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2/9/10 11:10 P

Jenn- HUGS AND Hugs and more hugs:) Thinking of you and missing you even though I'm rarely here I love it when I see you've been here. Hopefully things will slow down soon for all of us.

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2/9/10 8:01 P

Hey ladies busy day here was at the daycare today. It is so exhausting up there. Hope everyone has a great night.

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2/9/10 1:17 P

We have worked on our Valentine cards and picture frames for moms and dads. I found the frames with hearts cut outs at Michaels for $1.00 so dd painted them and the kids put foam hearts on them I still need to go to Walgreen's to get the pictures developed. Tomorrow is the party since my teacher kids don't come on Friday's. If school is canceled tomorrow for the weather than we will have it on Friday. The parent's will bring them.

We made chocolate play doh this morning. They played with it for 30 minutes.WOOHOO. Kept them busy.

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2/9/10 7:48 A

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!!! Lots of Valentines stuff to do this week. Coloring and crafts. Then, party on Friday! We're scoping the shape of the heart and the colors: red, white and pink!

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2/9/10 7:18 A

Good morning

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2/9/10 12:03 A

Here and just busy busy busy!! I almost feel some days I'm going through a bit of depression....shhhh don't tell anyone. LOL!! I think I'm just exhausted from being so busy right now and lack of money money. Aren't we all lacking money though! Hopefully soon, all will be caught up and it'll get a bit more layed back around here. My stress release is farmville on facebook!!!!! I hide out there some times....I can afford all kinds of luxeries and it's so peaceful and quiet ...especially when I mute button that darn animals!! LOL!! Wish that worked around here:)

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2/8/10 10:08 P

Thanks Tymaboy! Hey Fayle how are you?

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2/8/10 10:19 A

Good morning! How was everyones weekend? Busy here yesterday. Had a baby shower & then we had our food day when I got home. 3 of our nieghbors came over too. I think we bsed more then watch the superbowl. The food was realy good too - sweet & sour meatballs, bbq lil smokies, hot wings, pulled bf sandwiches, pea salad, coleslaw & the one neighbor brought over a pudding pie.

They are calling 6-12 inches of snow here depending on whch site I read. I hope it misses us I dont want it but DS does cuz he makes money then.

Amp- Good job!!

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2/8/10 10:09 A

Good Morning Ladies Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead! We r suppose to get hit with some more snow. 6-9 inches. It will be nice to have some fresh clean snow. Have a great day.

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2/7/10 11:18 P

Blonde?!?! I want to see it! I would be happy to take a picture of it when I get home. I wonder what it looks like. Oh btw sorry ladies for not getting on here sooner. I was busy with end of semester stuff. I am going to graduate with my goals!!!!!

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2/7/10 10:42 P

rita- can't wait to see the pict of your hair!! WHOO Hoooo blonde!!

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2/7/10 4:32 P

to you Faylei

I am working on taxes right now too just got to add up all my totals and then I can send them onto my friend Shirley who has been doing them for me since I started the day care 20 years ago.

My hair came out blonder and shorter. When Amanda comes back I will ask her to take a pic so I can post a new pic. for my profile.
Russ and I had a nice time bowling and then had a fish fry right there too. It was yum, but I forgot my leftovers at Russ's house. I sure hope he eats them. I was saving then for my supper tonight

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2/6/10 10:25 P

So sad Faylei. Will keep the parents in my thoughts. My nephew's wife was surrounded with family while she had her DnC. She had a very hard time when the Dr. told her the baby had died up to 3 weeks ago. My nephew is stationed in Africa and wasn't allowed leave. It's so hard watching people you love go through this kind of sorrow. I wish we could make it easier on them.

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2/6/10 12:53 A

Hugs to all:) Hope everyone is having a great weekend! We're just home from Texas from the funeral of baby Bentlea. VERY tough funeral:( Please keep the mommy and daddy in your prayers for awhile please. Thanks.

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2/5/10 8:29 P

I plan on trying both of those tips re the Windex and Tide. I hate spending the money on Spray and Wash and not getting the stains out. And there is a few oil stains in the garage and drive I've been dying to get rid of. The old kitty litter trick sort of worked, but not well enough. Kids are very happy today, cuz I'm not talking. I'm on the verge of losing my voice from my nasal drip. Plus it hurts to talk. Am feeling better though. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be well enough to tackle the last of my tax prep. I only have about half of my receipts to tally, then it all goes into the computer.

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2/5/10 1:30 P

Thanks Tymaboy. Will try that next time. I put the clothes in the sink and put some powder tide and scrubbed with a scrub brush. Now I will spray with the spray and wash and wash them. We bought the powder tide when we pressure washed the driveway. It gets oil spills up.Hope you have a great weekend.We are going to some friends house to watch the super bowl so I will try to eat good earlier in the day and try to resist eating too much at the party.

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2/5/10 9:19 A

Ya its Friday! Yesterday was the 1st decent day I had in awhile, between the kids being little terrors, DS & the pets health issues. I have a baby shower to go to on Sunday. I wish it would have on Sat cuz of Super bowl sunday. We like having a food day on Super bowl sunday. I know its bad for us but we all really enjoy it.

Crafty- if you have Windex with ammonia (SP?) that works just as well. My neighbor had told me about it a few months ago & brought over what she had so I could clean my coat & I was shocked at how well my coat came out. It looked like new!

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2/5/10 9:08 A

Good soggy morning everyone!!! Rain has been falling since yesterday afternoon and will change to sleet tonight then snow in the morning.Ds came home from rugby practice and had to take off his clothes in the garage. He was nasty,wet,muddy. I went to spray his clothes this morning with spray and wash and ran out so have to go to the store and get more. I am taking chili to dd's school for teacher appreciation lunch today so will go by Kroger after that. Might as well go grocery shopping while I'm out and won't have to do it this weekend. I have the 4 year old and 3 year old today and the 4 year old's aunt works at dd's school in the office so he is excited about going to see her.

Connie- hope you feel better soon. Rest as much as you can.

Rita- have a great day.

Faylei- thinking about you.

Tymaboy- hope you have a great day and weekend.

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2/4/10 6:41 P

Hi everyone. It seems the cold season has finally hit. Figures I'd be the one to get it. Luckily I only have my 2 plus 1 day care child to take care of today. I spent my free time resting and drinking tea. Hopefully I'll feel well enough to catch up on things over the weekend.
Rita, I don't know how you do the planning for the home school lessons. I go crazy helping the kids here with their homework. In addition to the 15 month old, I have one in kindergarten, two in 2nd grade, two in 4th, 1 in fifth, and one in 6th. All, except the 4th graders attend different schools with different curriculum. So different grade levels and materials leave me quite exhausted some days.

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2/4/10 2:18 P

I have to go and get an oil change done on my car tomorrow. I will be driving up to Green Bay (30 miles north) and picking up Russ and the we drive 15 more minutes north with the car and then after that we will drive another 15 min. and pick up eric (Russ's son) and take him out to dinner and the probably go bowling. We want to celebrate with Eric because he finally graduated from High School. Eric will be 21 this March. He did it all by himself and I say that because he was able to find his own place to live and got himself up everyday and drive 20 miles north to the school he was enrolled in when he lived with his mom.
Since I am staying in Green Bay overnight I have to make new hair appointment for Tomorrow at 8am instead of Saturday at 8am. So it will feel weird to be gone that early in the morning and then come home to feed the day care kids lunch and then leave for the weekend. It is so nice to have a helper who can be here at a moments notice.

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2/4/10 2:03 P

I look at what ShelleyLovettsecprintables has each day and decide if I want to use it. I also get ideas from my support group when we meet each month. I will probably choose a premade curriculum this fall. I have used High Reach Learning, Funshine Express (my fav.) and Mother Goose Times in the past. I will have one 3 year old and four 2 year old this sept. So I will get something ready to use but I will also check at our state conference this May.

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2/4/10 12:52 P

Rita- what kind of lesson plans are you using?

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2/4/10 12:45 P

Sorry Faylei about the baby. Have safe travel

I have to go make lunch but will try to get back here at nap time.

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2/4/10 7:14 A

Good morning!!!! HAd to send one home yesterday. She was throwing up.YUCK. I would rather runny noses, coughing and fever then that.

Hope everyone has a great day.

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2/3/10 1:01 P

Faylei, Sorry to hear about the baby. The death of a child is so hard to deal with. My nephew and his wife were expecting their first baby this summer. She miscarried Monday, and has to wait for a D-n-C on Friday. He is stationed in Africa, and she is alone in San Diego. We are hoping someone can make it down there by then. My thought will be with your family.

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2/3/10 9:10 A

Been kinda hectic here also. I feel like God is testing me to see how well I hold up with some of the things going on. Taco has had some health issues & I have also had to address a few issues with DS.

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2/3/10 8:47 A

Gosh, I hardly get in here anymore right now....I barely make it to my other thread....for those of you on my facebook you know I've been going through TAXES!!!!! UUUUGHHHH!!!! Also, dh's nephew's baby girl that was born about a month ago at 3 lbs and ended up going through 2 major surguries did not make it. She passes away day before yesterday:( Sooooo very sad. I'm off the next 3 days as we travel to Texas for the funeral. Not a fun trip at all:( Keep the family in your prayers please. Thanks.

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2/3/10 7:18 A

Good morning!!! How is everyone doing?

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1/27/10 10:25 A

Good morning everyone. Yesterday morning I had a nurse come to take my blood for life insurance. I was very disappointed I ate much better then I had been for a week & I did not loose 1 lb! I hope the results are atleast good or I will feel like I did it for nothing.

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1/26/10 4:42 P

Hello and hugs to all. Still a day of busy busy busy here. Think it's only going to get worse vs better as one of the mom's is due mid February and another mom is due anytime but won't start here til June. Never a dull moment. In a good light though....I am getting a new rocking chair so I'm excited. It's a rocker/recliner/glider. I get it during the day. Dh gets it at night and papa gets it whenever they come visit from Texas!!! Now if I can get up enough money for a new kitchen table:) We are SQUISHING into this one each day. I worked when I used to stand up all the time and just cater to them but when I started doing "family" sit down meal times and snack times where I sit down with them and eat at the same time...it's just not big enough all the time. 7 at a table of 6 and sometimes 8 at a table of 6...need more room:)


Tymaboy= AWESOME!!! So glad you found something that worked. I'll have to try to remember that one too.

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1/26/10 3:20 P

On another forum someone suggested baking soda & vinager. After I read it I thought Dah - its good for all kinds of stuff so I mixed some up. I figured I wasnt out anything if it doesnt work. I sprayed the entire pak n play & left it sit for about 15 min before going back in to check it. When I went back in it smelled much better so I decided to close the window & see how it went after that. The piss smell is almost gone in the room so after all the kids leave I will spray them all down. I need to remember this for any other cleaning job I may find that I need. I am really surprised at how quick it was able to get the strong odor out. I think after I treat it again tonite I will not have any of the smell in the room.

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1/26/10 10:00 A

I just use a scrubbing sponge and lysol spray on mine and then rinse. If worse comes to worse...THROW UP one time, I used the water hose in the yard and then spray it with the lysol, scrub clean and rinse and then let it sun dry...sun is a great germ killer..God created! Hugs to you and hope you find something that works. Remember, that board in most pac n plays is a card boardy kind of particle board that ABSORBS and so if you have not been using a waterproof matress cover then chances are the yuck has been "absorbed" into the board and thus you may have to get a new pac and play. That one could be sold to someone with a new puppy:)

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1/26/10 9:55 A

Good morning.

What do you ladies use on to clean your Pak N Plays? I noticed yesterday that my bedroom smells like piss & I sprayed them with the anytime clorox but it still smells really bad in there this morning. I have never had them smell this bad before. I sprayed air fresheners in the room & have now resorted to an open window to try to air out the room. I have the door & the vent closed so I am not heating the room.

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1/26/10 9:49 A

Good morning.I'm still doing tax stuff too. Dh keeps telling me to keep up every week but do I listen???????NO. You would think we would learn by now.

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1/25/10 10:43 P

tymaboy- How's your ds doing? Hugs to him. I keep missing his messages to me on facebook. I open it and walk away or I open it to full screen on farmville and it doesn't show the private messages til later. Stay safe on the roads.

Crafty- I procrastinate as well every year. Say I won't and yet I do it again....I still have to add all those receipts:( GUUUUUUGHHHHHH!

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1/25/10 8:09 P

I worked on taxes all weekend too. That is between the loads of laundry. You think I'd know better by now to keep up on this stuff each week or month. But no, I procrastinate. At least it was a good weekend for it. Cold and wet with nothing to do outside. Tomorrow I'm baking a BIG chocolate cake for my little girls 8th birthday on Wednesday. Hope I can keep it out of my mouth and my thighs.

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1/25/10 6:10 P

Hope everyone had a good day. All my kids are gone for the nite. I let DS go to the Y then I text DH to let him know. SO DH calls me to let me know the roads are a little slippery - I think I would rather not have known.

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1/25/10 7:50 A

Good morning!! Wishing everyone a wonderful day!! I can't believe it's Monday already. Worked on taxes all weekend...where did Saturday and Sunday go???

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1/24/10 8:41 A

Amped- It's so good to hear of your plan. The 6 years of school will be so worth it.You will be helping sooooo many people.Keep up the good work.

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1/23/10 11:05 P

I'm back from running my week 10k marathon. haha I wish. I'm back on again. I have a week off of school due to a new semester starting on the 1st of February. WOOO HOOO!!! So now i can "kinda" relax. Just got to finish some algebra and then I am set to go for semester 2! I am doing good. Excited about my college class I am taking through my highschool. My school pays for everything. Which is a relief. I am taking behavioral science. It will give me an insight of what I will be learning in college. Majoring in Psychology will be great! I dont know if I told any of you that I want to be a clinical Psychiatrist. I would need to first get my bachelors degree followed by a masters. 6 1/2 years of school. ahhhhhhhhhh. But it will be great i know it. To think of all the families, children and couples I will help. I mainly want to help children with depression. Maybe I will become a school Psychiatrist. Who knows. Well talk to you Monday girls. Love yah!

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1/23/10 11:49 A

Tymaboy- praying here.

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1/23/10 11:25 A

tymaboy- You got it girl...praying here. Keep us updated.

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1/23/10 11:05 A

Just hopped on to ask all of you to pray for a friend of mine. I do not know all the details but she was rushed by ambulance from an eye appointment to the hospital on Tuesday for emergency surgery. A condition developed in her eyes [seemingly] very suddenly, which has rendered her blind in her left eye. She only sees a pinhole of light in that eye. She is also in danger of losing sight in the other eye if she does not have emergency surgery in it. Laser surgery was done on the left, but her sight cannot be saved in that eye (except, hopefully, for the "pinhole of light").

Thank you everyone.

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1/21/10 6:28 P

Boy oh boy do I know about this one. I attended 6 different schools k - 2, and a new school every year 3 - 5. It left me very afraid of show and tell, oral book reports, etc. And forget about any activites that involved recitals like dance. It was my late 20's before I had the confidence to speak in front of small groups. What helped me was starting small. I instructed younger students one to one in high school, then new employees with my job in a group home. Being given the opportunity to be in charge of a small project gave me confidence in myself. But please oh please, don't ask me to talk in front of more than a dz at a time. Other wise it all comes back. I stutter and black out. Not faint, but my vision gets so spotty all I see is black.

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1/21/10 2:54 P

I can't talk in front of crowds either. Our Wednesday night teacher wanted me to pray at the end of class one Wednesday and I froze.I ended up not having to do it.WHEW

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1/21/10 2:40 P

rita- docs and coucelors with my dd's said great outlets are music therapy (listening to music or playing), art therapy (get art supplies like drawing pads, diff. pencils was middle dd favorite, charcoal,paint was oldest dd's favorite and oldest also loved clay and playdough), also try to make writing in a journal a habit. Could be one good thing in your day and add to it each day or what happened in your day or how you feel or even a prayer. Of course though we both know that the bible tells us that God is our best and the greatest councelor of all. That is one of His many names... Councelor and Prince of Peace. So way to go on going to and being involved in Youth Group!!

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1/21/10 2:12 P

Thanks you!!!! You girls rock. I have problems with anxiety when it comes to big crowds of people. Its part of the reason I can't sit in our big church.

Andrew is getting some stress worked out right now .
I asked him to shovel a path on the patio so Russ could grill and he just shovel the whole thing. Amanda is going to make him hot chocolate. What a dear.

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1/21/10 1:27 P

Rita- Already praying sweetie and it's a joy being friends with the kids:) I'm glad he added me. I have two teens/grown ups now really 17 and 20 that struggle with depression or rather more anxiety issues. One dd had to leave her 3rd day of classes today 1st hr for throwing up due to anxiety and she texted me and said teacher called her on it and said she should go the the health center and get help:( Oh my oh my where will we go with this today?? I'm pretty sure it's over her anxiety of talking in front of strangers to tell about her show and tell today. Maybe....

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1/21/10 12:49 P

Hello everyone!!!!!!

Rita- I will say a prayer for Andrew.It's tough being a teen now a days.

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1/21/10 12:16 P

Faylei Thanks for talking to Andrew on facebook last night. He is having a hard time with girlfriend wanting to be on again off again. She seemed very happy to come with us to a family party for my mom's 88 birthday this past Saturday and I even borrow a suit when they used the hot tub while we were there. She said thank you for inviting her and see you soon and then by Tuesday she was talking mean to Andrew and then last night Andrew saw her status on facebook as having a relationship with a girl. So he is feeling real low.
I am glad he had youth group last night and he goes to see his therapist this afternoon.
Please say a prayer for him.

Russ will be coming by later and grilling burgers and chicken for supper. He is also bringing a turkey for me to roast because he likes to have cold turkey sandwiches and to have it on hand in the freezer.

Hope you are all having as good a day as you can and remember what the great Faylei says look for those blessings!!!

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1/20/10 2:04 P

Hi everyone. I read about the school issues. It sounds like you have some great schools. Here in California, if a child is not in school, the schools don't get paid that day. They count every day you don't bring your child to school as a truancy. Unless you call in sick. Our school district has a policy that they will not allow a student to make up assignments, finals, etc, for non emergency leaves. Despite this California schools are some of the lowest rated in the nation.
On a brighter note, the weather is really hitting hard.Lots of rain til Sat. Gale force winds up to 65 miles per hour until 2pm today. Not too many kids here luckily. My late nighters have Tues - Thurs off, so 3 leave at 5ish and my last leaves at 8pm. After homework, we'll be playing board games, etc.

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Yes it was very nice of her to set that up for him. I think she has gone above & beyond what she needs to do to help DS pass her class. I wish there were more teachers like her. While DS was at school he ran into another teacher & asked her about making up the final. SHe told him that if he did not make it up he would get a zero so he took that test while at school too. I was mad when he told me that, not our fault school was canceled & I emailed his teachers afew days ago telling them about the rest of the week. DH called & talked to principal & she agreed with us & would not have let him get a zero for a planned trip like that.

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1/20/10 1:01 P

Tymaboy- stay warm. It's nice the teacher is letting him do that.


Whew what a morning. I had one that was a strong willed child. We ALWAYS go to the bathroom before we go to the playroom and this child did not go. After were at playtime they decide they need to go. I waited and then she started doing the "potty" dance. So I took her and she still did not go. About five minutes after we were back to playtime she poops in her pants.So back to the bathroom to clean her up. She is 4 1/2. She had the attitude this morning that she was in charge.But after we had a firm talk about everything it was like it never happened. Glad it's church night.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

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1/20/10 10:16 A

crafty- too true about cell phones jamming up in emergencies like that.

Tymaboy- How nice for that teacher to offer that. Stay warm and safe in the storm. Hugs

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1/20/10 10:00 A

Happy Hump Day everyone! School is canceled due to the weather that is coming. Today was final tests DH &DS has a snowmobile trip planned leaving tonite. I keep in contact with his teachers & the one emailed me asking if he could make it to school before the bad weather hits to take his final since he will not be there the rest of the week. Hope it works out!

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1/19/10 1:16 P

We thought about getting id of the land line but after the Good Friday tornadoes we changed our minds. Because all the cell lines were jammed but the land lines worked.
Faylei- I'm going to check out the website,.

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1/19/10 12:48 P

Ours just says a phone so we pass inspection:) If you are really wanting to go all cell phones though I would look into turning in an amendment or exception as it may be called. They often pass those. People just don't turn them in. You would need to show on there the cost savings and that you would continue to keep cell phone at all times at the residence during operating hours. Show them your background of service by making a copy of your bill or by printing up something saying you've had service for x amount of time and having the cell ph. rep sign it. You could also even submit a letter with each of your parents signatures on it saying they are ok with you doing so. I would think it would pass for you.

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1/19/10 12:11 P

We have talked about getting rid of the home phone but we cant cuz of daycare regulation state that we have to have a landline.

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1/19/10 11:52 A

Rita- yes, we just use the cell #'s now. Much cheaper as everyone always called us on them anyway. My cell phone is weird right now though...so sometimes calls don't go through:( I need to go to the cell company but we're thinking of changing over soon to a new provider. Hugs

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1/19/10 10:51 A

Hey Faylei I was just this morning trying to call you but you must not have a land line and only use your cell, I will give you my number if you want. I will email it to you.

I am going to go comment on your wall on facebook

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1/19/10 9:59 A

Chatty here I guess..... I meant to tell you all that the pict on here is of my hubby's nephew's 3 lb baby girl Bentlea. She needs lots of prayer right now please. She is looking at another surgery today. Thanks.


Here's a great link to where I find tons of Book ideas for lapbook or activity go alongs with books...
www.homeschoolshare.com/levels.php

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1/19/10 9:55 A

Wishing everyone a great day! Its super icy outside here today with heavy fog:( I'm missing those few warm nice days we saw for a few days there. Heard we may be seeing snow again even:( I'm so ready for summer!! I have caught my family's head cold they've been nursing. Can't complain too much though as this is the first one I've caught in a long time:) Counting my blessings!!!

My website is down and not working since last summer. They are switching it up to charge people now and changing formats. Every now and again it'll let me work on there a moment or two and then shut down. It deleted half the stuff I had on there. Think I'll have to just delete the whole thing and start over. I did start a facebook page for my daycare though so that I could post cute picts and cute things the kids did on there and keep our monthly calendar in the notes section. Still hope to find a website thought. If you have a website that is FREE, please let me know who the server is. I'd love to do another website. Everyone loved the website. The facebook page...everyone signed up on ....but no one really comments yet. I told the parents it would be just for daycare parents and grandparents so their children wouldn't be highly published.

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1/19/10 9:33 A

Good morning everyone.Only 2 again today.

Connie- All my kids are 2 or younger. I have learned (i'm sure some do not agree with me) but I leave them fuss for a little bit & if they do not stop after a few minutes I put them to bed. I tell them fussy little boys/girls go to bed. My thought is if they are fussy they are tired. If they start playing then I will try again & let them come out & play. My 2 yr now does timeouts so he goes to the corner instead but I rarely ever need to do timeout for him. I can tell by their crys, fussing if there is something wrong so if it a normal cry I let them go so I can concentrate on the others.

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1/18/10 3:46 P

Hi everyone. It's raining cats and dogs here in California. Saturday was crazy with 7 kids inside, but Sunday and today have been much quieter. Things liven up at 2PM when my late nighters get here. Do any of you deal with the 1 to 18 month olds much? I have one that is whining constantly! He is having some teething issues, but I haven't dealt with this too much. The last whiner was his sister, who is now 6. I think it's primarily the parents responding to him at the drop of the hat and handing him off to each other, rather than encouraging him to learn patience or to entertain himself. But I could be wrong. I sit and rock with him, or play on the ground until he's engaged, and then I try to leave to take care of meals, etc. The moment, I'm on my feet he is whining and holding his hands up. Is this typical? Please give me some input. It's to the point where I'm counting the minutes to the blessed nap time.

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1/18/10 10:46 A

Good morning! Only 2 today & they will be picked up by 4:30. We have an apt with insurance man tonite so we can get a discount on DS insurance. DS could have gotten his license awhile ago but he either lacked the ambition (which was fine with me) or his grades where not up to par. After this apt. then we will go to DMV tomorow, he cant wait to drive by himself.

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1/18/10 9:00 A

Connie- hope you had a peaceful evening.

Amped- where have you been? Hows your mom doing?

Faylei- what them are you doing this week. i always like to hear what all you do.I am looking for some ideas. I went on your website but couldn't find the lessons.

Tymaboy- are you ready for another week?

I got a migraine headache yesterday afternoon from not having any caffeine. By the time I asked dh to go get me a coke it had already settled in.So I was in bed at 5 and didn't get up until 6 this morning.I missed church last night.I have not had a headache that bad in a very long time. I believe since I worked at the VA daycare 10 years ago.

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1/17/10 10:45 P

I'm back! Hopefully you guys didnt have fun without me. haha. jk. How is everyone doing?

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1/15/10 1:31 P

Peaceful evening tonight. Last child leaves at 5pm. Then I'm up at 4:30 tomorrow morning. The little one I'm watching seems to have the start of a cold or allergies. So he's not feeling to hot. Hope it passes soon. Hope everyone enjoys the weekend. We have heavy rain predicted. So I have my firewood ready, and will be baking cookies and making hot chocolate for the kids. Between that, reading, games and a few movies in front of the fire, it should be a quiet, fun weekend.

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1/15/10 10:37 A

So glad it is Friday! Hope everyone has a great day.

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1/15/10 10:30 A

HAPPY FRIDAY DANCE TO ALL!!!!!!!

RITA- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
Jenn- hows it going with you.
Connie- so glad you found "me time"
Faylei- What's the theme for next week? What kind of activities did you do with Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs?

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1/15/10 8:07 A

Wishing everyone a happy FRIDAY!!! Friday Happy Dance!!!

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1/13/10 4:42 P

Hi everyone. Easy day today. Spent it catcing up on me time. I only have one 9 yr old girl for 2.5 hours this morning and 2 hours after school. Just woke up from a nap! With 2 of my own this is as close as I get to time off, so I'm loving it!

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1/13/10 1:10 P

emoticon So glad it is nap time. My soon to be 1 year old and the 10 month old have pestered each other all morning. The only thing I got done with the older ones was the "slime" we made and watched Robin Hood.
I have to still clean the kitchen when they fall asleep.The 10 month old and her sister have left for the day. I might have to take a nap myself after I clean the kitchen. NOT.I have too much to do today before church. I have to take trash to dump,pick up kids from school, go to Publix since they have changed their penny day to Wednesday's(not happy about that)Then meet parents then church.

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1/13/10 9:53 A

Faylei- That kinda makes me laugh. Christophers schedule changed this semester so he gets here earlier then the others now. Each morning before the other kids come he brings me 1 book after another. We probably average 10 books a day, then when the others get here he will sit with a book & they all will gather around him & look at the pictures.

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1/13/10 7:38 A

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!! Busy day again here today. I'll start working with ds and report and research writing and if I get any free time, whatever that is, I need to write out BILLS or they may just come take my house from me!!! I am soooo behind:( Love you all...hugs:)


Take one moment out today to read to at least one child. Reading makes a difference. Reading one book can change a child's life. It's the sound of your voice, the touch and holding when you read a book, the sound of your words. Make a difference, touch a child's life today through one little book.

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1/13/10 7:25 A

Connie- congrats on the extra money. Hope you can rearrange schedules to fit yours and you can get rest. That is great dh is willing to help.

Hope everyone has a great day. We are making "goop" today.

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1/12/10 10:12 P

Hi Everyone. The last 2 days have been crazy and exhausting. Up at 5:15am in bed at 11pm. One of the new parents got a new schedule. It means nearly full time care for her kids, and an extra $150 each for me. But I don't know if I can hang with the long hours combined with the family that comes in early. I'm rearranging my quiet hours as best as I can so I can get in a nap on the 3 days a week that the little ones aren't here. Hubby has said he'll cover some nights too. Chat with you all later.

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1/12/10 3:16 P

Tymaboy- I started logging my food this week and that has helped so much. I write everything down that i will eat for the day and log it on Spark to make sure of my calories and so far so good. I also have started working out again. Two days and so far so good.

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1/12/10 2:55 P

hugs to all. Busy day today...sorry not in here much. Hugs to all though.

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1/12/10 1:05 P

ACK! Help! Ever since I got my appetite back all I have been doing is eating!

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1/11/10 2:14 P

Good afternoon.
Tymaboy- I use the "if they loose diapers in one hour then they go home." Unless I know there is something else that has caused the loose diapers.

I have logged all my food I will eat today and I am over 145 calories.Not bad considering I probably way over this past weekend.I also did a little of the Biggest Loser 30 day Jumpstart dvd. That was not easy.I'll try to do more later.

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1/11/10 1:11 P

Good morning. So far it is a good day. I think baby Taylor has discovered her tongue, she has been playing & spitting with it for the last 1/2 hours. I am in the process of writing a note home to the parents reminding them what the illness policy is.

What is your policy on loose stools? My policy just states a child can be sent home for the following - then a list of different thing & it just state diarrhea. I am thinking of telling them from now on if a child has 2 loose stools in 2 hours I will calling them. I have found in the past that when this happens someone ends up not feeling well. Then the next thing I know another kid is having the loose stool thing too.

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1/11/10 12:44 P

Left over lasagna for us. :)

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1/11/10 10:54 A

Faylei- we are having spaghetti too.

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