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message 201: by [deleted user] (new)

I wouldn't want to clean that huge shower...that's a lot of grout!


message 202: by evie (new)

evie (ecie) | 4446 comments I'd have to hire a venue for that crowd . My apartment is full with the three of us in it. Phil, how much longer until the baby is born?


message 203: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11852 comments She is due Oct. 22, but her doctor says the baby will arrive early. I'm guessing middle of next week. She (my daughter) is a tiny slip of a thing, and the baby is huge.


message 204: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments Oh wow. Make sure mom's chair has lots of comfy pillows. She is going to be pretty uncomfortable. Hang in there, Phil's girl!


message 205: by evie (new)

evie (ecie) | 4446 comments Very exciting .


message 206: by [deleted user] (new)

First grandbaby, Phil?


message 207: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11852 comments Yes. Everyone says it will be great.


message 208: by Heidi (new)

Heidi (heidihooo) | 10825 comments YEAH!!! Yeah yeah yeah!!!

Phil, that's so exciting!

Speaking of huge babies, my 8 month old nephew weighs in at the exact same weight as my 2 year old nephew - one's tall and lean for his age (esp. after 2 bouts with stomach bug in the last year) and the other is a solid strong chunk. They both wear the same size diapers. :)


message 209: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Holy cow!


message 210: by Heidi (new)

Heidi (heidihooo) | 10825 comments I'll see if I can find a recent picture of them together.


message 211: by [deleted user] (new)

Absolutely, Phil! You get to do all of the fun stuff, jam 'em full of candy and play with 'em til they puke...then give 'em back before the melt down! Spoil, spoil, spoil! You're always the favorite. Grandad's ROCK!

Do you know if it's a boy or a girl? (sorry if you already said, I missed it)


message 212: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11852 comments Baby boy. Zayvion.

It's an African name by origin. They loved it in a book they both read, so that's what it is.

I'll probably call him "baby Zay" for a while.

"Whazzup, baby Zay? Havin' fun with grampa?"


message 213: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Very cool.


message 214: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments I've know an couple of Xaviers but no Zayvion. Cool name.

Oh wait what about that tap dance dude from Sesame Street--Xavion Glover? Did I spell that right?


message 215: by [deleted user] (new)

Remember, assuming it's been a while, BOYS PEE STRAIGHT OUT WHEN YOU OPEN THEIR DIAPER!!!!


message 216: by [deleted user] (new)

Savion Glover...it seems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savion_G...


message 217: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments Thank you miss Amelia.


message 218: by Cheri (new)

Cheri | 795 comments Arnold Schwarzenegger is a vacuum clean freak.

http://hollywoodandswine.com/arnold-s...


message 219: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
Oh, I totally thought that was real for the first 5 paragraphs. I mean, people do love their Dysons.


message 220: by evie (new)

evie (ecie) | 4446 comments I think Phil has a Dyson. They must be nude friendly.


message 221: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments I am on my second Dyson. All that pet hair (and human hair)takes a toll on a vacuum.


message 222: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11852 comments Mrs. Phil said she would be working through lunch Wednesday and would not be home to join me. I took that opportunity to get some cleaning done. When her plans changed, she got home and found me on the top floor of the house doing my nude vacuuming.

She thought it was funny.


message 223: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11852 comments And yes, it's a Dyson.


message 224: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments Good thing you found a gal with a sense of humor.


message 225: by Heidi (last edited Oct 05, 2012 12:54PM) (new)

Heidi (heidihooo) | 10825 comments Félix wrote: "Holy cow!"

Jackson @ 8mos, Preston @ 2yr (August 2012) & both weigh in @ 30 lbs:



Preston's had 2 bad bouts with stomach bugs this past year and lost quite a bit of weight during those episodes. Jackson had a bit of baby fat, but that boy is seriously solid - no joke. When his stomach muscles flex because he's trying to pull himself up into a sitting position or some such thing, this ridge of muscle pops up - I've never seen that on a baby.


message 226: by [deleted user] (new)

Nothin' cute as leg chub on a baby! (Too bad it's not as cute on a 41 year old.)

My husband does all of the vacuuming (Dyson), but I've never seen him do it naked. I think I would just laugh and walk away shaking my head.


message 227: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments I don't believe Dr. Cynthia knows how to use anything but a Shop Vac (wet/dry).


message 228: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
Cynthia wrote: "I am on my second Dyson. All that pet hair (and human hair)takes a toll on a vacuum."

Yeah, this worries me. I shed a ton of hair. Long hair.


message 229: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
I made a sweater for my nephew when he was 2. He could still wear it at age 4. I think he weighed a bit more than at age 2, but he had gotten skinny. You always think of kids growing rapidly, but little kids can wear my sweaters for 3-4 years, it seems like.


message 230: by [deleted user] (last edited Oct 08, 2012 08:22AM) (new)

Sweaters are stretchy.

Ha, Cynthia. That is very cool in a manly way, but I like the fact that (since he works out of our house and I have a 25 mile commute...one way) Mr. Amy helps with stuff. He does all of the laundry and most of the dishes. The daily things that need sorting he just manages between calls and emails and things. Real cleaning; we mostly share. He vacuums & mops and cleans the front bathroom (small). I dust, clean the kitchen and clean the master (big) bathroom. Generally that's the way it goes.

We had a cleaning frenzy on Saturday and cleaned the whole place from top to bottom. IT NEEDED IT!


message 231: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
I can't stand it when one spouse cleans and the other doesn't, ever. It makes me want to punch someone in the balls. I was reading this cleaning thread where one commenter said her husband takes three showers per day and drops his wet towels on the floor (a fresh towel for each shower) and has 3 clothing changes per day. And he never, ever does laundry. So she is doing laundry every day because of his clothing and towel needs.

I vacuumed yesterday but I didn't get to the living room or the kitchen. The kitchen really needs it. I vacuum the baseboards but they really need to be washed, they are big time dust collectors. I also really, really need to dust the bookshelves.


message 232: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments One of my college roommates told me that the secret to a happy marriage is a good cleaning service at least twice a month. As soon as we could afford it, I hired Sheila. Once a week for the past 18 years. She saves my life, and my marriage, every single week. Resentment, bitterness, be gone.


message 233: by [deleted user] (new)

I had a cleaner...for about five minutes. Finances have been a little tight the last couple of years. My house was NEVER as clean as when she came though. :) Ah, maybe one day I'll get one for permanent...*looks dreamy and wistful*...till then, I never complain if it's not "perfect", I'm just grateful he helps. Previously, in my prior situation, I had NO help ever...with anything. In fact, when I had surgery and he had to manage for a week/10 days before I could lift and/or do stuff (for which I did extra shopping, cooked huge amounts of spaghetti & chili and stuff I could freeze for easy meals, did all of the laundry so it could just pile up etc...) he actually swore at me! "I have to do F***ing EVERYTHING around here!" I left him 2 months later...maybe it was three. That was my final eye opener that he didn't love me, at all.


message 234: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments You know the drill, Amelia, in sickness and in health. Glad you got out and found a better partner.


message 235: by [deleted user] (new)

Me too.


message 236: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
Sounds like an....I can't think of the word....is it asshole?


message 237: by [deleted user] (new)

*snort*

He had his good points, but he clearly was selfish and didn't really love me. Yet, I was the big bitch, because I left...


message 238: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
I learned another term for dust bunnies: ghost turds.


message 239: by evie (new)

evie (ecie) | 4446 comments Lobstergirl wrote: "I learned another term for dust bunnies: ghost turds."

I like it!


message 240: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
I'm feeling overwhelmed with all the cleaning that needs to be done. With the rapidity of dust accumulation I'm starting to think I live near an active volcano or something. Something.


message 241: by janine (new)

janine | 7709 comments I might live there too.


message 242: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments I feel as though I am drowning in pet hair. Everyone seems to be shedding. Me, also.


message 243: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Cat hair is everywhere in my place.


message 244: by [deleted user] (new)

Same. It doubles the weight & warmth of every blanket I crochet.


message 245: by evie (new)

evie (ecie) | 4446 comments Darn cat hair! The cat has all of the bed to sleep upon, but she always chooses to curl up on any clothing I have left there.


message 246: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
evie wrote: "Darn cat hair! The cat has all of the bed to sleep upon, but she always chooses to curl up on any clothing I have left there."

Cats would rather curl up on clothing, or something super soft, but it may also be because it smells like you. I suppose cats and dogs are slightly different in how drawn they are to scents, but when my sister and her family moved houses, the dog was feeling a little anxious and they let him sleep on the dirty laundry for a bit because it comforted him.


message 247: by [deleted user] (new)

When I dog sat for my friend he left a t-shirt he had been wearing behind. His dog was a bit neurotic though.


message 248: by Lobstergirl, el principe (new)

Lobstergirl | 24816 comments Mod
I just learned yet another term for dust bunnies: slut's wool. In a book I'm reading!

Noun. Clumped dust that has accumulated at the edge of rooms and under furniture. A dated expression and rarely heard, with the slut in this sense referring to a slovenly woman. [Mid 1800s]


message 249: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11852 comments Slut!


message 250: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Paschen | 7333 comments I would guess slut's wool might relate to pubic hair.


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