clickies, and a happy squeeful moment

[phinnia]

Last night the kidlet made up a sign for 'bedtime snack' with no prompting - it's a combination of his signs for 'eat' and 'sleep'. I am SO PROUD right now. He's learning and processing and just ... getting it! eee. (he's also singing little songs that he's learned in school - the 'eensy weensy spider', and scales - no words, but very obvious

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[brewsternorth]

I love local history.

Me too - though the nature of the city I'm in (NY) means it's occasionally hard to find.

[phinnia]

Hard to find? that seems odd to me; i would think that new york city would have an abundance of local history stuff ...

[phinnia]

yesyesyes, exactly. I'm pretty sure that my weight gain/loss was to do with going off the neurontin, but I know exactly what you mean.

[doubletake]

I know what you need! Awesome suspenders!

http://www.suspenderstore.com/flameshot.html

[phinnia]

*giggle* I've already ordered them from there (greatminds think alike!) and I also picked up the flame ones for the Boy... (plus some mitten clips)

[pwcorgigirl]

Yah! for Sean and his new phrase! I have not yet had the guts to fill out the paperwork for our mail order pharmacy (the penalty for not using it is 100 percent higher copay -- ouch), but have to do that soon.

Regarding the loose pants, do you sew or do you know anyone who does? There's a really easy way to take them up by running elastic through the waistband in the back. I have to do this to most of the boy's jeans and trousers because I buy them a little big in hopes that he won't instantly outgrow them. :)

[phinnia]

oh yes! sean has something similar in his pants now - an internal waistband with sticking-out elastic that has buttonholes in, and buttons inside the waistband so you can pull the elastic in a bit or out and button it -does that make sense? we have to use that a lot because seaners is tall but really skinny. <3 I ... vaguely know how to sew but not necessarily well enough to do something like that, and the friends I do know that sew are all on the other side of the continent. <3 I'll ask around in case some of my newer seattle friends know how.

[lauramcewan]

My boy has to have these types of pants, lol.

Yay on the signing!

And we were supposed to be out of school for a grading period today, but since we missed a whole week due to the SNOWPOCALYPSE they pushed it off until next week.

[pwcorgigirl]

Yes, it's like that but even easier. I unpick about an inch and half of the stitching that holds the waistband to the back of the pants on either side just in from the side seams, then run a length of elastic inside the waistband until the waist is snugged up enough. Pin the elastic in place at the ends from the outside to temporarily hold it in place, then re-sew what was unpicked and handsew through the waistband to hold the elastic in place.

All it takes is a length of elastic that will fit inside the waistband, a large safety pin (which is fastened to the end of the elastic so you have something to hold onto as you push it through the waistband), something to unpick the stitching (a seam ripper works best, but it can be done with an X-acto blade or manicure scissors), two straight pins and a needle and thread.

It's easiest on the hands to restitch the heavy waistband through the holes left by the original stitching.

[mydwynter]

Unrelated to all these things, but because I just remembered:

At some point in my dream last night, you and my mind's eye pictures of Chris and Sean were featured. I wish I remembered my dreams enough to be able to tell you what was going on, but frankly it's a miracle if I ever remember anything about my dreams the next day. It had a good association, though. I felt that when I woke up...

[phinnia]

eee! that's nifty. <3

[mydwynter]

I know, right? Like a nice visit. :)

[bkwrrm_tx]

I have a question about your aphasia, if you don't mind answering it. If you do, just tell me 'No thanks' and I'll understand.

When I get really stressed, I lose words. I can *see* what I want to say in my head, but it just won't come out of my mouth, or I'll say something totally of the wall - not even close to the word/phrase I wanted. If I wait a bit, it will usually pop out later, once I'm not so stressed.

Is this what happens to you? Do you have any helpful hints to get over it? It's driving me crazy, and seems to be getting worse as I age.

[phinnia]

yesyesyes, that is exactly what happens. or I'll say a word that looks like the other word - I frequently mix up hithah and hannahrorlove (Hannah) because they both have h's at both ends of the word - or a word that I'm reading at the time if I'm reading a sign or a lj post or something at the same time as speaking. chris sometimes helps by saying 'what does it do?' or similar question, which sometimes helps by going around the word, but sometimes I forget those words too.
Sadly no hints. but a common bond. <3

[brightflashes]

Do you also have dyslexia?

[bkwrrm_tx]

No, not a bit. Are the two related?