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Why can’t we live inside of dreams?

30 March 2010 By 1 Comment

Last night I had a dream that my mother was alive, She was hiding though. We went to a hotel… I don’t remember why now. It was a dump. It had an elevator and you could only enter from inside, but it was a dump just the same. We were staying in the same room as she was in. She left a mess, and a cat and the cat knew. When we checked in we didn’t know it was her room. It was like the last person to use it left in a hurry. Mess under the bed, bed unmade. We checked in and I knew she was there. How? We lode around. The neighbor came in. I don’t remember why. She commented on the last person to use the room. Made some noise and then left. She was dead, we had a funeral. [Read more...]

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Braces and Lice… Oy

24 March 2010 By Leave a Comment

We took Dorian to the ortho this morning for his braces. Yay! His expander is out, he’s got a holder doo-dad in place. He’s got braces. He goes back in 12 weeks. He did a great job and there really isn’t much more I can say about that.

While there I got a call from Olivia telling me they found a nit on Eshiva’s head but not to worry it was only one and I didn’t have to pick her up. I get off the phone, make a comment along the lines of “aren’t nits like fleas, there is never just one?” Foot, meet mouth. I get a call back a bit later telling me I have to come pick her up, they found two more.

So now I have to call some other company to come clean her head (I’d rather it be done right the first time) strip the entire bedroom (all three kids share a room) and my bed most likely and wash every. single. article. of. clothing. Ugh.

ETA: 165$ later, http://lousecalls.com/ came over, took care of it, told me it was practically nothing, I could retreat myself next week and she can go back to school tomorrow. They also checked Dor’s head and didn’t find anything. Yay!

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Pennies for Cancer

24 March 2010 By 1 Comment

I just walked in the door and Malachai’s coin box was open on the dining room table. It was empty. Hm. Michael then told me that Malachai took all of his pennies to school today to give to Pennies for Cancer.

Please wait a moment while my heart shatters and mends itself and bursts with pride.

This is huge. This isn’t the story of some random seven year old giving his pennies away. This is the story of my seven year old. My seven year old who is obsessed with coins. He stacks them. He counts them. He moves them from one container to another and back again. He finds them in the strangest of places and brings them home to put in his box(es). He finds them in the house and comes running to me to ask if he can have it because he found it. Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, American, Canadian, Israeli, you name it he wants it.

My coin loving and hording baby decide to take his pennies in to school today in a zip lock baggie to give to help find a cure for cancer.

I have no idea if he made the connection that his grandma died from cancer. I have no idea if he even realized what an amazing this he was doing, and not just because he took probably over a dollar in pennies in to school in a little bag.

They were *his* pennies. His coins. Can I even stress this enough? What a wonderful little man I am helping to raise.

ETA, from Michael: He had mentioned it to me on Monday when I picked him up from school and I told him that it is a good thing to do if he wants to. It is a form of tzedukah, charity basically. I promptly forgot about it until this morning.

He was trying to shove his coin box into his bag and told me that he wanted to give all of his pennies to Pennies for Cancer. I asked him a few times if he was sure and he said yes. I suggested he put them in a sandwich bag instead of the box. He seemed so happy about doing this that I just helped him right along.

He has helped do some good in this world and he will start his coin collection all over again. I think when he gets up in the morning, he will have some new coins in his box, whatever change I have in my pocket at least.

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Calling All Bloggers! – Gooseberry Patch

22 March 2010 By 2 Comments

Calling All Bloggers! – Gooseberry Patch.

With the first milestone of 30,000 Facebook fans accomplished, the first chapter of our Circle of Friends cookbook is now available to download…but hurry, you can only get it until the end of this week!

Haven’t downloaded yours yet? Well, here it is!

25 Mac & Cheese Recipes by Gooseberry Patch

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I would love to

22 March 2010 By Leave a Comment
bury my head in the sand and ignore all thepolitics… too bad that won’t help anyone.
From what I do understand, the bill that passed still doesn’t really help me directly get health care. Correct me if I am wrong – We still can’t afford health care and We still make too much money for public aid/medicaid.
My kids are still covered by Fla Kid Care. Based on our income that costs 20$ a month for all three kids (20$ total, not each), we pay a co-pay for sick visits, but one well visit is included each yea. Generic meds are covered, but Publix and a few other places have a handful of free meds anyway. Maybe there is no co-pay for the primary but there is for specialists? I had a co-pay for D for his eye exam, so maybe. Malachai is enrolled in CMS (Childrens Medical Services) so all of his is covered 100%. We did not qualify for financial aid for him (based on his disability) but that was our income that determined that, not his diagnosis.
Big breath. Now that I vomited that mess up, why? When can I get 20$ a month health care based on my income? When can I go to the doctor because I feel like my lungs are going to explode or I fell and my knee was swollen for a month and still hurts mildly most days? Yep, not holding my breath on that one.
I am waiting to find out that this bill that passed is the one that will fine my husbands employer for not offering health care (not that we can afford it anyway!) and then he’ll go back to my husband being a contractor and it will cost us even more money.
I realize  you can’t please all the people all the time, but when will it be our turn to not be in the neglected middle percent?
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