Krista in LA
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Agree with everyone else, you can't really help a hoarder just like you can't help an alcoholic or drug addict. My mother is a hoarder and my db and I already have planned out how we are going to handle it all when our parents are both gone. My mom was recently diagnosed with Alzheimers so now we have a bit of hope that we might be able to clean things out before she's actually gone as they will probably need to move somewhere close to family. It might mean that we load a truck with the things they really want to keep and then go back and get rid of the rest and hope she forgets about it. She probably won't be able to drive much longer which will make it harder to replenish.
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My dd had an enlarged spleen with mono too. The dr pretty much told her no exercise or vigorous activity for about a month until it got back to normal. You just need to rest a lot to recover from mono. Hope you are feeling better soon!
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My dh had been wanting a nice fountain pen, so I gave him a Mont Blanc at our rehearsal when we had to sign the marriage certificate. He didn't give me anything as far as I can remember:001_wub: which was fine as we weren't planning on exchanging gifts.
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I feel that way on occasion after donating. I agree with the others - drink more water! Sometimes I have to take it easy for a couple days.
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And if you want some fiction to read that will help you understand what the patient is going through, my bff, a psychiatrist, recommended Still Alice by Lisa Genova. The author is a neuroscientist from Harvard and she interviewed people in early stages of Alzheimers in order to write from that viewpoint in the book. I just got the book and haven't had a chance to get past the first few pages yet. My friend suggested it to me because my mom was recently diagnosed with it.
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We are living comfortably on one income.
My parents got by on one income, but I wouldn't call it comfortable for any of us.
One set of grandparents did, the alcoholic grandfather did not.
The great grandparents did.
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:grouphug: Sorry you are having to deal with this. But, I think that as long as they are still there mentally, you have to let them make their own decisions. The exception would be if there was neglect or abuse.
My grandmother had MS and my grandpa took very good care of her at home for a long time until he died. She didn't want to go into a nursing home and nobody was going to make her, but eventually she realized that paying for someone to drive out to her house twice a day to take care of her wasn't the best option and she made the choice to go into a home. Letting her come to that decision on her own made it so much easier for everyone involved.
On the other hand, my mom has Alzhiemers and although my dad can take care of her at this point, we all know that eventually she will most likely need to go into a home. She will not be involved in the decision at all when the time comes.
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Rosetta Stone has the Spain version of Spanish - just have to make sure you order that version and not the Latin America version. I'm not really sure of anything else out there. For the most part, even if you learn Latin America Spanish, they would still be able to communicate. It seems the biggest difference is use of the vosotros form according to my dd's Spanish teacher who is trying to help her prepare for a year in Spain.
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Another vote for replace. A guy we know who does appliance repair recommended Whirlpool when we asked him about refrigerators.
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Honestly, I'd suggest term life - it's much cheaper and you can invest the difference and earn better rates than you'll get in a whole life policy over time.
:iagree: Whole life insurance really isn't a good deal unless it's the only way you can manage to save money. That said, my dh has a whole life and a term and it was nice to borrow against that whole life when we bought a piano and didn't have much in savings - we are just payed ourselves the interest on the loan. Now that we are at a better place financially, it doesn't make as much sense. Somehow, we managed to let my policy lapse so I just get it through dh's work now - they have pretty good rates for me as a spouse with no physical needed.
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Not all car salespeople are slimy and pushy....my mom sold cars for 25 years and she was very kind and respectful and truly wanted to help get people in the right car for them. Her customers loved her. That being said, we don't live near her so we have had our moments with bad salespeople. I always make it perfectly clear that I'm the one in charge by doing all the talking while dh just stands there. One relatively new salesman, after I told him that my mom sold cars so I knew all the tricks, proceeded to tell us that there were some people in the next office over that were ready to buy the car we were looking at if we weren't ready to commit. We told him they could have it and walked out. He called us later that day apologizing for the stunt - his manager told him to do it. We didn't go back there. Just think of it as a game and always be willing to walk away.
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I put 4 wisdom teeth, none removed, but I did have all 4 of my 12 year molars pulled so there was plenty of room for them.
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OK, now my interest is peaked. My worst symptom is itchy eyes. I haven't heard of Veramyst.
Off too google it...
Just wanted to point out that it is a nasal spray, not something you put in your eyes - apparently some people can't read directions and have tried to put it in their eyes. :confused: It makes a huge difference for me!
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I know it's different for each person so you are going to have to try different things. The Veramyst was amazing! He does need to take it everyday no matter what all through the season but it works.
Veramyst is what works best for me too, especially with my itchy eyes, while my ds does just fine with otc Alavert.
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Bad idea, it is the same as putting a sign on your lawn saying "There are no guns in this house."
There are bad, evil people out there and advertizing your inability to defend yourself is not the best path.
If someone has a CCP then carry, I would want them carrying in my church.
:iagree: Unfortunately, it's illegal in Louisiana. I have heard that church employees may carry with permission, and that one church near us pays parishioners who have carry permits $1/year so they can carry.
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So would your doctor just fill out the forms and put the new date on it, making it good for another year without seeing him?
I felt a bit funny about it.
Dawn
Yep. Since we have been seeing him regularly, he knows we are healthy and there aren't any serious concerns. It's really no big deal, especially if you do it sooner rather than later when it's almost time for a physical again. I guess if your dh has health issues, he might want to see him first....
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We are regulars to another doctor in the office. He had to see this one because he cut the last year's physical so close that he had to take who he could get!
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If it's another dr in the same office, they still have all of his records and should be able to fill out the form for him.
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If he's a regular patient, the dr might fill out the form without actually doing a physical since he had one less than a year ago. We've been able to do that with dh's and my dr as well as the kids' ped. Try calling and see what they say.
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While we hated the LG Rumors we used to have, I still voted for the Rumor Reflex as it has better reviews than the Sumsung did. Plus I like the looks of it better. ;)
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What brand of grill is it? If it's a Weber, you can buy replacement grates from Amazon. They might have them for other grills today, I'm just only familiar with Weber. I would recommend the stainless steel over the porcelain enameled.
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I just want to say that I didn't think Mickey's Not-so-scary Halloween was worth the money. We went for my dd's 13th birthday because her birthday is on Halloween and while we enjoyed it, it was not worth the over $200 it cost for the 4 of us to go.
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I put other. I hate my gray hair but I'm too cheap and lazy to do much about it. I might get highlights/lowlights put in about once a year because they grow out well without having to maintain, but that's it.
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Hello- car seat tech here. You have some good info given, and some misinformation. A lap belt is not a safe option for anyone. A booster can NOT be used with a lap only belt. All it would do is lift the center of gravity causing more damage in a crash. A lap belt alone isn't safe either because there's no upper body protection- for anyone, IDC if you're 8 or 80. If there's any possible way to buy a different vehicle I highly recommend it. A van that old is likely to have high maintenance costs. It would cheaper/safer to get a smaller vehicle with at least outboard shoulder belts. If you do get this vehicle, then I would look at getting a top tether installed and at least one retrofitted shoulder belt.
:iagree: with everything. Just want to stress about the lap belts not being safe for anyone. When I took my car seat certification class, we watched videos that showed what happened to a passenger in a lap belt only and it wasn't pretty. One can be ejected or have spinal cord injury by using a lap only belt. I won't allow *anyone* to ever ride in the middle of the back row of my minivan because it's a lap only belt. The other thing I wanted to point out is that in vans that don't have a tether anchor, you can generally tether a seat by running the tether strap over the back of the seat and then hooking it onto the metal frame of the seat at the bottom, near where it is attached to the floor. It's been a few years since I was certified, so it's possible that this has changed.
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When dh is traveling for work, we tend to eat out quite a bit but order things like Chinese or pizza so there's leftovers to last us a few days. My kids are picky and I hate cooking for just them - it would be macaroni and cheese every night. When dh is home, we eat out on Boy Scout meeting night and probably once more on the weekend.
If your husband has a sibling.....
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My dh has one sister. He probably calls her more than she calls him, but typically only around holidays and birthdays. She lives in IL and we are in LA, and they have only come to visit us once in 14 years since we moved here. When we have gone to visit them, they make us stay in a hotel instead of at their house, so we decided it isn't worth the bother to visit.
My db and I talk more often - probably around once a month unless either of us has something else going on where we talk more often, near holidays when we need to know what to buy for nieces and nephews, or if we are planning a trip to see each other since he lives in PA. I don't ever talk to my sisters anymore, but those relationships have always been strained and it's a relief to not have them call me. Personally, I can't imagine calling anyone more than once a week unless I needed to know something or there was something major going on in our lives like when my nephew was born at 26 weeks and my db needed lots of support and I wanted to keep updated on things. We talked most days for a while at that time.