New Morning, A New Day

When I was around 9 or 10 (I think), my younger sister and I would go over to our friend's house. We had plenty of them throughout our neighborhood. The house we went to this particular day, was a small family of three. In a predominantly Utah Mormon neighborhood, this was nearly unheard of as most families had at least three children. I digress. Her playroom was the entire downstairs den/living room area. She had an esay-bake oven, Barbies and one of those play-kitchen things from Fisher-Price. The three of us were playing fine on our own. Her dad came downstairs to see what we were up to and asked to join in. This man was creepy to me. His skin wasn't smooth and looked greasy, or oily. Dark brown hair and large, 80s eyeglasses. From what I remember, he sounded like a very soft-spoken man. Now, he sounds like a pedophile. I know that's a generalization just based on tone of voice; maybe I've watched too many episodes of Law & Order: Special Victim'

I recently came across this site again and seeing the ad for the latest one reminded me of the one I used to have. Who remembers reading the American Girl books as a child? I remember mine. I had the four-book set for Samantha, the girl from 1904. I loved those books and wanted my own doll so badly!! My mom never got me one, though. I don't know where my books are anymore; I do have my younger sister's books -- she had Felicity. They're currently in my daughter's room. Samantha doll and her books . Felicity doll and her books . Am I cheesy for wanting to get my books back? What about finally getting the doll? I'm trying to find the right one for my daughter, but I'm not sure which one to pick. Then again, she's not even two years old yet.

We've been saving money from our paychecks since January so that we have money to move with. At some point, we stopped using my husband's paycheck (his bring-home is about half what it should be); this affected our savings plan. We needed to use some of the saved money to replace my rear brakes. Okay, cool, technically a moving cost as we need a vehicle safe enough to transport two adults and two children under the age of 2 years old. And then other shit happened and we had to transfer more money from our move fund account (my own personal savings account; not joint with my husband) to take care of that. I get monthly money from two sources (one of which is a VA Compensation check as I qualified for a 10% disability upon getting out of the Navy.. a minimum of 10% is all that's needed to get VA Compensation). One of these sources is automatically deposited into my savings account; the other is transferred from my checking. Anyway, last week, we had $2,475 saved out of

I want to enroll my daughter once we move (and we both have stable jobs; husband, not daughter), but I'm having difficulty "impressing" my husband with Montessori. I think it's a wonderful choice for my daughter (and our next child, once we start trying for that one) before they start the 1st grade. He says he's not impressed with them and I'd like to do everything I can to show him why it's "better than 'regular' school..." I'm asking that you please share your thoughts, input and experiences with Montessori. I'm kicking myself for not looking into it before I even had her 18 months ago. Help please?

FAQ: What is a Fluffy Bunny? This is a difficult question to answer, simply because there are many ideas regarding what constitutes a fluffy bunny. In this journal I hope to provide an overview of the different types of fluffy bunnies. If you feel that I've incorrectly defined or labelled a fluffy, please feel free to either post here or PM me so that I can update these definitions. ~Fluffy Bunny 1: The Beginner (A.K.A. the "Newbie")~ These are of the harmless sort, which do not deserve to be flammed or mocked. Only guided with patience, care, and attention. I'm sure many of us were of the "Newbie" variety. I most certainly was. A friend has provided a great definition for what constitutes a Newbie. Quote: "Fluffbunny" is a word that is used to berate those who are new or optimistic about their own interpretation of the Wiccan Rede. They believe that they can do no harm and be witches. This idealistic view is not within the tolerance of many "

# 2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation) a AF - Aunt Flo (menstruation) AI - Artificial Insemination AMA - Advanced maternal age AO - Anovulatory AP - Adoption Process AR - Assisted Reproduction ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology b BBs - Breasts BC - Birth Control BCP - Birth Control Pills BBT - Basal Body Temperature BD - Baby Dance (baby making sex) BF or BF'ing - Breastfeeding BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result) BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result) BIL - Brother-in-Law BIO - The Nest Baby Community Bio BM - Bowel Movement or Breast Milk BOTB - Baby On The Brain (The Nest message board) BRU - Babies R Us Store BW or B/W - Blood Work c CB - Cycle Buddy CBEFM - Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor CD - Cycle day CDs - Cloth Diapers CF - Cervical fluid CIO - Cry It Out CL - Corpus Luteum CM - Cervical Mucus CNM - Certified Nurse Midwife Colpo - Colposcopy CP

Religious Tolerance.org <------- click for the link! Quotations: "True religion is not about possessing the truth. No religion does that. It is rather an invitation into a journey that leads one toward the mystery of God. Idolatry is religion pretending that it has all the answers." Bishop J.S. Spong " Q&A on The Parliament of the World's Religions ," weekly mailing, 2007-SEP-05. " ... just because you don't bow on your knees and worship an idol or an invisible being, does not mean you are not a Satan worshiper. The worship of any other god (s) is the same thing. There are no other gods. They are demons and Satan is in control of them." From the website www.exposingsatanism.org "Yes, Christianity is the one true religion. That may sound awfully dogmatic and narrow-minded, but the simple truth is that Christianity is the only true religion. Jesus said that He alone was the way to the Father (John 14:6), that He alone revealed the Fath