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blbennett32 - I took FAR on Apr 25th in Missouri and haven't gotten my score. I was wondering if mine might not be released during Wave 1, but maybe they haven't even released them yet?? I wish we got updates from our board like IL does....

Hey Su Ann!

congratulations!

this is really really great news for you! you can do great things in life really!

Didn't you tell me a story about meeting Ed over a baking incident gone wrong? It sounds like skipping baking your own cake is a good idea. ;P

Quoi?So if there's no cola, do you not have sex? "Sorry honey, not tonight, unless you feel like running out to the Quickie-Mart for soda." (Which would serve two purposes: cola, and a Quickie.)ba-dum-bum.You're way too much of a planner. Also? Is "putting the cola in the fridge" actually a euphemism for sex? How Freudian, Jake. I never knew.I'm a diet coke/water girl myself. Regular coke in our house is only for hangovers, and on those rare occasions, we don't usually have any.

ditto what Jessica said, Donna. I had a few nursing home visits when I was sick post-Sassy's birth, we were in the middle of remodeling our kitchen, and there was nothing in it but hardwood floors, literally nothing. She said, "I'm supposed to write down whether you have adequate washing facilities, but since it looks like you usually do and this is a temporary situation, I'll check off yes. Trust me, I've seen worse." My sister said, "Well, where do you wash the dishes?"My response: "In the bathroom, like the best people do." And also, Kramer.She may have just been trying to make me feel better, but even so, trust me--they're focusing on you and the baby, not your baskets of clean laundry that I know you hate to put away.

the toenail one? Seriously? I have to turn it off. And if I'm eating at the time? Done. Plate pushed away.

Just keep trying! One success begets another, and she'll eventually sleep in her own bed all night, every night!

Yippee!!!!! Congratulations! Both of your girls look beautiful and hoorray for Donna for being a labor rock star.Yippeeeee!!!

make sure you're hydrated, too. I had a lot of BH contractions that landed me in the hospital twice, and both times they said I wasn't drinking enough water. John was so pissed. And I was so sick of the taste of water by that point--when you have to drink that much of it, it really develops a taste.I don't think you're going to make it to 40 weeks either. :)

Can I do your first load of laundry? I love that first load of new baby clothes washed in dreft--it smells so sweet and the lint is like a soft, sweet, little puffball.I know, I'm a freak, and I was also hooked on Dreft, but I can't help it. Clean baby and clean baby stuff smells so good. We won't talk about other baby smells yet.Do they make a Dreft-scented candle?

You rock. Thanks bunches. :)And to anyone who would ever choose to visit both my business site and my blog, the two are separate worlds which should never meet. I like to cuss on my blog, and Purchasers of Cute Bags do not like to mix cussing and purse-buying, so I try to keep it to a minimum there. So just pretend I'm two different people. If you knew me and saw me after very little sleep, like today, that wouldn't be such a stretch.

I saw it, and yes, there were quite a few WTF???? moments between John and I. Very, very cool start to the season. I'm hoping some Big Questions Will Be Answered.Just a word of advice...you might want to hold off on the love sandwiches until after Curtainrod arrives. I imagine it's getting pretty squished in there as it is. After though? Swing, baby, swing!!!!! And might I say, admirable choices both for the bread in the sandwich.:)

I wish I had some stuff left--i'd send it to you in a minute. I consigned it all last year in a massive re-org of our closets.Friends of mine and I have always talked about starting some kind of "community maternity closet" among friends. Basically it would mean passing all of your maternity onto whomever in your group is pregnant--it would have saved all of us a ton in maternity shopping, and especially nice if your friends have good taste. Consignment's a great idea too--if you find a really good, picky store, the selection should be great, not stained, ripped, etc. I vote for that. No reason to pay full price at this point--much nicer to save it for the baby, and also your post-pregnancy pampering (A massage, a facial, manicure etc.)Also, speaking of boobs, has anyone mentioned this website to you? I found out about it too late but they're supposed to be fantastic, and fun patterns, too. http://www.bravadodesigns.com/

We did the bag of ice trick in our birthing class too, only I had to hold it, making the point that the contractions would be easier for me to manage if I, y'know, breathed and stuff.I like your way better.

I just read about these in the paper this morning and logged on to tell you about it. www.stickypaws.com --it's the same principal as above, but instead of putting sticky tape on the cat, they're sticky strips you put on the furniture. It's just an expansion of an idea we heard about when our boy was born--we didn't want the cats in his crib, so before he was born we put tape sticky-side up on the mattress to dissuade the cats from snuggling in there.I think you can also buy them @ petco.hope it helps!perhaps I should follow my own advice and try to salvage our kitchen trim--it's shredded and makes john want to shred the cat every time he sees it.

Have you or your husband ever been sledding naked?I ask this question of everyone. Really I do.

I have three words for you.Kegels. Kegels. Kegels.Oh, and don't sneeze.

Raisins? Wait till you have a baby. You'll be smuggling pie plates. A little something else to look forward to. :)

Okay, as long as we're in this realm, I'm going to put in my two cents' worth. First, you can ask for a different pre-natal, b/c some affect people differently than others. DON'T do ex-lax--it's totally horrifying. Eat lots of high-fiber foods that help; apples, stuff like that. Then, if you need it, (are you ready for this) pick up a pack of generic, drug-store brand stool softeners. I hate talking about this stuff, but it really does make a difference, so I thought you should know. After I had Nattie I was anemic (among many other things) and I had to take straight iron supplements every day for weeks. The doc sent John to CVS w/ a note that said, "Iron Supplements, Stool Softeners" with a little smiley face. Life just gets more and more romantic with each day. It does help though, and it's really gentle. Remember the scene in American Pie when Stifler puts laxative in Finch's coffee? You don't even want that kind of pain.So there you go. :)

I had to buy cough syrup for the kids at Target a month or so ago, and got the same strip search treatment. My main concern is, If anyone chose to track such things, a person who knows I have children now has my name, address, dob and license number, and punched some of this info into the system. Is this really a measure that will deter people from making crystal meth at home? Somehow, I feel they'll find a way around it. Or, be inspired to come up with a new, easier to access drug.GODDAMN PATRIOT ACT!!It's all W's fault.Or not. It's just easy to blame stuff on him. For me, anyway.Cianara

I'm so hurt. You mean to tell me that your best NYE ever had nothing to do with Jagermeister and naked sledding? Have you blocked out all your days in the frigid northeast?Oh wait. I would too. Except I'm still HERE in the frigid northeast.And it is soooo frigid out right now. It's stupid cold. No naked sledding for us tonight. on that note, Merry Christmas!

And I thought the club thing was only in Utah. I am out of touch. Not to mention out of beer. Gotta make a packy run.

Wait...I don't understand. You live in a dry county? I thought those only existed in Puritanical Massachusetts, where I once paid lots of taxes. I honestly don't know what I would do. I have a standing weekly date with my local liquor store (45 seconds down the street) which includes two bottles of wine, a twelve-pack of Bass Ale and many niceties exchanged primarily consisting of the weather, the price of gas, and how I go in there every Friday night at 7:30 (which I'm always told is better than the folks who go in every night at 7:30, instead of once a week). Damn. It certainly makes me appreciate the little things which I will no longer take for granted. Donna, can I ship wine to you regularly?Or if you want, I can ship a bottle of Jagermeister to your husband. :)

There's one more step that these instructions are missing. After you've done what the initial post said with the drop shadows, right click somewhere on an empty part of the desktop. Click on "Arrange Icons By" and turn "Lock Web Items on Desktop" off. If you leave them items locked, the background stays there.

how funny, i happen to be from Northwest Bakersfield... nice to see something of interest from the alfalfa fields!