That's a great idea!

They just got divorced. I think your daughter has to understand that emotions are high right now. If it's between her uncle and ex-aunt, the uncle gets to go. Divorce sucks for everyone. And that's not even taking into account that the ex was abusive.

Does anyone else feel the urge to dig their wedding dress out of the closet and try it on again? Even if I AM 20lbs heavier... :tongue_smilie: Seriously, I hadn't really thought about it until now, but wouldn't it be beautiful to remake into something else like a bed pillow? What else can I do with my dress? By the way, my mother made my dress, so there's no way I'd sell it even if someone would buy it. It's not completely traditional anyway.

:iagree:My oldest would sound a lot like this.

YES!!! I admit I found season 2 ep 1 online and watched it. Best. show. ever.

:iagree:

The pay sounds fine to me. It would have been better if they'd given an expected time to be back, but next time you can ask beforehand.

Fresh fruit, pineapples, bananas, mangos, papayas. And seriously, spam :lol:! It's everywhere in Hawaii, even McDonalds has Spam!

:iagree: Is there a real reason or is it just a well established habit?

When you say suite, are you sure there's really a separate area? Many times it's still one room, but there might be a small half wall between the two areas. It's still all open though if you know what I mean. Unless the suite actually has a door, there's no point and I'd stick with the big room.

Sheesh :glare:

I graduated from a private school 9 years ago with 0 debt. I did manage to pull together enough through scholarships and aid to have a full-ride. I'd love to be able to write a check for my kids to go to college, but that's just not realistic for us. Living on one income does have its disadvantages I suppose. We'll be looking at dual-credit in high-school to try to get through the freshman courses, then we'll see from there.

I enjoyed reading the extra info about the characters more than anything else. I LOVED learning so much about Professor McGonagal (I think I butchered the spelling).

I have a friend that I feel free to vent to about most situations. I really try not to vent about dh because it's not helpful and like you said, it changes the way she'd see him.

Believe me when I tell you that no one will care what you look like at the beach. I used to worry so much about finding the perfect swimsuit that covered and hid enough. Then I'd go to the beach and realize that no one else cared and had put one whatever they were comfortable in. You will definitely not be the only untanned person out there either. =) Pick whatever swimsuit you like, get a pretty swimsuit cover and enjoy the beach!

:iagree: and I'm not even Catholic!

I've gotten to where I prefer skirts because they're cooler, but I still wear shorts. Everyone wears shorts here though...near the beach and all that. :tongue_smilie:

I don't check in on my kids either. I know that they're perfectly safe. I personally believe that church is about community, not separating everyone out into their own little groups. It's just way over the top for me and it shows a big enough difference in the "Whys" of church that I would consider it a deal breaker more than being restricted from my kids, who's teaching them, and what they're learning. Ultimately, I am responsible for their spiritual education, not the children's ministry. The ministry is certainly a help but I wouldn't let anyone else have that much control over such an important part of my kids' lives.

Um...no way would that work for me. At all. They've completely missed the point of church in my opinion. That would be a deal breaker for me at church personally. I'd have a meeting with whoever I was comfortable with and explain my feelings, then I'd leave. I wouldn't make a big deal about it to anyone else though. I'd only say the minimum to anyone that asked.

I was just looking at that magazine! It was sitting on the table, I noticed the back cover and thought to myself, "hmmm, that's a little bit much." I always throw it out because no one reads it. We only go to gamestop for kids nintendo ds games, and those are rare.

I'm NightWolfsbane6356 and waiting on my email!

:grouphug: I'm so sorry :(

My dh is home all morning too and works from 3pm to midnight. I completely get what you're saying, but I don't have a solution either. Our school has been minimal this year because the morning is our family time. Then I'm wiped out in the afternoon and the ps kids are out and knocking on our door every 5 minutes asking for my kids to play with them. Even trying to do things in the morning, it just doesn't go well when dh is around! My new prayer is that he'll be able to switch to days. Swing shift was great in the beginning because of how crazy our lives had been for the previous year, but now we've had "enough" family time and need to zero in on the school time again. :grouphug: to you. I know how conflicting and frustrating it can be.

Thanks! You've said what I was thinking, but I wanted to hear from someone else that had actually experienced this. I told him to keep an eye on it and tell me if anything changes.

I know that ticks are already bad this season because our winter was so mild, and our kids spent some time in the woods while visiting their grandparents' house. After a 3+ hour drive home, ds 9 discovered a tick had bitten him in the MOST sensitive spot you can imagine. Dh is freaked out by ticks so I had to **ahem** take care of things. The tick had attached itself very well, but I managed to get it out, head and all. It's now dead and saved in a bag just in case we need to go to the doctor. Okay, so here's my question. The bite has become swollen, but I'm not sure if it's because it was so hard to remove the tick, the location of the bite, or both. Should I go ahead and take him to the doctor tomorrow if things haven't improved or is this normal? I've never seen a tick bite swell like this, but then, I've never been bit in such a sensitive area either! By the way, I feel so bad for my now traumatized son! What do you think? Mindy