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Liam singing "There's a spider on my nose, on my nose..." at preschool


Elli singing "Twinkle twinkle little bat" at preschool


Addison outside running through the leaves

Call your Senator today re: MOTHER'S Act

TODAY (October 24th) is an important day. Today is the day devoted to trying to pass the MOTHER'S act through the senate. The MOTHER'S act will provide funding on a national level for Perinatal mood disorder screening and grants for research. It passed the house with only 3 no votes.

Please call your senators TODAY. I have included our senators' numbers and a script. Even if you don't call today, call tomorrow, or sometime.

Levin (D) 202-224-6221
Stabenow (D) 202-224-4822

Script:

I am (your name) from (Your town) and I am one of your constituents. I am calling to urge you to co-sponsor the very important MOTHER'S Act to provide for Postpartum Depression Screening, funding, and research.

[If you would like to tell about your friend Jenna Scott who has suffered from perinatal mood disorders three times over, I give you all the permission in the world to do so.]

Thank you,

(your Name)

This is so important...please help us make a difference for all families and mothers:)

In the vein

Last week I found myself overflowing with words. I wrote every minute I could so that I wouldn't lose my trains of thought. I got about 2 weeks worth of posts started or completed.

I thought "Somethin' Sexy 'bout the Ring" was one of my better pieces of writing. As I continue to hone my creative writing skills, I think I need to open myself up to the painful reality of feedback. I'm trained for technical/professional communication (like flight manuals, press releases, regurgitating information, etc.) so these pieces are a new experience for me, and one with which I must admit I have no further training than high school English.

I'm going to open this piece up to criticism from all sides. I'd appreciate specific comments. (Of course I'd appreciate positive comments, but I learn best from things I need to "fix" or improve)

For example: the phrase "husky, musky, dusky rollicking rhythms of country music" seemed too contrived. Maybe you could make it a little more smooth and natural by ______

thanx 2 alls of You for learning me on how's I ken rite gooder;

History in the making

October 15th at 4:15 PM, perinatal mental health history was made as H.R. 20, The Melanie Blocker Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act, was passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 382 - 3!! What a thrill it was to watch from the Congressional Gallery as Congressman Bobby L. Rush made his final, victorious push for American women, children and families.

This has been the result of SEVEN YEARS of steadfast advocacy. The bill will now proceed to the Senate where it will join forces with The MOTHERS Act.

On October 24, I'll be posting a special blog here and on LAB with numbers and e-mail contacts to call or write our local senators to make sure they know we are interested in seeing this bill pass. I know I sure am. I would be thrilled to request some grant $$ to help fund LAB, and would love to see more research being done, more screening and more help for perinatal mood disorders.

Ok, have I become more Dan or has he become more me?

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Book Snob You like to think you're one of the literati, but actually you're just a snob who can read. You read mostly for the social credit you can get out of it.
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Literate Good Citizen
Dedicated Reader
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You? Create Your Own Quiz

Ohhhhhhwah. I'm the same as Dan.

Yes, I'm humming Britney

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I'm addicted to you (Koeze's Cream-Nut PB slathered on top of Oreo DS's, not Britney)
Don't you know that you're toxic

How much do Popsicles cost?

(A) about 50 cents if purchased in a box from the grocery store

(B) $1.50 from the ice cream truck

(C) $2-3 at an ice cream stand

(D) probably over $100 when dispensed from the Emergency Room at Metro Health hospital when your 4-year old splits his lip on the deck stairs of his grandparents' new cabin but thankfully he doesn't need sutures just a Popsicle

Relief

I attempt to post a new blog each day over at LAB. Whether I write the post or someone else does, it's still a LOT of work.

I've been typing and mouse-clicking my wrists carpal the past week in order to not only get a post up each day this week, but also to have all my posts for next week written, illustrated, linked, tagged, and timestamped so they will be auto-published this coming week.

Now, I can sit back and enjoy my parents for the weekend knowing that my work is done. For now. I have to get back to the daily tapping again on Friday.

Edgy and Scandalous

So I posted this picture on the LABlog in a book review.

I was told, "you can't post that", "too much skin", "not in poor taste, but edgy".

What do you think? Have I gone too far? Have I said/pictured what everyone else was thinking but too chicken to admit? Or is this really in poor taste. I'm sure I could find a picture of the Country Crock hands touching that might be a little less skintimate?