My oldest son shattered his screen. I found a local repair shop with a great reputation to replace it for $70. Before I had them do it I took it to Apple and the kind genius replaced it for free. It was only four weeks old, and I'm sure that mattered. I will return to the local repair shop if we ever need another repair, but we all have otterboxes for our iThings now. Get one for the iPod as well. They are relatively inexpensive through Amazon. I also informed my kids that any more broken phones mean they get a junk drawer phone until they can pay for the repair or replacement.

I may have them do a few chores, or if you can't find anything for them to do I'd have dh supervise them working to clean up trash and weeds in a local park (equal to the amount of time dh spent looking for his clubs). However, I think if I were your dh I'd consider scheduling a grueling (made up) work schedule to scare them, but taking them our for a coke and a good talking to by a police officer friend instead. Since they returned the clubs and they were not damaged, treating them with grace and forgiveness may set a better example than anything else. Kids make mistakes and do stupid things so making a good impression of forgiveness may go a long way in how they interact with children when they are adults.

The money I would have to spend on gas driving back and forth to the library and bookstore, and the extra books I'd have to buy would more than offset the savings by getting rid of the internet. I say a big NO here.

Look around the Orange Beach/Perdido area. They have very nice places to stay, plenty of things to do, and great places to eat and shop. Trish- why would it not be safe?

Crock pot with any of the recipes mentioned. They all sound great! To keep it from getting dry don't trim it before. Cook it fat side up. Trim off the fat before you shred it.

After Katrina hit New Orleans the media was pretty harsh at times, portraying the citizens as a group of gun packing, looting, loose cannons. I'm glad to see at least one positive look into how the people of south LA really are. We stick together, help one another, and appreciate all that we are and all that we have. Thanks for posting the link.

We are a tough bunch of people; we'll be ok! It's startling, but the spillways were designed to do exactly what they are now doing. The residents at risk have had years to plan, and over a week to implement. I walked the levee on Saturday. The water is very, very high and there are some places where water is seeping under or through but overall the levees are holding up well.

Does this person have the name or family name of the other person dh could be with? Goodness, I'd be beside myself too!!

I've had IPL (not laser but pulsated light) and it's been great. It took 5 treatments. I was a little red for a day or maybe two but no bruising and nothing a light coat of makeup wouldn't hide. The light targets reds and browns so it really helped sun damage and freckles too. I just wish my insurance paid for it; you are very fortunate!

Uh-oh. Mine expires 11/2012. :svengo: I wonder how I'm gonna buy all those end of the world supplies over the following weeks, because everyone knows that when the world ends we all need batteries....

I think she was posting under so many names (and posting as friends of those names) that everyone was getting confused. She also announced that her daughter died of a rare disorder. The inconsistencies and IP searches did her in. The old board didn't have the registration accountability of this one, so people could type any name they wished and the post would display as such.

This is what is so hard for me. My very dear friend Janet and I were around during the jgemom days, though I didn't post much at all. Shortly after that incident, Janet had some horrible things happen to her (lost her home in New Orleans to Katrina, sued by the person buying the home, scammed by her hubby's employee..the list goes on). She was very open about a few of her problems but a few people here made hurtful comments questioning her authenticity (I was living it with her, I knew she was real). She stopped posting but unfortunately was diagnosed with cancer. I told her to post and ask for prayers but she didn't want the hurtful comments, and because of the "friend-posting" of jgemom she wouldn't let me solicit prayers on her behalf. We lost her less than a year after diagnosis, and the board lost a very kind generous poster who was afraid to open herself up again. It can be hard to know given the anonomyous nature of the internet. This taught me that it's sometimes better to err on the side of kindness than to risk hurting a legitimate person going through a rough season of life.

I think at least one line to the main room or the lower landing area near the stairs. If you lose electricity, the cordless phones will not work.

If I were to receive the gift, I'd want to know who it came from so I could either properly thank them or pay them back when I'm able. If I were to give the gift I'd want it to be anonymous and hope they would pay it forward when they are able.

I don't understand this, but I've lived it. My grandmother, when invited to the ceremony awarding my doctoral degree, told me she hoped I could teach at the elementary down the street from her because they were hiring new teachers right out of college. I'm still a disappointment to her, but my cousin who is the switchboard operator at a local walkin clinic is a source of pride because she's a nurse (I guess wearing the office uniform and working in a building with the doctor = a nurse, in my family). :)