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Have you thought about matching jewelry and hair accessories to the outfits - a complete package?

I hope you post a picture when you get done. That sounds cute!

It just scared me to death every trip to the emergency room with my little ones! I am glad she is going to be fine!

...and SHE probably doesn't remember a thing about the bump whereas with you it is indeliably imprinted in your brain! (grin)

Also, if you're looking for a place to sell clothes you're making, try Etsy. They're an online place where people sell handmade and vintage stuff - I know they've got a children's wear section. Heck, that way you could even make a few bucks just from cleaning out your closet!

I don't know what your hubby's worried about - $300 every couple of months is not a lot, you could probably make more than that, especially if you're selling online as well as at events. More to the point, you could probably save about that by cancelling cable TV and eating mostly pasta and rice dishes. There's an old lady on YouTube doing a show called "Depression Era Cooking", where she shows how to make the stuff her mom made during the Depression. We had to eliminate conventions from our budget as well as all that other stuff, but that was a wrench. I'd say try selling your stuff, and if it's not working, then try eliminating some luxuries until his salary can make up the difference. Staying home with your daughter is something that will yield so much benefit for both her and you - anything that gives you that chance is so worth it.

Other cheap source of kids' clothes - consignment shops! They're actually pretty fun to go to, since nobody skimps on their kids' clothes, but they don't get worn out. You can get some really amazing deals. So hey, look there for all her leggings and socks! There are a few online places as well if you don't have a shop near you.

gonk OW! A great opportunity for talking about how it's not funny if someone else is hurt, but...OW!

Distract, teach, and endure - huh? (grin)

LOL

Good luck with that! Is there any husband under the sun who doesn't moan and whine and make lots of little mistakes so that he doesn't have to help out anymore? I think it's secretly a patented technique. Which is a sourpuss way of saying I feel your pain. And yes, to your husband "all the house work" probably did consist only of laundry and cleaning a floor. It's common knowledge that most men consider housework to consist of a few big things that are easily noticeable, and assume that when that stuff doesn't get done because of a shitload of all the other little stuff, that means us lazy-a** women were sitting around painting our nails or something. My husband even acknowledges that I pull the lion's share of housework and makes the occasional effort to do more, but still stops just short every now and again of stating that I've done nothing while he's been working hard all day.

Even with home schooling, which is pretty big and obvious and needs to be done right, if I leave him to teach for a day (so I can go to the doctor or get groceries unhindered), he:
1. doesn't bother to read the lesson plan (I made it on Excel, and it's there for a reason!)
2. will do any work in the binder as long as I've xeroxed it for him (Remember, dear, I've got all the lessons for the week copied out, so follow the syllabus and only do the ones listed for today)
3. doesn't bother with having our son put his name and the date on every page (yeah, that is kind of important and also teaches penmanship)
4. and is often only half-done by the time I get back (I'm usually done by lunchtime).
Gee thanks, hon, you're such a help....and he's somehow perplexed that I 'd rather give him a list of chores to complete (he usually finishes one and only half-does the rest, with mistakes liberally sprinkled in) and I'll just take the kids along with me and teach them in the car. It gets done faster, and it gets done right.

Don't even get me started about the subject of waking his sorry butt up in the morning - if it isn't for work, he's not budging. He says he can't help remaining unconscious, but I call bullshit - he's up in no time flat for something he's looking forward to, sometimes even early, without an alarm. So why is it that time with his wife and children doesn't inspire him? *glowerglowerglower* Yeah, I don't know. Sometimes I just want to smack him with a saucepan.
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Congrats on the weight loss, that's fantastic! I lost a lot of my weight from food-sharing as well. I call it "The Mommy Diet" - if it's on my plate and I look like I'm enjoying it, the kids all want some and will grudge my every bite. Sometimes now I deliberately make something else for lunch first - something I want them to eat - so that they will eat it and then I can have what I was looking forward to in peace. It doesn't always work - quite often, they then want both.

Good luck to your hubby with his job search - it's a tough time to be looking, but if he's firm about what he wants, most likely someone will be willing to take him on. Good ol' reverse psychology: if he's slobberingly anxious to work for them, they'll get suspicious and wonder why; if he's only interested in a situation that's an improvement on what he's got now, they'll assume he's made of awesome and will make concessions just to score his acceptance.