You'd never know if you could *actually* get those concessions until you put in an offer, no matter what the realtor thinks. We were of the "doesn't hurt to make the offer" type when house hunting. Good luck.

I'm sorry that people haven't come up with foods that are agreeable to you. But you know what's not my thing? The very real fear and anxiety that my child might *die* because you haven't found foods that are acceptable enough to you for the duration of a plane flight.

It says "SPH" It means there is no astigmatism in that eye. HTH http://www.gogglesnmore.com/what-does-sph-appearing-under-cylinder-on-my-prescription-mean/

My youngest thought it was a dancing beach towel.

Take them geocaching

I returned mine this evening. :( Now I get to wait and see If DD or DH (the only two that consumed any of that water) get sick.

I don't have suggestions, but your DD sounds awesome. Your MIL needs to get over her hangups. And she definitely needs to stop telling your DD that she would be "better" if she went to school! I would be having a strong private talk with MIL if I were you :( And if you wouldn't mind, could you PM me with info about the online writing club? My DD11 is also an aspiring writer, also pretty shy (but not unhappy about it) and I think she would be interested. :)

Can I get a RAmen?

You're thinking of Mad Libs? http://www.wordblanks.com/ http://www.madglibs.com/ http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

I would never in a million years sign a contract like that.

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Of course every kid will be different, but my DS9 ran and won his category in his first 5k at 6 years old (3 months away from his 7th birthday.) Didn't walk a step.

Thanks for checking. It's bizarre and frustrating. My DD got on using this computer this morning, but now I can't get on. I recently did a Windows update, but will check the Java and Flash you mentioned. ETA: Just got on and did my French! I don't trust it now, though :glare:

Sigh. Three browsers, two different computers. Cleared cookies and cache, restarted. The iPad will connect, but not always. It keeps hanging up on a cloudfront web address. :(

Is anyone else having issues getting onto Duolingo using a browser? I can use the app, but I prefer my laptop. I've opened a "ticket" with their support, but in the meantime I can't find any info out there about widespread difficulties.

I like sweet potatoes, but :lol:

Something like this with a cardigan?

My DH has gotten our home reassessed. It takes a little legwork, but it definitely was not a waste of time or money.

When I taught high school chemistry, this is what several local school districts did. Every sixth day would be a double period, and we could fit quite a bit into that time period. I would have to have equipment out but I would not set it up unless the lab was very long. Writeups (pre- and post-lab) would happen outside of class. In college, lab classes were separate from lecture classes, and far longer (I seem to remember four-hour labs, but I'm not positive about that.)

Would you mind sharing what algebra based physical science you used? Thanks!

I doubt I'd be able to come, but this thread is reminding me of when I worked in McSherrystown. That seems like a long time ago...

Black bean brownies

I haven't used LibreOffice, but I use OpenOffice. It's probably a similar idea. I like it better than using Google Drive.

Sorry.

When I was young we lived in Florida and came "home" to Pennsylvania for Christmas. One year it snowed, and as we had no cold-weather stuff, my mom put trash bags over our shoes and socks on our hands. We wore a second pair of pants and whatever coat we had. We had a wonderful time.