Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / November 2006

Well, my mom's party was a hit!  She was completely surprised!  Then when
she seen her brother and his wife come in from Michigan, Well, she almost
fainted.  We had a big crowd of family and friends, the ones who couldn't
make it to the party, called on the phone to wish her a ...

Hello all!  Just wanted to get some opinions.  At what age do you think it's
appropriate for a kid to have a cell phone?  I'm not talking a regular
phone.  I'm considering one of those "kids' cell phone" like the Firefly.
You know -- one of those that only has 5 or so buttons ...

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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I am so cross with myself. I miscalculated the dimensions of the hot air
balloon we are making for the grotto. I'd found a template and somehow
managed to scale it wrong. I didnt find out until the whole thing had

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Support Our Ambassadors To Iraq?
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Great just what I need.  I woke up this morning and my middle finger on my
right hand hurts like a biatch.  It starts at the joint where the finger
meets the palm, then goes down into the middle of my palm.  I didn't need

Jeff hurt his back at work and I figured a pack of 12 prefolds from walmart
was cheaper for the next month or so then 2 or more packs of diapers... I
hate diaper pins.. oh well.
Tori

I miss you all lots, I vaguely lurk in AM and the Sanc, but won't have
time to post for another few weeks. Move is set for the 2nd December,
but ATM there's talk of postponing it a week, and even if we were to
make it on 2 December, the apartment won't nearly be finished. We just ...

The twins are 15 months now. Today as I was peeling the potatoes in the
kitchen I heard DS2 walking to and fro behind my back. He was talking
his gibberish for 'book', 'finished' and 'there you go' at the same
time. At the other end of the room I heard DD babble her gibberish ...

DH likes to joke around, but often it is impossible (even for me) to
tell the difference between jokes and serious matters. He always uses
the same tone of voice. DS1 often gets very upset when DH 'jokes' again.
I've mentioned this to DH several times, and he thinks we should not ...

Fear not, smart women
Those who say that men don't like women with brains and careers are
misleading women, says New York columnist Christine B. Whelan, author
of "Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women," published this year.

Omaha Police CONFIRM Bush Admin Rapist
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little one has been mimicking sounds lately... just so cute.  WE bonked
heads as we snuggled and I said "ow" and he would just repeat it as he
crawled all over the house.
Well we just had a friend over and she was leaving with her kids who had

As, some weeks ago I asked for all your advice about doing a christmas
grotto themed 'Christmas around the World' and just in case you havent
heard enough of my witterings on the subject... I thought
I'd let you all know how its coming together. we've got just over 2