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Posted October 2nd, 2008 by WyattsMom

What do you do to pamper yourselves after a grueling day? Cookies, 10 minutes for a hot shower (when you can barely make time for one of these they become a luxury), a good book, a favorite show, a new top (even if it was only $3), a certain beverage, a chat with a friend, or my favorite...SLEEP, the ultimate luxury.

Glass of wine, we have some

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On October 9th, 2008 MissK says:

Glass of wine, we have some good drops around here.
Have to though start weaning myself off soon as I worry I'll turn into an alco.

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On October 9th, 2008 MissK says:

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Oh I like to download

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On October 3rd, 2008 Cindy says:

Oh I like to download massage music (Reiki is good) and burn it on to a cd. The music is calming to Marcel
and to mommy. I guess this is a trick and a treat lol.

I went to a wonderfully

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On October 3rd, 2008 WyattsMom says:

I went to a wonderfully relaxing ladies' night out with two new autism mom friends. Between us all, we drank five glasses of very good wine and downed a very foofy appetizer. They treated me and wouldn't let me pay at all, on account of my troubles being the worst at the table that night.

Let me see (and by the way

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On October 3rd, 2008 Cindy says:

Let me see (and by the way this is a cleaver question after mine lol) uh a home made mocha frappuccino
every once in awhile mmm nummy nummy =)

For the newcomers, Cindy has

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On October 3rd, 2008 WyattsMom says:

For the newcomers, Cindy has posted the recipe for home made mocha frappuccino in a previous blog posting.

LOL I make it for Debbie our

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On October 3rd, 2008 Cindy says:

LOL I make it for Debbie our speech gal sometimes..., she went back to the office and bragged about it lol.
Here it is.....

Ingredients
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 tablespoon granulated sugar, plus
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/3 cup strong coffee
1 cup ice
Directions
1in a blender, combine everything but the ice, and blend until sugar has dissolved.
2add ice and blend until smooth (sometimes you will need a bit more ice).Top with canned whip cream and enjoy =)

Hmmm.... 20 minutes for a

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On October 2nd, 2008 Perseverence says:

Hmmm.... 20 minutes for a bubble bath.... sitting out on the front step drinking a cup of tea on a nice summer night (a decidedly seasonal activity up here - lol)... when my son brings me a cup a tea on his own (yep, that one's the ultimate).

Don't have time to clean my

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On October 3rd, 2008 WyattsMom says:

Don't have time to clean my tub often enough to cotton to the idea of soaking all my parts in it (showering is OK though), and just this morning I gave the dog her first bath since May in it--so definitely showers for me until I can get in that tub with some Comet.

But I do live for the day my son will bring me a cup of tea. I was about 4 when I did that for my Mom for the first time, one day when my Mom wasn't feeling well (when I was all grown up she told me she'd had a miscarriage that day). Actually I think I was going for hot chocolate with a spring of mint. Only we didn't have any mint so I floated a piece of lettuce on the top.

I kind of do it by killing

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On October 3rd, 2008 Perseverence says:

I kind of do it by killing two birds with one stone. I've always stripped naked to clean the shower stall anyway, since I always seem to get wet (lol). So I do the tub too, since I'm standing in it. It's an acrylic tub, so Comet is a definite no-no. Then I give everything a rinse, grab the bubble bath, plug the drain and just sit down. Aaahhh! Our dog won't go in the tub, so we have to take her to a "doggie wash." It's just like a coin car wash, but they have a ramp up to the "tub." Other benefits - we don't have to bend over, they have the temp and everything all regulated, and we don't have to clean up the hair (you just pay an extra dollar or two to have the staff clean up after you). Oh, they also have a coin dog dryer (imperative during the winter months).

Yeah, I have to take it easy

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On October 3rd, 2008 WyattsMom says:

Yeah, I have to take it easy with the Comet. I love it so.

My husband is so adamant that we not bathe the dog very often because he doesn't want to irritate her precious doggie skin. So once a year I have the dog professionally bathed, shaved, the works. So other than that once a year special, she has only gotten a bath VERY rarely either in the tub or in a kiddie pool that I have. (But we do take her to the beach pretty often where she goes swimming). Reasons for baths include tick sightings and skunk encounters. We do have a couple of self serve dog wash facilities nearby though if I could convince my husband that it isn't the Middle Ages and that bathing is healthy.

Dog show people bath their

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On October 5th, 2008 Perseverence says:

Dog show people bath their dogs all the time, and those dogs have to have clear skin and great coats. I know they do use conditioners, etc., but I think it shows that frequent bathing can be done without harming the dog. We bath our dog (lab/greyhound cross) about once a month (otherwise she starts to smell too "doggie") That was what was recommended in the literature the shelter provided with her. I imagine the frequent swims really help to keep your dog clean, so frequent baths wouldn't really be necessary. Our dog runs away whenever she's taken off her leash (the part greyhound in her), so it's pretty hard to taken her swimming anywhere (although the lab part in her would probably love it).

I put Elsie in our garden

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On October 3rd, 2008 Cindy says:

I put Elsie in our garden tub. She also likes to play with Marcel with the hose in the back yard lol.
Short haired dogs are WONDERFUL =)

You and your short haired

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On October 3rd, 2008 WyattsMom says:

You and your short haired dog bug me. LOL.

LOL before we adopted her I

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On October 3rd, 2008 Cindy says:

LOL before we adopted her I had decided only female, only short haired, had to be potty trained.....
and who I was I to know that she'd not only be gorgeous but very smart mmm?

Those were my requirements,

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On October 3rd, 2008 WyattsMom says:

Those were my requirements, too. Plus I wanted one that didn't bark a lot or jump on people. But then when I got to the pound I realized I had a thing for fluffiness. My husband also fits into this category of excessive hairiness, all except for his actual hairline.

LOL you mean your husband is

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On October 3rd, 2008 Cindy says:

LOL you mean your husband is balding and hairy ewwww lol =)~~~

My husband says he's not

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On October 8th, 2008 Perseverence says:

My husband says he's not losing his hair - it's just migrating south for the winter of his life - lol.

I'll have to share that one

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On October 8th, 2008 WyattsMom says:

I'll have to share that one w/ my husband

I met my husband when I was

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On October 8th, 2008 Cindy says:

I met my husband when I was 18 and he was 28. Both of my inlaws had PLENTY of hair. He's still got a
full head of hair AND he still has a nice butt, its just dropped a lil bit lol.

Hey, we balding and hairy

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On October 7th, 2008 lorinheller says:

Hey, we balding and hairy husbands resemble that sort of remark! ;)

Relaxing. I watch lots and lots of TV and DVD's while doing chores. Every now and then, I actually make time to take a walk.