<Sad stuff>
abellz5
about this situation and just needed to share...
I went to the Laundromat to wash some of my big items for the bed... the
front load model without the agitator in the middle seems to work better for
the thick bead spreads and all. I picked up a paper (don't read the paper
much but I'm looking for a new car so I picked it up) Sundays is the big
paper and they usually do something of great length to give life to a topic
of importance. This week it was about child drownings. Broke my heart.
This family gave permission not only to interview them but they had pictures
of the family at the funeral (just last month) and the child layed out in
the casket. A 20 month old little girl. As usual they really went over the
details in graphic illustration of her life and her death.
This is a big problem here in Arizona. We have laws in some cities that
state you must fence your pool if you have one. One of our smaller towns
fought the law recently saying it's against their constitutional rights to
force individuals to fence off their pools. Of course this is the town with
the highest rate of drownings. I just go nuts because people get pools and
don't fence the thing off... I get mad because I don't think child drownings
should happen (and every time they occur it's something that didn't need to
happen, it's almost always more than just having a child that wanders out)
but my heart went out to these people also. I can't imagine losing a child.
They gave permission to print all this hoping it reaches someone who either
didn't fence their pool or someone who has a door that won't latch, just
whatever the risk is. I felt bad when I told my own mother to fence her
pool or we wouldn't bring our daughter over. She insisted that she had
double latches on the door and never opened it up without locking it after.
She got so mad but we insisted and she relented. After reading this I'm
glad we did and I hope my mom is reading it also and is greatful she did it.
My heart just broke...
Anni
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"abellz5" <t...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sharing this because I need to not to send any messages out. I'm so
sad
> about this situation and just needed to share...
>
<snip>
My sister won`t even have a pond in the garden until both the kids are way
older.
Even ours,which has a two foot wall round it,has a metal grate over the top
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fence. It must fit the Australian Code of Standards. Our pool is built in
the middle U of our house so we have a door that leads out to that area.
The first thing we did when buying this house was to add deadlocks (at the
top of the door where the boys can't reach even with the aid of a chair), we
have security screens as well so that they can't accidentally topple through
the window (I have yet to see them near the window but you never know!!). I
also sent them straight to swimming lessons. Even with all these
precautions, we've still fished DS7 out of the pool. Once we were cleaning
it. DH was on the pool steps, I was standing in the door way and DS was
beside me. Both DH and I looked at something away from the pool (neither of
us moved positions) and looked back and here he was in the pool. Not a
splash or sound was made. This was only a space of 10 seconds but it
terrified us all. My DS has no fear...none at all. He's kinda the reckless
type, act now and face consequences later.
Having brought the kids up with respect for the water and taught to swim, I
have little fear for them (and the fact that they're so big now the water is
only chest height really helps!!) but now I have lots of visitors with
littlies - so I watch them all like hawks again.
Kerry
Sam
starting beach patrol--not really lifeguards.Scares me.Being Canada-not too
many pools out here.My brother has one in his yard.I have yet to take my
kids to it.
SAM
abellz5
Sam <cdnm...@removemehome.com> wrote in message
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I read more of the article... It's a very long one. These folks were at the
grandfather's house. Through the article they say...
the door kept being left open.
And the grandfather didn't have to have a gate or fence because he had no
littles. And they watched so carefully.
Just made me really upset because this is how it is. I got furious as a
matter of fact as I talked with my dh and he pointed out
to me that this is one of the really sad things that the family still has
not put afence up there at this pool and the g-father let it go (green
pool).
So it's not really a good piece of publicity either because the article is
stirring up more sentiment of saddness for the family than
it is making people aware. (although I disagreed with dh some on this... I
think that people may be paying attention also, it's just getting
to mixed up in the saddness for the family) I wouldn't go so far as to say
they are bad parents. I would just say judging them is not
the point...
Recently our Electric company had a campaign to have a card to give to the
designated "Watch" person. The person holding the card
is designated to watch with great vigilance whomever is in the pool for 10
minutes and then hand off the card to another "watcher".
We need this to be advocated stronger and louder.
Anni... venting
Margie
"michelle dowunder" <mich...@shellydoo.zzn.com> wrote in message
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> On 22 Jul 2001 21:04:42 GMT, "abellz5" <t...@nospam.com> brilliantly
> wrote:
>
> >
> >My heart just broke...
> >
> >Anni
>
> killer of kids under 5 in oz.
>
> but it is so easy to happen. i drowned when I was 4... and it was
> just pure luck, than I am still alive. technically i was dead.
>
> I am ultra paranoid with my crew. we used to have a backyard pool,
> and I was a hawk. I taught Marty (at 5) how to swim, how to save
> himself etc etc...
Oooo....never heard that story. What? Tell, tell.....
Margie
>
>
> Michelle
> --
>
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> I live in the V
>
abellz5
michelle dowunder <mich...@shellydoo.zzn.com> wrote in message
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> On 22 Jul 2001 21:04:42 GMT, "abellz5" <t...@nospam.com> brilliantly
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Anni
>
> killer of kids under 5 in oz.
>
> but it is so easy to happen. i drowned when I was 4... and it was
> just pure luck, than I am still alive. technically i was dead.
>
> I am ultra paranoid with my crew. we used to have a backyard pool,
> and I was a hawk. I taught Marty (at 5) how to swim, how to save
> himself etc etc...
>
>
Michelle.. you do hafta tell us more about this. Wow. You are an angel in
more ways than one!
anni
Christi
abellz5 wrote:
I always worry so much whenever I go to visit my dad - he has a pond on his
property. Gabi loves to play in it, but I always worry she will run to the pond
while no one is looking - so I'm always looking! It's kind of hard to relax at
my dads house. To make matters worse, he leaves the doors open in the summer
'cause it gets so hot and he doesn't have a/c.
Christi
otterbot
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>
>
> abellz5 wrote:
>
> > I'm sharing this because I need to not to send any messages out. I'm so
sad
> > about this situation and just needed to share...
> > My heart just broke...
> >
> > Anni
>
> I always worry so much whenever I go to visit my dad - he has a pond on
his
> property. Gabi loves to play in it, but I always worry she will run to
the pond
> while no one is looking - so I'm always looking! It's kind of hard to
relax at
> my dads house. To make matters worse, he leaves the doors open in the
summer
> 'cause it gets so hot and he doesn't have a/c.
other people's houses are just excruciating in that way (even when there's
no immediate danger, like your dad's pond.) none of my parents understand
why it makes me so tense to just be there (atm while my kids are still
small). it's because i haven't childproofed it myself & i never know what
they might do next if they are not being watched constantly.
when i am a grandma i am going to keep all of this in mind!!! i promise! i
will let their mother tell me personally what we need to change when the
kids are there. :-)
kylie
Margie
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:20:28 GMT, "Margie" <mjkla...@earthlink.net>
> brilliantly wrote:
>
> >Oooo....never heard that story. What? Tell, tell.....
> >Margie
>
>
> I went swimming with my Great Aunt and Uncle... and their kids... at a
> public swimming pool.. I remember being told to only stay in a
> particular area.
>
> Later on we were told to go, and I had to get out and get dried...
> while no one was looking, I went and jumped in the end I wasnt allowed
> to.
>
> I sunk. I could dive pretty well, but not swim... lol, you would never
> know that I was raised on the water... we were a real boating family.
>
> Anyway, I was there for about 15 mins.. and old guy noticed this body
> on the bottom of the pool.. and pulled me out. rushed to hospital in
> an ambo, they resuscitated me at the pool side... and I vividly
> remember coming round in the entrance of the hospital and my father
> abusing my mother, for not going as well... but she was home with my
> brother. My dad, was away for the weekend on a boys thing.
>
> It was one of those things that happen... but it made me realise, that
> water is dangerous.
Wow, Michelle....it's amazing that you didn't suffer any brain damage and
that you lived at all! You definitely have a purpose here....;=))
I agree that water can be very dangerous especially for children...<sigh>
Christi
otterbot wrote:
I agree! My dad's place is not very child-friendly at all! His girlfriend has
an expensive collection of European Porcelain displayed all over on shelves.
Everytime I go over, I end up moving all the porcelain up a few feet, and then
back down before we leave. He has lots of books too, on low shelves, and dd
loves to pull them off one at a time until there is a heap of books on the
floor. Fortunately, my dad doesn't care that she does that! :)
Christi
Nan =^..^=
> I agree! My dad's place is not very child-friendly at all! His
girlfriend has
> an expensive collection of European Porcelain displayed all over on
shelves.
> Everytime I go over, I end up moving all the porcelain up a few feet, and
then
> back down before we leave. He has lots of books too, on low shelves, and
dd
> loves to pull them off one at a time until there is a heap of books on the
> floor. Fortunately, my dad doesn't care that she does that! :)
>
> Christi
When my son was little, my mom put all her breakables away, and let me
child-proof for her :-) He spent every Sat. night at her place as I was
working then, and she got weary of having to put everything away and put it
back after we left, lol.
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Caitriona Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe
>
<snipped>
> noah *drew on the
> wall* there one time for example (freshly painted it was!!), & i felt so
> awful!! noah has never been a wall-drawer, that's the single only time he
> ever did it!!
> kylie
Well, what do you expect??? It OBVIOUSLY needed to be christianed!
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I'm your hell, I'm you dream; I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way
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Oglala Lakota Division of Distribution
way the everyone watered their yards and gardens. Some people had them
covered, others didn't. Every year children would drown in them, and some
of them lived. Those that did were the unlucky ones in most cases.
When I grew up and worked in the hospital, I took care of some of those
babies, who grew up to be pre-teens........ it's hard on the families too.
They were trying to make a law that everyone had to have them covered
somehow.
Gail
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Cheryl
<stor...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>other people's houses are just excruciating in that way (even when there's
>no immediate danger, like your dad's pond.) none of my parents understand
>why it makes me so tense to just be there (atm while my kids are still
>small). it's because i haven't childproofed it myself & i never know what
>they might do next if they are not being watched constantly.
>
>when i am a grandma i am going to keep all of this in mind!!! i promise! i
>will let their mother tell me personally what we need to change when the
>kids are there. :-)
That's one of the things that annoys me about staying at my MIL's
house. I told her the way we do things at home and what Drew tends
to do that he needs to be discouraged from (eg pulling CDs out and
chucking them over his shoulder) and she just told me that his
cousin doesn't do it so she doesn't think it will be a problem. She
still doesn't seem to understand that Drew and Lyarnie are two
completely different kids.
--
Cheryl
Mum to Drew (11 Mar 99) and Reece (4 Oct 00)
Mary MacKenzie
The weekend of July 7th, our neighbours had a party. Thomas was
playing at the pool (wading pool to my knees) and he went in Head
first. His legs were in the air, his head was under. All I saw was wet
red curls. I was stunned and yanked him out by his shirt. His waist
was on the edge of the pool. He was fine but mommy was a nut.
Mary
Mother to Thomas Jay - 07/11/99 and ??? - 11/02/01
Nan =^..^=
Cheryl <cvan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Before I got my job, Em and I were going to go down to Alabama to visit my
in-laws. Dh was going to stay here, as he has no available time off work.
My mil offered to drive up here to IN to get us, and take us back the next
day, then drive us home again when I was ready to come home...bless her
heart :)
At first, I was really excited about getting away for a few days or even a
week, and we made tentative plans, as I was waiting to hear about this job,
as well. The more I thought about visiting, however, the more I started to
dread the idea. Their home is very tastefully decorated with all manner of
little goodies and breakables *all over* the place. I knew I could take the
baby gates, but I didn't want to inconvenience everyone by having to step
over them all the time like we do around here. Not to mention, there isn't
one room in their house that doesn't have *tons* of things within reach of a
curious tot.
I started to feel like it wouldn't feel like a vacation to me at all, as I'd
have to be constantly vigilant about everything Em was near, and I knew I'd
be constantly telling her "No", and redirecting her *all* the time. I got
tired just at the thought, lol! I've met my in-laws one time last summer,
and just didn't feel comfortable asking them to practically rearrange
everything for our visit. There is a low bookshelf along the entire living
room wall, full of books and breakables. I couldn't imagine them having to
remove all that just for us.
When I got called that I got this job, I was actually relieved to not have
to go visit. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? The funny thing is, I've never
met dh's mom (his dad is divorced and remarried), but I don't feel as if I'd
have trouble asking her to put some things away.
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abellz5
> >
> >
> The weekend of July 7th, our neighbours had a party. Thomas was
> playing at the pool (wading pool to my knees) and he went in Head
> first. His legs were in the air, his head was under. All I saw was wet
> red curls. I was stunned and yanked him out by his shirt. His waist
> was on the edge of the pool. He was fine but mommy was a nut.
> Mary
> Mother to Thomas Jay - 07/11/99 and ??? - 11/02/01
Just last night we are at the pool. I have two kids and I'm supervising
mine and my friend has two kids and her MIL was with her. This girls son
goes in and is under water (1 year old) and we finally see him. It's too
easy. The stats (Another article in the paper monday) are that many kids
drown with people right there.
Anni
abellz5
> On 23 Jul 2001 15:34:17 GMT, "abellz5" <t...@nospam.com> brilliantly
> wrote:
>
> >
> >michelle dowunder <mich...@shellydoo.zzn.com> wrote in message
> >news:patmltkvk0fmidedc...@4ax.com...
> >> On 22 Jul 2001 21:04:42 GMT, "abellz5" <t...@nospam.com> brilliantly
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >My heart just broke...
> >> >
> >> >Anni
> >>
> >> its not just your patch Annie... backyard drowning is the biggest
> >> killer of kids under 5 in oz.
> >>
> >> but it is so easy to happen. i drowned when I was 4... and it was
> >> just pure luck, than I am still alive. technically i was dead.
> >>
> >> I am ultra paranoid with my crew. we used to have a backyard pool,
> >> and I was a hawk. I taught Marty (at 5) how to swim, how to save
> >> himself etc etc...
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Michelle.. you do hafta tell us more about this. Wow. You are an angel
in
> >more ways than one!
> >
> >anni
> >
>
> I told the story to Margie just above...
>
>
I read it... wow. Devil... ahhhh... no way!
Anni
Oglala Lakota Division of Distribution
Eventually, when I considered old enough I was moved into his mom and dad's
room. Lovely furniture, cherry wood and very big, bulky and expensive.
When it came to herself, grandma spared nothing.
I felt it needed something, and on one of those afternoons when I was
supposed to be napping, I found a sharp object and added a little carving
here and there. Little people I could admire when ever I was in my room.
When mom came to get me up and saw what I had done, she freaked! Yelled for
my dad and told him to deal with me!
He did! He took me by the hand and led me to his and moms room. Their
furniture had been his when he was growing up......... and he pulled out the
chest of drawers from the wall........ and there on the side were creatures
who looked just like mine!
So there! MOM!
Gail
PS....... My third daughter has now christened the foot board of her
bed......... same creatures. Must be a genetic thing.
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>Christi <chri...@frii.com> wrote in message
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>
>> >
>> > other people's houses are just excruciating in that way (even when
>there's
>> > no immediate danger, like your dad's pond.) none of my parents
>understand
>> > why it makes me so tense to just be there (atm while my kids are still
>> > small). it's because i haven't childproofed it myself & i never know
>what
>> > they might do next if they are not being watched constantly.
>> >
>> > when i am a grandma i am going to keep all of this in mind!!! i
promise!
>i
>> > will let their mother tell me personally what we need to change when
the
>> > kids are there. :-)
>> > kylie
>>
>> I agree! My dad's place is not very child-friendly at all! His
>girlfriend has
>> an expensive collection of European Porcelain displayed all over on
>shelves.
>
>AARGH!
>
>> Everytime I go over, I end up moving all the porcelain up a few feet, and
>then
>> back down before we leave. He has lots of books too, on low shelves, and
>dd
>> loves to pull them off one at a time until there is a heap of books on
the
>> floor. Fortunately, my dad doesn't care that she does that! :)
>
>yes, my parent's places are like that for me - nothing terribly dangerous i
>can't move, but just not knowing what they may get into. noah *drew on the
Flee
Oglala Lakota Division of Distribution <ste...@gwtc.net> wrote in message
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> When I was 4 we moved into my dad's parents house after his dad died.
> Eventually, when I considered old enough I was moved into his mom and
dad's
> room. Lovely furniture, cherry wood and very big, bulky and expensive.
> When it came to herself, grandma spared nothing.
>
> I felt it needed something, and on one of those afternoons when I was
> supposed to be napping, I found a sharp object and added a little carving
> here and there. Little people I could admire when ever I was in my room.
>
> When mom came to get me up and saw what I had done, she freaked! Yelled
for
> my dad and told him to deal with me!
>
> He did! He took me by the hand and led me to his and moms room. Their
> furniture had been his when he was growing up......... and he pulled out
the
> chest of drawers from the wall........ and there on the side were
creatures
> who looked just like mine!
>
> So there! MOM!
>
> Gail
>
> PS....... My third daughter has now christened the foot board of her
> bed......... same creatures. Must be a genetic thing.
I think this is like the crayon marks on the wall thing, every child does
it. Every child thinks their artwork is extraordinary, and every child
thinks a freshly painted wall is a canvas prepared only for them!
Cindi
"Yes, I am a mommy of an artist."
Dirt Devil
Oglala Lakota Division of Distribution <ste...@gwtc.net> wrote:
>When I was 4 we moved into my dad's parents house after his dad died.
>Eventually, when I considered old enough I was moved into his mom and dad's
>room. Lovely furniture, cherry wood and very big, bulky and expensive.
>When it came to herself, grandma spared nothing.
>
>I felt it needed something, and on one of those afternoons when I was
>supposed to be napping, I found a sharp object and added a little carving
>here and there. Little people I could admire when ever I was in my room.
>
>When mom came to get me up and saw what I had done, she freaked! Yelled for
>my dad and told him to deal with me!
>
>He did! He took me by the hand and led me to his and moms room. Their
>furniture had been his when he was growing up......... and he pulled out the
>chest of drawers from the wall........ and there on the side were creatures
>who looked just like mine!
Aw, man! This is *exactly* the type of father that I wanted to be ...
Glen (... but wasn't) Appleby
--
"Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on who we love."
-- _A_General_Theory_Of_Love_ Thanks, Mom
______________________________________________________________
Glen Appleby gl...@armory.com <HTTP://www.armory.com/~glena/>
Margie
"Oglala Lakota Division of Distribution" <ste...@gwtc.net> wrote in message
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> When I was 4 we moved into my dad's parents house after his dad died.
> Eventually, when I considered old enough I was moved into his mom and
dad's
> room. Lovely furniture, cherry wood and very big, bulky and expensive.
> When it came to herself, grandma spared nothing.
>
> I felt it needed something, and on one of those afternoons when I was
> supposed to be napping, I found a sharp object and added a little carving
> here and there. Little people I could admire when ever I was in my room.
>
> When mom came to get me up and saw what I had done, she freaked! Yelled
for
> my dad and told him to deal with me!
>
> He did! He took me by the hand and led me to his and moms room. Their
> furniture had been his when he was growing up......... and he pulled out
the
> chest of drawers from the wall........ and there on the side were
creatures
> who looked just like mine!
>
> So there! MOM!
>
> Gail
>
> PS....... My third daughter has now christened the foot board of her
> bed......... same creatures. Must be a genetic thing.
What a lovely story to tell your future grandchild who does the next
carving. ;=)
Margie
>
melvalena
Distribution" <ste...@gwtc.net> wrote:
>When I was 4 we moved into my dad's parents house after his dad died.
>Eventually, when I considered old enough I was moved into his mom and dad's
>room. Lovely furniture, cherry wood and very big, bulky and expensive.
>When it came to herself, grandma spared nothing.
>
>I felt it needed something, and on one of those afternoons when I was
>supposed to be napping, I found a sharp object and added a little carving
>here and there. Little people I could admire when ever I was in my room.
>
>When mom came to get me up and saw what I had done, she freaked! Yelled for
>my dad and told him to deal with me!
>
>He did! He took me by the hand and led me to his and moms room. Their
>furniture had been his when he was growing up......... and he pulled out the
>chest of drawers from the wall........ and there on the side were creatures
>who looked just like mine!
>
>So there! MOM!
>
>Gail
>
>PS....... My third daughter has now christened the foot board of her
>bed......... same creatures. Must be a genetic thing.
>
Your story brought gladness to my heart.
Christi
Flee wrote:
Or a text book! I was studying today, reading my text on group counseling and
dd was sitting on the floor coloring. She must have gotten tired of drawing by
herself, because she got up, walked over to me and stuck her crayon right in my
book, and started scribbling! I didn't mind too much - I'm one of those folks
who highlights and marks all over my books anyway, so I think she was just
helping me! :-)
Christi
Nan =^..^=
> Or a text book! I was studying today, reading my text on group counseling
and
> dd was sitting on the floor coloring. She must have gotten tired of
drawing by
> herself, because she got up, walked over to me and stuck her crayon right
in my
> book, and started scribbling! I didn't mind too much - I'm one of those
folks
> who highlights and marks all over my books anyway, so I think she was just
> helping me! :-)
>
> Christi
You're brave, Christi. I don't know that I'm ready to do the crayons with
dd yet, after she decided to use her chalk all over the kitchen, LOL!
--
~Nan~<--
Flee
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before drawing with them. Then of course he thinks all the worlds his
canvas. And God forbid you try to stop him, what a temper. I think he got
that from his father!!!
Cindi
"I do not have a temper or an attitude, I am simply quite sure that I am
always right and that if you do not listen or pay attention the first time
an explosion is definitely in order!"
Nan =^..^=
Flee <ftho...@midsouth.NOSPAM.rr.com> wrote in message
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Hehe, Emily did that yesterday morning with her chalk. I finally got smart
and put it up out of her reach, and we take it *outside* to draw with. I
was sitting on the sidewalk drawing a smiley face for her when I look up,
and she's got bright pink all over her mouth, and I spy two little teeth
marks in the chalk. She's got her tongue hanging out, trying to wipe it off
with chalk covered fingers, saying "bleah, bleah, bleah"... Priceless :-)
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~Nan~<--
Christi
"Nan =^..^=" wrote:
Heehee. I wouldn't say brave - more like desperate to get some studying done
and trying anything to keep her busy! :-) It's going better now - she doesn't
try to eat them as much - but I still make sure I don't leave her alone with
them!
Christi
abellz5
oh boy... my walls have taken a beating. My dd also drew in a few pieces
of furniture and my white floor. I got it out of everything but a few
pieces of furniture and the floor. I was getting so frustrated because she
was good at finding pens no matter how hard I tried to hide them. Then I
went to my brother and sister in laws house and they had built frames around
the stuff their kids did on the walls and put up huge pieces of paper all
over the walls so that their little artists can have a go at it.
Hey did I get a great thing too... Rainbow Art. It's these spongy brushes
and paint on a little wheel that you can take water on the brush (you supply
it) and then brush it over the paint and it does the coolest stuff. Fun.
Anybody heard of this. At first it was only on T.V. but it's now in some
stores.
I'd say it's for kids 4 and on. I've watched my dd change in her skills
with this... She is quite creative and it's fun to see.
Anni
Annette
excitedly dug through her basket. The 'Easter Bunny' had included several
pastel egg-shaped chalks for the side walk. Well, that little bunny o'mine
opened wide and bit about half of the chalk off and chewed! needless to say, in
a flash she was sputtering over the bathroom sink! And there I was, mean ol'
Ma, getting a chuckle over her misfortune.... ah, memories....
Cheryl
<here....@catnip.com> wrote:
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>Hehe, Emily did that yesterday morning with her chalk. I finally got smart
>and put it up out of her reach, and we take it *outside* to draw with. I
>was sitting on the sidewalk drawing a smiley face for her when I look up,
>and she's got bright pink all over her mouth, and I spy two little teeth
>marks in the chalk. She's got her tongue hanging out, trying to wipe it off
>with chalk covered fingers, saying "bleah, bleah, bleah"... Priceless :-)
Apparently Drew tried to pick his nose with a green highlighter this
morning after drawing on his forehead for a bit first. I wasn't
there but I've been warned in case he sneezes and his snot is
fluorescent.
Margie
Oh that is too funny!!!
Margie
Nan =^..^=
LOL! At least you got a warning, first!
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~Nan~<--
Christi
Cheryl wrote:
haha! That's hilarious! I remember that last night I was bragging about dd not
eating the crayons anymore - well today she stuck one in her ear. She had little
blue crayon flakes falling out of her ear - I only hope she didn't stick it in
too far!
Christi
Christi
"Nan =^..^=" wrote:
Yeah, can you imagine how you would react if your child started blowing
flourescent snot and you had no idea why??!! I think I would be flipping
frantically through all of my child's health books! :-)
Christi