Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / November 2004

I finally got chance to sit down and read some posts. Thankyou all to
your replies to various bits and bobs Ive posted, it reminded me what
nice friends I have here. Im really sorry, I dont have the time/energy
to catch up.

Ladybugs!
Everywhere!  All over my car, the garage...on the porch...
Who sent these damn little pests down here?!
Take them back!

Today DS's 5th grade class is having their Thanksgiving feast.  I had
the cranberry jelly duty (enough to feed about 50 people).   So, I
drove DS to school and brought the cranberry to the classroom.
Another mom was doing the same with the rolls.

I stopped smoking 10 days ago and so far evreyone in the house has survived!
My question for anyone who has been there before is how did you handle the
stressful situations? I'm doing ok so far but the holiday season is right
around the corner and this year I am having people over ...

Should I frost today or tomorrow?
<G>
Thanks!
Sarah

My Mum was admitted to hospital again last night.
Her cellulitis was 'back up' and I had a bad feeling about it.
On the way to the hospital she started having heart pains and then had a
heart attack in the waiting room - one way to get seen fast I guess :-S

I'm still not sure about anything that's going on with my body. Every now
and then I think I feel movement, but I talk myself out of believing it.
*sigh* I just hate getting my hopes up.
I'm sitll plugging away at school and have 3 exams to go. That's it. Just 3,

DS5 is tucked up in my bed watching tv and eating cereal.
He has been snuffling all weekend but this morning woke with a lot of phlegm
caught in his throat, coughing and spluttering and a bit of a temp.
So he's having his first sick day off school.  I'm pleased I'm also off work

The poor thing is a wreck, the hour long journey was just too much for her.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if she's back in hospital over here tonight.
Apparently her hospital at home didn't want to release her 100% but thought
she'd recuperate better in a home situation rather ...

I'm sure you heard of this but I thought it was cool.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6565810/

has been put on administrative leave.  I don't know if she will be returning to
class later in the year or not.  
However I do know that she isn't there now, and that has to be good enough.
Now C (an the other children) have the chance to do well in a non-hostile

I posted a little while about my two sending me up the wall. DD's got
awfully cheeky, and DS thinks he can do anything she can.
Well, after a couple of terrible weeks - lots of shouting etc. To my shame,
at one stage I even got the belt out and showed them what could happen if

Since I got my speeding ticket on Tuesday, today I got 9 letters from
attorneys wanting to represent me in court!!!!!!!  I can't believe this.
Its too funny.  If I hired one it'd cost me more than the stinkin ticket!!
ROFLMAO

We are *trying* to move Ty from his absolute obsession with Thomas onto
'other things and dvds'
Last nite we hired Bob the Builder... well we just put it on and today's
absolute cuteness was Mr T and Daddy 'dancing' (such as it is) to the BTB

Hey Guys,
The following e-mail is what I sent to Barb and I needed to share it with
all of you.  Please give yourselves a great big pat on the back.  You all
were such a blessing.  I can't thank you guys enough.  Charlotte and I were