http://www.in-mother-words.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 May 2008 12:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're waiting for the plumber right now. It seems that the house we live in, built in the '60s has iron pipes. The one going to the sewer has rusted shut and must be replaced. Fortunately, this only seems to be impacting the kitchen, so we can live pretty normally. But ... http://www.in-mother-words.com/toddler/why-not-use-the-dishwasher/ For her 6th birthday, my dad sent my daughter a birthday card with dollar bills inside. Being a kid, she just tore the envelope open, and dollar bills went flying everywhere. Now, she wasn't all that impressed by the fact that she got money. No, she was impressed by who was ... http://www.in-mother-words.com/moms/its-my-favorite-president/ One of my favorite stories from when I was pregnant happened at the Renaissance Faire. I'd dressed up as best I could with a bulging 37 week pregnant tummy, and people loved asking me how far along I was. The answer, however made them nervous. Just about every time I said "37 ... http://www.in-mother-words.com/moms/making-people-nervous-with-a-pregnant-tummy/ My son has been resisting potty training for a long time. But last week he finally decided to start it in earnest. It all started as I changed his diaper before putting him down for a nap. He'd been playing Superman all day, blankie cape flowing behind him. He started ... http://www.in-mother-words.com/moms/the-superman-school-of-potty-training/ We are not royalty and we are not schizophrenic... what's schizophrenic? - Ariel, age 5 http://www.in-mother-words.com/friday-fun-quotes/friday-fun-quote-we-are-not/ I was walking my daughter to school the other day, and she suddenly announced that she was going to start a church when she grew up. I was of course curious why. "So that people have to give me money on Sunday," she said, very seriously. It didn't take much discussion to ... http://www.in-mother-words.com/kids4-11/lets-start-a-church/