This is a fantastic idea and great thread! I'm following and would love more ideas!

:lol: Yep, me too! And I have a FANTASTIC friend that always offers me coffee, even if I've had my quota and am already speed-talking about nonsense.

I'm going to completely psycho-babble based on my own experience: Maybe your dh just wants you to have a new dress because he doesn't like the other, but that is simply too rude to say... :leaving: Maybe he thinks that you getting a new dress proves he is doing a good job providing for his family... Or he loves you so much that he wants you to have a new dress because it makes him happy. :hurray: Or not :D

This is a fabulous idea! Thank you.

He has one already.

For a guy.

Please give me some gift ideas or celebration suggestions to make an 18th birthday special. This child is not looking forward to turning 18 and detests modern technology (ie: refuses to have a smart phone or participate in social media.) Thanks. ETA: For a Boy/Man :)

and signed up to bring something (food), but then turns out you can't go, should you still provide the item you were going to take?

I am so excited about this! We have enjoyed Sonlight in the past and have edited out the religious portions of their curriculum. Just found out they have an affliate company that offers a secular option now! All the great books and awesome schedule of Sonlight, but without the religious materials. Woohoo! So excited! Here is the link

Yeah, news reports. They make it sound like one thing, get you all riled up, then when you get more information, you realize it wasn't like that at all. Media, huh :)

You misread. The first request was to have the dog live out his life in a sanctuary. The 2nd was euthanization because the dog has a history of agression and recommended by the vet in the past that he be euthanized. I've had a very aggressive dog. Thankfully he lived out his whole life with us because I know that he would not have been able to live with any one else. He had a very poor temperment.

My eldest outgrew Legos years ago and I vaguely remember that there wasn't many other things being played with. The Legos were self-contained in the bedroom area, so no big deal. Fast-forward to present day, we have a different house, more children and pets. The bedrooms aren't really set up well for toy storage/play area. My younger ones are just now entering the world of Lego fascination, but they have many, many other interests so I'm debating on whether or not a Lego table would be a good thing to get or not. Right now I've got Legos scattered on the floor, along with puzzle pieces, books, ponies, and other random toys. What do you think, should I get a train table / Lego table? I found a used one that is super cheap I can pick up this evening. Do you have one? If so, are you glad you have it? Pros: Containment Cons: They take up a lot of space!

What does JAWM, JAWY, and JAWU mean? I've tried googling and I don't think the content is correct for this thread.

Yep, I'd have to agree. It is unfortunate. Either way, off or online, the emotions are just as real and intense.

Golly, I wish I could "Like" this 100 times! Where is 67_others?!?

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I didn't read ANY of the responses and don't want to! I saw the question and it made me laugh, very hard! :lol: I've never understood how any person could interpret or dictate something about a different belief system, especially if they don't believe it. So funny! I'm going to be laughing about this all day!

I'm sure, however the op's children are very young...

I walked in on the video playing and all I remember seeing was the camera zooming in and out on backsides, shaking bums. That was more than enough for me.

Wow. I'm sad for you.

I am totally for gaming as long as it doesn't go online. Wii would be the best one for young children. Anything that can go 'live' is a terrible, terrible idea and that includes computer games. I think it can be good for some and bad for some. If your husband wants one and you're considering it because of the positives, I'd just get one. Your husband's needs matters and he is important too. Besides, a lot of guys (and women) that aren't physical/athletic can bond through video games - instead of tossing the baseball, they can toss the virtual ball, or you know, slay some dragons together or whatever :)

I switched to Winterpromise after struggling through Sonlight for the past 2 years. My eldest did the upper cores, no problem, but my youngest is a much more sensitive child and I finally realized that Sonlight is just too harsh for that kind of person.

Sounds awesome! No link? ETA: Okay, found it using a different browser and search engine :)

Some of these I haven't heard of! I'd probably watch any movie again if it was on. We don't actually have reception, so if there is something on the television that isn't a video game or Disney or Pokemon, I get sucked in. Something about moving pictures!

There is such a thing as too much nature indoors which adds to the clutter too. We had a problem with rocks so we created nature baskets. Everything that doesn't fit into the basket, does not stay in the house.