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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 12:13:28 AM
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Mrs.X
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Harvie, I hope all goes well at the doc.
Sandy, I'm sorry your garbage disposal is broken. Our slumlord told us that we basically can't put anything down there anymore. They had to send a plumber out twice because the downstairs neighbors sink was overflowing with what I put in my garbage disposal.
My dishwasher has been broken over a week now. They said they'd order me a new one and it'd prolly be here Wednesday. I sure hope so. My wonderful hubby said he didn't mind if all the dishes got dirty and just wash as I go for what we need to eat off of, so that was nice of him. I cleaned it all up this weekend though, and before the maintenance men get here, I'm going to neatly stack my dirty dishes so I don't look like a slob. My neighbor came over today and did Monday's dishes though, so that was so nice of him. He usually comes over about once a week does a load of dishes and I feed him something. It works out pretty nicely. He ven picks up my living room sometimes if there aren't many dishes
Anyway, I'm gonna call the slumlords tomorrow and make sure they are coming with my new dishwasher. Dishes is my least favorite chore, and doing them by hand makes it ten times worse. I seriously don't know how people could have lived way back when there was no electricity and they had to hand wash dishes and laundry and sweep the carpet and poop outside. Or, even before plastic was invented. What did kids play with if there was no plastic? Sticks an rocks?
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 8:18:07 AM
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Georgia-Peach
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Harvie, hope everything is ok with your heart. Take it easy!!!
Jessica, I too find it hard not to laugh at the little one when trying to be stern. They definitely know when to turn on the charm.
I baked yesterday too, which is a very rare occurrence, but it made hubby very happy. I made peanut butter cookies and they were very yummy. It was a little bit of a challenge because Hunter was so clingy yesterday that I had to do most of it with him on my hip. He enjoyed watching the kitchen aid mix the ingredients though. Last night I gave him a clean spoon and let him help while I loaded the dishwasher as Sarah suggested. It worked! I was surprised, but it kept him entertained enough that he wasn't trying to climb on top of the lid or pull other stuff out. Then he helped mommy close it and push the button which he loved.
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 1:25:40 PM
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Mrs.X
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LOL, Rachel!
Sandy, I'm glad your GD got fixed.
I called my slumlord today and they said my dishwasher is in, and they'll be out Thursday or Friday.
Robert brought home a diaper garbage can yesterday. It's not a diaper genie. It's a garbage can that has a hole at the top to put a diaper in, then you flip this little mechanism and the diaper falls into the pail while creating another hole for another diaper. It's an airtight seal, so now our house won't smell like poop anymore! I'm going to wash it out today.
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 2:01:32 PM
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Yeah -- I would love a garbage disposal as well (even though I know the kids would try to experiment and see what makes the coolest mess -- mom's watch or dad's lego)
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 2:06:31 PM
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Georgia-Peach
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Well, we are having a much better day today. The last few days have been so draining that I really needed a day like today. We stayed busy most of the morning running errands, came home played outside, had lunch, and now he is napping. I just got done mopping the entire kitchen floor with my new mop and it was actually fun, I felt so productive. Now I am waiting for it to dry so I can put everything back where it goes. My sister really made me see how blessed I am today when she shared about a friend of hers who is having to go back to work in 2 weeks. She is a nurse and will have to work 3 days a week 12 hours each of those days. She doesn't want to go back to work at all financially, they could afford for her to stay home, but her husband refuses to let her because they would have to change their lifestyle. Apparently it is nothing for them to drop $300 here, $100 here type of situation. It just made me think how blessed I am to have a husband who willing wanted to make that sacrifice so I could stay home with our son. I do know everyone's situation is different so I don't want anyone thinking I am downing those who do work, I just realized I take for granted the fact that I don't have to, and I got a new prospective on how blessed I am.
Regarding garbage disposals I love mine! I use it almost everyday, but I am mindful of what I put down it.
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 2:45:48 PM
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you are actually not to run a garbage disposal with a septic tank
Hmmm...I never knew that. Might be why I've never had one in any place we've lived. There are no sewers or public water here, except in a select few bigger towns.
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 2:50:36 PM
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Chelle -- Ryan and I feel the same way. Ever since the beginnng he has wanted me to be at home. But financially we could not swing it. And he tells me that he wants to get us to the point where if I WANTED to work, he'd be okay with that, but if not, then he would be just as happy if I was home. (kwim?) The way things are right now, it is such a HUGE blessing that my parents are allowig us to stay in their home (and someone mentioned a culture thing, and we have discussed this too). In many cultures, our situation is not uncommon at all! It is mostly uncommon here in the states because of the mentality that as soon as you are old enough to work full-time then start looking for a way to be on your own.
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 3:00:19 PM
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Praise the Lord. I finally got Nathan down for a nap. He took a 20 minute snooze earlier today, but it wasn't nearly enough after the bad night we had last night (mostly due to noisy neighbors). Nathan was starting to get really... challenging.
He's been getting very shy lately, but I took him our Library's reading hour (for kids 12-24 months), and he was okay. He stuck real close to me for the first 10 minutes, then relaxed a bit. He's starting to get comfortable with the reading hour, just as they're getting ready to remodel over the summer! Ah, we'll have to go to another library.
We also played outside, we he loves, even when he is tired and grumpy.
I'm worried about the shyness, though. My inlaws are coming for Easter, and they so dearly want to be close to Nathan, but over Christmas he wouldn't give them the time of day. I fear it will be even worse this time. 
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RE: SAHM support/encouragement - 3/12/2008 3:20:09 PM
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Georgia-Peach
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(((Sideways))) Hopefully, he will warm up to them for Easter.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR MY DEPLOYED (AGAIN) HUSBAND ... THIS IS HIS FIFTH TIME 
Good thing I'm not preg right now, or there'd have been puke in there too! 
my soldier! 
As I was leaving I placed the brownies on the table and turned to talk to Paul. Judah stood by the table and stuck his hand right in them - Paul and I heard him smacking his lips and turned to find him sucking his fingers clean!! :) It was cute, and we tried to be stern, but it was just too funny to not laugh!! 
I am so bad at putting it away.
