Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / January 2007

I think I mentioned I was in a Winter Fairy swap, well, i finished her!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85466700@N00/353797895/in/set-72157594473177103/
i've showed her around a bit and may have a commission for a similar piece

i'm in love :)
i bought an unfinished kitchen island to replace my 27 year
old, getting wobbly kitchen table. since the house is old, the
kitchen is large, but real old kitchens did not have built-in

Nan wrote:

Okay, We're (finally!) getting a new oven.  Yippee!!!
I've been looking around online at Sears and stores like ABC
Warehouse, Lowes, etc.  The different models are daunting.
What I want to know.... what features of your oven (free-standing) do

Ok, just tore the car and house apart.  Can't find my cell phone anywhere.
Should have been in my coat pocket.  Went to put it on charge.  No dice.
Might have fallen out at work?  but i doubt it.  Sigh.  It's a trak phone
with nearly 400 minutes on it!  ACK!

Why do I do this?? I must be nuts!!!!
Went to paint shop on saturday. I knew the colour I was looking for,
nice bright yellowy cream. Chose my paint then just before I bought it I
spied what I thought was a fabulous deep purply pinky colour. It

dont know if you have seen the Upside Down show.  Love it.  the kids all
love it.
Compare that to the doodlebops.  What a load of crap, what do they think
kids are? some sort of alien from another planet?  i truly beleive that half

I have added my boy Dennis, Darling isnt he, isnt he the Cutest boy on
the PLANET?
http://morecute.com/?channel=20
Add your own

When I have some extra money that I can spend on anything (after the bills
are caught up of course) I can't find anything I like?  Got Bug a new pair
of sneakers, some late presents to the teachers at Bug's school, and I wound
up getting myself a nice leather purse from Wilson's ...

pointless fluffy post but i'm procrastinating from doing the cleaning!
We are having duck stirfry with loads of veggies, and prawn crackers. dh
is going to cook while I wallow in a deep hot bath and go all wrinkly.
What are you having?

has given me quite a bit of energy.
So far this morning I have:
Cooked breakfast for 4 ppl
Made a crock pot meal for 8 ppl

Just to let you know first off that Joanna is fine, health visitors think
the rash is heat rash and nothing to worry about and they also think the
baby bath or washing powder could be causing the dry skin.
On to the next question... Joanna is 1 year old on the 25th January so is it

Lee - Some time back you mentioned beading.  I'm hankering for a project but
would like to start with a kit.  The type of thing I have in mind would be
along the lines of http://herrschners.com/products/product.aspx?sku=042994
I am having one terrible time finding kits for sale on ...

With the holiday just past, and things "beginning" to return to normal, I
thought I would start a fun thread so we can all brag about the best dish we
made this holiday season.
Here's one of mine

DS17 has a good friend. His mom is dying. It's a very upsetting situation -
she has multiple organ failure after a long chronic illness, and it's a
matter of weeks. He has a brother away at college, and his dad died several
years ago. She has many friends, but I'm not sure how ...