We're going as a family tomorrow night. We're all big Disney fans and wouldn't miss it! Even DH asked me to wait for a time when he could see it with us. My three DD's (10, 8, and 3) are excited about it!

I'm a rule follower....but I'd send my kid with the phone with strict instructions to keep it on silent and not to touch it unless she must call you.

How far is it that he's walking? I agree with calling you before he begins walking.

We have three girls (ages 10, 8, and 3) and two bedrooms (besides the master bedroom). As of two months ago they were all sharing a room because our nephew also lived with us and had the second room. In January he left for Navy boot camp and will be immediately transferred elsewhere so that opened up a room. One of the rooms is large, basically the size of two bedrooms put together. The other room is small....not tiny, but small. I decided to let DD10 have her own room since she's the oldest and has a different style than the other two girls (she's a tomboy while my younger daughters are very girly.....we decorated DD10's room in Minecraft/Lego and DD8 and 3's room in Frozen). I also thought that giving her this room would solve some problems. DD10 and DD8 argue A LOT. DD10 is very quirky has OCD tendencies and I figured that giving her her own space was the best way to go. DD10's need for everything to go her way and her quirks are the cause for MOST all of the fights (honestly, if I were DD8 I'd go crazy trying to play with DD10 and deal with her quirks). Plus, bedtime has always been a nightmare in our house and I felt that maybe the problem was DD10 and DD8 constantly talking and keeping each other awake. So for the past 2 months, DD10 has had her own room and DD8 and DD3 share a room. No problems have been solved....in fact, I think I'm going to lose my mind. Now the arguments between DD10 and DD8 are about who is in whose room, why can't she get out of my room, that toy is in her room and I need it, I never get to play alone because she's always in my room. Also, DD3 destroys the Lego sets that DD8 builds. I've tried gating the Legos off, I've tried disciplining DD3....she's just at that difficult age where even if she isn't intentionally destroying a Lego set, it happens accidentally. Also, some "community" toys have to be kept in the larger room. So DD10 is always in there playing with the community toys. Or they are arguing about community toys. Or some other crisis. Bedtime is still a nightmare. Now DD10 is afraid to sleep by herself. So she's in our room at midnight, crying that she's afraid and begging to sleep with us. She's scared of fires....I'm not sure why, it's just a fear of hers. She sleeps fine if DD8 sleeps with her, but then they either keep each other up till midnight talking and playing in bed, or they end up arguing and fighting. If something doesn't resolve, then the constant fighting is going to drive me to the funny farm. I'm an introvert and evening time is my winding down time that I desperately need, but with kids constantly getting out of bed, or arguing, or crying, I'm getting none of my "me time." So, what would you do? Who would you give the rooms to? I'm considering switching DD10 back to the big room to share with DD8. Then give DD3 the little room so that will keep her out of the big kids stuff (Lego creations....they have a ton of them). However, that won't solve the fighting between DD10 and 8. I'd love to split the big room.....but DH says that will cost too much. Plus, that still won't solve the issue of DD10 being afraid to sleep alone. :::::sigh::::: Also, what do you guys do for sibling who fight SO MUCH? It's mostly due to DD10's finicky attitude and OCD tendencies for everything to be just-so.

I loved this episode! I'm still not convinced that the town is good.....I keep waiting for something to happen. I'm worried that, like Carl said, if they start to live that way then they will become weak. And in that version of the world, you can't get comfortable and let your guard down. I loved the scene when Glenn and the girl (can't rememer her name) returned from the practice run and got into a scuffle with the other runner (congresswomans son) and the whole group jumped to their aid. I like how they showed that they all have each other's back and are a family.

No, just regular push ups.

Yeah, there's not much in the way of ticket discounts, especially not large ones. If you are a resident of that state then you can get it, but you can't get it for others who live out of state.

I'm hoping that DH and I can see it this weekend!

I've worked in AWANA for several years....both 1st and 2nd grade. Learning the books of the Bible is definitely important. And yes, he will have to pass that section in order to get the award. I love AWANA because those awards motivate the kids to learn the Bible, yet they don't even realize they are learning something that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. So I do think that while the awards aren't the most important thing, they are important to the kids for motivation. Us parents see the value of the verse memorization, the kids only see the value in the earned awards at this point. I'd encourage you to go talk to the commander in charge of AWANA at your church. Explain the situation, the trouble, the fact that your son is shutting down on learning the books of the Bible, and that it's keeping him from advancing further in the book. They SHOULD be understanding. They should want AWANA to be fun and enjoyable for all the children. Hopefully they will allow him to skip the books of the Bible for now, continue with the other verses, and come back to it later on. While learning the other verses, you could find the song version of the books of the Bible. I know that many of my AWANA kids sing the books of the Bible to me because that's how they've learned it. It seems to be much easier for them in song form.

We delay vaccinate, I guess you could say. I've started getting DD3 some vaccinations (after previously having none) within the past 4 months. With all the measles hoopla going on, I went ahead and got her the measles vaccine most recently since I was planning to get her another vaccine anyways. But all of the articles that I read say that people who are unvaccinated or under vaccinated (only have 1 of the 2 measles vaccinations) are at risk to get measles. Are 3 year olds with only one MMR vaccine considered under vaccinated? They aren't scheduled to get another MMR until preschool.

I'm a back pocket phone girl........my 6+ fits in my back pockets. I carry it there all the time.

I went into the store and tried out both phones. I previously had the 5 and knew I wanted something bigger. I tried out the 6 but the difference in size between the 5 and the 6 didn't seem like very much to me. I tried out the 6+ and loved it! I use the camera all the time and I love it. To me, it hasn't seemed awkward at all to use it as a phone.

That was so cute!!

Personally, I'd be very nervous about going. I'd wait and see over the next few days, but if I were still feeling weird, I'd be tempted to stay home. With kids those ages I'd worry about what would happen if you had to go to the doctor or ER or something. Now if you had older teens or something, I wouldn't worry.....they could help you or even drive you if needed.

DH got me the camera upgrade I asked for! I went from a Canon 40D to a 60D. Love it! He also got me a wireless remote and an extra battery to go with it. My mom got me some home decor that I asked for, as well as a necklace that says "you are never too old for Disney." I'm a Disney freak. I got some gift cards.....Kohls, Longhorn, Cracker Barrel. DD10 chose a back massager for me and DD7 chose a USB car charger for me (other one broke), plus some candy.

If we go camping during cold weather, I sleep in footie pajamas and a sleeping bag. Cold won't come through a good sleeping bag.

A lot! Prime is definitely worth it for us!

Meh.....no bloody mess, no gore, so horror scenes....it's not the same. All three of my girls have never been afraid of so called "scary" cartoons.

My doctor never told me to stay home at all, with any of my babies. I was usually out and about on the way home from the hospital. We'd usually stop for dinner. DD#3 was born 8 days before Halloween, so on Halloween we were at a large community event with everyone stopping me to see the tiny baby.

I love our tree. It's about 8-9 feet, artificial and pre-lit. I've had artificial trees my entire life....I'd never get a real one. And pre-lit is a God-send because I despise wrapping lights round and round the tree. Our tree is filled with memories. Each year as I grew up, I got one ornament....when I moved out I got to take them with me to begin my own tree. There's memories of my childhood in those ornaments. I do the same for my own kids. I can tell that as a toddler, my middle DD was into princesses because we have several years of Merida, etc. I can tell that my oldest has always been a tomboy due to her choices of soccer ball ornaments and race cars. I see the year that oldest DD learned to read because we have an ornament of Curious George reading a book. I see my middles short year of ballet because of the ballet shoes ornament. Our now-deceased 14 year old dog that we put to sleep this past April still exists in the memories on our tree....he has several dog themed ornaments over the years. Our current new pup has a photo frame ornament - his first! We remember the two cats we used to have by their personalized cat-themed ornaments. We occasionally pick up ornaments from vacations taken. Dates and years are carefully written in each one. There's the computer ornament to represent that DH and I met online. We love pulling out each ornament and remembering why it's there!

I've come to the conclusion that people look for things to get angry about. And looking at news/entertainment sites are the worst! People are just downright mean most of the time.

I'd definitely have everything sitting out the night before, all ready to go. Water bottle filled up in the fridge......coat, gloves, purse, and keys sitting on the counter etc. I'd have my exercise clothes sitting out in the room and change when I first got up. I have to eat protein before I exercise. I usually heat up two Jimmy Dean sausages. Maybe not the best, but it give me protein so that my blood sugar doesn't drop. I wouldn't set out to exercise every single day....I'd build up to it if that is what you are wanting. I'd probably begin with 2-3 times a week to give your body a change to adjust to the physical changes of exercise, as well as your change in schedule. I exercise at home most weekday mornings. I'd never be able to leave the house to do it. I get up at 6 AM and usually exercise between 6:30-7:30. Sure, the 3 year old wakes up sometimes (not because I'm loud but because I'm no longer in the bed beside her)....but I settle her down on the couch with a blanket and my iPad while I continue exercising. Sometimes, like this morning, she falls back asleep.

When apps start crashing because the operating system is outdated, then I'd say it's time for an upgrade....especially if the iPad is used often. The apps crashing is just going to get worse and not better without an upgrade.

I'd get the furby. I think all kids should get their Christmas wish as long as it's of reasonable cost. My 10 year olds top thing on her list is the Lego Star Wars Death Star.....$400. Needless to say, she's getting her #2 wish instead lol.

You had me at nugget tray....seriously, bring the CFA nugget tray....with lots of CFA sauce!