My little Boston Terrier does the same thing. Doesn't matter if she's at the end of the bed, in the car or on her own bed in the living room. Around and around she goes before she finally settles down.:confused:

I vote no. If you are trying to halve your belongings (love that idea, btw) the last thing you want to do is bring in more stuff. Your description does not lead me to believe there is a strong sentimental attachment to the carving set, so the best thing to do would be to let Mom and Dad find a different home for it.

My husband is a photographer. Mainly professional sports.

I believe there was more than one thread removed when they cleaned house that day.

Apparently such large threads slow the entire site, so it was removed.

So beautiful, Colleen!

I just heard this on my car radio. I feel so sad for his wife and his children.

Would you post another reminder when we're three weeks out? That's when I start getting ready.:)

Welcome to the fun, Chelle!!

I love a McDonald's cheeseburger. With a Coke. Oh, the shame. ;)

I think there really is something to this, Elaine. When we fail to connect on an intimate level, everything else goes haywire. We feel too distant. Like friends living together. Friends who bicker. :confused:

Guilty? No. We both work and do our part to keep this little home and business running smoothly. Still, he works much harder than I do. I try to let him know regularly that I recognize it, and I appreciate it.

Would you mind picking up a LACK bookcase for me? In white, please. :D Have fun!

That's all the reason I need to visit Canada this summer! :D

How about bartering for her help. Two hours of babysitting in exchange for... Your best lasagna dinner? Your fabulous apple pie? A straight across babysitting exchange? Get creative. Surely there is something you do that would be of value to her family. Maybe she and her husband need a date night as much as you do. :D

Confiscation of Mike's?! Oh, the horror!

How big is your house, Sue? Do you have enough space that you could hire a sitter to keep the kids at one end of the house, and have an in-home date night at the other? Banish all children and the sitter from the family room, for example, and have a romantic movie night. Or let the sitter keep them out of the kitchen/dining room so you can have a candle-lit dinner at your own dining room table. I do this every year for my husband's birthday. He prefers a home-cooked meal to a restaurant setting every time. Turn off the phones and set some strict, one-night-only boundaries. It's so hard to have little ones and a husband who is gone all the time. I remember feeling so alone and resentful when I was in the same situation. Know that you are not alone, and remember that this, too, will pass. It's a wonderful sign that you are working to make the situation better for both of you.

If my doctor ever told me I "had to" start a medication if I did not show improvement in such a short time span, I'd be finding a new health care provider.

That is great news, Rose. Thank you for the update. We will continue praying for Bob's health.

The King and I with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr.

Yay!! :party: Here's to 1000 more!

I would mentally review my priorities. First and most important: Get it out of my house.:D Second, if it's still usable, give it to someone who needs it. In the case of extra paper, I would offer it first to a local, in-home day care or preschool (we did this with backyard play equipment that our boys outgrew). Don't let the your idea of an item's insignificance keep you from offering something on Freecycle. You never know what other people are looking for.

I hear you! Jeffrey has incredibly long legs, but a 26 inch waist. Finding a pair of jeans that looks nice on him is enough to drive me batty. I'm glad we're having a stretch of good weather so he can wear shorts. I hate seeing my boys dressed in ill-fitting clothes.

I can't put a number on it. I think a woman's health is so much more important that the size of her clothing. I want the *right numbers* when it comes to my blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and the number of times my husband says he loves me (big hips and all). :D

Make them a little something for lunch. You'll be surprised how good it makes *you* feel. I made lunch for our crew every day they were here during our remodeling project. I really enjoyed letting them know how much I appreciated their hard work.