We have stayed at Still Waters Resort the past two years. We love it! Booking through Expedia is cheaper. They are adding a free mini-golf course this summers. I believe Moonshine Beach on Table Rock Lake is pretty close. Lots to do in Branson.

the mom is an RN and works at a pediatric rehabilitation hospital that my dd worked at before she married and moved away. They make good money. Since we live only 5 minutes away from the hospital, the baby would be coming here to our house and my dd would watch her here.

thanks, everyone. The number the mom through out was $35/day for an 8 hour day. That seems low to me, less than $5 hour. Care.com gives average babysitting rate for our area at $10.75. Average day care rate seems to be around $150/week.

my 18 yo dd has the opportunity to start babysitting a 4 mo baby for 2 8 hour days a week, so 16 hours a week. This would be at our house, which is 5 minutes away from the mom's place of work. She is going to meet the mom and dad next week. What would you expect the weekly pay to be?

I bought the Macaw book with teacher's access from Pearson about 4 years ago. Used it with two of my dd, had access to everything. A couple of weeks ago I logged into my account and now all of the teacher's material is gone! Has anyone ever had this issue? It was supposed to be a 6 year access.

My dd had her 5th baby at the end of April and her oldest is 6 1/2. They live about 4 1/2 hours from us. I stayed two weeks after the baby was born. My dd is struggling a bit, especially when it comes time to fix dinner. They are coming here for the holiday weekend. I would like to be able to send a few freezer meals back with her. One will be lasagna, but I am drawing a blank on what else to fix. They try and eat healthy, but pasta is fine. I would appreciate ideas and recipes, please!

I am responding as a grandma of 7 and just returning from helping my dd after baby #5 for the past two weeks. Even if I disagreed with how they were disciplining their dc, my grandchildren, I NEVER interfered. I might talk to my dd in private, but never in front of the children. The grandchildren visit us for two weeks every summer. I try as best I can to stick to their rules and routine. Yes, there are times when I indulge and spoil a little bit, but I follow the basic structure my dd and SIL have set. It truly is best for my grandchildren. I had a MIL who would question the way I did things in front of my dc, even in little things it was undermining. I vowed never to be that grandma.

boy btdt! Both sides of our family - mine and my dh's. Life changing amounts and stupidity on our part, because you want to believe you can trust your siblings and they would never take advantage of you. Its a hard and painful lesson to learn that you really can't trust anyone, even your own family. For years we did everything to help our family in any way possible, and it has come back to bite us. Sorry, Scarlett, that you are going through this. What people don't realize is it's not about the money, its the betrayal by someone you never thought would do this to you.

my ds recently had an accident at work that broke his wrist and severed his tendon. He was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital (he was working in the field about 2 hours from his home). Three days later he had surgery to put a pin in his wrist and to repair the tendon. He is now doing physical therapy before he will be released for work in about two weeks. I'm sure he did not have a letter in the ER or when he went directly to the surgeon's office from the ER. Not sure if the hospital had made contact with the insurance company or not. He has had no problem at all with workman's comp. They even told him if he received any bills, just to forward the bills to them. Everything has been covered 100%, even his wages.

Sometimes even with a will, or trust, things are still unsettled. My dad died three years ago, six months after my brother tragically ended his life, and 25 years after my mom had passed away. He remarried one year after that and was married over 20 years before his second wife passed away. It was always our understanding that everything was in order and in a trust to be split equally between his kids and his second wife's kids. Nothing was further from the truth. I was to be co-executor along with one of his second wife's sons. When he suggested going to a lawyer he was familiar with to help sort everything out we found out that even though a trust was set up, nothing was put into the trust. The lawyer drew up papers that everyone was supposed to sign and agree to and that's when I started feeling uncomfortable. I did alot of research and found out because he went to the lawyer, the lawyer was only representing what was in his best interest, and not necessarily our side (my brother, brother's family, and mine). My dh and I decided that we needed to find our own attorney and I am so glad we did. The papers were definitely not in our best interest. Legally, because nothing was deeded into the trust, we were entitled to everything. My dad was very financially smart. I talked to the lawyer who drew up his trust and was told my dad was very well aware that in order for the trust to be funded, he would have to place his assets into the trust. So I truly believed that he had purposely decided not to fund the trust. I spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out what to do, because the decision was left to me in how things should be split. And I kept coming back to my mom. My mom grew up very poor. She worked very long hours my whole life so her kids would experience what she did. We were very middle class, not rich, but did not need for anything because of the sacrifices she made. Alot of what my dad and his second wife had was because of the sacrifice she made. I felt that she needed to be factored into the estate somehow. So with the help of our attorney, we came up with a formula that would divide the estate. There were three kids on each side. While things were not equal, they were very fair. Legally, we did not have to give them anything, but that was never a consideration. I do firmly believe that if my dad had passed first, we would not have seen anything. Two of her kids were very satisfied with the settlement, the third was not. But she was the one who benefited financially while they were still alive.

My ds is store manager at an Aldi's in Cincinnati. He told me last week they are now accepting credit cards.

Has anyone who follows THM bought their sweeteners and if so which one? I am going to buy off Amazon and not sure whether I want the Super Sweet blend or the Gentle Sweet. Any opinions out there?

we love Last Man Standing with Tim Allen

I have a wonderful orthodontist. We have 10 dc and EVERY.SINGLE.ONE.OF.THEM. has needed braces. Will start #10 this spring. Most of mine have not been the average ortho cases either. He teaches at SLU dental school. He has taken my kids records to conferences to use as teaching tools. He told me from the beginning that he offers a large family discount. Child #6 was free, except for what the insurance paid. If he found the right person, he would sell his practice as he is 72 years old (does not look it at all). My only hope is that he holds out until dc #10 is done!

another vote for possible pneumonia or whooping cough. Need to be seen by doc!

Continuing to keep you, your dh, and ds in our thoughts and prayers.

Will continue with the prayers and good thoughts.

I read on TripAdvisor the best way to get cash is at the ATM machine? Would this be correct?

my ds is going to spend the month of April in Australia with two friends. Other than Jamaica, he has not been out of the country. My dh and I have not been out of the country either. So, he asked me to research what the best way to pay for things when he is there. I told him I would ask here. So, can someone give me ideas? Credit cards, debit cards, travelers checks? This is so out of my league!

thanks, this is helpful. Do you mind if I ask how old your kids are?

I bought my 12 yo, 15 yo and 17 yo the $35 Black Friday special Kindle Fires. I have a Kindle and my dd's Kindle Fire linked to my Amazon account. In setting up my 12 yo Fire I set up a child profile. I know I'm supposed to be able to individualize his Kindle to not have everything on it that is on my dd's Fire, but can't seem to be able to do that through manage my family library. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Can anyone offer suggestions? Also, I am considering setting up their own Amazon accounts for my 15 yo and 17 yo so their's is not tied to my account. I would buy a refillable Amazon card for them. Is this what most people do? Thanks, I am not savvy when it comes to this kind of stuff! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Another deal on the iphone 6s is with At&t. If you buy one on their Next plan, which is $22 month for 30 months, you get one free. Good until the end of the year. My dh and I got one last week. On the next plan they discount some of their other fees and it turned out cheaper than buying it outright. Definitely cheaper with the free one.

I am using it for my 10th grade ds. I like it better than the Apologia book. The experiments are definitely a step up from the ones in Apologia's Chemistry book that I used for my dd.

I am having the same problem, very frustrating!

I have been reading this thread the past few days. Everything you have written you could apply to my life for the past 5 years. We are in the same situation with a very close family member. In our case there has been great financial loss involved. Even though the rest of the family acknowledges that we have been wronged, the blame has been put on us. The lack of support from other family members that we have spent the last 30 years helping and supporting in any way we could has left me with a very deep resentment that I struggle with every day. My dh brushes things off alot better than me, even though he has been greatly hurt by all this (it is his immediate family). I tend to hold onto the feeling of betrayal and resentment much more than he does. It definitely has affected my daily life. It seems no matter how hard I try to let it go, I just can't. It might be because it is still an ongoing situation that affects our lives daily. There is always something new that occurs on a daily basis. I guess I haven't offered any help, but thought knowing you're not the only one who struggles with this might help.