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I'm skipping the farmers market today

Denise — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:16:47 -0500

I have a ton of work to do. I pulled down my blog last week because it was bugging me, and now it's bugging me because it's not there. TW ran over my foot with the wheelchair twice yesterday, with her mother in it. I think I'm too tired, too stressed and too busy for the Farmers Market/Breakfast/Assisted Living visit today even though we are also running out of summer and I'll be longing for Farmers Market Sundays for months on end.

~Denise
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Flamingo House Happenings

when travelling, if it's not

midnightbliss — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:20:34 -0500

when travelling, if it's not necessary just don't bring it. specially if it has a significance in your life. If you're really into wearing your bling blings, try to buy local or native accessories which can also be your souvenir.

I saw these temporary

Melissa Ford — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:50:48 -0500

I saw these temporary tattoos you could get for kids to wear on days when you're going to the beach/park/etc. You can get them with your name and telephone number on them. I've forgotten what they're called, but they were a brilliant idea.

Venting about infertility since 2006
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and we're not talkin' cowgirls...

It's sort of amazing how

Melissa Ford — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:49:42 -0500

It's sort of amazing how many people have stories exactly like this one. They just move so quickly and blend into the crowd so quickly. I'm glad Erin found him.

Venting about infertility since 2006
www.stirrup-queens.blogspot.com
and we're not talkin' cowgirls...

Me too!

suebob — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:45:07 -0500

I do the same thing - when I take my dog Goldie to the beach, I bring a bag with me and fill it up while we walk. I usually get about 5-10 lbs of trash during our walk. I focus on plastics and styrofoam, but I find the strangest things. Shoes are a big one, either whole shoes (these are washed up in piles of driftwood, not just left on the beach - I'm not trying to dispose of stuff that belongs to people who are AT the beach!) or just the soles of shoes that have decomposed.

The oddest thing I found, I think, is a laser printer tray, almost intact. I wonder how it got there?

Leaving for the Beach

JennaHatfield — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:21:25 -0500

We're leaving for the beach on Saturday. My oldest now knows our address, his full name and my cell phone number. (3.5) However, if my younger son goes astray, which isn't likely as he is glued to his brother, we'd be screwed.

Here's hoping that six adults can manage not to lose two children. (There is hope, right? Someone tell me that there is hope.)

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The Chronicles of Munchkin Land

A couple years ago I met up

DD — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:20:59 -0500

A couple years ago I met up with Erin from PCOS, Baby and we were at the beach. We got so engrossed in talking to each other that lost track of her son, who was 3. Immediately we split up looking for him but I couldn't recall what he was wearing or anything! I panicked, wondering if I would accidently just pass him by b/c I had just met him and add that to the guilt of distracting her for that minute which was all it took for him to no longer be playing at the water's edge.

She found him about a hundred feet from where we were, and I still feel shame when I come across pictures from that time. I'll never forget it.

Now I pay special attention to new children I meet in busy areas. If I'm ever called on again by a friend to help look, I will never let myself be caught unprepared.

~ DD ~

Fighting Dementia Pugilistica since 2005!

Punch Drunk : Miscarriages, Infertility, Pregnancies, Parenting

I think having that memory

Melissa Ford — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:37:52 -0500

I think having that memory will make you a great, attentive parent.

Venting about infertility since 2006
www.stirrup-queens.blogspot.com
and we're not talkin' cowgirls...

I actually mentally memorize

Melissa Ford — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:37:05 -0500

I actually mentally memorize what all the kids are wearing when we're out in a group just to help keep track. And I've seen friends have their eyes on my kids too. But it's an important point that we should all verbalize it before we get into the crowds.

I'm so glad your son was found.

Venting about infertility since 2006
www.stirrup-queens.blogspot.com
and we're not talkin' cowgirls...

Making a mental note to warn

Melissa Ford — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:35:15 -0500

Making a mental note to warn the kids about you just in case I bring them next year to BlogHer :-)

In all seriousness, that is really scary how far a small child can wander without the parents noticing.

Venting about infertility since 2006
www.stirrup-queens.blogspot.com
and we're not talkin' cowgirls...

It happened to me.

beyondalice — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:24:11 -0500

Your story brought back memories of the time I was lost as a child at Disneyland. I was barely more than a toddler, but the memory of it will never leave me. I was terrified! I am not a parent yet, but I know that when I am, I will definitely be overprotective and paranoid...but I think that in situations with crowds, that is a good thing!!!

I've had both happen

jen.scharpen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:22:09 -0500

The one that sticks in my mind (still) was when my son got separated from our very large group at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I stayed exactly where I was, hopeful he'd return to that spot, while my friend went to the front desk to ask for help. I was trying to not cry, because that made it harder to look for him in the crowd. Then I heard my name and my ex-husband's name (first and last) being called over the speaker and I knew that he'd been found and given his parents' names.

I have never been shy since about asking all the members of a big group to look out for each other when we're out and about.

I'm always amazed how often ...

Alanna Kellogg — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:15:50 -0500

... I see kids apparently unattached to an adult in public places, even little kids. My antenna go up and I feel instantly on guard, on watch. Often I just watch from a bit of distance (kids are TAUGHT to be wary of strangers, how's one to know that I happen to be a good guy who will help?) to see if they're scared, or, if a parent shows up. When they don't (too often) I'll kneel down to ask, are you here with your mommy? Often, they DO know where their parents are. BUT STILL.

Alanna Kellogg
Kitchen Parade &
A Veggie Venture

We enjoy going to the beach

midnightbliss — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:21:24 -0500

We enjoy going to the beach but leave our garbage after we're done having fun, and we still need someone to do the cleaning for us.

We enjoy going to the beach

midnightbliss — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:21:17 -0500

We enjoy going to the beach but leave our garbage after we're done having fun, and we still need someone to do the cleaning for us.