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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/9/2008 10:48:14 PM
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HisCovenant
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Our anniversary was today. When is yours, Nicole?
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/9/2008 10:55:24 PM
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Ohhh happy Anniversary Zippy!! How long you been married? Mine is Sat so that's the 12th of July. 5 years!! Can't believe it in some ways!! God is good I tell ya 
I would also like to say a "thank you" to all the wonderful women here who have encouraged, supported and inspired, and pulled me up at times to help me through the last few years. (((HUGS TO YOU ALL)))
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 8:01:34 AM
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Happy Anniversary!!!!!
DH and I will celebrate our 10th next month. I can't believe he has put up with me this long.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 8:16:57 AM
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Happy Anny, Nicole & Zip! Ours was last month.
Have a wonderful day at the park, Maggie.
So, it happened...I would have never thought it....I have fallen in love with this big ole' dog we are sitting for! He is so sweet and has a sense of humor and fun. I know that sounds crazy! Dave looked at me like I had 2 heads when I told him last night! There is just something so sweet about a 20lb little girl looking up to a big furry horse-dog saying, "Hi, Tuckewrrr" and that big ole dog so gently nuzzling the top of her head.
**Rant Warning**
And not so cute, little boys pee-pee EVERYWHERE but in the bowl!  I am actually considering lining the floor with piddle pads! I am getting sick of taking the seat apart just to get it clean...and don't get me started on what happens when they decide it is fun to step on their little sister's potty stool and aim through her little seat.  Just one time I want to walk into their bathroom and not smell pee.....
Okay, I feel a little better now....
My housework has been slipping lately. I have so gotten off track with FlyLady. I need to pull my journal back out and get to it. Sometimes I get overwhelmed at trying to pick up & clean after everyone in this house. The kids are in training, but they are still too young to really make a dent and when I am training them it takes much longer and I am not getting anything else done. I know that investing the time in them is the right use of time and energy, but the nooks & crannies are really starting to show the neglect. And that big horse dog sheds like there is no tomorrow!!
Wow, I had no intention o dropping all that on here today...but I sure feel better!
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 9:50:13 AM
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SIL made them wear gloves which communicates "this is gross" like nothing else will. She also cracked down for inappropriate play... they could be jubilant while they cleaned (although they weren't,) but were not allowed to make the job worse and spread germs in their playfulness. She supervised the entire time, so she was able to be consistent in cracking down if they started splashing the toilet water out pf the bowl or wiping their gross hands on other stuff (like clean towels.)
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 9:52:10 AM
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Hi ladies,
I'm wiped. Akeelah has an ear infection. Yesterday her temp was up to 105 so I took her to the walk in clinic across the street. I'm worried - not about this ear infection, because her temp is back down and she's feeling much better, but about more. As a baby I had very bad chronic ear infections - ones that would last 6 weeks at a time, at least 4 times a year. My temp would get so high my mom would have to rush me to the hospital. I'm worried that Akeelah will end up the same way.
Anyways, she was up so much last night. I never had to get up with her that much when we were breastfeeding! But she is happy this morning. Hopefully I can get a little more caffeine in me and feel the same way!
Have a wonderful day (hopefully I'll get time to read over the last few days here.)
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 10:28:13 AM
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I'm like you, Sarah, I have paper towels, disposable cleaning heads, flushable wipes and I wipe each visit. One would think that would keep ahead of the boys.... I think I will make an effort to use their bathroom more myself, maybe that will help.
I just read your post somewhere else about dogs...HA! You must have cringes at my post here, LOL!
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 11:58:38 AM
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Sarah has some really good ideas! My boy is to young for the potty, but I'm gonna be keeping this all in mind.
I'm two steps away from calling in back up. dH is busy at work, and mom is an hour away, but I could barely stand up while preparing Nathan's lunch. Thankfully he's napping now, but if I'm still this bad when he wakes up, I might call someone. Nathan let me rest on the couch after his lunch but before nap, but that might not work all afternoon.
We even watched "Word World" this morning, and Nathan seemed to like it. Also Nathan blew off some energy at gym class, so that was nice. It's even a good day for a walk, but I don't think I'll try that.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 12:28:20 PM
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One tip if you have them clean the toilet...don't have them do it at the same time. Do it at a time when you can sit on the edge of the tub or whatever, and give step by step directions to the ONE kid and not have to worry about what the others are destroying (probably have to wait for Dad to be home for this...). The next day or next time it needs doing, do the same thing with the other boy. Keep supervising like that until you are sure they know what you expect and are capable of doing it.
Oh yeah, and I don't have the boys clean inside the bowl at all, so they have no reason to even touch the water. They focus on the rim, lids, and the floor around the potty.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 12:37:18 PM
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Thanks, Donna.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 12:52:00 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: lexie
Hi ladies,
As a baby I had very bad chronic ear infections - ones that would last 6 weeks at a time, at least 4 times a year. My temp would get so high my mom would have to rush me to the hospital. I'm worried that Akeelah will end up the same way.
Lexie, I don't know how your family feels about this, but my nephew had chronic ear infections when he was about that age, and my SIL took him to the Chiropractor a couple times for treatment, and it really cleared them up. There is something in there that if it's out of alignment, it can get clogged up. Is that an option for you guys? Just suggesting it for her. Chase's nasal congestion seemed to clear up after we took him, and my nephew has had barely any trouble with ear infections since (he's 7 now)
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 1:53:20 PM
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That's a suggestion I have thought about Yolanda. Right now it's not on our radar for two reasons - one I don't know if it's covered under OHIP, and two we're not sure if this is a one time thing or chronic. If it is chronic we'll look into it. My mom said that when I was a kid they took me to tons of specialists and no one could figure out what the problem was.
I'm wondering if she got it from this. The baby I look after on Mon. and Tues, had a fever on the weekend. The mom showed up on Monday morning and as she is handing her to me mentions the fever but that is gone. Well, the baby was lethargic the whole day, and I mentioned it to the mom but she just let it pass. That night Akeelah woke up really hot and the next day her fever was 103. I mentioned it to the mom, and she said her daughter was over hers. But when she brought her on Tuesday, I took the baby's temperature and it was 102.
I know that Akeelah couldn't have gotten an ear infection from the baby, but I'm wondering if she picked up a virus, and then because we went swimming that night and Akeelah was under water, that maybe that's what caused the ear infection (I'm no doctor so I could be way off.) That's the only explanation to me. Akeelah has never been sick before.
I sent an email to the mom telling her that I had to take Akeelah to the walk in because her fever was so high, and that she has an ear infection. I haven't heard from her since, which isn't common. I wonder if she is avoiding me now. I don't think she bothered to take her daughter's temperature at all so she didn't know how bad it really was.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/10/2008 2:41:44 PM
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Lexie ... chiropractic isn't covered by OHIP -- unless it is ordered as part of a discharge management plan after hospitalization (such as when I had a severe back injury which required being in traction)
That being said, quite often chiropractors charge a small fee for kids, compared to the regular adult rate (one of our really good chiros charges $5 per visit for kids and students)
Hope lil Akeelah starts feeling better soon ... kids under the weather, especially in the summer ... really hoovers!!!
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