Hi, all! So sorry it has been so long...life is hectic and I feel I have such little time right now. But, nevertheless, this is where I turn when I need some honest, loving, and true advice. It seems petty and maybe I am stressing it too much but here goes.

Oh how I miss you all so much. Life has been chaotic with L's health and trying to figure things out. It seems I never have a minute to sit here and check in and now that I do, I feel like my eyelids weigh 80lbs. Peaceful vibes to everyone.
~hgl

Look at private schools. As a young college student, I swore I would never send my kid to private schools because it just supports the gross disparity of education in this country.In college, I spent a lot of time in "at risk" elementary schools for course work and it is unbelievable the inequality in education. Well, add a child into my life some years later, and that changes quite a bit: my school district just redistricted and increased the class size to 26 for Kindergarten, which is only half day to begin with.

Just curious...
1. Where you live is public kindergarten full day or half day?
2. If it is full day, do you pay?
3. If it is half day, how many hours is your child/ren in school?

I'm too lazy to cut and paste from my blog, but I scored some deals today:
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Positive post,no?!

I was up all night with A, she was complaining her cheek hurt then I took a look in her ear and sure enough, all red and pussy. I am so sick of going to the dr with my other child and am a bit disenchanted with the whole medical establishment right now. Nevermind the fact that the amount of money we have spent in L's medications and copays make me sick. I'm wondering if any of you fantastic mamas can recommend an alternative to antibiotics. I'm going to do a search, too, but I trust you ladies before anyone else! Thanks and have a great Thursday.

At the park yesterday on a gorgeous day and Ava wanted to play insects. Around a crowded playground she shouted, "Mummy let's play incest!" Luckily I'm good at those Kegel exercises, or I would have surely wet my pants with laughter.
Share your kid funnies...laughter is the best medicine

DH and I are trying to budget our vacations this year and I have an uncle in PA who we can stay with who is also within driving distance to S*same Place and Hers*ey Park. Has anyone been there? The girls will be almost 5 and 3.5 so I need to do some more research but I was thinking these would both be okay. I only want to do one, so I wanted to check here first. Thanks, mamas and happy Monday.

A soldier died this week from my town and they are closing downtown, which is where I live, for a procession of his family, followed by his casket draped with an American flag. I am very torn as to what to do. Ava is 4 and Lily is 2.5 and as much as I want them to get something from going, I'm not sure they will. But, at the same time, I'm not sure they NEED to get something from this, but rather be a witness to what is going on. It is early and I have yet to finish my coffee so this is not coming out right but I'm just kind of stuck.