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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 6, 2008 20:56:33 GMT -5
Happy Birthday to MollyKate's mom, E! I hope you've had an awesome day!
Susan
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 6, 2008 20:49:26 GMT -5
True.............well, there are fried GREEN tomatoes dipped in ranch dressing, stewed tomatoes and shell macaroni, tomatoes in salad, sliced tomatoes for BLT sandwiches, tomatoes for chili and spaghetti sauce, tomatoes canned for winter use, tomatoes and cucumbers and onions mixed in a tiny bit of oil and vinegar, tomatoes on hamburgers, tiny cut up tomatoes on hot dogs (Emily's personal favorite), tomatoes on pizza................is that enough ideas? You can't go wrong with tomatoes!
TPBM takes a multi vitamin and/or mineral supplement daily.
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 6, 2008 20:46:09 GMT -5
CC, I can't remember how I did it last year, but this year I've done 2 pics so far and did them separately. So, I filled out the form and clicked on the "accept" part and then uploaded my pic. When you upload it, it says "thank you for submitting your picture"...........but you don't get to see your pic. I just have to hope it all went well! (And that I didn't end up submitting the wrong pic!) I also sent the pic that is on my posts here; of Emily all dressed up for the Hero's Ball. One more to go!! I hope everyone here will do this, and that ALL of our pics will get selected! It will be so fun to watch a video full of Uno Mas kids!
Susan
Susan
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 6, 2008 20:42:21 GMT -5
I hope and pray that you can have Goldie with you for many many more years, CC. Anyone who has a pet in their life who means a lot to them understands what you're saying............I know our family does!!
Susan
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 5, 2008 22:38:34 GMT -5
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 5, 2008 12:34:44 GMT -5
Dolly, That's the same thing I thought........is he "getting away with calling you that" because he has Ds? And I think whether or not we even see it as "getting away with" anything differs from family to family. That's why I said it had more to do with HER and what she liked to be called, I think. Heck, Emily even tends to call me "woman" at times, and the way she says it just sounds cute to me and I don't think of it as her getting away with anything.
Susan
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 5, 2008 10:18:11 GMT -5
Dawn, I couldn't really remember the date, but the 18th is Emily's birthday and I thought it couldn't be that day..........or it would have been easier for me to remember!! But yes, let's all have our photos sent in by the 17th!!
You can order a video from the NDSS, or watch it online.
I submitted the one I recently posted here of Emily and her brothers at Bee Rock; taken last November. I need 2 more, and I'm hoping to get some good ones next week in Gatlinburg with Emily and Ashleigh together. I hope that's ok, Debbie!
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 5, 2008 8:13:41 GMT -5
WOW Tammy.............that's horrible!!! My first thought when I saw that you had posted on this thread was "and she has to drive so far to get place too"! I'm afraid this is going to get worse before it gets better. I'm feeling like I'm lucky to live in TN..........so far it seems like the least expensive place to buy gas!
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 5, 2008 8:09:21 GMT -5
LOL Russell! Why do they do that?? Because they CAN!
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 4, 2008 23:02:19 GMT -5
Interesting question, Christie. I think that every family has it's own dynamics, and that includes the names we call each other. I think some families are VERY firm on being "proper"..........I knew a family who thought it was rude for children to call their mom anything but "Mother" (way too "formal sounding" for me) and "Grandmother" for their grandma. That worked for them, but I would hate it. For some reason, NONE of my kids ever called me "Mommy".......it was always "MOM", and that just felt right to me. So, maybe your friend is one who would never want to be called by her first name by her kids...........you know, it was about HER, not Chris? I don't know. Would you be ok if Kodi called you "Chrissy"? If so, then it has nothing at all to do with Ds.
And, I know what you're saying............LOTS of stuff has nothing at all to do with Ds, and sometimes others tend to think it does.
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 4, 2008 22:38:39 GMT -5
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 4, 2008 19:30:03 GMT -5
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 4, 2008 18:58:28 GMT -5
Kim, We'll be happy to be your cyber shoulders! Please know you can vent here or ask for support at any time. I'm sorry you're feeling sad..........I think I'd be feeling a bit angry about the house/equity situation; considering it was yours before you married! I'm SO glad that Dani's dad is still staying close to her. So often, that's not the case and that's just tragic.
Susan
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 4, 2008 18:53:56 GMT -5
Count me in as another mom who let her kids sleep with her. Our oldest was always very independent and had no desire to sleep with us. But Justin, at about age 3 started asking to sleep with us and it was just no big deal to us. For many years, DH worked the night shift and I was alone in bed at night....so I almost felt better with kids in the bed! Emily continued to sleep in my bed for a bit longer than her brothers, but it really wasn't that hard to get her into her own bed when we actually "tried". It was about the same time as when she got a TV for her bedroom, and she would just fall asleep with the TV on and I'd go in later and turn it off. After a while, she got into her own routine (without any help from us) where she watches a bit of TV, reads a bit, turns off the light, closes her door, and falls sound asleep. The only time she ever sleeps with me is if we are traveling. In that case, I usually sleep with her while DH sleeps with one of our sons and the other son sleeps on a rollaway bed, etc.
The positive thing I noticed when Emily started sleeping in her own room, and going to sleep on her own was that she would go to sleep as soon as she started to feel tired..........no waiting up for Mom to go to bed! She will sometimes go to sleep now at 8:45!
Call me lazy or unstructured or whatever.........but with almost everything, I tended to wait till it was obvious that the children were really "ready" to do a certain thing, rather than to "teach" them to do it. Like potty training.........very smooth and tear-free, but later than many kids.
Maybe I'm wrong, but this seems like a problem only if it is an issue for the parents. Like if it created a problem for the parents, or if one parent was opposed to it, it would be a different story.
Susan
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Post by Emilysmom on Jul 4, 2008 10:14:36 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our favorite little firecracker!!!! Chase, I hope you have an awesome birthday!!!
HUGS to you, Susan and Emily
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