3 1/2 Time Outs Tuesday #6 (I’m pretty sure)

I think the poor guy sitting behind me in Mass last weekend has a serious hearing impairment.  He told me how beautifully I sang.  Now, I’ve been pretty honest about my vocal abilities in the past, and beautiful is not a way a normal person would describe them.

I don’t know what to do in that situation.  When he said “You have a lovely singing voice.”  should I have a) informed him that he needed a hearing test, or b) called the Vatican to alert them of the miracle?

I’ve fallen in love with WubbaNubs.  It seems like a dumb idea, sew a beanie doll on a pacifier, but it’s genius. They hold the paci right where the baby can reach it when she’s on the floor, and keep it accessible when she’s in her car seat.  It’s my new favorite baby gift.  Having a baby and I know you in real life?  You’re getting a couple Wubbies from me.

Since getting the JRA diagnosis, I’ve been furiously researching alternative therapies, looking for anything which will complement the traditional route.  We’re changing how we eat.  I haven’t made a big announcement.  I’ve just started cooking differently and following an anti-inflammation diet.  My husband has asensitive digestive system, #2 has eczema, and #3 and I have the ADD….I’m thinking it might help us, too.  I’ll let you know.

If you’re one of those annoying people who when you hear that my daughter has Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis says something like “Oh, I know how she feels.  I get this awful ache in my knee from time to time.”  You don’t know, and I think you’re an