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Hi everyone. I feel so betrayed by our local weatherpeople. They predicted lovely weather this weekend. It's been nothing but rainy and humid. We did get in a trip to Grant's farm (Anheuser Busch 'country' estate- now a petting zoo, beer garden, elephants, etc. with free beer) with my...

Morris- sorry about the parents/cat. Very emotional topics. Jen- whatever illness you had, I caught. I have had the weirdest cold/coughing the past 4 days. It is absolutely draining! I am usually one to plow though the day and even exercise when I'm sick, but not now. How's your...

I have an EllaRoo mei hip carrier that I used when Gus was 6 mos- 1 year. It was comfortable because the weight was on my hip more than my back.

Hi. We had a crazy weekend. We had our parish/school picnic followed by my son's daycare auction on Friday. Sunday was 2 family events. Over the course of the weekend, I've chatted with every person in both of our families and every school family. Tiring. Morris, glad you're feeling...

Hi all. Glad to see you're all doing so well. I am so shocked I only have another 7 weeks to go. My mothers day was very busy. Between our mothers and my grandmother, I had a lot of places to go and people to call. last week I did: 3 mile run plus CTX upper body split drill max low...

Anne/Maggie- we too buy used reliable cars and hold on to them. The only new car we've ever had is my minivan (Sienna)- and we plan to drive it into the ground. Lisa- glad you're feeling better. any big "projects" planned? Thanks for the kind words on our house. It was weird to see the...

I took a guy's deposition once and when asked if right or left handed he replied that he was an aphrodisiac. People also claim they get "corporal" tunnel syndrome.

Jen- are we married to the same man? I got a call yesterday from a delivery company looking to schedule a time to drop off our new tv. HUh? I thought I'd been victim of a credit card fraud, but it was just my husband, eager to stimulate the economy (in all fairness, he needs it for his work...

Hello. Monday was quite a day. My 5yo whacked her head running under a gate in a park (one of those "open" gates meant to keep cars off the road) and had to go to the ER for stitches. The wait was terrible. My husband was about to leave for another ER when she finally got in at 11 pm. I...

Kate- we have a ton of Lebanese around here (including the mayor). The Maronite (sp?) cathedral is up the street. The have weekly lunches for take out; I need to get some- you're making me hungry. Maggie- sorry about your back. I keep having sore achilles heels and crazy hip pain. We are...

Just one side. It's actually a huge varicose vein that looks like a nest of worms. It's so ugly. It will go away after pregnancy. And I don't have any other varicose veins or hem. or swollen feet or anything.

I rec'd ASJ and really like it. I did sections 1-3 today on an 8" step but didn't get as "jumpy" as Sharon (recall I am pregnant, about 31 weeks). It was super sweaty and I caught on pretty quickly to the choreography. You guys are so right- she's as innovative as ever and I think it will...

You don't even want to know where I get terrible pregnancy swelling. hint: It's not my feet or hands. And it's gross.

Maggie- I am a huge LHOTP fan. Laura Ingalls Wilder settled in Missouri for much of her life and wrote the LHOTP books when she lived here. I keep wanting to drag my husband to her farmstead in Mansfied, MO but so far he's been unwilling to fulfill my Little House travel fantasies.

Jen- is the chicken wing dip the one with diced ckicken, hot wing sauce, cheese, etc? That's always a crowd pleaser. Morris- you're still putting me to cardio shame. Would you slow down for my self esteem? j/k Lisa- glad you're swimming. It's a nice way to mix things up. Can you...

RE: I second all of the above books. I also frequently reference American Academy of Pediatrics, birth through 5. It's really good for figuring out all the illnesses of childhood (pink eye, 5th disease, roseola, thrush, skin stuff, etc).

OUr area uses natural gas- I think that's different than oil. OUr house is about 4000 sq feet (3 stories) and costs about $350/month to heat in the winter. It's a brick house, so it kind of functions like a pizza oven and stays warm in winter. We also have new windows and they are 8 feet tall...

Here's what I did to get workouts in: break them up- especially works with cardio then weights of some type. intervals- easy to soothe a crabby baby during an interval rest period walks with stroller let baby watch a baby mozart dvd (well, mine are actually VHS...) in another room...

It woke me up last night (dog and kids and cats ALL slept through it). My chandeliers, windows, crystal, etc. all shook. I felt the aftershock this morning- very weird. That was more of a little rumble, where as the one last night was at least 30 seconds. We live in St. Louis right by the...

Hi everyone. TOday is our newspaper photo shoot. I'm cleaning like crazy, but I needed to do it anyway. This place is gross. Gus is "helping" with his own bottle of soapy water. I got a new sports bra and I LOVE it; just wanted to share. I usually think underarmour bras are kind of...