I had no allergies until my late teens. I started getting weekly shots at age 19.

Yeah, those kinds of statements make my eye twitch.

When we went from 2 to 3 my dh said the same thing: we are now going from a man-on-man to a "zone" defense. :D

I actually need an "other" option believe it or not. :D My answer is "any more than I already have". :tongue_smilie:

I don't believe in luck so, no.

:iagree::iagree::iagree: And loads of :grouphug:

:grouphug: thank you for saying this. I have one Korean ds and one Indian dd and I have felt this and still deal with this same stuff all the time. We were accosted last week by a family here who accused us of "buying a baby" and being human traffickers. So my new response when people accuse me is LET'S PLAY A GAME CALLED "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS". YOU GO FIRST.

We have done it both ways and I would highly recommend an agency. If it is a good one it is worth the money. I had no idea just how much until I tried independently.

I answered other because I have an account but I don't really get what pinterest is for. I'm not addicted to it yet because I don't get it. :tongue_smilie: Although I will say that for the same reasons the OP mentioned, I stopped watching HGTV and most FOOD Network shows. :D

College education. Being really good at what we do. Knowing when to fish and when to cut bait professionally. Good timing. God.

We wanted an infant. We did not want an open adoption. We did not want to live with the fear of the birth mom changing her mind (this happened to a close friend of mine...twice) The process for us was actually cheaper, faster, and more reliable than domestic adoption. I know people who were on waiting lists for years for a domestic adoption. We DID foster 5 children in the U.S. We tried to adopt two of them. it was an absolute nightmare and it never worked out. CPS put them back with their drug-addict father and ex-con mother. Unless you have actually TRIED to adopt domestically, you don't know what it is like. People have said to me "there are so many kids in the U.S. that need homes. Why don't you adopt those kids?" To which I answer, go ahead and try. See how that works out for you. Believe me, if it were easier or cheaper to adopt domestically people would do it.

:lol::lol::lol: Colleen you must have your funny britches on because you are cracking me up!!!

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and THAT is precisely why I love that book. Austen is just too sticky sweet for me. Give me the brooding Heathcliff any day of the week ( and twice on Sunday!).

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Does she have a TESOL certification? The good, reputable companies will want one. If they are willing to take her with no certification then I would not consider that company.

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Well, here's the problem. Everybody and their uncle going into education programs get degrees in English or History (or elementary Ed). There are just too many of them and not enough jobs. And French is even worse. Most schools have dropped or are dropping their French programs in favor of Spanish and Mandarin (or none at all). Add that to a bad economy and her job prospects are not great. They are better if she is willing to work overseas but even we get hundreds of applications every year for just a few openings. If she wants to be a high school teacher and actually wants to get a job then she should major in math, science or special ed. She will always have a job.

:iagree: I do not understand the sit-on-a-toilet-and-read thing. Eww.

Yes it is very big here in Asia. But you have to be careful that you get with a reputable company. And it is not all countries. South Korea is a very popular destination.

Definitely don't bring your baby to Malaysia. Everyone picks up and plays with stranger's babies. We have had waiters and waitresses pick up our daughter and carry her around the restaurant showing her off to other people. :tongue_smilie: The first time it happened it was weird. But they just really love children here and it is a common thing so I don't get all upset about it. I take it as a compliment.

:grouphug: hooray!!!!!!

Maybe but I have a different perspective. In this area, going to another country is similar to traveling to another state in the U.S. DS could be in several different countries by bus, train, car, or short airplane ride. So it would not be that big of a deal for him to go to, say Thailand or Cambodia, for a missions trip. But it would also be kind of redundant since we live in "missions situation" every day. So my answer is still maybe but the middle school child would have to be mature, grounded in her faith, and need to feel a call to it because a lot of short term missions trips are mostly vacation time with LOTS of teenage drama mixed in. Friends of ours use to lead STM every year in other countries but they stopped because the drama overshadowed the mission.

I tried to look it up but all i found was "Hold onto your Kids". Is this the same thing?

Me too. I have no idea what happened but now I look at my crockpot with suspicion. :tongue_smilie: