Grr. I so understand. My husband ordered flowers for me a month ago. Super sweet, right? Unfortunately, when he ordered they also signed him up for some type of flower reward card that automatically subtracts money from our account EVERY TWO WEEKS! He doesn't remember agreeing to anything like that. Craziness. I've been fighting them for the past two weeks trying to get them to cancel our "subscription" and stop deducting money. At this point, I'm ready to get the BBB involved!

My first response is Achy Breaky Heart but after a few minutes I had more and more to add. Anything and everything by Kesha, just her name irritates the snot out of me.

Dry cat or dog food. They are super handy for storing that!

I took one of those "choose your faith" quizzes about 5 years ago and it gave me quite a few that might fit. Liberal Quaker was one of them. I started researching it and it fit me in a way I thought no denomination would. There are still some things I struggle with but that is also built into it. I don't have to believe everything they do. I don't have to agree with everything they do. That is between me and God to work out, not their business. Then the Friends Church I was attending hired a Baptist minister and everything went out the window. I'm so sad!

I'd love to be "in the know". I am so clueless at this point that all the help I can get is much appreciated! Would you invite me to the social group?

I'm sorry. I don't have any firsthand experience but my father has had it for multiple years. He uses Bausch and Lomb Preservision Arends vitamins together with prescription drops and has not lost any noticeable vision.

Over the Rainbow by Israel "IZ" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole. Also love Me and A Gun or Silent All These Years by Tori Amos.

I would not eat it. And you can use provolone and sour cream to substitute for ricotta (my husband doesn't do ricotta).

We're Quaker and we believe the whole of life to be sacramental. Friends do not consider the observance of the sacraments to be wrong, but they do regard participation in such an outward rite as unnecessary to genuine Christian discipleship or entry into the community of Christ's people. We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and in communion with that Spirit. If the believer experiences such spiritual baptism and communion, then no rite or ritual is necessary; whereas, if the rite or ritual is observed without the inward transformation which these outward sacraments are intended to symbolize, then the observances become meaningless and hypocritical. The Quaker ideal is to make every meal at every table a Lord's Supper. Again, the reality lies, not in the nature of the material substance, but in the way it stirs the heart of every partaker. We are called upon to remember Christ every time bread is broken. Friends use the words "baptism" and "communion" to describe the experience of Christ's presence and his ministry in worship. John the Baptist was pointing to this when he said: "I have baptized with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." Worship reaches its goal when those who worship feel the baptism of the Spirit. Communion occurs when the worshiper communes with God and with those who are gathered in the Lord's name.

I think that tall women can carry off big bags a lot better than us shorties. I'm a hair under 5' and look super silly with big bags. I envy women over 5'5!

My 15 year old boy still loves bubbles. I believe most children will still enjoy them at age 6. And butterfly nets are always a huge hit!

This is my first post here but I would definitely attend if it was in Salem or Portland. We are just now starting to go down the road of homeschooling but I respect SWB so much. The Well Trained Mind has helped me to realize it isn't just a dream, it is a possibility. In addition, it would be great to get a better picture of the local homeschooling scene.