I'm not asking to be 'cuddled' but thanx. And I dont 'enjoy' much in my life actually,but I'm the type of person who thinks theres no point in sitting around being depressed or sulking in my own self pity. I didn't lose my parental rights by the way. And my oldest son has his own myspace page that he posts his own pics on along with his brothers and sister. His foster mom is ok with it I guess. I have his password still tho,and if I see things on there that shouldn't be,I tell the social worker. I actually miss having to hustle, I miss getting up at 4am to make my husbands lunch,then waking up with the baby an hour or 2 later,then waing up again a few hours later to get my oldest off to school. I'm so far from any of that,I think I lost how to do it. The only thing I can do now is move forward. I'm close to getting a car(got money from a car accident recently) and I'm going to do my crime scene cleanup school,but until I can afford that,I'm going to go to school to be a phlebotomist and get paid for helping his parents out. So how do I delete those pics off of here? anyone know?

lolauren, your law enforcement contacts said exactly what I was trying to say, and the term "false sense of security' is at the core of my message. My experience was such an eye-opener to me. Up until that time, as a young woman living in a city, I'd collected tips and techniques to be used in the event I found myself in a dire situation. I walked away from that horrible time thinking, "Yeah, none of that would have worked," That's when I came up with my polar bear analogy because I think it's a good visual for people. Just ask yourself how effective a particular technique would be against a polar bear, and that's probably close to the truth. I use the polar bear as my visual not only to depict strength but also because there was absolutely ZERO human connection between my assailant and me. Our eye-to-eye contact was like NOTHING I had ever, or have since, experienced. It wasn't actually like looking into the eyes of an animal, as my analogy suggests because I always see truth, empathy, a desire to understand, and to be understood when I look into the eyes of animals. It was more like a robot, I suppose, or an alien maybe. I have always found it difficult to describe, but I recognized instantly that it was something I'd never seen. My absolute takeaway was the realization that the only real defense is to prevent the situation. We cannot prevent every situation, of course. But we can prevent more than we think. A quick trip to the ATM at 9pm can probably be squeezed in on the way to work. Going out on a date with a fellow, even though we feel a 'little weird' about something, can be canceled. Etc. In this case, I do think the fact that the young man seems to have been warned off by the police is very good news. And it sounds like Lynn's daughter is staying vigilant, which is excellent.

Sounds like you've studied each option. Composite sinks can stain, and heat can affect their appearance. Fireclay sinks crack if you have a disposal, and sometimes even if you don't. Enameled cast iron can stain, chip, and rust, although people who have them claim they never do - which is more anecdotal than factual. So there are reasons to avoid all three options, especially if you plan to use an undermount sink and put a counter over it. You don't want to find yourself needing to replace your sink. I chose a stainless steel work station form Rachiele, and that's what I would recommend to anyone - quality stainless is a lifetime sink. The best of these have a brushed finish that hides scratches and soundproofing that makes them quiet. Buy stainless - good stainless.

We hired a general contractor to do structural work putting in a couple of windows in a block wall, installing cabinet, tearing out fireplace and moving a.c.. Designer who works on the job with the GC suggested we could save money if we use Arbonne electrician when I had mentioned to them that I had a good backup electrician if they needed one. I found it odd that she offered hand told her what if he messes up. She said there's no need for him to mess up because he had a drawing to follow. I just figured I would save a few thousand and had already used him and being licensed, with everything he told me there should be no problems. Both the GC and electrician told me that electric did not need to be permitted. From my recollections recollection and I have it written down electrician said I only need to permit if we are adding 20 amps. Structure work was permitted. If electric is needed to be permitted whose responsibility was told the permit? Electrician or me acting as the DC in regards to Electric? If it needs to be permitted to my understanding we can permit still at anytime.