While she is here for her birthday, Maddie was asked to pick the winner of the laptop from Acer and she came up with Mamacita’s number! Congratulations, Mamacita! Contact me with your address information at the e-mail over there on the left sidebar to get your prize. Thanks to everyone who entered! It was fun to read about all the back to school rituals people have.
In other Back-To-School news, BlogHer has published a letter I wrote from an educator’s point of view to parents of my students.
Finally, I used a Neti Pot. That’s not really interesting news, but it was a moment I’ll not soon forget. Unfortunately, it came amidst the birthday festivities last night and I’m hoping all the kids will instead remember Red Velvet cupcakes and the Mel Brooks film festival we had last night.
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I’m totally afraid I will drown myself with the Neti Pot.
That’s what it felt like! That and salty. A salty drowning. ICK.
Once you get the hang of the neti pot, there is no salty and no drowning. The key is to lean forward and tip your head downward. Trust me.
Ugh, neti pots….
The first time I used one, I started crying because I thought I was going to die. I thought the feeling of drowning would never go away. Then I realized that I am an idiot who can’t use it correctly.
I don’t know that I am ready to use a Neti Pot. Just be my luck I would drown trying to breath better and one of my kids would find me and start singing, “I’m a little tea pot…”
Because I use a neti pot from time to time, I cannot imagine having witnesses….. if you have salt right and temp right, you are at one with the neti pot, except for all that crap you blast out in the sink. Or is it at one with the ocean? Ascent of Woman, we left the sea adn now we need a neti pot.
Congrats to Mamacita! (No comment on Neti Pots.)
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Thank you so very, very, very much! I’m so excited, I’m scraping up cat hair off the carpet with my curled-up toes!
That might have been more than anyone needed to know about me and my ways.
I appreciate this so much. I am so grateful!
Loving the whole world at this moment, I am.
Hey, Cutie! How big we’ve gotten, hmm? I’m so happy for you about your daughter! The kids look great! Lots of love and I promise to e-mail soon!
A relative asked for a neti pot on her wedding registry. All I could think was yuck. Of course I asked my mom if she got one at her shower!
Ugh. I would think using a Neti pot would hurt, like when I’d get water up my nose in the pool or in the ocean.
Okay, I bought Jeff a Neti Pot weeks ago because of his on going sinus issues. He still has not used it and then finally said this weekend amidst my allergy pollen induced sneezing fits that he would use it when I did….I chickened out for fear I wouldn’t use it right and drown!
However, according to Average Jane I just have to remember to lean forward and tip my head downward?? But, if my head is tipped downward how do I get the water to go in??? Ugh!
I saw the letter on blogher – it was GREAT!
Happy bday to Maddie and here’s to many more celebrated together!
Congratulations, Mamacita! Great name, too.