Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / June 2005

We took dgd to the circus on Saturday and she absolutely
loved it.  She decided that she was an acrobat and began
piling up cushions and jumping off them (sticking her landings
like a real gymnast, btw).  She was saying "I'm a little acrobat"

As a PTO president, I am always looking to involve other volunteers so
that I don't have to do as much real work. In some events that works the
charm. In others, well... I am the chair and each volunteer.
I like volunteering!

It's been a while since I had much to report, and I hardly have time to
post or read up here due to all the things going on with the move. So for
all of you who are interested, here's a full update on how we are doing
back home.

I am sooooooo happy
Happy tears happening here
My Mum talked to my brother, in Auckland, yesterday just before lunch.
He called my brother in Melbourne, Australia, and he was on the next

I should have said "Northeast"
but anyway ... I found this.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html

i'm a fan of freecycling, even though i'm not on a list. i
just put stuff at the end of the drive (we have a turn area)
with a 'free' sign.
recently i put out 2 nice footstools that i didn't need, &

I am going to google this but in the meanwhile I thought someone might have
personal experience to share-
A child that was here on tuesday got sick with high fever by thursday night
and was diagnosed w/Coxsackie Virus.

It went really really well :)
I got to the playground  well beforehand and decorated it with lots of
balloons and a sign Id made that says the park name in flowers (last
year Id done a glass mosaic from all the glass we picked up  in the park)

Question for you.
If you were at a swim meet.  The timers are timing their lanes.  People are
standing around wanting to check times to see if the child beat their
previous times and see who won.  The folks by the lanes see two kids come in

Has anyone noticed Tom Cruise has totally gone off the deep end?
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3tc.htm
"CRUISE 'WAR OF WORLDS' INTERVIEW TURNS INTO SHOWDOWN ON PSYCHIATRY,
SCIENTOLOGY

I just read my first Marian Keyes book (sushi for beginners) and really
enjoyed it - a great summer read - light, liked the characters, had a laugh
and now it's done :-) Thanks for the suggestions!
Teri

Finally sent you my email just now. The subject line reads "Eindelijk

My dad is a MAJOR do-it-yourself'er and he has been working on the kitchen
for some time now. He is currently stripping the paint off the built in
china cabinet in the butler's pantry and around the doorways.
My 5yo sister was talking about how my dad was supposed to have gotten her

At work was today.
Small boy started vomitting at 1.30am!!!
I couldn't believe it, he hasn't been sick the whole time since I
stopped working (other than the chicken pox IIRC)

Hey Guys,
I want to start off by saying that alot has been going on with me lately and
I'm really sorry I haven't been around much.  My attention really needs to
be here at home, so I'm sorry for not participating as much.