my daughter has never really lost that pissed off look, six years after her birth. She is a very serious kid. (It's too bad for her the rest of the members of her family are SO not.)

I want Hudd to Ramm me?

Were you in Thompson, by any chance? I have been told stories about the challenge at that golf course not being the holes, but trying to see your ball through the fog of bugs. Oh, and making sure you don't miss any spots with your bug spray, especially where your sock meets your pant leg.

I'd be mean too, if I was covered in ticks all the time.

Dude, I don't ever want to get close enough to a moose to attempt to climb up. Those guys are scary and mean!!!

My MIL is a Native Studies professor and I have been told you need tennis rackets for fly swatters in the Far North.

I did that too! It worked well for us.

hee hee booboo is like boobs. I am 12.

you can buy bra icepacks. They are circular, and have holes in the middle for your nipples to peek through. I didn't buy them until I was out of my stockpile of diaper icepacks! ( I still have them. They are just the right size for the little booboos my kids get sometimes) [www.drugstore.com]

I used to rip the ice packs out of those pads and stuff them in my bra—they were like HEAVEN on my hot, fevered engorged girls.

I didn't have taffy boobs—engorgement made my girls turn into steaming hot, rock hard canteloupes. I DID, however, get taffy belly. The most shocking moment of my life was when I woke up after sleeping on my side the day after delivery and my belly was laying in a puddle beside me on the bed. It felt like a lump of…

Usually, in the days leading up to your labour, and then in early labour you will get diarrhea. This is your body naturally cleaning itself out so you don't poop while pushing out a baby. Sometimes that is all it takes, but other times, you might have a little poo on the delivery table. It is NEVER an issue and the…

I have one too, but I do find that the more I run the less I need to rely on it.

thanks for the pep talk, Femzoil. I am going to tweet that Bingham quote. I need to remember that when I am slowly slogging along.

rock on, Tirannie! This is my second time doing C25K. I did it last year, ran a couple of 5Ks, started training for a 10k and then got sick. I spent the winter floundering and feeling sorry for myself. I decided to start over this spring to get my endurance back up (I have to go slowly because I have…

I am just a eenie weenie baby runner doing Couch to 5K. I dragged my three kids along to the fenced running track today and they did laps with me (mostly) It was my "having it all" moment for the year. I am hoping that they sleep well tonight so I can crawl into my new book.

Cheetos are mostly air, so I don't count those calories when I inhale a whole bag. And the scrubbing you must do to return your fingers to their normal colour is exercise, so Cheetos are totally a calorie-neutral food.

I wonder if he had that power with his own babies?

I feel for you. The re-training that has to go on after a visit from the Grandparents is hideous.

I have picnik for that reason too! I don't think there is anything wrong with a little refreshing, but I don't go overboard. I love the teeth whiten function.