Thanks ris!

I should have cat send you her snickerdoodle recipe!

Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 6:58 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2008

*applause for rissa's anti-vaccine ramble*

Thanks ris. That helps so much. The last non-mandatory vaccination we did was for Marina. She had the chicken pox vaccine at twelve (only because she wanted to attend a camp out of state that required it). Her arm swelled to baseball size at the site of the injection and heat radiated from it. I've been hesitant since then to have her get any vaccine that wasn't required.

What saddens me the most is that there has been such an increase in required vaccines just in the 15 years I've had children, Sierra had injections almost every doctor visit from 3 months to 4 years old. I have my BA in Psychology. It is very clear to me that she fears doctor visits at this point because she associates them with pain.

Let me know when you become a pediatrician. Maybe I'll move near you. :o)

Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 11:53 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2008

Hi ris,

I have been keeping up on this issue. At present, it's been reduced to a mandatory meningitis shot for seventh graders. I was asked about whether I wanted Marina to get this vaccination (it's supposedly good for ten years) but I was hesitant since I don't know much about it. I was actually going to ask you if you know anything about it!

Right now, I get a lot of information from my homeschooling loop and this site:
www.mykidsmychoice.com
My main problem is that when I try to find info, it is usually in medical-ese, which I no speaking well. :o)

Thanks for your comments! I'd better finish my comics now!
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 10:10 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2008

hey rissa!
i see that u r online right now.
could u please help me by going to a thread under hogwarts express group named "Harry Potter dies" and flag the first post???
Thanks. xx PEACE xx

posted by Saify. at 4:32 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2008

oh no! you're three short!

posted by MrAndrew at 5:39 am (EST) on Jun 13, 2008

LOL. I would post this on HE but i don't want to wreck the wall. Well done. I'm seriously impressed.

posted by MrAndrew at 2:02 am (EST) on Jun 13, 2008

Here's a present for you rissa.

http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/vi...

CBS.com has all the original Star Trek episodes. :o)

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 8:39 pm (EST) on Apr 25, 2008

Thanks for the comment ris.
And ouch about the pencil in your back. This is another good reason to force them to sit upright. :o)

Peace and Laughter!

posted by jugglingpaynes at 4:04 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2008

Hi ris!

Thanks for the comment on my blog! I wanted to tag you as well, but I wasn't sure if I could since your blog is an assignment.
So funny! You do know me well, don't you? I'll have to think of something interesting that you wouldn't know. Let me think about that...:o)

Peace and Laughter!

posted by jugglingpaynes at 7:43 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2008

I come bearing *hugs*. Breathe while you wait for those test results and I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Soon it will be summer vacation for you - all those wonderful books to read! I can see them piled and waiting just another month away, and soon you will be as you were in the adventure thread: sitting curled up with a good book that you are lost in, completely wrapped and obsorbed in a good story while many other good choices sitting around you. Fishies awaiting to be eaten...

posted by Kerian at 5:08 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2008

aw! Well maybe you can sneak of to Portland some time... for research purposes, of course! ;)

posted by suge at 9:51 am (EST) on Mar 13, 2008

Happy Birthday!!! I hope you had a fun time. You're "old" according to spaz. :)

posted by ChelseaBottomley at 11:28 pm (EST) on Mar 3, 2008

Hi rissa!

I wanted to thank you again for the comments you leave on my blog! I'm so glad you read it! I'm thinking of starting a list on my blog for LibraryThing friends who blog. When I have some extra time. (snort. mmmha-ha-ha-ha! I knew I couldn't say that with a straight face.) If it's OK, I'll add your blog to the list. I keep better track of the blogs listed on my blog.

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 9:50 am (EST) on Feb 25, 2008

yes you do.

posted by LettaAvanell at 11:08 pm (EST) on Feb 17, 2008

You Know I own both Twilight and Son of a Witch.

posted by LettaAvanell at 10:58 pm (EST) on Feb 17, 2008

Congrats on being student of the month!!:)

posted by LettaAvanell at 9:02 pm (EST) on Feb 16, 2008

cool pic!

posted by LettaAvanell at 9:32 pm (EST) on Jan 27, 2008

I've been loving your comments on my blog! Keep them coming!
And please send some snow. This winter has been very boring.

Peace out,
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 5:47 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2008

thanks

posted by tardis at 11:44 am (EST) on Jan 10, 2008

I knew it was only a matter of time before I joined. ;)

posted by catbastet at 11:10 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2008

Hi rissa,

That is so funny with your sister! And in an odd way, it proves that unschooling works!
I'm always amazed when my friends tell me how organized I am with my homeschooling. All I do is write a list of subjects for the week and we check off whether we've done them. The kids do the rest. All I want is for them to take control of their learning, and if that meant writing up a schedule with the amount of time to spend on each subject, I guess I would do that too.

BTW, I submitted my article and comics to Secular Homeschooling magazine. I'll let you know when that comes out.

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 11:02 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2008

hi ris, I had great fun tonight. I would like to do it again sometime. I always check my profile for messages so if you want to tell me when to go to the chatroom next, I'll be there.

posted by shanfan at 6:11 pm (EST) on Dec 29, 2007

Hi rissa. This is shanfan. thanks for the message, it feels good to be accepted into the LT community. I look forward to seeing you in other places in library thing.

posted by shanfan at 5:52 pm (EST) on Dec 28, 2007

Hi rissa,

I read your comment on my blog! So funny, I remember doing that in school. Then there was that time I studied so hard for a final, I couldn't see clearly. Everything was so blurry I could see people wave at me but I couldn't tell who they were until they were right in front of me. I'm still amazed I passed that exam.

Mine was a small community college. I never had one of those huge classes with hundreds of students. You must make quite an impression if they say hello to you on campus!

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 10:05 pm (EST) on Dec 14, 2007

Hi rissa,

I just wanted to thank you for starting a birthday thread for me. I noticed it this morning but decided to wait until my actual birthday (Dec. 4) to look in there, that way it's like an extra present waiting to be opened!

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina

posted by jugglingpaynes at 4:21 pm (EST) on Dec 2, 2007