There is a vacancy for Justice Scalia's seat, and two of the others are over 80yrs old. Anything can happen and just imagine all three being replaced in the next four years with liberal activist judges. That could devastate the constitution. I guess we can agree to disagree. :)

I diagree I really think it is worse this time because of the Supreme Court picks coming up.

But I don't like the EU either. It feels like we would be giving up our sovereignty.

I like to think of it as voting against evil in this case.

Creekland I actually agree with you. I am not advocating for a repeal or anything.(This is what I mean by the open-borders thing as my big issue) The problem is that the government is mandating paying for things with my tax money that my conscious cannot live with. It really does feels forced down my throat. The problem seems to be on both ends. Also, I don't think government is the answer to the rest of the "stuff" that is addressed in the bible. It was supposed to be up to the church. Sad to say, that's were we ( the church as a whole) dropped the ball.

Ideally yes, but it will never happen. For me its about voting against something, especially when supreme court justices can alter the coarse of nation almost irreparably. In my mind it would be devastating.

This is exactly why I don't understand not voting, or voting third party or whatever, specifically by those who choose to be pro-life. It seems the supreme court justice thing is crucial. Throw-away votes are still votes.

I'm not so sure though. There is one candidate that IS for open borders, even though they don't necessarily say it in public. I guess I'm just not willing to chance it, especially with the current trend of abuse of executive order.

But see I think in a way not voting is a vote. At least thats what it comes too statistically, regardless of how people feel about the choices.

I had a friend with a glass top stove who had a fire because she used it as extra counter space. I believe she put a package of napkins on there without realizing it was still on.

I went in to office max a couple of days ago to print off a workbook for one of my kids. Employee asked, "So you are a teacher?" Me, "Yes, I'm a teacher" Employee, "At the local university?" Me- "Nope I teach my own kids". Employee, "So you must be an expert on educational pedagogy?" Me- "Not exactly an expert but I have read and educated myself on the subject. Particularly on classical education" Employee--crickets

BlsdMama I get what you are saying but in the end, a third party vote does no good to the unborn. That's the part I don't get about people who choose to "toss their vote into the wind of uselessness KWIM? And especially now when this particular issue will hing on supreme court justice appointments that will have the office for the remainder of their lives. It's just too important. ETA- I consider third party or write-ins the same thing as tossing away a vote because they don't stand a chance

I guess I must be in the minority. The deal-breaker for me is open borders. The thought of it is terrifying. And I'm an immigrant!

Sometimes I wonder if it is an older generation thing? It seems like it's mostly older ladies at church wearing the strong stuff. I sympathize. I get instant migraines from perfume and have often had to switch seats because of it. I remember when I was little my mom (who loves perfume) would get into the care with me with this stuff on and I would throw up every..single..time. Later she realized what was causing it but for a while there I was made miserable. She still wears it but she doesn't around me anymore.

Happi Duck. Just wanted to say what a brat I was to my mom when I was younger. Later came the wisdom and deep appreciation for her. I honestly don't know what I would do without her. Sometime kids just have some maturing to do, KWIM? Your mom's grave site sounds beautiful! :grouphug:

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OOOh Hobbit hole!

Yesterday dh and I drove down the road to pick up some hay bales from a friend. Said friend's 16 year old helped us by working the tractor to load it onto the back of our truck. On our way home dh remarked about the incredible difference between our 16 year with ASD and our friends 16 year old. Ds mows the lawn on a ride on mower, but we would never dream of putting him on our tractor. I think it kind of hit home for dh about the severity of the diagnosis. He was not in denial or anything but I think something clicked for him. Just wanted to share. Thanks for listening.

I agree with pp. I love french country. It combines sleek elegance with a rustic country look. Best of both worlds and works well with newer furniture pieces or antiques, as well as combining fabrics. It has a sort of a scuzzly romantic feel. :wub:

Not sure if anyone else experiences this but I feel like our computer slows down when we don't do the upgrades.

Has anyone used them overnight on a heavy day? It just seems like they would leak? Are they comfortable?

yes me too!

No milk here either. Kids don't like it, one ds is dairy intolerant and I am lactose intolerant. We use almond milk for drinking and baking.

Sweet potatoe with coconut oil stevia and cinnamon. Yum. I microwave it instead of oven bake.

Even if you don't do elimation all at once, you could just try no dairy to start. Easing into may increase you success rate and dairy is seriously mucus producing. Many people have had success with it.