GatorMan eloquently pointed out to me a few weeks ago that I should consider changing the blog name. We are no longer "waiting" on our Ukulele ~ she's here in full swing.
So, I'm asking for help. I need a new blog name. I'd like to keep "Ukulele" in it. And if it helps, I know that we are going to start the adoption process again after Ukulele turns 1. So, I was thinking something along the lines of a band of ukuleles . . . or something. I don't know. I'm at a loss. Help.
And to entice some entries, I'll send the person submitting the winning name a hula girl. Miniature, of course. The kind for your car. Or desk. It's probably illegal to actually "send" a live hula girl. Even if it was legal, I could not afford to ship her from Hawaii. I'll keep the contest open for one week. The winning blog name will be announced on Thursday, August 6. Thanks!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monster in the Closet
Ok, here is my second attempt at this post.....
The other night I was putting Ukulele to bed. She usually goes down pretty easily and falls asleep on her own. As this was happening, I started to wonder how long it would be before she became of afraid of being along.... afraid of "monsters in the closet." That led to the pondering of what causes those fears. Is it movies? Is it books? Who knows? I, in my infinite-new-parent-wisdom, have decided it is movies AND books. Therefore, GatorMan and I have agreed to go through her books (and yes, she does have some movies already - start handing out the parent-of-the-year awards to us!) and weed out the ones that have scary monsters or bad people in them. That should be pretty easy. Movies, on the other hand, are going to be a little trickier.
I started thinking of all the Dis.ney and Pix.ar movies we have (hand-me-downs, by the way!), and what type of character are in them. I have to tell you that I am hard-pressed to find a Dis.ney movie that does not have some sort of villian or monster in it. Even Bam.bi - poor thing gets to watch his mother get blasted away! Beautiful Ariel from Litt.le Merm.aid?.... Ursu.la scares ME - can only imagine what she would do to a toddler! And Pix.ar. While I lovelovelove this movie company for their secretly hidden adult humor, their movies are totally inappropriate for my purposes at the present time.
There are some videos that I think are acceptable so far.... such as Ba.by Eins.tein, Le.ap Fr.og learning, and Veg.gie Ta.les. Does anyone have any other suggestions???
As a side note, GatorMan and I bought a Class.ic Cart.oon dvd a couple of years ago. I watched some of it last night.... and holy crap! Talk about politically incorrect and violent! I do not remember cartoons being so bad as a child.... but apparently they were! Sheesh.
The other night I was putting Ukulele to bed. She usually goes down pretty easily and falls asleep on her own. As this was happening, I started to wonder how long it would be before she became of afraid of being along.... afraid of "monsters in the closet." That led to the pondering of what causes those fears. Is it movies? Is it books? Who knows? I, in my infinite-new-parent-wisdom, have decided it is movies AND books. Therefore, GatorMan and I have agreed to go through her books (and yes, she does have some movies already - start handing out the parent-of-the-year awards to us!) and weed out the ones that have scary monsters or bad people in them. That should be pretty easy. Movies, on the other hand, are going to be a little trickier.
I started thinking of all the Dis.ney and Pix.ar movies we have (hand-me-downs, by the way!), and what type of character are in them. I have to tell you that I am hard-pressed to find a Dis.ney movie that does not have some sort of villian or monster in it. Even Bam.bi - poor thing gets to watch his mother get blasted away! Beautiful Ariel from Litt.le Merm.aid?.... Ursu.la scares ME - can only imagine what she would do to a toddler! And Pix.ar. While I lovelovelove this movie company for their secretly hidden adult humor, their movies are totally inappropriate for my purposes at the present time.
There are some videos that I think are acceptable so far.... such as Ba.by Eins.tein, Le.ap Fr.og learning, and Veg.gie Ta.les. Does anyone have any other suggestions???
As a side note, GatorMan and I bought a Class.ic Cart.oon dvd a couple of years ago. I watched some of it last night.... and holy crap! Talk about politically incorrect and violent! I do not remember cartoons being so bad as a child.... but apparently they were! Sheesh.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Hate Blo.gger
I had an entire post entitled "Monsters in the Closet" written and almost ready to post. I went to change one single line before I posted, and Blo.gger deleted half of the entire post. I hate Blo.gger.
I'll try to recreate the post later. Right now I am too mad at this program to monkey with it anymore today!
I'll try to recreate the post later. Right now I am too mad at this program to monkey with it anymore today!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Lunchtime Discussion on Gender Change
Today I was having lunch with two of my girlfriends. We got into a discussion about Chast.ity "Ch.az" Bo.no and her sex change. I commented that the press is taking great care in addressing her as a "him" now. First of all, let me tell you that I have no problem whatsoever with someone choosing to have a sex change. Totally up to him or her.
But here's my problem with the whole situation. The way the media treats it.
"Huh?" you ask. If you notice, almost every news/media outlet will address her as a "him" now. Almost every single one. However, how do they address the children of Angel.ina Jol.ie, Nic.ole Kid.man, or any other adoptive mother? They differentiate the children. They will say so-and-so gave birth to _____ and she has x-number of adopted children. The adopted children are always listed as such.
Are adopted children so taboo with the press that they have to distinguish them from their siblings?
*** As a side note, Production, Not Reproduction had one of her blog posts published in this months Adopt.ive Fam.ilies. Also, there was a letter to the editor by another adoptive parent who was just as peeved with Hugg.ies as I was!
But here's my problem with the whole situation. The way the media treats it.
"Huh?" you ask. If you notice, almost every news/media outlet will address her as a "him" now. Almost every single one. However, how do they address the children of Angel.ina Jol.ie, Nic.ole Kid.man, or any other adoptive mother? They differentiate the children. They will say so-and-so gave birth to _____ and she has x-number of adopted children. The adopted children are always listed as such.
Are adopted children so taboo with the press that they have to distinguish them from their siblings?
*** As a side note, Production, Not Reproduction had one of her blog posts published in this months Adopt.ive Fam.ilies. Also, there was a letter to the editor by another adoptive parent who was just as peeved with Hugg.ies as I was!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I'm Still Here
Sorry that I have been absent from the blogging world for awhile. I've actually been lurking quite a bit. There's just a LOT going on in my life right now, and sadly it has impacted my time to blog. I hope that situation is rectified soon.
I want to give a quick shout-out to my new blog friend who just moved here. It was great hanging out with you and I hope we can do it again SOON!
I want to give a quick shout-out to my new blog friend who just moved here. It was great hanging out with you and I hope we can do it again SOON!
Monday, May 25, 2009
This is a f*&^ing joke, right?
New Huggies commercial:
You can win Huggies for a year if you do the following:
"Unite male chromosones with a female egg. Once fertilized you must retain a radiant glow for about nine months, after morning sickness. Frequent emotional mood swings are optional. You are required to put up with people touching your belly morning, noon and night. After being rushed to the hospital you must experience....a miracle".
Seriously? Thank God I only buy Pampers. Jackasses. Let me guess, adoptive parents cannot qualify because they do not get to experience the "miracle" of childbirth. I sense an ADA complaint being filed somewhere.
They'll probably deliver your diapers in that stupid Volkswagen that makes women want to procreate just so they can drive it.
You can win Huggies for a year if you do the following:
"Unite male chromosones with a female egg. Once fertilized you must retain a radiant glow for about nine months, after morning sickness. Frequent emotional mood swings are optional. You are required to put up with people touching your belly morning, noon and night. After being rushed to the hospital you must experience....a miracle".
Seriously? Thank God I only buy Pampers. Jackasses. Let me guess, adoptive parents cannot qualify because they do not get to experience the "miracle" of childbirth. I sense an ADA complaint being filed somewhere.
They'll probably deliver your diapers in that stupid Volkswagen that makes women want to procreate just so they can drive it.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Dentist Drama
I have been going to the same dentist for approximately ten years now. L - O - V - E him! Love my dental hygienist, love the staff, location, everything. Never ever have I had a problem. Dr. Dainty-Drill has always been fantastic - and gentle. I'm one of those odd people who actually enjoys getting her teeth cleaned - and I do not fear the drill (should it occasionally be necessary).
Dr. Dainty-Drill has decided to retire. Who can blame him? I'd retire if I could. So he has brought in a young lad - whom we'll call Dr. Drill-Bit. Dr. Drill-Bit has been there for almost a year now. Great guy - easy to get along with - seems very thorough in his check-ups.
Well last Monday, at my regularly scheduled cleaning, two tiny cavities decided to appear. So my appointment was this morning to get that little indiscretion in my mouth taken care of. Dr. Drill-Bit did the honors.
I no likey anymore.
Dr. Drill-Bit is now going to be Dr. Drill-BITE. If he tries to stick any electrically powered instrument in my mouth, I will bite. He was so rough in pulling my cheek and mouth, that it is raw in the corner of my mouth. The Novocaine shot hurt so bad it made my eyes water (that's a first at the dentist - even though I am terrified of needles). My jaw hurts so bad right now I could barely chew my tuna-fish sandwich which was on soft white bread. (Notice the past tense of that sentence... I made do and painfully gobbled it down anyway.) I really would not be surprised if my jaw and/or cheek are not bruised later on today. And it's not like I have a small mouth that has very little room to work. There should be ample space in there.
I have never had such an uncomfortable experience at the dentist - even as a child.
So here's the quandary. I WILL get a cavity again in my life. That's just the way my mouth rolls. I still love the staff, hygienist, location, etc. And I still like Dr. Drill-Bite's personality and bedside manner. It's his execution that I take issue with. So when that cavity appears - do I go to another dentist? It's like going to a new hairdresser - you don't want to cheat because they ALWAYS know.
I think I am going to speak to my hygienist (whom I'm friends with) and let her know what's going on. Maybe I'm not the first to complain. Maybe I am. Oh such a slippery slope. I really do not want to go to a new dentist. And another fear? If Dr. Drill-Bite really is that rough, there is no way in *bleep* that I am going to send Ukulele there. Fuhgetaboutit.
What would you do?
Dr. Dainty-Drill has decided to retire. Who can blame him? I'd retire if I could. So he has brought in a young lad - whom we'll call Dr. Drill-Bit. Dr. Drill-Bit has been there for almost a year now. Great guy - easy to get along with - seems very thorough in his check-ups.
Well last Monday, at my regularly scheduled cleaning, two tiny cavities decided to appear. So my appointment was this morning to get that little indiscretion in my mouth taken care of. Dr. Drill-Bit did the honors.
I no likey anymore.
Dr. Drill-Bit is now going to be Dr. Drill-BITE. If he tries to stick any electrically powered instrument in my mouth, I will bite. He was so rough in pulling my cheek and mouth, that it is raw in the corner of my mouth. The Novocaine shot hurt so bad it made my eyes water (that's a first at the dentist - even though I am terrified of needles). My jaw hurts so bad right now I could barely chew my tuna-fish sandwich which was on soft white bread. (Notice the past tense of that sentence... I made do and painfully gobbled it down anyway.) I really would not be surprised if my jaw and/or cheek are not bruised later on today. And it's not like I have a small mouth that has very little room to work. There should be ample space in there.
I have never had such an uncomfortable experience at the dentist - even as a child.
So here's the quandary. I WILL get a cavity again in my life. That's just the way my mouth rolls. I still love the staff, hygienist, location, etc. And I still like Dr. Drill-Bite's personality and bedside manner. It's his execution that I take issue with. So when that cavity appears - do I go to another dentist? It's like going to a new hairdresser - you don't want to cheat because they ALWAYS know.
I think I am going to speak to my hygienist (whom I'm friends with) and let her know what's going on. Maybe I'm not the first to complain. Maybe I am. Oh such a slippery slope. I really do not want to go to a new dentist. And another fear? If Dr. Drill-Bite really is that rough, there is no way in *bleep* that I am going to send Ukulele there. Fuhgetaboutit.
What would you do?
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