tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post112558285617478029..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Lada Owner’s ClubKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-81327112655347774132007-03-02T09:14:00.000+00:002007-03-02T09:14:00.000+00:00I hope everything goes well for her.I hope everything goes well for her.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64818721532618086972007-03-02T00:27:00.000+00:002007-03-02T00:27:00.000+00:00I always look forward to your responses. Thanks. ...I always look forward to your responses. Thanks. Nebraska had a bit of set back as they tried to extubate her today. She had a bit of heart arythmia and temp so will try again tomorrow. My daughter-in-law assures me this is normal. But they had to sedate her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1326134899410184222007-03-01T16:52:00.000+00:002007-03-01T16:52:00.000+00:00We're all guilty of it Carole. We are primed to no...We're all guilty of it Carole. We are primed to notice difference; unfortunately we live in a culture that doesn't respect difference very much.<BR/><BR/>It's a learning process. The more Nebraska grows and develops her own personality, the less you notice the DS. I<BR/><BR/>It's like the first time you meet someone with an exaggerated facial feature - squint eyes, large nose etc - it grabs your attention. It's an identifying feature. But the more you get to know the person, the less you notice the physical feature, until there comes a point where it ceases to be relevant when you think of them.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the link to the Downi Dolls. It's certainly given me food for thought, but I think if anything I feel more uncomfortable than I did before. Which is good.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-70041343366498294472007-03-01T14:36:00.000+00:002007-03-01T14:36:00.000+00:00Very interesting thoughts. I really appreciate the...Very interesting thoughts. I really appreciate them. I will take your advice on the dolls. I will also give you the website in case you want to take a peek at them. http://www.downicreations.com/our-dolls.html<BR/>It is good to have support I believe and I have much to learn. So though I don't want to be in a Down's club so to speak, I enjoy reading blogs (I have seen on your site) from DS parents. I want to learn what I can because I want the best for the Little Miss. I do want people to see Nebraska as a person first but I don't have much faith in it. Why? Because in the past I think I always saw Down's first. I am ashamed of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1156947155318938952006-08-30T15:12:00.000+01:002006-08-30T15:12:00.000+01:00Jo - are you based in the UK then?Jo - are you based in the UK then?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1156938025165249072006-08-30T12:40:00.000+01:002006-08-30T12:40:00.000+01:00When Sheena was born, a friend tried to help, by o...When Sheena was born, a friend tried to help, by offering to put me in touch with a friend of hers that had a child with DS. The friend was in America. I didn't pursue that one.jotcr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01366448629677893285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1131397103640846822005-11-07T20:58:00.000+00:002005-11-07T20:58:00.000+00:00I hope you're enjoying some success with it.I hope you're enjoying some success with it.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1125691892503113372005-09-02T21:11:00.000+01:002005-09-02T21:11:00.000+01:00oh and ps. thank you for hating mensa, and all the...oh and ps. thank you for hating mensa, and all the bufoons who believe that they are truly the intelectual eite. I can;t stand those people, who for for the most part are the proverbial "lets sign a petition to get Star trek: Another Bad Show back on TV". Morons :)... jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00108303409103381569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1125691126607665572005-09-02T20:58:00.000+01:002005-09-02T20:58:00.000+01:00Hahaha... brillinat! And I thought it was only the...Hahaha... brillinat! And I thought it was only the ex commie blockers who made fun of those tin contraptions. For those not in the knowhow about ladas, I provide you with a link.<BR/><BR/>http://www.lada-owners-club.co.uk/Images/Lada%20Pix/Riva%201300%20May%201983.jpg<BR/><BR/>Quite the beutiful automobile if I say so myslef (sarcasm). And definately giveing the Trabant a run for Eastern Block ingenuity. Though I never knew the Russians sold them in the UK. <BR/><BR/>Anywhosher, I agree with you entirely about not being defined by something. As an immigrant of 18+ years in the states from Poland, everytime someone asks me where I'm from (not becasue of an accent mind you, but becasue of my name), I go through the usual rhetoric of telling them I'm from Hartsdale (a small NY suburb), then I say I'm from NY, and finally if they persisit (which they tend to do) I tell them I'm from Poland. I don't play this game because I'm ashamed or embarrased of being Polish, quite the contrary, I find generalizations and labels absurd. However, when it comes out that I am Polish, the inquisitor usually remarks with an "Oh I know this Polish guy" (as if the entire 40Million of us are best fucking freinds) or "My Grand-(something) was Polish". People can be so trite sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Anyways man, I like your blog, and I don't know if you get theis at all but in your profile pic you resemble David Brent from the Office, whether intentional or not, it rocks. <BR/><BR/>Cheers dude, <BR/><BR/>- el Jacek<BR/><BR/>www.eljacek.info - life for the casually insane.... jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00108303409103381569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1125610805232684972005-09-01T22:40:00.000+01:002005-09-01T22:40:00.000+01:00The Lada stuff made me laugh. My dad drove severa...The Lada stuff made me laugh. My dad drove several Lada's in the late 80's early 90's. My sister was completley mortified about being seen in the car and would duck down below the windows whenever she thought she spotted someone from school.Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347972660723452300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1125606617240923462005-09-01T21:30:00.000+01:002005-09-01T21:30:00.000+01:00bstrong - I think the Yugo was basically the same ...bstrong - I think the Yugo was basically the same kind of thing, although it did seem very resiliant to bumps and knocks. Some teenagers in a car banged into the back of me once and sped off- I only had a quick chance to see their crumpled front wing and smashed headlight. However, the back of the Lada barely had a scratch.<BR/><BR/>Chris - I remember hearing about Ladas being bought up and shipped back to Russia, but by that time mine was already at the scrapyard.<BR/><BR/>Amanda - absolutely - there's all the difference in the world between supporting something and being defined by itKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1125596430489129352005-09-01T18:40:00.000+01:002005-09-01T18:40:00.000+01:00In a previous job I was a ships agent for a lot of...In a previous job I was a ships agent for a lot of Soviet vessels. Once Perestroika had started , the crews would try to buy up any old Ladas to take back home. I think the record number was 16 Ladas loaded on deck. Great cars though for the Russian winter and the Russian home repairman.<BR/><BR/>Having a Russian wife (<I> not </I> mail order, thank you) I think understand your feeling about groups. We don't automatically want to be good friends with every Russian we meet in Essex just beacuse they are, well, Russian.Onlinefocus Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380208481112766609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1125593881155966322005-09-01T17:58:00.000+01:002005-09-01T17:58:00.000+01:00I agree with you as far as all the DS organization...I agree with you as far as all the DS organizations and support groups go. It can be overwhelming at times. <BR/><BR/>The Lada sounds like the old Yugo except that the Yugo wasn't built like a tank. The jokes were the same though. Embarrass the stepchildren, that’s why I had kids. Their going to be rolling their eyes and ducking away from me in public for many years. <BR/><BR/>As far as your post on my blog, yeah, my wife didn't say that I couldn't post a picture of myself. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, not everyone in the states has blonde hair and rides a board. I did surf a couple of times if that's what you want to call it. I replaced my blonde hair with spots of gray.BStronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795381642029132764noreply@blogger.com