Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / December 2004

I would greatly appreciate any leads that would recommend me a good
overnight summer camp for a bright 12-years old boy. He spent two weeks
at one camp this summer but disliked it - dirty and poor facilities,
primitive activities and so on... We are from Boston, MA - so the camp

Their twice-yearly online sale started today.
I ordered a few things, a couple of pair of long johns for ds, the Ecco zip
ups (because of that Ecco discussion recently, lol) For dd, a pair of the
cropped long johns for when she's bigger and a pair of the ruffle socks for

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/business/16charity.html?oref=login
Stores Are Hoping to Do Well by Urging Shoppers to Do Good
By TRACIE ROZHON
Published: December 16, 2004

Alas, Banty isn't the only one with a mouse problem right now.  We have
a small mouse invasion in our basement, which not only is giving me the
creeps, I'm getting worried both about the damage and germs.  (Thank
goodness we have conduit so I'm not worried about the wiring.)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/22/udoctor.xml&
sSheet=/portal/2004/12/22/ixportaltop.html
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041221/D8748AEO0.html
Michelle

Was taken to hospital this morning by ambulance. It's really not looking
good. FIL is in his late 70's and has bad emphysema. For weeks he's been
struggling to breathe and today he finally had to conceed defeat and call
for ambo help. MIL is frantic, we were all supposed to go there ...

dad has gone into day for a hip replacement.  still havent heard how it
went.
but on the plus side, my 3 week old neice was allowed out after being kept
in 2 nights with gastro virusy sort of thing.  still not srue what she had,

does anyone use these?  i have been using wave top for years, and i reckon
the quality has declined.  To the point that today the darn thing broke all
over hte kitchen floor. grrr
i rang and complained, left a message, but i am going to seek other bags.

God help the dads in Michgan.
Thursday December 9, 4:35 pm ET
Bills will make for better support collection system in Michigan
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney General Mike Cox greeted

Dh back home, it's been a long tiring 2 days but all is well, no
complications and looks benign, wait pathology for confirmation, all very
relieved.
Alissa

We get our puppy today!! WOOHOOOOO!!

I woh full time. My 21 month old DD likes to hang around me when I'm at
home and when I'm home I also tend to cook and do other household
chores. I don't want her to think that I'm ignoring her. So I want to
see how I can engage her and still stay in the kitchen and do what I'm

I have the ex- MIL coming for lunch to see the kids.  Even though only DD is  her biological
Granddaughter, when DS was born, she asked if it was okay that she thinks of DS as her Grandson.
She doesn't have any Grandsons through her own children ( both boys) but she does have 3

The french toast sounds delicious: http://www.modernmom.com/content/1368