Yep time to check. There's only so much time to do something if anything needs to be done. They will mostly do a bone scan and/or hormone test to check bone age and base any further investigation on those results. Do to his age, schedule the endocrinologist app and ask to be put on the call if app opens earlier list if there is a wait time. Worth a check even if it ends in peace of mind that all is normal

Another thought is a first right to refuse.......a line can be added in the contract that if the 12 acres are put up for sale, it has to be offered to you first. If you refuse, they put it on the market.

Gosh, I agree!! Teachers are on salary. Guess what? Salary typically means you are going to do work after hours. If your job was more of the type that working outside of work hours was rare, you would be hourly. My manager is salary. She's on call 24/7. It's part of the job. She doesn't get extra when she has to come in and settle issues. My hubby is salary, he's available all hours including weekends and he makes roughly what a teacher makes. He's not getting extra when he runs in to handle a problem.

HOLY @$ Southeast sticker shock!!! 1800 sq ft, 2 bath, dishwasher, 2 car garage, laundry room , basic builder plan (no "upgrades" ) 1/2 acre runs roughly 130k upgrade to granite counter tops, tile baths, tile floors, hardwoods, high end everything - 200k-300k Good gravy....... the COL in other places.... :001_huh: :svengo:

I would find a place it could go even if it meant sacrificing a cabinet to install it. Or I would buy a portable. Either way, the day we closed, one or the other would be going in. Even before we had kids, hubs and I figured out that hand washing dishes was not a thing we did. Dishwasher, washing machine and dryer are all mandatory for us.

Not a lawyer but I think it means criminal sexual abuse of a victim less than 5 so some type of sexual act on a child by someone they know. Of course it all depends on legal definitions from your state. But that's my best guess..

And thank ya'll for reminding me why I don't live in small towns anymore :lol: :hurray: I've lived here nearly 20 years and told my hubby the other day too many people now recognize me at the store, time to move!!! He said recognizing the checkout girl and being greeted by her didn't count! :laugh:

Okay..... I finally found bras that are perfect and here's how I did it. I read everything over at the above mentioned link on Reddit and used their beginner guide https://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/wiki/beginners_guide It has never failed me. Doing that type of measurement completely changed my size by a freaking TON!!!!! The first time I did this, my band went down from a 40 to a 36 and the cup went from a DD to a G. Once I get the band size and proper cup size, I look at sister size charts http://www.sizechart.com/brasize/sistersize/index.html Then I took the following survey: http://www.herroom.com/know-your-breasts/Questions.aspx From there, I used the site's suggested bras for the above type. For me, I can't use a one piece cup, because it is too loose at the top of the cup, so I have to have bra cups that are 3 piece along with a few other particulars that make the bra perfect for me. I do this whenever I lose a lot of weight and change shape. IF the bras begin to feel funny, tight, loose, digging in, then I know it's time to remeasure and resize. I've been doing this for about 3-4 years now and love my bras now. Once you get one that fits "right", you will totally love it! I now have a bra type that looks good on me and feels right. I play around with variations of it but I've marked my all time favorite and hunt bras that have the same construction and makeup. I've narrowed it down to about 3 variations that I know will be perfect in the right size. Well worth the time and effort to get those things right!

Underoos for adults! https://underoos.com/products/ The older I get the more I am into hidden surprises! Fun underwear, pretty sets. And online shops let you pick different tops and bottom sizes. Including swimwear! I cannot remember the last time I bought any underwear from a store or swimwear for that matter. 36 F is hard to find.

I buy online at HerRoom or BareNecessities. Usually, the bras have a "now complete the look " display under it. I've finally found the perfect bras by pouring through the Reddit bra discussion and using the links on the shopping sites to determine correct fit. My bras fit right, feel great, and I get the underwear to match. And lately, I've gotten into matching underwear colors to my outfits/scrubs So i have a rainbow of colors to boot! It's the little things!

I agree with you TIbbie!! I will not be vetted by my teenage son's possible girlfriend's parents. I honestly tell my boys that any girls' parents that need to meet me before letting her go out is not worth the trouble! Move on! Their style of life is very very very much not compatible with ours. Save yourself the headache.

Repeating a previous poster as to how do the names work if the tradition is to take mother and fathers last name and you marry someone of the same tradition. Are you now Jane Smith-johnson-black hadley???? How does that work in a couple of generations or are there name picking rules too? And I just want to say to all of you who have had people ask about why your name is not the same as your husband or kids.... That is RUDE AS HELL. Point blank. Nobody's business as to why your name is not the same. And i would be tempted to come up with an incredible story that would make them regret asking. Like one that takes ten minutes to tell the details and ends up with me sniffling or being teary eye and sad by the end..... That's just so incredibly rude especially in a day and time when the divorce rate is so high and the single parent rate is so high and Why does anyone need to know???? Outside of a medical professional making sure of the relationship in cases where one must know who needs to make the medical decisions in absence of paperwork......why does anyone feel the need to ask???? The answer stands a good chance of making that person feel sad or relive negative feelings/situations so why ask? Why not just be polite and think none of my business to ask a random stranger why her name is different? Just RUDE!

I'm so sorry about your husband. :grouphug: :grouphug:

You could have carpet ends rugged out (they can make a carpet into a rug the size you want) and then paint the floor that shows. Or just get two really large rugs and paint what shows. that would last 5 years, would look good, allow you to clean, not hurt the budget, and not make you feel bad in 5 years when you are ready to replace but everything still looks "good" - ya know that look- not good enough to be new but too good to justify replacing LOL!

I will say that this is the hardest time to homeschool..... Feb and teen years......... Dear God...... My public schools are absolute toast and I have thought I'm dropping them off tomorrow. And honestly, I don't think expressing yourself and making the kid cry is necessarily bad once in a blue moon. Sometimes I cry when someone is disappointed and I have created extra work for another through my own stupidity. But going off, turning around and going back, making him get it, banning the computer......would have done it all! And then next time, remind him "remember last time....don't push it buddy!" :lol: I just remind myself that just like we had to teach toddlers not to pull their pants down and piss in the middle of Wal mart clothing section, we have to train teens that yea, people actually except them to figure out to bring their stuff with them as crazy as that sounds to them! They are just big toddlers!

Simply move their hand. Step out of reach. Say Oh You startled me by touching me???? It all depends on the situation and the vibe one feels. Sometimes, those words are the very first go to because your gut tells you it's about to go down. Sometimes, you know it is just an innocent encounter and your own issues create the discomfort. Dig deep and use the polite words to overcome your own inner rant. Sometimes, who cares? Its a stranger touching you in public. Maybe he's creating a situation so others in the store will remember the nice elderly man was with you on aisle 7. Then when the grandson hauls your ass out of the store because you suddenly got sick (he drugged you), nobody in the store questions the encounter until the police show up the next day and review video footage. Sometimes, you overreacted and scared the crap out of a nice elderly man who was trying to keep a woman he saw from a habit that could cause her trouble from the not so nice man. Does it matter??? If you feel uncomfortable with a stranger, does it really matter whether your reaction is polite, justifiable, or over top??? Who cares??? If I see a woman having what I think is an over the top reaction to someone, I think I don't know the story and I bet he'll think twice about approaching another woman in a store.

Because assuring a woman she is safe is the first thing someone with bad intent is going to say. Self defense class labels this a red flag. It is stated to get you to let your guard down. My response would be I'll fee safer when you remove your hand and step out of reach.

I agree with this. When I was a teenager, there was a serial rapist on the college campus where I took night classes. Security was very beefed up and the college held a series of self defense classes. And my boss, a concerned older man with one son and a passel of girls and god knows how many granddaughters made sure I had the time to attend every one of them as well as had his son show me a variety of moves in the office (ex military). Not to mention the training my own dad and brothers gave. The self defense class though was the best. Years later, I still carry out those techniques taught. My niece one time told me I walk like I mean business and I thought ...that's what I was taught. Carry yourself out and about like you could stop an elephant in mid charge. I personally feel that three times over my life I have avoided a mugging just because of how I was taught to walk and interact in a parking lot. I know I have stopped two kidnapping attempts on my kids just because of that self defense class. Walk tall, look people in the eye, and scan the area constantly, keys in hand and items positioned so one can fight back. Strangers just don't feel comfortable laying a hand on me. I don't give out that vibe anymore. The self defense class went over all that body language stuff and how one person is seen as approachable by a perv while skipping over others. It was a combination of self defense techniques and a lot of how to overcome polite woman syndrome that gets women killed. Now of course that doesn't work on those just mentally off or the elderly slipping into dementia. But those techniques I learned to extract myself from situations work. Step into their space and turn enough to get out of their grip. You can do stuff like that and still be "polite" while making sure you are in a safe spot so to speak without hurting feelings (Deep south so hurt feelings crop up especially with the elderly) Nope, it isn't. With a perv, it is a grooming technique. How much can I touch this woman before she becomes concerned? Light tap, harder tap, full hand on upper arm, hold hands, full frontal approach while holding onto upper arm.....it's a response checker. First thing self defense taught was a light tap should immediately concern you to get your back against something or toward complete freedom if you know no one is behind you and arms up and feet spaced firmly with weight on the back leg. Put yourself in position for fight or flight. And never let someone no matter their age hold your attention in public space while your back is open. That doesn't mean you are rude or think every single interaction in public is dangerous. but it does mean you ensure your own safety is paramount over the feelings of a complete stranger!! The OP didn't know this man. This wasn't an elderly church member, neighbor or other vaguely known seen before so and so's grandpa. This was a stranger in a public space. The elderly do put their hands on people to steady themselves but that doesn't mean the OP should not consider her safety FIRST. Elderly people can be very strong. I've had my ass kicked by an elderly patient. Three other nurses were holding him back and he still managed to ring my bell. Out in public, an elderly man with harmful intent could still take out a smaller woman. Don't underestimate the strength of the elderly.

Tell the realtor to write up the paperwork as you want. The price went down because the land went down. Make a list of what needs to be done, you said parts were unfinished?, of major things that must be done.....electricity/Air/plumbing/roof etc and then cosmetic issues - holes, peeling paint,worn floors etc.......... Insulting offers are usually insulting to realtors' paycheck. Put in a clause contingent on sale and upon inspection. We usually offer what we think the value is on fixer uppers and then down grade 10% and start there. The realtor freaks and whines but does it. Sometimes, the seller sees that list and how it looks to a buyer and realizes the house isn't worth what he thought. other times, we begin to negotiate the price. Our first house we offered an insulting price and the buyer took it. when we sold, we made nearly 50,000 on that house after the renovation.

I'm trying to find the research paper from a few years back but off of memory, there is a group of "- gene" Celiac patients. Positive biopsies or skin biopsies but no DQ2 or DQ8 genes. Like less than 2%. So that group was studied. Other genes were found and I think they were DQ6, DQ5, DQ7, alpha chain variants, and CD59 along with recent finding of RNA that controls the inflammation process. I think it doubled to like 20 genes but testing centers on DQ2 and DQ8 (rightly so, those two cover pretty much everyone ) Here's one research http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v42/n4/full/ng.le from543.html https://books.google.com/books?id=gqaDD3jkcfYC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=new+genes+discovered+in+celiac&source=bl&ots=pPA2saHp6Y&sig=kDFyOJ6z6Babj0VbrVm0EcjioSs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin_5uNr9HRAhXo54MKHe30CJk4ChDoAQgyMAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20genes%20discovered%20in%20celiac&f=false https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50849065_Controversies_in_the_laboratory_diagnosis_of_celiac_disease_in_children_new_haplotypes_discovered Ugh I can't find the one I'm trying to recall. IT was a factor for us because at the time, no one had celiac in our families and the gene testing was too expensive to do. Now, tons of relatives have celiac so we are probably not one of those rare 2% group.

A need for sure. And in my area requires proof of need. Food banks didn't used to but they were being cleaned out by people who just wanted free food and no care that they could actually buy food vs people who would go hungry. So full application process and I think a sliding scale type of need used.

And please remember from an old age standpoint.....You shrink. My 4"10 aunts wish something could have been done as they are even shorter in their 70's which does make things difficult.

That's a gene test. Wonderful in theory but it doesn't test for the latest genes that have been found, just the original group. Did the celiac panel show if iga deficient? Also did it show any level of antibodies? It's one of those things to monitor and watch if levels rise from year to year until dx can be made. Or go gluten free and see if makes a difference.

Yea, you must be on a gluten diet when tested for Celiac. There's a blood test now. Big problem with testing though is if you have non classic symptoms, the blood panel may be low and the biopsy which is the official dx may be negative. Celiac testing only rules in, never rules out the disease.

Oh please please please investigate celiac disease. Short stature, slow growth and thyroid are connected to celiac. So much that with a husband responding to a paleo diet, I would institute a strict gluten free dairy free diet right after the blood work. The body often considers dairy gluten as the molecules are close in structure. Once the body has calmed it's reaction to gluten, dairy can be added back. I would jump on the duet no matter how crazy it seems. In kids, if gluten is the culprit, you will know within the first few months as growth will pick up. When my daughter was dx with celiac, my son wound up being dx because he grew 6 inches on the diet in the first few months. He had celiac as well just not any symptoms other than slow growth. Fine growth hormone function as did my daughter. Just unable to grow.