I would add tomatoes, possibly zucchini and/or olives, and fresh basil.

Wow! Congratulations!

Congratulations, and best wishes for many more!

Congratulations! What an accomplishment!

For school, I use a teacher's planner from Office Depot with days going across and subjects going down (I have to have it that way. That's just how my brain works!). For my other planning, I have a purse size calendar that I always have with me. I try to get one with boxes as big as possible. I keep all important phone numbers there as well as other important info, like books that I want to check out, etc. I realize that alot of this could be done on my cell phone, but I'm just not that technologically saavy yet! I also have a week at a glance type planner on my night stand (about 5x7) that I get from Walmart. This is where I plan my week outside of school. Each evening before I go to bed I look over the next day's activities and add to them as necessary. Maybe that is a little much, but it works for me!

:grouphug: and prayers. Please keep us updated.

I'm so sorry.:grouphug:

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Tell them exactly what you said here. You know what's best for you and your family.

Maybe this is a little off the subject, but our old church actually sent the teens to El Paso/Juarez on a missions trip. The pastor just didn't understand our objection to the trip. There was no way we would have sent our daughter there. Our then 18 year old wanted to go so much (peer pressure) that he paid his own way, but we were very unhappy about it. Thankfully they didn't have any problems, but they were aware of several murders in Juarez while they were there.

I read it about a year ago. It was fascinating and, as you said, very enlightening. I especially enjoyed reading about Navy Seal training, but the whole book was really good. My son, who wants to be a Marine, read the book 4 or 5 times.

Wow. Very Touching.

My husband is a teacher and adjunct professor. He always wears a tie.

:iagree:I wish those two holidays would disappear, also. They are just too uncomfortable. I had wonderful parents, but I feel bad for those who don't. Today in church, people were getting up and talking about what godly fathers they had. I would have liked to speak about my dad, but sitting in the congregation was my FIL, who was NOT a godly father. I just didn't want to cause any turmoil in my family, so I didn't say anything. And I have always felt guilty on Mother's Day for being honored as a mother of 5 kids, while there are women sitting there in church who would love to have just one and can't. My heart goes out to them. Yes, I have been blessed, but why rub it in?

The money we are paying in today is supporting those who are collecting SS checks now. We are in our 50's, and we don't expect to get our money back. Another thought: The baby boom generation is now retiring and collecting, but they did not have enough children themselves to support them. There are way too many people collecting checks for the relatively few workers to support.

This. We'll be celebrating 32 years in September.

I was 15, and he was 18 when my husband and I fell in love. He graduated from high school and went off to college, while I stayed behind and finished 2 more years of high school and 2 years of art school. We wrote lots of letters, and he called me about once a week. That was before email, etc. He came home for a week during his spring break, a month during Christmas, and 3 months in the summers. We were inseparable. We got married the day after I graduated from art school, and almost 32 years of marriage and 5 kids later, we are still inseparable.:) I am very thankful that I met him when I did and didn't go through many break ups with boys.

Congratulations!:party:

33 total so far, including 5 adoptions. This makes me ponder what an awsome responsibility we have!

Your MIL sounds just like my FIL. He acted the same way when he found out I was expecting #5.

What an exciting time for you and your daughter! I really enjoyed the orientation that my daughter and I attended last summer. It made me feel confident that she had chosen the right school for her. She just finished her freshman year, and loved it!

Just some random thoughts...This seems to be an American problem, because we have so many choices and the freedom to worship as we please. If we were in a country that is not so open to the gospel, we would be more concerned with the message than with the style of worship, etc. Instead, we are divided, as a PP said, by things like clothing and music. I think there will be many surprised people when we all get to Heaven! One problem with segregating ages with contemporary/traditional services is that the younger people don't have the opportunity to learn from the wisdom and experience of the older people. A church must reach out to younger people or it will die off. The current senior citizen generation did not have large families, for the most part. And I hear so many of the older people in my own church fussing about the younger generation, yet who was it that was responsible for teaching that younger generation? They never consider that perhaps they dropped the ball somewhere along the line! I don't see their children and grandchildren in church. If we lived our lives for Jesus every day of the, those unchurched people would see His influence in our lives. We can share the gospel with others anywhere -- not just in church. Let's forget about our differences and worship the Lord Jesus Christ. After all, we will be spending eternity together.

:iagree:This is the main reason my kids never read them. I believe kids should be reading books with proper English, especially when they are just learning to read.

:iagree:When he accomplishes something (finishes a course, etc.), do something special to celebrate! Have you considered getting him involved in boy scouts, civil air patrol, or sea cadets? He would be with other kids his age, but also with kids who are older/younger than he is. Some may be homeschooled, some may not. My son is in sea cadets, and the things he has done are WAY cooler than going to a theme park for a day! But if it takes a theme park, take him to a theme park.

:grouphug: Praying.