Cute Kittehs!!

The lady looked at me and said, "Finally. A young woman who has control of her children. Nice to see it for a change."

Inevitably this same woman will be standing behind you at the grocery store when Emeline has a meltdown.

String cheese and a peach: I want this pendant - [link] The artist is a dancer I know, super-sweet, and I love her stuff. But I shan't buy it, unless I can't get it out of my head. This one is pretty cool, too. [link] I love two-sided pendants.

Okay, off to Whole Foods.

True that, Hec. True that.

Having the other two girls has been really quite awesome. I love taking them places and they are pretty well behaved for being 7, 6, and 5. We ran into the mom of the kid I spoke about a couple of weeks and she stared at me and said, "You have three kids at the grocery store." with this total awestruck voice. "How? Do you get anything done?" I told her that I never would have before but now, I'm no longer afraid to leave a full cart of groceries in the middle of an aisle if I need to. It's only happened once because the wrath that fell upon Emeline once we got into the car was like unto nothing she had ever seen before (Hell hath no fury like amother embarassed in public AND a mother denied her Diet Coke and Crack Cheese. Seriously, kid. WTF?) that it hasn't happened since and I just feel so bad for her that she can't (or won't) take A to the grocery store. Or the movies. Or the Farmer's Market. Or anywhere that she can't guarantee there will be fewer than 10 people in the vicinity. I have no idea what life is lke at their house when Other People aren't visiting, but it seems from the outside that as a family, they are missing out on so much because they are afraid to take A anywhere in case she ...

Barb, maybe this will make you feel better

STARS in Maryland!

I get such a kick out of seeing my friends' books in stores. I tried to turn it facing out like the book next to it, but there were too many copies of the other book to make it work. Although, now that I think about it, I could have just put STARS in front of the turned out book. Damn!

I think I need to adopt " t sigh no snowflakes for anyone" at some point in my life.

Anyone have experience with using a dentist outside of your network? I need a teeth cleaning, and the last dentist I saw told me that I have gingivitis (long story as to why I didn't take care of it then). Also wondering if gingivitis has turned into periodontal disease and that is causing the current health issues.

But, I said all that to say that the dentist recommended by my friend told me that all of their costs are negotiated, and I'm responsible for any costs outside of what the insurance company pays. It irritates me that I have insurance, but may need to pay extra for basics like a teeth cleaning.

I dig that style of pendant, too, smonster. I bought 2 (because I just.couldn't.decide which one) from a vendor at the farmer's market. I've got 1 that's 2 different pre-Rapaelite-looking knights and one that's 2 different Alice in Wonderland scenes.

Now, she's sprawled across her car seat, very Greta Garbo-esque, staring out the front door, sobbing softly to herself and muttering, "I want mommy. I miss my daddy. No snowflakes for anyone."

I love this picture So Much.

Do you really, really like this dentist, Vortex? Or is she a specialist?

Teeth cleaning once a year is something I have never had to for, beyond a small co-pay, and I have had some shitty-ass dental insurance. I would be reluctant to pay for an OON dentist, unless there was a really compelling reason to use them.

I haven't been to said dentist, so I don't want to go through all of the hassle. But, good news is that I found my old dentist who did my braces is still around and in network, so I'm going to go back to him.