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

Poor you donneygirl, i've got an ear infection at the moment too - not nice are they. At least Colin is on the mend now tho.
We are coming to Seattle actually, is it as great as I have been lead to believe?

So many ear infections! Ds2 just recovered from one and there are two on my post-natal thread with them.

Glad you at least have good drugs on board, dooney

I love Seattle. DH lived there for a year, and hates it with a passion. Lots of fun things to do on the waterfront, I think. I really like the ferry trips through all the islands up there. Beautiful scenery and very relaxing, IMO. So much more multi-cultural and exciting than Portland, too.

I thought I would be okay last night, but man, that cough syrup slammed me. It took a few hours, but I was sitting here, and all of a sudden I told DH I had to go to bed, and was just out. DD came in the middle of the night and started singing to me, and DH had to deal with that, because I couldn't do more than just grunt at her.

I've been to Seattle once and really liked it. Why does your dh not?

So, dooney, are you a bit of a lightweight then?

He is a hick from the sticks, and hates anything that involves lots of people and bad traffic jams.

No, I'm not a bit of a lightweight, I'm a complete lightweight. Even at drinking, I'm afraid.

I guess I'm an even bigger lightweight than I thought. DH just told me that I sat straight up in bed last night around midnight. He said he asked me what the matter was, and I told him I heard giraffes and elephants. He told me if I thought I heard them to think about it, and I'd realize that they weren't real. He said I told him ok, and then laid back down and started snoring right away. I don't remember any of this, and I can tell he's not making it up.

Lol, dooney, can't imagine what you would have been like in the '60's

"Stay away from the brown acid..."

What a week and its only Wednesday!
My dh decided to invite some of the guys from work round to watch the game on Sunday - fair enough. He also told them all to bring their kids and partners because he thought it would be nice for me . I dont think he appreciates the stress of having a house full of guests, esp stangers. Also I was still the only person who didnt have a clue what was going on. Apparently it was hilarious that I commented on the fact that one teams hats matched the other teams leggings. I had planned to go to be with the Peter Kay autobiography (v.g. by the way) instead I was fetching drinks all night and mediating battles between tired children. Im still tidying up the basement!
After all that I somehow got conned into taking dd and a friend to see the Hannah Montana 3d film on Monday. In terms of kids tv, there is a lot worse than HM but that doesnt mean I want to pay $15 each for tickets
I feel like money is just flying out of our account in every direction at the moment. Dds dancing class are looking for money for costume hire for the summer show already. They want $65 per costume and dd needs 4! I am so angry that they expect $260 to hire costumes - I want to own something for that!! The we will all have to buy tickets, programmes, photos... Shes 7 ffs! Am I being mean?

Wow! Things have sure changed since I took dancing lessons. I think we had 3 and we bought them all. I'm sure they were not terribly expensive. In fact, I think the mothers made at least one costume.

Have just started a load of wash with crossed fingers. Two of ds2's best pants got in with a load that had a tube of lipstick in it I remember taking it away from ds2 and putting it in my pocket and the rest is laundry history

Now I have to stay away from the cough syrup. Caitlin spiked a 104 fever on me at 3 am this morning. Sigh. Will this ever end, or will we pass it back and forth amongst ourselves? Took both of them to the Dr. Colin's eyes were bugging him, and we got drops for them, and Caitlin just has a bad viral thing I can't do much about.

I doubt that the sunshine would be able to fight off the absolutely pouring rain and winds right now. Maybe you could wish me a good night's sleep instead? DH is lovely and helping, but I'm a lousy sleeper, and can't sleep without worrying about them, even though he is perfectly capable of looking after the kids.

I chose the easy way this year and put Colin in a preschool with no parent help involved. Last year another mother and I had to do almost everything while the other 12 mothers dragged their feet. Too annoying for me.

We've decided for sure to hold Colin back another year. He's smart enough, but like DH said, you can tell every other kid in the class is almost a year older than he is because he's so quiet and has a much shorter attention span than the rest.

Hey Overrated, you around tonight?

Oh No- nanny resigned . I'm sorry SB. Well ds2 didn't get into ds1's school on Open Enroll - totally gutted and stressed out here too as can't afford, two schools, two schedules, one divorce, one move. But at least I've not got a psychotic boss.

Thinking of you. HUGS.

They're supposed to aaaaaaaaaaaa. One got in - eight of us didn't . Saw you on IM. One day we'll catch up. Your husband's not a logistics expert is he?

SB, I don't usually give out cyber hugs but here's a big one for you {{{{{{}}}}} I don't see how you are holding it together Rant as much as you want.

SB - just to maybe brighten your day slightly, a friend of mine from here and myself fancy organizing a girl's trip to SF soon. Want to meet up and have some quality time having fun? I instantly thought that you could do with the boost too, just like me. Being a working Mum sucks I know, it's horrible. A good friend of mine who I "met" on here, told me that our children will really appreciate us for what we do although right now we might not think so. {{{{{HUGS}}}}. We'll get through this. And if all else fails just book at ticket to CO for the weekend and run away here for a few hours - you'll always be welcome.

Off to do the 100 days project for my ds1.

Take care everyone. CF, I'm writing to the District about my boys and myself. Watch this space.

Oh Sittingbull! Really feel for you. Wish I was close enough to help in a practical way. Makes me feel a bit stupid for crying about missing my mum. Im 30 ffs! Hope the op goes ok. Sending you lots of positive vibes from Ohio. {smile]