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  1. I love staying up late after everyone else has gone to bed. I love the quiet, the serenity. If I need to get a task finished, I'd rather stay up late to finish it, rather than get up earlier. I feel that the night is available as long as I need it to be to finish. There's only so much time in the morning before everyone else gets up (with their needs, distractions, etc.)

  2. My church hosts a potluck every Sunday after service. In the bulletin, they ask everyone attending the potluck to bring a main dish, and a side dish or dessert. There has always been plenty of food. I love this guideline!

     

    I work at a retreat center where we hold a potluck every week. Everyone just brings whatever. Sometimes it's been all salads, sometimes everyone brings pasta, sometimes a lot of sides and not many main dishes, sometimes none to little dessert, other times we have a good variety. I have a big family, so I make a lot of food anyways. I always try to follow my church's guideline when I cook for the retreat center potluck. Seems to work well for me. :)

  3. Lived in Co Springs for 7 years and loved it! One thing I really miss about living there is all the great shopping - from malls, craft stores to thrift stores. I loved the scenery (Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods etc) - it's just so beautiful there. I wasn't really involved in any homeschooling groups while there, although I was homeschooling at the time. It is a homeschool friendly city and state.

    The only thing I didn't really like about living there was winter driving (I'm originally from the desert Southwest) - so I don't like driving in heavy snow or icy roads. However, it isn't a problem that sticks around for too long. The snow usually melts within a few days.

    In the summer, it is mild, you don't need air conditioning.

    As far as apple picking - there is a small town south of the Springs (Penrose, I think) that has "pick your own" apple orchards.

  4. I just bought a used Canon pixma mp780 off Craigslist. I love it. I did some research since I wanted a machine I could easily and cheaply refill. On one ink refilling forum, Canon machines were highly recommended. There are some older Canons which do not have a microchipped cartridge (a chipped cart you have to reset in order to refill). The multipurpose machines recommended were the Canon pixma mp 750, 760, and 780. If you just wanted a printer, they recommended a pixma ip 3000, 4000, or 5000. These were the models I shopped for on Craigslist until something came up. There are other models with a microchip that were recommended as well, but I don't know the numbers since I wasn't shopping for that kind of machine. If you are interested in refilling, I think you should look into getting a Canon...

     

     

    I got a lot of help and info on this forum:

    http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/index.php

     

    By the way, I have NOT had good experiences with Lexmark printers, and newer HPs. So, I would not recommend them. :(

    Hope this helps. :)

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