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"If you keep your tires at the manufacturer's recommended mileage, you're going to reduce the resistance which is going to allow you to get better fuel mileage," Nord said. "Same with an alignment. If you're out of alignment, it's going to cause more friction."
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Unless her cousin is always called 'buddy' or something at home?
...actually I never thought of that. Possible. Especially for a 4 year old.
But the other scenario is much more interesting to speculate!
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
So, slight temporary topic change, I'm developing a TV crush on Phil Phillips from American Idol.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
I am a foot shaver, my little piggies are like monkey's. omg dying here. I love Raising Hope. It's just so ****ed weird and I love that. That is all.
Shelley-mom to DS, 6
Yes I liked Earl too. "don't you judge me Earl" I'd like to see crabman on Raising Hope
Shelley-mom to DS, 6
When I lived in Mormon country in Idaho there were a few sets of identical twins in my school who had similar names--Stacy and Tracy, Shelly and Kelly, etc. They were all really cute and popular, too, incidentally, but reflecting back on it now as a mother it would have driven me batty to have two similar names and identical twins to boot. I would have been forever saying "Sh'Kelly! er, I mean, K'Shelly, er, confound it!" Those poor moms.
I kind of want a secret life, but I don't have time for my non-secret life. It could be less mysterious and she just knows him only by his nickname or something. (ETA apparently I spent way too much time on my reply and you guys already are way ahead of me.)
DH actually ate today, shakily, tempting fate. I have lost six pounds but I'm pretty sure it's all water (and other unmentionables). We seem to be slowly recovering. This has been one wild ride. I had to call in sick for tomorrow because there is a 48-hour post symptom rule for returning to work per infection control policy and they seemed a little miffy, but maybe because they were busy. Between this week and DS's surgery next month I'm pretty sure I will have no more sick time. I had just started building it back up after being out for 3 months every year for several years in a row (even with disability we have to use up our sick time for the first 30 days).
Sorry you're not well, L. How is baby S doing? Is his temper improving?
And LOL about wanting a secret life!
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
In my hs graduating class we had 6 sets of twins. There was Cori/Corena, Carilee/Marilee, Tracy/Tiffany.
Even though my name and my sisters name is similar, my two brothers names start with K and M. Well my mom was constantly calling us by the wrong name lol
Shelley-mom to DS, 6
My mom called us all by the wrong name, and our names were completely different. I think it's normal. One year at work I had 4 kids with almost identical names. It was so awful. We would just open our mouths and hope the right name came out.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Aw, man, L. NOW I wish I were in town to help you out...bring you bananas, rice, applesauce & toast and have B distract the kids. Your DH's boss sounds like a real dillweed. Feel better and *before* I get back, ok?
Katy, I think you'd make an excellent graphic designer, of course. You're so creative. But I'm a little sad that you're making fewer of your gorgeous eggs. If I'm ever on good terms with my untrustworthy sis again, I know one of your eggs would be a perfect gift for her. I hope you'd come out of retirement for me at that point. It'll happen with her... albeit it's happening slowly.
Bridge, hope your dbf is healing up from his surgery & you're holding down the fort over there.
Erin, I agree w/ Chrissy that the age cutoff for firefighters is pretty arbitrary & ridiculous. The background behind your dh's disappointment makes it sting all the more, I imagine. Maybe Ohio is somewhere you'd all be happy if that avenue opens for you?
Also, sorry I missed posts on Ky's ears, but I hope he's alright in the long term.
Kate, it sound like Bo is a great addition to the family. It's amazing how animals have this great humanizing effect on people, and I like how you said you guys fight less since the dog came home. Give doggie a belly rub for me.
It's surprisingly great down here in PR. Not trying to do anything ambitious. We could try to go see these jungle caves, or dive this island called Isla Desecheo that's supposed to be amazing, or take a kayak out on this bioluminescent bay at night where there's another 120ft wall dive. One of us would have to be on the boat with him at all times. All tempting things, but I'm still suuuuuper nervous with B around the water, even with flotation vest. He swam out with us on his inflatable at the beach right out front of our apt, and even the teeny waves were a little hectic for him. We stuck the dates right for where we are staying (Rincon), though, because there's a surf competition this weekend. That should be fun.
Had the craziest headache today, that started with my 3rd aural migraine ever, then turned into a full on head-splitter that lasted hours and forced me to lie on the couch with my eyes shut. I have this suspicion it's the Burt's Bees "Natural" insect repellent spray I used, because I'd just applied it when the headache came on, and I'm really sensitive to scents. Strong perfumes give me headaches, so it wouldn't surprise me if this was the cause. It reeked of this citronella odor, and even DH told me I had to shower it off because it overwhelmed him. I'm just not sure why it would've given me the aural blurred-vision symptoms. All better now, though.
Mandy, that story is indeed interesting. Let us know of you find out he's got two families. Oh, and if you do go to Vegas, I'd want to know your dates, in case they dovetailed w/ my dad's bday in April when I'd be there.
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Oh, no ... It would be May. it would be SO fun to meet up with you in Vegas!
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Drats, Mandy. Ah, well. You said you might not go anyway. If you do go, maybe you could find a motel nearby that allow dogs?
Ladies, I wanted to share this with you because I love it. It's a giant birds nest my friend in Cornwall UK made for her kids. That's her youngest playing baby bird, waiting for mummy bird (big sister) to bring him some food. Awwwww...
Oh, yeah, one other thing is that some friends just yesterday talked me into running a 12k with them for one's 40th bday. They're flying in for it and are literally my oldest friends, so who am I to refuse? It's far longer than my usual run - and I don't believe I have the soul or build of a runner - so I guess I'm training for something new and a little scary. The fact that the course goes over a couple good San Francisco hills adds a little more drama to the training. The event is more like a party. Some walk it drunk, and when DH last ran it, he saw a guy with a Native American headress, sneakers and nothing else on. Lots of costumes. Some nudity. It's supposedly such a big party that you don't even notice you're running. I am glad for the motivation. I think I'm going to use that event date (May 20) as my official TTC start date too. Did I ever tell you girls B was conceived after a 55-mile bike event down in Mexico? There was a finish-line fiesta, and a little tequila. So I can forever tell B he was "Hecho en Mexico".
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Last post for now... I want to finally share the duck story with you (since it pairs so well with my other recent food folly that I'm building up the nerve to share with others). Yay to Molly for saving my e-mail!!!
Keep in mind as you read it that Molly & I had Jan due dates and this is Dec 25-26. I was pretty much all belly by this time and a complete space cadet. I was too pregnant to travel, and the rest of the family was in Vegas, so DH & I decided to have a quiet holiday meal at our home in L.A. where we were still living at the time:
[I'll embellish my original text with stuff in brackets]
And I haven't eaten duck since, I might add.... I slacked on getting a fresh Xmas turkey for just the 2 of us this year, and so we found ourselves buying a frozen mini turkey at the market on Xmas day. [It was either that or bring home a 32 pounder that would have taken 'til New Year's to cook. We're not typically into frozen poultry.]
The plan was to defrost [the Cornish turkey] and stuff it and bake it just like Thanksgiving. But when we peeled back all the labels, we learned we'd [read: I'd] brought home a duck!
I dunno what I was thinking [when I'd been in the store and just assumed without reading the label that it was just the smallest turkey I'd ever seen]. I had noticed [peeking out from under the sticker] a bit of the D (which I thought was a T) and the K, but I guess I'd thought it was such a petite turkey that the font wrapped to the next line. LOL.
[So, in my mind, under the sticker it looked like this:
Yes, I really thought that.]
I totally had to scramble online for a recipe to roast the dirty bird...such a fat thing!
[The recipe called for slitting the skin and pouring boiling water over it, later roasting it over steaming water to coax the fat out. Watching the skin contract during that process was rather unappetizing].
Long story short, dinner turned out ok, mainly 'cause we [closed our eyes and] pretended it was a turkey. Served with mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, etc. [Hoisin sauce would've been better in hindsight.]
The next day, Steve had to work [on some demanding client's recording session] and I got up early to run a bunch of errands. Never ate breakfast, so when I got home I was sleepy and hungry. I decided to reheat the duck to eat with other leftovers. And I dunno if you ever do this, but sometimes I'm too lazy to actually program the microwave, and instead I just punch in some random number sequence for cook time, hit Start, and plan to come back to stop it myself a few minutes later. That usually works for me, except this time, I took the dogs out to their potty area, came back and found I'd LOCKED myself out of the house!
So there I was... cold, hungry, with a dirty, chubby bird spinning in the microwave for who knows how long still. My neighbor kindly loaned me her cell phone to call Steve, but he [couldn't come home for another]**2 hours. In the meantime, I just sat outside shivering with my dogs, dizzy from hunger, smelling and hearing the duck being nuked on the other side of the door, feeling more and more sorry for myself.
[A note on how cold I was: It was maybe 55 degrees out, and I had on a long sleeve maternity top. There was my down jacket spinning in the dryer in our garage that I could have worn had it not still been wet. So the only thing I could find to warm myself up was a velour hoodie from my pre-preg days that I could only zip up around my boobs.]
I did manage a walk to the beach during the last hour to keep warm, but the wind picked up off the ocean and I just got more cold and miserable. [I actually bouldered over a 20 ft pile of rocks to get away from the wind, my belly sticking up in the air on my way down]. I was pretty pitiful by the time Steve came [and got me on the beach. He said all he saw was my red cheeks and nose sticking out from the hood and my HUGE belly poking out from under the jacket.]
And once back in the kitchen, the duck was in pieces inside the microwave. I might as well have just tossed it in there with a grenade. LOL. It smelled terrible too. Needless to say, I NEVER want to eat duck again for as long as I live!
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What a disaster!! I don't blame you for not wanting duck again.
Myles, Conner would love that bird's nest! How clever is that? Conner has said on various occasions he wants to grow up and be a mommy bird.
L, that really stinks about burning up your sick time. I feel like I do the exact same thing (and I didn't have to take off and use 30 days of sick time like you did). I build it up and then one illness goes through the house and it's all gone. Then you go through weeks of worry that nothing else will happen because you know you don't have the time to cover it.
Bridget, DH used to say Ky was girly acting until I reminded him of how woman acting he was. DH and his mother are very similar in their behavior, the way they squint their eyes (roll their eyes) and say: "mmmmmm hmmmmm" at everything. My MIL is also kind of controlling and wants things her way, DH is the same. He has told Ky on plenty of occasions that there is just "one way" to do certain things like iron or fold clothes or wash dishes. I am of the belief that everyone does everything differently, I think because I grew up in a big family and all of us were so different but my mom didn't care as long as chores got done and clothes got washes, she didn't give a crap how you did it, you just get it done. I am similar to her in that respect.
I remind DH that Ky has a lot of my own characteristics, just like DH is similar to his mom. I also remind DH that I am more similar to my dad in the way I do things around the house and with kids, than to my mom. My mom was a pretty hands off type of mom and didn't take us to things and didn't speak to us as equals a lot, but my dad did these things with us. DH understands this and now accepts that Ky is just genetically my son so he acts like me a lot. He is still hard to forgive Ky's crying though. Ky gets angry and cries about things, I mention in a thread in NM/MIG that he still cries if he loses a board game. I really don't care that he cries, I figure if he wants to cry that is his business. DH thinks it is a sign of weakness. I remind DH how he (DH) has "temper tantrums" and that he gets upset when he doesn't win either or is having difficulty doing some sort of tasks (especially working on cars or building things). He looks the same way Ky looks right before Ky cries, but DH doesn't cry of course. I told him to quit talking to Ky about it all the time and that eventually Ky will outgrow it.
I tell him stories of my youngest brother Chris, who out of all my brothers has it together the most. (Side note: I consider Chris my first baby so I am probably biased against my other brothers because of it). He is responsible, he doesn't abuse drugs or alcohol, he is fun and kind and is just an all around great guy. I hope he stays that way. But anyway, Chris cried about random things until he was 14!! My mom and I would just look at him, like WTF is up with this guy, but we didn't call him a "cry baby" and even his dad would just stay silent about it or tell him he didn't have to cry about it. I remember watching the movie "Selena" with him and Chris, to this day, will tear up when Selena dies at the end of the movie. He even cried watching this movie with his friends when he was 13 and he would go on and on about how it was so unfair that that crazy woman killed Selena and how she didn't deserve to die. I would try my hardest not to giggle and Trenton, my second youngest brother would roll his eyes an go "ugggg!!! Man do you have to cry EVERY TIME we watch this movie!" And Chris would just repeat how unfair it was and how beautiful and talented she was. Adrian, my older brother would say that Jennifer Lopez played Selena so he could just pretend Selena was still alive and enjoy JLo's behind LOL! This would unfold at the end of the movie every single time we watched it.
Chris is also not gay, which is something DH thinks means will happen to boys who cry. I had a couple friends when I was younger who were gay and who knew they were gay (meaning they told us they were) in jr. high, so around 12 years old and honestly, they rarely ever cried and were pretty tough and would kick someone's butt since they got picked on a lot for being gay.
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We went to the pedi yesterday and Ky does have fluid in his ears but it has not turned into an infection yet. He had so much fluid that you could see it bulging in the back of his nostrils. The pedi showed me and it was "pretty impressive" (what the pedi said he had never seen so much fluid without an ear infection and I agree it was cool to look at, I went home and used a flash light and looked in all of our noses LOL). He said Ky has a post nasal drip and that it contributed to the fluid so he suggested Ky take an antihistamine to dry up the fluid and so we will go back in a few weeks to check on it.
Yesterday was also Ky's first day of Little League Baseball. He was so excited. I had warned him that the team I signed him up for was the champion team of our region last year and that he may be embarrassed since the other kids had more skills. But I encouraged him to work hard and just do his best and look at it as fun and not a competition with his teammates. He had a great time and by the end of the hour I could tell that he had improved in that short period of time. He went home with a smile and excited about the next practice this weekend. I was so worried about him with this team since I think I have mentioned before that he is not been very team focused in the past. He also does not like to work hard to accomplish goals usually. He is really growing up though and I tear of thinking of it because he has been working much harder this year, even though he still slacks on some things like most people, but I can tell he is really growing developmentally and socially and I just think of how he will be grown up soon. I get sad thinking of my kids getting older even though it is exciting for me to watch them become themselves.
Lol Chrissy!
Jennifer, the gluten free has been hard to get used to. We love a fresh baked loaf of bread around here and I have not been able to make a deceny gf loaf. But otherwise we have just been eating a lot of brown rice, quinoa, millet. I've been successful in making muffins, pancakes, waffles with the other flours. We've been using pasta made from brown rice, quinoa and corn. It's pretty good. Great for lasagna, imo because it's a bit mushier than whole wheat pasta. Bottom line is that we can't have our main food be bread any longer which is good for all of us. Kai used to eat toast or oatmeal for at least 2 meals a day. He's eating a much wider variety of foods now. And I have lost 6 lbs! The jeans I wore before I got pregnant with Sawyer are too loose. I guess it helps me not eating toast too It's one of my favorite things.
Aw, Erin. I'm so glad Ky enjoyed baseball. It is bittersweet to watch them grow. So the fluid was indeed making it hard for him to hear? Dbf tried once and only once to insinuate that he didn't want a gay son and I told him a thing or two about unconditional love and he was humbled for one of the only times I have ever seen him humbled. I just think it's crazy for a parent to feel somehow wronged that their child is gay. I think I have told you guys this story before but one of dbf's best friends from Hawaii, and the only one I really love, is gay. One of his first relationships was with a man whose father had a really difficult time with it. He didn't treat our friend, H, very well because of it. One day he said, "You know, it's not easy for me to think about my son having sex with another man." and my friend H said, "Ewwww. Is it easy for you to think of your daughter having sex with a man? Who thinks about their children having sex?? Ewww!" lol. He said the dad shook his hand then and his point was well taken.
I forgot to mention that dbf was in a lot of pain last night and it was a really hard night. He kept taking more pain pills and it was making me worried about him so I kept getting up to check on him after he finally fell asleep around 3 am. Before that I was mostly awake just trying to keep him company and distract him from the pain. Also, Sawyer has a terrible cough that has him gagging in his sleep so I felt I needed to keep him upright most of the night. I'm exhausted.
There are a number of museums and activity centers around here that have nests around here. I have a ton of pictures of my kids in various nests. I just spent a good 20 minutes browsing my photos and reminiscing. In fact, I was at the Oakland Museum two days ago and there is a huge Redwood burl in the lower level and the twins crawled inside and then coaxed me to do so also and asked me to cover them up and pretend I was their Mommy bird and that they were my baby birds. I did.
That duck story is a nightmare. So Mylah, are you gathering food folly stories together to publish or something? That would make a pretty good collected theme book. You could gather some food folly stories from famous chefs and/or random people off the internet--do a poll for the worst food-related incident, or even include good food stories. Maybe most memorable cooking stories. For example, I read a book of collected stories about traveling with children, and it had horror stories and some really tender and heart-warming stories, some US and some in Africa, some airplane, some car, some short trips some very long. It was a nice and entertaining little book.
I can't remember if I have shared my duck story or not. We were visiting one of my mom's friends on a houseboat in Sausalito, and my sister and I were running around on the decks when we heard a sizzling sound and a thump. A duck had flown right into the power line and crashed in front of us. My sister and I cradled the duck for a little bit, named it, watched its bowels empty as it died, then ran and told mom what had happened. I was about 5 or 6 maybe (and running around without supervision around water!!!!). My family, being totally poor at the time, was elated at the thought of free duck for dinner, so they pulled its feathers and then roasted it. I tried to take a few bites of the birdy friend whom I'd comforted as he'd died, because everyone told me how lucky I was to have such a meal that rich people got to eat, but I just couldn't.
I do not have the skill set I would require for the secret life I would actually want. I think it would be really cool to be a spy or an assassin. However, I'm really terrible at reading people and lying. Plus I'm bad at keeping secrets. I also wouldn't mind being a high-powered business-woman, but I can't wear high heels. Maybe my other secret life could involve staying in my pajamas and doing stuff on the computer. Secret stuff.
Mandy, when I was asking you about Josh's past tense usage you linked to me a couple videos, something about Superman and one other. It slipped my mind and I have no idea what page they're on now. Would you mind linking them again?
Bridget Sorry it was a rough night.
My husband has said similar things about if Josh turns out to be gay, but always says he'll love him no matter what and that yes he doesn't really want to think about him having sex with a woman, either.
I think it's interesting how certain traits come out in kids. I never learned so much about myself until Josh started imitating me.
DH and I both know that b/g twins have a higher chance than most of being gay. I have a feeling DS may be, but time will tell. DH is fine with it. Thank goodness. The main thing we are both concerned with is bullying. DS wanted me to paint his fingernail and toenails the other day, so I did, with the caveat that usually it's something that girls do, and that people might tell him that it's a girl thing, but he still wanted it. He took off his shoes and socks at naptime at school and showed everyone how beautiful his toenails were.
He also speaks in a falsetto a lot because he wants to sound like DD. He likes her voice. I know none of this is indicative, but he also has the hair swirl and there are some other feelings. But time will tell.
It would have been a deal breaker for me if Dh had not been gay friendly. His take was back than, hey just less competition for me (in regards to gay guys). My favorite uncle that died 1.5 ago was gay and DH really liked him. And my aunt is gay (both my mom's siblings)....she's one of the moms to my little grade school aged cousins. And now it turns out my sister is gay. Genetically speaking, I think that a bio child of mine would have a higher than average chance at being gay.
I could see a parent though wishing for a straight kid....I wish that my sister was only because I think that it's a more difficult life and society is so mean and nasty about it. I hate that my little sister cannot at this time be legally married in our state if she wanted. Things are changing and I only hope that it's different for the kids growing up now.
Yeah I don't know if I could do the GF thing. I don't know what I would bring for lunch. Especially being that I haven't had a diagnosis or feel anything really bad where I am sure that it is what it is. I do know I could stand to eat less pasta though.
My pack n play arrived last night. I was impressed that we got it set up with minimal fighting. For two smart adults, we are not great at putting stuff together. Most was easy but one part where the directions were mostly bad pictures. The dogs were like, oh what is that? LOL Dh doesn't believe that it will fit in the bag it comes with but I will show him. Going to store it in the baby's room closet until needed.
I think that we we get around to ordering a crib and going to Ikea for the dresser/changing table/book shelf, I'm going to get my dad to come up and help put the stuff together. Makes my dad feel useful and we will make him homemade pizza.
Haha, when I was little and we would play, there was usually four of us and we were sisters or princess or whatever. Names were Stacy, Tracy, Lacey and Kasey.....OR Holly, Molly, Polly and Dolly. Dh didn't agree to Kasey for a girl name but I did get a girl named Molly.
When I hear secret life I think of something like Sydney on Alias. That is not a secret life for me....I'm not a risk taker.
I never knew that about b/g twins.
I never really think about people being gay though. I don't know, maybe it is a man thing or something. I also don't want to think about my kids having sex or masterbating or anything like that. I have spoken to Ky already about sex and masterbation and how it is okay to masterbate and that it is safer for him to do so. A few of my relatives and DH thought I was crazy to speak to him about it and honestly I didn't want to but I feel that I should speak about it now because he is getting to that age and I don't trust that DH will do it even though I would rather it come from him than me since I feel male sexual things may be more easy for a boy to deal with coming from dad versus mom. But DH would probably talk about sin and abusing one's body (he gets religious sometimes and really authoritarian with Ky) and I WOULD rather he masterbate, than go out and have sex and I don't want him to think it is something horrible that he should be ashamed of.
I think about STDs moreso than gay/straight with the kids. One of the parents at my daycare has a little girl and her good friend is gay and he is hilarious to me. He is basically the surrogate father of the baby since the baby's real father abandoned her and he is a great, funny guy IMO and told us in a meeting (and I think I mentioned my daycare providers are uber religious) that he hopes the baby is a lesbian because then he won't have to worry about some nasty, sluttish man, and he knows about those because he is one with men (LOL), knocking her up and leaving her with babies to take care of. Plus lesbians don't get HIV and have lower incidences of STDs. Our providers were looking at him like he was nuts!! I got a good giggle out of it. He is really funny.
But yeah, I don't even think about gay/straight with the kids, they are just my kids and will always be. I think more about, I hope they don't lose their home training and commit any atrocious crimes moreso than be gay. That would be the least of my worries. DH has said though that he would "disown" Ky if he were gay. He worries about Ky being gay because one of Ky's favorite colors is purple, he had a pic of a buff wrestler's chest on his desktop on the PC, he cries too much, and recently Ky said he wished he were a girl sometimes so that he would have more of a variety of clothes to wear. I asked him what clothes would he like to wear and he said "I don't know, maybe dresses or something." DH thought that was gay until I reminded him he'd worn a dress before, one of mine. Also I told Ky a story of my dad dressing in one of my mom's mini-skirts and walking down the streets in it along with red pumps and red lipstick on his face and saying "Hey girl!!" to everyone he saw. I also told Ky that we could buy him a kilt if he wanted to wear a skirt and maybe go on a trip to Scotland. He looked at me like I was crazy.
Josh loves pink things. He picked out a pink toothbrush at the dentist the other day and he wanted pink bunny ears from Target but later saw an inflatable lightsaber and I told him he could pick one or the other and he picked the lightsaber (which is also pink, now that I think about it). I don't like pink so I can't say he got it from me! LOL
Aw, thanks for sharing the duck story, Myles. L might be on to something with these crazy cooking mishaps for a book! You have a catchy writing style that most would enjoy.
Erin, that is so great that Ky enjoyed the baseball; I'm kinda sad my kids will never play on a baseball team. The closest thing they have here is cricket and most kids don't play that til they're quite a bit older. I'm going to have to teach them to play, though. And basketball. We are definitely going to get a hoop when they're older so that I can play basketball with them.
L, a secret life does sound interesting. I think I'd like to be Jem from Jem and the Holograms and be a secret rockstar. LOL.

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Ugh-I've been getting really bad about that. I used to have an excellent memory for faces/names...even voices/names because I worked switchboard at a mental health clinic that had nearly 700 active clients. I knew a good share of them via voice. Not any more
I don't know if it's on of those "you lose it if you don't use it" or if it's just 'old' age.


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"PrayforOScott" is now a top trend on Twitter in metro Detroit. Prayer requests are spreading across the social media network like wildfire to pray for Lake Orion teen Olivia Scott, who was involved in a brutal car crash Monday afternoon that hospitalized five Lake Orion teens.Police say the accident happened at the intersection of Adams and Clarkston roads in Oakland Township.We're told a 16-year-old female driver was traveling westbound on Clarkston Road in a blue 2006 Saturn Ion. Police say she ran a stop sign and was hit on the driver's side by a woman driving a Dodge Nitro traveling with a one-year-old child.All five teens in the car were rushed to the hospital. One was taken by Life Flight. Two teens were in critical condition."People do go through here fast because they usually are coming to and from school," said Alisha Bucan. "I'll just need to pay more attention and just slow down and just know that you've got to watch out."Shards of broken glass and car parts in the road are subtle reminders of the preciousness of life. Now all the community can do is hope and pray.
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Detroit district court judges have it pretty good. They work seven hours a day and get an hour for lunch. They get nine weeks off and make nearly $140,000 a year. So why does 36th District Court Judge Cylenthia Miller need to show up late so often or not show up at all?
It's 11:00 a.m. A video shows people have jammed the courtroom, but the judge isn't there, and the lawyers are still getting $300 an hour. This wasn't just a one off. We got a hold of the judge's attendance record. She's a truant. If this were high school, she'd never graduate.
In 2009 she missed an extra 53 days or nearly three months of work.
In 2010 she missed an extra month and a half. It's the same with 2011 and 2012.
So we put the peep on the judge over the last few weeks. On February 8, a Friday, she called in sick saying she injured herself when her sister's dog pulled her in a ditch. On February 10, the following Monday, we couldn't find her. The next day she didn't show grieving over a loved one.
When the judge did show up, she was always late, took long lunches or left early. Prettyserious stuff for a judge who handles everything from murder to misdemeanors.
She showed up and hour and a half late on Wednesday. On Thursday, she showed up two hours late. After a rigorous hour and fifteen minutes on the bench, she cut out for lunch. A long lunch. A two hour and 15 minute lunch.
It was no better the next day, Friday, February 15. She was nearly two hours late again, and she left at 2:30 in the afternoon. Where could she be going? The law library? The prosecutor's office? Nope. She went shopping at Kroger in Grosse Pointe. They've got everything you could want there. Deserts and champagne, organic beef and district court judges. Detroit needs district court judges. And, oh my gosh, cantaloupe three for $5.00. Order in the food court!
The following Tuesday, tuckered out from a long holiday weekend, her honor arrived nearly two hours late.
"Something should happen. There should be repercussions if she's late every day for three weeks," said Jason Stieber, who waited two hours for Judge Miller.
"If this judge doesn't want the job or she'd rather be shopping, then resign. I mean, this is a great job being a judge. It's a good job, it's a stimulating job, but you got to be there," said Fox 2 legal analyst Charlie Langton.
She was late again on Monday morning. We couldn't take it anymore.
"Court's been in session for an hour and a half and you're still [outside]," I said to her. "Been coming every day for three weeks, you've never been on time."
She said nothing.
"It's embarrassing to us as a court, and it's embarrassing to me as the court's chief judge that I'm having this discussion with you," said Judge Kenneth King. "I'm telling you that this matter will be dealt with."
Judge Miller's just another of a lot of judges messing up lately. What in the world is going on? Time to serve the people, or as great Detroit philosopher Monica Conyers once sang, "Do your job."
Judge Miller met with the chief judge on Monday. She promised to "do better in the future".
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text: Geneva Information When you visit Geneva Destination Routes Etihad Offices Facts The City Do & See Dining Essential Information Geneva nestles like a sparkling jewel on the shores of Lake Geneva. Here everything exudes quality, elegance and a cosmopolitan lifestyle. The place is buzzing with people from all corners of the world. The city has excellent restaurants, exclusive shops, beautiful parks, a vibrant cultural life and interesting museums. A practical aspect is that Geneva is geographically quite small. You can wander around the town in an hour, and it is easy to go on quick one-day excursions to the idyllic surroundings. Facts Population 194,245 Currency Swiss Franc (CHF) 1 = 100 Rappen Opening hours The normal opening hours for shops in Geneva are 8.30am-7pm on weekdays. Most shops close for lunch between 12pm-2pm. Shops stay open until 8pm on Thursdays but are open on Sundays at their own discretion. Newspapers Le Temps Tribune de Genève Le Matin 24 Heures Magasine L´Hebdo Tourist information Geneva Tourism & Conventions - Touristical information Rue du Mont-Blanc 18, Geneva Open Mon 10am-6pm. Tue-Sat 9am-6pm. Sundays and public holidays 10am-4pm +41 22 909 70 00 Geneva is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe thanks to its wonderful location on Lake Geneva. The city is just as small as it is large. It has fewer than 200,000 inhabitants, and is very easy to get around. At the same time, this is a very lively place because of its International character. Geneva hosts the European headquarters of the United Nations as well as a myriad of diplomatic embassies. Foreigners constitute one-third of the population, so you will hear languages from all over the world on the streets. There are glossy bank palaces along the lakeside, and picturesque restaurants serving piping-hot fondue and raclette. Geneva offers everything from gentle strolls around the antique shops in the Old Town, exclusive shopping along the luxurious rue du Rhône to thought-provoking visits to the United Nations or the Red Cross. This is definitely a place that gives you a taste for more. Jet d´Eau Jet d´Eau is one of the highest water fountains in the world and a famous landmark of Geneva. The fountain shoots 500 litres of water a second to a height of 140 metres. Address: Jet d´Eau, Geneva UN Headquarters - Palais des Nations The United Nation's European headquarters is located in a stately marble building surrounded by green parks. This is a must in Geneva, and a very hard one to avoid! If you are interested in getting a closer look you can book a scheduled tour. Address: Palais des Nations, Geneva Phone: +41 22 917 48 96 Web: www.unog.ch Botanical Garden / Jardin Botanique This fascinating park and "living museum" hosts 16,000 plant varieties and the world's largest herbarium. Since the park was created at the beginning of the 19th century, its beauty and its aim to spread knowledge have evolved continuously. The herbarium archive contains more than 6 million plants. Address: Chemin de l´Impératrice 1, Geneva Phone: +41 22 418 51 00 Web: www.ville-ge.ch/cjb Place du Bourg-de-Four In the heart of the Old Town you will find this old, charming square with an 18th-century fountain. This is the place where people meet and have a coffee or drink. This is also the place where you will find the popular café La Clémence. Address: Place du Bourg-de-Four, Geneva Flower Clock / L´Horloge Fleurie L'Horloge Fleurie is a super-size watch with a diameter of five meters, made of 6,500 flowers, symbolising Switzerland's world-famous watch industry. This symbol has been around since the 1950's, and the decorations change in harmony with the season. Address: Quai du Général-Guisan, Geneva Patek Philippe Museum If you are interested in watches, this museum houses an important collection of timepieces from the 16th century onwards, and the finest creations of this Geneva-based watchmaker. Nowhere else is the Swiss passion for clocks, watches and time as evident as here. Address: Rue de Vieux-Grenadiers 7, Geneva Phone: +41 22 807 09 10 Web: www.patekmuseum.com Opening: Open Tue-Fri 2pm-6pm. Sat 10am-6pm CERN CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Here you can explore the mysteries of the universe in an interactive Science Centre. Address: Route de Meyrin 385, Geneva Phone: +41 22 76 784 84 / +41 22 76 776 76 Web: www.cern.ch Lake Geneva Lake Geneva is situated along the city and is one of the largest lakes in Europe. The public transport pass gives you access to the boat system and it is recommended to go on a boat trip on this beautiful lake. Address: Lake Geneva, Geneva Museum of Natural History This large museum is located in Parc Malagnou and perfect place for bringing the family for a good day of fun. Here you can find many temporary exhibitions as well as interactive exhibitions. Address: Route de Malagnou 1, Geneva Phone: +41 22 418 63 00 More Info: Free admission Cathedrale de St-Pierre Cathedrale de St-Pierre is a famous cathedral and one of Geneva's city icons. This place has a long history of importance and is where John Calvin held his sermons. Address: Place du Bourg de Four 24, Geneva Web: www.saintpierre-geneve.ch Eglise Russe If you have not seen a Russian church, you should definitely go see this one. Even though not located in Russia, its golden spires and splendour will make you feel like you are right in the middle if the country. Address: Rue Toepffer, Geneva Phone: +41 22 346 47 09 Web: www.diocesedegeneve.net Schtroumpf Buildings If you are interested in architecture you should pay a visit to the Schtroumpf Buildings. These special buildings can only be admired from the outside, but are real architectural pleasures when walking around this area. Address: Rue Louis Favre 23-29, Geneva Bain de Paquis Because of Geneva's ideal location by the lake, you can enjoy city beach life at Bain de Paquis. This beach is very crowded during summer and offers activities like swimming, massage and hammam. Address: Quai du Mont-Blanc 30, Geneva Web: www.bains-des-paquis.ch Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art This contemporary art museum opened in 1994 and hosts both permanent and temporary exhibitions. If you appreciate art, this place will certainly draw your interest. Address: Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 10, Geneva Phone: +41 22 320 61 22 Web: www.mamco.ch International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum You have most certainly heard of the Red Cross in one context or another. When in Geneva you should seize the opportunity to visit the Red Cross Museum, a place for reflection and raising awareness. Onsite you can visit both the permanent and temporary exhibitions. Address: Av. de la Paix 17, Geneva Phone: +41 22 748 95 11 Web: www.redcrossmuseum.ch Geneva has a well-earned reputation as a gourmet town. The cuisine is strongly influenced by France and Italy, and here the most fastidious visitors will find restaurants to delight the taste buds. Here you can also enjoy local fish delicacies from Lake Geneva such as "filet de perches", "filet de féras" and traditional Swiss dishes such as cheese fondue and raclette, ideally accompanied by some of the local Geneva wines. L'Opéra Bouffe In a relaxed atmosphere, this trendy bistro serves various International dishes. Dining here, you will find yourself in a restaurant with wine bottles piled from floor to ceiling. The background classical music provides a soothing atmosphere. Address: Avenue de Frontenex 5, Geneva Phone: +41 22 736 63 00 Web: www.operabouffe.ch Opening: Closed Saturday lunch and Sunday Restaurant Le Lyrique In the middle of the music district, next to the Grand Théâtre, you will find this restaurant with a luxurious Geneva atmosphere that serves fine dishes. On the gilded walls are hung portraits of music maestros such as Verdi and Strauss. Address: Bd. du Théâtre 12, Geneva Phone: +41 22 328 00 95 Web: www.cafe-lyrique.ch Brasserie Lipp Brasserie Lipp is a sister restaurant to the one in Paris. This place is very lively and serves wonderful bouillabaisse. Summer time means quality time at the lovely terrace, a peaceful and quiet area away from traffic. Address: Rue de la Confédération 8, Geneva Phone: +41 22 318 80 30 Web: www.brasserie-lipp.com Relais de L'Entrecote Relais de L'Entrecote specialises in tender entrecote in a renowned sauce whose ingredients are a closely-guarded secret. This restaurant can also be found at four places around Paris. Address: Rue du Rhone 49, Geneva Phone: +41 22 310 60 04 Web: www.relaisentrecote.fr Domaine de Châteauvieux Domaine de Châteauvieux is both a restaurant and a hotel that serves French cuisine at its best in a beautiful setting. The menu is created with harmony in mind, bringing different flavours together. Address: Chemin de Chateauvieux 16, Peney-Dessus, Satigny Phone: +41 22 753 15 11 Web: www.chateauvieux.ch Miyako Miyako lies in the centre of town and will have exquisite Japanese food prepared before your eyes. The chefs like to amuse you by juggling with their knives which is quite entertaining. Address: Rue de Chantepoulet 11, Geneva Phone: +41 22 738 01 20 Web: www.miyako.ch Opening: Open Mon-Sat 12pm-2pm and 7pm-11.30pm. Closed on Sundays Le Chat-Botte This gourmet restaurant serves beautifully presented dishes with local produce. Le Chat-Botte is claimed to be the finest gourmet restaurant in town and offers a terrace overlooking the lake. Address: Quai du Mont-Blanc 13, Geneva Phone: +41 22 716 69 39 Web: www.beau-rivage.ch Opening: Open Mon-Fri 12pm-1.45pm and 7pm-9.45pm. Sat 7pm-9.45pm Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge Enjoy some classic dishes from French Lyon at the popular Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge. This restaurant is a great place for having dinner in a friendly atmosphere served by service minded staff. Address: Rue Dr. Alfred-Vincent 17, Geneva Phone: +41 22 732 75 37 Web: www.boeufrouge.ch Les Curiades Situated in a 19th century building, Les Curiades offers a restaurant with a rustic and warm setting. The restaurant is surrounded by vineyards and offers an extensive wine list. Address: Vieux-Lully 10, Geneva Phone: +41 22 757 40 40 Web: www.restaurantlescuriades.ch La Plancha This restaurant is perfect for both lunch and dinner and is ideally located in the city centre. La Plancha offers a seasonal cuisine and burgers in a cosy atmosphere. Address: Place des Eaux-Vives 2, Geneva Phone: +41 22 735 22 50 Web: www.laplancha.ch Café des Banques Café des Banques is a good choice for all who enjoy the good of life, the so called Epicureans. In a friendly atmosphere you can savour qualitative food and different wines. Address: Rue de Hesse 6, Geneva Phone: +41 22 311 44 98 Web: www.cafedesbanques.com Opening: Open Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm and 7pm-11pm Chez Ma Cousine With great outdoor seating, located in the Old Town, Chez Ma Cousine is a great place for stopping by any time of day. This restaurant specialises in chicken, and the roasted chicken with potato wedges is highly recommended. Address: Place Bourg-de-Four 6, Geneva Phone: +41 22 733 79 85 Web: www.chezmacousine.ch Opening: Open 11am-11.30pm Inglewood At this hamburger shack you can enjoy some of the best burgers in Switzerland. All dishes at Inglewood are made of fresh produce, and the burgers are only made of meat from Swiss origin. Address: Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 44, Geneva Phone: +41 22 320 38 66 Web: www.inglewood.ch More Info: Also located at: Rue de Montchoisy 17, +41 22 700 27 85 Gaya If you are craving for some Korean food, you can visit popular Gaya. This restaurant serves various Korean dishes, where BBQ-dishes top the menu, in a nice ambience. Address: Rue Ferrier 19, Geneva Phone: +41 22 732 46 36 Web: www.gayageneva.com La Gondola At La Gondola you can enjoy fabulous dishes from the Italian cuisine. Here you can try a wide range of mouth-watering dishes like pizzas and pastas originating especially from the Italian island of Ischia. 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A lot of folks, even those who think they know a lot about the Kennedy assassination, have missed or forgotten the key role played by James Tague, a north Texas man who's still talking about and still writing about what happened to him that day in Dealey Plaza.
Tague has come to be called "the accidental victim" in the Kennedy assassination. Fifty years ago, he was there -- in the line of fire.
A grainy photograph from moments after the shooting captures a faint image of Tague on Commerce Street, just outside the triple underpass. He was a 27-year-old car salesman at the time, barely aware of the president's visit and late for a lunch date when traffic stopped in front of him.
"I'm standing there maybe four or five seconds, and somebody throws a firecracker," said Tague. "And I'm thinking, 'What kind of idiot would be throwing a firecracker with the president going by?' Course, that was the first shot. Then the crack, crack, quick shots in a row, and something stings me in the face."
Tague's wound was so superficial that at first, he didn't know he'd been hit.
He and a deputy sheriff were trying to make sense of what had happened.
"We walked across the street just in time to hear this man sobbing, 'His head exploded. His head exploded,'" said Tague "And the policeman said, 'Who's head?' And he said, 'The president's.'"
Amid the chaos in Dealey Plaza, it was the deputy who first pointed out the wound on Tague's cheek.
"[The deputy sheriff] says, 'You have blood on your face,'" said Tague. "And that's when I remembered something had stung me in the face. And I reached up, and there was three or four drops of blood on my hand."
A police officer called in that Tague had possibly been injured by a bullet's ricochet, and Tague was taken to police headquarters to make a statement.
There, he says that Lee Harvey Oswald was brought in while he was waiting.
"That evening, I set down and wrote in a spiral notebook everything I could remember about that day," said Tague. "And I've kept it all these years."
Tague and his wound warranted barely a mention in the newspaper, but six months later, a longer piece in the Times Herald was picked up by the Associated Press and became a major story.
Until that time, investigators had assumed three shots had all struck either the president or Texas Governor John Connally.
Tague's wound forced a reexamination, and he was called to testify in Washington.
"They had to go back and rewrite the Warren Commission," he said. "That's where the magic bullet came from. That's the only thing they could come up with. That's the only thing they could come up with. That one bullet went through two people."
In fact, the Warren Commission would conclude that one shot missed and ricocheted, with a fragment striking James Tague, that a second bullet wounded both JFK and Connally, and that the last shot caused the fatal head wound.
Nine months after the assassination, using picks and a jackhammer, physical evidence of the shot that missed and ricocheted was removed, and a chunk of the curb from Dealey Plaza was taken back to Washington.
These days, Tague is retired and living outside of Bonham, Texas.
He's still immersed in all things JFK, and he's written a book called Why We Will Never Know the Truth About the JFK Assassination. He says he's also in the process of writing another.
Tague promises the new book will solve all the mysteries of the assassination, and that he's making the case that the real killer was a hit man hired by Lyndon B. Johnson.
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It is one of those issues parents now face with the advent of the latest tech generation: When should your children get smart phones? And now is a good time to buy with all the holiday sales.Smartphone colors are so alluring this year from the Moto X to the iPhone 5C, they can look very attractive to children. Christmas is huge for smartphone sales, especially as presents for the kids. Seems this is the time parents will break down and buy the first one or trade up for the bigger one. Verizon has some advice for parents on the topic. They say that children need to know how to use it appropriately and safely. The other thing is they need to know what should and should be shared online or through their smartphone directly to others.According to the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project states that 78-percent of children ages 12 to 18 have smartphones up from 23-perecent in 2011.But bad news for parents, according to Verizon, 57-percent of children had their smartphones damaged or stolen. So, it is very important that the phone is gifted with a good case, not just a cheap case. Parents might also want to consider a low-cost insurance plan or extended warranty. Those plans usually run about $10 a month and cover loss, theft, water damage or even complete absence of the phone.The top reasons parents buy smartphones for their children is that parents want to be able to reach them or locate them quickly and easily. And now there are free apps to track you kids, where they are and where they have been, but the challenge is that parents need to know how to operate the device just as well, if not better than the children.Some parenting websites recommend starting cheap with a flip phone and upgrading from there. Also, it would cut costs and even help parents be more flexible by using pay-as-you-go plans.Got a question about smartphones for children? Drop FOX 5's Doug Evans a line at facebook.com/DougEvansFOX5 or on Twitter at @DougEvansFOX5.
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Gwenn, I think that is one of the reasons I am so upset right now - I really think that I may have to cancel my birthday party because of them.
Gwenn, I think that is one of the reasons I am so upset right now - I really think that I may have to cancel my birthday party because of them.
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
So they would presumably drink at dinner and then drive her back to the hotel?
I don't think you should have to cancel your birthday either. I think dh should tell your inlaws that this isn't a good weekend and reschedule their visit.
Katy, in the end, you'll do what's right for Jo Jo and it might cause upset and hurt but you'll be doing the right thing!
Oh, and on a tangent, I have to say it's a little bizarre that in the space of two days I've been invited to join both a Secular group and a Catholic moms group, when I am neither secular, Catholic, nor a mom!
Well, I suppose that depends on your definition of Secular.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Hooray! I caught up on you guys!
Boo, for me having no time left to post anything except Katy, hun, first off Happy Birthday. And secondly, I agree with Bridget that your ILs sound like a poor bet for the safety of your kids. Your dh should back you on that, and tell his mom it's not a good time for them to come. What a nightmare for you. I'm sorry!
Katy, I think your dh could benefit from counseling or Al-Anon. It is not healthy that he's turning a blind eye to the danger his parents present to the safety of their grandchildren. He's learned to 'ignore' it and just go with things, but that's really not the proper way for him to deal with it. He's just lucky something didn't happen to him. Heck, they're very fortunate that nothing worse has happened thus far. If he won't see an Al-Anon type counselor, I highly recommend you do on your own. They're a great source of information for dealing with situations just like you described.
I'm very sorry. I know this isn't easy for you at all. It's very unfair.
I confess that I just contacted the obgyn office to schedule an appointment. I'm waiting for them to get back to me.
I really hate going to the doctor as well. I tend to avoid it if possible although I don't have anything against doctors. But I've been avoiding this for too long and I need to see if there are any problems, and perhaps they can refer me to an RE if they feel it is necessary. My experience with doctors after my m/c was so bad I'm still upset about it.
Wish me luck, guys. I'm kind of scared to go now.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
OMG! nkotb's musical director/arranger just messaged me a couple times on twitter! I follow him, and I noticed that he replies to a lot of people who message him but he almost always uses their real name. So I asked him if he only replies to people he knows by name (and I said "If that's the case, my name's Kate" LOL) and he said no, it's just that he tries to use their real name if he can see it in their profile. Isn't that sweet? He went on to say he doesn't actually "know" many of the people who message him.
He's so talented, I love the mashups and arrangements he uses in the shows and he played keyboards at Joe's show on the cruise and it was awesome. Squee!
Big hugs. As you know, I completely know where you're coming from. I hope everything goes fine and that you have a good experience (as good as an obgyn appt. can be, anyway).
I just got a letter today in fact that my OB appt. has to be rescheduled. That sucks because I'm actually almost a year overdue already.
Thanks. That's cool about your nkotb twitter!
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
I'm sorry, Gwenn.
That's cool about the twitter, Kate!
And Chrissy - I caught up a bit and am so very sorry about your daughter's trouble. It just keeps piling up on you.
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Are you going to the same place or someplace different? I once saw an obgyn that was so rude to meet and rough, I filed a complaint....seemed he couldn't find my ovaries because of my weight and size....even though when I had been 100 lbs heavier, I never had someone who couldn't find them and was that rough. Of course I never saw him again!
I'm going somewhere new, that a coworker recommended. She had her first child in another state (WI, actually) and her second here and said she actually really preferred this clinic and doctor to the familiar one from back home, which surprised her. I checked the doctors and clinic out through google, too, and they all have high ratings on the rate-your-doctor sites. So, I'm hoping for a better experience this time.
I've also had a change in insurance and we now have access to a better insurance provider network. Previously we had an HMO network and part of what made me so angry when I had the m/c was the network issue. My old doctor said she would refer me out to a MFM specialist immediately when I became pg because of my blood clotting issue, and then resume care once they released me. When I got my BFP, my old doctor was out of town and unavailable. I actually called this new clinic then and explained my situation, and they said the same thing, and since I was a new patient they wanted me to start with the specialist (I pay extra for a plan that doesn't require a referral to a specialist, because of my condition). So I did that. There are 2 MFMs in my city. Called the first clinic, didn't like them AT ALL and could not get the receptionist to understand why I wanted to see the MFM. She kept trying to schedule me with the OB and wouldn't listen when I said I had an OB and needed the MFM. So I gave up and called the second clinic, who totally understood why I wanted to see the specialist and what my issue was, started to schedule me, and realized they didn't accept my insurance. So I had no choice to go back to the first one. When the appointment came, I had already m/c and despite the fact that my appointment was with the MFM, he sent an OB in to see me. She consulted with him, but he didn't even talk to me face to face. The OB who did see me told me to my face that the m/c had nothing to do with my MTHFR despite the fact that it is known to cause difficulty with implantation (and many women on here have had repeated m/c and later been dx with MTHFR).
I haven't researched it yet, but I am hoping with the new insurance it will cover the "good" clinic.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
I just checked, and I am covered for either clinic through this new network!
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
I awoke without a headache so already ahead of the last two days!
I'm teaching myself to play the penny whistle so I can teach Savana and Kai. According to the kit I purchased, it's a great way for children to become familiar with the pentatonic scale setting up a learning foundation for other instruments. Of course when I told dbf he said, "Why waste your time? You and I are not musical so our kids are going to be either.
Of course I thought of you all immediately and the discussion we had in here about unsupportive partners.
Anyway, I told him that if he could show me concrete evidence of that statement being true, we could discuss it further but until then, hush.
Yeah Mandy!!!!
Um, so you don't have to have musical parents to be musical. Neither of mine can sing or play anything.....yet I played viola for like 12 years....including almost making it to state competition in 9th grade (by 10th grade I had a car and wanted to hang with friends instead of practice LOL).....and playing Carnegie Hall in NYC with the chamber orchestra. My sister also played viola but not as long as I did. But she can really rock out on Rock Band.
I have to say that is one nice thing about adopting....we can't project our ideas of genetics on them. Like I would probably be inclined to think that a bio kid of ours would not be an athlete....especially if it took after me. Dh is better than me and likes sports....but overall we were most definitely not jocks in school. We suck at art but artists do run in my family (sister, uncle, aunt)....so that one I could maybe see. Nobody in our families is great with singing....so that would be a shocker.
I do think that genetics do play a role at least to a point in things I would consider "talents" but of course sometimes it comes out of nowhere.
But with adopting our baby....who knows what kind of talents our child might have. We might get to explore and encourage things that I wouldn't have thought about trying so much with a bio kid of ours.
Neither of my parents can hold a tune either, and my sister cannot recognize if a note is flat or sharp or even off by more than that, but I play flute and guitar and even though I don't have Jennifer's musical resume, I definitely have more talent for it. I was able to coast by without practicing much and still get away with seeming like I'd practiced - it came naturally to me. Plus, even if there isn't much natural talent, learning music is good for brain development!
ETA: I'm also really good at languages, and I'm not sure if it's connected or not.
I got my raise notification. A whopping .53 cents. I'm still a good $3+ dollars an hour less than what other computer support entry level positions are offering as a beginning wage. Oh, and the big boss added a note that he's looking forward to expanding my duties in the coming year. Yeah right. I hope I find something else really soon.
I think that there might be a connection there too. My BFF (also a Jennifer and also played viola...how we met!) has more natural talent than I do. I played well, long as I practiced but have a horrible sense of rythm. I cannot just read the music and play it. I need to hear it before I can play it.
I took French for something like 6.5 years. It wasn't too hard for me until it came to more complex grammer (which I never really learned in English and I was in honors classes).
My friend was a better viola player than I ever was and I was the one who did private lessons for a while. She at least used to be able to speak German (went there in college for a semester), picked up French just on her own, can speak Spanish (her dad is hispanic but never spoke spanish with them as kids), and since her Dh is Hindu, she has at least some knowledge of that being spoken.
Chrissy...that just sucks. I really hope that you can get into one of those other positions!


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