I would never do away with our schoolroom, but I have 3 little ones still and lots of visuals for them on the wall. They adore their room. It is their space with lots of low shelves that contain books, Montessori type trays, and objects such as a globe, abacus, nature collection, etc. My oldest likes her little nook in this room as well. She has a desk, an Ikea Trofast shelf, and she loves the bean bag in the "reading corner". Actually, it is my DH's favorite room too, because we have a comfortable loveseat and big bay windows. That said, if all my kids were all older, I'd probably convert the room to a quiet library reading space. You could install shelving in your closet to hold supplies out of sight. There are many ideas online using string and clips or thin strips of cork or even use frames to display artwork in a nice way. A timeline could be streamlined to be like a border around the room or perhaps you can use a sewing board style timeline that you can fold and put away when not in use. :)

I have always spelled it delemna as well. I really don't remember if I was taught it that way or not. Only that I've always spelled it with a "n". Until spell checkers came along. :tongue_smilie: 41, public school, Florida

Exactly! I was thinking, "Just where can I buy this tea! I want some, too!!! " :lol: :lol: Thank you for this thought. I started him on a multivitamin and if I didn't push him, he wouldn't even take his nightly Emergen-C, Zinc, or Probiotic supplements. I was contemplating adding a B-Complex supplement to his routine as well. I hadn't thought of a possible thyroid or adrenals.

I agree with PP with cutting off the artwork (and even the photos... hey at least you took the time to SEND SOMETHING! She should be grateful!) My oldest daughter never writes cards or letters to family. The one time she did my dad emailed thanking her for it and then in the same email saying how bad her handwriting was. Um.. Dad? Can you just count yourself lucky that she even wrote to you at all??? Well, DD saw that email by accident and hasn't written anything to him since. :glare:

:blushing: oh! Well it has been quite awhile for that, too! :lol:

Which is what I did! Best money I ever spent! :D I absolutely agree. I've only worn fake nails twice - once for my wedding and a fancy Christmas company dinner. As far as color, I stick with colors in my color scheme: corals and warm neutral colors... but my problem comes from breaking old bad habits regarding my nails so they grow to a nice length and look decent. Like a pp said, that foul tasting stuff just doesn't work. ;)

Thank you all for the additional suggestions! I hadn't even thought of tea. We used to drink hot tea in the evenings before we had to go through the entire moving process. It has been oh... probably 1/2 year since we had any tea. Any good recommendations? (I never know what to buy. :blush: ) Finding a home church has been a very difficult process for us. We are both tired and fed up with "soft" churches... those with "feel-good" messages. We both want a solid Biblical discipling church with brothers and sisters in Christ who care. But we are having a hard time finding such a church... I agree. Another thing that has fallen to the wayside since our move. We were doing a Bible study and prayer together. We do regular bedtime prayers with the kids, but I know that's not the same. It just seems that by the time he gets home from work/school and eats, it is time to hustle kids to bed. DH often is in bed almost asleep before I am done with the nightly routines. We need an extra hour added to each day. :tongue_smilie:

I've bought ours from all sorts of places: Tractor Supply, Target, Meijer, and amazon among other places. :)

We have no family here and no good friends to do this. :confused: I'd LOVE to do this, though! It is scary. We've gone through some pretty rough life circumstances in our 7 years of marriage but nothing has ever affected him like what he is going through now. And I feel so helpless. I do call him about once a day and ask how he is doing, encourage him, and tell him I love him. I just wished there was more I could do for him...

I voted other. If it is just us, we eat on regular plates. If we have company, I get out the china. :D

2-3 pages of (usually) 3 boards. :)

I do ask him, but he always say, "Oh, nothing. You already do enough for me. Plus you have the kids and the house and well, you need more help from me." :blink: Of course, I have the opposite opinion! lol He is the kind of husband and father who thinks of us first always. Honestly, I don't feel like he is the lucky one... I am. :001_wub:

DH is stressed out. He used to be happy and joke a lot. Now he is somber and quiet. I am concerned for him as he seems so beaten down by life and has been this way for the last year. :( His job has him working long hours on a project that seems to be always failing. No matter what he does, something goes wrong. On top of that, his immediate supervisor's boss is always promising the customer something DH (or the company in general) can't deliver and screams obscenities at DH and his boss in front of everyone when they failed to meet unreasonable deadlines or really for any reason at all. Several times the boss has had to apologize for his outbursts when he has realized he was in the wrong. DH's immediate supervisor is spineless. He won't stick up for DH even when DH is in the right. The relationship between DH's supervisor and his boss is horrible. In addition to that, this particular project is not the only one he deals with. He has 2 other projects. Basically, he has to do the work of 3 to 4 full time engineers. And he can't keep up. He has asked for additional help but his requests go unanswered. DH hasn't called in sick all year. For the first time in 7 years, he actually has many vacation days left over because there just is no time to take off from work. He really needs a break. A chance to rest and regroup. But it won't be happening any time soon. DH is also going to school for his master's degree. Tough classes. I think he'd enjoy his classes more if he wasn't so stressed from work. Changing jobs is not an option. Confronting this boss is probably not an option either (not if DH wants to keep his job). And to be honest, I don't think DH would confront anyone up the chain of command because DH is not good with confrontations himself. But mostly, DH just doesn't want to rock the boat. So he puts up with it. DH is thankful for this job. Especially in this economy. While DH is going to classes, we are praying he keeps his job. DH doesn't have any guy friends, and DH has no time for hobbies (not for lack of desire, though). We have no home church, and I know that weighs heavily on his mind. It doesn't help that we have had a lot going on at the home front with a move to a new rental due to our previous rental being foreclosed, issues with attitude with my oldest DD, my medical problems at the beginning of the year, etc. I try to encourage him as much as I can with my words. I try to cook meals he likes and such. I "pushed" him to take a trail ride camping trip with DD1 last month so he could get away from things. He ended up enjoying it a lot, though he felt he couldn't completely leave work mentally behind. When I talked to other campers, they noticed he relaxed a bit but that he seemed to have a great weight on his shoulders. :( I also took him on a date to the movies and a nice dinner. We just don't have a lot of money to do extra stuff like this all the time, though. So, I'm looking for ideas I personally can use to keep encouraging him. Anyone have things you say or do to encourage your spouse during stressful times? Or if you are the working spouse, what does your significant other do to lift your spirits when you are stressed out? Something that can be done simply, cheaply, or often? :bigear: TIA!

Actually, I did NOT say it was her fault. AT ALL. I believe she WAS injured at this business. I also think that when you do finally go to the doctor, it is your responsibility to relate everything. Example: "I slipped at XYZ Business on -date-. I felt this and this. I had --insert symptoms such as swelling--. I never had this pain/symptom before the date of the injury. I rested for x amount of days. During this rest, my pain decreased/stayed the same/increased. I walked (or ran or hiked or whatever) during this time frame. The pain increased/decreased with this activity. Pain has not gone away. Doc, what's up? " How is that assigning blame to her??? Maybe she did make a problem worse from hiking/walking/whatever? Maybe she didn't? I'm not a doctor. I'm simply saying to relate everything about this injury including any extra activity from the time of injury to time of the doctor visit. It is only honest and fair. Personally, I wouldn't run to the doctor immediately either. I would have waited/rested/whatever a few days (a week?) as well. If I needed to go in because the pain wouldn't go away, I would. But I'd be sure to relate anything/everything I have done that might affect my injury (for better or for worse). I wouldn't hide or omit a single activity I did in that time frame. FWIW, I'm in the OP's corner and NOT attacking her. (I apologize if my previous post sounded like that to the OP.) I believe she is being honest, fair, concerned, and not wanting to sue this business for all they are worth. She certainly is not holding grudges against the business for their negligence. She simply wants to be relieved of her pain, to be able to take care of it (physically and financially), and move on with her life.

In the spirit of telling the truth, I would agree that ALL information relating the timeline and events concerning this injury should be presented to the doctors/insurance companies. Maybe the OP would only be eligible for partial reimbursement if she worsened something that could have been fixed easily in the beginning? Could the doctor determine how much was original injuries and how much exasperated by continued walking, etc? (I'm just guessing since I really have no idea how much doctors can determine concerning things like this and if insurance companies would/could really just ask for partial reimbursements, etc...)

Examples of responses: In order to not have this business pay her medical bills, she would have to lie and say she fell somewhere else (i.e. at home) or omit facts and not elaborate on the details of the event. Some may disagree with me that omission of facts is not really lying. Personally, I feel it is. Yes. This.

:iagree: We LOVE Schleich here! We have the barn, horse stable, and my son is getting the Animal Nursery for this Christmas. We have TONS of horses and animals of all sorts. We have a few carts and vehicles as well. VERY well made. The tack doesn't stand up well to a 2 year old boy, though. :lol: We only have a couple of Papo items but I find them not as realistic and well made. My kids rarely play with those. Not fond of Safari Ltd for their horses but we have the entire sea life collection from Safari and are very happy with those. We got those when my oldest DD was going through a huge "Free Willy" phase. Having 3 extremely horse crazy family members, we are quite discriminating when it comes to realistic horse figures. Only Schelich has garnered the unanimous approval of everyone in my home. :tongue_smilie:

:iagree: I can't believe this thread, TBH. I think the owner is being very generous and displaying his faith in an outstanding way. Yes, people slip when raining. This business KNEW the danger. That is why they have the carpets down. Because the carpet was temporarily up, it caused a danger. It was an accident, yes. But this owner has said to her "I will make things right." I wouldn't lie to the insurance company either (Exodus 20:16). Allow the insurance companies to do their thing. It takes time. Keep the business owner informed at regular intervals as to what is going on, keep good documentation. And FWIW, I didn't get the impression the OP intended on suing him at all. Just wanting to be sure she does things right. So to answer the OP's original question: I wouldn't get a lawyer. I'd let God take control of this and let the insurance companies work things out. Good luck and hope you have fast healing! :001_smile:

RegGuheert and MomsintheGarden, thank you for sharing your knowledge. We're a long way from having any DC pursue a science field (my oldest is not interested) but DH and I look forward to pursuing the links for our own edification.

No credit card here, either. :001_smile:

:iagree: :iagree: I especially agree with the bolded part.

:iagree: No one blocked on here (which is how I answered the poll) but I do have my exH blocked on Facebook.

Same for Michigan. And I prefer it that way. :D

Seeing this thread for the first time but would love to do this, too! :001_smile:

Quiverful does not necessarily mean patriarchal or anything else. Quiverful specifically refers to leaving God in total control of your family size. Now quiverful families have many things in common (modest dress, submission to the husband, etc.) but it is not part of being quiverful. And yes... it means being content with whatever size the family is... small or large. If God chooses to bless you with one child, then He has determined your quiver is full for you (and not for the Duggers or anyone else). I don't believe it necessarily is cultish or indicates someone being extreme or radical. FWIW, my DH and I are not quiverful. We prayed for the Lord's will within OUR family and determined this was not it. Our family, our decision between God and us. :)