Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / November 2005

The Mom Speaks Out!
Letter to the public from Rebekah Hedrick of Kingston, NY!
Mother of the 14 year old boy who was brutally beaten and severely injured
in a racial hate crime attack!

Somehow I don't think the person that made this was a big fan...:-p
http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm
Click on person to get him to move.
Talk about free fall ;-).

geez .. if it's not one thing it's another.
The dog is now in the hospital w/ guall and bladder stones.  She is in
surgery now.
man .. I'm tired.

and I cant sleep :(
had a cough/aches for a couple of days and woke up at 1am with a really
sore throat. Completely lost my voice. 2am now and Im trying a lemsip as
the easist way to get paracetemol (acetiminophen or somthing like that)

This is my husband's update on how Katrina affected us
from before I returned, but after he and ds had returned.
I edited out the names and exact locations, but it gives you
a picture of our experience.

http://paidsurvey.b0x.com
If you can stay away from the SCAM websites, it is possible to earn
some money ...
by filling out online paid surveys and participating in paid focus

Well we are at the beginning of our first snowstorm of the season
(midwest USA).  They are forcasting anything from  an inch to 7 inches
depending on who you listen to.  Right now it is just a slushy sloppy
mess.  Tonight though they are expecting wind gusts to 50 mph and wind

A year ago this week I was putting in my last week in my old job, packing
the house up like a fiend, and saying good bye to all sorts of people.  We
didn't have a home of our own lined up, just a job 1300 miles away, and
relatives who would let us stay with them until we got our own ...

is this thing on?
~Kat

sorry this is a silly gushy proud mummy post :-/ as Ive been proud of
Katherine (and her friends) for all sorts of reasons over the past
couple of days.
Yesterday I sent her to school rather upset as she had been reading the

This was sent to me and I thought I would share.
So you wanna have a baby...
Here's a little FAQ to help you out!
     Q: Should I have a baby after 35?

Shall I relent and put the heating on??? Weve not had it on yet this
year but I think dh is hinting now as he is walking about the house with
his coat on. Its 15C (59F) indoors.
So what do you think - shall I be kind and put it on or offer extra

A reason for you to learn to knit :)
http://freeknittingpatterns.lionbrand.com/patterns/klsu-froggyHat.html

Just a quick Hello to all the Mommies and Daddies out there.
November is Prematurity Awareness Day is November 15th.
For more information go to: http://www.marchofdimes.com/pad
I totally support the March of Dimes and this cause as my twins were 9 weeks

I finally got back home from Katrina.
New newsserver was one outcome.  Headers all the
way back to April which is a bit much for me at the
moment.