My daughter was driving us up to the Manchester, NH area this morning, so I had a chance to look at the beautiful foliage and check on the progress of the I-93 road construction going on. I noticed a sign saying that they would be blasting between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The road winds through granite-layered terrain. Probably a stupid question, but could the granite blasting done today cause a shift that may have triggered the earthquake in Maine?

Well said. Thank you!

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My daughter is on FB with friends in NH and they say their cell phones are out.

We are also in MA near the NH border. Felt it here, too. :eek:

and we felt it in northern Massachusetts!:eek:

What an inspirational young woman! I enjoyed reading about her accomplishments, family, and deep faith. Thanks for the link, Margaret.:)

I worked for an oral surgeon many years ago.There are a couple of reasons for this policy. Infection control is one and the other is that we are there to treat the patient, not the parent who passes out on the floor!

I have been a dental hygienist for 36 years and have worked in public health and private practice. I cannot think of one office where a parent/guardian was not allowed into the treatment room with the child. During a new patient visit with a young child, I like to have a parent in the room (usually behind or beside the child and facing me) so that I can talk with him/her about the child's home care, etc. Usually at the next recare visit I'll see the child without the parent. If there is separation anxiety (can be just the child, just the parent, or both!), I'll leave the reception room door slightly ajar and speak a bit louder so the parent can hear and see what is going on. (Yes, I know about HIPAA regs.) From a dental professional's perspective, it is usually less stressful for everyone not to have the parent in the room during treatment.

Very impressive achievements! Thanks for sharing. I hope to see her in the Olympics!

Red is a great choice. I tried making the hat and scarf in stripes but it didn't work for me. I had some pink yarn left over, so I made the hat and scarf in pink for my oldest daughter!

I just went over to Etsy and there is a snowman gift card holder selling for $3.99. If there is no fee to list your item, I'd go ahead and list it. :)

I am going to give one to each of my children with a gift card inside. Also, I'm going to put little goodies like you mentioned (not the ipod case) inside and stick them in an Operation Christmas Child box. Another idea is to sew the front and back head pieces together to close, attach a thread loop to the back, and hang on a Chritmas tree. I may do this but stick a candy cane inside!

I've made the same pattern but with a red scarf and hat, small black round buttons for eyes, and small, colorful buttons down the front. The "carrot" nose actually sticks out a bit (hard to see in the picture). They are pretty cute, but I think you could only get less than $5 if you were to sell them.

Shamelessly bumping my own thread because I'm genuinely interested. :D Also, I thought this was a good article (from 2010) about Danny: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/the_bonus/12/08/danny.woodhead/index.html I hope he stays the same.