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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 8:54:15 AM
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lexie
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Partly I think because he doesn't really want to lose his "identity" as an Ethiopian. Getting citizenship here would be primarily for pragmatic reasons, and his heart just isn't in it yet.
My husband was here for years as a landed immigrant and then permanent resident before he got his citizenship. Well over a decade. Many of his family members just got their citizenship this year, and this past summer just marked 20 years in Canada for them.
Well we're off to Akeelah's ballet class in a little bit, and then back home to clean and do groceries. I'd like to get as much done as I can today so we have the holiday weekend to just relax!
Have a safe trip Yolanda! We'll talk when you get back because I'm heading out your way soon (and I mean it this time!)
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 10:49:27 AM
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Yolanda, I thought of you this morning when I was reading my MOPS newsletter. They had Motherhood Around the World where they mentioned different traditions, laws, etc. regarding motherhood in other countries. They mentioned the one-year-off for mothers with newborns and 55% pay for that one year. Just made me think of you and how nice it will be for you to be home again in 8 months. 
Jennifer, that's neat (about signing)! I took it in highschool and several other classes. Then my mom married a deaf man (though he speaks very clearly and reads lips). I bought Josie her third sign book (but this one is the best so far!). I've been working on showing her some signs for "no" "drink" "eat," etc. Hopefully she'll get the hang of it and won't have to fuss for what she needs.
Christmas will be simple for us this year. We have some 2nd hand toys we'll wrap up and I'll wrap up the sign book for her. I'll probably buy some more board books and some clothes. Her b-day is Dec. 9 so we're shopping for both. We don't buy for anyone else (my family hasn't in years; Austin's family stopped last year when we had Josie). Well, we do buy for his aunt and uncle because they still buy for us (but it's usually something small). I am hoping, however, to do a memory book (hard bound with customized pages) for each of the grandparents and great-grands. We'll see if I can get it done in time! Austin and I have always given to charity or bought for an Angel Tree child instead of buying each other gifts. I mean...we really have everything we need, don't we?
I found out there's a portrait innovations about 1 1/2 hours away--in the same city where my BIL and SIL live! I'll have to tell my SIL about it. And next time I'm there, we're sooooooo going to get pictures and stick to the $9.95 package!
We had a great MOPS meeting yesterday. It was about spiritual gifts and how our homes are our ministry right now and how we can use our spiritual gifts right in our own homes with our own family. I know it's not ground breaking information but it made me think about things a bit differently.
We're going to a friend's today and my aunt and uncle (they live 1 1/2 hour away) are coming for a visit this afternoon. YAY!
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 12:05:35 PM
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Maggie, is there anyway Josiah can get dual citizenship? Or at least make it easier to travel back and forth between the two countries? I can understand the reluctance in his heart, though. I'm glad your mom is improving.
Greg and I have been married 7 years. I think part of it is an adjustment to parenthood, and part of it is some improvements I need to make in putting forth the effort in trying to be interested in stuff Greg likes. Even just trying to watch a show that he likes means something to him. Sometimes I spend to much time on the computer.  (But Greg is at work now, and Nathan is asleep, so I'm good.)
Now, I'm not saying Greg is the perfect man, but there's no point in dwelling on his imperfections when I've got so many logs in my own eyes. Besides, our stock investments are taking a real beating and he's worried. He makes a good living and has worked hard to use our money wisely to make it work for us. I think he needs a bit of grace these days.
We won't be going out to eat often, but it's real important to him to have some time alone with his wife, and the Thai place has reasonable prices.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 12:09:06 PM
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Sideways
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Ruth, that is funny about him wanting to be read to. My little guy can't sit still long enough for a book!
That was Nathan for the longest time, but he figured out that reading books means delaying sleep time, even though he crashes pretty fast once I finally put a stop to it. It's only been very recently that he's even wanted to read one book during regular daytime hours, and then it's only books he knows well.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 5:10:11 PM
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LOL Kim- 3rd baby should be a charm!! AT least you both recognise that you need to spend that time together and are actively going to do something about it. Not that you need to because your marriage sounds super
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 5:37:57 PM
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lexie
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Does anybody know how Prudent is doing? I haven't seen her around here lately.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 5:45:29 PM
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Does anybody know how Prudent is doing? I haven't seen her around here lately.
I was thinking about her a couple of days ago! Maybe Sideways knows...I think they were fairly close.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 5:46:51 PM
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Oh, I wish I did know about Prudent. I like her tremendously, but I can't say we every communicated outside of CW.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 6:28:22 PM
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Oh... and when people ask what we *want* we always tell them books. A kid can never have to many books, IMO.
I agree! Judah adores books now - he never use to, but Paul was determined to make him a book lover  So he locked them both in the bedroom, let Judah play on the floor and read and read and read... then the next day he read one book, but made Judah sit on his lap... now Judah LOVES books and brings them to us all day long asking us to read.
We play a game of sorts with him by saying a line from one of his books and he'll run off and find that exact book! It's cute.
I really love kids books - not the run of the mill kids books, but the odd, different ones. We have a few that make me laugh out loud when I read them, and I like that
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So besides playing with mom and dad, what do ya'lls kids do all day that they don't play with their toys? If my kids didn't have toys they would be sooooo bored.
Judah doesn't play with toys much either. He's like Gabby - a little house-helper. He unloads the dryer for me while I do laundry, he sings to his brother while I am in the kitchen. We're working on him setting the table... I pass him (paper) plates and forks and he takes them to the table. Often times he licks them all  And sometimes they end up under the table.
He sings, dances, runs, talks, stares out the window - he just does boy stuff.
I am pretty much done all our Christmas shopping. I am making up some dip mixes for a few people, and will wait another month till I do that, but otherwise I think I am all done.
I shop all year long through the sales.
Judah is just getting a couple of books and some big building blocks. Then I might turn around and wrap them all up again for his birthday four weeks later 
He loves opening paper and tearing tissue paper, so he'll probably be getting lots of empty bags. That's the funnest part, right?!!?
We are in Virginia right now for a wedding. We arrived yesterday and are here till Sunday. The four of us are in a hotel room... ugh. It's horrible. And funny. Judah is SUCH a social kid. He can't sleep with people in the room. He doesn't have a problem sleeping in new places, he has problems sleeping with people around. Last night he didn't go to sleep until 2 am - he kept trying to talk to us!
Today he napped for 25 minutes... this kid has barely slept!! But he's happy.
For our sake I hope he sleeps tonight! Paul's having a hard time with his arm - he's weaned himself off the drugs and he's having side effects from the drugs and having pain from not being on the drugs... poor man. He had me drive the whole way here, which is NOT normal.
Anyways, we're off to dinner with family.
Ohhh - chocolate cake. My recipe is at home, I'll post it when I am back there. Remind me someone? Thanks!
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 7:11:01 PM
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Jeanie, do you have a flourless cake recipe, too? I would love one...
Myka, here is my recipe, well, I actually have two, here's one of them:
Flourless Chocolate Cake II
Perfect for chocolate lovers and people who can't have gluten. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream, or simply dusted with icing sugar. Flour the pan using cocoa powder so it won't leave white marks on the cake and keeps it totally gluten free.
Original recipe yield: 1 - 8 inch round cake.
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 8
INGREDIENTS:
• 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch round cake pan, and dust with cocoa powder.
2. In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water, melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Slices can also be reheated for 20 to 30 seconds in the microwave before serving.
Hard Chocolate Glaze
A chocolate glaze that sets up hard. Use it on cakes or brownies
Original recipe yield: 1 glaze for 1 cake
Servings: 12
INGREDIENTS:
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 10 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
DIRECTIONS: Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Combine chocolate with butter in the top of a double boiler, over simmering water. Stir frequently until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Pour over cooled cake.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 7:24:58 PM
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nicole6598
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Does anybody know how Prudent is doing? I haven't seen her around here lately.
I aksed about her a few weeks ago and noone knew anything back then either
LOL Kim- I haven't got to the refeering of toys yet 
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 8:32:11 PM
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Uhm, if I was taking my 3 year old niece to the library, and I had no prior knowledge that it was a special thing for my sister in law? Yeah, I might.
Now, if I knew it was a big deal to SIL, I absolutely would not, but otherwise? Yeah, I might ask niece if she'd like to have her own card. No particular reason, except it might pop into my head as something she'd like to do. I do try to be extremely respectful of the parents' wishes for their children, though.
Niece can write her first name, but I don't know about her last. Sorry, that you were hurt by it, though.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 8:35:02 PM
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The person didn't know what we had done with Noah, I'm don't think. And I knew they were going to the library...I just didn't think to say, "Don't let her get her library card...we're waiting until she can write her whole name." So it really isn't this person's fault, although they do tend to overstep bounds and do things like ask the kids to go somewhere and THEN ask me, and then the kids get upset if I say no, when really, plans should be cleared through Brian and I first, in case we already had plans of our own. Does that make sense?
I don't know...it just seems like a parent thing to do with a kid (especially since the card is linked to MY account...um, what if I didn't want the kids to have cards on my account at all?). And I know it's stupid, unimportant in the grand scheme of anything, but yet, it has me in tears. And she's all excited and I'm just not. Yay. That's great, Hannah. 
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 8:38:20 PM
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Sideways
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So it really isn't this person's fault, although they do tend to overstep bounds and do things like ask the kids to go somewhere and THEN ask me, and then the kids get upset if I say no, when really, plans should be cleared through Brian and I first, in case we already had plans of our own. Does that make sense?
Oh, that makes sense. If this person has a history of overstepping bounds, then I can see the aggravation. I would never ask my niece if she wanted to go to the park with me before I'd even asked one of her parents about it.
Well, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'll know not to get niece her library card without asking. Seriously, though, I am sorry this caused you pain. It might seem minor, but it meant a lot to you.
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 8:47:33 PM
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(((Donna)))
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RE: SAHW/M Support/Encouragement--4 - 10/10/2008 8:55:17 PM
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So sorry they hurt your feelings that is totally wrong. I also think a library card is a huge milestone here also.
Sandy
That is so not cool I don't understand why some parents are such stinkers.
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