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This morning at 9:30am my ds' school called to tell me he had thrown up -
come and pick him up. I assumed this is the stomach virus that has been
running rampant throughout the area for the past few weeks (I got it between
christmas and new years).  I picked him up - and 10 hours ...

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Sitting quietly at the pc this morning.. dh has driven Marty to the
shop... One boy playing in sandpit, within site, one boy watching tv,
within site, one boy playing with cars... going in and out of site.
suddenly its too quiet...

Booohooo ;-(! My computer has been acting up ever since I returned from
my German holiday back in September, but I'm too computer illiterate to
even know whether the problem lies with my monitor or my videocard or
elsewhere. I've got a Philips 109S 19" monitor (not TFT, what's it

When my niece was born my nephew was 2y4m. Two months later was my
birthday, so by then he was 2y6m. For the first time his mother had let
him pick out a gift for me. When he gave me the gift, SIL mentioned that
she had tried to steer him into another direction, but nephew had been

Things don't look so bad.
Most of what happened last night was threatening and posturing on the part
of the creditors.
Today things look a bit brighter. There are some legal loopholes I can jump

I just got a call from the debt recovery service that we mailed our cheques
out to over a month ago.
They haven't gotten the cheques and they're taking me to court. The guy was
really intimidating to me and threatening. He actually shushed me on the

Well, its Saturday already, so I'm posting my belated happy post.
Last night DH brought me home some flowers.   DH never gives me flower.
I've been sick all week, and last night I came home from work early because
I didn't feel well.  DH has pretty much just left me alone all week.  ...

<vent on>
Okay, I know it could be worse, I really do. But I need to vent anyway.
Yesterday they predicted a "dusting" of snow, no more than an inch. Roads
were no pre-treated, no one really bothered to prepare anything, etc. We got

Freaky Friday Happy Talk #3:
If you've been paying attention, you've maybe picked up that I'm a
killer jam maker.  I signed up to teach a jammin' class through my local
community ed department -- in February and March!  The head of that

This morning we noticed P had an itchy rash on both upper arms. The spots
are quite defined and seperate, particularly where she had been scratching,
and you can see and feel the lumpy areas of skin surrounding the scratched
up area. We know she is occasionally prone to eczema and ...

A can't be bothered to crawl, so she rolls everywhere.  We set up
space in the livingroom surrounded with pillows and cushions so she
can roll to her heart's content.
Yesterday both girls were laying on the floor while E watched

Well, it's taken me about 2 wks, but I now have an empty laundry
basket!! - have finally caught up after our little explosion and
subsequent replacement of the washer  <bg>
Kate

I do not know this family but my mom knows them fairly well. The father
worked for my mom for years up until a few months ago when he was switched
to a different division.
A year or two ago, they had a baby (they already had a child who was 2 at

I thought K might like it if I started reading Peter Pan to her. She
wasnt keen on the idea so I sold it to her as 'the one the Mum read to
the little girl in ET' K thought it might be nice after all.
She seemed to be listening really intently. Then half way through the