Amy in NH
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I don't know how to bold on my phone, but I think the second paragraph is likely true. I know someone who gets very defensive over religious questions of any sort. They told me one day that it was because they couldn't back it up. They were more annoyed with the fact that they couldn't answer than the fact that I asked.
Sometimes it's the church that discourages questioning (highly authoritative). Sometimes it's just the person and they are inclined to accept things as they are and trust authority. If the preacher says so, it must be true.
That's not always a bad trait though. Sometimes I annoy myself with my questioning.
Most people make decisions from the primitive/reptilian, intuitive/emotionally-driven part of the brain.
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Yeah, that wouldn't fly here. My kids are required to do at least one gross motor activity and one music or fine arts activity. I offer choices. If they don't pick then I do.
I think it is my responsibility to expose them to as many different experiences as I can so that they can find the thing that is a good fit for them and begin to specialize. It develops many good skills, and builds the foundations for a future career or healthy adult hobby. How can they know whether they like something if they've never tried it? And how can they know what "their thing" is unless they try a number of different things? My kids have started trying different activities when they were much younger than 7, and we've seen those efforts bear some wonderful fruit!
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I don't really think I do.
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I am the one who always reads while eating. During family dinner each night I skim through the local newspaper or the beginning of Time magazine and discuss tidbits with my family. We have a "no talking with your mouth full" rule, so what's the difference if my eyes are scanning the page while I'm chewing?
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They can be quite nasty about it. Some flat out won't. They don't have to. They have to give you the prescription, but not the rest of it.
It's your medical file. I'm pretty sure they have to give you the whole entire file if you ask for it.
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To get started, read Full Catastrophe Living by John Kabat Zinn, or buy a set of his Mindfulness Meditation CDs.
Once you get the hang of it there are a lot of free youtube guided meditations.
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Regular exercise can increase mental agility.
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I used to wear contacts for, like, 20 years, until I suddenly became allergic to them.
Now I can only wear glasses, so I go around in a blurry world most of the time and only wear them to drive or watch tv. Funny thing, I'm near sighted, but can't see close up with the glasses on. I guess that must mean I'm due for bifocals?
About five years after I developed my contact allergy my sister also developed one. She got Lasik. I wish I could afford it!
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chocolate covered pretzels?
crackers with sausage, cheese, and apple slices
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Sometimes you can have those coatings removed. DH had one stripped off his glasses a while back. I think Walmart Optical shop did it.
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We like black warrior.
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We set up our tree closer to Christmas than Thanksgiving, and keep it up until mid/end of January. We will switch it out for "winter" decorations at that point.
It takes a lot of effort to do the decorating, so I want to enjoy it as long as possible (until the needles are really falling off). I don't want the winter decorations up for six months, though.
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http://www.levenger.com/Marley-Multi-Pocket-Urbanizer-Core-7480.aspx
My 6 inch Kindle fits nicely in the zipper pocket. I love this bag. It is the nicest (and also the most expensive) bag I've ever owned. I got it at a significant discount on Amazon. They never really go on sale at levenger.
They also make the Marley Organizer which is bigger, but I wanted something small and was planning the Kindle and purse at the same time.
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I think sometimes expressions of love can be about the lover, and not always about the loved. I, personally, feel the love for my loved-one; that I feel love for them will not help them, heal them, or change them. I think an expression of love that is ego-less, such as "holding space", is more healthy for the lover and the loved. I don't know if that's what you mean, though. Just musing, really.
I'm sorry you are feeling sad. :(
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We hadn't been disappointed, but now are. My son and I got smartphones for Christmas. (It was a surprise for him, not for me.) We started to set them up, and discovered that multi-media texting does not work. Now that we are investigating it, it seems like an ongoing problem with this phone - something that never came up in reviews! Hoping we can get it resolved today.
May I ask what kind of phone it is?
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Do you even have to give your name or relationship when you call in a wellness check? Just call anonymously.
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Lisbeth, I'm sorry.
Next year, could you pick out gifts that you want, and tell your husband or kids to wrap them. They won't be surprised, but you will have something.
Honestly, I'd frame this to DH as teaching your kids to give and not just take. It's a life lesson they need.
I get myself stuff and wrap it myself. That way at least someone is surprised!
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I ordered a Prime book today (Monday, 12/28) and it said it would be here with 2-day shipping next Monday, 1/4.
Regular shipping had the same date.
No rush shipping for $1 credit toward ebooks was for 1/5.
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1 can pineapple juice
1 bottle cranberry juice (optional: freeze some into pretty ice cubes first)
1 bottle ginger ale
a couple scoops of rainbow sherbert (optional)
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My maternal grandfather and his brothers owned and ran a large farm in southeastern Massachusetts. He did not have beyond a 6th grade education. My maternal grandmother was one of 17 children. She quit school and moved out of the house at the age of 12 to work as a servant in the home of an elderly couple. She worked on the farm after she married my grandfather, but they both had second jobs; she worked retail year-round, and he delivered heating fuel in winter. My mother grew up working on the farm, which was sold when I was ~10 for $multi-millions split amongst the brothers. Grampa had been a gardener on PBS Victory Garden before they retired to Florida, and I remember him best on his hands and knees washing his lawn with a bucket of soapy water to catch grubs(?).
My paternal grandparents emigrated from farms in Canada to the coast of Maine where they ran their own restaurant until it burned down. After the fire they both worked in the shipyards. Their backyard was just one big garden which Gramma canned. They lived off that produce, but bought meat and dairy.
My mother always had a huge garden when I was growing up. When I was very small she would pull us around the neighborhood in a wagon full of veges she sold to all the neighbors. Despite all that knowledge, no-one taught me anything about gardening; I've had to hack my way through learning to garden. Corn and onions still elude me!
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We use tracfone on Verizon lines. Dsl just upgraded to a very nice refurbished galaxy s5. Service runs us $100 per phone per year including calling, text, & data.
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All children should be treated equally.
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Microfiber cleaning cloths in a multilevel scheme like those contact paper fingernails, essential oils, and all of the other get-rich-quick scams.
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15 years ago here nobody wanted to live here. Like, nobody. I think there was one main road through the town and just about every house was selling for under $100,000. Rent was dirt cheap.
Jobs were added, people came in in droves, and there was a housing shortage. Now, people are getting quadruple what they paid for their homes and they're snapped up in days. It went from one extreme to another. Things are starting to settle now since several new neighborhoods were built, but even so, we stand to make a good bit on our home when we sell.
Yes, but that money won't buy you very much when the housing prices are through the roof!
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