Can Christmas drama be included here? So tired of it. Not sure I want to spell out or bore you with every detail, but so much non-communication and miscommunication from narcissistic and toxic individuals.... We're still dealing with the fallout from it, especially from those who won't deal with those individuals. 😩

You think what has been discussed? 😉

When it is possible, may I also join this club, please? TIA!

My friend from Canada will be there! If you see her, be sure to say "hi"! :)

Having a 'special'(turning 50 - Shhhhhhhh!!!!) birthday on Thursday this week. (Half century! Eeek!! :( )Don't know how it happened so fast. I don't feel like I've accumulated that many years. My plan is to stay young at heart, but there are times when I know my body missed the memo.

I've been searching around, looking at samples until my eyes go buggy, and haven't come upon it yet, but I am just wondering if anyone could please explain what the difference is between Daily Grams 7 and Easy Grammar Plus? I am considering it for a rising 7th grader. TIA!

Women's sweater.

Not Ravelry, as I mentioned. ;) Been all over it and contacted them too. Pinterest and Google are too vast. Looking for something simple. It seems it's always the hardest to find. :(

What are your favourite "go-to" websites for (free) knitting patterns? I am not having a whole lot of success via Ravelry or Lion Brand to find a pattern I want. TIA! :)

I am RCM trained and teach piano. I can vouch for how difficult those exams are - and that is not just for the practical ones, but all the theory exams/requisites as well! It was truly wonderful to hear your DD play! Congratulations to her(and you) on not just her birthday, but her very wonderful and well-earned musical achievements! Well done!! :hurray:

Friendships are something I value, not something I end. I am also not good with conflict. But I did my level best to bring about peace, act like a reasonable adult, and resolve an issue I didn't even know existed until recently, with someone I thought was my friend. *sigh* They won't even meet us half way. :( My DH, an even better diplomat, tried too. No dice. So, I guess we're done. It was a sad ending. Still hurts. :001_unsure: Anyone have any chocolate? :crying:

Don't mean to hijack, but have any of you had any success with any natural remedies? And thanks to the previous poster who mentioned PMDD. I had never heard of it before, but this resonates with me.

My 19th wedding anniversary tomorrow. No plans that I know of. :sad:

Someone close to me is ALWAYS late for EVERYTHING except for things that are of prime importance to them. Over 6 months ago, we were gifted with free tickets to a wonderful event about 2 hours away from us. We've been to this location several times. SOMEHOW, we managed to arrive when the event was 3/4 over and close person wondered why I was livid. :cursing: Free tickets were wasted. Close person tried to make it up by purchasing un-affordable(sp?) tickets for the next event. I was so angry and could not get over this constantly reoccurring problem that I did not attend the next event - equally bad behaviour on my part, I know. The perpetual lateness issue has been addressed repeatedly. I'm SO frustrated. :mad: Needless to say, the atmosphere is very frosty here right now. :banghead:

I had a birthday last week as well and all the ladies here were very kind and supportive when I was experiencing a similar situation to yours. Mine ended up picking up a little late in the day. I hope yours turned out well and that you ended up enjoying the day as much as you could because APRIL BABIES ROCK!!! :thumbup1:

I just want to skip today. It is my birthday. I've grown to dislike it on many levels. Any chance I could just go back to bed and sleep the day away and skip it all? :crying: Nah, I didn't think so either. *sigh* Thanks for listening.

Here in my little corner of Canada, I was recently astounded to see imported cauliflower going for $7 a head!!! :scared: Never in my life have I seen it this high. Usually it will go for not more than $2 or $3. Needless to say, we didn't have any this Christmas and won't be having any anytime soon at that price! :(

Saw it tonight! It was awesome! There was quite a significant "bruise factor". This is how my husband and I used to rate movies. When a movie is very intense I tend to get very animated and "in" to the movie. This usually results in my poor DH getting a big arm pounding. ;) DH doesn't bruise easily, thankfully for him, but if I've done my job well, he just may have some marks tomorrow. ;)

My MIL is a retired nurse and a smoker. Guess when she started smoking. She started when she was in training to be a nurse, over 50 years ago. :( She is powerfully addicted. We are praying she will want to quit.

We had a rather pleasant Thanksgiving Supper with my in-laws and extended family today. I was the only one who didn't eat the Splenda pie. :o

Thanks, all! I appreciate the quick help! :)

This is a multiple choice answer. Is it past participle, irregular, infinitive, or plural? I'm stumped. TIA, grammar gurus! :)

Not to hijack, but we've also discovered another alternative I'm sure everyone but me knew about. We have two whiteboards. One is a small lap-size and the other slightly larger. When considering getting another one, I was talking about this with a friend and she suggested using plain old ordinary everyday white board markers on your windows! Well, hot dog!! I had no idea this was even possible. I had heard of those Crayola Window Writers, but knew nothing about the possibility of using white board markers. I tried it and it worked!! The white board markers wipe off the windows really easily and we've increased our useable working space without spending any money! We already had the windows and the markers, and now we have fun doing artwork, writing messages, etc on our living room windows. :) Hopefully this may be of some use to someone else! :)

I'm sorry if this sounds really vague, but I'm looking for a thread that discussed using R&S for grammar along with WWE for writing in the elementary grades. It was such a helpful thread and rather helped reaffirm my own tentative plans to do this. I was sure I was following this thread, but can't find it in my 'following' list. I've also tried using the search engine to find it, but without success. If you know the thread I'm talking about, or can point me in that general direction, I would be ever so grateful! TIA!

I've got a couple. I hear many people these days describing their excitement regarding events, trips, etc. They say, for example, "I am excited for the concert." ACK! Aren't you excited about the concert? Also, the whole 'you and me' vs. 'you and I' thing gets to me. I've heard the same person misuse this at least twice now. I cringe on the inside, while trying to remember that I am not perfect and would it really be appropriate for me to correct this person? But I really hope he doesn't do it again.... :willy_nilly: