Baby 'maming'... *snicker* Sometimes I just love typos ;)

When I saw this thread, I thought for sure it was about trashing dresses after divorce, and I thought, "Hey, that sounds like fun!!" *sigh* I'm disappointed. ;)

I have 4 that are wool, tennis-ball size, and not noisy (a little extra thudding, but it's not loud). They have NOT noticeably reduced drying time. I was disappointed! I keep throwing them in, though. Maybe I need 6 balls! :)

I vote that we ban texting abbreviations instead. One must use actual words, punctuation, and correct upper- and lowercase letters, or your text won't send... Then maybe teens could learn to SPELL and we wouldn't have as many problems!! In all seriousness, my answer would be no. I would NOT AT ALL be in favor of overhauling English spelling. I am not opposed to minor tweaks here and there, like those that have been occurring all though the history of the English language. A complete overhaul would be a horrendous disaster.

That way the kids can trash the house while you sleep the next morning?? Nope, wouldn't be worth it to me! :D

My best friend's name is Jenny. :) Or, rather, "just Jenny"!

In modern America, it's not the accepted thing to marry for security. In a way, it's unfortunate. I could use a good man around my house, financial security, and companionship. It's expected that one find someone that you "connect" with and automatically love on a deep level (a love that needs only to be maintained, not developed in the first place). Please note that I'm not saying I want to just marry any man who comes along... just that our culture is different from many before us. I think that if your friend and her man care about each other and can meet one another's needs, then why not?

My FIL built a 3-tier bunk for my nephews. They have normal 8' ceilings. The bottom bunk is very close to the floor. The space between the beds is smaller than normal. *I* couldn't sleep in it as I don't like tight spaces, but it works for them.

YAY!!!!! :D

The Toy Box. One day I got fed up with, again, trying to sort through ALLLL the toys thrown allllll over the bedroom floor. I drove to the store and bought a long, deep plastic storage box. Cars, trucks, action figures, potato head, toy dishes, and almost everything else goes in that bin. The kids DO have to dig through it to find what they want. But you know what happened with the old system? They dumped everything everywhere and no one cleaned it and their bedroom floor was ALWAYS completely covered with toys (like for weeks before it was cleaned up, only to be trashed again two days later). Now, every night we throw all the dress-ups in the dress-up box. We put all the Lego in the Lego box. And every single other toy goes in the toy box. BEST DECISION EVER. The rest of my house is still a mess, but THIS ROOM gets cleaned at night! It's so stinking easy.

My name is Sarah. People who have known me for years write Sara. I can understand just not remembering, but it does seem ridiculous when they are replying to me on Facebook or responding to a letter that I sent and signed and also put a return address on. Some people just can't be bothered to try spelling a name correctly and that's that. There's not much you can do about it. For the record, I think Lukas is perfectly reasonable spelling (though according to ssa.gov, less common). I like it.

Friday (me) Sunday (kid 1) Tuesday (kid 2) Sunday (kid 3) No scheduled deliveries.

My kids play with my old Playmobil. :)

I have no advice on the twins friendship aspect, but I know my kids translate stuff in weird ways sometimes. It could be that the girl said something to the other like, "Only *I* was invited and you can't come!" and got herself grounded. Or maybe the mom said that she should stay home unless they were both invited and the girl related that as being "grounded". Honestly, it feels like playing the game Telephone when kids pass messages along!

I was wondering if her pacing around helped the baby get stronger, always following her. Maybe she's just trying to get away! I do that! "ACK! You people keep following me! Go away, already!" Still, I prefer to tell myself that it's a good thing. :)

My son loves Ricky Ricotta. :)

If we're doing school or if I'm in the middle of something where I can't get there in time or if I'm just plain crabby, I don't answer. I don't have caller ID, but I do have an answering machine.

And YES! Yes, yes, yes! Be thankful and be proud of it!

I was homeschooled my whole life and that is exactly what I write on job applications. I'm proud of the fact that I was homeschooled and tend to feel like writing a name hides where I went to school. I didn't go to an "academy" or whatever. My MOM taught me! :D [Note: I'm not against names. We just never had one and I didn't feel any need to make one up.]

I worked at a library once upon a time! I loved it! That is awesome! I would be terrified to bring them home, though. Apparently, I'm incapable of reading a book and having it still look new when I'm done. The cover is always curled up just from holding it! But still, that would be pretty awesome. :)

LOL! That is the big question! "Let's see, this month should we have the awesome math counters or should we pay the water bill... hmmm..." There will be tough decisions daily. :)

working at a local teaching supplies store. Pencils, rulers, posters, books, math manipulatives, science kits, flashcards... And she said I can laminate stuff. Be jealous. Be very jealous. :drool: I'm very excited!! I start Thursday!

Humans have a wide range of "normal" birth - a good 5-6 weeks in which a baby could safely be considered full term. Tiny mice and hamsters have an exact date. If I remember correctly (it's been a very long time since I cared), mice are pregnant exactly 21 days and hamsters are 18 days (or something like that). If you know the day they mated, you will know the exact date the babies will be born. With those things in mind and no other actual, factual information to guide me (cause I'm not feeling like googling right now!), my thought is that an enormous mammal like a giraffe could easily have a normal gestation range MUCH larger than a humans. I would love to see her birth, too. :) I "liked" the Greenville Zoo FB page in the hopes that they might say something when she starts to actually give birth. That way I don't have to check every second!

Proverbs People, maybe? I haven't used it myself.

Cool, thanks! We are watching!