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[Saturday
October 11th, 3:07am] |
I have my community up and running, finally. Now I just need members haha!
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Join, tell your friends to join and so on! If you do join, please promote! I'd appreciate it. :)
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| I'm a mommy |
[Friday
October 10th, 3:10pm] |
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Just got home from the hospital today so I will write her birth story later ..
The basics ..
Shaylee Joelle
born Oct 7, 2008
at 10:28 pm
8lbs 5oz
20 inches
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| Obama Pictures- including the shetland pony a woman was walking like a dog |
[Friday
October 10th, 11:22am] |
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( Giant Picture Post )
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| A tooth! |
[Friday
October 10th, 11:43am] |
Avonlea FINALLY has a tooth poking through! Aww.. she's growing up so fast! She's miserable today. Clingy, whining, screaming, crying.. poor girl.
I just ordered her halloween costume online. It was hell trying to find a company that would ship it to Canada for a reasonable price. In the end we paid more than I would've liked, but it's going to be so cute!!
I'm so excited about the long weekend. Ben's off for all three days! Plus I sold the baby swing today (well, I have to drop it off tomorrow). That was a huge relief. It's taking up space and Avonlea no longer likes it. Josiah was in his forever, but she never liked it as much as he did. So, besides a grumpy baby, I'm feeling pretty good today :)
Oh, and Josiah came home yesterday with a phone number of a boy in his class he plays with all the time. I'm familiar with the boy's father because we went to high school together but we're not friends, so I don't know what to do with this! A parent definitely wrote it. It has the home number and cell number. I don't think six-year-old boys just call each other to chat, so I'm not sure what I should do. I don't want to sound rude, but I'm curious as to why she'd send home a number without a note attached to arrage a playdate or something...
Anyway, hope you're all doing well!
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[Friday
October 10th, 10:05am] |
( So, yesterday I saw Barack Obama. In person. And it was amazing. )
EDIT: I almost forgot the funniest moment- Barack said something about how it was great to be standing there in front of the crowd of 10,000 Ohioans, and the woman behind me shouted "That's more than the population of Wasilla!"
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| names and meanings |
[Friday
October 10th, 10:00am] |
Once again I'm focusing my attention on picking girl names while Brian thinks about boy names. And I think we have a lead- I really like the name Helen, and Brian is considering it, though he prefers Helena. My problem is it turns out that Eleanor is a variant of Helen. Still, our Eleanor goes by Nora. Would it be too weird to have two kids named from variants of the same name?
Provided #2 is a girl, even.
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| Election 2008 |
[Thursday
October 9th, 7:48pm] |
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So I just voted by absentee ballot about five minutes ago and wow, what a rush! My county has early voting either by absentee or by going to the board of elections and I opted for the vote by mail option.
I feel so... good! I thought in 2004 this that that election was the epitome of my voting career but this time around it means so much more to me. Maybe its because I'm a married homeowner that has a child on the way but this time there is such an urgency that I've never felt before. I don't think that anyone who reads my journal or knows me has any doubt in their minds about where I stand politically... and it was so very good to mark that oval for Barack Obama and Joe Biden I could just explode! Its a culimination of a long political season for me...since April of 2005 actually when my boss Stephanie endorsed Hillary Clinton for President before she even formally entered the race, to travelling across the state for the presidential primary early this year, to the death of Stephanie in August with all the anguish and pain that brought to tonight, casting my ballot for a change that has been desperately needed and deserved by all Americans.
So, I hope that everyone registered by their state's deadline and will go vote either on November 4 or if you can vote early, do it! I will not tell you who to vote for, I've never been that kind of person... and its hard since politics are my bread and butter and I am passionate about my candidates for the majority of the day. All I am concerned about is that you get out and vote your heart and your mind... a lot rides on the next administration and the right candidate needs to be placed not only in the White House, but in the House, Senate and the state and local offices.
I'm Carole B. and I approve this message!!!!
This was taken March 2, 2008- I've come to love this photo, two of my idols... My boss/ godmother Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Senator Hillary Clinton.
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[Thursday
October 9th, 7:23am] |
I'm keeping my laces tied tightly today. It's going to be a crazy busy day.
Luckily, I made a mean cup of joe to help me out.
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| My parents and church and MY CHILD |
[Thursday
October 9th, 9:06am] |
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So, my parents lost all Nora rights on church nights. They called me on Monday and asked if they could watch her Wednesday night after her normal babysitting day. I agreed. Dad mentioned wanting to take her to church to show her off, and I said that was fine, but I wasn't sure if she'd be able to stay up that late, since she's been going to bed around 7pm every night, and church is a 30 minute drive from their house and starts at 7:30. I mentioned again to my mom Wednesday morning that I wasn't sure if she'd make it up that late, and again stressed that she's been going to bed early.
When I left work at 4 Wednesday I called my mom to see how Nora was doing, and flat out asked her not to keep her out late. Every time they agreed they would not keep sleepy baby out past her bedtime, and that if she started to get tired they'd leave early.
Cut to 9pm, when I call the house to see how it went AND NO ONE ANSWERED. So I left a message asking them to call me when they get back. At 10:10 I called my dad's cell phone, and he puts on his "calm down everything's fine don't get all emotional you poor new mother who's making a fuss over nothing" voice and tells me they're IN THE CAR and JUST NOW TAKING HER HOME. Over THREE HOURS after I told them she had to be in bed. He explains that a meeting came up after church that he just HAD to stay for, so mom put her in the car and she fell asleep in her carseat. So when asked to make sure my baby was home asleep by a reasonable hour, their answer was to let her sleep in the parking lot while dad goes to some stupid meeting that I'm SURE he could have skipped.
They have NO JUDGEMENT when it comes to church. I asked them to watch her for my high school reunion, and dad made mom watch her at my house because he wanted her to fall asleep in her own bed. But if it's CHURCH related? Then the six month old baby can sleep in the parking lot against her mother's express wishes.
So they have now lost all rights to overnights her on church days. And it's not so much the keeping her out late that upsets me, or the patronizing "calm down, crazy" voice dad used on the phone with me, or the lack of judgment when church is involved, it's the fact that as her parent I made it PERFECTLY clear what I was asking them to do, and on their VERY FIRST TIME watching her overnight they ignored me. I was so angry last night I was shaking.
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| 6 weeks |
[Wednesday
October 8th, 10:32pm] |
As of 9:49am this morning, Riley & I earned this:
which is for 6 weeks of breastfeeding.
( 6 wk photo & comparison shot )
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| How do you do it?! |
[Wednesday
October 8th, 11:10pm] |
wow.. Ben is orking nights tonight and tomorrow and I've had a rough time. It's been so long since he's been away at night that I'd forgottne how hard it is to be on my own in teh evening. During the day I have Avonlea. Then Josiah gets home at three, and Ben gets home at five. In those two hours I don't need to get much done. Tonight, however, I was running around like crazy. I had to get supper ready, do Josiah's homework (three things each night!), get both kids fed, bathed and in their pj's, deal with two dogs, keep the washer going (you'd be surprised at how much laundry we generate!) and find time to pump. Then, of course, you have to deal with the unexpected, which tonight meant a puppy peeing on the floor and a baby who fell over and bumped her head.
HOW DO SINGLE MOMS DO IT???
I was on my own for ONE evening and I wanted to hide! I don't remember it being so hard right after Avonlea was born, I guess now that she's mobile and wants to do so much more, I'm always on my toes! and I mean, I was basically a single mom for nine months after Josiah was born. Ben didn't move here until that time, but now.. wow.. I can't wait until our schedule gets back to normal!
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| Note to self: |
[Wednesday
October 8th, 8:41pm] |
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Podstakanniki.
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| GLEE |
[Wednesday
October 8th, 10:51am] |
I'M GOING TO SEE BARACK OBAMA TOMORROW AT AULT PARK!
Kelli's coming with me, and there will be pictures. Oh yes, there will be pictures. :D
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| TVs |
[Tuesday
October 7th, 4:05pm] |
Electronics are overwhelming. I'm thinking about getting Brian a new TV for Christmas, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what's what. I want it to be flat screen, between 27 and 32ish inches, and not a piece of crap. Other than that I'm having trouble deciding between HD and LCD and whatever else is out there. Does anyone have an opinion they'd like to share? Or a tip of a good place to look? We have a Costco membership, I was considering checking that place out, but again, overwhelming.
Typically I can get really into the shopping, but electronics scare me.
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| Fluffy butt |
[Monday
October 6th, 3:31pm] |
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Riley's first cloth diapers! I'm so glad they finally fit him. We've been using them for about 3 days now and I'm really liking them. I'm getting the hang of having to wash them almost daily since we only have 11 right now but they are completely worth it. They are so cute on him and add the chub to his waist which is needed for pants to stay up. :o)
( Riley's 1st cloth diaper ) I need to get a moby wrap or something similar. He hates his carseat and gets so angry that I have random strangers* yelling at me. But the minute I take him out of it and carry him through the stores hes fine. That makes it hard to shop one handed..
*some lady at target yell at me and tell me that i was an unfit mother and needed to take riley home because he was crying and "babies that little just dont cry for no reason, hes either hungry, needs burped or needs a new diaper" and I shouldnt be allowed out w/ him. It caught me so off guard and she was so mean about it that after she stormed off, i took him out of his seat held him and cried in the aisle of target. ugh
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[Monday
October 6th, 3:14pm] |
I'm reading The Dogs of Bael, and it just got CREEPY. I'm almost afraid to keep reading, because he's going in a really horrible direction.
Also, the stuff with the masks was a bit overdone, but it's a captivating story, and I'll probably have to finish it tonight.
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[Monday
October 6th, 2:31pm] |
I'm so upset!
So, I posted an ad on a yahoo group to find homes for the puppies, right? One woman responded wanting a male and female which made me uneasy because that screams "I'm going to breed these guys" but I decided to respond to her anyway. I asked her my questions and she gave nice answers. Two important questions I asked were what would the living situation be and would you still be interested if we told you they would be spayed/neutered before going to your home. She said the pups would be family pets and that she planned on getting them fixed around 6 months because that is what her vet recommended. Her answers all pleased me and the fact that she was willing to drive 4 hours to pick them up also put my mind at ease. Of course, no family will be good enough for these puppies unless I personally know them and know that they're great pet owners so I still had my fears and doubts. Literally right after emailing her to confirm the time we would meet and location (we decided to meet her halfway just to be nice even though she'd willingly drive the full 4 hours here and 4 hours back), I decided to do a search on her email address. I know people can create multiple emails but I felt like I owed it to the puppies to at least check out the email address I knew she had. Boy am I glad I did that! A few things came up. First on Petfinder something came up but I couldn't get to that to find anything out about that-if she was responding to an ad, selling, what. Then two things on a "garage sale" type website where you can advertise that you're selling/giving stuff away. Both were on the same date. One was selling a Golden Retriever/St. Bernard Cross and the other was selling Chihuahuas. Again, I couldn't access this as the date was too far back (it was July of this year). Seeing that just made me feel like this woman is a breeder or she gets puppies for cheap/free and then sells them. So anyway, I decided to then Google the email address (I yahoo'd her first) and different stuff came up on Google. Same site as the last two, same date as the last two...12 week old rednose pitt puppies. Still, can't access this. Different website now! It's a similar website-the whole "garage sale" type thing. This one I can actually see her ads so I know they are her ads and not just her responding to the ads. The others I'm still not sure about, but this one I am. Within days of each other in August---8 week old fullblooded blue tick coon hound puppy and then an ad for 2 ferrets. It seems like she's either a breeder or she'll get animals for cheap/free and then sell them. She didn't ask a ton for any of the animals that I was able to see prices for. 75 for the coon hound and 125 for the ferrets (plus a cage). The others were all "best offer" so who knows how much she made off of those if those were her ads.
This just has me so upset. Why can't you trust people? Why can't people be honest? Now I'm paranoid to give any away to people I don't know. I'm going to print off pictures and send them with my mom to her work to see if she can find someone. I know it's still likely that the pups go to bad homes this way, but at least it will be someone my mom sees daily, you know? I don't know, I just...I'm just so upset about this. I'm so glad I decided to search her email address. Now I'm freakin' paranoid. UGH! People like this should DIE!
I'm going to wind up with 7 puppies. It's down to 7 now because Joey's boss wants one to keep his Husky company :)
Here are my cute babies! Why anyone would want to do bad things with these cuties, I don't have a clue!
( Warning: Cuteness ahead! )
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