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    Craziest Christmas Gift Request?

    my daughter wanted a "scatsadatch kit". Um, ok. Had the Etch-a-sketch wrapped and ready to go. Found out later (lucky it was before Christmas) that what she wanted was a cabbage patch kid.:rotfl2: same girl the next year wanted Kaboom (the cleaner) - for no reason other than she liked the...
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    TOMS on Zulily

    do you need a special code?:confused3
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    8th Grade Washington DC Trip

    it's $465 for my 8th grader this year, but I'll pay double as DH is going too. (I guess compared to some of you I should say "What a bargain"). 3 days and 2 nights. We travel by bus from CT to DC. :drive: Looking at the schedule, I can only imagine how crazy it will be, but I thought the...
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    What is your recent food or drink "splurge"?

    lobster bisque - I've had it for 3 straight days. I made it rather than buy it (I add triple the lobster, but don't scale back on cream or butter). The scale has gone up every day!
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    Nut allergy help

    Not sure of the allergies your DD's classmate has and it's been a long time since my daughter was allowed to bring b-day treats to school. I do remember Hoodsie cups (little cups of vanilla and chocolate ice cream) and oreos being okay with the child in her class with allergies. who doesn't...
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    budget outdoor cushion replacements

    I've been looking for a while too. I needed a set for my outdoor chairs and loveseat. nothing was deep enough. Finally found them a Target a couple weeks ago - around $30/cushion, but they fit!
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    OT: Need HELP recovering a WORD document - asap!!

    I had it listed there too, but couldn't figure out how to fix it, so I just reinserted the microsoft office disc to reinstall it. It's worked fine since (maybe 3-4 weeks since I did it on the 2nd computer).
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    OT: Need HELP recovering a WORD document - asap!!

    yup, and excel sheets too! it only took a few minutes to reinstall and all the documents will open
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    OT: Need HELP recovering a WORD document - asap!!

    that recently happened to me too. On 2 seperate laptops. I had to reinstall microsoft office and it's been working fine since. I think it happened after one of those computer updates. There was about 3 weeks between it happening to my 2nd laptop. As long as you've been saving your work...
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    Need help! Keep getting the same computer virus.

    it happened twice to me (both times I was on this site)this week. I did system restore as I couldn't run Webroot to check for viruses. The first time there was something located in my documents that I didn't save ( and it wouldn't let me delete it )and the time stamp was the same time my...
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    Sad for DD or Racism in 3rd grade

    This made me remember when my daughter was in preschool. She was going to marry Derek Jeter. She said something in school to the other children. She came home all upset and it took a while to get it out of her, but one of the other preschoolers told her she couldn't marry him because he was...
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    Teenagers- another wwyd?

    I've read most replies and as the mother of a 12 year old I don't know what I would do. But my question is, if this girl made up the name of a boy to open a facebook account, why did your daughter (who doesn't know this boy person) accept the friend request? In which case if I were you, I...
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    Whats your Wedding Song?

    color my world by Chicago. very short on the lyrics - about 1 min of instrumentals before and after the lyrics - only 3 min total. As time goes on, I realize Just what you mean to me. And now, now that you're near, Promise your love that I've waited to share And dreams of our moments...
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    agree to disagree? gray areas everywhere

    I haven't read all the posts so I'm sorry if this was posted already. I know someone who's done federal jury duty, this is not like regular jury duty. It lasts 18 months and it involves 3 days a month. Granted some days they cancel you- but the person I know on it was rarely cancelled.
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    Emergency Guardianship not recognized, please help me understand what now?

    If your mother spent 3 nights in the hospital (was admitted and in the hospital for 3 midnights) and has Medicare Part A she may be entitled to up to 100 days at a rehab / long term facility. It is not a guarenteed 100 days. She needs to have a skilled need. Skilled need is something that a...
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    Help! My dog keeps chewing through her bandages!

    the cone freaked out my dog. my vet suggested taking a beach towel and rolling it up. put it aroung the dogs neck (where the collar would be) and duct tape it. It's thick enough that she can't lick her legs. This worked well with my dog. (she also has had several cyst removal surgeries and we...
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    $10 tickets to see Jonas Bros. with Demi and others! UPDATED LINK IN POST #48

    thanks for the information!! I just bought Jonas Brother tickets for the Comcast CTR in CT. It'll be girls night out - me, DD and her 2 BFF - I feel a sleepover coming on! Just called DD at the in-laws - am I the cool mom or what? :woohoo:
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    Booth Bay Harbor area in Maine

    We go to Boothbay every year for Labor Day weekend. We stay on Southport Island (just off Boothbay) at Ship Ahoy Motel. It's a small family run motel - 3 buildings and 2 are on the water (bay) and very inexpensive. We've done this every year as long as I can remember - it started as the last...
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    Sororities

    Delta Zeta from UCONN. This was one of the best things I did at UCONN. My husband is a Zeta Psi also from UCONN. My daughter first visited the house when she was about 7 years old and thought it was "cool". Would I encourage her to join a sorority? YES!!! Would I want her to join DZ...
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    budget ideas for a "spa" birthday

    great ideas. My daughter wants a spa birthday party too . We're inviting 3 girls (plus her = 4) and it is a sleep-over. Just starting the planning phase now




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