All those in the US...

[OverRated]

... here is a lovely new thread. With an uninspired but easy to find title. And an old list.

Please update as needed.

1. Mamama - Chicago, DS 2
2. Twirl - MD - married, DD 3 and DS 1
3. Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 (7), ds2 (4). sahm
4. Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5. Alipiggie - Erie, CO - 2 DS's aged 5 and 4
6. Tinpot - North Carolina
7. dooneygirl - Oregon City, OR A married SAHM. DS 4 , DD 2
8. Earlybird - TN, DD (6)
9. SofiaAmes - LA
10. LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11. NannyK - Boston, MA
12. Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13. Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14. Sunchowder - Florida - 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
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. Bananapudding - Texas. married, DD 6
23. jabberwocky - TN married, ds1 3.10, ds2 6 months
24. Brooklynmom - NYC. DD, 14 months old...
25. Vixie78 - Houston Texas
26. TwinMommyToBe - Boston
27. Barefeete - British Virgin Islands
28. Dodgykeeper - Dayton, Ohio 29)Syd - Manhattan Beach, LA
29. Weewilliewinkie ? VA
30. Chocchipcooke - Ohio
31. Mummimamma - PA. Married, DS, soon to be 5, DD 1 (15 months)
32. Shouldalistenedtomymum - Canada - Hamilton, Toronto,
33. Anorak - Bermuda, DD 15 and DS 7

East Coast
NannyK - Boston
Twinmommytobe - Boston
Greatgooglymoogly - NY State
Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
Brooklynmom - NYC
MKG - New Jersey
Mummimamma - PA
Twirl - MD

The South
Earlybird - Soon to be in TN
jabberwocky - TN
Sunchowder - Florida
Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
Tinpot ? NC

Midwest
Mamama ? Chicago
ChiTownLady - Chicago
Dodgykeeper - Dayton, OH
Chocchipcookie - Ohio

Rockies & Southwest
Alipiggie - Erie, CO

Northwest
dooneygirl - Oregon City, OR

California
SittingBull - nr San Francisco
Califrau ? Milpitas
Syd - Manhattan Beach, LA
SofiaAmes - LA
LATyke - Redondo Beach

Texas
Texan - Dallas
Tiggyhop ? Houston
Vixie78 - Houston
BananaPudding

Canada
Hellish ? Ottawa
Shouldlistenedtomymum - Hamilton

BVI Barefeete Bermuda Anorak Brazil
Albert, Brazil

Wow. DH has heard from or of some of our friends that got storm damage. What scary stories. One of his friends is a store manager on the Oregon Coast. He went to the store in the early morning the day of the storm. He had to cross a bridge, and it was already covered in water. When he got to work, the wind was blowing so hard he couldn't get the door open (they are big, bulky supermarket-style doors that slide open, not open in and out) and he had to ride out the storm in his car with 100 mph+ winds blowing. He said he saw a tornado of water in the parking lot across the street. He doesn't know any other way to describe it. The winds died down enough, he finally got the door open, which was good, because the water was really rising in his parking lot, and he had to wait until the water went down the next day to finally make it home. A lot of the roof blew off the store. His home has minor damage, but they're living in the family room of their house, because it has the fireplace, and electricity hasn't come on yet. School won't start for their kids until at least the middle of next month.

We've heard of our other friends in a small town, and I guess their house made it, but their small business flooded. They said the main street of town is a giant garbage pile, the only store in town is a loss, the only medical clinic is a loss, and they're trying to get the only gas station up and functioning. Without volunteers and donations, they wouldn't have anything to drink, eat, basic hygiene supplies, or cleaning supplies. I guess pretty much everyone has a really good attitude, though, and everyone is pitching in to help everyone else. It just really blows my mind what these people went through.

"Look atthis one How about this one

It's snowing here and has been all day. Freezing cold and going to snow all weekend. He ho. Got a viewing on the house tomorrow too. Shall have to drive very slowly to the Mall me thinks.

"Here's another one"

Oops sorry didnt' read all your message so those were Raggedy Ann ones .

Try Hawkins Bazaar if nothing else in the UK. They may have one. It's all Raggedy Ann over here.

::gasp:: Ann, frau! Raggedy Ann. If you keep calling her Raggedy Annie you really are taking a dreadful risk

Pippi Longsocks...

Tsk. Longstocking. It's Pippi Longstocking. Langstrumpf, I think.

DId you find a Raggedy doodah? Can't you make one? You're all creative.

And, Califrau... I see Santa lives in milpitas too

And, Califrau... I see Santa lives in milpitas too. I need your email address.

Ooops

Is anyone else ridiculously cold? I want to hibernate.

What do you all eat for Christmas? It's going to be me, my Dad & DS. We always used to have duck but I need some inspiration.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. Best of luck with the house, Ali.

Wow, a new thread and it's already got 42 posts!

Let's see, movie - Have told Dh that I absolutely must see Sweeney Todd (I think Ratatouille was my last as well ) and for the rag doll, have you looked online at Magic Cabin? THey have some old world type toys.

Sweeny Todd is a good idea.

Other place of rag dolls might be: (am too tired to do links for them all so have cut and pasted from my local parent group)

www.ourgreenhouse.com/foundations/store/scresults.asp?category=6
www.thewoo denwagon.com/index.html

Waldorf type shopping:

www.threesisterstoys.com/
www.islandtreasuretoys.com/
willowtree toys.com/
www.blueberryforest.com/
www.quiethourstoys.com/index.php
atoygard en.com/ (best price for playsilks by far!)

Waldorf-ish crafts:

www.achildsdream.com/index.htm
www.betterbee.com/default.asp
www.waldorfsupplies.com/
www.dharmatrading.com/

Montessori shopping:
forsmallhands.com/store/

Last year we had a Costco ham with cinnamon apples, green beans with pancetta and shallots and a not-marshmallow sweet potato casserole, but this year I got 2 free turkeys, so we're basically having a repeat of Thanksgiving. Except for Cooking Light had an amazing recipe for a chocolate pie that I just made, and I might make that instead of the pumpkin spice one I usually make.

I cannot get warm this winter, and it hasn't been that cold. I usually hate hot weather, but I sit around the house freezing. At night I wear DH's jacket backwards and slouch in front of the computer, so I can keep warm, while he sits in front of his with a short sleeved shirt and is fine.

yes, am cold here too. Largely because I almost fainted when I got last month's electricity/heating bill - and it's not been consistently cold here yet. The thermostat is set lower now, and we'll simply pile on the jumpers and socks.

I'm a bit partial to wooden toys too but we're overwhelmed with plastic tat. I live in a very Waldorfy neighbourhood though so have lots of recommendations for more traditional toys & crafty things.

I am baking gingerbread in an effort to compose myself & recover from the film we saw this afternoon. I don't like it when I leave the cinema feeling traumatised.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

I don't know if I have my vest on, because I don't know what you mean by vest. I already learned NOT to say pants. Is a vest a jumper, is it a sweater (is jumper sweater? I forgot), is it a vest? I'm thinking it isn't a vest in my realm, because those usually don't have any sleeves. I could definitely go for the thermal underwear idea, though. My problem is I wake up about 1 am and I've warmed up so much, I get too hot.

Have you discovered Melissa and Doug toys, Overrated? Love 'em. My two are pounding away from their band in a box right now.

We got our tree and decorations up finally. DH got the tree yesterday, which was great timing, because it was cold and clear. Today it snowed. We made dough ornaments, and are just waiting for them to dry.

What movie did you see that left you so traumatized?

(goes and cowers in a corner trying to figure out the meaning of vest)