Hkpiano
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It was a wonderful Conference! We were sad to notice Elder Scott didn't speak and we didn't see him there either.
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Could it be The Wedding Singer? I don't remember what her fiancé's career was in that...
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It really was a great talk. I wish my (evangelical) parents could have heard it. They think we believe that we are saved by works.Elder Uchtdorf...best explanation of grace and obedience I have ever heard.
And if I look half as good as he does at 75, I will be happy dancing all over the place. :D
DH and I just looked up Elder Uchtdorf's age and like you couldn't believe he is 75!!
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That is so sweet! I love seeing how our children feel the Spirit at an early age. It reminds me of the time that I was tucking my, then 5 year old, DS into bed after having the missionaries over for dinner. He looked at me and said, "Mom, doesn't it just make you feel good when the missionaries are here?" Brought tears to my eyes and reconfirmed my goal to have the missionaries over at least once per month!During the morning session, my little 6 year old, who never stops moving and you are never sure if he is paying a bit of attention to anything, sat very still just staring at the TV for quite some time. Then he looked over at me and said, "I think I know those nice men. I think they are Jesus's disciples." I told him they sure are. He smiled really big and said, "Am I right?" I said, "Yes, you are totally right." Then he went over to his big sister and cuddled up to her and she asked him how he knew that and he replied, "They have spiritual light. I think Jesus gave it to them."
I'm still just amazed at him saying all that. He really does listen more than we think he does. And he really felt the spirit today and it whispered to him just who those general authorities are. Very deep thoughts from a 6 year old little boy.
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If you google 12 year molars, some charts pop up that could be helpful in figuring out which it is.
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There are 12 year molars, could it be that?
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How To Get Your Child Off The Refrigerator And On To Learning book
How To Play The Piano Despite Years Of Lessons: What Music Is And How To Make It At Home book
Blokus game
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My youngest son turned 12 last week, so my four boys are going to priesthood tonight with DH and his dad. I'm trying to figure out what LDS moms of boys do when they are all old enough to go!
Have a ladies night! Or take a bath and read a book! Or watch a chick flick! (Can you tell I don't get a lot of time to myself? Mine are still little. :))
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We're watching here! I love Conference weekend. It's especially great this time, as my sister flew in from Texas with her daughters so I get to see her, too. Yay!
That sounds lovely! I always miss our family especially at conference time. Looking forward to moving to the same city as DH's sister later this month, so we can share holidays and conference weekends more frequently! Enjoy your time with your sister and nieces!
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After President Uchtdorf read the Quorum of the Twelve names, when he said "Any opposed..." there was a yell and he said "Thank you, your vote has been noted."
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Yes, that was unusual! Our live stream keeps cutting in and out. Was it just after the Quorum of the Twelve or were there others?
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We're watching! Fun to know there are other LDS ladies on WTM!!
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I wear earrings daily and I voted that I have a daughter who doesn't have her ears pierced but that is because she is only five. She intends to get her ears pierced but we are waiting until she is a bit older. None of the responses quite fit and it required me to answer the question.
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I plan on stuffing toilet paper in their shoes and telling them their feet must have grown.
I wanted to do the Googly eyes on the milk and OJ but couldn't find any at Target yesterday.
I'll probably switch the cereal bags in the boxes too.
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Distraction is awesome, try not to let situations disintegrate into a power struggle. We will often turn things into a game. For example, my 3 year old will try to run away when it is time to use the bathroom or get dressed. So we'll say, "You can't find me!" or "I'm going to get to the bathroom before you do!" He always falls for the challenge and forgets to resist once he's there. I second the recommendation of the book Playful Parenting. Sometimes I feel like it takes too much time and energy to parent like this, but in the long run it saves so much time and stress.
Really, this is a lesson that I am still learning with my older kids. For example, I can grump at them for being crazy in the grocery store or I can involve them in the shopping process which keeps them calm and engaged instead of distracted and whiney. My worst parenting days are when I get stuck in a rut of saying "no" and I stop being creative in how I interact with my kids.
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Salt Lake City hits every one of your requirements.
SLC has major pollution problems, with inversion causing the sky to be hazy much of the year. :(
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My husband LOVES to ski. So for his sake, a lot.
I love the beauty of the desert, most especially the big open sky and beautiful sunsets. But I miss having a real winter. It snows two inches here and I'm giddy. A few hours later, it has melted, and that was it for the winter. (I'm exaggerating slightly, but not by much!).
Bozeman, MT?
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This thread is making me feel so much more normal with my own silly little pencil dropper! I need these reminders, because I tend to be too hard on us: him for doing things like dropping pencils, and me for finding it so annoying!
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Well my mother got pregnant while pregnant.
What??? Please explain!!
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Dd9 went to bed at 10 pm after our usual read-aloud routine. It's a bedtime set to accommodate activities she participates in with dh, ones that are important to us as a family. It's 8:50 so that's a reasonable number of hours of sleep, but she still isn't getting out of bed despite repeated promptings. This is the usual and it's frustrating. Are my expectations realistic?
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UPDATE: Since I started this post a week ago, dd continued to have tough mornings but then started to cry in her sleep since a few nights ago. Then yesterday, she had a crying episode before bed, cried during the night, and cried again this morning. I called the pediatrician as soon as they opened and got her in right away.
Dd never complained of any specific symptoms and had no fever all all since having the flu, but she just did not seem completely herself. I was afraid that if I brought her in and they would think I was over-reacting. Then I noticed a little cough and some congestion yesterday, and I thought the ped might help figure out if it could be allergies starting or a low-grade post-viral infection. What I never expected to be told is that she has a sinus infection, bronchitis, and asthma.
I think I now officially qualify for a lousy mom award.
Oh no!!! Poor girl!! Don't feel bad, it sounds like there were hardly any signs!!
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I have a friend with eight kids aged 8 and under. Her children know not to interrupt or hover around adult conversation. Every now and then, she'll have to pause to correct a behavior or change a diaper, but those things are really very minor. Her kids are not neglected or crying for attention.
I sympathize with your situation and I don't mean that you should emulate this lady (to each their own). I'm just saying that this lady's family illustrates that this is not dependent on the number of children. It's all about family culture.
Certainly I did not mean to imply that kids who don't interrupt are neglected. Nor do my kids hover. I do think it has something to do with number of kids because one child who needs to be attended to once an hour is obviously going to be interrupting less frequently than 5 children who each need something once per hour.
You're right about the family culture. It kind of goes back to the "seen and not heard" debate. I was the child who never interrupted and who was quiet and well-behaved all the time. My parents often got compliments on their children's behavior. Unfortunately the way they achieved that was through corporal punishment and being extremely strict. This is not the way I choose to parent. I assume that is not the way your friend parents either, but I just don't know how to eliminate occasional interruptions from my kids without being harsh or just plopping them in front of the tv, you know? My kids certainly are not perfect but my neighbor's expectations (in more than just this area) were unrealistic and caused a lot of frustration for both of us. Once I realized that she expected my complete undivided attention, I realized I should only have her over when I could provide that.
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Right, the 9 year old would presumably not be the problem, (my 7 year old rarely interrupts unless it is to tell me about something my 3 year old is doing that I need to address, or if he wants to ask to go play at a friend's house or something). But the post that I quoted specifically referenced a baby and a toddler.
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I used to have a friend who had five kids at the time. I think her oldest was about nine. Between having to feed or change a baby or toddler or getting interrupted by the older kids, I felt like I could rarely get more than a few sentences out without kids pestering us (unless it was naptime for them). At the time, I was alone all day with a baby myself, so having my supposed adult conversation constantly ruined by little kids drove me crazy.
This is almost exactly the same situation that my friend/neighbor and I find ourselves in, except she is the stay-at-home mom with the baby and I am the (homeschooling) mom of a 3, 5, and 7 year old. We are often interrupted by my kids when we hang out in the afternoons. They will ask for a snack, or for me to get out a specific toy, or occasionally I'll need to correct an inappropriate behavior, whereas she is content to talk a mile a minute while her baby shrieks in her bumbo, ignored (she doesn't like my kids playing with the baby, ie "getting in her face"). After listening to her complain about how distracted I am by my kids multiple times, I no longer invite her over while they are awake. If she wants to spend "adult time" then she is welcome to come over after they are in bed. I refuse to feel guilty for being a mother. All my other friends understand that when we get together, the kids will occasionally be a disruption. I am teaching them not to interrupt but it still happens sometimes.
Anyway, not trying to derail the thread, I just found this post really irrational. Your friend had five kids, ages 9 and under. What in the world did you expect?
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This. And it keeps conversation and discussion all corralled in one place, unlike email, where people are responding at different times, to different emails, maybe forgetting to "reply all," not noticing one email string while accidentally starting another, etc.
While I'm not a Facebook hater, there are other options like Evite that allow everyone invited to an event to respond and comment on a central location.
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Can we do a recipe thread?
in The Chat Board
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Ooh, I have a Cajun recipe for you! Chicken and Sausage Gumbo: http://themenumama.blogspot.com/2011/02/chicken-and-sausage-gumbo.html?m=1
ETA: I also have a great Red Beans and Rice recipe, but it's not blogged so I'll have to type it up later.