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  1. After dealing with my own challenges with my inlaws, my new favorite saying is, "who needs enemies, when you have family?". Sad, but true in some cases.
  2. :lol::lol::laugh::laugh: Thank you for this....you made my night!
  3. Oh.my.word! How did this happen? I swear I woke up his morning and caught a glimpse of my mother in the mirror. Throughout the day, I have noticed it more and more. What can I do to slow this train down????
  4. I have tried! The password is being sent to another email address that we don't have access to any longer (dh's old work account). I have tried to have it sent to a newer account, but it will not send it to that account. Very frustrating. I have tried contacting customer support, but it just sends me through hoops and to the FAQ site. Aaarrrhhh! Do you have another idea that may work? Please?:bigear:
  5. Wow! She is amazingly talented! Your dc are precious! Thanks for sharing.
  6. I nursed each of our dc until they were two and a half. To cut back on the nighttime nursing, I would tell them they could nurse until I stopped singing. Then I would sing a few of their favorite songs. After the songs, I would say, "all done". The majority of the time, they could roll over and go to sleep beside me. It seemed like when I explained what I was going to do, they had time to process it and deal with it before I made them quit. Good luck. I know it is a hard thing to do. :grouphug:
  7. I have and all he says is that he doesn't like me giving out his email address (which, again, is his name) as my own. It bothers him that I would be giving it out to my friends, I guess, but I don't really give my email address to people anymore. I mostly go through FB to anyone who needs to contact me. I don't know...I wish it didn't bother me, but it does.
  8. That is kinda what I thought we could do, too. My dh has his work account that he deals with daily. This other account is just basic stuff that is notices and general things that pertain to the whole family. Occasionally, I get emails from friends that dont do Facebook, but he knows them too and would read the email if it were on my own account. I just didn't understand why he didn't want me to use his. I am trying to get over my hurt feelings. :(. Thanks to you all.
  9. I have been in the position of your dd. My mother took care of her mother when I was a teenager and I can 100% say that I had no hurt feelings against my mom for doing it. When it was my mom's night to stay with grandma, I would spend the night with her too. I looked at it as helping my mom do the right thing. I think the example you are setting to your dd is more valuable than she understands at this age. When it came time for me to be there for my mom, (she passed away in 2005, at the age of 54), I was able to be there for her and I hope, show my dc what it means to provide comfort and peace to someone at the end of their lives. It is an immeasurable gift, in my opinion, and one that I did not realize fully until adulthood. My thoughts and prayers are with you, as I know it is a difficult place to be. :grouphug: I wanted to add that my grandma had dementia, too, and was hateful! She said the worst things ever and I do have to admit, I didn't handle it well. I would talk very rudely back to her and tell her how inappropriate she was behaving. I am sure we sounded like a couple of kids fighting on a playground. I am not happy with those memories and it did put more stress on my mother when I did that. However, we made it through it and over time, I did realize it wasn't grandma talking...and I changed how I handled myself. Truly a wonderful lesson to be had, even though it was difficult at the time.
  10. I guess it really wasn't "necessary", but it was convenient for me. Neither of us receive many emails, so that wasn't an issue. And we both usually need the information that is received, it just seemed like a good idea to use his. He has made it clear that he wants me to change it and I will tomorrow. I just wanted to see how others felt. Thanks to you all for your input.
  11. Would you feel comfortable using the same email address as your dh? My longtime email address was blocked recently due to suspected hacking and it has left me floundering. I can't access my old emails or folders and it has been a huge frustration trying to get everything switched over to another account. I didnt go through the hassle of setting up a new account and just used my dh's rarely used email address, (his email is his name@aol.com if that matters). I do not get many email messages, unless they are dr's notices for our dc, notices from different companies regarding payment, and occasionally from family friends, as most people contact me through Facebook. It is all useful infromation to both of us. I have access to his account and check email there quite often, so I didn't see an issue with using dh's account. Unfortunately, he is upset. He doesn't like it that I am using his account as my own and wants me to set up my own account and change everything over to that. I will do it tomorrow, but it has left me wondering if you all think it is a big deal. I was completely surprised that he wouldn't be fine with it and to be honest, my feelings are hurt that he has made a big deal out of it. He thinks I have no reason whatsoever to be hurt. What say the hive?
  12. We built a 28x34 foot garage that is to be part of the "one day" house. We framed in the garage door and are using that space to live in. It has a very large living room, nice kitchen, two bedrooms, one bath, a small utility room, and one car garage. Including driveway, septic, water, everything the cost was $67,000. We will live in this house until everything for the "big" house is paid for. We couldn't be happier. I forgot to add that the bedrooms and bathroom is on the second floor, in what is considered the attic space so it was no wasted space or additional cost, except for plumbing.
  13. Food allergies come to my mind. My dog did this, but it was with only two paws. Once I changed dogfood, she completely stopped. She is now on Prescription Diet, I/D formula.
  14. I don't think you should do anything about it, really. Allow him to freely play with whatever toys he wants to play with and make no mention of it either way. Don't allow other kids to make mention of it either. There is really no way you are going to provide him with confidence or prepare him to deal with what he will face in the many years to come, if he is indeed, in the wrong body. But you can give him a safe place to play for now. That is all you can do.
  15. I understand exactly how you feel and share your pain. I witnessed this when my own mother and sister were in the last stages of cancer and during their deaths. The only explanation I can see is that people are selfish and want the easy way out. It is so very hard to sit in the room with someone while they gasp for their last breath and rattle so loud that the house almost shakes. Or to wipe someone's mouth when when they are having a seizure. It is painful and they don't want to face it. Thank God that there are those of us who can do it so these loved ones can have someone to hold their hand. I believe there will be a special place in Heaven for those who help the dying. :grouphug:
  16. Could it possibly be shingles? Otherwise, I have no idea! So sorry you are in pain. :grouphug:
  17. That is a good idea. I am also a fan of "I don't need you anyway" approach. ;). Just continue about your life and act very happy. When you arrive, walk past them with a smile and say a kind hello, but keep on moving.
  18. No, nothing out of the ordinary...just regular farm stuff. We paid a man to cut the hay, we paid for lime and fertilizer to be spread, another man paid us for the use of a portion of the land. All in all, we are talking about a few thousand of dollars. :confused: I don't understand what flagged us. Thanks to you all for your support.
  19. :glare: We just got back from visiting family and received notice in our mailbox that we are being audited for 2010. It really irritates me because we are very careful about reporting every single dime. We have a small farm that apparently has raised some flags, but we have receipts of it all and have nothing to be worried about. It is just annoying. All this effort to prove that we deserved the $1200.00 refund that we got that year, when there is so much fraud in this government and so many other places to look for it. Very frustrating. Oh, and they sent the notice to our previous address and it took over a month to get to us. So, now we have only ten days to get all these documents returned to them. I should be able to receive some sort of compensation for their errors, since they are so quick to be looking for mine. Grrrrr.... :rant:
  20. No activities here. We are very active as a family and do many projects together that keep us busy and involved in the community. We are very comfortable with our choice. When my kids were the ages of yours, we didn't do any activities outside of going to the park, library, shopping, etc.
  21. Wow, that is really hard. You are in a tough spot... If it were me, I would simply be very forceful with my rules. I would clearly tell the boys what they can and cannot do and spend a day or two sending them out of my yard for disobeying. Maybe they will straighten up and abide by your rules if you firmly enforce them. We had a neighbor boy that was difficult, but not to the extent you are saying. I told him exactly what he could and could not do in my yard and if I saw him do bad things, he was kicked off my property. Over time, we became the safe place for that boy to play. He would follow my rules and it seemed like it was a relief for him to play with us because he knew exactly what was expected of him and the all the rules applied all the time. :grouphug: you are in a difficult position.
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