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    acs #15721 05/11/08 06:32 AM
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    Originally Posted by acs
    So does this mean that your done with your Semester?

    Nodding head with shi* eating grin plastered on face. grin I'm not sure how I did, but I'm glad I was able to finish. I'm grateful for that. I look forward to becoming reacquainted with obsessing about this site. I missed you guys. blush

    Kriston #15722 05/11/08 06:48 AM
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    Originally Posted by Kriston
    I like mysteries when I'm looking for escapism and no RE. They're not happy usually, though. Mindless puzzles to solve, I suppose.


    Thanks! grin I enjoy l-o-v-e puzzles. You just made me think of the "Usual Suspects" (albeit a movie).

    I was too tired to turn the computer on after I crawled in bed last night. I was going to post about a conversation I had with my mom earlier in the day. Do you find that your childhood reading/show interests parallel your child's? My mom said that when I was in second or third grade my favorite book was "A Wrinkle in Time." My copy is on DS's bookshelf right now. I'm itching to read it to him. My mom also said that I my favorite shows were "The Never Ending Story," "Escape to Witch Mountain" and "The Sound of Music." I have to admit that I also enjoyed "The Parent Trap." DS2 enjoys musicals, but I haven't tried any of these in particular out on him. He's more interested in his computer, trains, or cars. I can't figure it out, but one of his favorite You Tube clips is "Crazy Frog." crazy

    Ann #15725 05/11/08 06:50 AM
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    Hi, Ann.

    Congratulations on finishing your first year! It gets better from here on out.

    Enjoy your summer, and Happy Mother's Day!

    Ann #15728 05/11/08 08:01 AM
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    Originally Posted by Ann
    Do you find that your childhood reading/show interests parallel your child's?


    Somewhat, though my kids are DEFINITELY their own people! I have no interest in anything car-related, yet DS6 has always been all about things with wheels. Robots and superheros were never my thing as a kid, but DS3 LOVES them! Some of that might be gender-related though. I was all about horses when I was a kid. <shrug>

    But when it comes to books and stories, I'd say we share similar interests. They like funny books like Pippi Longstocking and so did I. They like history and science, and so did I. They like myth and legend and I ate that up with a spoon.

    I guess I'd say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but it isn't the same as the tree...


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    Kriston #15730 05/11/08 08:41 AM
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    Happy Mother's Day everyone!

    Here's to all the moms and grandmas striving to make things better for kids.

    Cathy

    incogneato #15731 05/11/08 08:42 AM
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    Happy Mother's Day

    If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around the world by Mother's Day.

    This is for the mothers who have sat up
    all night with sick toddlers in their arms,
    wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer
    wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying,
    "It's okay honey, Mommy's here."

    Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.

    This is for all the mothers who show up at
    work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains
    on their blouses and diapers in their purse.

    For all the mothers who run carpools and
    make cookies and sew Halloween costumes.
    And all the mothers who DON'T.

    This is for the mothers who gave birth to
    babies they'll never see. And the mothers
    who took those babies and gave them homes.

    This is for the mothers whose priceless art
    collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.

    And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars.
    And that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't
    have missed it for the world," and mean it.

    This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens.

    This is for all the mothers who sat down with
    their children and explained all about making
    babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who
    wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.

    This is for all the mothers who go
    hungry, so their children can eat.

    For all the mothers who read "Goodnight,
    Moon" twice a night for a year. And then
    read it again, "Just one more time."

    This is for all the mothers who taught
    their children to tie their shoelaces before
    they started school. And for all the mothers
    who opted for Velcro instead.

    This is for all the mothers who teach their sons
    to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.

    This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?"
    in a crowd, even though they know their
    own offspring are at home -- or even away
    at college -- or have their own families.

    This is for all the mothers who sent their kids
    to school with stomach aches, assuring them
    they'd be just FINE once they got there, only
    to get calls from the school nurse an hour later
    asking them to please pick them up. Right away.

    This is for mothers whose children have gone
    astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
    For all the mothers who bite their lips until they
    bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green.

    For all the mothers of the victims of
    recent school shootings, and the mothers
    of those who did the shooting.

    For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely.

    This is for all the mothers who taught their
    children to be peaceful, and now pray
    they come home safely from a war.

    What makes a good mother anyway?
    Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips?
    The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and
    sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time?

    Or is it in her heart?
    Is it the ache she feels when she
    watches her son or daughter disappear
    down the street, walking to school alone
    for the very first time?

    The jolt that takes her from sleep to
    dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put
    her hand on the back of a sleeping baby?

    The panic, years later, that comes again
    at 2 A.M. when she just wants to hear
    their key in the door and know they
    are safe again in her home?

    Or the need to flee from wherever she is
    and hug her child when she hears news
    of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?

    The emotions of motherhood are
    universal and so our thoughts are for
    young mothers stumbling through diaper
    changes and sleep deprivation...
    And for mature mothers learning to let go.

    For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.

    Single mothers and married mothers.

    Mothers with money, mothers without.

    This is for you all. For all of us...

    Hang in there. In the end we can
    only do the best we can. Tell them
    every day that we love them. And pray
    and never stop being a mother...

    Please pass along to all the mothers in your life.

    "Home is what catches you when
    you fall - and we all fall."

    To my wonderful friends who are a "MOM"
    HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU ALL!!!


    Please pass this to a
    wonderful mother you know.

    (I just did!)

    bianc850a #15734 05/11/08 09:37 AM
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    Happy Mother's Day all!

    Ann, congrats! I wish I could see your big you know what grin!
    I hope you have an opportunity to relax and relish your accomplishment!

    Neato

    incogneato #15750 05/11/08 05:14 PM
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    Happy Mother's Day from me too smile
    I am exhausted. Worked 13 hours yesterday, then took DD to a children's choir concert last night - a 50 min. drive each way. Went to bed at midnight, got up at 4:30 to treat some more people.
    Now, another 14 hours later I do not even know I am doing online.
    Off to watch To Kill a Mockingbird. Off to Europe in one week !!!

    Ania #15754 05/11/08 06:08 PM
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    Go, Ania! That sounds so exciting smile

    Cathy A #15758 05/12/08 12:51 AM
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    Hang in there Ania! A trip to Europe sounds wonderful!

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