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  1. Yikes! This one is one of 4-5 species in our area and supposedly they’re all pretty harmless . I didn’t even know we had them here.
    We had a sun spider here a few weeks ago. In fact I thought it was another one of those but DH pointed out that this one has a stinger. It was very small, maybe 1-1 1/2 inches head to stinger. I hope it’s the last one I see. 

  2. . . . anyone wanna come over for a big bonfire 😧 

    Seriously, it was dying when I found it. The pest control company came a few days ago and I think that did it in. Well, that and the push broom I used liberally upon its person.
     

    Google tells me it stings but the venom isn’t a problem for humans unless they’re allergic. But still. I do not do arachnids. Nope nope nope.
     

    We are in the process of landscaping our newly built home, so I’m sure it’s soil disturbance and not likely to be a long-term problem, but yikes that was the finishing touch on a long, problematic day. 
     

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  3. 3 hours ago, Catwoman said:

    I'm so sorry. Every time you post about nights like this, I am so impressed by your dedication to your son and how incredibly hard you work to keep him safe and happy. You are a very, very special person and I wish you had a much easier life. I wish there was some way we could help you. 😞 

    This. I’m so sorry you’re having a hard time. Sending virtual hugs. 

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  4. I bought this for our queen-sized bed and I really like it. It breathes. I get hot under our comforter, which is cotton with poly batting. 
    Bedsure Cooling Bamboo Waffle Queen Size Blanket - Lightweight and Breathable Full Blankets for Hot Sleepers, Soft Spring Blanket, Luxury Cotton Throws for Bed, Couch and Sofa, Ivory, 90x90 Inches https://a.co/d/3VnPO2Y

  5. I’m trying to sell a couple of items on Facebook. They could sell separately but it would be easier to sell as a set.
     

     I’ve got a buyer who wants one of the items but not both and has been “trying to get the money together” for almost 24 hrs now (long convoluted story about how her husband didn’t leave the right card so she could get cash and they don’t have Venmo and so on). We are talking $10, not a huge amount of money. 
     

    In the meantime, a second buyer has popped up and wants both items and is ready to go. 
     

    Is it rude to tell the first person that I can’t hold the item for her anymore and she’s out of luck? 

  6. 1 hour ago, mmasc said:

    People who step in front of me to grab something off a shelf in a store—like, that one foot of space between me and the shelf. Drives me bonkers. 

    On the flip side of this . . . my pet peeve is that I always seem to get stuck behind people who hover right in the spot I need to grab something.  Whether they are examining the stock for a hundred years or checking their phone, it’s so annoying. Pick your item and move along! I’m not saying YOU do that, but I’ve been known to wait and then finally reach around someone who has no inclination to move any time soon 😄
     

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  7. We have a door at the bottom of our stairs and it really does make a difference in the temperature upstairs and down. Maybe a pressure mounted rod with a curtain? It would be easy to take down when you no longer need it. 

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  8. I would encourage disposable products for sleep away camp. The laundry issues get complicated  and let’s just say I know from experience that period underwear after a 3-day hiking trip were . . . unpleasant to deal with. 
     

    We bought the Bambody and Innersy brands from Amazon. Both have held up well after nearly a year of use.

    We didn’t do anything special. I made sure we had pads on hand and in places like the car and school backpacks before they ever started so they’d be prepared. Both of mine were pretty clinical about it. 

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  9. 11 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:

    I let my then 12yo dd read the Flavia de Luce series. The books are about an 11 yo aspiring chemist in 1950s England who gets caught up in all kinds of adventures and intrigues. There are murders, thought they are written about in a very PG way, so the general age suggestion starts at 12.  Of all of the books I've listed, this series is the most "grown up".

    Oops missed that you suggested this one already. Great minds 😁

  10. Thanks all!
     

    I discovered today that a lot of things in the area are closed Tuesday! But we had a good low-key day. We split up and DH took a couple of kids back to the zoo at their request; the other two kids and I went to explore Old Town Alexandria. Then we returned to the hotel for an afternoon nap followed by ordering dinner in and watching a movie. It’s been a good day and we feel rested up for our travel day tomorrow. 

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  11. Due to a strange convergence of events, we find ourselves with one last day in DC before we go home and nothing planned. We had planned to go to Arlington Cemetery but it’s closed due to storm damage and they just extended the closure through tomorrow.  I’m so bummed, but it can’t be helped. 

    Things we’ve done: Spy museum, botanical gardens, Air & Space (both DC and Udvar-Hazy), Natural History, capital tour bus, capital wheel, national gallery, national archives, Ford’s theater, Holocaust memorial, Union station, National zoo. 

    Looking for something fun and unusual to entertain 4 kids ages 10-20. Bonus points if it’s on the metro with minimal walking (my feet may never recover from this week). I’m not against Uber, but with 6 of us that might get tricky. We’re all museum-ed out. 

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