Stephanie, you radiant STAR.
Angel: Is that what you think you are--a hero? Spike: Saved the world didn't I? Angel: Once. Talk to me after you've done it a couple more times.
'Destiny'
Spike's Bitches 25 to Life
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Betsy HP - Aug 30, 2005 12:34:42 pm PDT #9606 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
erikaj - Aug 30, 2005 12:37:55 pm PDT #9607 of 10001
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
Damn!(in a good way.)
Betsy HP - Aug 30, 2005 12:38:50 pm PDT #9608 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I mean, I can't be the only woman who's tried SAHM/work from home and thought, you know, this isn't working. And you can't place the child before you have a job, because until you have the job you don't have money!
Susan, I did just that. Stayed home with second kid, went nuts, had to jobhunt and daycare-hunt simultaneously. The trick is that you have to hunt for childcare just the way you are supposed to hunt for jobs -- make sure everybody you know is aware that you're looking. That means that, for instance, you tell your minister, because s/he may know some mothers you don't, or know somebody at another church, or be willing to put a note on the board.
It's exhausting, but it can be done. I wound up stair-stepping up from not-so-great daycare to better daycare. Then I got incredibly lucky, and found this wonderful woman who took in both my daughter after school and my son as an infant. She was everything I dreamed of, and I only found her because her oldest kid went to the same school mine did.
Amy - Aug 30, 2005 12:45:04 pm PDT #9609 of 10001
Because books.
Whoo-hoo, Stephanie! Totally in awe, here. On the first try! With a newborn! You deserve a parade.
Laura - Aug 30, 2005 12:55:22 pm PDT #9610 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Stephanie gets my vote for Wonder Woman casting.
Seconded!
Cass - Aug 30, 2005 1:04:20 pm PDT #9611 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Congratulations, Stephanie!!! You are Wonder Woman -- breast-feeding a newborn with your DH in another country and you passed the bar first time! Yay!
Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2005 1:06:09 pm PDT #9612 of 10001
What is even happening?
And so soon after her birth. I mean, really, really, really soon. I was still debating if I should take two naps, or three, that soon after my children were born.
Stephanie, had you even had your six week check-up when you took the Bar Exam?
SailAweigh - Aug 30, 2005 1:08:23 pm PDT #9613 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Stephanie, that is so freaking AWESOME! Go, you! Whoot!
Trudy Booth - Aug 30, 2005 1:09:10 pm PDT #9614 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Laura Holt, insent
I'm going to cheer Stephanie again as long as I"m here.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Stephanie - Aug 30, 2005 1:09:17 pm PDT #9615 of 10001
Trust my rage
Stephanie, had you even had your six week check-up when you took the Bar Exam?
I think it was the week before the exam. I was very lucky that Ellie came 11 days early. That helped a lot, both with the breastfeeding and having a bit more time to study post-hospital.