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  1. And what was Tolstoy trying to say about the Russian aristocracy? Can it be applied to aristocracy in general?
  2. What did you think of the characters? I loved the characters of Kitty and Levin and found they had depth and integrity. Anna and Vronsky, not so much. I was not drawn into their love story. I disliked Anna more and more as the book progressed. She left her son and never seemed to bond with her baby daughter. Her husband did not seem so awful as we got to know him. In fact, he seemed much more decent than her. Towards the end of the book we see her flirting with other men and she seems like she is mentally ill. Why does he name the book after her? It was interesting to see into elite Russian society. Do you think the upper classes of many countries can be similar, ie. lots of parties, a somewhat superficial life, and affairs?
  3. I really want to dry it in the winter but my son might wake up even if I dry it downstairs. Thank you everyone for saying you would not judge this.
  4. So what do you think of a grown woman who goes out in public with wet hair? I have a son who for medical reasons needs to sleep in the mornings and I have to be really quiet -no hair dryer. I have really thick hair that basically takes all day to dry without a hair dryer. I towel dry but it still looks very wet. I don't see others out in public with wet hair. It's not just in public but when I drop my other son off for activities. I don't want them to judge him badly based on his wet-haired mom.
  5. I just bought 20 pounds and my family of five will go through that in 10 days or less. They will mostly be roasted with chicken.
  6. Sanding and painting small wooden furniture or other wood items, lawn mowing, raking, gardening, vacuuming, or you could look at Pinterest together and choose small do-it-yourself projects.
  7. There is a newspaper that calls about once a month and I used to tell them to take me off their list but now I just tell them that I can't read. It's immature. I know.
  8. Something called bitters could work. it is an herbal liquid sold in some health food stores.
  9. It might have worked. No more ants are coming out right now. I am just worried that they are still alive underneath and could chew the structure of the house.
  10. We have had an on and off ant problem for a few years. We will get 2 or three come up through the bathroom at a time and then none for a few months. I suspected that they were coming up from under the toilet. I put diatomaceous earth around the toilet and it stopped them. Anyways, our toilet just flooded a couple of days ago. When they removed the toilet they found a bunch of them coming up through there. They said that the tiles on our bathroom floor were put over old tiles and that the ants were living in a space between the two floors that might be moist. The plumber was going to fix the toilet today but said that we should get an exterminator and deal with our ant problem first or it could turn into a big problem and the ants might chew away at the structure of our house. The plumber put a whole cup of Diatomaceous Earth in the place where they were coming from. I don't see any coming out now but I don't know if it has killed all the ones inside. I am concerned about getting an exterminator: 1) I am concerned about mostly about pesticides. I have children with health problems and this is a definite no-no in our lives. Maybe I can find one that will not use pesticides. 2) the bathroom floor is actually great. I don't know if he will be able to do anything if he does not rip up the tile and I definately don't want him to do that. 3) we now have a bathroom without a toilet and it smells and the kids need their toilet so I don't want to delay putting the toilet back on 4)Expense: all of this with the toilet flooding etc. is costing a lot and I don't want another expense. I will call the exterminator to ask questions but was wondering about the Hive's opinion/experience with carpenter ants and if there is any natural way to get riid of them iun a tight place?
  11. We recently watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Your kids might find it babyish but it was really really good. Very well done.
  12. Prayers for Caden and your whole family. May health return to you very soon!
  13. Does this method work well with whole wheat pasta? So many of us have been wasting so much time all these years!
  14. Is height in boys related to what age they start puberty and how tall they are when they start puberty? Does growth start to slow down when a certain stage of puberty is reached? Ie. facial hair or chest hair?
  15. What are the symptoms of salt deficiency? I grew up on unsalted food and I didn't like eating.
  16. Friends, Gilligan's Island, Three's Company, Cheers, Happy Days. I never liked Seinfeld or Frasier. Is there something wrong with me?
  17. He *just* broke his bed. We need something sturdy. There is only room for a twin and we need three beds so they have to be economical. We already have three thin mattresses. Where do you get beds for your kids/teens?
  18. Is puzzle ability always related to visual-spatial processing? Could it be related to a desire to organize things and put them in their place? Or, a desire to problem solve where you feel confident that there is a clear solution?
  19. I wonder if so much prune juice could cause diarrhea? Is she used to drinking that much juice? Could you switch to magnesium citrate mixed in water and see if that worked?
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