Dear....

[CaroPhoenix]

Dear Life,

Why do you hate me?

Child Rum is sick with fever and stuffy nose and it's spring break!

I need to take her out so she can run around and exhaust herself.

Instead, she's now cooped up inside, driving me crazy, and I'm in desperate need of rum ... er .. .coffee.


Rummy
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Dear Child Rum's School,

I've been asking for the past 2 years to have Child Rum placed in Summer School (aka Extended School Year). For 2 years running, you said she didn't need it, but if we wanted to pay $400, we could enroll her on our dime.

NOW you're telling me that she needs it this year for reading and math?

WTF?


Mrs. INeedtoDrinkRumRightNAO

[Kanalah]

Dear Rum,

*hugs and offers coffee*

~Kanalah

Dear awesome private school,

I think you're really awesome and a perfect fit for my two kids. I understand why you have the policies you do on potty-trained children, I really do. But do you actually think I can completely potty train a special needs child before august?!

tearing my hair out,
~Kanalah

[monolayth]

Dear Becks.

Pics will be posted tonight for your viewing pleasure.

Leaving in 30 mins,
mono

Dear rum,
Sorry, I have felt your pain a couple weeks ago. **gives virtual bottle of rum**

hope that helps,
mono

[Becks]

Dear Rummy,

*hugs*

Secretly offering to go out there and do some "convincing",

Becks
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Dear Kanalah,

I'm working on a way to freeze time, like that one show back in the day. What was it called? You know, the one where the girl's father was an alien or something and his disembodied voice lived in a crystal-type diamond shaped box thingy.


Love,

Becks
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Dear Mono,

I can't wait!!!!!!!

Bouncing in anticipation,

Becks

[Elspeth]

Dear Head,
Could we stop with the never ending crap coming out of my nose. I can feel the pressure on my ears now. Ones head should not produce this much snot (sorry)

My head is going to explode


Dear pollen

I HATE YOU.

[CaroPhoenix]

Dear Becks, Mono, and Kanalah,

Thank you! Virtual Rum does work wonders.

Actually, now Child Rum is feeling so much better after 2 doses of Children's Advil and Children's Dimetapp. She has miraculously recovered and can do anything she wants.

Yeah, she'll run down in a few hours.

And then she'll be crying and throwing things again.

Hoping she does get better quickly,
Rummy
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Dear Becks,

At least this year, it's free for her to go Summer School for ummmm ... 2 weeks(?). I think it's 2 weeks. June 27 to July 15. And right smack dab in the middle of that is her scheduled eye surgery (to get her cataract removed from her eye).

Worried,
Rummy
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Dear Kanalah,

My daughter is a fair-to-middling-to-high-functioning autistic child. My mother potty trained her in one week. Actually, it was less than a week. I left her with my mom on a Thursday and by the following Monday she had daughter potty trained. (Daughter was 4 when she was officially potty trained).

You can either ship child to my mom's house (don't you love how I just militarily volunteered her? ) or follow my mother's method which is: Follow child all over house. If child looks like they're going to go potty in their pull-ups (or diaper), immediately place them on the toilet. Let them sit at least 5 minutes at a go.

Child Rum now only has an occasional accident (i.e., if she's really engrossed in something and doesn't realize or if she doesn't go potty right before going to bed, and even then, in the 3-almost-4 years of her being potty trained, I can count on maybe 2 hands how many accidents she's had).

But don't forget: You're a Momma. And Momma Determination is the best determination to have!

Encouragingly,
Rummy

[monolayth]

Dear Becks,

Pic overload in off topic. Enough?

All pretty,
Mono

[AnaKhouri]

Dear Neighbor's Wretched Evil Cats:

If you don't keep your stupid furry butts OUT OF MY FLOWERBEDS AND VEGETABLE GARDEN, I will unleash Hell upon you. And by Hell, I mean a cat-loving toddler holding a spade.

Yeah, you better run.

I can make it look like an accident,

Ana

[Becks]

Dear Mono,

Not nearly enough, but I'll make do.

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!



Love,

Becks

[monolayth]

Dear becks.

I will have a link with all the wedding pics for you ladies to see. (and gentlemen too!)

happy,
mono

[Kanalah]

Dear mono,

You're so pretty!!!

~Kanalah


Dear Rummy,

I'll try that. I think her main problem right now is that she doesn't realize she's actually doing anything until she's already done it. But we're going to try just putting regular clothes on her and see if we can get her to understand that wet pants = bad.

still hopeful,
~Kanalah

[Becks]

Dear Mono,

I'll check out the link now.



Love

Becks

[monolayth]

Dear Becks.

Cannot have wedding pics seen till after the wedding has taken place.

Laughing a bit,
mono.

[CaroPhoenix]

Dear Everyone,

I just found out the Reverend who married Mr. Rum and myself died of a heart attack. He was 67 years old.

Reverend Tommy Palmer, you will be missed. You were awesome.


Rummy

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Dear Mr. Rum,

You can be a butthead sometimes, you know that?

Child Rum has been doing the listening therapy for 2.5 weeks and she's doing more imaginative play and becoming more interested in other things that are age appropriate. How can you NOT attribute it to the listening therapy?

Sometimes I want to do: 'cos you're driving me crazy.

*le sigh*
Rummy

[Becks]

Mono,

I'm just that excited.


Love,

Becks