Prayers. :grouphug:

Many years!!!

Oh it can look nice. Until you want it down. Erg. This stuff was textured and peeling, or I might have just mudded the seams and painted over it. I will say that I used Chomp on the paper backing and it did do a fine job on several sections of the walls. But other sections it's just not coming off as cleanly, and I think I'm just dealing with a lot of glue. I'm tempted to just prime these areas twice. I probably won't, really.... :glare:

I hate it. I wish it was never invented and that the person who put it up in our house didn't do such. a. good. job. Really, every possible nook and cranny... And the glue. I just wanna paint, people!! :banghead: BUT the kids are doing a great job and cheerfully helping for at least a couple hours each day which is awesome in at least two ways, so there's your silver lining. :) (I'm on day 3 of removing paper backing and glue in our kitchen, and cleaning up the walls so I can caulk and prime and paint.)

Not today, but "Introduction to Permaculture" and "Wounded by Love." I try to read a section each day, but have missed the last couple of days.

Red Winged Blackbirds for us! A couple hundred of them visited our yard for a snack. Unfortunately the dog got out and chased them away. I'm pretty sure that's the most we've seen at one time.

Yeah, if we finish scraping wallpaper glue off the kitchen walls before dinner. I'm a mean mama. :)

Update: so we ended up staying up until 2:00, but missed midnight. :D DH was showing me highlights from Game of Thrones, season 7.

Not on purpose, but it often happens that way. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: to you and your friend, Yael.

--Get caught up on our deferred maintenance on our house, make small updates, and basically get it "almost" ready to list (where only staging is necessary). That's actually going to be my January focus. --Garden better this year--more mulch, earlier start, easier plants, more flowers. --More consistent seatwork days --At least one activity per month in each of the kids' areas of interest, and two hiking trip per month. --Read at least a chapter per day in one of the several books I'm "reading." And read at least a chapter/story per day to the kids. --Get into a good workout routine. --Make bread more often. --Family beach trip, even if it's just a long weekend. We haven't had one. --Open a Roth IRA. --And ideally, move or buy land. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Basically, get off my butt this year. :D

10 minutes. :laugh: We pass my IL's road every time we drive to my parent's house.

Almost never. DH is an extreme introvert, and works form home randomly. When he had a 9-5 outside the house, I hosted playdates more often, but that's it. I've never served a dinner here or anything like that. We have grandparents over for the kids' birthdays, which counts (it counts for him). For about half of the parties ever, we've invited friends. Not any more, since one time DD invited about 12 kids. And I don't really know how to host, apart from something super casual...like come over and have coffee and be messy with us. :D My mom did the more formal stuff so well. I don't have that gene.

Looks pretty reasonable to me! Our food is a lot lower, but we're not anything-free nor buy organic, I cook from scratch, and there are few snack foods in the house. AND I don't have teenagers! So in about 6 years, we may well hit your grocery number. Our clothing is $150/month for 5, so your number seems reasonable to me. DH banned secondhand clothes, and I like good shoes that last (for all of us)--our number is actually darn good for that, if I say so myself. That's $30ish/person/month for brand new everything--mostly for our ever-growing kids. Gifts would probably be about the same as y'all. That's DH's department--he likes to spoil people. Christmas is usually close to $2k for everyone (kids, each other, parents, SIL). Plus 5-10 birthdays each year (gifts for extended family vary each year).

I could barely use the internet in 1998... :o

I just totaled the item total column. Shipping isn't factored in, either. Just price and tax.

Mean averages: $114/month and $25/item 3% of the orders were over $100. 13% under $5. Ok I'll stop. :lol:

Usually we have dinner at MIL's because it's her birthday! Our New Year's meal is on the 1st, and it's low country boil.

hmm... All the time: wallet phone pens/pencils (1-4) Epipen, Jr. 2-pack misc. wallet photos & loyalty cards (usually in a wallet-sized photo book) keys Swiss Army knife 3-4 mini notepads an envelope of money the kids are saving to buy a DS game chapstick (at lest 1, sometimes up to 3) measuring tape (like for fabric) feminine stuff mini first aid kit a bottle of children's Benadryl children's chewable Dramamine Randomly: grocery list store receipts (usually when my wallet gets overloaded) pony tail holder(s) printed materials from church car registration pay stubs from DH bank deposit slips & receipts and currently 3 penny whistles :D checks for depositing to do lists and/or materials lists tissue (I keep a regular-sized box in the van and stuff random amounts in the purse as needed) used tissues (see above) I do periodically clean out the random stuff; the first list is my standard kit.

I hope he goes, and was hoping that's what they'd say.

I'd feel too guilty to keep it, so I'd likely return it and send him a new one via Amazon or some similar site that offers free shipping. OR keep it and ship him a new one, but I'd have to get a toaster oven to him somehow. :D

Thanks for the recommendations! I have another question. The teacher's guide specifies a bright field compound microscope.... :confused1: If it's underlit, it's bright field...right?

This. For us it's a mix of lagging coping skills and willfulness. Very, very gradual work in progress. I starve the bad behavior, do not allow it to lessen whatever requirements I've laid, and do not allow it to inconvenience others as much as possible. If he's pitching a fit in the store while I'm checking out, I can't help that right then. I can only get out of the store asap. Preferably without people freaking coddling and mollifying him. Not. helpful. And yes, just one or two specific instructions work best for most things. More than three and he sort of short-circuits.

"Liking" in agreement, not because I like the situation. I can't imagine doing that/needing to do that/wanting to do that, honestly. Doesn't compute. ETA: that's at Scarlett's post. Patty's is sweet; I'm glad you know so many good couples.

Love it so far. But it's vinyl and one story, so cleaning won't be much of a pain. :)

Best. thread. ever. :D :D :D