Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / August 2006

i currently use a wet/dry shopvac for house cleaning, but it's
a bit of a PITA to haul up & down stairs.
i also have one of those Oreck uprights, which needs a new
drive belt. i've had it for 10 years & really hate the thing,

will write about the good stuff tomorrow when in a better mood. Home 4
days early partly cos of weather but mostly because of some very
antisocial campers who made last night utter hell. It was bad enough
that somehow part way through the week we ended up with our tent in the

(I'm going to cross out the town names)
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I'm from ****** but I have this really nice Oak Table at work I have
to get rid of. It is 41" round. Unfortunately I have no way of

Ok, my mom's 60th birthday in November and I'm planning a surprise party for
her.  I'm getting her a tiara to wear the day of her party, noise makers,
and I'm doing a memory DVD for her, a "This is your life" type thing.  I've
got about 30 guests coming and wanted to have each ...

I had one of those moments, yesterday, where deeply buried memories were
pulled back to my conscious awareness by an odor.  I'm sure you all have had
that happen, too. There are certain ones that remind me of Christmas when I
was a child - but I don't know what caused those odors.  ...

Well, I just got the first few weeks of grades for my Communications class
and I'm holding an A- three points away from a solid A.  :) I'm so excited!
I just wanted to share.
Froggy!!

we spent 10 days in upstate NY, doing the Renaissance Faire,
visiting Niagra Falls, Rochester zoo, the Strong Children's
Museum... & just being lazy.
Boo had a great time at closing weekend of the Faire. he even

Hey Guys,
I'm popping in today because I need your support.  I'm wringing my hands
here this morning.  My husband has bad carpal tunnel syndrom and surgery was
scheduled this morning.  He fasted after midnight last night like he was

Do you think that the new arrest in the JonBenet Ramsey murder seems a
little to easy?
I hope they have the man that has done this ... I just wonder if he is a
fame seeker.

Not for me...
It started last week when DS came home from his dad's and his voice sounded
a bit hoarse.  I asked if he was coming down with something or if his throat
hurt.  It is summer and summer colds can be nasty.  But DS felt just fine.

(also posted in RFC)
I have a wonderful daughter that is going into the 2nd grade.  She is an
exceptional eater .. she prefers healthy foods to unhealthy and looks at
trying new foods as an adventure.  She isn't the problem ... it's me and

neighbor just stopped by to tell me he saw two coyotes in my
yard, one of which is mangy & staggering. he had a clear shot,
but didn't want to shoot without permission. i told him to go
right ahead if he can!

Bad news for anyone planning on flying out of the UK with BA:
http://www.eggwhisk.co.uk/images/BA.jpg

DS has a puzzling math question on tonight's homework.
 ABC
+DEF
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DS has become a convert.  To what, you may ask.  Well.....he has recently
discovered that the detested shower takes much less time than the previously
strongly preferred bath.  So, after somewhat more than ten years of baths he
now eschews them for showers.  Sounds like that ...