Katiebell
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Ok...don't laugh...here is a picture of me, my brother and sister at Disneyland's, "it's a small world" Sept. 1970. I was nine years old!
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Looks just like pics of me around the same time! I grew up in LA, and I was 7 in 1970...
My uncle is now home. He is so glad to be out of the hospital. They have a nurse coming in regularly to help out with the medications.
Great news! Let us know if they ever find out exactly what caused it...
RF- good luck, honey.Mark and I were talking this morning about our money situation when we first got married. We got pregnant 5 months after we got married and it was rough, to say the least. There were many many times after the baby was born that we had no money after paying bills and buying diapers (I got free formula-- my Mom worked for Pediatricians and their drug reps shipped cases and cases of it to me- I had to have one whole room just for all the formula I got- I was so blessed)- anyway- there were so many times that all of our groceries were bought on the credit card b/c we had nothing. When you first get married, it's tough at times, but when you look back on those years, you will look back fondly and remember the good times. Hang in there.
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Great "mom" advice and encouragement


Hey All...hope you all had a nice weekend. Drop by DL for a couple of hours yesterday and tried to set a new score on Buzz and did...broke over a million!
Any tips for me? I'd love to smoke DH had have him wonder how the heck I did it!

I am actually thinking about September. It will be ho-o-o-otbut since DH won't give up the DxDP - maybe we can hope for free dining and we can just upgrade to deluxe and save a bit off the usual price.
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Value season starts in September. We stayed at the Pop last time, and it wasn't fancy, but it was totally fun. If they do free dining again, September is the time to go. As for the DxDP, depending on what it costs next year, and what you actually get...you might really want to run the numbers. DH and I love to eat, but we can't eat three TS meals a day...even have a hard time managing 2 on some days (like a character breakfast, then a later dinner, only snacking midday). Also, we might split an appetizer if we are really hungry, but really can't eat two full appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Look at all of the restaurants you'd like to try -- if you have 2-3 signatures on your list, you could always plan to pay OOP for some or all of them, or pay OOP for your cheapest TS meals (like breakfasts) to save your credits. But there are a ton of fun 1 credit restaurants, and some really great CS too. Getting the standard DDP, especially for free, might save you a LOT.
The best advice I can give you as a newlywed is stay out of debt. There are going to be expenses that you can't avoid like a car breaking down or a flat tire, etc. So there may be things like that that you have to charge just to stay afloat. Just have a positive attitude and know that if you both work hard and save, you can get ahead. It can also be fun to be creative with looking for ways to have fun without spending money.
Hang in there, things will get better. It just takes time and hard work. If you are creative and have a positive attitude, you will look back at these times as some of the best times of your life. It may be hard to see it now, but trust me. Just stay positive.
More excellent "mom" advice

5. My DH would say his favorite newlywed activity is free.![]()
Still free after 10 years, and still a great way to pass the time

Jo, good luck on the move!!! Hi to everyone else, off to work I go!