Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / October 2005

Everyone!  Hope you have a spooktacular day!

As I reported a while ago DD loves football. Now I can't say if I could call her
a starter. Coach loves bit guys and she is a little girl but she does well so
how it lately wound up is that the guy in her position starts - so he is the
starter and she gets to play quarters 2, 3 and ...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/30/pope.car.ap/index.html
Well I am struggling making ends meet and there someone spends 690k on a beat up
1975 Ford Escort... well the pope drove in it. What a waste. This thing could
pay .....

I was brought into this world....................    I'M 30!!
Parrrrrtay!!!

  Funny Joke - Learning From Kids
                 For those with no children - this is totally hysterical...
                 For those who already have children past this age, this is
hilarious.

I started potty training last week.  Within 2 days we only use a diaper
at night.  She wears big girl panties the rest of the time.  The
problem we have started having is that she will pee a little bit in her
panties before she tells me she has to go.  She never wants to go when

25 SIGNS THAT YOU HAVE GROWN UP!
1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.
2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

I really need to get this apartment. Please send some mommy vibes my way
that the landlord will see I need to move in TODAY instead of Tuesday.

Claymation and modernization joined seamlessly to make a WONDERFUL
movie. The never-ending puns, the subtleties of adult burlesque, and the
most excellent use of facial expressions make this a movie for all
ages... (_Especially_ the adults.)

sorry, just have to complain about getting old and all. I am finding that
having my dominant arm relatively useless for many tasks is a real pain when
cleaning house.  Washing windows [we finally have a clear weekend!]is hard
with one hand since my other one just isn't working well ...

Katherine is a good eater - enjoys a wide range of food but she seems to
have no awareness of thirst. Recently she seems to drink very little
through the day and Ive inadvertently resorted to constant nagging which
does neither of us any good.

I thought this was really a cool way to tell the tale.  It's educational
too.  I hope you guys find it interesting.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/

As you get older you might think of relocating....
1. You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where..... You are willing to park 3
blocks away because you found shade. :-)
2. You can open and drive your car without touching the car door or the

http://tinyurl.com/8xmul
Poached from rfc.
The Ranger

P has to go to hospital to get grommets in her ears. She's not quite four.
It will be a day procedure so she won't be staying overnight.
Has anyone else experienced this with a child of this age? How should I
prepare her? What did you take in to the hospital? How was recovery