My highschool had that rule. We also had block scheduling so classes were 90 minutes long. I had the option of holding it or taking detention so I opted for detention a few times. I was also a top student, no trouble. I even had detention on the very last day of school. My teacher let me go after 5 minutes. It was kind of ridiculous, but I didn't feel bad about detention. It was one of those rules that I knew was stupid, so I'd just sit and do homework instead.

I spray ours with an orange oil infused vinegar spray (thanks pinterest!) after the last shower of the morning. I've noticed a big difference since we started using it. I don't do a deep clean every week, but I did try the dawn and vinegar cleanser a couple of weeks ago and it worked as well as anything else. The Magic Eraser is still the best for getting the residue off the walls and tub IMO.

We're AF Reserves. They've always put dh in hotels for that sort of thing. He lived in hotels for 2 years and 2 months over the course of the Iraq war. In the middle of that he was able to get an apartment for 6 months, but they changed things and he had to go back to a hotel. If he does end up in a hotel, try for a Marriott Resident Inn. It was basically like an apartment. We're in Charleston by the way, if you need suggestions for the best and worst areas to stay.

Hmmm, well, I'll give it a shot. For our marriage, that's not what leadership means. My husband doesn't micro-manage me. We're partners. We make decisions together. We come to an agreement 99.9% of the time without either of us feeling slighted. If anything, he gives in to me more because my dh really believes in putting me first. I can only think of 2 occasions where we just could not agree on something. He insisted anyway, and that's the point where I said, "Okay, I don't agree with you, but you get the final say." I also promised not to say I told you so when he realized I was right.:tongue_smilie: If a marriage is a husband making every single decision for the wife, then that's not right nor is it the example I've seen in scripture.

I love SC too! Yes, we're very Southern, but I can go to the beach and the mountains in the same day in SC, and I think that makes us cool. :tongue_smilie:

Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred is good, and I also like my Winsor Pilates dvd.

The next your brother says something to your kids, I'd say, "How about you let me parent my kids, and you can parent yours." And yes, over an hour of crying for a little bump is drama. I don't do drama. I hope you got a good break while the kids were swimming!

It's a toss up between Iron Man, Captain America, and Hawkeye. I'm hoping for Hawkeye because it's the easiest to piece together myself. On another note, my dd6 wants to be, as she calls it, She-Hulk. She'll be The Hulk with a big bow in her hair. :tongue_smilie:

Another one for waiting it out in the car. My son has golf class, and we've waited in the car many afternoons because it's not safe for my 2.5yr ds to be around them. It's not too bad really. He gets to roam around the van for 45 minutes and get a snack.

We still have our air conditioner on. It will cool off in the South eventually, right?

You have to factor in whatever taxes and penalties you'll have to pay on it. If you lose 50% to taxes and fees, is it really worth it? On the other hand, I'm of the mind that if dh REALLY wants to do it, I'd have my final say then be quiet and let him do what he thinks is best.

Pizza Pasta Pasta Pasta Pasta and Pizza :tongue_smilie:

We personally wouldn't reschedule a vacation for that. If she chooses to sit out, it's her choice. I don't give into the drama much because that's not realistic for my dd in life. I'd rather she gently learn from me that one can't respond to everything with crying and hysteria.

I'm the "Other." :tongue_smilie: My dh has that tendency, but I've tried to get him to change his habits some. We don't have the room for all of it! I hate clutter. Hate. It. But you wouldn't know it looking at my house. My MiL is the one with the real problem She has tons of things that all "might be worth something someday." She's about to move from SC to Maine, and I'm going to help her pack all of her "valuables." I don't mind helping at all, but it's so. much. junk. And of course it's all teeny tiny pieces that have to be individually wrapped. I'll be there for a week. :glare: Sorry to hijack. Carry on!

YES!!! How did you know? It's killing me.

Of course you can be friends! I'm younger than my best friend. She has two daughters out of high school, and her youngest is the same age and best friends with my oldest. Age doesn't matter. it's personality, interests, and commonalities. :001_smile:

We have a 2006 and love it. We haven't had any issues at all. We're close to 100,000 miles.

My dh proposed to me in public. We were in a restaurant with a large group of people, he stood up, got the attention of the entire restaurant, and proposed right there. Of course, we'd already talked about everything so he KNEW I'd say yes, but he was still nervous. If it hadn't happened to me, I'd say I'd hate a public proposal. If I didn't want to marry him, I think I'd say yes, then back out as soon as possible to save him the public humiliation of the moment.

Okay, WOW! You're right. I've never seen those kinds of conversations! I'd hide those people too or come up with something completely outrageous and see what they said. Those moms remind me of this SNL skit... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2860855320839977330 :tongue_smilie:

Are you sure they don't just want to share a pic of what they've done? I posted my son's bday cake I made yesterday. It wasn't perfect, but I wanted to show my friends the cake. It never occurred to me to think others would be irritated by it.

I'd already be in the pool. Go for it. =)

My dd did the same thing. I'd planned all kinds of things, and we sat down on the first day of school last year to start. She told me she could already read, went and picked up a book, and started reading fluently. Only a few months before, I'd tried to start and she just couldn't get it. Apparently it suddenly clicked. :001_smile:

I ate a turkey and cheese sandwich with mustard nearly everyday for 2/3 of my last pregnancy. I'd barely been able to eat for a few months when my dh mentioned he was eating a turkey sandwich for lunch. Something clicked in my head and I just knew that I NEEDED a turkey and cheese sandwich RIGHT THEN. I didn't worry about it. By the way, did you know soft serve ice cream is off the table too because of listeria (if you're very careful about it). Which I obviously wasn't. :tongue_smilie:

Wow. Just like my sister, AND I'm the firstborn!

First off, both my dh and I have religious degrees and went to a private, Christian university. I would STRONGLY advise you to rethink this plan. Just looking the numbers, you're talking about the possibility of $40,000 total in loans of some sort when he graduates, not even counting interest. That is a huge amount of debt that he will carry around for a very long time. He is not going to make an income that will pay that off quickly or easily. If he wants to go on the mission field long-term, that won't be an option until his loans are paid off. Many seminaries will not allow a student to take loans to pay for school so he'll have to find a way to pay for that himself later on top of student loans if he wants to continue. I'll just be honest and share our experience. Of all the people we went to school with that graduated with us, I can only think of 2 that are actually earning an income actually using their degrees. All of these people are using what they learned in churches and serving, including us, but they (and we) are not using our degrees for a paid position in that field. We have a good friend that has a construction business, and his joke is "If I need more workers, I'll go find another Christian Studies graduate!" Please please please don't go into debt for this degree.