I've been coming to a point in my life where honesty is really paramount to me. I guess it always has been, liars have always made the top of my list of things I absolutely cannot tolerate. But now that I find myself in my 30s, and a housemama with two girls, who's health (in all ways) matters so very much to me, I find that more than anything I have to be my true self. It cannot matter how that disturbs or pleases other people, for the simple fact that I can only teach by example and I never want my kids to feel like some part of them is wrong just because other people don't get it.--read more >>

So We found a house and put a deposit on it. It has EVERYTHING we wanted in a house, everything and more. It's got 4 bedrooms! And an upper floor studio (OMG, I can have a studio!!). It's a freaking mansion! It's a beautiful restored old victorian. No neighbors downstairs! BIG yard, A shed for DH's motorcycle, It comes with rad washer and dryer (we can sell ours), has a formal didningroom and a great old fireplace, original light fixtures, window seat, I mean the list is too long, it's GORGEOUS!!!--read more >>

But I give up.--read more >>

1. YAY: We're still technically looking for a house but found a great place in a good neighborhood in our price range with a flexible move in date and a dishwasher and we have to wait awhile to find out if it's ours or not. We found a great place on a busy street with too close neighbors and some issues with the landlord remodeling the lower unit and we find out tomorrow if we got it. Here comes the arg, I don't want to say no to #2 if the other place doesn't choose us and I think I may have called #1 too many times and they are probably irritated with me.--read more >>

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Watchdog Publishes New Special Report Examining 8,864 Adverse Event Reports Detailing Safety Concerns--read more >>

I haven't blogged in forever! So much has been going on!--read more >>

32 years ago today that was the first thing out of my trembling mouth. After 32 hours of labor I was ripped from my mother's abdomen and sent on a week long journey, alone. Three hospitals, a collapsed lung and an NICU later I was finally reunited with my mother. Today isn't shaping up to be much better.

Happy Birthday to me.

OK, it's in the 80s and it's something like 90% humidity and I don't want to cook. But eating out is so not OK anymore. We just can't afford it (financially or physically). So here's what I've got in my fridge and cupboard, give me your hot day safe recipes! The only rules are that it has to be quick to fix or able to be put in a crockpot, relatively healthy and vegetarian or able to be made vegetarian.
Dessert recipes welcome
Fresh Cilantro
Fresh Parsley
1 Avocado
4 Medium red potatoes
8 large spring onions.
3 turnips
a kitchen bag full of mustard greens ($4 at the farmers market!)--read more >>

OK, so we've been having trouble with the landlord here and really wanted to get out of the city by now anyway. It's a bad time (when is moving a good time?) because we're about to leave for the west coast for 2 weeks and that's costing us a pretty penny BUT we just found this house and it looks AWESOME. It's 350.00 more than we are paying now but it'd be worth it!

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/733569860.html

There are horses! There are ducks! There are kittens! there are dogs! OMG!--read more >>

Dee peed on her potty today for the first time! Any mama would be proud of this accomplishment in their 2+ year old. And I am, very. The weird part is we didn't teach her to do this. Not directly anyway. We bought her a potty but all she's done for the last 2 months since we got it is
A. Use it as a toybox for her Legos
B. Pour her milk into it. or
C. Sit on it (Naked or clothed), hold the handles and waddle around the house holding it to her butt.--read more >>

'911 green, 911 green' referred to numbers and call button on Blackberry.

Pretty cool idea. Good thinking mama and way to go little girl!

See for yourself!

We made it home without much more going wrong. I did manage to smack her head on the airplane when I was trying to get on. It was that damn snuggi again. She cried but it was more out of being woken up with a bash to the head than anything and was over quickly. We had great people helping us out all along the way and she slept for most of the first (2 hour) flight and the whole 4 hour second leg. Lesson learned, I need to get more sleep before I fly. Baby K is doing great. She got her first tooth on Father's day and has been fussy today but she's pretty well mannered considering.--read more >>

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So the flights were great. I made it all the way to San Jose without dying. Then I stopped at the restroom to change baby K and put her Snuggli carrier on the counter next to the changing table, turned to get a diaper and she fell head first, 3 feet to the marble floor. Thus ensued 2.5 hours of paramedics, large crowds at the airport watching the freaked out mom and screaming, hysterical baby, backboards, cat scans and an ambulance ride...not in that order. FUCK. Baby K has a huge shiner but according to the docs her head is OK but she looks like I beat her. gawd. We fly out at 6am.--read more >>

I leave at the butt crack of dawn. I'm gone till Sunday morning (Just me and the baby!). If I die, I've loved being here. You all rock! Send me *no dying* vibes please! (I know, it's sad but I'm always so weird about flying).

LM

Please remind me why I decided to have TWO caffeinated coffees today (when I never drink Caffeine?). GAH!

Right now I'm sitting at a great local coffee shop (the one I got hit on in a few weeks ago...the guy is here again but didn't notice me this time) and getting some much needed alone time. Papa is watching the kidlets. I pumped milk yesterday (because I went to a sewing class!) and so there's a bit in the fridge just in case. The kids were totally out when I left, giving papa some much needed quiet time.--read more >>

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/16479379/detail.html

Then doing that same shitty thing to you again.
Then saying "I'm sorry".

It's my turn...I'm sorry! I'm sorry I ever trust you assholes to do a damn thing you say. I'm sorry I keep putting aside my distrust of the human race to give you a chance. I'm sorry I put my faith in people who don't give a shit about how their inconsistency and unreliability, not to mention their complete lack of concern effects me and my life.

Fuck you!

Any of you mamas that want to add to this, feel free. I know we all get shafted now and then.

Hi mamas! I've been a lurkin' too. So much going on lately. So here's some grats and hos to go with them!

1. MIL and Step-mom visited in May. Had a great mother's day breakfast with them. Baby K hams it up for step-mom.

2. We've been trying to hang out with other kiddos more for Dee. I finally got to go have a cookout with my massage therapist friend and her family, It was great. Dee loved the dog!
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80 then 52??? gah...I know, somewhat random here but I felt like sharing my pain.

Dear Friend,

Can you believe it? A recent study conducted by the watchdog group, Friends of the Earth, found that 56% of infant carriers, 44% of car seats, and 40% of the strollers they tested had dangerous levels of toxic fire retardant chemicals.[1]

This is downright scary--and is yet another toxic exposure on a long list of children’s products with toxic chemicals to come out lately. We have to turn this tide.--read more >>

1. Mother in law left yesterday. I'm grateful that she CAME and we had a good time. She was on her best behaviour and the few times she did start to get weird I sweetly moved her forward into a better space. Go me! (and her for following my lead). We had a good time, she got a vacation and the kids got to see their granny.
2. Step-mom got to visit for three days as well, SO MUCH FUN. I LOVE THIS WOMAN SO MUCH. She's a treasure. She gave me a really sweet, thoughtful gift for mama's day. It was awesome.--read more >>