<p>that remind me of one question
fammom
did you put her B’s hand-her-down coverall on your D?
I love the pigtails and pompoms, so it is OK even you cheated.</p>
<p>Drat my other reply is floating around in cyberspace somewheres. Manga boy is only half Japanese, his Dad is American. Manga boy is very tall and skinny. He has very wild fluffy/frizzy hair – that’s the first thing you notice – and glasses and maybe a soul patch or goateee thingie.<br>
this hair would be closest, but manga boy’s is maybe a little longer. I will post more later, I have to go run a couple of errands</p>
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<p>Oh, D1 does have her driver’s license. You were right, we are trying to prod Aspie girl into driving. D1 just doesn’t ever go anywhere she doesn’t ‘have’ to go. She drives herself to see her therapist and the social worker. On Thursday she even got up at 6am to drive Aspie girl to the barn (since I had to work). In the afternoon, she drove herself and Aspie girl to their hair appointment – so that was two trips in one day! We gave her lots of praise for that accomplishment.</p>
<p>Ok, gotta run, be back later.</p>
<p>G-mom…glad I was wrong about the driving…the absolute best thing about having S home was having a chauffeur for D. </p>
<p>Bears…the red coverall(jacket and overalls underneath) was made by my mother for S and passed down. The christening dress was borrowed. Cheap is my middle name. D wore her brother’s clothes almost exclusively until she became very feminine at about age 2.5 when she would only wear dresses. My MIL gave me the layette from her only daughter who died at a week old (none of my sils believed in putting clothes from an ill fated child on their own kid). I had no such qualms and it was beautiful stuff from Ecuador --all hand made in the 1950’s. …I put all that pink stuff on my S and then 4 years later, more appropriately, on my D. </p>
<p>The cute little braids/pom poms…I can’t take credit. Our nanny in Ecuador was afro-ecuadorian and only knew how to do braids and cornrows so every morning she would hold D very tightly and start on the hair. It must have been so frustrating with the little wisps and fine hair of my family but the nanny was adamant that the hair had to be done. D was in corn rows most of the first 3 years of her life and then pony tails (best I can do) until she could do her own hair. </p>
<p>Bears…if you want the book, I will search and send it. We haven’t looked at it in years.</p>
<p>If you can do that great, will pay ship handling, wash hand before reading, no food crumb, coffee spill, will return ASAP </p>
<p>!!! corn rows!!! my kid’s grade school was swarmed with biracial kids and drop-off times with baby sibs galore in the hallway, all those hairdo was amazing. so intricate so accurate so tiny and fine. I can totally see it.
It was near Times SQ and lots of show people sent kids there too, imagine.
best thing was that, we never noticed anything, because it was their norm.</p>
<p>I am thoroughly enjoying this thread! The photos, descriptions of the loveys, and the importance placed on them by parents and grandparents is heartwarming. </p>
<p>Glutenmom, I feel for you and have a suggestion since it seems D missed the registration deadline at cc. Maybe there is an atelier in your area, which generally one can join at any time. Around here the classes are very challenging, and might be something your D can enjoy, continue growing as an artist, without the pressure of grades or a huge commitment. My kiddo took classes over the summer and learned a lot, let her use the skills she learned freshman year, and improve in areas she needed to work on to make her life easier going forward. Here is a link in case you are interested in finding one:</p>
<p>[ARC</a> Approved Ateliers, Academies, and Workshops](<a href=“http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/ateliers.php]ARC”>Search ateliers and master classes - Art Renewal Center)</p>
<p>My D enjoyed the company of other students, who came from every age group and occupation, with a common dedication to art. She had to miss the last couple sessions as college started before the atelier “semester” ended, so maybe they are just starting a new round wherever you are, too.</p>
<p>so many fun post !!!
D had a white bunny addicted on in her early age too, it get so wear out. I think I still have it somewhere, maybe in my garage boxes.
Bear: don’t ask the detail. I am bad at that.
Send D to airport yesterday. Feel so empty in my heart and physical my home. I need to find something fun to do.</p>
<p>you didn’t come with her?
when would you be in town?
I kept both monster suits for us, you know, while thrown away my kid’s school works…</p>
<p>Feel bad you throw away your kid’s school works but kept the monster suits. SORRY :—)</p>
<p>This year is so different from last year. Last year we drove two days to nyc and on the way there, D was excited but nerves at the same time. It was Wed morning, we say good buy to her and plan to leave the town Thursday without see her again.</p>
<p>She called me Wed’s night saying she really want to have lunch with me again. We already had our plan to meet H’s College Classmates… I had to let my H drove away alone and I came to meet D for Lunch and then went to Korea town for dinner. I send her back to Cooper dorm, thinking we can say goodby and then I hurry up to catch the train to NJ Penn Station to meet my H.
D didn’t want to let me go and she send me over to the world trade center subway station. It is already dark, I ask her to go back. She hugged me and walking back without looking back…
Later I asked her why you didn’t looking back? she said I am sad and almost cry…</p>
<p>This year. She did said :“i will miss you, mom” but it is much easier. I asked her can I come to see her in Oct? she said not needed, I will be back Thanks giving holiday…</p>
<p>I am still planing to see her in Oct but the launch is much easier. I am just worry about her but not as sad as last year.
bears: I will see you in Oct.</p>
<p>love
WHEN in Oct.?
Halloween?
wagwagwag we can hit the parade in the village!!</p>
<p>will try but not sure which weekend.
bears; almost your time to launch! Today is already 9/6/2011</p>
<p>yeah bears…we are all waiting for stories to make us cry…also, maybe find someone local to wear a monster suit and deliver cake for little-bear…</p>
<p>famom always have GOOD idea!</p>
<p>Here is a crying tale of bears
I was going up to Great hills (this, well, hill) in the central park yesterday for annual picnic
but subway lines along the park is two tires, going downtown and uptown.
I was absentminded and hopped on the train gone wrong way to downtown.
Now if you ever been to American Museum of Natural History thru subway platform,
the stop got tile mosaic of ancient creatures’ silhouette (think dinosaurs and before they were even one of those) made with gray tiles. And each creatures are layered with creatures of today in full actual color tiles.
You’d see ostrich over dodo, or comodo dragon over one of those giant lizard, so on so forth.
Insects, are different. We don’t know how they evolved from what and when. so every insects in full color tiles got “?” hidden in somewhere.
we used to go to the museum all the time. pretty much of playground for winter/ yucky days.
There is this real size fiberglass blue whale hang in the hall of ocean life and when he was little, floor had nothing but square parquet woods.
there were guards, but they’d let kids run around around, twirl and roll around and around making all this noise, kicked off shoes and lunch bags backpacks strewn around.
and those nice tourist from somewhere USA would snap photos of those multi shaded city kids under the giant whale belly.</p>
<p>we haven’t gone there for ages and now we live across the park, I have not passed the subway stop for long time. As I walked back to get uptown train following mosaic animals, ridiculous tears started to well.
I never knew when was that our last visit, last naming all animals on the wall as we walked, together.
Blue footed booby, hammerhead shark, monarch butterfly (with question mark in the wing)
[81st</a> street natural history mosaic - Google Search](<a href=“http://www.google.com/search?q=81st+street+natural+history+mosaic&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=838]81st”>http://www.google.com/search?q=81st+street+natural+history+mosaic&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=838)
It hit me then, he is leaving me
leaving this great city that accepted us with open arms and nurtured us, kept him in school and gave him HS diploma and driving permit.
Is it really right thing to do to send him away to total unknown?
I have this gut feeling telling “yes!”
but I am not the one who have to deal with consequence if it was WRONG thing to do.
gawd am I freaking out.</p>
<p>Today, would be roommate contacted him via schools’ web mail about “dorm stuff”.
My kid can’t reply until he is back in civilization next week.
I have this urge to take it over already but NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO
No.</p>
<p>another storm is here. is it a sign?
Eeyore got gray cloud over head. raining pouring willy waterfall-ing on me…</p>
<p>bears:
I totally understand your feeling, totally.
Your S will be fine :—) Of course you will feel sad but you will getting better as time pass by.</p>
<p>YOu did it! Bears I got teary-eyed! I remember the mosaic but didn’t know about the question marks. I really miss that feel of a small hand in mine on the metro. I can’t remember when D stopped holding my hand to cross streets or stand at the station…wasn’t that long ago but never to return until I am feeble and she needs to hold my hand or elbow so I don’t totter into the tracks. Good for you for holding off on answering hte roomate email…tough, very tough. </p>
<p>I was signing school forms and teacher syllibi willy-nilly last night (shouldn’t I read them first? I ask…No, says D, there is nothing important in them…then why am I signing where it says that I have read the document and commit to making sure D follows teacher rules?..). Will I miss first-day-of-school forms and packets?..that is one thing I don’t think I will mourn. Unlike the trips to the museum and dropping D at school like today where I get a good laugh…friendly wave and expression of long-suffering from principal as kids get off buses dressed for the beach (no bathing suits but pretty darn close in terms of amount of flesh bared to the elements) arrive in total downpour and chilly morning.</p>
<p>fammom
yesterday was a first day of school for some suburb coworker (city system starts tomorrow, I think)
mom realized the day before, kids are grown over summer and needing school clothes went to the mall and gawk!!</p>
<p>THIS is what they are selling to her 8 year old!
the shop was packed! packed with kids last minutes sale for “back to school”
she described how short skirts are, how lacy and skimpy tops are but I didn’t see it until I saw it…
[abercrombie</a> kids - Shop Official Site - girls - tops - tanks & camis - View All](<a href=“http://www.abercrombiekids.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10851&storeId=10101&langId=-1&topCategoryId=12103&categoryId=12155&parentCategoryId=13113]abercrombie”>http://www.abercrombiekids.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10851&storeId=10101&langId=-1&topCategoryId=12103&categoryId=12155&parentCategoryId=13113)
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am I happy I didn’t have to go thru this…
check out the girls “Ivy” style link! nerdy boys of HYP(S is not in it but well…)would get mass nosebleed!!!</p>
<p>Bears
Thank god for ugly school uniforms… the girls wear horrid khaki kilts that flap open at inopportune times, a white collared shirt and a navy fleece sweater (really ugly)… they also have to wear navy hose or navy knee socks and black leather shoes. The boys have to wear khaki pants, white shirts, navy ties, and same ugly fleece (fleece is optional for boys and girls), black belt and black leather shoes. That’s the ‘dress’ uniform. Until November, and then again in May, they can wear a short sleeved navy polo shirt (girls and boys) with the school logo embroidered on it. There’s no way we allow the girls to shop at places like A&F, we simply cannot afford it. The girls’ cousins have a rich grandmother who buys all their school clothes --so they have the A&F and Pac Sun and who knows what kinds of designer clothes.</p>
<p>D1 wears her own self imposed uniform now… black jeans and black band t-shirt and black converse shoes. Sometimes it’s dark grey jeans. But usually black. When she goes to bed she wears a different black t-shirt or a black tanktop and either black yoga pants or black pajama pants with some print in them (but black background).</p>
<p>None of them are big shoppers EXCEPT for art supplies and books and video games – approximately in that order. I guess they should have been boys… DH has no idea how easy he has it…lol</p>
<p>bears, what a sweet story! I feel that my kids are all their ages to me, at the same time. I look at D3’s 16-year-old self and can still see, feel, hear, and nearly taste, what she was like at age 4, 8, 3 months etc. Then I go to give her a big juicy kiss and get snarled at! </p>
<p>Oh well, having endured a sweet but exhausting visit by a couple of very young nieces and nephews recently I can at least relish the the relative peace of having quiet older children, two of whom are not even around. My niece, a sure bet for the medical field, wanted to help me change a band-aid. She had to closely inspect my boo-boo, ask all about it, and touch it (on the band-aid side). Since I had only stubbed my toe, I don’t think she was that impressed.</p>
<p>My nephew, having discovered the joys of brooms and dustpans, insisted on helping me by sweeping the yard. He would fill the dustpan with leaves (plenty of hurricane-fall leaves to choose from) and bring it in the kitchen and dump it in the trash! It was so cute that I didn’t stop him. </p>
<p>D2 learned a good lesson this week. Don’t leave your wallet on the roof of your car while you’re pumping gas! She drove off like that and has had a hellish time cancelling and replacing everything. No replacement for that lost cash either. She had a long wait in the (one and only) motor vehicle office in Baltimore (no express service there) and called me several times to complain. Chalk it up to a good learning experience.</p>
<p>Hi G
they aren’t Nordic nymph/nymphet we know of?
small tykes, eh? stay their own or with folks?
remember all those baby proofing and apple juice, fruit roll-up stocking, digging out wooden blocks or two, some DVDs for safer side, see if his “Bagdom” desktop game is still intact…
little ones are handful but so much fun.
energizer bunny.
going going going going going fussing whining nap going going going… repeat
I am too old for that, other people’s dogs are way easier (I know it is a wrong thing to say at the moment)</p>
<p>Gmom
count your lucky stars
yet
from what I know, D1 would be knock-out in A&F garb. My coworker said,
“you have to have the shape to look good in it, it is cruel for girls”
then if she happened to have a shape, it will be cruel to her family budget.</p>
<p>bears, these are the Indian-American-American young ones. The youngest ones currently around. They came with Mom, Grandparents, and one fluctuating BIL. Of course, D3’s friend also needed a place to say, D2 had a crisis that needed me, and BIL had friends over to dinner as well. It was fun but I’m looking forward to a nice, long nap one of these rainy days…</p>
<p>My girls went through the A & F and Hollister stage. Egad was it expensive! And they have this tricky habit of making all their tops “layerable”, meaning you should buy 2 or 3 tank tops for $35 each if you want the proper look. I taught them well to be bargain shoppers but in the middle school years, girls can be very swayed by these status symbols. And while it’s great if a girl naturally has one of their ideal figures, it is more expensive for the parents because everything fits her!</p>