You mean the produce bags? I was looking at those... Thus would conclude any disposable plastic bags coming into the house. I generally don't bag produce unless I get a quantity of something rolly. Like apples.

Well, I think we can spread the juju around a bit, for a quiet night and hasty recovery for your sister, for Imp, and for Dot. ;) I may even light a candle and give that juju a boost out there! Wine is always delicious in the chaos, isn't it?

I would, too. Me, too. MiniBlondes, I love your meme!

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I'm not sure why LG would be "the worst"... I've had no issues with my LG appliances (5-9 years on all of them) and plan to replace other brands with LG as they drop. Kenmore is made by Whirlpool, which has plummeted in quality over the past few years. I wouldn't buy either of them (or Kitchenaid, that is now a Whirlpool brand as well). I can only speak to Frigidaire in the context of the stove that came with our house: 60s vintage, said "Product of General Motors" on it :lol: A friend of mine has the same one, and hers is still going strong, but I have no idea how their more current models (like this century) hold up.

We'll be thinking of you and sending good healing thoughts your way, Dot! KK, you're naughty! Glad your sister has made it out to recovery intact.

Ugh. That stinks. I can't imagine the anemia is helping with your tiredness. Have you considered progesterone cream? It seems more gentle than the Pill. Definitely go with the chocolate, though. Sending a virtual variety box of bonbons your way!

There are PC and online software offerings to make PDFs editable, but Ellie is correct: generally you have to create it as such. The iapps are much more usable (in my experience) than the PC/online variety.

Me, either. Glad to have you. :)

As another mother of twins - who did the school thing, the homeschool thing, and managed two 4 year olds while my husband worked full time, was in grad school, the union president, and on a search and rescue travel team.... Good times, those years - I would not so gently suggest that if she can't find the time to look at links, or even print what is sent to her, she needs to stop looking at homeschooling (even preschool) and start looking at daycares and preschools. We all know the level of effort we put in to educating our children... Printing is about the easiest task we've got. I'm not sure, either, given the information you've provided, that I would count someone like that as a friend. Friendship is reciprocal, not a "what can you do for me" relationship.

I don't have a video, just photos, but I get the concept. I just don't get what the *purpose* is. Do some stores have carts without a bottom, so your groceries would just fall to the floor without an added layer to fiddle with? I also don't get the vast majority of advertising that suggests I need a product based on perceived incompetence: why is a strainer that you have to hold on the side of a pot (presumably full of steaming pasta) an advantage over a proper colander? Why can people apparently not operate a knife, so we all "need" a chopper that simply adds steps and still requires wrist strength (as opposed to the rubber wristed person demonstrating how difficult it is to wield a knife? You asked, and I find them silly and superfluous.

You are a brave and enterprising woman!

Yes, but what advantage would there be to putting them inside bags inside the cart while you're shopping? (Outside of the scan as you shop scenario, which is awesome but we don't have at any store within a 50 mile radius, so...) My 15 year old, 99cent, Whole Foods bags do very well for containing groceries on the way to the car, and have long enough handles that I can throw them over my shoulder. This is a bonus in all shopping bags, since I'm 5'0" and bags tend to drag when I carry them. ;)

I 99% of the time use reusable bags... I fail to see the point of these. Why would I want to bag my groceries, un-bag them to put them on the belt, then bag them again? That seems silly and redundant. And they cost too much to be silly, redundant and sort of small.

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It could be that you're just not used to drinking milk. Maybe something the cows are eating? I know our milk changed depending on the cows' diet (which changed as different seasonal things popped up in their pasture). I don't recall any transitional issues, but I don't tend to drink milk, either.

Um, right? I normally drink loose tea by the (tea)pot. That doesn't negate the use of a kettle to boil water. In fact, the pouring spout makes it easier to pour into the teapot. And the closed vessel probably makes it more efficient. Arguably, people with no bookshelves could read several books per week and return them to the library. But it still strikes me as and odd void.

I totally get what you're saying. From my (albeit limited) experience, while good people come from all sorts of homes, teaching kids - explicitly or by example - that the easy way is preferable to the conscientious way just results in a new generation of adults looking for the easiest way, regardless of result or impact. Of course, sometimes "quick and dirty" is the appropriate way, but I want my kids to grow up in the habit of vetting the options to decide on what is the right way for the situation. Know what I mean? (And I remind myself of that often because you're right: it can be very tiring.)

No kidding! I love my le Creuset. It's big enough, whistles, top stays on, handle stays cool, doesn't drip.

I would too. Or just put a pan of water with a little liquid smoke in it in the oven with the roast. I can't imagine what a pork roast would do to your fireplace.

I wonder about inhalation in shower products. I mean, if the shampoo is mixing into the steam and I'm inhaling it.... Hmmm. Interesting. I'm also wondering if topical is enough to trigger my gluten sensitivities, since they're non-celiac. So the topical application causes a global autoimmune response. So many possibilities.

I'm not quite finished, either. My husband is an extrovert. Or so he tells me, based on personality testing. He's pretty quiet, but doesn't seem to have that interior life we introverts have. I, on the other hand, am rather boisterous, but live in my head a lot and need a break from external input during the day (usually in the form of a nap after lunch). The kids... Hard to say. I think the boys are more extroverted, but they're engaged one on one with each other most of the day, so maybe not. Maybe it's just a twin thing and they tend to each view the other as part of himself, if that makes sense. We balance outside activities based on my tolerance, so they have plenty of down time, which they don't seem to mind, so that makes me wonder.... But then, my husband is a home body, to... So maybe my husband is completely out of his mind. :lol: What I've found very interesting is that my boss (also an introvert) seems to have a staff of (socially adept) introverts, and her hands-off management style meshes really well with our own work processes. We all laugh a lot, and pitch in, but there isn't that weird competition do be top dog. Very cooperative atmosphere. It was a big "eureka!" moment when reading the book.

So true. :grouphug:

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That's fabulous!