Mia, I think it is a conspiracy. My husband kind of tricked me to go look at the 2012 Equinox because he thought I might like to have a newer one. The salesman quickly grabbed the keys and brought one up to the front for me to drive. I didn't drive it but I did get in and look. When we got the one I have now, I had six grandchildren here for a few days, and they ran an TV ad for zero percent financing in Joplin. He wanted me to go right then and find one. I had already driven one and thought they were OK, but we had just bought a new truck, so I wasn't looking for a car. He said what do you want on the car. Since we live in an area with quite a few hills, I didn't want to give up my four-wheel drive. My mother was still living at the time and I was having to make a lot of 300 mile trips so I said I wanted cruise control. He called from the dealer and told me they had two left with four wheel drive and cruise control. He told me the two colors they had, and I picked one. You can see how really excited I get over a new car. Needless to say, he has liked it a lot better than I have, but it's OK. LOL Now GardenWeb has this big ad, that every time I open a thread that says Chevy Equinox Sale 2012. I'm glad to know that it is on your computer too and that I'm not being targeted. LOL After hearing the forecast for this week, I probably should be shopping for an ark.

Thank you for the Psychology Today suggestion. I was able to find a sex therapist in my area that is also on my health plan, who is certified and she has 20 years of experience. I am going to call her in the morning before work. It doesn't say that she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist but does say she treats couples with relationship issues, so I might be able to see her for both issues. On the V issue, I am currently looking for a new doctor. It took me over 10 doctors and 7 years to get a diagnosis. But, my current doctor, who did make the diagnosis, has tried all that she can think of and wants to do surgery. My research shows there are other things still to try, such as estrogen cream, even though I am young. She won't prescribe it due to my age, even though very little is absorbed into the system. I may have to go out of state (it would be worth the travel costs). You had asked how I handle critism. Well, that is my achilles heal for sure. I can handle it pretty well when it comes from a supervisor, but when it comes from my husband or close family member it feels as if I have been stabbed. Of course, it matters how its delivered. If its a "Hey, I was doing xyz until I tried this and it was sooo much easier" I take it different than "why are you doing it that way" "Does it make sense to you to do it like that". or if they suck at it and are giving me advice (like my sister offering to help me clean and organize my house, or telling me something is wrong with my house (like a crack in the drywall) or DH offering bill paying advice when he overdraws his account every other month) And sometimes I think to myself, does it really matter? So what, I am doing something different than you would do. Whatever it is...as long as it isn't endangering someone or something does it really matter? Such as loading the dishwasher or something trivial. I do feel like he puts me down for my family. I know they are crazy and dysfunctional. But, I feel like he thinks he is better than everyone and everything sometimes. For example, even though he would deny it, he projects that he is superior because he doesn't believe in a god. Well most of the world does, and it annoys me that he projects that in front of family (mine and his) and will make comments to me that its all silly. Of course he doesn't come right out and say to them " I'm an athiest". But, he gets that smirk on his face whenever they talk about anything religous or having to do with god. It comes accross to me, that he thinks because his family has clean houses and they do not yell and scream that they have no issues. Really, they have issues, they just pretend they do not exist. For example, his older sister will not go to his aunts for XMAS dinner, and yet no one even mentions it when she is not there. (Its because she is a lesbian and brings her partner and they don't like her - according to my husband). Yet, if I miss a holiday or event with them, DH acts as if its the end of the world. I'm rambling a bit, I know. Or the fact that his mom lost it once and insisted he take a drug test. It was freaky. There are other things too...but that isn't really the point. And he thinks that if I see my mom he should go. ANd if he is eating lunch with his mom I should go. Sometimes I just want to do my own thing with my mom or sister. That we should never really visit family without the other spouse. I really don't get that. His family is tolerable and some are even very nice, but they are not my family, and my family drives him crazy, so why do we need to always feel as if the other person needs to attend family functions? Just because we are married? Is that what most people do? Most of the relatives are within an hour and live in the same town. Usually, we both go to each others relatives, but I have tried to do the , Ill go to yours for an hour or so and then over to mine for the rest of the day. But that makes him so mad. I invited him to go to my sisters to see my nephews who adore him. They love him and ask about him atleast weekly. Its far enough away that we have to fly. He had a work trip so he arrived there the day after me and left the day before me. He was there for less than 48 hours. To be honest, I was pretty annoyed that he was annoyed that I left him alone for 3 or so hours on Sat, with the boys and BIL. Me sitting next to him would not have made my sister's house clean or the kids better behaved or BIL less annoying. In fact, it would have probably ensured we got on each others nerves. I think he thinks when he is there we purposely do nothing and just sit around. Well, that is my sisters life. Work, make dinner, bathe the kids, go to bed, do it all over again. They are pretty young kids so taking them out is a chore at this point. So, I told him yesterday he does not ever have to go again, but that we would need to give some explanation. Me saying he has to work, isn't going to cut it forever. The 5 yo thinks my husband is coming to his b-day party in March. He will be so sad to know he is not coming. Of course, I plan to lie and say he is working. What do I say to my sister? "My DH doesn't like your DH, your messy house or how you are never happy with your food, and he hates you don't have a spare room and can't deal for 48 hours." I don't think that will make anything better.

My previous cat had a similar problem. It is possible your cat may be sick so you should take her to the vet just to be safe. However, it could be an issue that your cat is eating her food too quickly and it's too much at once so they throw it up. My previous cat suffered from this for a long time. There are several ways to tackle this problem. First, you could give the cat only a little bit of food at a time. Give a little. Wait 10 minutes. Give a little more, repeat process until all the food given. This is a simple method, but I also realize some people are busy and don't have 30 minutes to feed / wait / feed wait. Second, (and this may sound a little weird and it ONLY for dry food, not wet) but put large SMOOTH stones in the food bowl. The purpose of doing this is that it takes the cat longer to pick out the food bits around the stones / crevices. It basically forces the cat to eat more slowly. Third, you could give your cat only wet food. This method worked very well for a friend of mine who also had a cat who threw up all the time because he ate too quickly. In general cats take longer to eat wet food. Anyhow, I understand the frustrations of cats throwing up all the time. It gets a little annoying cleaning it up constantly. Good luck!

As an update to this the bathroom is finally coming together. I'll post pics here when bath is fully done. Lot of work doing all the tile but I took my time and it looks awesome. Far better than the job done by the builder in rest of the house and way better than the contractor I had hired. The shower pan build was a bit of a pain and I did the first layer twice (ie: ripped out first attempt and started over). Once you get the hang of it though it's not bad. Still, if doing it again I might think hard about a pre-formed tileable base despite the extra cost. The end-result though was great and it drains amazingly well as I made sure to slope it slightly over the minimum recommended. One advantage of doing it yourself on the floor was with the natural marble floor my wife could take her time figuring out which pieces to use where so that the overall pattern was optimal. Don't think you could do that with a pro without extra charges for sure. I found I really like the Ditra. Great product for tile and goes down easily. I used the recommended adhesive for it but think in the future I'll just use Custom's Uncoupling mat mortar for laying the Ditra.