For awhile Sam has been complaining about a boy in school named Mathew, who she calls "Stingy".  Bascially he grabs toys and is stingy with sharing.  The details of the stories do not change, but they are pretty minor, so I have not said anything.

Today the teacher pulled me aside when I went to pick up Sam.  Sam was bossy while playing in the kitchen and pushed someone in line today when they were coming in.  The teacher said that they talked with her and told her if she did it again that she'd be in time out.  So when Sam and I got to the car, I asked her about school.
She said that when she was in line, Mathew kept touching her hair.  I asked her what she did then.  She said she told him to stop but he didn't.  I asked then what happened.  She said she pushed him.  So of course we had the talk about when she gets frustrated when someone does not listen, she should tell Mama, but if she is in school then she should tell the teachers.  She seemed to get it.  Sam will push Kit when he gets on her nerves, but he usually has to really pester her.  That said, Sam is not one who pushes her friends when on playdates.
I debated whether I should call the school.  After reading Linda's blog, I did not want to be one of "those" mothers that she heard talking with the teacher.  That said, I did not want my kid to be pushed around and then the one to get in trouble when she pushed back.  So, I called. 
I first asked if there was a boy named Mathew in the class.  There was.  I explained what Sam told me and went on to say that if his name had been a one off, I wouldn't be calling.  Sam has complained about him repeatedly for several weeks now.  The teacher said she would keep a closer eye on Mathew and Samantha.  I thanked her and told her I appreciated the feedback on Sam's behavior.  Pushing is not allowed in her home, so I do not want her acting out in school either - but again, if there is a problem with the other child and her, I wanted them to be aware of that.
So am I one of "those" mothers?  Being that Sam is my first, I just have no frame of reference.  But I am thinking, it may always be hard when it is our kids involved.  I know Sam.  She will test me til the end of time.  She is smart, she is articulate, she pushes the boundries... but she is not a physical kid like that.
Other news.... poor little Kit has a sinus infection.  I had to take him to the doc today with a 101.4 fever.  Luckily he is now on antiboitics, so he should start feelijg better.
Now onto the one about the worst OB appt ever...

So I go to my OB appt on Tues.  Bust my ass to get there by 11:15 because God knows if you are let, they have a fit.  Of course they are backed up.  I had to wait for all 4 ladies in the waiting room with me to go first and then people started coming in after me and were being called.  After the 2nd one, I looked at the nurse when she called the other lady, who by the way had been there a whole 5 mins and I had been there over and hour...  The nurse scowles at me and said I'd be next.  Well no dug, no one else was left.

Have I mentioned that I had both kids with me and Ben.  I finally got called back and waited another 20 mins.  The doc breezed in, listened to the hb, asked if I had any questioned, said not to worry about the 10 lbs I gained and left.  Not one mention of GD (the weight gain a real clue it may be back...), no mention of my level II u/s last week, nothing!  I actually had questions, but was so flabbergasted by the whole thing, my mind went blank.

Then when making the next appt, I told them anytime on Mon and Tues was fine becuase my husband is off.  Well the girl up front got snippy and wanted to know if I could drive to their other office 45 mins away.  I responded no, I wanted to go to this office which is 5 mins from my house.  She then went on to say that I needed to meet all the doctors.  At this point I got curt, "I am going to have a scheduled c-section which Dr. SXXXXXXX has already agreed to do.  This is my 3rd child, I really do not care if I ever meet any of the other doctors."  She looked at her computer and found me an appt on a Tues but in 5 weeks instead of 4.  I told her that was fine and I'd call if I had any problems.

WTF?  I mean the office was empty when I got done, so I am sure that they were in a hurry for lunch, but that was not my problem.  It still pisses me off thinking about it.  But overall, I do like my doc, so I am hesitant to call and complain.

Onto serious things....

Many thoughts and prayers to Wendi and her family. 
And many thoughts and prayers to Laura and her family.
I hate when bad things happen to good people.