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Name: Melissa
Country: United States
State: Virginia
Gender: Female
Interests: Painting, Reading, Drawing
Expertise: I earned a degree in Mathematics, minor in Philosophy
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Manufacturing
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Member Since:
8/7/2004
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| An Update At Long Last! What to say? I will start from
the beginning (a very good place to start). First I seem not to
be able to get a job. I think the fact that I left my first job
to take care of my children is effecting my job hunt. Next I
found out that my best friend's mother might not make it toThanksgiving
and it will be a miracle if she makes it to Christmas so please pray
for her family. My friend's name is Christy and her mother's name
is Trudy. And today I found out my family's close friend has died
and will be buried tomorrow or Saturday. I wish I could be there
for the services. So could you please pray for my family. Now
for some good news. Iris is able to roll across the living room
floor. She is also eating solid foods. Her favorites are
peaches, apples, and pears. She now weighs 14 pounds. Isaac
is learning to go potty. This is a very good thing. 
Whenever he has to go he will strip off all his clothing. Then he
will take off his diaper and throw it away. Finally he goes to
the potty. This is exciting, mundane as it seems. The other
major thing that is happening is the fact that Isaac will sit and
listen to someone reading to him for an hour and a half. This is
longer than some high school student's attention spans. I can see
the intelligence in Isaac. He even makes up his own music and
sings it. I just realize that my husband is turn my children into
indies and punk rockers.  No wonder they do not like the
music I listen to when I clean. I must find a way to stop
this!
This weekend we are going Christmas shopping. I am going
to buy some plain Christmas bulbs, so I can have my children paint
their hand prints. I will also finish my Christmas gift for my
sister-in-law. I have sewn a short skirt for her and tomorrow I
will sew a long skirt for her. I hope she will like them.
For Iris's gift, I need to put button holes in and sew buttons on
it. Isaac's gift I need to cut out the pockets and sew the pants
up. To finish the list of sewing projects, I have a pot holder to
do for my father-in-law and Christmas items for my mother-in-law.
That is all I can think of right now. Iris is crying for a
boob and Isaac is summoning me to the potty. Take care and God
bless.
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| - Tara - - Art
My husband, my two children and I went to the library today. The
library here lends movies and is better than the movie rental place for
one reason: its free. 
For the past couple of days, I have been real creative. I
finished a painting, sewn a dress, and finished a crocheting
project. I wish someone would give me feedback on my
artwork. My husband says its okay, but in the same breath he
tells me he is no art critic. He thinks that the art I do is good
for someone with no training but pretty much states that I should not
expect my art to sell. Yet, I did sell one painting in highschool
for $80.00. I have not shown any pieces to anybody else in fear
of ridicule. To sell art you must get a gallery to display
it. To give you a hint of the art I do, just look up in the
lefthand corner. It is part of my favorite painting that I
did. The whole painting took two years.
On a happier note, my newest baby is smiling. She has the
biggest smile I have ever seen. Her brother is growing
fast. He likes to copy everything. My husband and I are
renting and buying "Bob the Builder" dvds. I'm starting to sing
the opening song in my sleep. I think I need a vacation from
those dvds, but Isaac likes them so much.
I must go. I'm hoping to get at least five hours of sleep tonight. Take care and thanks for reading.
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| <>4th Anniversary Reflections
In three days, I will be celebrating my fourth wedding
anniversary. During those four years my
husband and I went through one miscarriage, gave birth twice, had to move
twice, and have three job losses between the two of us. Even through the whirlwind of uncertainty,
my husband and I still have a strong, loving, and caring marriage. I wish there was a way to show my husband
exactly how much I love him. Sex does
not cover or express all of it (although it helps and he is great in bed. ). I
have two days to find out what to give him.
If any of you know what to give him please tell me.
As for the rest of the week I am still looking for a
job. I have not had a 9 to 5 job for some
time. I am not sure if I am ready for
it. I was lucky to be able to stay at
home with the first baby. I wish I
could do the same for the second, but simple economics says no realistically.
Well,
I must go. The second baby is crying
for her milk. Maybe sometime I will
write about the joy and pain of breastfeeding.
Take care and God bless. | | |
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| Last night my family watch Hidalgo. Isaac, my son, started yelling horsie over and over again. My husband, Scott, looks at me and said could you please stop him. Now the problem with this is two-fold. The first problem is the fact that my husband is not able to control our son. And the second problem is the fact that I cannot control him either. I am finding life with a two year old a little difficult. Isaac throws things when he is mad, upset, or picking on the cat. I tried to curb this habit to no avail.
Then there is training him to go to the bathroom when he has to go. I am thankful that he does not take off his clothes and goes all over the house, but I wish he would go to the bathroom instead of his diaper. I wish I knew a way to get through to him.
I must admit that Isaac does have his good side, too. He likes people to read to him. He will sit for a half-hour listening to you read. The younger one is hungry now, so I'm done for today. | | |
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