I had mine out late on a Friday. Spent Fri night in the hospital. Cleared to drive in Tuesday, back to work on Wed.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son did the right thing. I've been a coach and we can't see everything 15 kids are doing kwim..

If you cannot supervise that many kids, you should not be a coach or at least coaching alone (though I do think the kid was right).

Just remember that statement when your kids can't play because they don't have enough coaches. We volunteer for no pay several hours a week so that your kid can have the opportunity to learn a sport. For this we are rewarded with having parents thinking we are babysitters, dropping off their young kids and then running off to do errends or have dates; having our ass chewed off because Johnny played 2 less minutes than Billy; and parents telling us how to run our team, but when we ask them to "help" out they are always too busy.

But we put up with all the BS because we enjoy whatever game it is and love teaching kids to play it and play with right and as good sports.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm debating starting delivery with South Mountain Creamery. How much are their metal coolers? I'm trying to factor all of the costs before starting. The only person that drinks milk in our house is my 1 year old, but we'd also order eggs.

$63 - look it up on their website

But you don't need their cooler, they are more then happy to use whatever one you put out.

Dr. Brian Krendell. In Germantown but well worth the trip (He's just off I-270)

You can go with her birthstone too (unless she was born in April)
Or different metals and you can tell people it represents two people coming together as one.

While the GF was certainly out of line, you don't know the behind the scenes thoughts in her head. Maybe she was planning this as a fun day to tell her kids that she and Ex were getting serious, or to see how they all interacted in such a situation. Or maybe it was a reward for one of her kids for some special accomplishment.

You need to talk to the GF about why she felt that way, if she was just being a bitch then Ex needs to put his foot down about how he will see his kids any chance he has and if she doesn't like it then don't let the door hit you on the way out. But if she had a plausible reason then let her know that Ex will see his kids any chance he gets, but until they are married there will be times that it might be understandable that his kids aren't included.

Until the seperation agreement is filed? Well that depends on you two. When my first marriage ended it took over a year after I moved out (which was two months after I asked for the divorce - we were working opposite shifts which made it easier) the exW and her lawyer kept changing terms and then seemed to get upset when I agreed to all of it. (No kids, no real assets at the time, basically married too young) The part I never told her was my lawyer was being paid through a union benefit and hers she was paying for. So it was costing her an arm and a leg to change a word or two the didn't really amount to much and not costing me a cent.

Not the same thing, but a stomach bug just tore through my house last week. Vomiting and diarrihea lasting about 24 hours. One kid started Tues night, Wife had it Thurs night and the other kid and I had it Friday. On a positive note, I won't have to do a cleanse for the next moth or so.

This time of year there are several doctors that do "new patient" checkups mostly for kids playing school sports but for whatever reason don't have a regular doctor.

It's not a vacation if the first three days or so is all tied up with pre-wedding, wedding day, and post wedding bs. I go on vacation to see things I never have or relax. Not to stress about a wedding and see the inside of a resort confrence room.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Hawaii - and yes, an expensive resort. We live in DC - would be very hare to drive there.

Drive to California and rent a canoe, You'll have awesome arms by the time you get there... Start now

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Anonymous wrote:Manufactureres are more interested in turning over cheaply-made trendy clothes, than quality pieces that will last a while (in terms of style as well as material).

It's almost a rarity to find something made of 100% cotton these days. Everything's polyester, rayon, "modal," or some other crap.

WTF is modal, anyway?

rayon made from spun cellulose from mostly beech trees

I do think there was a deal offered online that you didn't get when making your original reservation. Also was "resort fees" part of that $100

Anonymous wrote:In my experience commercially-grown peanuts can be quite contaminated. Even if they are classified as organic you cannot be sure that there is no Heavy Metal in the soil.

I just hired a couple of "Hill-Billy" types to clear 1/4 acre of our place in WVA and planted my own. They were almost pathetically glad of the work, and hopefully they will put some of the money they earned towards better dental care. Late summer the whole family goes down to harvest and press the peanuts.

Make sure the soils is sufficiently acidic.

Is it more work that going to the store?
Yes, certainly.
Is it worth it for the high quality result?
Yes, in my opinion.
Do I look down on people who take the lazy option and go to the store?
No, everyone must do what is right for their own family.

Snobbery will get you nowhere. At least they put in an honest day's work for someone that probably wouldn't know where to even start.

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Anonymous wrote:krab

Oh man! My mom used to make a "krab salad" that was imitation crab meat, shredded iceberg lettuce, mayonnaise, and tons of cayenne pepper. I would DEVOUR it. Haven't thought about that stuff in years!

Melt a good bit of butter in a pan then sweat minced garlic. Add red and green sliced peppers and some sliced sweet onion. When the onion starts to get translucent add "krab" and saute until the meat starts to brown