Evergreen State Sue
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The sorrow is the loss of my mom 32 years ago and my mother-in-love 9 years ago. We had infertility issues for several years, but the joy now is my daughter's 18th birthday falls on Mother's Day this year. I will say a prayer for those who will have a difficult time this weekend. Thank you, Lisa, for your sensitivity and desire to lift others up.
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I think it is odd that William and Katherine chose Charlotte Elizabeth Diana when the brother of the late Princess Diana named his two year old daughter Charlotte Diana. Nearly identical names and they are cousins.
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Gorgeous ring - and her nails are pretty too!
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Haha--welllll...
The dress I wear will just be one I own, because the wedding is casual and happening in a couple of weeks. It will be quite small. I don't have a say in planning as my son and his fiancee will be doing the whole thing on their own. (We may help with the honeymoon.)
I haven't spoken with ds yet, but on fb his sweetie said he made a scavenger hunt and then proposed to her at a wonderful hotel/resort that is in their town. It's a gorgeous setting, and I am sure it was a lovely proposal. Her ring is a beauty--he's always be interested in gems (we have gone mining several times, and friends have given the boys some nice garnets and such), so he picked an aquamarine as the stone, with tiny diamonds on the band. I'll ask if I can share the pic with you--it really is pretty, and just different enough that it shows both their personalities.
Thanks for asking!
So... do we get to see the ring? It sounds so lovely.
Much happiness to your son and new daughter-in-love.
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My son got a Road Atlas as a graduation gift from someone. He thought that was something that would come in handy.
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I've been around for years and years too - back when the boards would flip and I would post "I'm 1st!" only to find out there was a delay and I was really 3rd or 4th! I remember being so excited that Susan was going to be the keynote speaker at our homeschool conference in the Seattle area and I went to every one of her sessions and hung on every word she said. I had hoped to be more of a "Well Trained Mind" teacher, but I had to deviate from the plan to accommodate the needs of my kids. Coming here and listening in to others and asking some of my own questions showed me that was okay and I was still being the homeschool mom my kids needed. Now they are in college and my job is nearly done. A big thank you to all who have helped me along the way. I hope you don't mind I'll still be checking in to glean from all your wisdom. Blessings.
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I gave cash to my nephews. One nephew used the cash to buy pop for his friends the next day. I wished I had never known that because I and envisioned he would buy something more personal for himself. Oh well.
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If you really want to know if they received it, then I would give a check as a gift. Then you can know when they cash/deposit it. It is disappointing when kids don't send thank yous or even a personal verbal acknowledgement. My son would have died if he had to hand write his thank yous, so I let him use his computer. Wish others would have at least done that.
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Very helpful, everyone. Thank you!
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We think we found a good used car. We were just walking by a church parking lot and saw the For Sale sign. As we were peeking in the car, a man walked up to talk to us about it. He is selling it for a friend. We took a test drive and have made arrangements to have it looked at by a mechanic tomorrow. We checked the VIN and the report is clean - one owner, no accidents. We sort of made an agreement on the price, but according to Kelley Blue Book, that price is about $600 more than Blue Book. I thought maybe if the car checks out we can split the difference and pay $300 less that we originally said we would. Is that reasonable?
How do you pay a private party? We are talking about $4,000-$5,000. Do I just take out cash? In what denominations? Is there a safer way for both parties? We don't know the owner's name now, and I wanted to get to the bank and be prepared. I would think cash would be preferred and helpful in the final negotiations. We've never bought a car through a private party so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
UPDATE: Thanks for all of your suggestions. The transaction went smoothly. The sellers accepted $300 less than our original agreement, and were glad we had cash. We made the transaction in our local police department's parking lot. So far, we're very happy with the car and the deal. :hurray:
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I voted try to do both. By the time my kids were the age of your two oldest, we started attending co-ops. As my kids got closer and closer to high school age, I saw it was important what classes they took and who was teaching them. Friends are important too. They can develop friends at co-op B and make the transitions easier if you do decide to eventually drop co-op A. If they are good friends, the co-op A friends won't vanish. At one point we we were going to 3 different co-ops to get the classes I wanted for my kids - a couple hours a day on three different days. Like us, some kids went to two different co-ops too. Friends are important, but you need to provide the best education you see fit for your children. Try to accomplish both a good education and a good social environment.
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He is so precious! Love how they can sleep sitting up!
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I bird sat my friend's cockatiel. In a word - MESSY. That bird would grip onto the cage and flap his wings. Birdseed and feathers would go everywhere.
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Mandylubug, thank you for posting your before picture. It looks like my shower stall bottom! I had no idea how to clean it and thought it was because the surface was a bit textured. What kind of oven cleaner do you use? What's the process? I'm afraid of breathing in those fumes, but would love a clean shower again!
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In the Boy Scouts, I believe there is a "two deep" rule - meaning there must be at least two adults with scouts on outings. Our youth pastor uses Facebook to communicate with the youth. There is a separate private Facebook account for the parents so they know what is going on. There are both male and female leaders that go with the youth pastor on outings with the teens.
My opinion is, given how small the youth group at your church is, you should find a different youth group. Find one you are comfortable leaving your daughter at without your supervision. Find one where the leadership supports you as parents, not comes between you. I can't imagine where staying out after 1 a.m. on a whim with 13 year olds is ever appropriate.
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My son got a U.S. road atlas.
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Here's 2 more I really like.
Come on y'all....doesn't anyone eat and cook low carb??? :p
These 2 links are the same . . . do you have a another one you meant to include? Thanks.
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I don't know if this was covered in the health portion already, but my kids had a study skills teacher who said that it actually takes longer to read from a screen than from paper.
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Honestly, I wouldn't have the pet sitter let him outside. What if he won't come back into the house for her?
I cat sat for my neighbor (10 minute walk away, so not right next door) checking on the cats morning and night. I couldn't get one cat to come back in the house and I didn't want to stay all night waiting until the cat was ready to come back in on her schedule.It's very frustrating for the sitter to have that responsibility when you can't count on the pet to cooperate.
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When I was pregnant many moons ago, I started shivering uncontrollably late at night, so off to the ER we went. They did all kinds of tests and finally the doctor concluded she thought I was about to get the flu. Sure enough, 2 days later that's what happened. I hope that's not the case with your daughter, but I thought I'd let you know that might be a possibility.
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My awesome husband is encouraging us both in eating right and exercising. He has walked with me for a minimum of 30 minutes to upwards of an hour every night. We haven't missed a day/night since March 1.
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Our dishwasher went out a couple of weeks ago. When I first started handwashing the dishes, I was amazed at how fast I could get them done - faster than using the dishwasher. I did them at a certain time, and gave myself a reward when they were done. I also used the broken dishwasher as a drying rack, so that gave me more room to put the dishes to drip dry. Drying them was a breeze. Then, life happened. Several days in a row I wasn't able to wash the dishes and they started stacking up and got out of control. My family was so used to either the machine or me doing the dishes, that they didn't naturally pitch in to help. My dh just this morning said we should reduce the number of dishes, so we aren't tempted to grab another mug or get another plate when the breakfast plate only has toast crumbs on it. That would reduce the number of dishes that have to be washed each day. That can help with the problem of a small kitchen too. I'm sure we will be getting a new dishwasher within the next few months. I still might hand wash more often than I used to, but there are times when you have more company or when sickness is spreading through the house that you need that extra help a dishwasher can give.
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Ask if you can get the pictures on a CD and print them yourself (like Texasmama said). We did that last fall in an outside setting and only paid $50 because the photographer was just starting out and wanted to use the pictures for her portfolio. Two years ago we did it for our other graduate and paid $300. The cost included two outdoor settings with pictures taken in early winter and then again in spring.
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Dress 1 or dress 2?
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I like #1. It is similar to a dress I wore to an event last year, but I couldn't do sleeveless, so I had a blue and green sweater/jacket that draped to go with it. Will you wear a shrug or jacket?