As a BIG Hercule Poirot fan, I will have to strongly share my opinion of the film adaptation!! I have seen it and enjoyed it, BUT Kenneth Branagh DID NOT portray Poirot correctly. The actor who owns the role is David Suchet. He portrayed Poirot in a television episode or movie for every single short story or movie over a 30 year period. Before doing so he studied the books and stories and made a list of all physical and personality characteristics described by Christie which he used in his portrayal . He is the only actor who portrayed Poirot on film that depicted the man in the books. Of course this is all just my humble opinion 😉 There is a great DVD available of "Murder on the Orient Express" from 2010 with David Suchet available on Amazon. Warning, the Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express" is a darker, moodier Poirot than usual, as he struggles with his morals and ethics. No more, or I'll give too much away! Mary

As a former church financial secretary, I would suggest your church check the law on this. It is only allowed in very precise circumstances. For it to be allowed the money has to be going to a ministry the church is supporting, not an individual. So, for example, if the church has decided to help a member who had their house burn down and are doing so out of a specific fund, members can give a designated offering to that fund to help. They can't give the money to the church and have it go directly to an individual with the church having no say-so in it. Then it is considered a pass-through only for the purpose of getting a tax deduction. That's a big no-no and can get the church in trouble. Mary PS I reread your post, and maybe what you are describing is the same thing I am saying? But basically, to get the deduction the authority has to be the church's about what is done with it. The individual can designate the fund though.

Amazon has done it twice here. Both times they took pics of a VERY LIGHT package that they left on the door step. The first one had blown away and I found it in the garden. You would think common sense would say to put it behind the screen door, particularly on a blustery day!

We have had two dogs put down over the years by the same vet. They brought us into the exam room which had been prepared with a soft towel placed on the exam table. They took them into the back and put in an IV line and gave them a sedative. They then brought them back to us, carrying them, and put them on the exam table. They were obviously sedated, but were calm and lay quietly on the table. When we were ready, after we said our goodbyes, the vet gave the final injection through the IV and they very quickly passed. It was sad and emotionally hard, but the way they did it made it easier. ((((HUGS))))

I put other. We have the verse for the week's sermon on the screen and in the bulletin. When there are references to other verses during the sermon, I look them up on the Bible app on my phone. My dh would always take his own Bible

You can get ceramic tile that looks like wood. We had it put in our master bath and it looks almost identical to the WPC(wood plastic composite) flooring that butts up against it in the doorway. Of course it won't feel the same underfoot, but if the cat continues using the dining area as a litter box it would be easy to clean up.

My husband is my one and only. We have been married for 30 years and are 60. He was the perfect man for me, not the perfect man, but my perfect fit. Now I am his caregiver as we walk through a terminal illness together, ALS with frontal temporal dementia. This is STINKING HARD!?. He has left me already mentally, but I can see the spark, the essence of him, in his eyes, because I have loved this man for 33 years and I know him better than anyone else. I have always thought if anything happened to him I would have no desire to remarry. But this disease clinches it. I can walk this path because the Lord is enabling me and a big part of that is our 33 year shared history. I DO NOT WANT to EVER have to do anything like this again!!!! And since I am 60 the odds would be I would not have many years with a second spouse before health issues would arise.

I am so sorry you have had to go through all this! (((Hugs))) Thank you so much for sharing this quote, I so needed to hear that today!

You might consider looking into trigger point dry needling. It is done by PTs and involves inserting acupuncture needles into trigger points and moving them in a way that releases the knot. My 23 yo was a ballet dancer for 18 years and LOVED "getting needled" when she had hard knots in her muscles. She is starting PT school and can't wait to learn how to do this. The insertion of the needle itself doesn't hurt but sometimes as it releases it can be painful. Some places the PT needs a prescription to do dry needling and in other jurisdictions they can do it on their own. https://www.moveforwardpt.com/resources/detail/dry-needling-by-physical-therapist-what-you-should

I've had progressives for 20 years and love them. A few years back I got reading glasses for reading or close handwork but they drive me crazy. When I look up while using them I feel blind? I am so used to the progressives and being able to see at all distances without thinking about it. You do have to get used to where to place objects to best read/see them close up, but that becomes second nature after a short time. The best advice I received when I first got progressives was, "point your nose at what you want to look at."

You can do all the things happysmileylady said, but right now your husband has no obligation to do anything. Until he is served he has no obligation to show up to court. Just knowing they tried to serve him doesn't obligate him. It is up to the deputy to serve him and get him the information.

You may be able to exclude your foreign earned income from your federal income tax under certain conditions. Check here for more info https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusion. Oops, never mind, you're in Canada! Check out the Canadian tax laws on foreign earned income? Also check out the law for homeschooling if that's what you want to do in Switzerland.

Love, love, love the book, read it 10 years ago. Love, love, love the movie. I think it is a difficult book to adapt to the screen. How to you get the depth of interaction between all the characters and Juliet through letters translated to the screen? That's a tough one! I just figure it's like New England Clam Chowder and Manhattan Clam Chowder - I like them both, but they're different?

It would also be good to discuss saving for retirement. Young people don't think they will be old and need it?. Our younger dd is about to go on active duty in the army to get a doctoral degree in physical therapy (great deal - get paid to go to free school!) and asked me about saving and investments. YEAH! I found that encouraging!! I explained about the army's Thrift Saving Plan (equivalent to a 401K). I told her not to turn down free money- to put in the maximum amount the government will match - you immediately double your money!!! She can take it with her when she leaves the army since she will be in over 5 years. Young people should be looking at these sorts of opportunities with employers.

Absolutely. Both of our dd's got credit cards when they went to college. They had very limited amounts available to them and they were instructed to pay them off each month - don't carry a balance. That way they were both able to establish good credit ratings but not have debt. The oldest and her husband were actually able to purchase their first home last year because of dd's credit rating. She had a full time job and no debt. Her dh is a medical student with loans for medical school. They were able to purchase a house based on her job and credit rating alone. The mortgage was only $100 more a month then the rent they were paying for their townhouse. It seemed like a good use of their money to build up equity since they plan to stay in the area after med school.

I haven't read all the replies yet. One huge thing I can think of is to not limit your future opportunities and choices by having debt. This was illustrated perfectly to me by a thank you note our oldest (then 25) sent us after she got married. She thanked us for many things, but one of the big ones was helping her with college in such a way that she was able to pay off her debt quickly after graduating. She said that allowed her and her husband to marry sooner then they would have if they'd had debt. I realize not everyone is able to assist their child financially with college, but we also let her live with us a year after graduation and we didn't charge rent. That allowed her to accelerate her loan payments. She clearly saw not having debt opened her options for her future. She thanked us for the pots and knives last?

Siblings, supervised? Yes. I let my oldest sit on the couch and hold her newborn baby sister when she was four. BUT ONLY WHEN SUPERVISED. When baby sister got older the elder wanted to pick her up and carry her around. That was a big no-no because all of our floors were hard ceramic tile (we lived in Germany). We still laugh about it every Christmas because in Sunday School the oldest made a ornament for us that said, "My gift to Jesus is I will not pick up my baby sister." ? It still goes on our tree. That was over 23 years ago.

If you want to have something done to facilitate aging in place you should consult with someone who is a certified aging in place specialist (CAPS).

Your mother should give someone, maybe you if she is agreeable, a General Durable Power of Attorney. A POA only gives authority for someone to do what the grantor of the POA can do. So if the person giving the POA is incompetent, in a coma, etc, there is no power because they aren't in a position to do anything. So it needs to be durable, which means it continues while the person is unable to take action themselves. The medical authority is usually given in a separate document then the POA, often called an Advance Medical Directive, or something similar. Of course it all depends on the law of the state your mother is in. The best solution would be to consult an attorney there about this. Prariewindmomma's advice is a good idea. You could contact her long term care insurance company if you have the info to see if her premiums have been paid. Our LTC required we provide the name and contact info for a family member to be contacted in the event the premiums lapsed. That way if we failed to pay them there is sort of a "fail safe" to insure that was not inadvertent.

When I was little EVERYONE I knew would say, "You look just like your dad." But my dad was an older (43 when I was born), bald man. I just ignored the comment and didn't understand. He died when I was 13 and we moved, so nobody but my mom said it. Flash forward to me at 50 - I got out of the shower, short hair slicked back, and caught sight of myself in the mirror, and thought, "Oh NO! I DO look just like Dad!" That was very disconcerting! Now the things that come out of my mouth are my mom:) I find that I forget how old I am (60) and when I catch sight of my reflection I am surprised.

Glad to hear that! I know it is a relief to know when they have safely arrived at their destination, no matter how grown-up they are:) My daughter is taking one of her best friends with her on the road trip to Texas. They are going to go slowly and see places and friends on the way. I told dd that we would pay for her friend's air fare back here if she wanted to accompany dd. I know they will have a good time and I will worry a lot less!

Sigh, I so get it! I have 16 days until my 23 yo dd leaves to drive from Virginia to Texas. She will be on active duty in the army completing their doctorate of physical therapy program. She will be a grown-up, all on her own. I know when she comes back it will not be the same because it will be for a visit only. This won't be where she lives anymore. I am so proud of her, but I will miss her so much! We had her at home for a gap year between undergrad and grad. What a blessing that has been!!

She could take the Fry Scholarship OR use the Dependents Educational Assistance. You would need to compare and see which one is more. DEA goes for 45 months vs 36 for Fry. https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/DEA.asp

I think some of the above replies are addressing different survivor's benefits. There are difference between people dying on active duty(your scenario), dying after retiring with over 20 years in, and dying of a service connected disability long after they have left the service. I think in your scenario it would be likely she would receive the SGLI insurance of up to $400,000(tax free), $100,000 death gratuity (tax free), the DIC you already mentioned., Social Security widow and orphan benefits and she could use the Dependent Educational Assistance for her college education up to 45 months. Thank you so much for trying to be accurate! It makes me crazy when books and movies make no attempt to find out the facts. Hallmark Channel movies are particularly bad with uniforms, haircuts, and customs and courtesies!

But even most term policies you can continue after the term is passed, the rate just increases.