You don't know me. I'm a nobody on this board. I've been here since the "old" board but am pretty much anonymous except for occasional come and go. But I wanted to let you know that even some of us "nobodies" have been following your story and are praying for you now. I have no better words to say to you than anyone else has already said so I'll just take it to the throne and pray for you.

Wow! These BOTH look like just what I needed. I forgot about the holiday and when I checked on them yesterday they were both guaranteed to arrive on Wednesday which is the day we leave. We have a b&M Barnes and Noble and although it irks me that they charge so much more for their books at the retail store than they do online (which, of course, I understand WHY they do this due to overhead but I still always hate spending the extra money) I think I need the books so much that I am going to go ahead and get them. Thank you, again! I'm going to read the 1000 gifts book first. I was afraid it was just a list reminding me of things to be thankful for but when I read the excerpts I deeply related to what was being said. By then I'll be ready to move on to a more action oriented life and will read the second one. :) Thank you, both!

We'll be gone 11 days. I need a good Christian growth/inspirational book. I'd like to order it off of Amazon so I can get it in time. Any suggestions? I'm praying you will be inspired to suggest what I need (no pressure.) :)

can you get free streaming? I see the movie says $0.00 for prime but when I click on it I am only getting the choices of $2.99 for SD and $3.99 for HD. I don't know how to get the free part.

Thank you both! This is very helpful. Yes, we would be very happy with a condo but I am finding that no one will rent for just a couple nights. All the condos I have found have at least a one week minimum. We can stay 2-3 nights but then must move to Orlando for my husband's conference. But if you know of anything, I'd be happy to check! I like the idea of having food there, too as I don't want to be running around - just want to enjoy the beach and some family time. Thanks again!

With the great advice I got here, we have decided NOT to visit "The Keys" and to go to Siesta Key on Florida's west coast instead. Finding a hotel right on the beach has proven rather confusing. Some SAY they are on the beach but then say it is a "short walk" to the beach. Has anyone stayed there who can recommend a true beachfront hotel on Siesta Key? Thanks for any info you have!

Any of the day group familiar with this camp?

Ds14 has been invited to attend with a friend this summer for two weeks. His friend's mom went to this camp growing up so they are very comfortable and familiar with it. We have never heard of it. Does anyone have any experience with it? Thank you!

I hesitate to say this as I'm not trying to make you feel worse...but in case you get them back...let me tell you that every year when I renew my Carbonite subscription for fifty or so bucks I remember those panic feelings I used to have about losing all my pictures and I remind myself how it is so worth it. I used to convince myself that we would back up faithfully...and now I just faithfully pay Carbonite so I don't have to worry about it any more. I sooo hope you get them back. At this point I would take my whole computer and pay a tech to attempt recovery.

I have a framed print that I bought at Silver Dollar City about 9 years ago because it reminded me sooo much of my two children. There is an older daughter in a field and her younger brother in overalls (about 4 years old) near her sitting in the grass. I loved that print. Little did I know there was going to be a 3rd child so now that we have repainted our room I am considering putting something else up there and hanging the print somewhere else. I still like the print...I just feel badly that one child isn't in it! :)

We are still trying to figure out the first half of our trip. Originally we planned to fly into Orlando and go to the Keys (Islamorada maybe?) But truthfully what really want is the nicest, bluest water available in Florida. We love the southern Caribbean and don't expect to find anything that blue but we want a nice beach. (We went to Cocoa Beach once and were very disappointed in the beach.) So what really is the nicest beach in Florida if you're looking for blue water?

I do actually really like the smell of cedar...I just wasn't sure about the smell on linens.

I didn't think about how I could just line one wall. I could do the coat side and not do the linen side. That would save some time and money. I assume I would still get the same cedar benefits?

Or maybe it's because I spelled Multilink cubes "cubs" instead! Must not have had my glasses on!

Really? No one knows? I guess I'm not the only one, then! :)

I have a new storage closet in my basement. It's a walk in closet about 6' in depth x 8' wide. It's drywalled but now I think I want to add cedar planks. Two questions: 1.) All the reviews on Lowes and Home Depot are pretty poor for the cedar planks designed to add to a closet. Anyone found a diy product that is good? 2.) The closet will be half coat closet/half linen closet. (It's a finished basement.) Do you think it will be unappealing if my linens smell like cedar?

Does one do something the other can't do? Is one better than the other for certain purposes? Thank you!

I'm so glad I asked this here. I obviously knew nothing about Key West and it does not sound like what we would want to do. We have already been to St. Augustine so we are looking into Key Largo. Thank you for the help!

We have been to Miami/Ft. Lauderdale but never to Key West. DH has a conference at Disney in June but we are thinking of flying in to Key West for a couple days before the conference. We would arrive the night of May 30th and have to drive up to Orlando on June 2nd so we would only have 2 full days there. The airfare would be an extra $300 total for all of us compared to flying in to Orlando. Is it worth it? Is the water warm? Two of the kids are going with us ages 14 and 7. Would you do this for an extra $300?

Can I take both of these at the same time? They both talk about EFA's but have different types of oils. Are they different or are they just using different wording for the same things. I do NOT want to OD on supplements. :) (The top one sounds like it addresses female issues while the bottom seems to just be fish oil - which I think is different?) http://www.vitacost.com/Health-From-the-Sun-The-Total-EFA-90-Vegetarian-Softgels http://www.vitacost.com/Vitacost-Mega-EFA-Omega-3-EPA-DHA-Fish-Oil-2-126-mg-per-serving-240-Softgels And has anyone actually bought the vitacost brand before? I know a lot of people recommend ordering vitamins from them but I was wondering about their house brand. It certainly is cheaper in most cases.

I have done South Beach Phase 1 a couple times. I will tell you that my body seems to have a delayed reaction when I do this. I don't feel it or see it much at first like a lot of people do but then I hit a tipping point and I KNOW it. It is really frustrating when you are expecting it and it hasn't happened, but...wait for it...it's coming.

Just looking for a rough idea of what you think you would pay for someone (college student) to come to your home to stay with an elderly person who needs no physical care (just can't stay alone due to some occasional confusion) and a 7 year old. No cleaning or cooking required - just play games, cards, read books, take them on an occasional errand. This would be for most days during the summer between 5-8 hours a day. Would you pay by the day? the hour? How much? Any thoughts? This person would be a trusted person you know, would have fun with everyone involved, but not a trained professional. Anything come to mind?

Remember: It was perhaps for such a time as this that you were called to be his Mama. I will be praying, but no one can stand in the gap and pray for him the way that you can. You were called for this moment. Don't give up on him. Don't stop praying for him. And don't stop doing the right thing. He needs that from you.

Uh-oh. Are you saying that all three that I am using are multi's? I thought the Dim-plus had to do with estrogen/perimenopause and the EFA was fatty acids. I thought these were all separate needs but I am pretty clueless. I went to our local health food store and this is what they started me on but I get pretty confused about vitamins. I do NOT want to be wasting money or not getting the most needs addressed. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I'm not "stuck" on these 3. That's just what I started with.

which would you suggest? I'm not much of a supplements person but have felt the need lately. I've been taking these 3 (below) for about a month now and do think I feel better. I'd like to add just one more right now. Do you see anything missing that might be a good addition to my mix that would work towards overall good health and wellness? Nature's Way DIM-plusâ„¢ -- 120 Capsules (http://www.vitacost.com/Natures-Way-DIM-plus-120-Capsules) Nature's Way Alive Once Daily Women's Multi-Vitamin Ultra Potency -- 60 Tablets (http://www.vitacost.com/Natures-Way-Alive-Once-Daily-Womens-Multi-Vitamin-Ultra-Potency) Health From the Sun The Total EFAâ„¢ -- 90 Vegetarian Softgels (http://www.vitacost.com/Health-From-the-Sun-The-Total-EFA-90-Vegetarian-Softgels)