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  1. I use the free version of dropbox. My husband is always turning our computer shop customers onto it, and when they sign up for an account and use mine as a referral, my space increases. I think you start with 500 MB free. I love it, it's so user friendly! He even set my phone up so that any pics that get taken with my phone go straight to my dropbox account so they're already right there on my computer for me. We use it for all kinds of document storage and sharing.

  2. Other than the tantrum and coffee on the floor, I just cannot get worked up over this. It is a shopping cart/hoes in the house issue for me. Sometimes parents do what they have to do. We do not know the ins and outs of everyone's trials and situations. As long as someone cleans up after themselves, I don't really care. I have seen way worse things in public places.

     

     

    I have nothing against shopping carts, but I'd have to draw the line at hoes in the house...

     

    (Sorry, couldn't resist) :leaving:

  3. I have absolutely no experience with adoption and I don't think I caught your original post about this, but *this* post just made me really sad for you and the situation in general.

     

    Call me paranoid, but there seems to me to be HUGE red flags all over the birth parents' behavior. I can't believe the agency would advise you to let him go?! (I mean, I believe you, I just think that advice is way off the mark!) "Bring food"? Seriously?? I think you are absolutely right in waiting until you can drive him - no WAY would I put my kid on a plane to go to strangers just because they gave birth to him.

     

    Sorry I have no good advice, I just really wanted to give you a virtual hug and send good wishes your way.

  4. Honestly? There are TONS of things to do, but I wouldn't consider any of it inexpensive. Any of the theater tickets are going to run at or near $50 apiece and Ripley's Aquarium tickets are around $25 for adults, $15 for kids aged 3-11. Family Kingdom (amusement park) is $26 for unlimited rides, all ages, or around $1 per ticket with the rides requiring 2 or more tickets each. Paws is right, inexpensive and MB don't go together anymore at all.

  5. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/brownie-caramel-cheesecake/Detail.aspx?prop31=1

     

    I made this for my husband's birthday this year and it was A-MAzing! I added chopped walnuts on top of the caramel layer (and to the sides, but that didn't work so well when removing the springform pan.) I wanted to make it again for Thanksgiving, but my dd wants to make a pumpkin cheesecake and I'm sure gonna let her!

     

    The first link was broken, so I'm redoing it. Hopefully it works, but if not and you're interested, It's the Brownie Caramel Cheesecake from allrecipes.com

  6. I was able to talk to dh tonight (he's out of town) and he might be able to go with us.

     

    THIS is what I was hoping to hear! I have chronic pain and inflammation, and a 6 hour car trip requires nearly a day to recover. Back when I still had insurance and meds, I was able to do a lot more, but now without? And as the only driver? No way :( , especially with only a day between the travel days. I agree with the pp who suggested maybe going when you can stay longer. I realize the importance of family, but I also know what it's like to be in so much pain that you can't even enjoy the time together.

  7. We have the same things every year and like it that way :) My whole family lives here and most years we all get together, but not always. When we do, everybody makes & takes whatever they make best. The parade may or not be on the TV, but the Dallas Cowboys will be for sure!

     

    Turkey w/ stuffing - gravy

    Creamed potatoes

    Sweet potato casserole

    Corn pudding

    Squash casserole

    Collard greens

    Dixie Lee peas

    Cranberry sauce - homemade

    Deviled eggs

    Rolls

    Pumpkin pie

    Apple pie

    Pecan pie

  8. From Chapter 2 of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South, I offer an end to this sweet grits nonsense once and for all! :D

     

    "It is a lucky Southerner who can find grits at all in a Northern restaurant, and an even luckier one if the restaurant knows how to make them

    from scratch rather than dumping a packet of instant grits into a bowl.

    Southerners have always found it puzzling and disgusting that Northerners, if faced with grits, will inevitably put sugar on them. Every Southerner knows that the thing to be done with a mound of grits is to form a

    depression in the center of the mound, drop in two pats of butter so the

    heat of the grits melts them, liberally add salt and pepper, and then mix in the butter. Southerners also know that cheese and grits is a match

    made in Southern heaven."

     

    ALL IN FUN, ladies, no offense intended!

     

    http://www.thepoliticallyincorrectguidetothesouth.com/images/PIGSouthCh2.pdf

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