Not from the South, but newspapers.com can be a good source to find a ton of information about your family history. My mom, who is very into genealogy and has traced our family tree back to somewhere in the 1500s - I think the late 1500s. It's really neat to look at some of the documents she was able to match to our tree. It's wild to see ancestors born in RI in the 1600s - even though I "know" people were there then, it's still hard to wrap my head around. My dad's side of the family came to the US during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893—and they brought Arabian horses, which is really cool. We've been able to find a picture of a great-great (maybe one more great?) grandfather on his horse.

One of the gymnasts I used to coach had it - she used a heel cup when she practiced, but the pediatrician told her that she could continue with normal activities (in her case, it meant practicing 15+ hrs a week) and just take breaks if it hurt too much. I don't remember it lasting too terribly long.

You could approach it as an unexpected behavior and then reinforce the types of emails that the kids would appreciate. Spell out that she could have scared the kids with her emails and, depending on her ability to see things from others' perspectives, you could either do some role-playing or tell her why the emails weren't seen as funny by her classmates. Thinking of similar conversations I've had at school with students, something like: "Tiggy, I love that you were trying to make your classmates laugh, but your emails could have scared them. They may have thought you really were hacked and a stranger was sharing their personal information online. That is scary. Let's think of another type of email you could send that would be funny." And then suggest a couple of options. I can brainstorm more too if this is at all helpful!

Praying for your son and your family, Janeway!

Vanilla bean frappuccino (basically a vanilla milkshake). They have a whole lineup now of flavored, non-coffee ones, too - I just checked their menu. Lavender, strawberry creme, chocolate, pistachio. They have a bunch of non-frozen drinks like flavored lemonades and flavored coconut milks. Pink drink, paradise drink, all sorts of stuff! Our closest Starbucks is 45 min away, so I never get it unless I'm somewhere out, so it's still kind of a treat place for us. We have 3 Dunks within 10 minutes though!

Club soda w/ a splash of cranberry juice and lime wedge is my go-to "drink" when I'm out.

Not enough - I would guess that was the problem. And yes, we looked into getting an electric car and having friends who can barely make it 40 miles in the winter before needing to charge again makes it a nonstarter for us right now. I love the idea, but it has to be more practical for where we live before I could do it. Aunt and uncle update from this morning - when my uncle woke up in the middle of the night, he peeked out the window and there was STILL a line. This morning, it was down to about 15 cars. I feel so badly for them! I think most Vermonters were excited for the influx of tourists during a normally non-touristy month. Many towns were going to block off roads and have block parties with food and good viewing. I'm hoping that we were welcoming and friendly to those who came from out of state. We are used to getting large numbers of tourists during ski season and leap-peeping season - just not normally during mud season! I'm also hoping that not too many people tried to venture off the main roads and attempted the dirt roads yesterday. We just had over a foot of snow last week that turned the dirt roads into disasters and without good tires, people could have had some really rough driving.

That is exactly what happened here! I was able to watch it up at my mom's house - we live near each other - and it was really cool. Traffic cams show crazy traffic and according to one of our local papers, people started heading for their cars as soon as totality was over. Also, anyone driving a tesla in Vermont is having a bad day. I passed a charging station and there were over 60 teslas there waiting for 1 of 4 chargers. They will be there for HOURS.

I like playing 2248 - it's a number puzzle game that you can play for a few seconds or a few minutes (or longer). No ads. I have no idea why it's rated 17+, it's literally just numbers and letters on the screen.

I'm kind of like a rotisserie chicken and rotate all night between side, back, and stomach. 😂 I like having a fan on me, and DH hates it, so we have a tower fan that's almost silent, and it's on my side of the bed, angled away from him. I like listening to podcasts when falling asleep, so I have sleep headphones that have flat speakers in them. I used to be a terrible sleeper but once DS was born, I was suddenly (and thankfully) able to sleep really well - and I still fall asleep quickly and only wake up to use the bathroom or if he wakes up for something.

Was it in the episode Legacy? Ishara Yar? "Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) leads an away team to the surface, where they find the colonists initially unperturbed by their presence, but soon end up in a standoff with one of the colony's two remaining warring factions, the Coalition. Their leader, Hayne (Don Mirault), reveals that the other faction, the Alliance, holds the Arcos survivors hostage, and offers the Enterprise the Coalition's support in exchange for Federation weapons, a proposal that Riker rejects. Hayne, however, after learning of Tasha Yar's service aboard the Enterprise, instead offers as a liaison Ishara Yar (Beth Toussaint), saying she is Tasha's sister. Picard accepts Ishara aboard; although the crew is initially skeptical, DNA tests support her claim, and she gradually gains their trust. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), who was especially close to Tasha, becomes friends with Ishara, who seems ready to leave behind her life in the colony." (From Wikipedia)

DS is finishing his third year of writing at WTM Academy with Ms. Bouse and adores her. She's a great teacher and his writing has improved so much.

Yes! It is great for longer term PTSD but it's just as effective to help process a one time event. Some situations I have heard of where it's helped: after a home invasion, after a wasp attack, after a fire, anything unexpected and traumatic. One or two sessions can be very helpful.

seconding!

Oh this is a fun thread! Ok, my current rewatches: Frasier Big Bang Theory Star Trek Voyager (I also love Strange New Worlds and TNG) Criminal Minds Schitt's Creek Currently enjoying: Ghosts All Creatures Great and Small