Another mom to a quirky son here. We work on some social skills things, but I'm trying to be better about just letting him be himself and figure it out. I know he gets excluded and picked on in groups... but it doesn't seem to bother him. As long as the adults are nice to him, he's happy. I was a weird kid, and so was my dh (geeks breed with geeks, you know)... and we have a very happy life. As long as it works out that way for my boys, I'll be triumphant.

Argh.... praying for you and yours. The medical waiting game is always the worst. Take it easy this weekend.

Lol! Wonderful! I only had two semesters though... gonna have to relearn it if I want to teach it to my kids.

Just returned from our field trip to Krispy Kreme. The 30 minute drive was worth it.... mmmmmmm.... been a long time. :D We got our free donuts, and bought some as well for later. Thank you for reminding us to celebrate this important national holiday!

What about the They Might Be Giants song about mesopotamia?

Yes, I'm in the midst of moving, which means that dh and I are vegging out on WoW almost every night. Anyone play? Server? We usually play on Shadow Council.

Cheeeeeeeeeese!!!!!

I feel your pain... I have a son with many issues for whom we never seem to have coverage for diagnosis or treatment. However, many of the things you describe could indeed by ADHD. My dh has ADD, and he will wear clothes inside out, forget what he's doing, has to be reminded of the need for showers and clean clothes, he needs direct supervision for detailed tasks--ie, cleaning, sorting, daily errands... and he's 38. We were in an adult ADHD support group for a while, and I learned that he really does need me to be his coach in these things. My oldest will probably follow in dads footsteps. Of course, dh is also about the smartest person I know, amazingly creative and funny, and as loving and nurturing as they come. He simply lives in his head, not his body. I love him dearly, shirt inside out or not. Just had to get that in there in case you think I'm dissing my dh!

We all wear t-shirts and jeans or shorts. I like "dressy" knit shirts (lots of styles) over my ubiquitous jeans, my dh and boys wear shirts with super heroes on them. Sandals or crocs. Pretty much that's it. My Sunday clothes are almost all travel knit dresses or skirts or the kind of cotton that is supposed to be crinkly.

Yeah... I do own an iron (I'm pretty sure...) but I couldn't tell you where it is! I buy easy care fabric, and like to think of our family as "pleasantly rumpled".

Ugh... yeah. I read all the VC Andrews in 5th and 6th grade. Yuck yuck yuck. Oh, and Clan of the Cave Bear. Piers Anthony isn't well written, but I don't remember it being such trash.

We loved it too! I cried many times... but in a good way "sniff". Dh told me it got a standing O at Cannes, so it's one that has pleased critics as well as viewers. We only saw it in 2D (just because of scheduling), but it was good enough we may go back next week and catch the 3D.

I read it last year for the first time since skimming it for credit in high school. I loved it! I found it affecting and poignant, but what I enjoyed most was the strong theme of Christ imagery that I totally missed as a child. Interesting how you read something so differently after some time...

There are only 11 finalists, so not bad odds! I love this! I think it just may be my favorite sporting event... unless the Broncos are in the Super Bowl. Otherwise, I'm a spelling bee fan. Can't wait until tonight!

We just started watching round 6.... 3 homeschoolers remain (the young man from Virginia is homeschooled, I looked up the acronym). Round 5 was brutal! My ds 7 is afraid there won't be anyone left for the finals tonight!

Awesome! We are just starting to watch round five--we counted 7 homeschoolers, but I may have missed one. Gonna go check out the link!

Lots of homeschoolers... I wish they had a link with a list of info. We're having a great time. My ds7 is hoping for a repeat of last year's "numb-nuts" incident.

Yes! I buy almost all my milk, eggs, meat and bread at Costco. Meat especially... the savings is quite steep, and the quality is very good. Also asparagus. We eat a lot of asparagus, and the three pound bags at Costco are frequently less than a pound at my supermarket. However... I always get my membership through my job (church). We buy paper, toner, pens, etc for the church office there. Does your dh work someplace with a Costco account? It is cheaper to add additional cards rather than a whole membership. Costco/Trader Joes is our usual bi-weekly shopping trip.

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Bumping this up because we are watching right now.... I love that I'm not the only person in the world who thinks of the Spelling Bee as a major sporting event. My ds7 woke me up at 7 am... "Wake up! It's time to watch the spelling bee!!!" Three homeschoolers in the running so far.... but we are a bit behind "live". We like to root for the homeschoolers!

Oodles... I've been packing the kids rooms, so I know. They both have 4 bookshelfs of personal books & comics, a bunch of stuffed animals, and one set of those slanty bin racks with 12 bins full of small toys (dh 7 has cards, some figures and toys, ds 5 has cars, blocks, viewmaster stuff, small figures, etc) in thier room. Oh, and a wooden play kitchen with a lot of kitchen toys in ds5 room. Plus we have the school room-- mostly books, but we have one full sized shelf of board games, large bins of playmobile, thomas, quadrilla, blocks. Ikea sliding toy bin furniture (a stepped bin piece, and two straight ones) that hold bins of legos, linking cubes, wedgits, action figures, lincoln logs, mr. potato head stuff and puzzles. A big trunk of dress up stuff, silks, etc. Some random things. The next shelf down is craft items, etc. Does that count as toys? All are labelled and sorted... but it's more than enough. Now that we are moving to a house where they will share a room, I'm paring down the room items severely, but the new school room will have room for the toys.

So sorry... I read that thread and didn't get that she was "warning" you either. Take care of yourself and your baby. Find some good emotional support IRL, and feel free to come here and vent. Take deep breaths. Know that you will make it through this.

Now, I think there is a difference between thinking we are immune, and thinking that a woman who speaks to our husband in a friendly way is about to leap into bed with him. I want my husband to be happy and content with our marriage as well... but not from fear, from love. He is my favorite person in the world, my partner--of course I want him to be happy, and he wants me to be happy in general and with our marriage in particular. It is too bad about your friends. I've been there... I had a good *female* friend in whom I was very disappointed when she was unfaithful. But there were other problems in her marriage, she was cruising sex sites on the internet, and the adultery was a symptom of a lot of disfunction between her and her dh. But it had nothing to do with a man who was her friend saying "hi" or having lunch with her. Now, if the question was "My husband likes to hang out at strip bars" or "We never talk" or "Where is he when he stays late for work", that, I might understand the worry. It's the idea that any relationship with the opposite sex is a gateway to sin that doesnt' sit well with me. It seems to discount personal responsibility. There are so many folks here who disagree with me, that I brought it up with my dh. He thought it was pretty ridiculous to worry about a friendly coworker.

Lol! No gloves donned here... I only knew about the Polish Orthodox church because my music director (in a Methodist church) was raised in a Polish Orthodox community. She was telling me recently about a service she attended because her aunt asked her to... apparently it's all in Polish and my friend is not a native speaker. I didn't know if it was a cultural distinction or a separate denomination--I don't even know if they meet weekly (we are in L.A., there might be a Polish community I don't know of), or this was a one time thing.

No, thanks for the clarification. I'm not trying to be argumentative... I was just struck by your phrasing and thought perhaps "live carefully" was a term used in your faith. Like I may use the word "class meeting" and not expect anyone without a Methodist background to understand how I'm using the term--I might say "small group" in other settings. I understand not wanting to take on other issues, I simply think in metaphors and congruencies. I look for big picture answers that apply to a variety of systems and enjoy approaching discussions that way. If I believe XYZ, how does that affect ABC and so on... May I ask what Orthodox church you are part of? Or are they all considered one? I know locally of Greek, Armenian, Polish, and Russian Orthodox congregations, but I didn't know if/how they are related.