My kids like playing this Melissa & Doug wooden memory game. When they memorize the 14 themes, you can create your own by using the game's cards as a template! :D

Our cost-of-living "raises" at work haven't even been enough to cover our rising insurance costs every year. It's very frustrating, because it feels like there's never a way to get ahead! Besides my full-time job, I've been selling items on eBay (and also created a side rental business) just to cover commuting costs! I'm daydreaming of a time when I'm not attempting to juggle bills every month. :001_unsure:

I'd lock up anything I didn't want disappearing! Ugh; what a pain. Sorry you're having to deal with it, especially when your DDs are just trying to do something nice!

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Hi, I'm Michelle. My dh and I met online (in a chat room), and we've been married 11 years. Our dd is 8 yrs old, and our ds is 6 yrs old. I was homeschooled from 6th-12th. We homeschool for academics (our local public school's recent test results were 42% of the kids proficient or excelling. They noted this is the third year they have not reached the minimum requirement, which is 75%.) Another reason we homeschool is dh experienced bullying issues in public school, and said he'd never submit his kids to that environment. I work full-time as an IT Support Specialist in a law firm, and dh is the sahd. I was recently approved to work from home, and I'm SO excited, because my current commute is 55 miles (one way.) We're going to be saving $450 a month in gas costs! :D This should also help with time for homeschooling. I'm always so worn out when I get home, it's tough to get the kids' school work going. My dd8 wants to be a veterinarian, and ds6 wants to be a firefighter. It's fabulous reading everyone's introductions! Thanks, OP!

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It looks like it's Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan.) Very pretty!

My dh is always losing the keys, and I'm the one frantically trying find them in the next morning, attempting to leave for work on time! :tongue_smilie: I like to put my keys on the mail holder which is right by the front door; it's soooo nice knowing exactly where they are when you're in a hurry! :D One time our daughter (who was 2 yo at the time) threw our keys away; I couldn't believe I actually found them! Sorry to hear you're not able to find yours again. I hope you're pleasantly surprised, and come across them somewhere!

Hello, welcome to the board! Don't be nervous to post. :D I figure I'm at least increasing my posts count when I add to a conversation with no feedback. LOL!

That's because I'm invisible, so you probably didn't see my post about adding controversial comments to any post in an attempt to get people to reply! :lol: j/k, j/k! :D

Awwww... I know I'm not one of the regulars on the board, but that was such a sweet post! :grouphug:

LOL! That was a good one. Sounds like appropriate teA party attire! :lol:

LOL! Does that lady (giving the advice) walk around with icepacks in her bookshelf? :lol:

:iagree: Me, too! P.S. I don't wear shoes in the house, because I detest shoes. I like teA.

Maybe you could try adding a little "P.S." to every comment with something like your opinion on wearing shoes in the house, or teA, or BooKs, or kilts, and you might receive more of a response! :D I totally understand what you mean! There are many times I've felt invisible. I agree with AuntieM - I started thinking of the forum more as a bulletin board. When I've started a thread, I've definitely tried replying to everyone who responded, but I also didn't want to appear as though I was just trying to bump up my own thread. :tongue_smilie:

:iagree: This is what I assumed it meant!

We were both 28. Dh is open to having more kids, but I am d.o.n.e. being pregnant. Two is plenty for me! (We have dd8, and ds6.)

If you don't already have an Elizabeth, I think Naomi Elizabeth is a beautiful name!

:iagree: Exactly! :D

This made me laugh, because I do the same thing! I'll just ask him something about Doctor Who, or comic books, or something else in which he's interested, and he'll go on and on for a while. That buys me a little break! :tongue_smilie:

LOL! I figured most people do not have this issue, or it's the reverse situation, where the dw wishes her dh would be more talkative. :lol:

I'm a person who normally prefers to listen, rather than talking. My talkative dh knows this, as I've been this way since the first day we met! We get along very well, but one complaint he has is I'm not talking enough. (We've known each other for 12 years.) When I learn something new, think of something interesting to say, or come up with something new to add to a conversation, I definitely converse with dh about it. I tell him everything! Sometimes I just don't have anything interesting to talk about, as work is the same-old-same-old every day, and dh is always there when I'm home, so there's nothing new on that front. I'm trying to figure out what in the world he wants me to say! :tongue_smilie: It gets exhausting attempting to think of something to talk about so dh will be happy, and not get miffed that I'm not talking again. :D Do you run into this issue? What do spouses talk about all day, every day? Why can't we enjoy some quiet time together?!? :lol:

How would a 4-year-old be able to tell the difference between her attacker being knocked out or killed? :confused:

My view is a person who knows (or suspects) a child is being molested and does nothing about it is as guilty as the person he or she is enabling. If the person is not a monster, he or she would report and/or stop the molestation.