Loved this!!! Made me cry! That kid is definitely going to be an engineer of some sort!!!

Praying with you all that he is found safe and sound!! :grouphug:

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How exciting!! I pray that this works out!:grouphug:

Have fun!!! I miss camping, I haven't been in so long......

Just prayed! :grouphug:

I would be livid! She is 11?? What if something had happened to her and you did not even know that she was walking home. I would definitely address this!

Exactly! This just makes me sick to my stomach!

I have read every reply and I am so thankful to all of you!! My husband has been trying to tell me for years, all of the same things that all of you are telling me. I am going to stand firm that it is her turn to visit us, and allow myself to not feel guilty anymore!! Thank you!:)

Oh, you are all making me feel so much better!! I should have put in my description that with her, it is not so much anxiety, as it is her being "stuck in her ways". She is very routine and I truly believe that if she comes here, she will feel that she is not in control and that would drive her nuts!! BTW, lets just say that I try to make our visits as tolerable as possible.;)

I am a little frustrated right now with my mom. I will try to keep this somewhat short. My mom is in New Hampshire and I am in Florida. She is alone (my step dad died 11 yrs ago). My brother is however still in NH and they see each other here and there. She has not been to visit me since 2000. She is afraid to fly and afraid to drive herself down here. I have been to NH every year sometimes twice a year since then. She usually pays for 2 of the plane tickets for us to come. Even with her paying for the flights (well, 2 of them), I still end up spending an arm and a leg because she wants to go out all the time. Here is my frustration: She always makes me feel guilty if I cannot come. She thinks that because I homeschool, that we should have no problem picking up and going. I do not want to go this year!!!!!!!! I have a son in college that we are paying for some of it and I have other responsibilities. We are going to Tennessee to visit friends in November and I am really trying to save for this, and I do not want to feel guilty for wanting to go somewhere other than NH! Well, I just got off of the phone with her and I told her that we would not be coming. Her composure changed immediately. I told her that it would be so much easier for me and less expensive for her if she would just get on a train and visit us. She has 4 weeks of vacation a year, but she says she does not want to take 2 weeks at once. I feel like she is being selfish seeing how I have been the one to go there every year for the last 11 years. She also says that she is too old to travel by herself. She is 65, very independent and she lives by herself (which BTW, is the only way she wants to live) and she works full time and goes out ALL the time. The "I'm too old" excuse is bogus to me. However, she always leaves me feeling sooooo guilty. Am I being selfish?? Should I be visiting her whenever I can, especially if she is paying for the tickets? I just know that if I had grandchildren in another state and I was able, I would try and visit as much as I could. Please be honest with your advice.

Thanks for the review. I have been wanting to take my girls.:)

Sending up prayers for your family! :grouphug:

Great resource!! Thanks for posting this!!

Oh my gosh!!!! You all are making me relive my childhood. Old Sturbridge Village, Storyland and Canobie Lake. I loved them all growing up!!!!!! I can't think of much to add, except maybe The White Mountains in NH, have some pancakes with real maple syrup. Of course Boston is a must. Lots to do there. Have fun!!

Yes, it closed some time ago. I am going to FPEA, but I have not even checked to see which vendors are attending this year. Headed over to check out their website now.

Oh dear Lord!! That is so sad! Praying for that sweet girl and her family!!

Warning really, really disgusting............they collect it from the boys toilets. I hope not to offend anyone, but this is just nasty!! :eek:

How about Amelia Grace. Beautiful name. This is a friends daughter's name. They call her by both names. They flow beautifully together.

My hubby is a plumber.

Neither one of us wear ours. My husband is a plumber and has had 2 close calls with ring finger, so no more ring. Me, my fingers are too fat now. =)

We have been using this this year for our vocab. It is all free. =) It is 2nd - 12th grades.

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First, that is funny, sorry!!! I can't believe how mad she got. Geesh people it's not the end of the world!:tongue_smilie: I am 43 and I have a 5 yr old. I have had a few people ask if she was my granddaughter. I just laugh it off.

:iagree: But, Oh, so funny!!!!!:lol: