myself before the thread gets far too large and intimidating! I'm Nicole and have been lurking on MDC for years. I've been in and out of PDX over the past two years for a PhD program over at PSU. Luckily, DH found a job in PDX for this coming year, so we are all going to be there together starting August 20th! Hurray! Oh, and "we" includes myself, DH, and our 8 month old son, Martin and a cat named PITA.

We live off of Belmont and SE 39th. Part of the reason why I'm introducing myself is I know that baby needs more interaction with children and I wouldn't mind more with like minded mamas. So, I'm going to try and keep up with this thread and see if we can't come out to one of the play/park dates in late August.

I also am thinking that I need some mornings during the week to work on some research (seeing as that is the reason we are in PDX... well that and people are wonderful there!). So, if anyone is interested in doing some sort of pre-Preschool (I'm thinking 9-24 months of age in September) childcare swap/coop in close-in PDX, I'm all ears.

Finally, I'm trying to learn how to knit. If anyone wants to be my knitting tutor (really, just show me how to finish shorties and longies... I have the basics down), that would be great. I'm an excellent seamstress, so perhaps I could provide some hints there in return.

Alright. That is enough for now. Looking forward to getting to know you all better!

[Hedy B.]

:w

[SleepyMamaBear]

Howdy Nicole! its def a good idea to jump in at the beginning of the month, before things get too hectic :)

i got my woolies today!!! YAY! so soft. so scrumptious.
off to give em a quick wash in monkey farts :)

[jstar]

i'm not having any pre-nostaligia for halloween :lol i will grasp onto the straws of summer til the bitter end ;)

if natural gas prices go up 40% we could spend a couple of grand on insulating our 100 year old house and it would probably pay for itself in ONE winter. this house has nothing in the walls. nada. zip. zilch. superbad. our bill was up to $250/mth last winter. insane!


hi urbanmamma - i'm pretty close to you. ~45th and lincoln. i have a nanny at my house 2 days a week for my 14 month old. maybe we could do a share or something.

[aniT]

YAY for free playboy!! lol. There was also People and some other stuff, but I thought the playboy was worth mentioning... :lol

YAY!! KEYS AND PORN!! How much better could this morning get? :lol

I hope you have enough help moving Eliza. If I didn't live on the complete other side of the metro area I would be there in a flash. :) Good luck, happy move!

Luckily, DH found a job in PDX for this coming year, so we are all going to be there together starting August 20th! Hurray! Oh, and "we" includes myself, DH, and our 8 month old son, Martin and a cat named PITA.


I love the name of your cat!! And

:greet

I am no help with anything else as I am not close in, can't knit or sew. :D

[Hedy B.]

I think I need to lay off the steel cut oatmeal for breakfast. I keep having horrible vertigo after I eat it. Ugh.

[karen1968]

Hi everyone! I guess I better introduce myself before the thread gets far too large and intimidating! I'm Nicole and have been lurking on MDC for years. I've been in and out of PDX over the past two years for a PhD program over at PSU. Luckily, DH found a job in PDX for this coming year, so we are all going to be there together starting August 20th! Hurray! Oh, and "we" includes myself, DH, and our 8 month old son, Martin and a cat named PITA.

We live off of Belmont and SE 39th. Part of the reason why I'm introducing myself is I know that baby needs more interaction with children and I wouldn't mind more with like minded mamas. So, I'm going to try and keep up with this thread and see if we can't come out to one of the play/park dates in late August.

I also am thinking that I need some mornings during the week to work on some research (seeing as that is the reason we are in PDX... well that and people are wonderful there!). So, if anyone is interested in doing some sort of pre-Preschool (I'm thinking 9-24 months of age in September) childcare swap/coop in close-in PDX, I'm all ears.

Finally, I'm trying to learn how to knit. If anyone wants to be my knitting tutor (really, just show me how to finish shorties and longies... I have the basics down), that would be great. I'm an excellent seamstress, so perhaps I could provide some hints there in return.

Alright. That is enough for now. Looking forward to getting to know you all better!

:w Nicole! I love your cat's name :lol

A few of us gather most Wednesday nights at Abundant Yarn on SE 13th (http://www.abundantyarn.com/), sans kids. Anytime you want to come meet us, I'm sure one of us could teach you how to finish. What pattern are you using? Abundant also has a Mom & Kid knitting on Friday mornings, but I can never make it due to Chase's nap time. And I would personally love some tips - or maybe just motivation? - to finish my half-done sewing projects! :D

[karen1968]

Eliza, hooray for keys! :jumpers:

[aniT]

i'm not having any pre-nostaligia for halloween :lol i will grasp onto the straws of summer til the bitter end ;)

if natural gas prices go up 40% we could spend a couple of grand on insulating our 100 year old house and it would probably pay for itself in ONE winter. this house has nothing in the walls. nada. zip. zilch. superbad. our bill was up to $250/mth last winter. insane!


It's not halloween I like so much as fall. I :love the fall. It is my favorite season!!

OK... I thought my highest bill last winter was $220 but I just looked and it was $174. Still a lot. I would still like to bring it down.

I called a fireplace store and you can definably convert a gas fireplace "space" to a rear venting pellet stove.. so I think that is the route we are going to take. I found one online that also burns corn or cherry pits. :thumb While I don't see much use for that at the moment, the option to covert to something else may be useful in the future. :D

[Hedy B.]

I saw something recently where they were using dried soil blocks as fuel.

[Hedy B.]

:w Nicole! I love your cat's name :lol

A few of us gather most Wednesday nights at Abundant Yarn on SE 13th (http://www.abundantyarn.com/), sans kids. Anytime you want to come meet us, I'm sure one of us could teach you how to finish. What pattern are you using? Abundant also has a Mom & Kid knitting on Friday mornings, but I can never make it due to Chase's nap time. And I would personally love some tips - or maybe just motivation? - to finish my half-done sewing projects! :D

I love that place.

I wish it were closer to me.

[papayapetunia]

Hmmm...when we were in Portland, our electric bill for the winter was $300 a month...for a duplex! I know nothing about heaters, coming from Hawaii. It seems like it was a weird heater though - the ceiling would heat up.

[frogger]

:jumpers: :jumpers: :carrot :broc: :carrot :broc: :jammin


We got keys!!!! WE GOT KEYS!!!! And when we went to clear out the mailbox, we found that the house comes with a free subscription to Playboy... :lol
The PB was just a housewarming gift. Now you just need a night sans kids to enjoy a new empty house with the PB.


Hi everyone!

Finally, I'm trying to learn how to knit. If anyone wants to be my knitting tutor (really, just show me how to finish shorties and longies... I have the basics down), that would be great. I'm an excellent seamstress, so perhaps I could provide some hints there in return.

Alright. That is enough for now. Looking forward to getting to know you all better!

:wave

Howdy Nicole! its def a good idea to jump in at the beginning of the month, before things get too hectic :)

i got my woolies today!!! YAY! so soft. so scrumptious.
off to give em a quick wash in monkey farts :)
so I think I missed it, but what does monkey farts smell like?


:w Nicole! I love your cat's name :lol

A few of us gather most Wednesday nights at Abundant Yarn on SE 13th (http://www.abundantyarn.com/), sans kids. Anytime you want to come meet us, I'm sure one of us could teach you how to finish. What pattern are you using? Abundant also has a Mom & Kid knitting on Friday mornings, but I can never make it due to Chase's nap time. And I would personally love some tips - or maybe just motivation? - to finish my half-done sewing projects! :D

must remember to go on wed. nights. I didn't go the last few weeks of of BB10. but they switched to thurs. so I'm free again :o

It's not halloween I like so much as fall. I :love the fall. It is my favorite season!!

OK... I thought my highest bill last winter was $220 but I just looked and it was $174. Still a lot. I would still like to bring it down.

I called a fireplace store and you can definably convert a gas fireplace "space" to a rear venting pellet stove.. so I think that is the route we are going to take. I found one online that also burns corn or cherry pits. :thumb While I don't see much use for that at the moment, the option to covert to something else may be useful in the future. :D

One thing I wanted to mention with the pellet stove is that there are different companies that make pellets and the pellets are not equal. brand a might work great in joe's stove but not work well in yours.(so don't go out buying a ton of pellets the first time out. buy a bag or two of each kind so see which burn at a steady pace in the stove you pick out). Also, was it last year or the year before there was a shortage in pellets. And some of the pellets that could only be found were for animal bedding.

Also you'll want to get one that has a programmable thermostat and a push button start or they're a PITA to try and start with the fluid stuff.

When we bought our from Gordon's on Broadway. Back in 2001 they were the cheapest and I didn't feel pressure from them when we first went in and said that we were just looking.

[UrbanMamma]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. :D

And I wish I could take credit for my kitty's name, but she predated me. It is all DH doing! PITA does all she can to live up to her acronym. But we love her anyways. :love

hi urbanmamma - i'm pretty close to you. ~45th and lincoln. i have a nanny at my house 2 days a week for my 14 month old. maybe we could do a share or something.

I'm certainly interested. I'll try to PM you in the next couple of days to chat about the details.

A few of us gather most Wednesday nights at Abundant Yarn on SE 13th, sans kids. Anytime you want to come meet us, I'm sure one of us could teach you how to finish. What pattern are you using?

What time do you meet on Wednesdays? I'll have to stop by the next time I'm done with the torso and dividing up into the legs. I'm not really using a specific pattern... rather calling up my sister who knits quite a bit asking her. She helped me finish off my first pair during a visit, but she is out of state, so I need a local tutor!

[Hedy B.]

Hmmm...when we were in Portland, our electric bill for the winter was $300 a month...for a duplex! I know nothing about heaters, coming from Hawaii. It seems like it was a weird heater though - the ceiling would heat up.

Oh yeah, we lived in a rancher that had ceiling heat when I was a teenager. I HATED it. So very, very, inefficient, since heat rises.

Our apartment in Eugene had ceiling heat too, but it was a two story townhouse. We figured out that it was more efficient to turn the heat on for the downstairs room than upstairs, since the heat would come up through the floor.

[zeldabee]

Wah. All the Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli DVDs are on sale at Amazon, and I can't spend any money. I want them all. Wah.

[aniT]

I am so flipping POed I could scream.

Dh is extending our driveway and poured cement to do so last weekend. He also wants to our a pad further up to store the garbage cans on ect.

Well the cement was delivered on the 14th. On the 18th he went to the hospital and was unable to work on it. So last weekend, against the judgment of his doctor he hired some of the neighbors to work on the driveway and got that part poured. He still has a pallet a half of cement tarped in the driveway along with the empty pallets.

So I get a visit from the code enforcement officer that they have complaint about construction debris stored in our yard. He can see there is on going work but code says you have 14 days only to store it. (14 days starting from when he first saw it.) He also said he will work with you if he sees it is diminishing due to work and not just being stored there indefinably. But he has a question about the grade of the driveway and has called the building inspector in to look at it. :irked: So now this halts work until he looks at it. Not to mention they aren't done and were going put river rocks between the slap we poured and the neighbors retaining wall to keep water from flowing into his yard. :irked:

I called and left him a msg. I hope he calls today so DH can work on this over the weekend.

On another note.. while I have no proof at all.. since they also gave notices to my other neighbors, I believe VERY VERY VERY strongly that it was the new real estate agent of the people across the street. They have been trying to sell their house since September and have nothing. The sign changed to new company on Monday and now this? Yea it's really the fault of the tarped cement that has been in our driveway since July 14th that their house hasn't sold since September.

I even made DH go out and make sure the yard was clean last time they had an open house. :irked:

[karen1968]

Hmmm...when we were in Portland, our electric bill for the winter was $300 a month...for a duplex! I know nothing about heaters, coming from Hawaii. It seems like it was a weird heater though - the ceiling would heat up.

Ah, you had radiant ceiling heat! I've only seen it in this area.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. :D

What time do you meet on Wednesdays? I'll have to stop by the next time I'm done with the torso and dividing up into the legs. I'm not really using a specific pattern... rather calling up my sister who knits quite a bit asking her. She helped me finish off my first pair during a visit, but she is out of state, so I need a local tutor!

We're usually there by 7pm. They close at 9pm, and serve beer & wine :drink So it makes a nice simple kind of moms-night-out.

Oh yeah, we lived in a rancher that had ceiling heat when I was a teenager. I HATED it. So very, very, inefficient, since heat rises.


We aren't crazy about our ceiling heat, but I do kind of understand the concept - it's supposed to work just like heat from the sun, by warming up the THINGS in the room, which in turn warm the air. We got advice from my dad's friend to only turn the heat on when you were going to be in the room, and to close all doors. It works TOO good in Chase's room, the smallest room in the house, and not so great elsewhere. The one great thing about it is it is SILENT. Still, I'd much rather have radiant floor heat, like Lee; it's so much nicer to have toasty tootsies and a cool head than the other way around!

[Hedy B.]

We aren't crazy about our ceiling heat, but I do kind of understand the concept - it's supposed to work just like heat from the sun, by warming up the THINGS in the room, which in turn warm the air. We got advice from my dad's friend to only turn the heat on when you were going to be in the room, and to close all doors. It works TOO good in Chase's room, the smallest room in the house, and not so great elsewhere. The one great thing about it is it is SILENT. Still, I'd much rather have radiant floor heat, like Lee; it's so much nicer to have toasty tootsies and a cool head than the other way around!

Ah, yeah, that was why we spent most of our time upstairs in the extra room with the heat on downstairs. :lol

[aniT]

Well one thing is good.. Building inspector said driveway as OK. :D

[papayapetunia]

OMG, I'm LMAO right now. I got a letter from PSU with a survey to fill out and a $5 bill in it for my troubles. It's a survey about how I applied for the OHP. Joey got one too. I don't know why I think it's so funny.

:rotflmao

[Oregonchild]

Can I vent for a moment? (I know I can!) My DS HATES his daycare. He wakes up half the time saying "don't want to go see friends!" And I know he's getting older and is bound to have more bumps and scrapes, but this last week he came home with huge scrapes on both knees, little ones on his back and one on his foot from where they let him wear shoes with no socks BECAUSE HE WANTED TO! hello? he's three. he also wants to jump out of our window four flights up because he thinks it will be a "really big jump". Why is a three year old making these decisions?

So the kicker is that this daycare is new and is only for the summer until his regular daycare opens in the fall. I really can't think of (or afford) any alternatives, but the whole situation makes me nervous and unhappy.

yuck.

[PGNPORTLAND]

:fingersx: Good luck Eliza!!

My house is bigger than that so I am sure it would be more expensive than that.

So any idea's how to keep a 21 month old from playing with the plugs? He pulls the outlet covers out, he unplugs and plugs back in anything that is plugged in. None of my children have been as fascinated with outlets as him.

My outlet covers are so tight I need a coin to get them out to plug something in. I can't remember the brand though. I know I had gotten "Safety first" ones first and they just fell out of the wall practically. :eyesroll



Yes! Yes! Yes! Also, I'm not into trick or treating with Sophia in this neighborhood so much so a fun party would be great!

[QUOTE=RainbowEarthFaerie;11837092]:jumpers: :jumpers: :carrot :broc: :carrot :broc: :jammin


We got keys!!!! WE GOT KEYS!!!! And when we went to clear out the mailbox, we found that the house comes with a free subscription to Playboy... :lol

Hooray on both counts. I love the Playboy advisor.

Hmmm...when we were in Portland, our electric bill for the winter was $300 a month...for a duplex! I know nothing about heaters, coming from Hawaii. It seems like it was a weird heater though - the ceiling would heat up.


That seems super high. At the highest we've paid like $90? But that might be because of the easypay and we generally like things cooler too.

[PGNPORTLAND]

OMG, I'm LMAO right now. I got a letter from PSU with a survey to fill out and a $5 bill in it for my troubles. It's a survey about how I applied for the OHP. Joey got one too. I don't know why I think it's so funny.

:rotflmao

Hmm. Do you think it's funny cause the OHP suposedly doesn't have enough money to accept new clients yet they have enough money to mail everyone $5 to fill out a survey?

I wonder if I'll get one :o

[spottiew]

if natural gas prices go up 40% we could spend a couple of grand on insulating our 100 year old house and it would probably pay for itself in ONE winter. this house has nothing in the walls. nada. zip. zilch. superbad. our bill was up to $250/mth last winter. insane!
.

same here.

[spottiew]

Can I vent for a moment? (I know I can!) My DS HATES his daycare. He wakes up half the time saying "don't want to go see friends!" And I know he's getting older and is bound to have more bumps and scrapes, but this last week he came home with huge scrapes on both knees, little ones on his back and one on his foot from where they let him wear shoes with no socks BECAUSE HE WANTED TO! hello? he's three. he also wants to jump out of our window four flights up because he thinks it will be a "really big jump". Why is a three year old making these decisions?

So the kicker is that this daycare is new and is only for the summer until his regular daycare opens in the fall. I really can't think of (or afford) any alternatives, but the whole situation makes me nervous and unhappy.

yuck.

bad day care really sucks, i have been there. and it's so hard on them to change out of that, too, it sticks with them. my preschool does let them choose to not wear shoes- then they learn Why and what happens, make their own consequences. we do get bump reports, tho, if it's that many things, there should be a report.

[SleepyMamaBear]

monkey farts smells just like that... monkey farts, all different kinds of yummy fruits.. hang on lemme get a descrip from the webpage....
Monkey Farts FO -fresh bananas and juicy grapefruit, middlenotes of kiwi, juicy bubblegum, and strawberries; and a hint of vanillaas a base note

its SUPER yummy!
even with my scent sensitivities.
i did find out i dont like Dragonsblood, or FlowerChild. and SandalwoodVanilla is iffy.
i DO like monkey farts, peppermint patty, cucumber melon, and cinnamon buns.
lol all the ones that smell like foods. :lol
typical me :D

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

Well, let us get some of the stuff in before I start inviting people over...lol. It's bare right now. We're moving boxes in starting tonight.

[Hedy B.]

Ugh. Still just spotting. Still. I really thought I was starting yesterday, but it's still... just spotting.

START ALREADY! START!

[SleepyMamaBear]

Hedy i HATE that.
i had my first pp last month (month before?) and all it was was spotting. for 3 days. then nothing since.
yes i've tested
no i'm not pregnant.
thank the stars.
besides, dont you have to have sex to get pregnant???

[kaPOW!]

Congrats on the house Eliza!! :carrot!!!


besides, dont you have to have sex to get pregnant???

Nah. Around these parts, even the water isn't safe. :lol

[kaPOW!]

OOOOOOOOH! Kidical Mass (http://www.urbanmamas.com/urbanmamas/2008/08/kidical-mass-co.html) kid/family bike rides in multiple locations on the 15th, with a potluck afterwards!!!!! I'm going to try to make the sunnyside school ride. :joy:

[Hedy B.]

Me too. Hate it. Just start already. I don't feel very good today.

[SleepyMamaBear]

:hug so sorry
Sara dont say that!!! i do NOT need another kid!
and i am nervous nellie especially after the dream i had the other night.

[forsythia]

Congrats Eliza!!!!

Welcome Nicole! that was weird, another Nicole! :D


Queston!!! My MIL has graciously offered to shampoo the carpet before Baby makes her appearance...I NEED suggestions on a good somewhat more natural carpet cleaner that doesn't cost a fortune.

I will be making plans to be out of the house, but would like to offer a suggestion about what to use to clean the floor other than degreaser. Sigh!

I survived the floor being replaced yesterday. ALL DAY! I have to be away when she's cleaning though...Sigh again...

Thanks for your help ladies!

[Hedy B.]

Congrats Eliza!!!!

Welcome Nicole! that was weird, another Nicole! :D


Queston!!! My MIL has graciously offered to shampoo the carpet before Baby makes her appearance...I NEED suggestions on a good somewhat more natural carpet cleaner that doesn't cost a fortune.

I will be making plans to be out of the house, but would like to offer a suggestion about what to use to clean the floor other than degreaser. Sigh!

I survived the floor being replaced yesterday. ALL DAY! I have to be away when she's cleaning though...Sigh again...

Thanks for your help ladies!

Oh Nicole, I'm SO glad you got that taken care of beforehand, than having to deal with that post-partum.

My father in law came to visit a week and a half after Ruby was born, and decided that that would be the PERFECT time to gut and rebuild our shower downstairs, which is where the nice bathtub is, so I had to take all of my sitz baths upstairs in the HOT, non-insulated upstairs bathroom during a nasty heat wave. I'm still upset about that. :lol

[aniT]

C
Queston!!! My MIL has graciously offered to shampoo the carpet before Baby makes her appearance...I NEED suggestions on a good somewhat more natural carpet cleaner that doesn't cost a fortune.


Nichole I use Simple Green. I got it at Fred Myer with the other carpet cleaning solutions. It does need diluted though.

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

UGH!!! Packing sucks!!!!

[aniT]

nak - moving sucks more but i bet its better than living in a 2 bd apartment with 3 kids and FIL. :)

[dani76]

Hedy, if you don't mind me asking...could you be pregnant?

[SleepyMamaBear]

oh, yeah Hedy, are you in the family way??? ;);)
Moving blows, but the end result is going to be so worth it babe!

i use Charlies (http://www.charliesoap.com) for all floor cleaning. if you cant get some shipped in time i can give you some :) its eco friendly and hypo allergenic, and it cleans REALLY well

[Hedy B.]

Hedy, if you don't mind me asking...could you be pregnant?

I'm starting to wonder, although I haven't tested yet. But the lack of milk and the not picking up in that arena does make me wonder. I also have been HUNGRY lately.

But stranger coincidences have occurred in the past, so I'm giving it a little bit of time. But if things are still weird this time next week, I guess I'll test.

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

Speaking of being pregnant, does anyone think it's weird that I am saving the pregnancy tests from Lilith? I put them in a little box while I was packing...

[chickieleighc]

Hi, I'm Carrie, I live in Vancouver, and I thought I should try to brave the Big Thread this month. I don't have a computer at home, so posts from me will probably be erratic. I'm stealing some internet time at the in-laws' house right now while the little one plays outside w/ them. :lol

Y'all have probably met me if you've been into Milagros on a weekend lately -- I work there Fridays through Mondays. I have a 2 year old son and a husband (and a dog and cat).

:fingersx: Good luck Eliza!!

So any idea's how to keep a 21 month old from playing with the plugs? He pulls the outlet covers out, he unplugs and plugs back in anything that is plugged in. None of my children have been as fascinated with outlets as him.

We use tape -- lots of masking tape. And furniture. And onestepahead.com has some nifty plug protectors for things that are plugged in that I was going to get, but luckily (knock on wood) the kiddo seems to be leaving things alone for the time being.

Would there be any interest in a HFCS free halloween celebration? I'm thinking of doing one this year.

Yes, yes, YES! Please. I loathe HFCS. My son reacts to it SO strongly. It's like giving him crack. I can only imagine what it does to his poor body. I'd love to have a get together where he could actually have fun w/out me having to police every bite he takes. Although he does have to avoid dairy, too...


Queston!!! My MIL has graciously offered to shampoo the carpet before Baby makes her appearance...I NEED suggestions on a good somewhat more natural carpet cleaner that doesn't cost a fortune.

I will be making plans to be out of the house, but would like to offer a suggestion about what to use to clean the floor other than degreaser. Sigh!

I survived the floor being replaced yesterday. ALL DAY! I have to be away when she's cleaning though...Sigh again...

Thanks for your help ladies!

BioKleen's Bac Out! It's great, low suds, and smells like limes. :eat: And it's made here locally. I can't say enough great things about the stuff. And you can get it by the gallon. :love

[frogger]

Queston!!! My MIL has graciously offered to shampoo the carpet before Baby makes her appearance...I NEED suggestions on a good somewhat more natural carpet cleaner that doesn't cost a fortune.

Thanks for your help ladies!

I just saw Kids'n'pets (http://www.amazon.com/KIDS-N-PETS-Remover-ounces/dp/B000PY14GK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1217643304&sr=1-1) at FM. It says that it's non toxic, bio degradable. I haven't used it so I don't know how well it works. The bottle did say that it could be used in a carpet cleaner.

[Rin]

Hello all! I'm new to this area...Gresham...and I'm new to the forum, just wanted to stop in and say hello. Are there any others out here in my neck of the woods?
I have a 3mo adorable little boy named Emery, my name is Erin. I'm a SAHM and would love to connect with others out here! :)
Hey frogger, thanks a ton for posting the free movies!

[frogger]

Hello all! I'm new to this area...Gresham...and I'm new to the forum, just wanted to stop in and say hello. Are there any others out here in my neck of the woods?
I have a 3mo adorable little boy named Emery, my name is Erin. I'm a SAHM and would love to connect with others out here! :)

:wave

I'm off of 162nd and Stark. is that close enough? :wink

[zeldabee]

I second Bac-Out for carpet cleaning. Doesn't leave a sticky residue or a chemical smell. I'll have to buy a gallon of it if I move to a place with a carpet (please, gods, no).

[dani76]

Speaking of being pregnant, does anyone think it's weird that I am saving the pregnancy tests from Lilith? I put them in a little box while I was packing...

Not weird at all. Sometimes, it's all we're left with. :hug

[dani76]

I'm starting to wonder, although I haven't tested yet. But the lack of milk and the not picking up in that arena does make me wonder. I also have been HUNGRY lately.

But stranger coincidences have occurred in the past, so I'm giving it a little bit of time. But if things are still weird this time next week, I guess I'll test.

Have you had a pp AF yet? Just wondering when your period is due.

[aniT]

Hello all! I'm new to this area...Gresham...and I'm new to the forum, just wanted to stop in and say hello. Are there any others out here in my neck of the woods?
I have a 3mo adorable little boy named Emery, my name is Erin. I'm a SAHM and would love to connect with others out here! :)
Hey frogger, thanks a ton for posting the free movies!

I'm in Sandy. :) Welcome

Have you had a pp AF yet? Just wondering when your period is due.

If I remember correctly Hedy is the one who has problems with cramps and was taking Magnesium to help with that. :) And isn't Ruby 2?

[Rin]

:wave

I'm off of 162nd and Stark. is that close enough? :wink


Close enough for me! :thumb I'm at 242nd and Stark. Yay! I'm not alone!:joy:

[aniT]

Speaking of being pregnant, does anyone think it's weird that I am saving the pregnancy tests from Lilith? I put them in a little box while I was packing...

If it is something you keep for the other kids.. then it is not weird at all. I guess it's not really weird even if you didn't keep it. :hugs

[Rin]

[QUOTE=aniT;11841513]I'm in Sandy. :) Welcome
[OUOTE].

wow. I was working as a nanny in Sandy before DS was born. thanks!

[kaPOW!]

I'm starting to wonder, although I haven't tested yet. But the lack of milk and the not picking up in that arena does make me wonder. I also have been HUNGRY lately.

But stranger coincidences have occurred in the past, so I'm giving it a little bit of time. But if things are still weird this time next week, I guess I'll test.

Oooooh... :lurk:




Speaking of being pregnant, does anyone think it's weird that I am saving the pregnancy tests from Lilith?

:hug No way. I'd keep it too.

Hi, I'm Carrie,

Hey!

Have you had a pp AF yet? Just wondering when your period is due.

C'mon, didn't we just start a calender? :) She said she was due in 3 days that day we were all talking about it. 2-3 days ago, I think.

Hey Rin!

[kaPOW!]

Hm, I guess I'll go back and make that calender. Seems handy all of a sudden. Does google or yahoo have a handy calender?

[kaPOW!]

Hehehe. I just made a period calender in our google group. What a weird thing. Someone tell me if the "invite" went out, and if it's named properly, and if you can enter anything?

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

:laugh:
at the name!!!

[zeldabee]

Hehehe. I just made a period calender in our google group. What a weird thing. Someone tell me if the "invite" went out, and if it's named properly, and if you can enter anything?

I didn't get anything. :(

[kaPOW!]

That's too bad Beth, because you're in it. You started the same day as Pauline, it turns out. :)

Let me know if you still don't have it in a few minutes, if Eliza got it then I'm sure that everyone must have.

Post your periods here ladies, or on the calender, and we'll follow AF as she travels through the mamas. Looks like we do have a cluster going on.

[aniT]

Hm, I guess I'll go back and make that calender. Seems handy all of a sudden. Does google or yahoo have a handy calender?

I didn't get it either.

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

I didn't get it either.

You're on it too...

Am I the only one that got it?

[aniT]

SAra what is the name of the calender. I will just add it to mine.

[kaPOW!]

Pauline got it, but had a problem getting to the calender. How weird!

[kaPOW!]

Since two people got it, I'm wondering if it got caught in some spam filters. The "invite" is kind of junk mail looking, it's a form letter.

[kaPOW!]

SAra what is the name of the calender. I will just add it to mine.

It's not public. PM me your email again. I know yours is one of those that are impossible to forget, but I managed to.

Also, I sent this to the MDC google group, so if you're not in it you won't get it....

[Hedy B.]

Me neither. Is this like some kind of online Red Tent?


Yes, yes, YES! Please. I loathe HFCS. My son reacts to it SO strongly. It's like giving him crack. I can only imagine what it does to his poor body. I'd love to have a get together where he could actually have fun w/out me having to police every bite he takes. Although he does have to avoid dairy, too...


Oh, same here! There will be plenty of dairy free things! :D

Hello all! I'm new to this area...Gresham...and I'm new to the forum, just wanted to stop in and say hello. Are there any others out here in my neck of the woods?
I have a 3mo adorable little boy named Emery, my name is Erin. I'm a SAHM and would love to connect with others out here! :)
Hey frogger, thanks a ton for posting the free movies!

:w You wouldn't by chance be the Rin who I worked on the Mural with on the outside of Rite Aid would you???

Have you had a pp AF yet? Just wondering when your period is due.

Yeah, got it back in October. It's actually due tomorrow, so I'm not super worried yet.

I'm in Sandy. :) Welcome



If I remember correctly Hedy is the one who has problems with cramps and was taking Magnesium to help with that. :) And isn't Ruby 2?

She'll be 2 this month!



C'mon, didn't we just start a calender? :) She said she was due in 3 days that day we were all talking about it. 2-3 days ago, I think.

Hey Rin!

Ha ha! We could call it Rabbit watch '08, at least in my case! :lol Stay alive, little rabbit! Stay alive!!!





That's too bad Beth, because you're in it. You started the same day as Pauline, it turns out. :)

Let me know if you still don't have it in a few minutes, if Eliza got it then I'm sure that everyone must have.

Post your periods here ladies, or on the calender, and we'll follow AF as she travels through the mamas. Looks like we do have a cluster going on.

Yeah, didn't get it either.

[kaPOW!]

The invite is also posted on the actual MDC google group page. Please check there and see if that works.

[aniT]

Since two people got it, I'm wondering if it got caught in some spam filters. The "invite" is kind of junk mail looking, it's a form letter.

Well considering my email is through google apps and this is a google invite.. I don't think it would be in the spam. Besides.. I checked that first. Nada.

And HOW could you forget my email address? :lol

It's not public. PM me your email again. I know yours is one of those that are impossible to forget, but I managed to.

Also, I sent this to the MDC google group, so if you're not in it you won't get it....

Am on that too.

[zeldabee]

Hahahaha! Got it.

[aniT]

There it is Sara.. it's just SLOW! :D

[kaPOW!]

Well considering my email is through google apps and this is a google invite.. I don't think it would be in the spam. Besides.. I checked that first. Nada.

And HOW could you forget my email address? :lol



Am on that too.

I know, that's amazing isn't it? :lol

I actually checked for you on the member list and didn't see you. Did you accidentally unsubscribe?

[Hedy B.]

There's a google group too?

[kaPOW!]

Yeah, it's the first group, the one that Claudia made.

[Hedy B.]

Oh, I never joined that one. :tiptoe

[lylawolf]

google invite - i never got it either.... hm.

[kaPOW!]

Ok, people who are on the group list, check the group for the link.

People who are not, email me your addy and I'll add you.

Tina, let me know if that worked so I don't waste my time repeating the same thing for everyone else. :)

[Hedy B.]

Got it. Funny name! :tiphat: :lol

[PGNPORTLAND]

Pauline got it, but had a problem getting to the calender. How weird!

Can I try to get it again? It seemed like there was some sort of malfunction.


Ugh. It's my birthday tommorow and I'm so not feeling it. I'm kind of having a little pity party over here but nothing's really specifically wrong. :(

[Hedy B.]

I'm sorry. :hug I'm getting to where I hate birthdays. I think that started when I was 12 though... come to think of it.

[SleepyMamaBear]

um i think i joined that one. at least my number is in it. but i didnt get an invite to the calandar.
not that i need it since i am not REALLY having pp periods.

[aniT]

I know, that's amazing isn't it? :lol

I actually checked for you on the member list and didn't see you. Did you accidentally unsubscribe?

No. I got Beth's email the other day about her PM's. Any go out since then?

Or is that yahoo?

[aniT]

Ok, people who are on the group list, check the group for the link.

People who are not, email me your addy and I'll add you.

Tina, let me know if that worked so I don't waste my time repeating the same thing for everyone else. :)

Well I finally got the email Sara so I didn't click on the link. :D

[Hedy B.]

No. I got Beth's email the other day about her PM's. Any go out since then?

Or is that yahoo?

That's the yahoo one.

[kaPOW!]

Can I try to get it again? It seemed like there was some sort of malfunction.


Ugh. It's my birthday tommorow and I'm so not feeling it. I'm kind of having a little pity party over here but nothing's really specifically wrong. :(

Awe :hug I've been going through a little slump with my birthdays lately.

[aniT]

That's the yahoo one.

Hrm.. Well someone PM me the google one.. although I do have a vague recollection of adding my name and address to a 2nd spread sheet.

[kaPOW!]

Well I finally got the email Sara so I didn't click on the link. :D

Oh good, it must generate an email any time I authorize someone. :thumb Good to know!

Now, destroy that link. :)

[aniT]

Ugh. It's my birthday tommorow and I'm so not feeling it. I'm kind of having a little pity party over here but nothing's really specifically wrong. :(
:joy::flowersforyou::balloons:drink:champagne :birthday:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULINE!!!!:birthday::champagne:drink:balloons:flo wersforyou::joy:

[kaPOW!]

um i think i joined that one. at least my number is in it. but i didnt get an invite to the calandar.
not that i need it since i am not REALLY having pp periods.

Added you to the calender. It'll be there when AF is. :)

[PGNPORTLAND]

I'm sorry. :hug I'm getting to where I hate birthdays. I think that started when I was 12 though... come to think of it.

Awe :hug I've been going through a little slump with my birthdays lately.

Yeah, it's like they suck now. The last really great one I had was when I was like 25 I think. I want a suprise or something. Like for Shawn to have secretly arranged a babysitter and a dinner somewhere. And some earrings or something.

Instead he says "Man, I'm sorry you have to fold laundry the night before your birthday". :(

I'm not really mad at him though. I'm just sad about the loss of birthday excitement.

When I go see my parents next week maybe they will get me a Fudgie the Whale cake. Do you guys know about Fudgie the Whale? Do you know about Carvel? They don't have it here.

I did use a special new soap in the shower. It was made of goat milk and almonds. nice.

:joy::flowersforyou::balloons:drink:champagne :birthday:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULINE!!!!:birthday::champagne:drink:balloons:flo wersforyou::joy:

Thanks :D


I want to have a beer and tip some strippers.

[kaPOW!]

I want to have a beer and tip some strippers.

:moon? :loveeyes:

[PGNPORTLAND]

And a table dance.

[PGNPORTLAND]

:moon? :loveeyes:

:rotflmao:Kiss


Oh great, now Shawn's asleep. Will the excitement of my life never cease. Thanks goodness for you ladies.

I wish I had secret beer.

[kaPOW!]

I wish I had secret beer.

:yikes: You don't!?! Shit Pauline, no wonder it's a party of pity! :hug

[AllisonK]

long time no see or umm post :wave hello

Vancouver Picnic all are welcome! (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=942443)

okay now :wave bye

[papayapetunia]

Hmm. Do you think it's funny cause the OHP suposedly doesn't have enough money to accept new clients yet they have enough money to mail everyone $5 to fill out a survey?

I wonder if I'll get one :o

Kind of. I don't actually know why it was so funny at the time. I just couldn't stop laughing at the thought of myself opening an envelope from PSU and $5 falling out, and the same thing happening to Joey.

I'm starting to wonder, although I haven't tested yet. But the lack of milk and the not picking up in that arena does make me wonder. I also have been HUNGRY lately.

But stranger coincidences have occurred in the past, so I'm giving it a little bit of time. But if things are still weird this time next week, I guess I'll test.

We have to endure the suspense until next week???

Pauline, Happy Birthday!!! You are a swell gal. I'm bringing you some secret bottles of wine next time I'm in town.

Off to peruse the period chart...:bolt

[papayapetunia]

P.S. Welcome to all the newbies!!! :joy:

[kaPOW!]

Kind of. I don't actually know why it was so funny at the time. I just couldn't stop laughing at the thought of myself opening an envelope from PSU and $5 falling out, and the same thing happening to Joey.



We have to endure the suspense until next week???

Pauline, Happy Birthday!!! You are a swell gal. I'm bringing you some secret bottles of wine next time I'm in town.

Off to peruse the period chart...:bolt

Oh no, I foresee the chart happening next month. :wink

[Hedy B.]

Yeah, it's like they suck now. The last really great one I had was when I was like 25 I think. I want a suprise or something. Like for Shawn to have secretly arranged a babysitter and a dinner somewhere. And some earrings or something.

Instead he says "Man, I'm sorry you have to fold laundry the night before your birthday". :(

I'm not really mad at him though. I'm just sad about the loss of birthday excitement.

When I go see my parents next week maybe they will get me a Fudgie the Whale cake. Do you guys know about Fudgie the Whale? Do you know about Carvel? They don't have it here.

I did use a special new soap in the shower. It was made of goat milk and almonds. nice.



Thanks :D


I want to have a beer and tip some strippers.

I totally remember Carvel! They have them in LA!

I remember the Father's Day song... Daddy I'm giving you this special treat... this Carvel cake is for you. :lol

Kind of. I don't actually know why it was so funny at the time. I just couldn't stop laughing at the thought of myself opening an envelope from PSU and $5 falling out, and the same thing happening to Joey.



We have to endure the suspense until next week???

Pauline, Happy Birthday!!! You are a swell gal. I'm bringing you some secret bottles of wine next time I'm in town.

Off to peruse the period chart...:bolt

well... hopefully the suspense will end tomorrow when :af: shows up as scheduled.

[papayapetunia]

I don't get it. :crying Why am I so stoopid???

[Hedy B.]

So Pauline, do you still want to go to the Farmer's market tomorrow morning?

[PGNPORTLAND]

:yikes: You don't!?! Shit Pauline, no wonder it's a party of pity! :hug

Maybe I should . . . :scratch I could keep it in the laundry room. It would never be found there.

No one ever talks about this sucky part about being partner with someone who is trying not to drink. That you can't drink either. Oh well, I'll drink with my parents next week.

Kind of. I don't actually know why it was so funny at the time. I just couldn't stop laughing at the thought of myself opening an envelope from PSU and $5 falling out, and the same thing happening to Joey.


We have to endure the suspense until next week???

Pauline, Happy Birthday!!! You are a swell gal. I'm bringing you some secret bottles of wine next time I'm in town.

Off to peruse the period chart...:bolt

Thanks Candace! :D I'll put it in the laundry room with my secret beer. I still have to pick my parents up a few bottles of Oregon Pinot Noirs so let me know if you think of any great ones before Tuesday night.

I don't get it. :crying Why am I so stoopid???

Is it the calender thing or something else?

[PGNPORTLAND]

Oh you want to hear something bizzare?

Tonight when Shawn got home from work, he stepped out of his car, and an egg fell out of the sky just missing his head!!!!

It was a regular chicken egg. Not like a . . . . you know, tree nest birdy egg. It must have either fell out of a tree or off the roof. Or maybe someone threw it? I have no idea. It seems like a sign or something.

[PGNPORTLAND]

So Pauline, do you still want to go to the Farmer's market tomorrow morning?

Oh Hedy I forgot to tell you. It's not happening at the High School as per usual. Tommorow, on Sandy, approximately between my house and yours, is The First Annual Parkrose Cruise In And Neighborhood Festival

Havn't you seen all the banners? :wink

The police will be out on Sandy in full force to discourage the um, "usual foot traffic" and there will be, well, some sort of festivities involving Classic Cars and the local businesses. Should be intersting.

And that's where the Farmer's market is going to be.

I think we are all going (Shawn's off work) to look at the cars (Shawn and Sophia love cars) and I guess just see what's the hubbub is all about.

Let's go to the regular farmer's market when we get back, okay?

[kaPOW!]

:joy: I just hugged Nico back to sleep! :joy: HUGGED! He literally fell back asleep in a hug. Yay!
I don't get it. :crying Why am I so stoopid???

WHAT?!?!?!? I don't think so. :hug

Maybe I should . . . :scratch I could keep it in the laundry room. It would never be found there.

No one ever talks about this sucky part about being partner with someone who is trying not to drink. That you can't drink either. Oh well, I'll drink with my parents next week.



Oh I know. I don't think that is always the case, but it sure seems prudent in yours. :( Uh, that said... if we have our date, you'd have a long bus ride home to off gas a drink or two. :) I'm just sayin...

[kaPOW!]

Oh you want to hear something bizzare?

Tonight when Shawn got home from work, he stepped out of his car, and an egg fell out of the sky just missing his head!!!!

It was a regular chicken egg. Not like a . . . . you know, tree nest birdy egg. It must have either fell out of a tree or off the roof. Or maybe someone threw it? I have no idea. It seems like a sign or something.

That is very odd. Did you see it fall on him?

[PGNPORTLAND]

:D Probably just one. Otherwise you'd have to take me home and put me to bed. I have no tolarance these days.

[QUOTE=kaPOW!;11842529]That is very odd. Did you see it fall on him?


No, it didn't fall on him. Just near him. I did hear it hit the ground and crack open. I saw it falling. Just not from where . . .

[Hedy B.]

Oh Hedy I forgot to tell you. It's not happening at the High School as per usual. Tommorow, on Sandy, approximately between my house and yours, is The First Annual Parkrose Cruise In And Neighborhood Festival

Havn't you seen all the banners? :wink

The police will be out on Sandy in full force to discourage the um, "usual foot traffic" and there will be, well, some sort of festivities involving Classic Cars and the local businesses. Should be intersting.

And that's where the Farmer's market is going to be.

I think we are all going (Shawn's off work) to look at the cars (Shawn and Sophia love cars) and I guess just see what's the hubbub is all about.

Let's go to the regular farmer's market when we get back, okay?

Ohhhh... no. Well, have fun. :lol

And yeah, when you get back! :D

:D Probably just one. Otherwise you'd have to take me home and put me to bed. I have no tolarance these days.




No, it didn't fall on him. Just near him. I did hear it hit the ground and crack open. I saw it falling. Just not from where . . .

Weird. Just. Weird.

+++

OK. I have a weird smell now. I'm starting to think diabetes more than pregnancy.

I'm also quite paranoid, if you didn't already know.

[PGNPORTLAND]

You smell weird or you smell something weird?

[Hedy B.]

You smell weird or you smell something weird?

I smell something weird, and I think it's me, but I can't tell. Todd thinks it's me too, but I'm also baking bread, so it could be the bread. He said it's like a play doh smell. The bread is a little bit on the salty side, but this is really strong in here, and not so much in the other room. I guess If I still smell weird tomorrow, I'll wonder.

[dani76]

:D Probably just one. Otherwise you'd have to take me home and put me to bed.

Now there's a birthday gift!! ;)



OK. I have a weird smell now. I'm starting to think diabetes more than pregnancy.

I'm also quite paranoid, if you didn't already know.

I know! You are not ill. :love We used to have this book when I was a kid that had all of these symptoms in them. You could look up what you were feeling and it would tell you what crazy diseases you might have. You remind me of me at 12 looking up symptoms. lol

[HeatherRea]

I smell something weird, and I think it's me, but I can't tell. Todd thinks it's me too, but I'm also baking bread, so it could be the bread. He said it's like a play doh smell. The bread is a little bit on the salty side, but this is really strong in here, and not so much in the other room. I guess If I still smell weird tomorrow, I'll wonder.

Hi all!


Hedy are you taking fenugreek? It can make you have a smell kinda on the sweet side.

[dani76]

Oh yeah, it can smell maple-y right?

Sara, I can't access the calendar either. I tried to add it to my calendar, but no go. I started my period today.

[OhDang]

Hi i just started a thread about this, but thought i'd post here anyways haha. Anyone going to Fun In The Park in Wilsonville tomorrow? 7 hours of free fun, i thought some of you might be around that area. We will be going :) well 3 out of the 4 kiddos are!

[kaPOW!]

Oh yeah, it can smell maple-y right?

Sara, I can't access the calendar either. I tried to add it to my calendar, but no go. I started my period today.

Got it! And I think you'll get a new email.

[kaPOW!]

5 am on my day off just won't work. Ryan had to go in this morning, so when he got up, I got up. Someone had to watch the Boy of No Sleep. Sob. I think I might be facing a tough choice, re: 7pm bedtimes.

Although, shit! He went to sleep at 8 last night. Do night-weaning kids just always get up super early at first?

I got Nico's bike seat set up on my bike, I think I might take him somewhere today. Anything fun going on, eastside?

[PGNPORTLAND]

5 am on my day off just won't work. Ryan had to go in this morning, so when he got up, I got up. Someone had to watch the Boy of No Sleep. Sob. I think I might be facing a tough choice, re: 7pm bedtimes.

Although, shit! He went to sleep at 8 last night. Do night-weaning kids just always get up super early at first?

I got Nico's bike seat set up on my bike, I think I might take him somewhere today. Anything fun going on, eastside?

There's that cruise in and farmer's market on Sandy up by me. Do you know what a crusie in is? It's where all these folks that have classic cars that are all souped up drive somewhere and park and you can walk around and check out their cars. It's actually more fun than it sounds. It's kind of far for you to bike maybe but Nico might like to see the cars. Sophia loves them. Of course you can't touch them. I guess there are some other festivities going on but I can't say what exactly.

Anyway, if you came out here, you would be welcome to park your bike at our house.

[PGNPORTLAND]

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[kaPOW!]

:joy: :flowersforyou: :moon Happy Birthday Pauline!!! :moon :flowersforyou: :joy:

[PGNPORTLAND]

First Rossi Farms movie tonight

Food starts at 7:00
Movie starts at 8:00
Ends when the movie gets over.
I beleive that everything is free. (Corn might cost .25 cents)

Place:
Rossi Farms
3839 NE 122nd AVE
PDX OR 97230
(right next to Parkrose High School)

Movie:
The Ant Bully
Family Friendly =]


Bring a blanket to sit on. There will be corn on the cob and other treats. It would be fun to hang out with other mamas/familes and kiddos tonight.

[PGNPORTLAND]

:joy: :flowersforyou: :moon Happy Birthday Pauline!!! :moon :flowersforyou: :joy:

Thanks! :D

[karen1968]

5 am on my day off just won't work. Ryan had to go in this morning, so when he got up, I got up. Someone had to watch the Boy of No Sleep. Sob. I think I might be facing a tough choice, re: 7pm bedtimes.

Although, shit! He went to sleep at 8 last night. Do night-weaning kids just always get up super early at first?

I got Nico's bike seat set up on my bike, I think I might take him somewhere today. Anything fun going on, eastside?

Chase still gets up at 6:30. Every. Day. Goes to be at 8pm, too. The best news, though, is that he sleeps fairly solid from 8pm to 4am or a little later :bigeyes Some nights he wakes (me up) once or twice, but goes back to sleep easily with a little repositioning and cuddles. :love

There is a cruise-in today in Milwaukie, too. (http://www.northwestclassicautomall.com/events.ihtml?step=2&eid=2700) Near the bowling alley, across from Mike's Drive-in. We wandered down last year because the music was so loud!

Not sure what we're doing today. But DH said I can go off for a few hours and night, read, whatever! :joy: Since my baby-free time yesterday was NOT FUN (I HATE shopping! Hate!) Hmm, where to go....

[karen1968]

:jumpers: :balloons: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAULINE! I hope you have a wonderful day :love

[kaPOW!]

I'd love to see you for your Birthday Pauline :love But that's too far to ride for an event that's not really up Nico's alley.

ACTUALLY! That's it! I think Flutag (http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com/Portland2008) is today at the waterfront! :thumb


Chase still gets up at 6:30. Every. Day. Goes to be at 8pm, too. The best news, though, is that he sleeps fairly solid from 8pm to 4am or a little later :bigeyes Some nights he wakes (me up) once or twice, but goes back to sleep easily with a little repositioning and cuddles. :love


Egh. That's not encouraging at all. Nico wakes up at 4 and wants to nurse until we get up. I can't sleep while nursing anymore, so I'm screwed. That's why I had to get up at 5 this morning. :( This is not good.

[zeldabee]

Sara, we might like to go to the Flugtag thing.

[kaPOW!]

Sara, we might like to go to the Flugtag thing.

Might?!?!? Sprogley would LOVE it!

I'll post if I decide to go, I'd really like to. But it would involve taking Nico on the stretch of road that always gives me visions of my doom when I bike home from work. I wish I'd known about it last year, I would love to run a crazy contraption into the river.

[zeldabee]

Might?!?!? Sprogley would LOVE it!

I'll post if I decide to go, I'd really like to. But it would involve taking Nico on the stretch of road that always gives me visions of my doom when I bike home from work. I wish I'd known about it last year, I would love to run a crazy contraption into the river.

It's "might" because of crowds and exhaustion, plus I have to go to the library and farmer's market, but yeah, I'm 100% certain that Sprogly would love it. You should see all the paper airplanes in my house, it's an obsession. Joi's MNM made several really cool paper airplanes for Sprogly last week, and he takes great care of them, and takes them back and forth to daycare. We are to look for a book about paper airplanes at the library today. Which reminds me, I'd better look in the catalog before we go so I know where to look.

Which stretch of road are you talking about? There's no alternate route?

[aniT]

There's that cruise in and farmer's market on Sandy up by me. Do you know what a crusie in is?

I know what a cruise in is. I grew up in the town next to Graffiti Night. You know, where the actually movie was filmed? And they still had it .. every .. single.. year.. until it was banned in '92. :(

I wonder if they have reinstated it yet. Graffiti Night is basically the same thing as Hot August Nights in Reno. Which.. I think should be this weekend. I wonder if that is why everyone else is having a "cruise in."

[kaPOW!]

It's "might" because of crowds and exhaustion, plus I have to go to the library and farmer's market, but yeah, I'm 100% certain that Sprogly would love it. You should see all the paper airplanes in my house, it's an obsession. Joi's MNM made several really cool paper airplanes for Sprogly last week, and he takes great care of them, and takes them back and forth to daycare. We are to look for a book about paper airplanes at the library today. Which reminds me, I'd better look in the catalog before we go so I know where to look.

Which stretch of road are you talking about? There's no alternate route?

Going east on the hawthorne bridge. Dealing with the cars merging onto and off of that bridge going eastbound is truly awful. I could get off at the OMSI exit instead of going down hawthorne, but after omsi the roads aren't kid friendly until clinton. There's all this great riding space in portland, but it's segmented into little bike friendly islands. What's it called when animals lose their habitat and aren't able to migrate because of mass freeways cutting through their normal path? That's how I feel about biking in portland. And by myself, no problem. With the love of my life on the backseat... not so easy.

[zeldabee]

Going east on the hawthorne bridge. Dealing with the cars merging onto and off of that bridge going eastbound is truly awful. I could get off at the OMSI exit instead of going down hawthorne, but after omsi the roads aren't kid friendly until clinton. There's all this great riding space in portland, but it's segmented into little bike friendly islands. What's it called when animals lose their habitat and aren't able to migrate because of mass freeways cutting through their normal path? That's how I feel about biking in portland. And by myself, no problem. With the love of my life on the backseat... not so easy.

I understand. Could you throw the bike on the bus to go over the river?

Gods willing, I'll be making a bike commute from that general direction, so I'll have to learn the ropes myself.

[aniT]

Man Alex just feel off the bed and he was holding his arm funny for a few minutes. I got scared cause our old insurance expired yesterday and the new insurance kicks in "I think" on Monday. (Something about the first fill day of his 2nd full pay period.)

But after some nursies he ran off to play so I guess he is fine. I had visions of DH calling our Chiro on a Sat. Whew.

[kaPOW!]

I understand. Could you throw the bike on the bus to go over the river?

Gods willing, I'll be making a bike commute from that general direction, so I'll have to learn the ropes myself.

Not with Nico.

I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to lock my bike with Nico around. Now is when I wish I had a kickstand.

[frogger]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULINE!!!!:joy:
:flowersforyou::Kiss:birthday::birthday:
:balloons
:drink:champagne

[papayapetunia]

Pauline, I really don't drink a lot of pinot noir, but I think King Estate (http://www.kingestate.com/) is good. There's also this website (http://www.oregonpinotnoir.com/StoreFront.bok) that lists a bunch of Oregon pinots in different price ranges. You could write down a few, and they're sure to have a lot of them at New Seasons.

Oh, and I felt stoopid because I don't get the calendar thing.

Happy Birthday! Oh, they're also having wine tastings at the Sellwood and Seven Corners New Seasons this afternoon.

:joy::joy::joy:

[RainbowEarthFaerie]

Happy Birthday Pauline!!!

[spottiew]

OOOOOOOOH! Kidical Mass (http://www.urbanmamas.com/urbanmamas/2008/08/kidical-mass-co.html) kid/family bike rides in multiple locations on the 15th, with a potluck afterwards!!!!! I'm going to try to make the sunnyside school ride. :joy:

theoretically i could do pennisula, if the stars all align on the timing and mood of child :)

[spottiew]

Since two people got it, I'm wondering if it got caught in some spam filters. The "invite" is kind of junk mail looking, it's a form letter.

why are there 2 lists, google and yahoo? i'm only on one (yahoo), is everyone else on both? do they do different things, or do ppl just like one better?

[SleepyMamaBear]

Happy Birthday Pauline!!!
:joy:
:energy: :energy:
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[lylawolf]

Sara, we might like to go to the Flugtag thing.

we might be too...

sara have you ever been? what is the scene like? as in, can everyone actually SEE the things take off? am i insane to think i might be able to find a parking place downtown? could one see the planes from across the river on the east bank? like maybe from omsi?

can you tell we are not crowd/festival people.....:shy

[lylawolf]

It's "might" because of crowds and exhaustion, plus I have to go to the library and farmer's market, but yeah, I'm 100% certain that Sprogly would love it. You should see all the paper airplanes in my house, it's an obsession. Joi's MNM made several really cool paper airplanes for Sprogly last week, and he takes great care of them, and takes them back and forth to daycare. We are to look for a book about paper airplanes at the library today. Which reminds me, I'd better look in the catalog before we go so I know where to look.

Which stretch of road are you talking about? There's no alternate route?

my son is really into paper airplanes also. he has invented a few of his own and we have a huge basket of airplanes he's folded. he loves the books that have tear out, colorful, glossy pages with folding lines and instructions for making really cool ones. there is a kids one that i bed sprogly would like!

[zeldabee]

Well, we're only just now going to the farmer's market, so I really don't know if we're going downtown. We might go just to go on the MAX, check it out, and if it's crazy do something else, because just taking the MAX is entertaining in itself for the Sprog, but I'll see if I have any energy when we get back...

[kaPOW!]

That was fun. Slow going, but fun. Stopped at our old park, and man, my hatred of dogs/owners has been revitalized. Sorry present company.

Jill, the google mdc group was the first one. Claudia made it a long time ago. Allison only recently started the yahoo group. The google group has more contact info in it, and now it has the calender. But you don't need to join the group to get the calender. You just need to give me your email address.

Pauline, I really don't drink a lot of pinot noir, but I think King Estate (http://www.kingestate.com/) is good. There's also this website (http://www.oregonpinotnoir.com/StoreFront.bok) that lists a bunch of Oregon pinots in different price ranges. You could write down a few, and they're sure to have a lot of them at New Seasons.

Oh, and I felt stoopid because I don't get the calendar thing.

Happy Birthday! Oh, they're also having wine tastings at the Sellwood and Seven Corners New Seasons this afternoon.

:joy::joy::joy:

Were you able to see the calender? I'll approve you and it should send out another email.

we might be too...

sara have you ever been? what is the scene like? as in, can everyone actually SEE the things take off? am i insane to think i might be able to find a parking place downtown? could one see the planes from across the river on the east bank? like maybe from omsi?

can you tell we are not crowd/festival people.....:shy

I've never been, but I know you're insane for thinking about parking downtown. Stay on the eastside and walk across the hawthorne bridge. They've got a late of traffic closed, and you should have a good view from there (it's encouraged). Or maybe even from the OMSI esplanade.

[spottiew]

Jill, the google mdc group was the first one. Claudia made it a long time ago. Allison only recently started the yahoo group. The google group has more contact info in it, and now it has the calender. But you don't need to join the group to get the calender. You just need to give me your email address.


right but since claudia is not around currently, it's a list only of people who got on it long ago... i thought the yahoo was made for that reason? i guess i don't really care if i am on 2 lists or not, it's not like i am really calling anyone anyway...

husband was going to do the flugtag, but it's at naptime, and the kid doesn't want to leave home anyway. he's into weekends are pj time...

[kaPOW!]

The google group isn't even relevant to the calender anyway. The only connection was that I sent out an invite to the people on the google group as a way of reaching the most people with one address. I suppose I could do the same with the yahoo group, but as it turns out I have to add people individually anyway, so just pm or email me your address and I can add you.

Or, if a person is on the google group they can check the posts and there will be a link there.

[Hedy B.]

Now there's a birthday gift!! ;)



I know! You are not ill. :love We used to have this book when I was a kid that had all of these symptoms in them. You could look up what you were feeling and it would tell you what crazy diseases you might have. You remind me of me at 12 looking up symptoms. lol

Yeah... this is true. And I'm definitely in hypochondriac mode since my friend died. Todd told me the other day that I need to stop thinking that everything is going to kill me.

I guess it could have been the pumping that was causing me to spot and be really thirsty/hungry.

Hi all!


Hedy are you taking fenugreek? It can make you have a smell kinda on the sweet side.

A small amount. This was more of a play doh smell he said. I don't smell it now though. Weird.

5 am on my day off just won't work. Ryan had to go in this morning, so when he got up, I got up. Someone had to watch the Boy of No Sleep. Sob. I think I might be facing a tough choice, re: 7pm bedtimes.

Although, shit! He went to sleep at 8 last night. Do night-weaning kids just always get up super early at first?

I got Nico's bike seat set up on my bike, I think I might take him somewhere today. Anything fun going on, eastside?

There ALWAYS something fun going on at my house! :lol :D

Pauline, I really don't drink a lot of pinot noir, but I think King Estate (http://www.kingestate.com/) is good. There's also this website (http://www.oregonpinotnoir.com/StoreFront.bok) that lists a bunch of Oregon pinots in different price ranges. You could write down a few, and they're sure to have a lot of them at New Seasons.

Oh, and I felt stoopid because I don't get the calendar thing.

Happy Birthday! Oh, they're also having wine tastings at the Sellwood and Seven Corners New Seasons this afternoon.

:joy::joy::joy:

I can vouch for that. The last wedding I did was at King Estate, and their wines were definitely in use there. :D

I would go out there again if anyone else wants to! They do have a nice restaurant.

[Hedy B.]

Oh, and :af did show up today! Yaaay! :joy: :jumpers: :champagne

[Hedy B.]

And... before I go...

:jumpers: :champagneHappy Birthday, Pauline!!!:jumpers: :champagne

[Lovely]

:jumpers: :joy: Happy Birthday, Pauline!! :jumpers: :joy:



Oh you want to hear something bizzare?

Tonight when Shawn got home from work, he stepped out of his car, and an egg fell out of the sky just missing his head!!!!

It was a regular chicken egg. Not like a . . . . you know, tree nest birdy egg. It must have either fell out of a tree or off the roof. Or maybe someone threw it? I have no idea. It seems like a sign or something.

:nut weird

:joy: I just hugged Nico back to sleep! :joy: HUGGED! He literally fell back asleep in a hug. Yay!

Wow, that's awesome! I'm sure the whole sleep situation WILL improve... sometime. But it will.


I think tomorrow my gay boyfriend and I will go to Bishops and do something with our hair. Eek! :)

[PGNPORTLAND]

Pauline, I really don't drink a lot of pinot noir, but I think King Estate (http://www.kingestate.com/) is good. There's also this website (http://www.oregonpinotnoir.com/StoreFront.bok) that lists a bunch of Oregon pinots in different price ranges. You could write down a few, and they're sure to have a lot of them at New Seasons.

Oh, and I felt stoopid because I don't get the calendar thing.

Happy Birthday! Oh, they're also having wine tastings at the Sellwood and Seven Corners New Seasons this afternoon.

:joy::joy::joy:


Thanks for the info Candace!

And thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone! :joy:

[kaPOW!]

Are you still in stuck in the doldrums Pauline? How was the car show?

I'm heading out to my bike shop to drop off some cookies for the mechanic. Might see how close I can get to the bridge, just for kicks.

[spottiew]

Are you still in stuck in the doldrums Pauline? How was the car show?

I'm heading out to my bike shop to drop off some cookies for the mechanic. Might see how close I can get to the bridge, just for kicks.

ph crap. cause the steel bridge is closed, i need to take the hawthorne home at 3... no other good options. well maybe i will see some flugtag from stuckintrafficbus...

[spottiew]

what the heck? my kid decided to number everything... the cats are called '11'. he says they have no names, just called 'cats'... until they got renumbered as 11. his lunch was 13, 14, and 1. you know quesadilla, applesauce and milk.. husband made a list. im scared to go home.

[PGNPORTLAND]

Are you still in stuck in the doldrums Pauline? How was the car show?

.

Eh . . .

Sophia and I took a nice nap together. I was feeling pretty unappreciated this morning so I verbalized my feelings to Shawn and now I have some chocolate bars. I do like chocolate bars.

[karen1968]

I think tomorrow my gay boyfriend and I will go to Bishops and do something with our hair. Eek! :)

OoO! Fun! Can't wait to see pics :D

Eh . . .

Sophia and I took a nice nap together. I was feeling pretty unappreciated this morning so I verbalized my feelings to Shawn and now I have some chocolate bars. I do like chocolate bars.

Chocolate cures a multitude of evils :love :hug

[Hedy B.]

Eh . . .

Sophia and I took a nice nap together. I was feeling pretty unappreciated this morning so I verbalized my feelings to Shawn and now I have some chocolate bars. I do like chocolate bars.

Good for you!

Ugh. Ru now has a bit of a snaggletooth. It's not horrible and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. I only noticed it when she smiled at me earlier. Apparently she fell on the patio while everyone was outside this morning, and I was in the shower.

Dentist? Hm. I have a chipped tooth that got that way when I was 7, and I never did anything to it. It's still totally fine. Never had any problems with it.

WWYD?

[zeldabee]

Today at the farmer's market Sprogly couldn't catch a break. First we thought we were getting in line for popcorn, but it turned out there was a long line going the other way (I really didn't see it) and people made it obvious that they would have been disgruntled, so even though we'd waited, we left. Then Sprogly had to go to the bathroom, and when he turned to say something to me right before it was his turn, a woman walked right in front of him into the stall. Who cuts in line in front of a child doing the pee pee dance, anyway? Then again, when he wanted lemonade, and I gave him the money and he waited in line, and someone who was right behind him ordered the last lemonades, right over his head. I said something, but the guy just scowled at us and walked off. The only other thing they had left was iced tea. The girl behind the counter was only a high-schooler, otherwise she'd have had a brand new asshole, because I swear she looked right at Sprogly before giving the lemonades to the guy.

He really likes getting in line and ordering by himself, but I guess I have to teach him to assert himself, because people don't even see him. We went back to the popcorn place, and this time I told him to remember who he was behind in line, and don't let anyone get ahead of him, just to say excuse me if they do. So he did fine.

We got a book about how to make origami airplanes. How exciting. I love the library.:)

[spottiew]

Good for you!

Ugh. Ru now has a bit of a snaggletooth. It's not horrible and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. I only noticed it when she smiled at me earlier. Apparently she fell on the patio while everyone was outside this morning, and I was in the shower.

Dentist? Hm. I have a chipped tooth that got that way when I was 7, and I never did anything to it. It's still totally fine. Never had any problems with it.

WWYD?

i kepy my chip too, i kinda like it now. sometimes it does hurt tho.
hawthorne bridge, some lanes closed. oh fun.

[aniT]

Good for you!

Ugh. Ru now has a bit of a snaggletooth. It's not horrible and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. I only noticed it when she smiled at me earlier. Apparently she fell on the patio while everyone was outside this morning, and I was in the shower.

Dentist? Hm. I have a chipped tooth that got that way when I was 7, and I never did anything to it. It's still totally fine. Never had any problems with it.

WWYD?

Bre chiped a tooth when she was about 2ish. She fell in the bath and hit it on the faucet. :( It is one of the teeth that need work now so I don't know if has to do with the chipping or just cause it's one of her front teeth. I never did have any work done (remember that $3,000 quote and his refusal to do only what needed immediate attention?) So I don't know. We didn't have dental insurance at the time it happened and I didn't think it was a big deal... but now I wonder if it had anything to do with that tooth going downhill.

Anyone have a good dentist on the Eastside? I will NEVER go back to Gental Dental again.

[kaPOW!]

Good for you!

Ugh. Ru now has a bit of a snaggletooth. It's not horrible and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. I only noticed it when she smiled at me earlier. Apparently she fell on the patio while everyone was outside this morning, and I was in the shower.

Dentist? Hm. I have a chipped tooth that got that way when I was 7, and I never did anything to it. It's still totally fine. Never had any problems with it.

WWYD?

Ugh, you might want to get her teeth checked. The fact that it chipped could mean that she hit it really hard, but it could also mean that it was weakened from a pre-existing condition that you'd want to know about. You might also get it checked because it can be chipped to the root (the roots run very close to the tips of the teeth in baby teeth) and you might not know it. If she's like Nico, she might just go about her day in pain and not let you know. If you took her to Pike then I can assure you he wouldn't try to cap it or crown it or do anything unnecessary unless there was a real problem.

That said, check for looseness - some is normal, it should improve in a few weeks; a lot of wiggle would be worrisome. Or it may turn gray or darken - which means the tooth is bleeding internally. That can either go away, or not. If not, then there's a chance it would need to be treated as well as a chance that it would be just fine. HTH, poor Ru. :hug

Today at the farmer's market Sprogly couldn't catch a break. First we thought we were getting in line for popcorn, but it turned out there was a long line going the other way (I really didn't see it) and people made it obvious that they would have been disgruntled, so even though we'd waited, we left. Then Sprogly had to go to the bathroom, and when he turned to say something to me right before it was his turn, a woman walked right in front of him into the stall. Who cuts in line in front of a child doing the pee pee dance, anyway? Then again, when he wanted lemonade, and I gave him the money and he waited in line, and someone who was right behind him ordered the last lemonades, right over his head. I said something, but the guy just scowled at us and walked off. The only other thing they had left was iced tea. The girl behind the counter was only a high-schooler, otherwise she'd have had a brand new asshole, because I swear she looked right at Sprogly before giving the lemonades to the guy.

He really likes getting in line and ordering by himself, but I guess I have to teach him to assert himself, because people don't even see him. We went back to the popcorn place, and this time I told him to remember who he was behind in line, and don't let anyone get ahead of him, just to say excuse me if they do. So he did fine.

We got a book about how to make origami airplanes. How exciting. I love the library.:)

Oh man, my blood would be boiling. I absolutely HATE line criminals. So did he do fine because he got lucky, or because he had to say excuse me and it worked???

[kaPOW!]

OH! I bought Nico a new helmet while I was at my bike shop. It was priced at $40, but my awesome mechanic gave it to me for $25. And he was able to put it on a wiggly, no-nap Nico without an incident. :thumb Nico has been wearing this helmet for 4 hours and counting. :love

Oops, spoke to soon. Now we're practicing putting it on and off. Also, he has some truly spectacular hippy hair today. :love

[forsythia]

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You are a ray of sunshine mama friend!!! :blowkiss:

[papayapetunia]

Good for you!

Ugh. Ru now has a bit of a snaggletooth. It's not horrible and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. I only noticed it when she smiled at me earlier. Apparently she fell on the patio while everyone was outside this morning, and I was in the shower.

Dentist? Hm. I have a chipped tooth that got that way when I was 7, and I never did anything to it. It's still totally fine. Never had any problems with it.

WWYD?

I would go to the dentist. Talula's chipped tooth was one of the first signs of decay, and if I had gone in much earlier, I think her teeth would be a lot better off now.

I think I figured out why I was confused about the calendar. I still can't open it, but I was looking in the Yahoo group and now have figured out it's teh googlez.

We had a lovely day. We went out to breakfast at our town's amazing bar/diner. Then we went to the Antique Mall, which is more radness than you can wrap your brain around. Joey got some nerdy stereo stuff that I don't understand and I got a green vintage purse. Then we went to the park and didn't even see any shirtless mulleted dads drinking Miller cans and cursing at their kids and threatening to "whip" their "ass red."

:treehugger::joy:

[zeldabee]

Good gods, we're going through a ton of paper over here. I've folded some bitchin' planes. I'm going to dig out my origami books, because this is fun.

[Hedy B.]

Ugh, you might want to get her teeth checked. The fact that it chipped could mean that she hit it really hard, but it could also mean that it was weakened from a pre-existing condition that you'd want to know about. You might also get it checked because it can be chipped to the root (the roots run very close to the tips of the teeth in baby teeth) and you might not know it. If she's like Nico, she might just go about her day in pain and not let you know. If you took her to Pike then I can assure you he wouldn't try to cap it or crown it or do anything unnecessary unless there was a real problem.

That said, check for looseness - some is normal, it should improve in a few weeks; a lot of wiggle would be worrisome. Or it may turn gray or darken - which means the tooth is bleeding internally. That can either go away, or not. If not, then there's a chance it would need to be treated as well as a chance that it would be just fine. HTH, poor Ru. :hug



Oh man, my blood would be boiling. I absolutely HATE line criminals. So did he do fine because he got lucky, or because he had to say excuse me and it worked???


Thanks! I'll check it out more thoroughly. It seems to just be the bottom left corner of her left incisor, and she did land on the cement patio, so I would think that's probably what did it. I don't see any discoloration.'

I may call pike.

[zeldabee]

Heh. Sprogly just made a plane out of a dollar. "Look, Mommy, it's a dollar plane!" We're obsessed. At what point should I start to worry?

[kaPOW!]

Heh. Sprogly just made a plane out of a dollar. "Look, Mommy, it's a dollar plane!" We're obsessed. At what point should I start to worry?

3am.

[Hedy B.]

I just had to close the window to this room because the smell of dog shit emanating from our neighbor's 5'X5' dog pen which is RIGHTOUTSIDE is overpowering. It was so bad I thought Ruby was sick and had a really nasty diaper. Her diaper is dry.

What can be done about this? It's seriously disgusting and making me want to puke.

[kaPOW!]

So if Nico is going to sleep around 7 and waking up at 3 or 4 ready to go, that's 8-9 hours. I wonder if I cut out his naps too early. A kid can't get by on 8-9 hours, right? That's way too little sleep. But maybe he just can't stay in bed for 10-12 hours at a time.... Ugh. I think that's the root problem here. He needs a nap, and thusly, to stay up a bit later than 8. I think I'll at least try it and see if it makes a dramatic change like I think it should.

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I don't know, Hedy. I can't think of anything at all. I know you've been worried about that dog.

[Hedy B.]

So if Nico is going to sleep