DH has a Fitbit Charge, my mom has a Fitbit that she clips on her bra (not sure which one, sorry) that she syncs via computer (also has a flip phone lol). My 17, 18, and myself have Garmin Vivofits, purchased June 2015, and we wear them 24/7...shower, swimming, whatever. DH and my mom love their Fitbits. The boys and I like our Garmins. Ours don't sync nicely and take a lot of fiddling to make them sync. Anyway, Woot has refurb Fitbits for good prices today: http://www.woot.com/offers/your-choice-fitbit-13?ref=w_cnt_gw_dly_wobtn

I have loved my Brother MFC-8080DN (laser, multifunction) for almost 6 years now, absolutely the best printer purchase I have ever made. I just (this week, haven't even taken it out of the box yet) got the Brother MFC-9340 CDW (laser, multifunction, COLOR, wireless) and I'm very hopeful I will love it as much as my B&W. I love my 8080DN so much, I think I'm going to keep it for most of my printing, plus I still have a toner cartridge I haven't used. I only got color because we decided to HS the 6 year old and he'll like color papers ;-)

I believe the Toyota Sienna is the only minivan available with AWD, and I'm betting if you manage to find one for $5k, it's going to cost you a hell of lot in repairs. I'd sell the big van, pay off DH's car, and then buy a much newer Sienna, even brand-new (I was looking to trade my non-AWD for an AWD late last year, and it wasn't even worth buying used, they were the same price as new)...you'd still have a car payment, but only one, and it would be less than the $500 if you put the leftover money toward it.

Exactly what we do, and the *only* time I have ever had a food borne illness was when I was in junior high, from tuna salad at a restaurant salad bar. The *only* food I have hyper-OCD issues with are potatoes. Many years ago (25-30!),, I read a story in a Guideposts written by a mom whose son had eaten a foil-wrapped baked potato that had been left on the counter and nearly died. His struggle to come back (he was deathly ill for a LONG time) stuck in my head and now I'm positively anal about potatoes...any potatoes, french fries, baked, whatever.

I will pay more for a "Fulfilled by Amazon" item 99% of the time, than I will from a private seller. I, like many other "Prime" members, have become impatient and want my stuff in 2 days. Granted, I do a LOT of shopping on Amazon that I *ought* to run to Walmart for, but I despise shopping, so Amazon it is. (That isn't to say I won't buy from a private seller, I do, and I shop eBay, as well, but if I'm on Amazon, I probably want it fast, and FBA is Prime-eligible.)

Prime also gives you a free Kindle book a month (to borrow, I think), Prime music streaming and download. We have both, rarely watch Prime streaming and the only one who streams Netflix is the 6 year old, but it's worth it. We do use Prime music and it's a race between my son and I for the free book every month.

I'd hire someone to come heat up that bedroom TOMORROW. And I'd pray I didn't carry them to other areas of the house. Bed bugs suck soooo much.

PM me the link, please That would be awesome!

If all you said was GD, you gotta WHOLE lotta more restraint than I do!

One of my sons flat-out had zero interest in potty...at all. I *think* he may have hit his "window" during a month long trip with a LOT of cross-country travel, and we did try our best then, but there was absolutely no way to be consistent and I wasn't prepared with travel potties and whatnot. He never again showed interest, and could read months before he was potty trained. (I pronounced him trained a week after he turned 5.) ^^^^This is how DS finally trained...one week of pre-K and that was that, he used the potty. Maybe had 3 accidents after he was trained..maybe.

She'd have heard a whole lot more about how her dog was about to become airborne courtesy of my foot, along with some pretty words that she wouldn't like, if it was me.

So sorry for your family's loss :grouphug:

Ugh, Clindomycin gave me horrid dreams/nightmares, and they were so realistic, I'd believe them for 30-60 minutes after I woke up. DH truly thought I was going crazy the 2 months I was on it.

Well, just to be funny, now the HTPC isn't connecting to the Internet either. This morning when I booted it up, it had a red X again, unplugging it from the ethernet jack and plugging it back in restored the Internet. A few hours later, I'm back to a red X on it, and unplugging multiple times hasn't restored it. Ugh.

That would depend on your bank. My bank is open 24/7, so I guess I could probably do it on a weekend? I did it on a Friday, though.

I've been using generic toner refills in my Brother 8080DN since the first OEM cartridge ran out over 6 years ago. No problems here.

I paid cash (about $27k) by doing a wire transfer to their bank. The finance lady assisted with that after the salesman had done his part. Didn't take long.

Yes to the former, not sure about the latter :blush: Lanny, I will check the things you mentioned tonight or tomorrow morning, thank you for the suggestions! (And yes, one thing at a time, I'll use a memory stick to xfer things to the HTPC to print in the meantime.)

We are finally in our new home, and I'm having some issues :cursing: (I apologize for the length, trying to give all the info that may be pertinent because I'm out of my depth here) We had Internet installed Friday (Time Warner), and the house came "wired" with jacks in most rooms for ethernet. (Probably using the wrong terms, most rooms have wall jacks meant for ethernet cables to plug into) The modem is in the laundry room, on a tiny shelf way up by the ceiling. A cord from it (spot 1) is plugged into a jack on the wall, and a cord from phone A is plugged into the wall. The TWC tech told me I could just plug in around the house. I specifically asked if I could just plug my Brother laser printer in to a jack for it to work and he said yes. We hand-carried our HTPC so we would have a computer available when the Internet was installed, our other computers were in our truck of household goods. So... (All computers are running Windows 7) I set up the HTPC in the computer room before the tech arrived, and set up our smart TV in the family room. I couldn't find our phone to plug it in. Tech did the install, cable works fine. HTPC in computer room works fine. TV, laptop, and phones/tablets connected to WiFi fine. Tech tells me what to do if the phone doesn't work when I find it, and leaves. Teens connect PS4s to Internet outlets in their rooms, both work fine. Phone is located and works fine. We unloaded some of our truck later that night, got to my computer tower and the boys' tower. I had my son disconnect the HTPC tower (JUST the tower) and put my computer tower in the computer room. NOTHING changed but the tower (all cords and peripherals stayed put). My tower could connect to the network but *not* the Internet (yellow ! on the Network symbol). I did ipconfig/release, ipconfig/flushdns, ipconfig/renew (think I'm typing /renew wrong now, can't remember what it was), and also tried netsh winsock reset. Tried unplugging the modem for 5 minutes. Tried different cables. Got tired of trying to find solutions on my phone, so I hooked up the HTPC to the TV in the living room. It wouldn't connect to anything, it would act like it was looking, but ultimately my network symbol would have a red X on it. Hardwired the laptop to the same outlet, using the same cord...Internet worked fine. Connect cord back to HTPC, red X again. Kid brings down 50' Cat-5 cable, we run directly from jack 3 on the modem to the HTPC, Internet works. One kid takes the 50' to my computer in the computer room, other kid connects HTPC to its cord again, unplugs it from the wall, replugs, and now HTPC has Internet. MY computer has Internet with the 50' connected directly to the modem. We try plugging and unplugging from the wall jack on it, still get the yellow ! Laptop gets Internet from every jack in the house. WiFi seems to work fine. I plug printer into outlet in master bedroom. Laptop will not print on WiFi. My computer, plugged directly into the modem, will not print. The HTPC prints fine. I think I have two issues: 1. I need to make my computer work from the outlet in the computer room. I need to get rid of this cord draped halfway around my downstairs. 2. I need to be able to print from all computers, so even if I staple the darn 50' cable up and keep my computer wired directly to the modem, the printer isn't getting messages from my computer, or from devices connected to WiFi. Why not? (My printer is not wireless, it has to be plugged into the network.) Tech told me they are responsible for the modem, and my property manager is responsible for the outlets, but best I can tell, all the outlets work. (From testing with PS4s and the laptop) I'm not sure who to call/hire to troubleshoot at this point, and hours of searching the Internet has not yielded a solution. If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I have not yet set up the boys' computer, so I don't know yet what it will do, ugh. Also, tech said I could just plug our personal router in to an outlet to increase WiFi range, but at this point I'm scared to throw any more variables in this mess. Modem: http://www.technicolor.com/en/solutions-services/connected-home/broadband-devices/cable-modems-gateways/tc8717 How we previously hard-wired everything: https://smile.amazon.com/ZyXEL-Powerline-Wall-Plug-Adapter-PLA4215KIT/dp/B006L6X7PM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468811065&sr=8-1&keywords=ZyXEL+PLA4215+500Mbps+Powerline+Pass-Thru+Gigabit+Ethernet+Adapter Our router (not currently connected): https://smile.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC1900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00F0DD0I6/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468811196&sr=1-1&keywords=netgear+ac1900 Printer (plugged into wall): https://smile.amazon.com/Brother-DCP-8080dn-Digital-Printing-Networking/dp/B0026JL9RG/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468811375&sr=1-3&keywords=8080dn HTPC (plugged into wall) is an MSI Gaming Z170A M3 mobo with i5-6500 cpu My computer (plugged into modem) is an MSI Gaming Z170A M5 mobo with i5-6600k cpu (Including computer info just in case that has something to do with the issues)

It took hubby 3 rounds of the Lamictil to cure his fungus, but his toenails are awesome now. I want to say he took the 3 rounds over about 5 years, and he had regular blood work for his kidneys or liver, can't remember exactly. Anyway, if the natural path doesn't work, wanted to give you some hope that the Lamictil can work over time. (I forgot how long each round was, you probably already know since you've been on it. He didn't take it for 5 years straight )

Maybe Alaska, definitely in a semi-remote location with lots of land...Montana? or maybe because we're getting older, someplace with more moderate winters, but we hate humid, hot summers, so I'm not sure where that would be.

Thank you!

In Alaska, you join a correspondence school (IDEA, Raven, etc) and they are like a school district. We used IDEA and it was part of the Galena City School District. We got an allotment of X amount of money per year, per kid. We also got a computer per 2 kids, and a multi-purpose printer. Currently, the allotment amount is $1800 for grades K-3, $2000 for grades 4-8, and $2400 for grades 9-12. If you have a 4 year old, and are homeschooling other kids with IDEA, they will also give you $200 for the 4 year old. The way the allotment works is, you buy the stuff and submit your receipt(s) for reimbursement. It usually took about a month for them to send a check. We were able to buy secular curriculum, all types of supplies, online subscriptions, it paid part of our Internet service, etc. Things we bought were whiteboards, microscopes, musical instruments, paper, ink, school supplies, etc. We also used the allotment for Sylvan (had a kid that we didn't realize could read until he aced his first grade achievement test), music lessons, sports, etc. Once a year, there's a curriculum fair, not sure if IDEA hosts it or not, but you can use your allotment there. Like, I could go pick out, say...Calvert curriculum, sign a voucher to use IDEA funding, and then I didn't have to pay out of pocket. In return for the allotment, the kids had to take standardized tests, we had to submit work samples,learning plans, and I can't remember what else. It wasn't too bad, we thought it was definitely worth it for the amount of money it provided for the kids. For the standardized tests, they were done at an arena, and all the kids in IDEA went (I can't remember if they were separated by ages or not). They provided snacks and drinks during the breaks. Some things had to be given back to IDEA, either at the end of the year, or when you withdrew. They had a huge room of stuff in their office, used curriculum, supplies, etc... you could go and buy stuff there with your allotment quite cheaply. They had a lending library of things, as well. They held workshops on various topics, provided help when needed, scholastic competitions (Spelling Bee, Geography Bee, etc...my daughter won the spelling bee one year :hurray: , came in 2nd in the district, they gave her an amazingly huge dictionary for winning the IDEA bee). They also have stuff for high school students, trips and such, but I didn't have high schoolers when we were with them. Some of the borough school districts have similar programs for homeschoolers. What it really depended on was whether you wanted the gov't knowing what you were doing at home. Alaska has very lenient homeschooling laws :thumbup1:

Friends have an A-frame that they love, I'm not sure if they have this brand, but this one fits your weight requirement. I'm not sure you could go with the largest model, though, that's awful close to your limit and doesn't include any extras a dealer may have put on, nor anything you would pack in it. The largest model appears to be the only one with a toilet. You're very limited with that tow weight, I believe, and if you go to a camper store, the salesman will tell you ANYTHING (Hey, you can pull this 2500lb camper NO PROBLEM!) But, the problem is, you CANNOT do it safely, you're putting yourself at a huge liability risk if you cause an accident, and you're going to be 1000lbs over your tow weight at a minimum. Don't screw around with pulling too heavy, it really is NOT safe, and it's horrible on your tow vehicle. Also, depending on the hitch you have, you could very well lose the hitch with an overweight camper. Your best bet would probably be to find some RV forums (Good Sam has some, can't remember any others, I use brand-specific forums for ours) and ask there, they will know what kind of camper would fit your needs best, I swear, some folks on those forums make a hobby out of knowing what every single camper ever in existence weighs LOL. A weight distribution hitch with anti-sway, even with a lightweight camper, is truly a Godsend. We thought our hitch had it built in on our last camper, but when we bought our new one a year ago, we discovered it wasn't. Night and day difference in towing, loaded, our camper now is almost 10,000lbs...seriously we don't even notice it's back there anymore. (We DO know it's back there, but it just rides so much better) We started with a pop-up, there are some very nice ones out there (some even with hard sides and not canvas), moved to a 25' travel trailer and now have a 32' travel trailer...my kids' bedroom in the 32' is about 12'x12' with the slides open, it's really nice. Anyway, campers have come a long way, so looking at pop-ups might not be something you want to write off right away. For your budget, I think you will probably have to buy used, RV Trader is a good place to look around.

Are you meaning sales tax or business tax? For sales tax, it's just a matter of multiplication. For federal/state taxes, it's just an extra form or two, we use Turbo Tax (and have for almost 20 years) for that. TT walks you through it.