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Chit Chat :: RE: Do you do the "tooth fairy" in your house?

Author: FranticFrummie
Subject: re: Do you do the "tooth fairy" in your house?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 10:50 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 4

I don't like the idea of encouraging "magical thinking". My daughter is very logic driven, and she always wants to know if a story is "made up or true".

We were discussing her first loose tooth the other day, and she says "We need to send them to grandma!" Since we do that with her school work that comes back with A+ and 100%, I guess it makes sense to send the teeth, too! I'm sure grandma will send her something nice in return.

Tehillim Needed :: Ephriam bas Rivka

Author: FranticFrummie
Subject: Ephriam bas Rivka
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 10:45 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 0

A very sweet man, former director of the Israeli National Ballet, has just been diagnosed with melanoma. Please add him to your tehillim list.

Parenting our children :: RE: Signing with your kids

Author: su7kids
Subject: re: Signing with your kids
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 8:56 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 16

My daughter taught my granddadughter sign, from about 8 months old and it was unbelievable how much she could communicate with us.

She said the word as she was signing it, so gd was able to understand what the sign was. She does have a speech delay, but we didn't know that at the time. She turned two and suddenly the words are flying out of her mouth, but juice and music she still signs!!

It saved HOURS of frustration, and we totally understood what she wanted. I highly recommend it.
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: greenfire
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 8:41 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

i would get bored of the same food over & over & over again ... so variety it is ... besides what would i do with all my loverly dishes - can't make them for everyday eating ...

the other trick to not having too much food for family to deal with is that we eat main course + dessert ... shabbos day i stick to salads and first course ...
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Miscellaneous :: RE: so, what do you think of me?

Author: greenfire
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 8:25 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 8

mommy#1 wrote:

colorful! wrote:

That you're a #1 mommy, of course!

so, colorful, I guess you dont know me!!! im ttc, but havent yet. iy"H soon...
but im not a mommy!!!!!!

how on earth would anybody know that with your screename containing the word "mommy" ...
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Tehillim Needed :: RE: Esther bas Miriam

Author: greenfire
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 8:20 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 13

I'm really sorry - a loss of someone you love dearly is never easy ... thank you for giving us the opportunity to daven for her ... may she rest in peace ... God bless her soul.
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Simcha Section :: RE: What to write in bat mitzvah card?

Author: louche
Subject: re: What to write in bat mitzvah card?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:55 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 7

Dear Kimberley,

We're so proud of the beautiful Daughter of Israel you have become. The way you read your parashah brought tears to our eyes, it reminded us so much of your dear father OBM. He would have been bursting with joy to see how much you have accomplished since you burned down the preschool with your Indian Campfire Starter kit.

Knowing your love of chemistry, we're sending you a Make-Your-Own-Nuclear-Missile kit. It's labeled for adults only, but as a bat mitzvah you ARE an adult. Don't open it inside the house.

Much love always,
Uncle Shirley and Aunt Sid
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Simcha Section :: RE: What to write in bat mitzvah card?

Author: louche
Subject: re: What to write in bat mitzvah card?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:49 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 7

Dear Tiffany,

Mazal Tov on your Bat mitzvah. We are all so proud of you! May you always be a source of nachas and joy to your family and to the Kadosh baruch Hu, just as you are today. Affectionately, Uncle Sid and Aunt Shirley
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Finances :: RE: Has anything changed in your lifestyle b/c of the recession?

Author: amother
Subject: re: Has anything changed in your lifestyle b/c of the recess
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:47 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

.no more cleaning lady. Food is always bought on sale or not at all no more lunch out no more newspaper and magazines. And a other things too. I feel it and my kids feel it.

Cleaning & Laundry :: Thanks to my brilliance (& imamother!) it worked!!

Author: bubby
Subject: Thanks to my brilliance (& imamother!) it worked!!
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:28 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 0

DH owes us all BIG TIME!!

He dropped his Blackberry in the toilet (after flushing he says, but I don't believe him ) & he was so upset. So 24 hours later I told him to stick it in a bag of rice a la amothers' advice. He was very skeptical, but i told him he had nothing to lose except $500 for a new one, which wasn't happening.

It sat there for a week & lo & behold, it's working now!!!

Now we deserve a reward. His muted "Thanks" is not enough. I told him to grovel, but i just got

Any suggestions????

BTW, he didn't know what to do with the rice. I hope he was kidding

New York related Inquiries :: RE: iso orthopedic specialist

Author: Mitzvah Giraffe
Subject: re: iso orthopedic specialist
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:26 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

I would use someone in hospital for joint diseases. We used Dr. Grant.
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Simcha Section :: RE: What to write in bat mitzvah card?

Author: bubby
Subject: re: What to write in bat mitzvah card?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:19 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 7

Well, if it's for Mom & Dad, how about this:

You survived...so far. Good luck with the rest

(Yeah, I know )

Tehillim Needed :: RE: Esther bas Miriam

Author: YALT
Subject: re: Esther bas Miriam
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:16 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 13

BDE. Atleast she went peacefully. And was able to say vidui - which so many were unable to.
May she be reunited with you very soon in Yerushalayim.

Finances :: RE: Has anything changed in your lifestyle b/c of the recession?

Author: motherintheshoe
Subject: re: Has anything changed in your lifestyle b/c of the recess
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 7:04 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

Absolutely made me think more about the future... Trying 2 save 4 a rainy day.

Working Women :: RE: Daycare babysitter dilemna help please...from LA

Author: ss321
Subject: re: Daycare babysitter dilemna help please...from LA
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 6:58 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

lots to say on this OP, but just got home a little while ago and shabbos is in 1 hr here in NY, but in brief
1. good for you - you sould like you are juggling ALOT. IDK much about the accounting world or the CPA profession in particular, but I think you figured out that it is important to keep working, even if sometimes it "doesnt pay" financially or you dont save as much as you think you should be saving each month, etc. it is graitifying for you, intellectually stimulating, and all that. also, it looks good for you to have continuity, if you quit now, you will have to start all over when you want to become a CPA right? so you deserve a big pat on the back for everything you are doing!!
2. money situation- youre the accountant, Im the one who doesnt understand algebra. it might be hard now, but I believe in the long run, continuing on the parth you are on will pay off. so long as you are not SPENDING MORE on babysitting than you are BRINGING HOME I think you are safe
3. babysitter situation-need 2 give ur story more thought but this lady is like not adding up. she obviously is not committed to what she is doing....I hitnk you need to find someone else who can do a better job, and there ARE people out there!!

anyway gotta run, more some other time

Finances :: Should I buy the marked down items

Author: amother
Subject: Should I buy the marked down items
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 6:39 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 0

We have until two years ago been very financially strapped living paycheck to paycheck with not a penny of saving. I never bought things that were not on sale and was grateful that I could find meat about to reach the expiration date, and fruits and veggies just past their prime that were reduced.
With the help of Hashem and my very hardworking husband we are now very not only comfortable but doing better than my wildest dreams.
I am grateful for our current situation but I am also aware that like anything in life it can turn in an instant. So I am still trying to be frugal and trying to build our savings.
Here's the problem (and I know many people wish to have this problem, so I apologize)
I often find myself in the supermarket looking at the meat counter and I pick up the manager special items that are greatly marked down. I know how badly I needed the marked down food to feed my family, so I find myself putting the meat back because I feel guilty. Then I feel that I am wasting money by paying for the more expensive meat, when the marked down meat is just as good. If I dont buy it its not an automatic that the person buying it really needs the saving either. And it can also be that the foods get thrown out if noone buys it (especially today when I went to buy food at the supermarket of a late Friday afternoon).

I just want to do the right thing- I want to save for our family, but I dont want to take affordable food from those who need it.
Is buying the markdown meat just a smart way to save money or is it like shopping at a food pantry if you dont need?

Working Women :: RE: Daycare babysitter dilemna help please...from LA

Author: BinahYeteirah
Subject: re: Daycare babysitter dilemna help please...from LA
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 6:36 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

I am not sure what is up with your babysitter. Is there some other reason you think that she doesn't want to commit? Could it be that you kid(s) are (still) harder than average to care for? Are there any other issues? Or is it only the money? If it is only the money, the I think you have to be willing to pay whatever she feels is fair to keep her. I have worked doing home daycare and if I had a family I liked and a kid I liked, I would want to keep them around! If she wants more money during the year, then you will have to pay if this is someone you trust and like. Maybe the extra money will make her commit. If she can't commit even with her money issues ironed out, then forget her. You need a firm answer!

As to whether you should work or not, if your CPA is something you will have to start over on if you quit now, I would keep on going. I don't know anything about the license requirements, but for other things they often have some kind of time limit to get all your hours. Once you have that taken care of you can relax a bit.

Gotta go!
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In the News :: RE: Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Author: chocolate moose
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 6:11 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

She would not have been the first person to do that.
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Working Women :: Daycare babysitter dilemna help please...from LA

Author: amother
Subject: Daycare babysitter dilemna help please...from LA
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 6:08 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

I live in Los Angeles, in the pico area. I have a two and a half year old, and a nine month old and I am two months pregnant. I work part time as an entry-level accountant for a frum man with a small office, few employees. I have been out of school for under two years and been working at the same job for 1.5 years. It is hard to find a flexible part-time accounting position, especially at the entry level, so after a long time of searching I found this job which I like. I passed the CPA and the only thing between me and the license is about two and a half more years of part-time work.

I have to say...I don't financially need to work right now, but I figure eventually I will because of the growing expenses of a growing family..3 kids, tuition, etc..

Also, I have to say..I like going to work, part-time, because it gives me time to do what I want to do away from the kids, and I'm learning alot at my job, which I really enjoy. It also gives me a fresher perspective when I get home and I have more patience to give the kids more of myself and my love.

So basically, when I started this job, my older son was exactly a year old and I enrolled him in a daycare while I worked 24 hours a week, 6 hours, mon-thurs. Then I was pregnant a month after I started the job, maintained the schedule, and I took some time off after the baby came, and when i wanted to go back, I told my boss I would like to split my hours between the office and home so I could spend more time with my baby and work a few less hours than I did before. He said we could try it and see how it goes. So for the past 6 months, I would go into the office 3 hours a day in the afternoon, and clock in 2 hours from home when my daughter napped in the morning or after bedtime at night if my husband was out learning or generally whenever I had time and this worked. It was a bit busy because I would get my son ready for school while my sister in law took him (carpooled) then my daughter would nap. I would start dinner, sit down to work, then when she woke, I would stop work, finish dinner, feed her change her, spend some time with her, take her to her small daycare, which charged me $8 an hour for 3.5 hours so I could work for 3 hours in the office.

While I was pregnant with my daughter, I switched my son to a preschool which takes kids if they are two or older because I had issues w the daycare, kashrut..sharing food w non-frum kids, allowing toddlers to drink from the same bottle, many colds, viruses, and poor communication with the daycare head, and ignoring my requests about the bottle sharing, as well as a feeling that I wasn't sure if my child was cared for, caregivers there not knowing if my son ate that day, or getting different answers from two caregivers on the same question about how my son was that day...not a great situation.

So my son was at the preschool starting september and my daughtr I enrolled in small homy daycare with few kids when sheh was born in october. The places were close to each other and I didn't have to do my son's morning carpool so I would just dropoff my daughter go to work, come back pick her up, drive a little more, pick my son up and go home. This arrangement worked because I wanted to nurse my daughter alot, she would nap alot in the morning and I felt she was being taken care of. She oringinally wanted to charge me $10 an hour, I thought it was too much for a daycare, but I bargained down to $8. She also told me she would have a helper for the 6-7 kids she had, but the helper would only come in the mornings for 2 days and after a while she wouldn't come at all. the lady has her father who lives in her house who I guess helps her but i haven't really seen it, so basically she was on her own. I guess she wasn't happy with 8 an hour for a 3 month old, so she would constantly nag about how much work it takes to take care of my daughter. My daughter was not colicky, but she would get cranky because she would have a hard time settling for a nap over there because I got her used to her bed from a young age and she wanted that. So she would sleep for a much shorter time than she would at home, and in the last hour she would get cranky and require her to hold her. This wouldn't happen everyday, but it would happen. And she would nag and complain that I am not paying her enough for the work she did, and 3 months later she told me she's not watching my daughter anymore. So after alot of distress over needing to find another babysitter last minute, relatives heloing my out etc...So I used a 20 year old relative in college who could do it two days and the other two days i asked her if the daycare lady would consider doing it again and she said for 10 she would, and then at that point, her sleep problems stopped and she would take 2 hour naps during the 3.5 hours she was there. She was a much easier baby but the lady would still nag at me so I don't feel like i am paying her too much.

Now, my son's school ended, and he has summer school but I have no carpool for him in the mornings anymore bc his cousin switched schools and his school ends an hour earlier, so I can't work from home in the morning when my daughter sleeps after taking him to school them go to work and then finish working earlier so I could pick up both my kids an hour ealier, just didn't make sense. Four pickup/dropoffs, not at the same time, not going to work, plus my daughter is older now so she doesn't nap as much in the morning. Plus my son's school costs me $500 a month fixed, and $35 a day variable for my daughter, comes out to be about $900 a month, I only make like 2000 a month, sometimes less bc of days off for chagim etc, which i don't get paid. Or sometimes I have to take off when the school is closed so I'll only make half my income...although I won't pay for my daughter then bc its variable..

I don't like the running around schedule anymore and just want to put more hours in the office and relax at home.

I tried to enroll both my son and daughter in my daughter's daycare and she agreed to $800, 9-3:30, a month after trying them for one day, then when I took them, she said well I want to take it month by month, see how they behave, etc. not sure if I can provide the same hours for that price.I told her I want tto know now and I want a committment and i left with my kids who were supposed to be there that day. (We had a fight.) This happened today..she's kid of desperate for the summers bc very few kids, but she thinks in the fall she's have more kids and she would get paid more per individual kid so she doesn't want to commit.

I gave her an ultimaum agree or nothing, I don't know if she will even call me. I am fed up with the situation. Having a babysitter at home w both my kids won't likely work, I tried it but my son is unhappy. Maybe if its a really good babysitter who can manage to take him out to the park, then feed them and nap them in a timely manner, it can work, but he needs alot of kid interaction. Any suggestions? This daycare lady is driving me nuts, proves unreliable, and has driven me nuts in the past, but she;s really good w the kids, caring, won't let a baby cry, very good w scheduling which helps both my kids moods and helps me maintain order at home also. And she feeds them her own home cooked meals. I don't know what to do. Is my price unreasonable, but she agreed...and she's switching on me. Is she unreasonable? What would you do? Any other suggestions for daycares/ good babysitters in the la area. Anyone with a similar dilemna. Don't forget the unborn baby...I'll need someone for him/her eventually...and how can this work out. Does it make sense for me to work? Help!

Infants :: RE: The "bad mommy" confessional....

Author: mom23
Subject: re: The "bad mommy" confessional....
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 6:01 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 3

I still feel so guilty about this one...

I was waiting by the front door for my ride to take my infant DD and me to a chasunah. One of my older kids came over and bothered her so I picked up DD from the carseat which was on the floor. As I picked her up I scraped the top of her head on the corner of a table.

Just then the doorbell rang with my ride. I was literally crying and didn't know if I should rush her to the doctor or go to the wedding. My ride calmed me down that it was just a scratch and we should still go. Hashgacha Pratis - my pediatrician was at the chassunah, took a look at the scratch and told me it was fine.

This happened over 5 years ago and ever since then I am VERY careful about how I take a baby out of a car seat!

New York related Inquiries :: RE: iso orthopedic specialist

Author: hellothere
Subject: re: iso orthopedic specialist
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:56 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

I heard and have used Dr. Patel in BP next to Maimonidies- his specialty is hands.

Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: chanahlady
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:41 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

Nothing fancy for me -- I just made a stir fry -- with "chicken" (we're veggies here

Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: ESB
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:36 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

I thought tradition is tradition. I make every week a different kugel and different desert. But same fish and soup. For chicken I give a different cold cut. And a few kind of dips. Whats wrong?
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In the News :: RE: Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Author: Ima2NYM_LTR
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:36 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

despite whatever else I think of her:

Assuming she is resigning to focus on a presidential run, the fact that she is resigning a job she 'applied' for for what amounts to personal gain makes me wary. She wanted her job as governor....by giving 3 weeks notice of her resignation she is abandoning the very people who elected her to lead them.
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Household Management :: RE: Embarassing books?

Author: Mommy3.5
Subject: re: Embarassing books?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:30 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 45

We have a cabinet in the bathroom for anything that belongs in the bathroom. I would think its more embarrassing to have to carry sanitary items to and from the bathroom when needed.

Salads & Dips :: The Exotic Salad

Author: chocolate moose
Subject: The Exotic Salad
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:26 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 0

The Exotic Salad:
no idea where this recipe came from !

can of bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and baby corn
2 handfuls of sugar snap peas, cut in 1/3s
1 can sliced heart of palm
1 sliced red pepper
1 box cut up mushrooms.

Dressing:
1 - 2 cloves crushed garlic
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup vinegar
1 T salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp oregano
1 T sugar

Mix and serve cold.
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Chit Chat :: RE: What kind of cold cuts do you like ?

Author: chocolate moose
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:19 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 21

Roche, is English not your 1st language? I have no idea what you are asking.
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Tehillim Needed :: RE: Esther bas Miriam

Author: ESB
Subject: re: Esther bas Miriam
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:17 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 13

BDE very sad. May her family have a nechume and you too!
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: ShakleeMom
Subject: Re: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:16 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

chanahlady wrote:

I make different things every Shabbos... but having a hard time feeling like I want to cook at all this Shabbos... DH is out of town and it's just little old me here...

If it's just you... then make sesame chicken! Or anything you personally like... and forget the rules! And don't forget some after dinner goodies!
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In the News :: RE: Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Author: cookielady
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:14 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

ShakleeMom wrote:

Still, she could be pregnant with her daughter's boyfriend's baby. (ok, you know I'm just being corny here!)

You better just go back to your chocolates.
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Simcha Section :: RE: What to write in bat mitzvah card?

Author: RedTwizzler
Subject: re: What to write in bat mitzvah card?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:13 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 7

Thanks for the tips. At that age the card inscription is probably more for the parents. So it should be something decent.

Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: cookielady
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:13 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

So maybe the question is "how do you not get bored of the same old menu every week?"
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: chanahlady
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:12 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

I make different things every Shabbos... but having a hard time feeling like I want to cook at all this Shabbos... DH is out of town and it's just little old me here...

Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: MidwestMommy
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:12 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

I personally get bored of the same thing every week. Even if it takes a little extra time trying to figure out what to make, for us, it makes shabbos even nicer. My DH likes variety, too. I kind of feel like making different, and sometimes funky, foods is my "creative outlet." I'm not all that creative outside my kitchen. People have even commented to me that they like coming to our house for shabbos meals because you won't eat the same thing twice! (A slight exaggeration, I do repeat some things, but I liked the complement nonetheless.)
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New York related Inquiries :: iso orthopedic specialist

Author: avimom
Subject: iso orthopedic specialist
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:07 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

posting for a friend- Does anyone know of an orthopedist that specializes in hands/upper extremeties? There may be one in the hospital for special surgery... Any recommendation would be helpful!

In the News :: RE: Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Author: ShakleeMom
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 5:06 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

Still, she could be pregnant with her daughter's boyfriend's baby. (ok, you know I'm just being corny here!)
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Infants :: RE: The "bad mommy" confessional....

Author: amother
Subject: re: The "bad mommy" confessional....
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:47 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 3

ok, 2 really bad ones here.

got up in the middle of the night to change my babys diaper, he had just learned how to turn over but wasnt very proficient yet, turned around to grab a diaper from the cabinet while he was on the changing table and THUMP face down onto the carpet (b'h not the FLOOR). I still feel guilty about that, years later!!

one of my other kids...was getting dressed for a wedding, and found it easer to put my makeup on sitting down on the floor than sitting in front of the mirror in the bathroom (higher up) and my perfume was on the floor. well I was engrossed in my eye shadow and suddenly i heard my baby coughing...he was "eating" the perfume.....uch....called poison control on that one.

Chit Chat :: RE: What kind of cold cuts do you like ?

Author: DefyGravity
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:35 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 21

Meal Mart Pastrami.

In the News :: RE: Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Author: Clarissa
Subject: re: Palin resigning as Alaska governor
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:35 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

I'm going to guess that she wants to focus on learning more, in order to come off better if she makes a run for the White House. The Vanity Fair piece http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/sarah-palin200908 is just one of many articles or leaks (from McCain's people) that don't paint a very good picture, and I think she wants to spend her energy on improving both her knowledge and image. Even if you don't care about VF, she still has to overcome the stuff being leaked by McCain's people and other Republicans who don't want her to run.

I doubt she's pregnant again. She has enough going on with her family (not just Bristol and her baby, but her son being SN) these days, and I'd be surprised if they wanted more children. In fact, my second thought after the thing about political aspirations was that maybe she wants to devote more time to baby Trig and her other children.

(note: my comment was not meant to be political in any way, nor have I read most of the VF piece. It was mentioned several times in articles and quotes on AOL so I found out about it. I do think this resignation is about focusing on future political aspirations.)
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Chit Chat :: RE: What kind of cold cuts do you like ?

Author: Roche
Subject: Re: re: What kind of cold cuts do you like ?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:26 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 21

chocolate moose wrote:

Roche wrote:

ok ChoclateMoose you still havent answered me about the tongue, im really curiuos it sounds yummy!

You didn't ask.

i asked on top its ok though but u still didnt tell me!

Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: GR
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:24 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

I don't have freezer space for soup. I make a small soup anyway in the summer because the kids aren't interested (it's supposed to be their Fri dinner ) and our late Fri night dinners stop after the fish course.
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In the News :: Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Author: ShakleeMom
Subject: Palin resigning as Alaska governor
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:23 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5

I say she's pregnant again.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_.....5yZXNpZ25p
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: ShakleeMom
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:21 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

So i don't keep making it... I just make in advance and pull ito ut of the freezer each week. With that convenience, I get to have more time to prepare something different each week... examples: different lokshen kugel, cantelope instead of watermelon, turkey cold cuts one week, pastrami rollups another... just something different every week to break the monotone. honestly, for me really because *I* am sick of the repetition.
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Chit Chat :: RE: What kind of cold cuts do you like ?

Author: In the kitchen
Subject: re: What kind of cold cuts do you like ?
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:21 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 21

beef salami yumm

but i accidentally voted for pastrami!...so ignore 1 vote for pastrami please, as salami is my absolute favorite
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Kugels and Side Dishes :: RE: Stir Fry Vegetables Step by Step Instructions anyone?

Author: voilla
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:19 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

I make delicious stir fry in teflon (analon) frying pan w/ cover. I make med large flame and put in oil. Dice onions, all color peppers, celery, carrots, string beans, any shape is fine, some could be long and thin, some sqaure, add each veggie as you cut and dice them and alway mix. Then season with salt and pepper and anything you like. Leave for another five min. uncovered. Then close flame and cover. Yummy and delicious. If you like meat, thin slices of chicken cutlet can be added.

Tehillim Needed :: RE: Esther bas Miriam

Author: cookielady
Subject: re: Esther bas Miriam
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:17 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 13

BD"E
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: GR
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:17 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

There are too many traditional foods to make all in one week.

Personally, my kids are sick of soup and kneidlach, and I don't even know why I keep making it.
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Chit Chat :: RE: What is your immediate reaction to thread titles

Author: ShakleeMom
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:17 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2756

"gallstone choices."

Let me see. I'll have 2 emeralds, 1 ruby please. Here's my Amex.
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: ShakleeMom
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:15 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

It's a comfort that once one learns the basics, you can just robotically do it each week. But remember, some people make traditional foods only and never change, and some change each week, so you cannot generalize. Personally, I hate the traditional Shabbos food so I just stick to the salads...
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Chit Chat :: RE: Question about shabbos meals

Author: dora
Subject: re: Question about shabbos meals
Posted: Fri, Jul 03 2009, 4:14 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 15

I like to try new things and give variety to my meals. My meals include some good old traditional foods and new things too.