What to do....

My daughter has had alopecia for 3 years now. It has been a tough road for all of us. I think especially for her and for me. She has endured the relentlessness of children's cruel remarks regarding her hair loss. I witnessed it the other day when a child called her weird. It broke my heart and I told the child that saying that was not nice and to leave her alone. This was after the child coaxed her into taking of her bandana and she trusted this child because this child has been a lifetime friend of hers. She says she isn't normal. That makes me so sad.
On a positive note, my daughter is getting a bio-matrix in a few weeks so she will no longer have to hear "Where is your hair?" "Why do you have bold spots?" "What's that on your head?" "You aren't cool because you don't have hair." "You can't play with the cool kids." and so on. However, my daughter now has that stigma of the bald kid. Kids will remember that she, at one time had no hair.
So I want to change schools. She is in a great school but I hear there is another great school in a city about 25 minutes away from our home. We will have to be a lottery (name drawing) so the chances of her getting in is just that, a chance. I hope we can get her in and change things for her socially. She has so much to offer other children if they would just give her a chance.
I have always known that children can be cruel. I have always told my child to be nice to other children, no matter the ugly things they say or do (and that is hard for me). I have always told my daughter to seek out a child that has no one to play with and play with them. Why can't other parents do the same?

For more information on Alopecia Areata go to
www.http://www.naaf.org/

For more information on how to stop bullying go to http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/StompOutBullying/index.php

CRAVING CHOCOLATE???

I know a lot of women don't understand their chocolate cravings. I always thought it was something that happened for a couple of weeks out of the month. But I always questioned why this was happening and was there anything I could do to fix it. I have hated the feeling of having to have chocolate in the large amounts that I've consumed it.
About a year ago, I decided to look around on the internet to find a solution to this problem. Here is what I found....
Plain and simple... Take magnesium! Don't take more than your daily dose. Check out your multivitamin and see how much magnesium is in it. (I checked out my otc prenatal vitamin and it had zip) Google "How much magnesium should a woman take" and then take that amount of magnesium or better yet, ask your doctor. Supplementing too much magnesium could lead to kidney problems and/or diarrhea, so make sure you are taking the correct dose. Check to make sure you are getting enough calcium and potassium, because from what I read, they all go hand in hand.
So, next time something is going on with your body that you don't understand, don't just shrug it off and say "Well this is just the way my body is." instead say " I am going to figure this out so I can be healthy and happy!"

The Slice or The Cricut

So I am trying to make a decision. Do I want a Slice or the Cricut? They both are expensive gadgets but I will buy them 2nd hand. You know that's "how I do." I need to get my hands on both of them before I buy one.
I don't do scrapbooking (a lot of people think they are just for scrapbookers). I want to make stencils for clothing, making signs, writing on walls, etc. It also would be nice to make vinyl stencils that adhere to the wall (I am sure you have seen them in the stores for $20). I also sew and with the newest Cricut you can cut fabric into appliques. Nice....

My latest craft invention-Puppy Pals

A while back my children were given a set of terry cloth finger puppets for bath time play. They didn't really use them, so I decided to stick dog treats in the backs where normally their finger would go. Now it takes the dogs an hour to eat a treat instead of one second.

The idea is kind of like the Kong. However, this is soft and easier for pups to get to the treat. My dogs have never really taken much interest in a Kong and now they actually fight over the puppy pal.

This will be my latest addition to my etsy shop.

My newest gadget...ROOMBA

So today my dh brought home an iRobot, just for me!!!! I have been wanting one for about a year now.

There are many reasons why I needed such a wonderful device. For one, I am a busy mom. Secondly, I vacuum my carpets twice a day, due to messy pets and children. I also, vacuum my laundry room between 2-5 times a day (we have litter boxes in there that my 2 dogs and cat use) and the kitchen gets vacuumed 1-2 times daily. I thought, I could be doing so many other things if I had this wonderous gadget. And now I do.

So today was the first day I put Miss. Roomba to work in my home. She did great. However, I didn't accomplish much while she was vacuuming because I was in awe by her skills. I followed her from room to room, my heart filled with joy. The whole point of buying Miss. Roomba was to accomplish other domestic tasks in the home and I didn't really get anything done. Although, I am sure that I am not the first iRobot owner to follow the roomba around the house on its maiden voyage.