A dog got skunked and then went to sleep it off in my utility room. What can I use to wash the floors? Thanks!

I feel exactly the same way about removing foods. I have always found it easier to add than subtract! :) Alexandra

If you have a degree in Sociology (or know someone who does) would you tell me what sorts of jobs folks go into in this field? Thanks

My family really liked eating in Morroco. We love that type of food. Also we ate at a little Japanese restaurant that had counter service that was great and quite inexpensive. I also suggest the Unofficial Guide to WDW. It rates the rides as far as scariness goes. Have fun!

I have a friend who stayed at a little country inn a month ago and came home with bedbugs. They have made her life a misery. She is trying to use diatemacious earth (sp?) and a pest control service. She has resorted to sleeping in her guest room with the lights on (bugs only come out in the dark). My family is going to a really nice hotel for a week-end (courtesy of my mom!) and I am freaked out by this bug thing that my friend has. I have read that it doesn't matter how wonderful the hotel is - they are all candidates for being a host to this disgusting pest. Have you had experience with the bugs - either avoiding them or ridding your home of them? Thanks for any feedback!

logic would step in. I did not know the name of the law. Thanks. Excellent.

I will put him on the plane and his aunt (same last name) will put him on his return flight. He has no picture ID is this going to be ok? He is 13. Thanks!

The towels have my chidren's names and a decal embroidered. They used to be white but now are quite dingy. Thanks for any help.

may I suggest a wonderful website...It is called mywayout. If your dh is having trouble with anger (the verbal and emotional abuse comment made me think of this), he would find so much help from giving up alchohol (if he drinks -obviously). I consider the website to be lifechanging - and I don't throw that word around alot. I really hope that you and your husband can work this out. Sending good thoughts your way.

My 13 yo son is such a grumpy guy. You would think that he would be so happy to be on vacation but not at all. I am going to make a big ol' list of things for him to do this evening. Some fun and some chores. He is napping alot too - is he getting ready for some sort of erm...change? Will he be a more contented bear sometime soon? :confused:

in the backyard. A 12 x 16 shed from Home Depot would cost us about $6,000 and we are thinking of an alternative construction. It seems like it would be less expensive and an interesting project. Any WTM alternative/green builders out there that would care to share their $.02? We live in Central Texas btw. Thanks! Alexandra

It was longer than it needed to be - it just seemed to go on and on. I liked ending very much though!

I am not happy about world events but that statement is utterly indefensible and I am sorry that someone said that to you and your children! It reminds me of what the military went through during/after Viet Nam. Blech!

for a containing wall. I don't want to use railroad ties (creosote) but what else? Ideally it would be something pretty and not too expensive. I am planning for a fall garden. Thanks

on p. 131. It doesn't sound great but it is wonderful. My youngest who is super-picky keeps asking when I will make it again. I added a few more potatoes than it called for. Also, my kids do NOT like chunks of tomatoes so next time I will use crushed tomatoes. That is the only one I have tried so far.

My sil wants to send a ticket to my son to go from Texas to the West Coast. He would need to make a connecting flight. He has traveled before. Would you allow this? Do the airlines allow it? Thanks

There is a lot of medicine that can help with sleep in Alzheimer's folks. You need to make sure she is up-to-date with medical care. Can you go with her to a neurology appt and find out what she is taking and if her alz. needs are being addressed? Make sure that mil signs off on HIPPA documents so that you can talk to her medical team. Sedatives like Xanax can be BIG problems with older folks with dementia but in small doses might help with settling down to sleep. If I could give you my personal opinion here...I would really research other options for your dmil. I am the main go-to person for two loved ones. One has alz and one has dementia. The stress of this is like the frog in the hot water...you know how the little frog starts out on the stove in regular water and never notices that things are heating up until it is boiling around him. Most of the time my work is regular day-to-day stuff. I find it rewarding. However, when the you-know-what hits the fan, it is the worst stress I have EVER experienced. If I were your friend IRL I would try to talk you out of this. Alexandra

I did a lot of riding when I was a kid. I can't stop feeling sad about the race and racing in general. I know there is so much human suffering in the world (the cyclone in Myanmar for example), but the image of that filly on the track is really bothering me and I feel different about a sport that I used to think was exciting. Anyone else have that reaction?

I have a hard time remembering who is who on this board. I sometimes remember that Patty has the fit (walking)mom and Joanne is good at parenting questions but I do remember your posts. When I read them, you strike me as a person who might experience some depression. I remember because you express isolation and sadness. I really hate to post such personal stuff because I certainly don't want to present myself as someone who has it all together (I for sure do not) but I (going out on a limb here) wonder if you might research the possibility of depression. I hate to think of your children having their world torn apart if the main problem in the family is your depression. I am pleading as child of divorce that you consider resolving your personal problems before you put the rest of the family through the gristmill of divorce. I am writing this under the assumption that you are not suffering through abuse or neglect from your husband. Sending good thoughts your way. Alexandra

Florida or any other warm and humid area? I am using Frontline and I am not sure it is really doing the job. What do ya'all find effective? Thanks!

and I almost fell off my chair laughing. The stories of super-naughty beagles were hilarious. One lady suggested that her beagles behaviour was because fo something (really bad) that she had done in a former life. They are very cute though... It seems to me terriers are hyper...? I would pick a puppy that you could get from someone who had both parents on site if I were you.

was: You add suffering to the world just as much when you take offense as when you give offense. I find it difficult to NOT take offense at times but this idea is helpful to me. I also realize that I often go back to the same $%@ people thinking maybe this time we can get along. Nope, nope, nope. Sometimes a little discrimination in the company we keep can help enormously. Alexandra

sounded a whole lot like a compliment! I am sorry that they said those things in that sort of way but I think you handled it great.

In my personal experience, folks usually don't admit to having deteriorating driving skills - so I wonder if her driving isn't even worse than she lets on. I would not only NOT allow my dc to drive with her, I would seriously consider having a talk with her. Perhaps your husband and you should approach her together. It might be time to seriously curtail or eliminate altogether her driving. This is a very difficult time of life.

Mostly Martha. It has subtitles but get it anyway. I loved it!