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Effexor July 21, 2006

Posted by spacemom in : Depression , add a comment

I am considering the switch to Effexor.

If you have been on this drug or know someone who has, please EMAIL ME!

Thanks
Nance

Interesting question…. July 21, 2006

Posted by spacemom in : Food and Drink , 3 comments

I was reading today’s post at Forks and Chopsticks, and I think Stephanie has some interesting points.

We are in the midst of a birthday hell. There are 13 birthdays in Soleil’s class between May and August. We have gone to party after party after party. There is quite a spread in party stuff.

One had a song entertainment. We had to sing songs with the kids and generally feel like we were thrown in a mommy and me class.

One got moved to an indoor place at the last minute. It was great, but crazy. The cake was amazingly huge and   expansively decorated. The kids were wonked out on sugar!

One was on Luna’s birthday. This was pleasant and in the family’s home, but they did hire a story teller who did a great job, but it interrupted the kids playtime to do stories (good? bad?)

One was at a puppet theatre in Boston. This was too much for some of the kids. The show was 45 minutes long and the kids went a little nuts at points. It was better for older kids instead of 3-4 year olds.

Several have been canceled due to weather or moved to another inside place.

So far, nothing has been so over the top as described in Forks and Chopsticks. That is good, but I do feel the pressure. For alot of the kids in Soleil’s class, the parents are older and have chosen to have
one child. I think these kids are getting lots of attention (which is good).

So some of the parties are beyond what I would do. We want birthdays to be fun, but not an elaborate event. We already know that in 9 years* we are screwed (and again in 11 years), so why not keep parties simple
and fun?

Our birthday party for Sunday is scheduled as such:
3:30pm- Party start. We will have the sprinkler ready and the wading
pools filled.
4:30pm- Pizza and cakes (yes, Soleil wants an ice cream cake, but I am
also making another cake tonight, you know, open box, bake?)
5:00pm ish- Beat the crap out of the pinata!
5:30pm Send kids home with the goodie bags we made last night.

Is that so much? Don’t kids just want to play? Do we need to entertain our kids? Or should we let them entertain themselves?

That is what I thought when I read Stephanie’s post…

* Bat Miztvah happens at 13. This is guaranteed to be a big party… like $5K big party just for all of the people you have to invite…