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    What do you do with top sheets?

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    All my sheets coordinate, so if one sheet becomes unusable for some reason, I just coordinate.  I don’t like using top sheets as a bottom sheets b/c it’s hard on my arthritic hands, and b/c we apparently roll around too much to keep them tucked in.  🤷‍♀️

     

     

     

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    Why do people think they are invincible?

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    3 hours ago, Heartstrings said:

    This survey shows that 6% of Americans think they could take a bear in a fight.   That might not be a large percentage but would still be a large number of people.  I’m betting if you think you can take a bear you wouldn’t think twice about a kayak.  
     

    https://www.newsweek.com/surprising-americans-beat-wild-animals-fight-experts-1691793#:~:text=Could You Beat a Bear,weigh up to 1%2C700 pounds.

    We had a bear cub wander into our garage last summer.  We could not get that bear out of there quickly enough!!  Cub’s mama and siblings showed up *moments* after we herded the cub out!!

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    Establishing Habits

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    2 minutes ago, TexasProud said:

    Ok, this is the issue. I am not home enough to belong to any groups.  That is part of my issue.  If I were home, I would do what you suggest in a flash.  But here is my schedule for just the next 3 months:

    Here at home until Feb 15th
    Trip to Indiana Feb 16- Feb 26th ( Part of which I will be alone, last 5 days hubby will join me as he flies there from Africa)
    Leading a ladies retreat March 1st- 3rd
    Short nearby camping trip to try out the new camper March 14-16
    April 1st- May 6th  RV trip to Indiana. Going to various state parks in between shows, recitals, graduation, etc. for our daughter
    May 24- June 8th Honduras Mission Trip

    That’s an exhausting schedule!  What that says to me is that you need phone friends to “walk” with like PeterPan is talking about.  Another idea:  I like to listen to podcasts or catch up on my audiobook listening while I walk.  This motivates me to keep going longer than I might otherwise - maybe that would work for you?

    Anne

     

    Driving advance directives

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    My dad is still driving at 94, but only in a fairly limited way.  No freeway or night driving, no long distances.  He also got an iPhone this year and learned how to use Uber so he is prepared for even further reductions.

    Anne

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    What does a typical day, or will a typical day, look like when you retire?

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    My dh has a hobby that takes a lot of time.  He has also been working on all the “honey do” projects that he never got around to all the years he was working.  I spend quite a bit of time with local grandchildren, some self-study things, am active in my church, exercising and walking outside daily.  Also working hard on peeling off another layer in the decluttering process around our house.  We also have out of state family to visit frequently, plus an out of state elder that needs more time and attention.

    All that to say, we have a busy schedule but it’s fairly flexible which is nice.  Each of us has our own things we’re interested in, plus some shared interests.

    Anne

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    Postpartum & Grandma

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    With my first baby, I asked all the grandparents to give us a couple of weeks before they came.  They were relatively helpful when they came.

    With my second baby, my mom came up for several weeks just before the birth since my dh was out of town then.   My mil came afterwards and stayed for SIX WEEKS - which I was really dubious about at first although I loved her and got along very well with her.  As it turned out, she was AMAZING.  She did a lot of housework, she kept my older from waking me up when I was trying to nap, she kept the baby quiet as long as possible during those naps - she was really fabulous and I was sorry to see her go.

    With my own kids - one lives close and she got all the help I could give.  The other one lives far away and my dh and I went as soon as we were wanted and stayed about two weeks, which was what was wanted.  Their church is good about meal trains, so I will probably just work on filling the freezer when we are there.

    Anne

     

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    Wedding contribution/gift from parents to child questions

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    Two of ours are married - the amounts they each received were similar although not identical. 

    I second the importance of making sure whatever you give is comfortable for your budget!!

    Another thought is that if you give dc#1 a small amount and later find that you are in a better financial situation when dc#2 comes along, you can always even things up at that point.

    Anne

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    Please pray for a job for DH

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    3 hours ago, ktgrok said:


    in good news DH is now in great spirits, ate a full dinner, is constantly being bombarded with texts from friends offering support, and I bet he sleeps well tonight. Tomorrow he has at least one more call about a job and then Friday is teaching lock picking at a homeschool family workshop. 

    So happy to hear this!  Continuing to pray for your family! 

    Anne

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