No. And he sleeps buried under the covers, I sleep on top with a light blanket.

Pasta is good at room temp. Maybe a pasta dish with your own unique twist.

Sushi? Thai chicken lettuce wraps? Babaganoosh with bread...I know I didn't spell that right.

I always bring Lumpia (filipino egg rolls) or Pancit (like Chinese Lo Mein), but there are 3 other families who bring the same. What I never see is salad. Tons of main courses, but no salad. So this year I'm bringing salad!

No, I don't think it's rude. I think it is thoughtful.

Or you could get her a set of little dolls of different ethnicities. That's what I gave my tri-racial niece.

I've heard Piercing Pagoda is a good place to go, but I don't know where it is.

My Pilates trainer has a tiny little stud her nose and I like it. She is not Indian, she is over 40, beautiful mom of 3 and it does not look tacky or distasteful, IMO.

Every other night unless they went to the park, pool or got sweaty, grassy or dirty the day after they bathe.

Nice jump shot on the RCS site!

Actually it would be more laborious to make prints than to burn a bunch of raw files on a CD. I have worked with many photographers who can supply unedited files because I have the software to edit/retouch them...but I don't know many local photographers.

But it turns out my old racing photographer buddy is in town the same week as one of my events...so I struck an even better deal. Good old barter system! But I will check out RCS for my big November event.

Congrats on the weight loss, OP. I agree with stepping up your workout intensity, or putting more variety in your workout. You've built up your endurance and sounds like you can take it up a notch.

Drink more water, too!

I don't really need prints, just digital files. I'm hoping $500 or less for an hour session and a disc.

I have 2 events coming up, each about 1.5 hours. My friend-of-the-family photographer, who does mainly wedding/family pics, quoted me $200, but I can go up to $500 if I find someone who is good with motion, or capturing dancers in motion. I would pay extra to use a few of them commercially, and keep the rest for personal use and portfolio shots.

I have a favorite local photographer, but just want to compare to others around here. I'm looking for someone who can capture motion, specifically. I'm googling, but if you have any suggestions, please post!

Vishal

My mom used to threaten to take me back to the Philippines, land of nurses and accountants, if I didn't pull up my math and science grades. I definitely lagged behind in those two. Two of my cousins, who came here as straight-A high school freshmen, quickly went downhill after completely assimilating into American culture. My aunt actually stuck to her word and sent my cousin back to the Philippines to "un-Americanize her and bring her grades back up."

I probably would've done better in math/science if my mom did what my aunt did, but I would've been a miserable artist pursuing a left brain career. I'm no techie, and was always drawn to the "silly" subjects like art, history, communications, anthro and sociology. So I am glad my mom didn't push it to the extent of what my aunt did!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are new COBRA laws that went into effect this year, and no it is not as expensive as you make it sound. A family of 4 can get covered for around $350/month for up to 12 months. And yes, the coverage will have to be the same as offered now. However, the company is not required to offer COBRA coverage unless there are more than 20 employees, so I think it is irrelevant to begin with.
Coming from a former COBRA administrator.

I think this is amazing if it's true. We pay almost $600 for a family of three now.

I was offered COBRA for $650/mo when I was laid off in April. No way!

Going PT rocks, anyway you split it up, but I think 2-3 days in the middle of the week would be ideal.

I typically work two 8-hour days, three 2-hour days, and two days off.

coffee, internet, pasta, zumba and lavender oil.