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Just in Time
Posted August 30, 2007 at 7:13PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Our cousin is finally home from ANOTHER tour in Iraq. Just in time too. He got home on a Saturday and his son was born on Monday! They have a daughter and now a son. We are so proud and happy for them.
Welcome Trevor! 10lbs 3 oz. C-section baby....thank goodness! All are doing great.
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rockergirrl responded August 30, 2007 at 7:47PM
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that is wonderful. I am so glad he was able to come home in time.
motherslilhelpr responded August 31, 2007 at 1:07AM
I have so much respect and gratitude for our service men and woman, my hats off to them..though I do not believe we should be in this war,
bestmommy responded August 31, 2007 at 4:30AM
life is beautiful so live every moment
she is looking so sweet and innocent..congrats !
vtmomof2 responded August 31, 2007 at 8:46AM
Life is crazy but wonderful.
Congratulations! From a mom who's son was 10 lb 5 oz c-section baby, I wish you a speedy recovery. Thank God he made it home in time to see his son, may he never have to serve another tour in this war.
LatteMommy responded August 31, 2007 at 9:26AM
LatteMommy
Our cousin has been in the military since he was able to sign up and has made a life career out of it. He is not much older than I am and will be eligible for retirement soon!
First Vet appt.
Posted August 30, 2007 at 1:01PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Well today is the day DD and I take the pup to the Vet for the first time. Should be an experience seeing DD reaction to everything they will do to Lila today. I found my Vet by asking all the neighbors where they go and pricing. This one hopefully will be a good one.
LatteMommy responded August 30, 2007 at 6:08PM
Well our vet appointment went well. Puppy got her booster shot, nails trimmed, ears cleaned out, microchipped, heartwormed and lots of cookies. They loved her there. I loved them too cause they did a GREAT job looking her over. Was nice to see them take their time with us. As for DD with the whole event....not the greatest as she was a bit of a pill and really didn't like the puppy getting her shots, but we made it through ok. Thank goodness. I went and got myself a Latte afterwards and home to put pup and DD down for a nap. Both asleep...Thankful for my blessings.
Chin Up
Posted August 28, 2007 at 8:46PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
DD is taking Gymnastics and today was her first class. Gosh this is so awesome for her on so many levels. She did a GREAT job, just needs to listen better to the instructor but I think the excitment of the class was overwhelming for her. She bounced for the whole 45 minutes. I thought she would nap right away when we got home but NOPE took a full hour and a half to get her to fall asleep. Oh well at least she napped.
She had to do five chin ups in a row! I need to take Gymnastics again. This would be great for my figure and strength training.
pearcebunch responded August 29, 2007 at 5:32AM
Denise
i wish i had the energy to consider taking gymnastics!
Want to know what is safe for our kids?
Posted August 26, 2007 at 3:16PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
I think I have a solution...saw it on the news....they have these Lead testing kits that you can buy and all you do is rub it hard on the item you have in question and if it turns pink, it should go out with the garbage. As soon as I figure out where to buy them I will post....OR if anyone else knows where to get their hands on them and how much...please let us know.
We are still staying away from all foods from China and really trying to buy only US foods, especially organic.
Since we got Lila (our puppy), I've been asking our neighbors what Dog Foods they give their pets. They all say stay away from food that is red in color cause the dye can make the animal sick and to buy only food and toys made in the US. OMG....try buying animal toys that are only US made. That is a tough one. Kong is US, that's about it that we saw in the Pet store. And stay away from those "chews", they are from China and are not good at all. Also Greenies, cause the animal cannot digest it and can die from them. Want to clean your pets teeth....give them baby carrots! They are great and good for them. Our puppy knows the drawer that we keep them in in the frig and she tries to climb in it! LOL.
Love to hear your stories!
Speaking of Organization
Posted August 23, 2007 at 11:19AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Can you help me....? Well I know that is an impossible task but how about on this subject..... LOL....
Under My Photo's, I no longer have some photo's on there (deleted them from Flickr) and I've tried deleting them permently from My Photo's but it leaves a box stating "This photo no longer exsists".
My ? is .... Is there a way to delete the empty boxes all together so that only the exsisting photo's stay?
Thanks for the help. Have a wonderful day.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 23, 2007 at 11:22AM
I love my job, it gives me a break from my kids!
I'll look into that...I also think it would be helpful to have the last photo you uploaded to show up on the first page. What do you think?
LatteMommy responded August 24, 2007 at 9:06PM
yeah that sounds great!
Can you do the same thing please?
Posted August 23, 2007 at 11:15AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Hi. I was wondering if you could do the same thing that you did with the direct photo upload, for the video upload. It was make things easier if we could have a direct video upload.
thanks so much.
The direct photo upload by the way is wonderful.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 23, 2007 at 11:21AM
Great suggestion. So you would like to be able to upload videos from your desktop, right?
vtmomof2 responded August 23, 2007 at 9:28PM
Ok, I have spent 2 days trying to upload from my desktop. I can't get it to work, it keeps giving me an error message. What am I doing wrong?
LatteMommy responded August 30, 2007 at 11:10AM
yes, that would be GREAT!
What comes from getting a puppy?
Posted August 22, 2007 at 11:19AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
They are two-peas-in-a-pod. It is day 3 and Lila is already walking well on the leash because of my daughter. This has been an awesome thing we have done for DD. She is so happy with her puppy. With a puppy comes learning...responsibility, love, authority, giving, care, cause and effect, and sharing. They both get their energy out too without wearing Mommy out so much....he he he he....love it.
the puppy is doing great with potty training too. so far she does not whine much and also she sleeps through the night. yup, we are lucky so far. :)
Sticky_Mommy responded August 22, 2007 at 11:28AM
LUCKY - I wish my kids would sleep through the night. Great lessons, thanks for sharing.
dvd1711 responded August 22, 2007 at 12:10AM
Now that's adorable.
dhiya responded August 23, 2007 at 4:37AM
Cutie holding a tweety!!Lucky puppy to have such loving and caring people around...
This is such a special day for me to remember
Posted August 19, 2007 at 2:06PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Today was (or should I say this morning) extra special for me to remember because my daughter who is 3 years 5 months old wrote (all on her own, no tracing or coaching) the word "MOM" !!!!!!! I am so proud of it and I was so surprised. It is proudly displayed on my frig.
I love when she sits down and tries to read books too. She looks at each page and tells her own version of the story. It is one of my most favorite things to do...just sit and listen to her read. She has such a good memory that some books she can almost recite the whole book word for word. It's cool to see how much she is growing up. It happens too fast.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 20, 2007 at 8:45AM
Oh my Gosh - that is so sweet! You should put that on permanent disply and frame it! Wow, she is really smart - good job encouraging her.
Made in America products
Posted August 16, 2007 at 10:28AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Here is a site I found that I thought was kinda neat. American made products and when you put in your zip code it will tell you the closest store to you that sells that product.
http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/
dustbunny responded August 16, 2007 at 1:14PM
dishing the dirt, cleaning the chaos
thanks!
Our little Artist
Posted August 15, 2007 at 11:01PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Drawings by our DD. She is 3 yr.s 4 1/2 months. We think she's got some great talent and she loves to draw too.
just to let you know that swirlie thing is what she said is a tornado and all those people (us) are watching it. hmmmm? (oh and NO that is not a pee pee on the BIG people person, it is suppose to be another leg) those things that look like ears are actually arms. I love the one to the right upper side of her drawing. Pretty cool, but I'm byist.
ok. the bunny person on the left is kicking a football. the center one is suppose to be me (yup screaming "No, don't do that", then the swirlie thing a tornado again, the bottom one looks like a bike to me and the other ones look like egg heads. Cartoon Artist?
She gets her talent from her Father, not me. I need a ruler to draw a straight line.
Think the tornado thing comes from the warning we had here the week before or the weather channel.
These magna doodles haven't been recalled have they? hope not, they are so much fun.
Smasuzzo responded August 16, 2007 at 8:45AM
wow thats awesome for 3 1/2 go her!
Sticky_Mommy responded August 16, 2007 at 8:53AM
She's gifted!!! I love her people!! What a great idea of taking photos of the magna doodle so you have a reminder of her art work. When my DD drew all over the playroom walls, I didn't scrub one drawing off and want to put a frame around it. I can't help it, I'm proud of her talents!
Must be another phase
Posted August 15, 2007 at 11:44AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
vtmomof2 responded August 15, 2007 at 11:51AM
Yes, absolutely. My son is very dramatic and whiny. I'm still waiting for my 10 year old to grow out of the whiny stage. Of course, I have to admit, I still catch myself whining:)
Sticky_Mommy responded August 15, 2007 at 12:50AM
At least you're playing with a full deck! Ha ha? Three is so much worse then 2. For sure. I hear 4 is better, only 6 more months right?!Get yourself a break and don't feel the need to use that time to clean - get yer nails did girl!
dustbunny responded August 15, 2007 at 5:52PM
three is nuts...I'm right there with you...it'll be like a fog lifting...until the next phase!
LatteMommy responded August 15, 2007 at 5:58PM
db you are right...I do feel like I'm in a Fog lately.
bestmommy responded August 21, 2007 at 8:48AM
yes another phase and so many more to come
China Made Products and the recalls
Posted August 14, 2007 at 1:42PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Sticky_Mommy responded August 14, 2007 at 2:13PM
Here's a link to a family who tried a year to not buy anything made in China (it's a pod cast) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12056295I think the hardest thing would be shoes. There are some great resources for wooden toys made here in the US and even in my home state of Vermont.Good luck & keep us posted on your journey!
vtmomof2 responded August 14, 2007 at 2:26PM
I agree completely. you just don't know what to do, should I go around with a garbage bag and just throw everything away? I just don't know. I only have one fisher price toy for my son, for his birthday that I'm not sure about, it is a diego playset but it is not on the recall list. I, too, have tried really hard to avoid chinese goods. I don't buy any food from there, like you said though, that I know of. And this christmas is going to have a theme, Made in Vermont. I have already ordered catalogs. Of course I have already ordered some things before I heard all about this, but that will be it.
WILMom responded August 14, 2007 at 2:29PM
Mommy of 2 Girls!
Anyone have the latest most recent updated list of products? Does this include plastic? Or just paint and metal? Stuffed things? Help!
vtmomof2 responded August 14, 2007 at 3:30PM
You can go to mattel's website and I know there is a link on MSNBC.com and yes it is plastic things. Even Barbie.
LatteMommy responded August 14, 2007 at 3:47PM
GO TO RECALLS.GOV FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF WHAT HAS BEEN RECALLED.
Emsmom responded August 24, 2007 at 12:14AM
Thanks for the recalls.gov website info. It's really good because it lets you sign up for emails about recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the FDA and the USDA. All those should cover about everything. It'll be great to have the recall info sent directly to me so I don't have to constantly check for them. Thanks again!
Cheeper than a Shrink...My Mental Therapy...
Posted August 13, 2007 at 5:16PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
This is what I do for Mental Therapy...otherwise know as "pushing the reboot button on my brain" "Mommy's Time Out".
Horseback riding is something that I have done since I was a wee one and it's just one of those things in my blood that I HAVE TO DO. With everything going on lately I really needed this so my best friend and I went on a 3 hour trail ride and it WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED!. We are sore today, but Oh So Worth It. It was so peaceful out there and we saw over a DOZEN deer!
Me and Quarterhorse "Candy Girl". She is for sale and I would love to buy her, but a house needs to come first.
This is Erika, one of our guides. Her horse's name is Cannon. Sweet horse. Erika lived just a couple towns over from where I grew up (CT). Small world.
My mental therapy buddy in front of me (Jes, my best friend since High School). She is riding Dancer.
blurry picture (what do you expect on horseback..LOL), this was a family of deer...Mama, Papa & Baby.
WILMom responded August 13, 2007 at 10:47PM
I absolutely LOVE horseback riding. I've only gone a few times, my sweet husband got me a trail ride for my birthday this year, I wish I had someone who would go with me!
Sticky_Mommy responded August 14, 2007 at 10:43AM
Isn't amazing what happen to your whole outlook when you get to have some time for yourself? Nice work LM!
dustbunny responded August 16, 2007 at 1:16PM
cool...I haven't ridden a horse since I was a little kid...looks peaceful
nap war time
Posted August 13, 2007 at 4:59PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Another one bites the dust
Posted August 13, 2007 at 11:47AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
OMG...another guy just gave his two wks. notice at my husbands work today. The schedule he is currently working is crazy enough now! I don't know what's going to happen when they re-work the schedule again. We might not see him for a few months (until they get more people in and get them trained). It is only going to get worse before it gets any better. Hard adjustment on DD and I. We're sucking it up though.
They gave him another week vacation but how the heck can he use it when they don't have anyone to cover it? They refuse to come off any money too (that is why these guys are leaving). Maybe he should really think about going where these others guys are trying to get him to go to. More money, more vacation and a normal work schedule AND they pay for lunch breaks too. Hmmmmm.....need to think on it.
vtmomof2 responded August 13, 2007 at 11:58AM
This is exactly what happened to my husband everybody quit and went to the same place. He was the only one left in his department and worked like crazy by the time he figured out where they went and had a moment they weren't hiring any longer. I'm sorry you're going through this, I know how hard it is. I guess his current company really needs to look at their pay & benefits package when a similar company can steal all of their employees.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 13, 2007 at 2:19PM
Good insight vtmom, so sorry LM! You guys will get through this. Can you find a babysitter so you can have an hour to yourself? Or trade time with another Mom? Or bring the DD and have yourself a Latte!
WOOHOO! FINAL PAYMENT.
Posted August 10, 2007 at 7:59PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
vtmomof2 responded August 11, 2007 at 11:34AM
Good for you! It feels great owning your car, no more payments. I paid off my car a couple of years ago and it is so nice. Of course it is getting old and isn't so pretty anymore but I always say it works and it is paid for. Nothing better than that. I'm sure everything will be fine, plus a repair is cheaper than a new car.
LatteMommy responded August 13, 2007 at 11:37AM
VT you are so right. Thanks.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 13, 2007 at 4:41PM
Every repaire will be cheaper then a montly car payment! Good job, feels great doesn't it?! I'll pay mine off in a year.
CC
Posted August 10, 2007 at 3:21PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
I just love this picture. The toy box almost swallowed her up. LMAO.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 10, 2007 at 4:05PM
too funny! Diggn' for gold!
Crazy work schedule
Posted August 10, 2007 at 2:39PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
ERRRRRR hubby's work schedule is going nutty. Two guys quit and DH has to fill in and his boss is also filling in. Where I say eeeerrrrrrr is that DD is really having a tough time with not seeing Daddy and playing with Daddy. She says she is mad at him cause he won't come home. He has no choice but to cover where needed and try explaining that to a 3 yr. old is tough for her to understand. We were so spoiled before with his work schedule that now with it going nuts, it's harder on her and I.
PATOUIE!
vtmomof2 responded August 10, 2007 at 2:54PM
I know what you mean, a couple of years ago my husband's entire dept quit. He was the only one left with a load of work to do, he was working like crazy 6-7 days a week. The kids hardly got to see him and missed him at dinner time. Hold on I'm sure they will hire some people and it will be better.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 10, 2007 at 2:57PM
It's going to be hard trying to get through this, hard on him (working like a dog), hard on you (single parenting it) and hard on the kiddo (she misses her Daddy). You know it will get better - but when?! Yikes.
rockergirrl responded August 13, 2007 at 2:06PM
right there with you. We pretty much have lost our summer because my DH has worked insane hours and weekends for all of July and it is just now ending. It is so so hard.
Missing You already
Posted August 4, 2007 at 10:26AM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
Here we are on our way up North to say our final goodbye's to my Uncle and it's only been 20 minutes since we've been on the road and I already miss my DD. Just knowing we won't see her for 3 days is pulling at the heart strings. This is the longest we will be apart and the Mommy Guilt is setting in ALREADY. I told her to call us anytime if she misses us, but she will be so occupied with wearing G&G out on the first day.
beachin responded August 4, 2007 at 12:41AM
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You know that she is being well taken care of. There is nothing to feel guilty about, at all. Focus on where you are, who you are with, and try and focus on what you are going to do.If you can just keep the guilt in check, you will find that you will get more out of this trip than you would. You will return a better mom, and who knows, your dd might even say she missed you! LOL!
bestmommy responded August 7, 2007 at 9:17AM
yes it happens , i can understand but dont feel bad she will be alright and you make for the days once you comeback.LOL
vtmomof2 responded August 7, 2007 at 9:40AM
I know how you feel, I always feel guilty when I'm away from my kids any length of time. But they always have fun and so do I. From time to time we need a break from each other and we are better for it.
LatteMommy responded August 7, 2007 at 12:07AM
DD said she missed us so much. It was so good to see her and hug her and kiss her after being away for three days.We sent M&D home with a bottle of wine and sleep. They were whooped. We were too. DD woke at 7am and came in bed with me till 8am then we came downstairs and she had breakfast and she got to watch PBS for a little while this morning while I slept on the couch. I know I was tired cause she told me that I snored! LOL. We are playing school right now and having fun.
Nap Time
Posted August 1, 2007 at 1:05PM by LatteMommy LatteMommy
I know I've blogged about this before, but this drives me nuttie.... DD will most definitely takes a nap if I drive around all afternoon... BUT if I wear her out and fill her to the top (if I don't she will not sleep at all) and put her down in her bed for a nap....it's like flip a dang coin to whether or not she'll nap...most of the time she just becomes wide awake. I have taken everything out of her room that I think stimulates her and put up a blanket over the window to make it darker, she has her lullaby music and fan running to drown out noise. I read her a book, kiss her night night and BOOM....SHE'S AWAKE! If I bring her back downstairs she rubs her eyes and is real grumpy. I grumpy too by then so we don't mesh well. LOL.
I just leave her in her room for an hour. If she doesn't nap then I know 5pm will be pure H E double hockey sticks for me. If by some miracle she does take a nap, I don't let her nap more than an hour and a half cause she will be up all night then.
It's hard cause I know she still at 3 yr. 4 mo. needs a nap BAD cause she doesn't seem to be getting enough sleep at night and is up by 7am after going to bed at 9pm and not falling asleep until 10:30pm. Yup, it is a struggle sometimes at night too.
I'm hoping this is just another phase and this too will pass, but dang....I'm whooped and could use a nap too.
rockergirrl responded August 1, 2007 at 1:17PM
oh goodness that is hard. Does she go to bed at 9:00 because of bedtime struggles? My first DS stopped napping at about 3 1/2 but 7:00pm was his bed time. Needing sleep during the day is just something they outgrow so I guess al I can suggest is do as much as you can to give her an earlier bedtime so she is getting appropriate sleep. It will be rough at first but if she just won't sleep during the day after a certain amount of time at her age you might just have to realize she is done with napping and start working on early bedtime. My youngest DS who is now 2 only naps if I rock him until he falls asleep. I could never just put him in his crib awake and expect him to sleep. He just isn't that kid.
Sticky_Mommy responded August 1, 2007 at 1:20PM
I think you're doing the right thing by letting her have quiet time in her room for an hour. At my DD's pre-school they have the kids all lay on mats after lunch. If the kids don't sleep (like mine) then they can read a book. If books aren't working they can play quietly away from the other kids.I really like these two books:Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: Books: Marc Weissbluth Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep by Jodi A. Mindell
vtmomof2 responded August 1, 2007 at 1:28PM
My son is almost 4 and he outgrew naps a while ago. But from time to time he is cranky and needs to rest, I usually put him in his room and tell him he needs to rest, not necessarily sleep, but rest, he usually falls asleep. Sometimes he falls asleep while playing on the floor or couch while I'm making dinner. When he was about your daughters age he did the same thing, I wanted him to take a nap, but he was just done with taking a daily nap. He used to sit in his room, talking, singing or playing but not sleeping. I really miss the daily nap.
LatteMommy responded August 1, 2007 at 1:35PM
Well, low and behold TODAY she is now napping. So.... night night all. I'm whooped and headin for a nap myself. Thank God, I'm pooped. lol
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