Jessica..... Please know I am praying for you......I wanted to send you a few :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Also, I was divorced but I was not homeschooling at the time. But, my aunt has done it and she just found "freelance" type jobs...tutoring, parenting coaching, homeschooling, child care etc. Good luck and hugs to you and your family, Alison

My fave is http://www.pioneerwoman.blogspot.com Excellent recipes, pictures, instructions and lots of humor..... Alison

Wow....it wouldn't be worth it I don't think....I only need a few pieces of furniture..... I was thinking a couple of hundred dollars .....not 5000 YIKES..... Thank you, Alison

How much is the membership? Is it really worth it? Comments....... TIA, Alison

I would try it too!!!! It will be fun!!!

Great plan...I know if I did that I would eat more salads too. I think I may do that and see if I do better. Alison

I always thought tea was a diuretic. hmmmmm Alison

Praying!!!! :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

YIKES... I have never had that happen but I know when my kids dropped a crystal bowl a month ago I vac'd for days, mopped etc and still found pieces for awhile. Good Luck and sorry for the excitement! Alison

We will be moving in December to Friendswood!! Alison

Kel, You did a great job on the costumes. When my son was 4 he wanted to be Bulbasaur. That was an adventure. Your kids look cute!!! Great Work Alison

We do eggs in a bag....you buy ziploc (must be name brand) freezer bags (Quart size) you crack desired amount of eggs in bag(s) seal....scramble them by smooshing bag around add desired veggies, seasoning and cheese put in boiling water until cooked through. These are the best eggs we have had. We do this at homes too..the only dishes are knives for cutting veggies and pots for boiling. :) Alison

I order all my subscriptions through magazinepricesearch dot com It lists the least expensive magazine subscriptions for almost all magazines Alison

My kids love National Geographic Kids (DD 7 and DS 12, although I started getting it when my DS was 5) Alison

I like ADDitude Magazine. If you google it you should be able to find their website. Alison

Thank you for posting this. My dd wants a hedgehog for Christmas. I think I will be rethinking that. Alison

Susie in TX... Thank you so much...I am going to get this started today...hopefully they will be ready by Christmas...if not I will tell people to let it cure a little longer. :) Alison

I know the pod holds the beans :) ....but I didn't know if I was supposed to put 3 whole pods sliced....(would probably be about 12 beans or so) or just put in like 3 to 4 beans...... Thank you so much for your help... Alison

Digging up an old thread here...but when you say beans do you mean the individual beans or the "pod" as a bean...... TIA, Alison

About 3 years ago my cousin, an EMT, was at an accident scene on an icy highway. She slipped on the interstate and got a superficial scrape. She, nor anyone she worked with, including her supervisor, thought anything of it. She ended up with Tetanus. She was paralyzed from the neck down for 3 weeks with a ventialator and all. This was NOT from a deep puncture wound...this was a very minor scrape. After talking to her I made my dh go get the tetanus shot the following week. Mine was cancelled due to not having enough of the vaccine in. I did not reschedule mine....I really need to...that was 3 years ago and I was well overdue (like 10 years) at that time. Just wanted to give a heads up because even knowing what I do I still have not forced myself to get it.... Alison

WOO HOO!!! I am so glad to hear that...I will send good vibes your way!!! Alison

My dh grew up down there...his parents are still in the same house he grew up in.........rare these days... Anyhow, I will ask him to show me where that is at. Dh is leaving tomorrow to drive to TX to start a new job....we will follow when we finalize on a house...... Good luck to you, I will continue to pray for all down in that area, Alison

My in-laws are in Houston and still do not have power. They were told MAYBE Sunday...... They are near the Astrodome area if that helps..... Alison

My dh leaves tomorrow to move to TX. The kids and I will be following as soon as we settle on the house. We want to see this movie in the worst way. We watched the coverage on Dr. Phil today and the movie clips brought tears to our eyes. We are very anxious to be able to see this movie...but we may have to wait until it is on DVD since we will be on opposite sides of the country. Alison

I currently live in SW Michigan. Things are bad here.....companies closing and laying off (Pfizer). My dh was affected by the layoffs. In fact, today was his last day...but, he had 4 job offers within 4 weeks of finding out that he was going to be let go. 3 of which were in the Houston, TX area......from a visit down there house hunting......the housing market is leveled off but the job market is booming....we put an offer in on a house that is in short sale and we are still waiting from the bank for an answer on that...there seem to be a few foreclosures down there but nothing like there are here....There must be 100s of foreclosures up here..in fact I have a dear friend that is going to have to let her house go into foreclosure here due to the job market here. :( So, IMHO, Michigan is tanking......it looks like TX is booming........ Alison