Do you know of a money template source that you can customize? I don't want them to have the usual presidents on them, I want to make them for a Valentine's party game.

Yes, there is a special glue you should use. You can get it at Walmart, Target, or the hobby stores. You can get it in a liquid form or glue stick. Any glue that says acid free should work. As to the bumpy or crinkling, I'm not sure what you mean. Does the paper she is gluing the photos to need to be trimmed a bit on the sides so it fits into the sleeves better? Or is the plastic itself being distorted? As in you take the page out and you can no longer see through the plastic?

hmmm, it took me a bit to find out how I liked to hold the yarn. New knitters tend to have tight stitches and eventually learn to find a balance. I remember my hand hurting when the tension was too tight. My yarn goes around my left pinkie and palm, and the index finger helps to guide the yarn. Youtube has a bunch of knitting videos for various stitches. Maybe they have one for holding the yarn? Or you can try the Ravelry knitting website.

Have you given her a new pillow or comforter? My son is allergic to feathers, and he will wake up with swollen eyes if he sleeps on a feather pillow or near a down blanket.

They are better outside dogs. They also don' t need to be alone with kids if showing odd behaviors. O. What she stated is not odd behaviors. I understand you wanting to caution her but what she stated are typical for any dog. Ours were and are inside dogs and they do just fine.

I'm sure you have your reasons, but the dog breed isn't usually the problem. It is usually the owners fault. We have had chows since before our children were born. The dogs were wonderful with our children from baby on. They dogs were very gentle and loving with the kids when they were babies. The dogs and kids loved being around each other.

Some of the things you have mentioned aren't necessarily chow, but a dog in general. The pantry, table, toys, shoes, lizards etc. That is the regular dog part. At one year he is still a baby and he will just need consistent training for that. Have you tried training him to go on walks to the park? Chows are capable and highly intelligent. You just need to be watchful that other kids respect your dog and don't run up to grab at him or pet him if your dog doesn't like that from strangers. As for the play part, maybe you just haven't found what he likes to do? We had one chow that would chase the ball drop it after he had it and wander off. Then we would get it, throw it and he would do the same thing. That was fun for him. Our other one did like to play fetch. It really depends on the dog. With consistency your dog will see you as the one in charge. He is still young. I think it is around 3 that all dogs seem to calm down a bit and are easier to work with. We have had two chows and they were lovely. We now have a 1 yr. chow/border collie mix. Chows are different then golden retrievers as far as personalities, but given the chance they can be loving family pets.

You can also check you tube. Even if you don't like to learn from books check out Susan B Anderson. I loved the book itty bitty hats. When you first start out a small project works the best. She has some really cute patterns that are easy to read. She also has a blog with free patterns and videos showing some techniques. http://susanbanderson.blogspot.com/

How about lego projects? Legos are always a big hit with the boys around here.

If you don't know much about the equipment, I would ask your instructor before buying clubs. A good instructor will help you choose the right tools your son will need. Golf can be a frustrating sport and having the wrong clubs to start with will make it even more challenging. You don't have to start with the most expensive, but you will want to start with what suits your son. Check out the forum website bombsquadgolf. The fellows there would have a lot of advice about what to look for in used clubs. How much you spend on golf is up to you. Course fees, range fees, instructor fees, equipment, shoes, clothes, bags, etc. You don't need it all to have fun, but if he is planning on going pro, that would change how you look at everything.

Hmm, maybe a simple I do not wish to answer your question...... or simply ignore???

Does your daughter enjoy playing with this girl?

It is not just San Diego. We have restrictions in our neighborhood for just these types of problems. Occasionally gatherings and such are fine. But no one in our neighborhood wants the streets clogged on a regular basis.

My daughter takes a combo dance class- ballet, tap, jazz and also picks up an extra class called ballet tech. Personally, the aggravation, amount of money spent and the stress of waiting to find out if my daughter would have a teacher that was not compatible... I would move my daughter to a new studio at least for one year. At nine, I don't feel it would hurt her chances of becoming a professional dancer (if that is her goal). I interviewed and dropped in on various studios and found that there are other studios that have gifted teachers who are just as well taught as the classically trained studios. Is it possible they do not know the name of the teacher for the next class because they haven't assigned one yet? They may have signups to find out how many students they will have at a given time and then assign one. But, given the situation you describe I would hope they would be understanding.

A good place to look would be Plato's Closet. It is a chain thrift store. I believe you can sell teen clothes to them as well as buy used clothes from them. Keep an eye out for the big sales at the malls. A lot of stores are having huge markdowns. Unfortunately, it is hit or miss.

I've used the website: sitstay.com I didn't have any problems with them.

I would call your local post office. Every time I go to mail something they always ask is it: liquid, flammable, hazardous and so on. Or try the U.S. Post Office website. Sorry I can't be of more help.

I had them in glasses that I wore over my contacts when I used to do a lot of computer work. Myself, I didn't have any problems adjusting to them. It took the words on the screen and made them sharper. I knew someone who did not need glasses for near or far, but more like your husband and he did have a couple issues. He solved this by wearing them for short periods until his eyes adjusted. I'm not sure about the halo issues as we only needed them for a lot of reading or computer work not driving. They did work for me. If your husband is seeing double, you might want to ask your eye doctor about any eye therapy exercises that your husband can do.

Previously he was wearing his glasses all the time as they were bifocals. He used the bottom part for things near and the top part for far away. Right now he is not wearing any glasses as his pair broke which is what caused this visit to the eye doctor. This was the first time his doctor mentioned anything. His glasses won't be ready until next week. I think until I find out more information I am going to try what you suggested for both my children. Only have the glasses worn for when they actually need to see things far way along with the eye therapy. He has not complained of headaches without his glasses (it has been two weeks) and mostly comments about not being able to see the printing on signs that are in the distance. I appreciate your suggestions. Thank you.:001_smile:

Thank you for your insight. We plan on continuing the therapy, but the reason I am questioning is because my son is one of the rare cases where he needs glasses to see things far away, but the glasses cause his eyes to push outward. (to each side rather than straight ahead.) In the case of most nearsighted people the glasses cause their eyes to pull in or straighten forward. For him it pushes his eyes outward. Not enough for us to see yet, but enough for her to notice each visit. The eye doctor said that no one has found the reason this occurs in some cases and they haven't found a cure. The more his prescription increases the worse his eyes will get. For now he can see without glasses except for things farther away. I am wondering if we continue the therapy without glasses if his eyesight will improve rather than making the other problem worse. I do plan on asking the eye doctor when we see her, but I am also trying to research this a bit.

I am nearsighted. It was first noticed when I was in 4th grade. My husband has perfect eyesight. Sometimes I think he must be related to a hawk. Our kids now have glasses for nearsightedness. Not as bad as mine. Our ped. eye doctor has them doing eye therapy and is very good about not changing their perscription at every visit. I like that she is focused on slowing the progression. I recently came across this site: http://www.i-see.org/library.html I plan on asking the kid's eye doctor some questions during the next visit, but I was wondering if anyone else questioned if the current thinking of eye doctors was correct.

I would just go for it. There are a ton of videos on you tube for something you may not understand. Or if you haven't tried out this site yet, hop on over to ravelry.com It is a site that has tons of information on knitting. Happy knitting!

I think I would cook it first and then it would have the same texture as the frozen. I'm not sure on the amount, because a bag of fresh spinach actually cooks down a lot. I think I would start with one amount, see how much it cooks down and add a bit more.

I agree w/ the 10.00. We usually get something in the $10-15 dollar range. It depended on how involved the coach was with the team, how much the coach personally bought for the team, etc. I don't think $10 is cheap at all. Our coaches were grateful to receive a gift and it didn't matter to them if a family did not give a gift. A gift is not an obligation and it shouldn't matter to the other families what you give. It is a very nice thing for you to do and it should be left up to each families discretion.

Have you checked with your librarian? I will see if I can find the title tomorrow, but our librarian has quite a few books on how to run book groups with title suggestions, questions to start discussions and so forth.