Never. I take my job as mom seriously, enough that I wouldn't sleep in. Even now, with teens in public school, I am up, showered, and downstairs at 5:45 am so I can make sure they eat and say goodbye. When homeschooling I was always up before them. Ah, I see from reading further what your situation is: "Oh, sorry I wasn't clear... what I mean is started with ANYTHING except coming in my room and saying "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" lol I'm trying to see if my 3yo will go to her room and color or play with legos for a half hour or so before I get up. She's pretty good during the day, but she seems to be more needy in the mornings." I still say you are the mom and need to get up. Sorry. :)

You can be upset, but not at either man. The co-worker did a nice thing, IMO. He did his job, but told his friend something that he probably shouldn't have. While I understand your distress, I think you need to be thankful that you have notice...your dh can get his resume together and start looking for a job NOW, not when he gets a pink slip with no notice. Yeah, it sucks. But you got a year's notice because somebody tried to help you, just in case.

The leaves are not turning here yet, so don't think foliage. I'd suggest Philadelphia or NYC. Since I live 45 min from Phila and hate it, my choice would be NYC. JMO. :)

It sounds like a lot to me, but I'm not sure we are the right ones to ask. If I were you I'd talk to his doctor about how many calories he feels your son should consume per day, given his disability, etc. The doctor will be able to give you much better information than people who don't understand the specifics.

And you have my respect. Good thread, good discussion. Well done.

My dad is an excellent cook, and he loves to work in the kitchen. My mom can cook, but she hates doing so. I loved to work alongside my dad when I was a teen. And when dh and I married I knew enough that both of us could follow recipes. Now we both love to cook. Our kids have grown up cooking with us, they are all able to cook whatever they put their minds to. :)

My initial question is why she's spending so much time with an elderly woman...why isn't she with kids her own age? She's 12. It sounds like she must be very lonely if she's hanging with an elderly woman to the extent that they've had these types of conversations. Your daughter is obviously unhappy; if she was happy this type of conversation would not have come up. She's sharing her concerns with the neighbor. I'd look at the list of rules and consider what prompted your child to write them in the first place. I don't mean to sound harsh, believe me. It just sounds like this child needs someone to really listen to her, and to her needs and desires. It's hard, but she's 12. She might need something other than what you are providing or allowing. That's ok. What she needs might not be what you had envisioned, but it may not be the end of the world, either. The key is to communicate...something it sounds like you two have been lacking. I've been there. Believe me. Hang in there. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Poor Dan Rather. I know whenever I hear his name I also hear "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" in my head. :tongue_smilie:

You would probably enjoy books by Debbie Macomber. Her stories are heartwarming, romancy, and well-written.

Oh, dear God. I almost choked!!! :lol::lol::lol:

That's wonderful!!!

If you look at Loft.com you'll see lots of classy skinny jeans/heels models. Nice stuff.

We can borrow books for free from any of the libraries within our county. Outside of that, we've had to pay ever since I've lived here (17 years now). Probably why I don't use ILL.

And then there are those of us who never shut up. And never really leave. :lol:

So, I clicked people from the link and added them. But this doesn't mean they will add me. So...how does that work? If I add them as friends but they don't add me, I don't see their feeds, right? Like on FB?

Are you the Robin B who just asked about shoes? If not I've friended a total stranger. And given great shoe advice to boot. OH! The link is working now.

I added you, too. I'm Maria (wearing a white dress in my pic)

It's not working for me either.

I found you. I'm the Maria in the white dress.

I want to be in your circle but have absolutely no idea how to find anyone. :(

Ok, I am so lost. Really. I created an account. Now what? How do I find you people? I'm feeling old. :(

Get a whip. I'm just kidding!!! Seriously, since she's still pretty young, can you make it a game? Have a reward (a piece of hard candy, yogurt,granola bar, comic book, whatever works) and tell her if she can get the job done before the timer goes off she gets the reward. Don't remind her...see how she does.

:iagree: Amy, your experiences certainly color the way you would view a thread like this, but believe me, not everyone who touches alcohol, even regularly, will abuse it or become an alcoholic. :grouphug:

LOL. That's about as good as the message I got from my son in Afghanistan this morning...."Mom, I'm really bored over here. Do you think you can send my calc III and calc-based physics books? Relearning it sounds fun." Yep. Only a homeschooler!

From what I understand from a friend who has them, yes, they are supposed to let the heel move freely. For that reason I don't think I could get used to them...but I agree, they are cute!