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Tonsil stone weekend

Posted 16th April 2008 by Diane, tagged health, healthcare, doctor, pain, sore throat, tonsils, tonsil stone, tonsillolith, kidney stone, urgent care clinic, patient, walgreens

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I had a horrible weekend. On Friday I developed a sore throat, which got worse and worse and worse until, by Saturday night I was in extreme pain. I mean it was so bad I drove to Walgreens at 4am for some of that pain-numbing spray. Went to the urgent care clinic on Sunday thinking I had strep throat…

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Elmo! I love you!

Posted 14th April 2008 by Diane, tagged parenting, entertainment, tv, television, free time, elmo, sesame street, dvd, kids tv, monster, puppets, merchandise

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There are things you can't believe you just said to your kids, like, "don't lick the microwave" (see Lylah's latest member note for more on that). Then there are all the things you can't believe you said to other adults. My biggest shocker moment came last week when I found myself gushing "I love Elmo!"…

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Cheerios by the truckload

Posted 28th March 2008 by Diane, tagged cooking, child, nutrition, milk, food, easy, dogs, people, lunch, pets, kid, kitchen, snacks, waffles, cheerios, cereal, snacking, meals

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Do you have a toddler? If so, you're probably like me: you go through Cheerios by the truckload. I'm thinking it would be efficient to just keep an open trough of Cheerios in the kitchen, from which we -- my daughter, the dogs, and myself -- could just snack from all day. My daughter loves them. The…

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Virus, virus, go away!

Posted 15th March 2008 by Diane, tagged sick, spring, colds, ill, virus

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Virus, virus, go away! Can I really be getting yet another cold? Not fair!! I've lost track of how many colds I've had this season. C'mon, Mother Nature: it's spring!!

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Lunch with a famous person

Posted 7th March 2008 by Diane, tagged vegetarian, lunch, courage, famous person, gandhi

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Gandhi. We would sit on the floor and have some lentils and rice. I would ask him all about his amazing life and, especially, find out how he was able to stay so courageous and so determined. He would regale me with his stories and impress me with his modest, yet witty, take on life. We would then swap…

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