Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / October 2004

I want to do a blanket stitch around some felt, but the needle doesn't
seem to want to go through the felt with the embroidery floss in it.  I
put in the whole emb. floss...should I instead only put in a few threads
of it?

Some time for myself :) yay. Ive got nearly 2 hours where I dont have
urgent things to do. A bit knackered for anything too strenuous (got
home from a meeting at 11:30pm last night) so Im going to catch up with
Ks cross stitch Im doing her. Hope you all have a lovely day.

There's a nice drinkable merlot called Stinson, from Washington State.
I'm slurping it down like water.  Got it at Supervalu for 8 euro (on
sale).  Go try it, if your local shop has it.  Worth really at least 25
euro a bottle.  Sooooo smooth <burp>

http://www.womenspress.com/newspaper/2004/2014cann.html
This is an article about me and canning done by the Minnesota Women's
Press newspaper.  Published today.  It's very well done.

LOL
http://www.rinkworks.com/said/im/dballtoy.shtml

at 6pm is Ty's first swimming lesson!
I'm so excited but apprehensive at the same time, lol.
He's never been in a pool before (other than paddling at home) but I'm sure
he'll love the water.  He will probably freak at the depth (this pool is

Whatever happened with the cocker?

In that alt.bianaries news group you mentioned?  How do you wade through
over the millions (literally) of files to find something you want.  A
particular series or movie.
Angela

Hey guys
We heard the other day that a friend of G's (one he's with alot) had
an accident last week - he fell on the way out of a store and caught
on  the shutter - He has to go back to the hospital tomorrow and

We got a magazine on Monday which noone of us has ordered.
The funny thing about it was what for a magazine it was and whom it was
directed to: It was a magazine I never heard of directed at women over
40, and it was adressed to my daughter, age 3! LMAO!

Just got an email from my FIL.  Apparently hubbys grandfather (FIL's father)
had a nasty fall on Saturday is is hurting bad.  4 broken ribs, broken
collarbone and partially collapsed lung.  He is in the hospital, recovering
but very slowly.  He is 85 years old and they are quite ...

A single 39 yo woman who couldn't get preggers while married tried invetro
(sp?) She states that she's not financially stable but desperatly wanted a
baby.  She went to a sperm bank and wound up with quads!  She's single!! I
don;t know how she does it.  Crazy.

I have a three year old whom has started exploring her sexuality.  What I
mean by that is that she has started feeling of herself and playing with her
gentalia.  I am not upset by that.  I have just told her that she is not to
touch herself while in the living room.  That is to be ...

Thought I'd start the thread this week :-)
I lost 2 lbs this week so that's 36 altogether. I'm expecting a bad
week this week though, for lots of reasons. But I'm fine with that, I
know I can get back on track easy enough now :-)

... I could of made a few quid today.
I called this after an earthquake this morning in my live journal
"Just felt one, I make it 8:20am
My predictions are epi centre close by, around 3-4 on the rs and about