And then phoned my friend and told her she had to read it so I could get her unadulterated opinion of it (I may already be tainted after reading the reviews here). :001_smile:

My SIL is being treated for breast cancer so my daughter decided to donate her hair. It was a very emotional experience as she really liked her long hair and always had it long. (Even I felt like crying when the first lock was snipped and I'm usually much more matter of fact than that.) But, I assured her, her hair would grow back and in the mean time she was making life a little more pleasant for someone with cancer. Anyway, our hairstylist sent it off to LOL.

We drink quite a lot of coffee and this is the most economical. And it tastes good. We buy whole beans. Ironically we live 400 miles from the nearest Costco so each time friends of ours go out of town they bring us back some. They're our coffee pushers!

Two cups in the morning with breakfast. I can barely talk until I've had my first cup. One or two more cups throughout the morning and afternoon. I drink my coffee with milk. I usually end my evening meal with a green tea which I enjoy plain.

Some of these reactions are so volatile I might have to pull it off the shelf and check it out. I'm wondering if I'm going to have the same reactions.

A new recipe that was easy to do, crock pot friendly, delicious and nutritious. A winner.

I never wanted to go to a movie again after I saw that.

A co-worker's wife was picking cherries in our backyard commenting on how selfish young couples were these days, not having babies. It just about killed me because I knew she was directing these comments at me, and my husband and I were struggling a lot with our fertility issues. It was probably at one of the lowest points when she made this comment. And I've never forgotten it (although I'm clearly over it.) I just chalk it up as "people often don't think before they speak". I'm sure she would have been horrified to know she was saying this to a woman who desperately wanted children, but was infertile.

I marvel at how little "checking up" my mom did when we were young, given that we were raised in a conservative, Christian home. I think as long as we weren't in trouble, got reasonable grades, acted respectable, etc. etc. my parents thought all was well. This is probably why I'm the opposite -- always checking, always worrying about appropriateness, etc.

This is me too. It's how my mom raised us (mom had 7 children) and my intention as the kids get older. In bedroom by nine but can stay awake as long as quiet. My 12 yr dd is pretty much at this point especially since she awakens by herself. The boys will be there soon too.

My 12 yr dd (will turn 12 next week) generally stays up until 9:30 - 10. She would stay up later but I don't encourage this. She awakens easily and by herself at around 6:30 a.m. My 12 yr ds shares a room with his 10.5 yr brother and we turn lights off at 9. I would say they stay awake until 9:30. They are difficult to awaken in the morning and that's why they have an earlier time. They're usually out of bed at 7:30. I do insist the kids are in their rooms by 8, 8:30 so that I can have some free time. We have always been early to bed types and it wasn't too long ago my kids were in bed at 7:30 - 8. These later hours have been an adjustment for me (who needs some down time in the evenings).

My mom had 7 children. I am the sixth. I have a sister two years younger than me and then there's a space of 8 years between me and my next sister. The span between me and my oldest brother is 15 years. 17 between my youngest sister and oldest brother.

You definitely have my support that this is an obnoxious concoction.

We don't have a movie theatre in our town so we get to go to a neighbouring community and enjoy shopping, dinner and a movie. The kids are excited and so am I.

simply because I live in a rural area and have to order it from a food coop. I'm not sure if I would be inclined to store these quantities otherwise.

I've been experiencing the same problems here.

Sometimes, that's all there's to it. A good cry and you feel better. (Of course, this shouldn't be confused with the times when the crying does require a response. lol!) I completely get you on this one. You don't even have to pregnant to understand this. lol!

You could market it!

How it is that a man can be married to a woman for, oh say twenty years, and still have this quizzical look on his face when she's suffering from PMS. Don't they see the pattern? I mean month after month of moodiness, malaise and general malcontentedness they've got to figure out that this is not something unusual or unique! (lol!) This has always been something I don't quite understand and apparently, at least amongst my lady friends, they have experienced the same thing. Their husband has no clue why, and now clue how, to deal with 'that time of the month'. They act like this is the first time they've experienced the 'side-effects'. For the record, my guy is a good guy and I really don't have much to complain about. This pretty much sums up my question.

Elisabeth.

But I'm a convert. I love, love, love using a rice cooker.

I've heard great things about it though. (I have a bear sanctuary in my carport every June - November :glare: although not grizzley's! lol!)

When you're in Prince Rupert you're in my neck of the woods -- we live about 2.5 hours from Prince Rupert. If the weather is nice, it's a beautiful place (scenery etc.). Occasionally we do a day trip to Rupert and eat fish and chips and walk around -- we haven't been for a few years. We've done a similar cruise -- Vancouver to Alaska. It was fabulous. My family made fun of us because they thought we should be going somewhere warm and south. But it was one of our best vacations. (It wasn't a homeschool cruise. In fact, we didn't have children yet.)

I will definitely google it.