I read through the statement of faith and the requirements. Examples of requirements were non smoking and moderate (I think?) drinking allowed. That caught me off guard at first because you could be Christian and smoke.

:hurray: :thumbup: :party: Sorry this has probably been so stressful. Glad you found a dress. And maybe she can wear the dress again.

The social norm is what I was talking about. The social norm would be don't wear a Halloween costume to a non Halloween event and don't wear white to a wedding. If a group of ladies met for their Red Hat Society lunch I doubt one would wear a blue hat.

Maybe he could stay on his own insurance like now and since I have an individual plan, maybe I can apply for it on my own? I have to read more about it. I currently have a plan with BCBS and it just jumped up a lot.

I have to look into it. I don't know what this means exactly. Like attend church regularly? Only one of us does.

I don't think ds' lasted that long. He has allergies and was using a nebulizer machine. It's been a couple of years now, but I think they gave him antibiotics and told us to do the nebulizer treatments. I don't know if we even used any other medicines. Me, on the other hand, was a miserable mess for MONTHS because I didn't get medicine (I was broke and thought it would pass). ETA: I'm not familiar with pulse ox readings so I didn't have those to go by.

Thank you for starting this thread. We were freaking out about it tonight. I am not on the same ins. as dh because it didn't make sense at the time, but now we have to re-evaluate our options.

We currently have several dvds in a Merax case. http://www.amazon.com/Capacity-Blu-Ray-Storage-Aluminum-Leather/dp/B008E3EQ14 I bought these, but I haven't had time to use them. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/goodies-120-disc-cd-dvd-storage-box-clear/9752961.p?id=1218185060461 They are not sold there anymore, but I have seen them on the container store website. I don't know if this is any better than binders, but just throwing it out there as another option.

I didn't look at it that way because I didn't call people insane. I just was repeating what I thought was etiquette, which is what the OP asked. I didn't know age meant social norms go out the window. Send the kid in a Halloween costume and it's okay? ETA: I do think the age does make a difference, but I can see it either way. I like to err on the side of caution.

Then send your own kid to a wedding in a white dress but don't criticize people for answering honestly.

Don't take it personally. But maybe tell him gently that you think he's taking things out on you. He might need to hear it spelled out. Maybe you could help him arrange to do something fun to take his mind off things? Get him out of the house or whatever. Could you field calls from the hospice or nurse occasionally? I noticed visiting my parents recently that my dad has a short fuse as he is dealing with my mom's failing health. Well, sometimes we think her health is improving, other times we don't, most of the time we can't tell. I had to make a conscious effort to be positive the last few days I was in town figuring my emotions fueled others'? I'm not sure what specifically you are doing, but it sounds like you are trying really hard.

I hope that new router solves your problem. Each child is different. Ds had wooden train tracks and trains but he was not much of a play independently child, so most of his toys just sat untouched much of the time unless we played with him. He asked for the Big Hugs Elmo and got it for Christmas one year and barely touched it. I was so glad I didn't pay full price.

But spending $20 on a dress that can be worn again might be worthwhile. That link didn't open up a lot of formal attire, but if you click around I think you'll find some. I clicked on the dress with yellow/white then found this one. It looks more formal. http://www.amazon.com/Richie-House-Little-Bolero-Pearls/dp/B00HKKS13Q/ref=pd_sim_193_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=41rIxIB4-BL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL200_SR160%2C200_&refRID=0JZ5WBG91WKM13S1YHWK I'm sure if you click around more you can find other more formal options?

We don't have a Costco anywhere around here (they might build one??). We got a Sam's membership a few months ago. It was $45. We go weekly. We noticed we were saving money, but buying a lot of "junk" food. So now we're trying to be more conscious of what we're buying. We can get a large bag of lettuce pretty cheap, but half will go bad if we don't pay attention! We started buying packs of 2 loaves of organic bread that we found recently. We are in LOVE with this bread! Alpine Valley is the brand They started selling our OJ (Simply brand) in 3 packs. I was like are you kidding me?? But I guess it's cheaper that way. So now we end up with a 3pk in the fridge which is pretty ridiculous. We definitely cannot rely on Sam's or Wal-Mart for all our healthy items, but there are definitely things we buy there that save us money. I regret the diaper choice, though. I think the Sam's brand irritates dd so we're going back to another brand. Seemed like a bargain at first. Sometimes we buy gas at the Sam's Club gas station. I don't know too much how Sam's compares to Costco because I haven't lived near a Costco since I was like 11 years old.

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I'm glad this thread showed up recently. I have given the show a second chance and am digging it.

Which part is a no no? Encouraging people to come up or prayers or blessings added during Mass?

---- This thread. :lol:

I wouldn't have her wear that, either. Have you already checked places like Wal-Mart and Target? As usami said you could probably find something in the $20 range. Dd got an inexpensive Christmas dress from Wal-Mart that came with a sweater. Have you already gone to the major department stores in person or were you mainly looking online? I wouldn't even ask the bride. I can't imagine that if her answer was no that she'd feel really comfortable telling someone basically, "no, please buy her a dress."

What would you like an alternative toy to do? I can name a few that move or talk Happy Dance Snoopy Some of the Elmo Toys (we have Big Hugs, but got on sale) Alphie (robot with educational cards. Might be better for a child older) The toy you are talking about and most others are actually for ages 3+ We were given a Thomas the Engine trainset at my son's 2nd birthday. It was way too advance for him and I ended up opening it before he turned 3 (he saw it in the closet). I regretted opening it. I still to this day don't quite know how to make the train move on its own and I have kept it hoping to use it sometime. I might be able to come up with some other ideas.

You guys... :lol: I know, I started it. Not just that! But in the bathroom if you have to open a package... oh my gosh...

I don't know about other churches, but I sometimes see two collections taken at Mass. They might specify what cause the second one is for (i.e. disaster relief for such n such area). I've never been good about tithing what I felt was appropriate. Part of this is because dh doesn't belong to a church. So how is that supposed to work with our shared finances? Don't ask me.

You're right, those cases the person may not be demeaned. Guess I was replying more to the comment that there aren't too many graceful ways to opt out (not if you're doing it over and over again). Sweatpants wouldn't make you stick out like a sore thumb in a yoga or spin class? Because I've never joined one, but I'm thinking that sweatpants might be crazy in hot climates or certain classes. And I'm not even certain that sweatpants mask the noise a pad makes.

When my family moved to CA from out of state, I missed the cut off date. They gave my parents an option to do K or first. My parents asked for first. The school decided I needed to be in the K-1 class instead of the all first grade class. So basically my teacher was the teacher aid and the main teacher spent most of her time with the Kers. Anyway, they acted like I was so behind because I didn't read yet. My parents didn't know I was supposed to already and would have helped me over the summer if they'd realized. I definitely felt behind and probably stupid/embarrassed.

I cannot imagine I would be comfortable in a cheerleading uniform with a pad on. Even the "ultra thin" ones seem like they can bunch up or feel bulky. It would affect my confidence and I would worry about leaking. If I was constantly doing something like kicking my legs, I'd feel like I was drawing attention to an area of my body I very much didn't want to draw attention to! I played basketball and I hated wearing pads while I played! I brought this up in an old thread, but I always worried about uniform colors like white for karate (someone told me that not all are white).