Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / May 2006

A while back I wrote about Sophie's story. Earlier this year she started
school. The school had generously made more than $400k alterations so Sophie
could go there. And now this, is just breaks one's heart.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=98939

You can do an entire pile of laundry in one load without separating
colors (reds in particular) and run everything on "hot." Upon
finishing the cycle, you notice that the whites are a vibrant-pink,
the reds are a faded-pink, the greys are dingy pink, the greens are

ok just testing the connection.  I've not seen but like 6 or 7 posts all
day... is everyone OK?
What are you going to do with your weekend?
Me?  NOTHING, too broke to do anything.

The Price of Children
This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a
change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but
this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.

Well, finally, my rotator cuff repair surgery is scheduled.  May 9.  Hooray!
I'll have to be off the pain meds for at least ten days up to, but it will
be worth it to get full use of my shoulder/arm back.  I've for to dig a
couple new flower beds before then, though, because I went ...

Soldiers See CONS Insulting Mothers
by: voice_of_hanoi
(666/Southeast Asia, DC) 04/24/06 08:04 pm
Msg: 4058 of 4058

what are the benefits? anyone join when they were young? I sent the app for
DS but don't know if we will join if he is accepted. I don't know if it's
just for the sake of saying you belong to it.

Ok...
I want updates from everyone... particularly the oldies who lurk around but
don't post much
/looks guilty herself

A couple of weeks ago I applied for an annual grant. My application was
denied because supposedly I had not met the requirement that there be 12
months between the annual applications. This, however, was not true. The
grant is based on a law that came into effect on 1st January, ...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/04/britain.mother.reut/index.html
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A 63-year-old British hospital consultant
is set to become one of the world's oldest mothers after undergoing
fertility treatment, the Italian doctor who treated her said on

As dh comes back later this week and probably wont want to go grocery
shopping straight away and I dont drive and dont enjoy hauling all our
shopping from town on my back I thought I'd try online grocery shopping.
I received my first order today.

The kids had their science classes today in G-town, so we were up and
out fairly early.  8:30am, just after they got out of the truck to go
inside, I got a phone call.  It's our friend who calls us for rescues.
They've got a newborn for me to pick up, when can I come get it?

I need to brush up on math skills.  Algebra, calculus, geometry, etc.
Does anyone know of a FREE online site that would be helpful?
Thanks,

This isn't to flame an argument of SAHM vs. Working mums  I just found this
interesting and for those of us who SAH  here's some encouragement.....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060503/od_nm/life_work_dc