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[mamama]

I see all these threads for Aussie people and thought we should have our own thread too. Not sure why, I just felt the need to make us feel special too!

So, who's stateside and where are you?

I'll start:

Mamama - in Chicago

Welcome, Incredibleshrinkingmum I LOVE Austinm you are so lucky. I bet Seattle is beautiful though. It's one of the places I always wanted to go but haven't made it there yet.

1. Mamama - Chicago, DS 21 months
2. Twirl - Maryland
3. Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 about to be 7, ds2 about to be 4. sahm
4. Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5. Alipiggie - Erie, CO
6. Tinpot - North Carolina
7. Colinandcaitlinsmommy - Somewhere near Portland, OR
8. Earlybird - Soon to be in TN, DD (6)
9. SofiaAmes - LA
10. LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11. NannyK - Boston, MA - single, no children but nanny for adorable 19 month old twins
12. Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13. Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14. Sunchowder - Florida Cali guessing - DD Girlscout age poss 14ish, SDS um late teens.
15. SittingBull - near San Francisco, CA - married,two children, 1 DS 3 years, 1 DD 18 months
16. ChiTownLady - Chicago
17. MKG - New Jersey -ds1 22 months,ds2 3 weeks (why I haven't been around much)
18. Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
19. Albert Brazil
20. Texan Dallas, TX, married to a Scot, DD (7), DS (5)
21. Tiggyhop - Houston. DS (4) DS (3) and DD (20 months)
22. IncredibleShrinkingMum - Seattle, married, DD 6

Tiggyhop - whereabouts in Houston are you? We are getting ready to move there & looking at Heights, Memorial Park, Memorial(Wilcrest) as well as places way out of the loop - like Sugarland, The Woodlands ...

I see that I chose a fabulous nickname, as now I will be known by all as "Incredible"

Brazil checking in again. Thanks for the link Mamama to the MNer coming to Brazil, I sent a long reply to her.
Hot and dry here today, we are in the dry season now and for the next 3 months or so we can expect no rain at all, humidity is about 20% right now and I'm turning into a crisp.
For the stats...I'm married to a Brasilian and we have 1 DS age 7

Brooklynmom here. I am British, but have been in NYC for 4 years. One DD, 14 months old...

Well, this is exciting. I never knew there were this many of us.

Here's me:
) Mamama - Chicago, DS 21 months
2) Twirl - Maryland
3) Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 about to be 7, ds2 about to be 4. sahm
4) Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5) Alipiggie - Erie, CO
6) Tinpot - North Carolina
7) Colinandcaitlinsmommy - Somewhere near Portland, OR
8) Earlybird - Soon to be in TN, DD (6)
9) SofiaAmes - LA
10) LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11) NannyK - Boston, MA - single, no children but nanny for adorable 19 month old twins
12) Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13) Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14) Sunchowder - Florida Cali guessing - DD Girlscout age poss 14ish, SDS um late teens.
15) SittingBull - near San Francisco, CA - married,two children, 1 DS 3 years, 1 DD 18 months
16) ChiTownLady - Chicago
17) MKG - New Jersey -ds1 22 months,ds2 3 weeks (why I haven't been around much)
18) Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
19) Albert Brazil
20) Texan Dallas, TX, married to a Scot, DD (7), DS (5)
21) Tiggyhop - Houston. DS (4) DS (3) and DD (20 months)
22) IncredibleShrinkingMum - Seattle, married, DD 6
23) jabberwocky - TN married, ds1 3.10, ds2 6 months

Earlybird, where will you be? I am near Nashville. I lived in Memphis for several years as well.

PS - Texan, were you Tex111?

Jabberwocky, I had no idea you were over here!

Albert, 20% humidity sounds rather appealing after the sticky days we've had. The heat is no problem but I hate the humidty

) Mamama - Chicago, DS 21 months
2) Twirl - Maryland
3) Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 about to be 7, ds2 about to be 4. sahm
4) Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5) Alipiggie - Erie, CO
6) Tinpot - North Carolina
7) Colinandcaitlinsmommy - Somewhere near Portland, OR
8) Earlybird - Soon to be in TN, DD (6)
9) SofiaAmes - LA
10) LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11) NannyK - Boston, MA - single, no children but nanny for adorable 19 month old twins
12) Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13) Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14) Sunchowder - Florida Cali guessing - DD Girlscout age poss 14ish, SDS um late teens.
15) SittingBull - near San Francisco, CA - married,two children, 1 DS 3 years, 1 DD 18 months
16) ChiTownLady - Chicago
17) MKG - New Jersey -ds1 22 months,ds2 3 weeks (why I haven't been around much)
18) Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
19) Albert, Brazil - married to Brasilian, DS(7)
20) Texan Dallas, TX, married to a Scot, DD (7), DS (5)
21) Tiggyhop - Houston. DS (4) DS (3) and DD (20 months)
22) IncredibleShrinkingMum - Seattle, married, DD 6
23) jabberwocky - TN married, ds1 3.10, ds2 6 months
24) Brooklynmom - NYC. DD, 14 months old...

Yep, Southern born and bred

mamama, I thought Chicago only had two weeks of summer?

No, no, Jabberwocky. Chicago only really has summer and winter - 'seasons' are as follows

Spring - 2 weeks in May
Summer - May - October (4 weeks lovely weather and 5 months of sticky humid weather)
Autumn - 2 weeks at the end of Sept/ beginning of Oct
Winter - October - May - Freeeeeezing (often -30 with windchill)

So we have about 5 months of summer and 7 of winter. It seems to go from Winter to Summer overnight.

Hello Moms
Thought i'd add my details. Have had relatives visiting so have only just come back to this thread. Wow, I can't believe there are so many of us over here - hello everyone!

) Mamama - Chicago, DS 21 months
2) Twirl - MD - married, DD 3 and DS 1
3) Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 about to be 7, ds2 about to be 4. sahm
4) Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5) Alipiggie - Erie, CO
6) Tinpot - North Carolina
7) Colinandcaitlinsmommy - Somewhere near Portland, OR
8) Earlybird - Soon to be in TN, DD (6)
9) SofiaAmes - LA
10) LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11) NannyK - Boston, MA - single, no children but nanny for adorable 19 month old twins
12) Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13) Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14) Sunchowder - Florida Cali guessing - DD Girlscout age poss 14ish, SDS um late teens.
15) SittingBull - near San Francisco, CA - married,two children, 1 DS 3 years, 1 DD 18 months
16) ChiTownLady - Chicago
17) MKG - New Jersey -ds1 22 months,ds2 3 weeks (why I haven't been around much)
18) Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
19) Albert, Brazil - married to Brasilian, DS(7)
20) Texan Dallas, TX, married to a Scot, DD (7), DS (5)
21) Tiggyhop - Houston. DS (4) DS (3) and DD (20 months)
22) IncredibleShrinkingMum - Seattle, married, DD 6
23) jabberwocky - TN married, ds1 3.10, ds2 6 months
24) Brooklynmom - NYC. DD, 14 months old...

Quick hi everyone. DH has had vacation, so we've mostly been out of town.

Thanks for the Chicago info, mamama. DH has decided for now not to let them promote him. So never mind, but appreciated anyway.

Now to add me to the list:

1. Mamama - Chicago, DS 21 months
2. Twirl - MD - married, DD 3 and DS 1
3. Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 about to be 7, ds2 about to be 4. sahm
4. Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5. Alipiggie - Erie, CO
6. Tinpot - North Carolina
7. Colinandcaitlinsmommy - Oregon City, OR A married SAHM. DS 4 in August, DD 2 in August
8. Earlybird - Soon to be in TN, DD (6)
9. SofiaAmes - LA
10. LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11. NannyK - Boston, MA - single, no children but nanny for adorable 19 month old twins
12. Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13. Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14. Sunchowder - Florida Cali guessing - DD Girlscout age poss 14ish, SDS um late teens.
15. SittingBull - near San Francisco, CA - married,two children, 1 DS 3 years, 1 DD 18 months
16. ChiTownLady - Chicago
17. MKG - New Jersey -ds1 22 months,ds2 3 weeks (why I haven't been around much)
18. Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
19. Albert, Brazil - married to Brasilian, DS(7)
20. Texan Dallas, TX, married to a Scot, DD (7), DS (5)
21. Tiggyhop - Houston. DS (4) DS (3) and DD (20 months)
22. IncredibleShrinkingMum - Seattle, married, DD 6
23. jabberwocky - TN married, ds1 3.10, ds2 6 months
24. Brooklynmom - NYC. DD, 14 months old...

I didn't realize there were so many of us.

jabberwocky, I'm not Tex111 -- just plain ole Texan. I was living in London at the time I picked my nickname. Now that I'm back in Texas, it's not that special!

Hi Jabberwocky - I'll be in the Nashville area too. We can start our own Stateside splinter group for meetups!

How cool, I finally get to meet-up with another mum When do you arrive?

Oh dear, I've killed the thread

Jabber - we arrive late July, have a few weeks to settle in, and then dd starts school. She'll be in first grade. It will be interesting to compare schools/teaching philosophies between the two countries.

I honestly don't know how we're going to cope with the heat when we arrive. It's been drizzly/windy for a good portion of the past 6 weeks here, and today the high is forecast for 60. I'm wondering if dd should go to school in tights instead of socks. I know being in the south in the summer is like being in an oven. Guess we'll cope by going swimming lots and running from air conditioned place to air conditioned place!

Sitting Bull, I still have the urge when I hear a train to yell out "Chooo-whooooooo" no matter where I am or how I am with

lol, earlybird at dashing from air conditioner to airconditioner It is hottest in late July and August so unfortunately you'll get the brunt of it right away. But middle TN rarely gets above mid-90's (Fahrenheit) and can still have some nice breezes. You and dd can come over to my house and we'll have some cool drinks on the deck sitting under the ceiling fan

I would recommend bare legs until the fall for school, btw.

"who" I am with

Hi there
Hope you don't mind me posting here.
Just wanted to say Hi as I am moving to Houston Texas in August. Is there anyone else on here living there or near by?

Now there's someplace hot - and humid

I love Houston, btw.

Vixie - We'll be moving there by Sept.

Jabberwocky - what are your fave things about Houston?

Great shopping, good food, there's Clear Lake (I think that's the right name) nearby - I had a loverly weekend on a sailboat there many years ago

Come to think of it, maybe that's why I still have such warm and fuzzy feelings about Houston

Oh and you can run down to Galveston for a bit of fun for a day or a weekend.