In the process

[newmama]

HI Babydoll! I am too tired to recap it all but if you get a chance sometime just read the last 2 pages

Ok I am feeling great with my feet up and still experiencing the absence of being sick.....fabulous!!!!

So I may have figured out what I "had." S has a mild strain of E. Coli!!!!![STEC (Shiga-toxin producing E. Coli) Type 1] He got it from his daycare along with 6 other babies!!! I haven't reported on here but there was a case of one baby. They swore it was isolated but still were required to get stool samples from all just in case. That was Tuesday. We were told we would get the results any day and FINALLY today the health department called exH to inform him that S had it. I am glad they called him because I would have FREAKED OUT and not been able to continue working!

So luckily, with the strain that he has, he would have shown symptoms by now if he was going to get really sick. It pushed both exH and I to decide to look for another place. Obviously not together, I don't think. I don't know.

It is ok for us to take S out and about, we just have to wash after changing his poopy diapers.

He will be sequestered at his daycare with the other 6 babies/toddlers starting on Monday for 2 weeks.

I haven't told anyone that I work with that he has it. It dawned on me that it must have been what I had when I was sick for almost 5 days! I don't want them to think they could "catch" it from me. I didn't share any food with them or anything.

[newmama]

ok am off to activate my profile by using match again. I hope I can stay awake a little longer to enjoy some alone time!

[Mystik]

Ugh, how terrible that DS is sick. Hope you are able to find a new daycare that you love quickly.

[newmama]

exH went to the meeting with the health department and it turns out this is a very rare form of E Coli...they never had a reported case of it where we live because usually people just think they have a "bug" so it doesn't get identified! Well anyway it is mild. They got it from the toddlers.

So I just winked at a few guys on match. One seemed rather clever! We'll see if he likes me! I always feel like I need to find a hobby,lol, or a sport. Yeah and those NON single moms out there do not even start to say "so then go find a hobby/sport." I guess I can in about 3 years...

ok off to go see The Social Network and have a HUGE box of kettle corn! I weighed myself and am at my goal weight. So that means I get to eat.

This weekend I resume working out though.

[newmama]

NO, DS iS NOT SICK. He has E Coli but NO symptoms whatsoever.

[newmama]

Very good movie! Watch "The Social Network." It was riveting,actually, and I am proud to say that I didn't eat my full bag of kettle corn!

I went to one of those self serve frozen yogurt places and got raspberry and chocolate....one of my all time faves!

I got a wink from a pretty good looking guy...I will wink back soon, I think. He wants to be a helicopter pilot and currently owns his own landscape business. He emphasizes the importantce of being OPEN and honest. (Ha- like City Guy who totally dropped me without explanation!)

OH, and then I got a "thanks, but not interested" from one that I winked at! (not the "clever" one, luckily! In fact this one could have been boring so I am not too disappointed)

[newmama]

Oh and I picked up about 6 books for S and 3 for my class. Now I am fixin' to make me some tomato soup with lots of crackers! I need to watch "Milk." I have had it for almost 3 months now.

[v1olin]

Hey newmama, what type of things catch your eye about a guy when you decide to send them a "wink"? As a guy who has just started the whole internet dating thing I am curious what it is women look for.

[courageous wife]

I hope DS gets better soon!
I don't even want to think about this dating thing...I will keep watching you and learing!

[newmama]

Hi Violin, I think it depends on what we individual women are looking for! What I think is "cute" may not be "cute" to someone else. I am not into church, for example, and other women are.

the 3 guys I winked at this latest round:
-all were divorced with kids
-all were between my age and 40
-all were attractive (to me)
-none were overweight
-all were Caucasian (I am only attracted to white guys)
-all had "natural" pictures and several--there are so many guys on there who have these cheesy forced pics where they are showing their "muscles" or they are are

Their profiles varied but they had some things in common (interest wise). None were religious, none were conservative politically. I think all were "spiritual but not religious"

I think a couple were entrepeneurs and one was into advertising.

What has been interesting, is that lately I see a lot saying they are looking for women who love their job. I also see requests for women who can talk about current events and politics.

I think that as a rule, women just don't wink as much as men do. Why?Maybe we don't have to because the men wink at us. So if you are not getting a wink, don't think it means anything! Just wink away.

OH and the guy I went out with who was 50 pounds heavier than his pic was someone who didn't have an account with match. So he didn't wink back for over a week because he had to sign up. Maybe some women are in that category.

Violin let me ask- who do you wink at? Also, how much of a turn off is a squishy stomach if the rest of the figure is good?