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I read a blog today that spoke of life phases at age 50, then someone responded to a similar stage at age 60. I guess with my own "phases" that I go through now, I am not looking forward to age 50 and 60. I'm just about 50. I've been struggling quite a bit. I always thought something was wrong with me.

It helps a little to know that I'm not the only one, but I was hoping it was temporary because of some major, stressful events in my life. Of course, it makes sense that as we get older, our bodies go through different changes, especially hormonal, both men and women. I guess I never thought about it like that....actually, I haven't thought about it at all.

Thank You!

Thank you all for your comments regarding the pictures of the daycare :). I appreciate your support. It was soooo much fun to do, both the arranging the yard with my friend and taking the pictures for the first time.

Nana Chicken

Well,

I got chicken. I couldn't do it. My grandson has been sleeping with me still. I wasn't ready to let him be alone in another room. I think I would be ok if his bed were in my room. I will give it a try this weekend coming so that if he wakes up, I can tend to him and get a little rest myself. Thanks Polly for your encouragement! :)

Becoming a Geek!

I am so excited! I finally bought me a digital camera, bringing myself totally into the year 2009! Lol! I thought it would be really complicated to learn and it was absolutely simple!

I took my first pics, plugged the little thing into the computer, it opened itself and I clicked/dragged them to the file (that my son made for me). How fun! Here are a few pictures of the backyard as my neighbor arranged it.

Baby's New Sleeping Schedule

Well, I think it's time to start training my grandson to sleep in his own bed. I was watching a program called "A Place of Our Own" and they provided some cool tips on transitioning a baby to his own bed and to sleeping through the night. It really made sense. Apparently, as the baby's needs change from nutrition to dependence, we have to help him/her to be "ok" with sleeping through the night.

They mentioned putting the baby in the crib while he/she is awake, providing the baby with a transitional item i.e. blankie, pacifier, teady bear, kissing/cuddling just before putting them in the crib, then leaving them. The baby may fuss a bit for the first few nights, but it is suppose to be a relatively quick learning process. If the baby wakes up during the night, DO NOT pick him/her up. Rather, give them their transitional object, pat their back or rock their rear end gently til they are on their way back to sleep.

What I like about what this Ph.D. said, is that it teaches the baby to be have to take care of him/herself. It teaches them a routine so that they know what to do. It works better for everyone i.e. the parents/grandparents, any siblings that might be in the room, and, most of all, the baby.

I am huge on having a routine with kids. It really helps their behavior when they know what to expect or what to do. In fact, I think kids actually look for boundaries and limitations to be set for them. They are constantly learning. Of course, they will always need, want and deserve out love and affection, but it really helps them to know how to handle themselves. Providing them with coping mechanisms and tools can actually make their future developmental milestones a LOT easier!...preschool, elementary school, high school, etc.

Much Appreciation

Good Morning People,

I want to thank you for your encouraging posts yesterday. Both make very good points. My mother use to say, when you feel bad, get a good, good cry, then take a deep breath. Then put a cold towel on your face and keep moving. Crying can be a very good thing.

Awh, yes! The car has been an extremely exhausting task. Mechanics are constantly trying to rip people off, especially women. When I was married, we went through the whole rip off process with a transmission. It was replaced but fell apart again. When we went back to the same mechanic, he had closed up his shop and disappeared...that was after he had given us the run around & all kinds of excuses. Turns out, when we took him to court, there was a long, long line of people after him. We won by default, but we were told, more than likely, we'd never see our money. That was back in 1995. Apparently, he would close one shop and open another under a different name and had been doing it for many years. Definitely a good point about being exhausted from getting the car repaired.

The Past Few Days

The past few days have been quite emotional for myself. Feeling a bit heavy, a tad sad. Not sure why. All is going so very well in my life lately. Everything that I have been waiting for has finally began to show some progress, nice steady progress. Yesterday, and a little today, I was rather irritable and sensitive. Even little things made me want to cry...little silly things. I don't like pity parties and I felt like a whimp, like a huge baby. Most of the time I succeeded in concealing myself expression, other times, I ran to the bathroom to wheep a bit and exhale.

Maybe tomorrow will be better.