I've been to London twice, each time for a week. My favorites in addition to what you have already mentioned: Day trip to Stonehenge Day trip to Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory Museum of London National Gallery Tate Modern Churchill War Rooms Southwark Cathedral (this won't take long but it's worth doing) and eat at the George Inn St. Paul's Cathedral

I am so sorry to hear that your sister passed away, but I am happy that you were able to get there before she passed. I wrote about my hospice experience on a previous page, I was the one sitting with my mom (who was receiving hospice care) as I was typing a response. Sadly, my sweet mother passed away on Monday, Jan.23 at 11:00am. I am heartbroken. I am sending out thoughts for peace and healing for your family.

I am sitting beside my mom as I type this. She is in her final days of life after a long battle with cancer, and we have had Hospice care for her for about 2 weeks now. If you can go to your sister, then go. I am not staying through the nights (my sister is), but I have been here with my mom all day for the last 10 days. I don't regret it at all. As my mom became weaker and needed more assistance I helped out, and I have spent a lot of time just sitting next to her and reassuring her when she wakes up and needs something. She is not really communicating anymore, but I talk to her and try to make sure her mouth is not dry and she is comfortable and not in pain. Hospice has been great. My mom is on Medicare so Hospice is 100% covered including her medicine. The nurses are so sweet and caring. My only complaint would be with the other parts of hospice, such as the chaplain and bereavement counselor. We are religious but we didn't want them to visit. A few times they came by and it was always at an awkward time, so we had someone go to the door and tell them it was not a good time for them to come in. The one time that the chaplain came in he stayed too long, and my mom seemed confused as to why he was there. So if you have your own spiritual counselor then I would probably let them know not to send the chaplain. I was hopeful that the chaplain would be a comforting presence, but he just wasn't (bless his heart). I'm really sorry about your sister. Cancer is horrible.

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I would probably take a cooler and eat things from the cooler on the first day, and then eat peanut butter or canned tuna the second day after the cooler is no longer cooling. That way, you only have to eat one day of food that doesn't need a cooler. You could freeze your fruit and that would help keep things cold and then you could eat the fruit. Apples and bananas for the second day. You could take veggies that are whole such as cucumbers and tomatoes and then just cut them when you are ready to eat them.

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If you listen to podcasts (I listen while I clean, exercise, or drive) then you might like Organize 365. She is currently doing a series on How ADHD affects getting organized.

Happy birthday! It is my birthday today too....and it is not going very well so far...I have things to do today that I don't want to do and my husband greeted me with "Happy birthday---we will have to celebrate this weekend." It's only Tuesday....sigh....I can' tell you that by the weekend, I will not have any desire to celebrate my birthday. Bless his heart, he is really busy at work and I think that was just code for "I forgot to get you anything or plan anything for your birthday" I had this fantasy of sneaking off to just go back to bed for the day, but I have deadlines and people that need stuff! Here's to both of us somehow having a great day anyway! :cheers2:

My dd had hers removed when she was 12, so almost a teen. I was so torn about her having them removed that I almost cancelled, and I couldn't sleep the night before, just wondering if I had done the right thing by pushing to have them removed. However, the ENT surgeon said that once he started the removal, that they were some of the worst tonsils and adenoids he'd ever seen and that they were infected and had been for a long time. Her recovery was not terrible but longer than I had expected. I do not regret it one bit. She has only been sick once or twice in the last few years, and neither time was serious and lasted just a day or two, compared to the constant throat infections she would get prior to removal. I would schedule the surgery when there is ample time to recover. But don't let the recovery keep you from doing it, because it really wasn't bad. It was so worth it for us.

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When we spent 3 weeks in Europe I brought along a few pairs of my most comfortable shoes, but the ECCO shoes (Ecco Biom trainer or something like that) I brought were the only ones I wore once we arrived.

Thanks for the advice. I actually bought one already that was $119 and Prime shipping, but it is scheduled to ship next week to take advantage of a $5 prime pantry credit. So I was thinking of cancelling the order and reordering. I am glad to know about camelcamelcamel though, so thank you! :thumbup:

I went through the $88 link on camel but it is showing up on Amazon as $119. Poor me....

I hated laundry until I implemented doing laundry once a week. I got the idea from http://www.aslobcomesclean.com/ When I was doing laundry all week, I was constantly sorting, washing, moving it to the dryer, re-sorting, folding, putting away.... After a week I put all of mine and my dh's clothes in two loads, one light and one colors/dark, and fold them and put them away. Then I do the kids' loads, usually one light and one colors/dark. After they are dry I give them to the kids to fold and put away. Finally I do a few loads of towels and we fold together. During the week we keep our dirty clothes in hampers in our closets, so my laundry room is clean and neat during the week, except for one basket that holds any dirty towels, washcloths, etc. If that basket gets full, I just wash it during the week. Since it is only towels, etc, it is easy to fold and put away. At first I felt like I had too much laundry to do on Monday, but now I would never go back to constant laundry.

Do you have a school break in June or July? If so, do your children (specifically teens) participate in any camps during that time? I am trying to find info and I am having a difficult time finding week long or 2 week long camps or adventures. Thanks!

Thank you all for your replies. I have read them all and I definitely agree that I should neither expect an apology nor force her to "get over it" quickly. I hate conflict and when my kids are upset, and obviously I must work on that and deal with it. In the end, she must change her attitude with me (and dh----it has happened to him as well) and must show that she is mature enough to LEARN to drive. We talked this morning and I told her that we are holding off on getting her license right now and will continue to practice, and even after getting her license we will continue to practice. She didn't like what I had to say but it wasn't fun news so I understand. I also told her that she will not be able to practice her driving for at least a week. She is 16.5, she has already had driver's ed and did very well. So....she and I both have things to deal with and work on. I also appreciate the advice about earning money for driving expenses. We have tried to not raise entitled kids, but I definitely think some of that is creeping in. Dh and I need to get a plan on how this is going to play out, and I think it will be another way for us gauge when she will be able to get her license and to drive. Thanks again, ladies.

Please don't quote, I may need to delete this later.....Thank you.... My dd is learning to drive and is only a few weeks away from getting her license. Tonight as she was driving home, she was going a little too fast in a residential area. Now, she was technically going the speed limit of 35, but it was too fast for the weather, a small amount of fog rolling in, the nighttime, the new potholes that are scattered here and there and need to be watched for, and for the amount of cars either on the road or attempting to pull out from a side street. I felt that it was too fast for all these things and told her to slow down. Instead of slowing down, she continued her speed and responded that she was "going the speed limit" and her tone was matter-of-fact, as if she had no intention of heeding my warning. Within 2 seconds of this, she had to swerve to miss a huge pothole, and never slowed down, which felt even more dangerous. I yelled for her to slow down slow down!!! She reluctantly slowed down a little and said " MOOOOOOOOMMMM" in her eye-rolling voice. At the same time, she was approaching a roundabout that is 20 mph and I said, "Slow the crap down this very instant! You should be going 20 miles per hour or less!!" She slowed down but at that point she was upset with me for "yelling" at her. Yes I absolutely yelled....after I asked normally the first time, got a little more vocal the second time, and finally yelled the third time (this all happened in about 10 seconds). I explained that she was driving dangerously. I told her that even when her dad and I are driving, that if someone says slow down, the other one will slow down. I said, "what if I had seen a person stepping out into the road and you didn't see? You need to slow down when I tell you to." She was very ticked off. Then she started driving at 20 mph in a 35 zone the rest of the way home, until I had had enough and told her to pull over and let me drive the rest of the way home. When we got home we were sitting down to watch a weekly show we always watch on this day/time, and she wouldn't come and watch with us. I told her to come on, that the situation was over, and she needed to apologize and we need to move on. Now, you need to understand that despite the fact that I am quick to apologize to my children, and have modeled that consistently, my dd is usually not quick to apologize and will hold a grudge and not apologize, and then when my dh or I explain after too much time has gone by that she should apologize, she will either argue or she will give an apology that is not actually sorry. So an hour has gone by since we arrived home, she is still mad, I have been kind to her but I am getting lots of attitude back from her. My question is....what would you do in this situation? Here is what I need to happen: I need her to apologize for not listening and putting herself and 2 other people in the car in danger. I need her to explain to me that she understands that speed limits are "limits" and that you have to adjust for conditions. I also need her to show that she understands that I must be able to correct her driving and she not get so offended and that she will LISTEN. I feel like this situation needs some consequences. I am just really bad at deciding what is an appropriate consequence for this. Any ideas? Thanks so much.

I walk almost every day, and I make it bearable by listening to podcasts. I focus on the podcast and before I know it I am back home. We have a treadmill and I HATE it. I am constantly looking at the time, I don't like adjusting the pace, and time goes too slowly for me. But outside, I am looking around and enjoying the skies and the landscaping. I wave at neighbors. I've seen deer, geese, and owls! I hate to exercise and the only reason I am consistent with walking is that I have to walk my dog. But the podcasts have helped tremendously and for some reason it settles my mood to listen to people telling great stories. When I am finished I am so much more centered. It doesn't last, but I love the feeling of moving my life in a positive direction.

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Ugh I am so sorry! Vomit certainly trumps the spill we had earlier. We decided to go get Sonic 1/2 price drinks, since we were in a funk because my dh left for a 2 week overseas business trip today. As we were coming in from the garage, by soccer star dd kicks a ball up 4 stairs to aim for the hallway (so she wouldn't have to pick up the ball and take it in) and she hit the door frame and it ricocheted back and hit me along with my 44 oz drink! I was upset but she was so sorry that we just cleaned it up and tried to laugh. Good times.

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I do all of my laundry one day a week. My dh and I have a laundry hamper in our closet, and I do one white load and one dark load of our clothes, then I fold and put away that day. Then I take the kids' clothes and do the same thing. I do not mix my and dh's clothes with the kids' clothes, because then we have to go back and sort them all out again. Too much work! They sit together that evening and fold their clothes while watching Netflix. I also do a few loads of towels after the clothes are finished, and finally a load of delicates that are gathered from everyone and have to be hung overnight. Previously I did laundry all through the week and I hated the feeling of never being finished, and always having a load of laundry somewhere, and forgetting to put it in the dryer, and all the sorting, sorting, sorting. Now we have enough laundry at one time to make complete loads, so I don't have to sort. I keep a laundry basket in the laundry room during the week that is for dirty kitchen towels, cloth napkins, etc., but all of the clothes stay in their laundry hampers until laundry day. I LOVE my system and it works so well for us. And I don't have to think about laundry for the rest of the week! It is wonderful! This podcast is where I got the idea, and then I tweaked it a little to fit our day. http://www.aslobcomesclean.com/2013/11/013-laundry-conquered-more-podcast/

I have had this happen to me sporadically since I was a teen. It terrifies me, and I feel like if I let myself go back to sleep I will quit breathing. If someone touches me then I will wake up, but if I go right back to sleep it will often happen again. I usually have to get up and walk around and get a drink of water. I can make a gutteral sound when I am having an episode, and my husband has learned to wake me up if he hears that sound. In my mind I am screaming with all my might. Even my kids know to wake me if I am napping and make that sound. I did some internet "research" on my condition, and I read that if you can make yourself make a sneezing motion or if you can scrunch your face that it helps you wake yourself up, I tried it the last time it happened, but I can't remember if it worked or if I just woke up. There have been times that I have been able to wake myself out of it by using all my strength to move my hand or fingers to try to create a sensation of someone touching me. Sometimes I can hear and see what is going on in the room, and other times I just think I hear/see and when I really wake up I can tell it wasn't real. Super scary. I never sleep on my back.