Friday, January 11, 2008
Nice things about my blogroll buddies, part 5
Christi of Mama Musings is a mommy of two young'uns, an infant boy and a girl Emma's age. She's a stay-at-home mom and I know her from my mommy board. She doesn't post all that much on the board so I don't her terrifically well. But I'd say it's a great testament to her character that another lady from our mommy board flew out to stay with her for a week and they'd never even met before in real life. It shows you how internet relationships are not to be dismissed or necessarily feared outright. Over time you can get to know internet friends in ways that you never would be able to face to face. When you are dealing with an honest person, an internet relationship can be more "real" than one in real life. What I do know of Christi personally is she is always very encouraging and supportive of the ladies on the board. And her kids are cute as they can be.

Deanne of Misadventures in Mommyhood is our representative in the Heartland. Her son, Colin, is my birthday buddy; we share a birthday. Colin shares with Emma a love for trains and Backyardigans. He's also a red-head, so he's got that in common with Noni's past ;) Deanne is a working mama and I think we share a lot of the same sensibilities about motherhood. In addition, she like to shop and she's into football! I swear, we'd be perfect together. Well, except for that Democrat thing. But I'm all for bi-partisanship so it's all good. Deanne is another one who is quick with the encouragement and free with the compliments. It was like a perfect storm (of the good kind) which put together the group of mommies that I hang out with.

Nat of A Mother's Journey you may recognize as Nat-Bear from my comments. She used to be a frequent commenter, but then she got a life and now we don't hear from her as often ;) I'm very happy for her, actually. Her family was able to move to a better neighborhood in London, Vicki started school, and Nat's social life took off. She and her two beautiful girls have lots of trips to the park and playdates now. Although Nat currently hails from the UK she's orginally from Moldova. Her mastery of English is pretty much flawless, but we have tons of fun acquainting her with words and phrases she hasn't encountered yet. Mostly relating to sex. We've had great fun with that one! But then I think her husband has, too. I love talking to Nat because of my interest in communist Russia and the USSR. She has lots of great stories of her childhood, but I still wish she'd share more. I don't think she realizes she can do her American friends a service by broadening our horizons. I particularly enjoyed when she blogged about her trip home last winter. I still have the two Christmas cards she sent me then. Nat's super-smart and very analytical; you can't get much past her. She's very supportive and kind. Finding a friend like Nat is one of the reasons that the internet is totally worth it.

(I'm going to skip Saturday, this series will resume Sunday)

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