I had them, and opted for a thyroidectomy even though a biopsy came back benign. (My endo said I would have to have a biopsy every 6 months if I didn't have the thyroidectomy.) One horrible side effect was weight gain. The surgeon subscribed a very low dose of Synthroid after my thyroid was removed, and in four months, I'd gained 50 lbs. (Didn't eat more calories or exercise less, the weight just piled on.) My endo said it often happens after a thyroid is removed, when they're attempting to find the right dosage for an individual. Easy for them to say, and it's been terrible trying to lose the weight. I'm finally on the right dose, but still trying to lose the weight. I guess I would still choose a thyroidectomy as opposed to getting a biopsy every 6 months. I hated lying flat on that table with a huge needle stuck in my neck. I still ask myself if I hate it more than 50 lbs. Tough to say! :laugh:

I received a coupon for 30% off my next order, but it expires before I'd use it. The small print says this code can only be used once, so I'll just paste it here for the first person who needs it. Hopefully it will work for a random person (it also says valid for intended recipient only! :laugh:) EXTRA 30% OFF YOUR NEXT ORDER* Offer ends 11/13/14 Code: 7CCY-50RT-U1WX-2P9J51 *Offer expires 11/13/14 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for 30% off one qualifying merchandise order through shutterfly. Offer cannot be redeemed more than once per account and/or billing address. This particular offer code can only be redeemed once. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply. Not valid on prepaid plans, gift certificates, videograms, cards sent using mailing services, prior purchases, orders placed for in-store pick up, purchases made on the Shutterfly iPhone, iPad and Android apps or Shutterfly Pro Galleries. Valid for the intended recipient only. Cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with other offers or credits. Not valid for resale.

Has she tried looking at Hanna Andersson backpacks yet? :D

I'm from an ultraconservative evangelical Christian home. I'm still a Christian, but I'm not as conservative as my parents. I do see some adults who become more clingy, but I believe that is the wrong approach. This may sound too simplistic (I keep getting interrupted at work! :D), but I think one should be confident enough in his/her beliefs to simply explain why one believes that particular way, and if the student doesn't believe that way, the student should be able to explain why or why not.

I think this is true, although the people who think this way aren't giving enough credit to the children being homeschooled (as far as thinking the kids will always believe what is being taught.) I was homeschooled, and taught with some selective interpretations. As I grew up, I learned more for myself, and formed my own opinions.

LOL! I was thinking the same thing. :D

If you click the big Pinterest logo at the top of the page, you'll only be viewing your friends' pins. If you go to the "Everything" page, you'll see the random members' pins. If you're viewing the "Everything" page, you do not need to unfollow anyone. Those pictures display even though you're not following those random members. I hope this helps! :D

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Is it one particular person who is posting all the naked pics? I'll see some naked pins if I visit the general "Everything" category on Pinterest, but if I'm only viewing the feed displaying my friends' pins, there's never been anything like that. If you find it's just one person posting them, you can unfollow the person, or just unfollow the particular folder where he/she is pinning those types of photos.

If you run a KJV search for verses containing the word "dragon", here are the resulting verses: Deuteronomy 32:33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Nehemiah 2:13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. Job 30:29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. Psalms 44:19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. Psalms 74:13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Psalms 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Psalms 148:7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Isaiah 13:22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. Isaiah 35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. Isaiah 43:20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. Isaiah 51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? Jeremiah 9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Jeremiah 10:22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. Jeremiah 14:6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. Jeremiah 49:33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it. Jeremiah 51:34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. Jeremiah 51:37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant. Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. Micah 1:8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. Malachi 1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. Revelation 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. Revelation 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. Revelation 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

I have a PayPal CC, and there is a "Pending" transactions limit. Mine was set to $400 at first (I didn't even realize it was there), and now that I have it set to $1,000, I haven't reached that "spending" limit. The limit was regarding transactions which were being processed. When you login to PayPal, click the "PayPal Debit Mastercard" link at the right (in the "My account tools" window.) Click the "Change" link at the right in the "Backup payment settings" window If you have no pending transactions, you can edit your maximum backup limit to a higher amount. If there are pending transactions, you have to wait until they're all completed. That took forever for me, because I use my PayPal card for everything! :D

LOL - that is amazing!

You can press F11; it's supposed to toggle full screen mode off/on.

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Balderdash is such a fun board game! We always end up laughing so hard at the definitions/descriptions which are made up by the game players. :D Here's the description from Amazon: Classic Bluffing Board Game Categories contain real but unbelievable content about People, Words, Initials, and Movies Players make up phony answers, read them off along with the correct answer, and others vote on which answer is real Score points for guessing correctly and for bluffing the other players Grab the bull by the horns and play Balderdash, the game that's hilarious beyond belief

I think the bride and groom should get to choose! If I attended a wedding where pie was the only option, I would probably just skip the pie. It'd be no big deal - I could go buy my own cake after the wedding if I needed it that badly. :D If it were my own wedding, though, and I was the one who didn't like cake, I would choose to still have cake for all the guests, and just have a pie for myself. Maybe I'm too traditional; I'd really miss the pictures of the beautifully frosted cake, and cutting it with the groom, etc. :D

:iagree: Same here!! Dh could care less about having teA parties every day. I, on the other hand, would be really happy to have teA at any time!

If you send the item with a tracking number for delivery confirmation, you should be covered should the receiver attempt to chargeback your PayPal account. Someone attempted to chargeback my PayPal account a month after she'd received the item. Although there was a freeze placed on my PayPal account, they lifted it (and eventually returned my $50) when I gave them the delivery confirmation/tracking number.

When I passed by an autobody shop this morning, I saw a bright yellow sign which read, "LIFT KILTS". :001_huh: :svengo: I looked again, and realized it actually says, "LIFT KITS". :D

LOL!! Wow - some of those faces look painful! :D

I haven't had this cake in years, and now I wish I could have some. It's SOOOO delicious! EARTHQUAKE CAKE Ingredients: Coconut Pecans 1 Box German Chocolate Cake Mix 1 Stick of Salted Butter 1 One pound box of Powdered Sugar 1 8 oz. Pkg. Cream Cheese Tips: Recipe says to use a 10 x 14 Jelly Roll Pan. Suggest using a pan with taller sides, more than 1†tall. If pan is not deep enough, it will run over. If you use a 9X13†cake pan, the cake does not get done in center and outside edges get hard if cooked too long. Use a bigger pan. STEP 1: Spray cake pan with Pam cooking spray (works better, but is not mandatory) STEP 2: Mix together: 1 ½ cups Coconut 1 ½ cups Pecans Spread in bottom of 10x14 cake pan, with at least 2†sides STEP 3: Prepare Cake Mix according to its package directions (1 Box German Chocolate Cake Mix) Pour on top of Coconut and Pecans STEP 4: Cream together: 1 8oz. Pkg. Cream Cheese 1 Stick of Salted Butter (the real stuff) ¾ of a 1 lb. Box of powdered sugar, approximately (1 full box is a little too sweet) Drop by small Tablespoons on top of cake mixture. DO NOT SWIRL. Bake at 350 ° for anywhere between 35 – 50 minutes. This will depend on what size pan you are using. There will be puffed up chocolate cake areas in center that you can touch to see how done center is. CAKE WILL LOOK A MESS. NO ICING IS NEEDED.

Sticking with the vowel theme, here are some names I wish I could use! :D Annabeth Aleidra Adam Edwin

Since he likes Evanescence, he may like Nightwish. They have some awesome songs! I'm at work (where YouTube is blocked), so I'm unable to link songs, but one of the songs I really like is Bye Bye Beautiful. Now I wish I could listen to some Nightwish! :D

:iagree: (I've been on generic for about 3 years. Haven't noticed a difference.)

I get what you mean! I dressed dd8 in a lot of Gymboree when she was younger, and seeing old Gymboree lines reminds me of her being little! :( They grow up way too quickly!!