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Ottakee last won the day on September 6 2022
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- Birthday 09/06/1970
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West Michigan
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hiking, walking, reading
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Adoptive mom to 33ds, 25dd and 24dd
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West Michigan
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horseback riding
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special ed paraprofessional
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This was a nice, lighter read but not just mindless reading. Story of an elderly man who has searched for 60 years for a woman he met in the bus. Well written.
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I use tax software for my kids taxes and it is quick and easy. I pay about $400 for mine as they are pretty complex.
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Let me know how you like it at the end. I started it but struggled to get into it ….and ended up returning it when another hold became available.
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Thanks for the ideas. A friend of my other brother knew of a game store that is interested in some stuff and contacted the manager of another shop and he is interested in most of the rest.
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My brother passed away last week. I am executor. He didn’t have much but he did hade a lot of comic books in plastic sleeves, maybe a 1000 cds, and then a huge collection of He-man Masters of the Universe toys and some GI Joe and Transformer toys….a large amount brand new in the boxes. what is the best way to sell these? I do not have the time to list each item on eBay and ship, etc. today I was at the house and quickly looked up 3 random ones and they were $60-125 each on eBay…..so given the huge number, likely a collection worth some money to the right person. there is also an antique Birds Eye maple curved dresser in excellent condition that could be $1000 or more. As a family we could use the proceeds to pay his funeral expenses and other bills but we are short on time and mental energy.
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My brother passed away last week and my son wants his couch. The couch is less than 6 months old and has the power recliners, phone charging ports, led lights, etc….all the fun stuff my son wants. Then my daughter reminded me he was a smoker. The couch is that new coated fabric type stuff…..kinda feels like leather but is not. can you really get a smoke smell out of it? He smoked 90% in the bathroom with the fan on but did smoke occasionally in the LR. The couch would be nicer than what we have, but I don’t want a smoke smell.
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I think doing nothing is perfectly fine. i do have one that I still use 12 or so years later. It was a casual wedding in a barn/country setting. Each guest had a glass mason jar with handle at their table with a sticker on it with their name. It was used as the water glass and later for other beverages at the wedding as well as a place card. it was triple duty…place card for seating, water glass, and party favor for those who wanted to take it home.
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Budgeting experience? Shared account with separate spending money?
Ottakee replied to Tap's topic in The Chat Board
I would be very hesitant to combine finances before marriage. I used to also be very against prenuptial agreements but as someone older now, if I were ever to date and then remarry, I would want to preserve my assets for my kids and expect a future spouse to do the same thing. Yes, both contribute to household expenses/care/etc but make sure your assets are protected for your children. -
I have a child that was ex at age 3 with bipolar and now 2 decades later it still is an appropriate diagnosis. Doctor did lots of medical tests, family history (positive for bipolar and schizophrenia plus others), etc. we went with mood disorder NOS for quite a while. on proper meds individual is doing much better than ever expected and few would know there is a mood disorder. so for me, the book described my child to a T and diagnosis was accurate but I would want a very experienced psychiatrist who rules out a lot of other things first
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It was interesting but pulled you in
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I know we are not unique but this is very unique weather for Feb. Yesterday was 76° and 24 hours later our windchill is 6°. With 45 mph winds and snow
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I have not read Heartland but just added it to my wish list.
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All needed within 24 hours here.
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Today was low 70s and sunny. We took our students for a nature hike and I was wearing capris, a t shirt, and my Chaco sandals. We also have a winter weather advisory for tomorrow for high winds, 2 inches of snow, black ice, and temps in the low 20s Between now (7pm) and morning they said to expect severe thunderstorms, hail up to 2” diameter, and possible tornadoes. Not sure what weather we will be missing in this 24 hour forecast.