No...I didn't do the opposite. No...I didn't plan on paying for her order. (I said I could if I had to...rather than leaving a past due balance and ruin my credit with this company.)

She has avoided me...

Sorry to have irritated so many of you...:chillpill: It has been reported...it is being dealt with. I am not an accomplice. I did not pay for her order. My husband and I are fine -- and I don't care more about this woman than I do for my husband. How absurd!! :glare: Thank you to those of you that offered support and helpful advice. I appreciate it. FTR: I won't be asking any more WWYD-type questions. You can return to your kilt threads... :glare:

The next order is due today, but tomorrow is the ABSOLUTE cut-off. (I thought that I had to pay for the first order before I could submit the next order...and apparently I'm right...hence her asking me to wait until tomorrow to submit the order.) I did change my password, *BUT* all she needs to do to change it again is: - click "forgot password" - enter my Rep # - enter the last 4 digits of my SSN and VOILA! (she's in...) **She has all of this info on the agreement I provided.** I've never seen a password system like this before -- EVER.

I called to ask AGAIN about the $$ to pay for her order... She sheepishly admitted she doesn't have it. She has not finished delivering the product -- therefore she hasn't collected the $$. She says her bonus is being direct-deposited tomorrow and she will pay the full amount tomorrow. In the meantime, she asked me to start a shopping cart, but NOT finalize the order until tomorrow when she has paid. :glare: My husband is NOT going to be happy... I'm trying to be fair & patient...I know she is a single mother; I know the tranny just went out on her car, etc. etc. *BUT* this is just not how I want to do business. Urg...

If TOG resonates with you, have you considered purchasing it used? I have done this several times and have saved a LOT of $$. I shop eBay, WTM Forum, homeschoolclassifieds.com and the TOG forum.

Sounds like an episode from "Kitchen Nightmares"...

:lol: :iagree: Forgot to mention: fish Ugh -- how do they keep talking me into these things??

tadpoles -- experiment gone bad; NEVER again monarch butterflies -- caught caterpillars; hatched in 5 gallon aquarium & released hamster -- free at pet store (she was pregnant :glare:) chickens -- hatched in an incubator ducks -- rescued because Momma got hit crossing the road guinea hens -- tick control meal worms -- food for the chickens rabbit 2 horses

Thank you, everyone! :) I just realized that I'm probably going to have to claim her order when I report income at year-end, correct? It's not a huge amount, but it is just the principle of the thing, KWIM?

I wouldn't call her a "friend"...but rather someone I know a little. She attends the same church we do. I am in Women's Ministry with her... I was trying to keep it anonymous...it is an actual company. It is a well-known name that has been around for over a hundred years.

I'm waiting for Essentials in Writing...Grade 11 and Grade 8. :)

That's what I was thinking...and the more I think about it, the more concerned I get. Not only did she place an order on my account, she did it with at least 2 other new representatives as well. Should I confront her first?? I hate confrontation...

My husband uses Norelco...has since he started shaving. We usually buy them at Wal-Mart.

I recently became a sales representative w/ a well-known company. My "up-line" is in a competition and if she is able to meet certain criteria, she will receive a bonus. Last sales period, I did not have the minimum order to help her meet that criteria. She tried to get in touch with me, but I was unavailable by phone... So, the "up-line" changed my password, signed into my account and placed an order to make up the difference. I did not know this until I went to sign into my account and couldn't. I called her to figure out how to fix it -- figuring I had messed it up while typing it in. She nonchalantly told me what she had done. I couldn't imagine how she did that. Here's how: she only needed my account # and the last four digits of my SSN, which are on the application I completed. :glare: Now, two weeks has gone by and she has not given me the $$ to pay for her order. She was supposed to give it to me on Sunday and she didn't... This is making me very uncomfortable. The $$ is due tomorrow before I place another order. I don't want to have to take the $$ from my savings, but I will have to if she doesn't pay up.

I used it last year to purchase some curriculum. I was a little nervous at first, but it worked out well -- it was super easy. :) The one "hang up" I have is that I'm not sure what recourse you have if the deal goes "sour".

:iagree:

The more expensive book is technically a teacher's book...I believe you can reproduce the pages for your family and it has the answer key in the back. (whereas the cheaper student workbook is consumable -- only to be used for one child and without the answers ;) )

My understanding from talking to Art Reed is that you do one or the other -- not both.

Just had one here...LOL... DS: "Mom, I'm reading about the French/Indian War. Did you know that Fort William Henry is on Lake George?" Me: "yes, why?" DS: "Well, that's where we went on vacation a few years ago, remember?" Me: "yes..." DS: "That's pretty cool! Can we watch "Last of the Mohicans?"

We just got a new laptap -- that's how I discovered it. I don't have a smart phone -- I have talk & text with Verizon. Will it work for me that way?

Is anyone familiar with this? How easy is it to implement? How easy is it to keep up with? Thanks in advance...

Ok -- we have chickens and guineas. (We've never had to treat for illness.) I'm thinking out loud here: You treated the chickens and they appear healthy, right? You've been consuming the eggs and no one has gotten sick, right? If they were mine, I'd take my chances. That's just me...

I had a small, upside down semi-circular incision just above my belly button. One thing I found that helped was to hug a small pillow against my tummy when moving around, getting up and down, etc. It seems like such a small thing, but it really helped.

I had an umbilical hernia repair when I was 20 weeks pregnant with youngest DS. It wasn't too bad. I spent 1 night in the hospital and was on "light duty" for a few weeks. (I couldn't vacuum, lift anything heavier than 10 lbs, etc.)