Live and Let Di

In which Di is reminded to Google

Today I was in search of white baseball pants with black/red piping. Of course, I first called the Fuquay Sports Shop because I like to buy local when I can. When they didn't have them, I decided to go to the big box sporting goods store's website.

For future reference, their website address is DICKSSPORTINGGOODS.COM. What I typed in came up with something completely different. AND I TYPED MY BASEBALL PANT SPECIFICATIONS IN THE SEARCH BOX!!!!!!

Di

Never Say Never

The theme of my TriangleMom2Mom blog this week is how your parenting "nevers" eventually turn into "whatevers."

Here's a peek:

No food anywhere but the kitchen
No food anywhere but the kitchen and TV room
No food in your bedroom
No food in your bedroom. Really. I mean it.
If we have to call an exterminator one more time, you are paying for it!

To read more, click here.

Di

OPK - the sequel that's better than the original

In a brilliant response to my post about OPK (Other People's Kids), Amy submitted the following...further reinforcing why she is my BFF!!!

I do not like them on a plane
I do not like them on a train
I do not like them in a mall
I do not like them running down the hall
Not in a restaurant!
Not answering the phone
Other People please--
Leave your kids at home!
I do not like them at films R-rated
I do not like to hear them uselessly berated
I do not like parents thinking their kids can do no wrong
I do not like videos of kids singing little songs
I do not like OPK, you see
I do not like them--so leave me be!
As an addendum:
Now that my kids are teens, their friends are too
Feed them, feed them, it's all I do!
That is, when I'm not driving them to and fro
To and fro and fro and to,
Feed them and drive them, that's what I do.
And listen to the texting, and talking in code
Add spying and decoding to my resume load
Now OPK are nicer to me than my own
So I feed them and drive them and take them into my home.

Di

Casey's Blog

Some of you may remember when I first told you about Casey. My blog readers responded with well-wishes for Casey from all over the world. Casey relieved some of her boredom on one of her hospital stays by guest-blogging for a Thursday Thirteen, letting us know What Foods Casey Will Eat When She Can Finally Eat. A subsequent Thursday Thirteen by Casey and my daughter Haley let us know (from the perspective of a 13-year old and an 11-year old) 13 Things That Are Really Easy To Make Fun Of. And for the record, I was one of those 13 things!

Part three of this post described how Casey, at the age of 11, got up in front of her 5th grade class and gave them a detailed explanation of her ulcerative colitis, the multiple colonoscopies she had to have and the surgery she would be undergoing during the first part of the summer. Here is how her 8-year old twin brother and sister were getting along through all of this and how they gave me a chance to revisit mothering 8-year olds. And this one tells about Casey's mom and one of my dearest friends, Stacy, and how she has dealt with all of this.

If any of this sounds depressing...trust me, this is one family that can provide comic relief in any situation. Casey is mature well beyond her 11 years. She's a funny, acerbic and candid writer. And now she has a blog!!!!

So, I am adding it to my favorites on my sidebar as well as my iGoogle reader which has changed my blog reading life. If you would like to visit, click here:

Life as an Ostomate

I especially urge you to share this with anyone you know who is dealing with colitis or dealing with colostomy surgery. There is nothing like an 11 year old's perspective to keep it real, funny and occasionally a little gross!

Di