:iagree::iagree: Amen! :)

LOL Wouldn't that be great?? "Dear Hive...." :p

:) My house is tiny and messy, but I'm a good cook and I have a pool! :p

LOL Sure! Come on! :)

Good for you!! I think you handled your meeting very well. I hope this will all be over for you soon and you can write this crazy woman out of your life! :grouphug:

LOL Come on down! :) Well, first I have to get back to my house (I'm still up here in GA visiting my mom), but then yeah, Cuban food all around!! All are welcome. Nothing like some good home cooked Cuban food and coffee and desserts to make you feel good. :p

Oh Peggy! :crying: I'm so so sorry. :( I wish you were closer to me so that I could give you a big hug and then take you roller skating to all 80's music. :grouphug::grouphug: I'm so sorry for your loss honey. :(

:iagree: So true!

LOL Awesome!! :thumbup: hehehe

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I hate waiting too! Hopefully you will get positivenews real soon. :)

That's wonderful!!!! Good work mom for not only keeping it together, but for doing it very well! :) You've got a lot going on and I think a shameless brag is certainly in order! :D Good for you hon and congratulations on your soon to be wee one. :) :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Starbucks?? No, no, no honey. You come on down to my house and I'll make you a real cafe con leche and fill you up with some guava cheese pastries. :D If that doesn't put a smile on your face then nothing will! ;) :p :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

:eek: How scary. I'm sure though it wouldn't take them long to realize that they didn't have 911 on the line and would try to call it. :grouphug::grouphug: to you. That would freak me out too.

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Well, you know how a hive is right? If you poke at it all the bees come buzzing out ready to attack. :D That lady poked the hive by what she did to you. Of course we're going to protect our own. :grouphug::grouphug: Feel better honey and like a PP said, don't own any of the bile she spewed on you. You're none of it!! :grouphug:

:iagree::iagree: Every home school mom's house I've ever been in (including my own) is messy. It's just a season in life. Kids are more important than clutter and when they fly the roost there will be plenty of time to keep a neat and tidy house (at least that's what I keep telling myself. :tongue_smilie: ) hehe

:lol: :thumbup: Hear! Hear! :D hehe

:iagree::iagree::iagree: What a petty, low-class woman! :mad:

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Awww Karyn. You are such a good friend. I'm sure you and Imp will find ways to see each other. Can you two Skype??

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Oh that's so horrible what she did to you. :( I can't even imagine how difficult it must have been for you to trust them enough to let them see you at your most vulnerable and then for them to betray you they way they did is just so awful! :( It makes me mad. You sound like such a wonderful person and like you would be such a great friend. I know I would be honored to have a friend like you in my real life. I wish could have you over to my house for a coffee (and dessert :tongue_smilie:) and treat you with the kindness and respect that you deserve. It's their loss I say. :grouphug::grouphug:

Woot! I just saw this! Congratulations honey. I'm so happy for you!!! :party: :hurray: :cheers2: :grouphug::grouphug:

I'm so so sorry. That sucks what she said to you. :( :grouphug: :grouphug:

I have. I have sponsored two children through them for years that just graduated out of the program and I have 2 new children now. They are a great organization. I've never heard of any scandals of any kind, the are very transparent with how they spend the money and they have very little administrative costs compared to other similar type organizations and so more money goes to the children. They encourage sponsors to write their children. The children always write back and they even encourage donors to visit their sponsored child if it is possible. All of the children go to school, they get medical care/operations if they need it, they all learn a trade so they can get better paying jobs and help break the poverty cycle. :) As for the choosing, I just asked them to give me a child who has been on the wait list the longest and they did. One of my children was a little girl from Rwanda the other was a little boy from the Dominican Republic. :)

Praying for your dear friend! :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

LOL :thumbup: It sounds like a nice picture. :) I'm glad that the storm didn't affect you. :grouphug: Wow!!! :ohmy: I can't even imagine it! But the sun I guess reflects off the snow too, no? The way it reflects off the water?? LOL I don't know how they do it either. Where are you at in Florida? I see you're on the east coast. Me too. :) I'm just north of Miami. :)