Special gift for DD 18th bday?
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Comments (32)Good Evening all, I can't believe that I have been away all week. I have had an interesting week and it just got away from me. Let me get you up to speed. I had Monday off and DH went back to work after being out 2 weeks with his knee. However, Monday I had to bring DS to the Dr. He ended up having bronchitis. I had to bring him back again on Wed. because he could not breath. Now he is on 3 different meds and doing much better. I had a colonoscopy today, so I know that many of you know what the day before is like. Yikes. I survived and am finally back to my self. I was pretty groggy all day today and it felt good to just crash on the couch all day with a good excuse and not feeling guilty for not doing anything else! I also got news this week about a $1.8 million deficit in the school budget and there will probably be some major layoffs, soon. I'm not sure if I will be one of them, but usually the libraries and technology get cut before teachers. I am trying to get my ducks in a row and get a resume together, because it looks like a new job may be in my future. :-) and ;-(. I have very mixed emotions about it. Is anyone here any good a resumes? Anyone want to take a look at mine and tell me what needs to be improved upon? I really could use the help. Muchas Gracias. Maddie, I am really glad that this week is over for you. I am sorry I missed out on the gift exchange. If anyone else wants to join in, match them up with me. If not, that is ok, I will wait till next year. Raeanne, welcome back. I'm glad that you had such a great trip. Things seem so unsettled in CA these days so I am glad that you are back safely. Dee, congrats on the 4#. That is a big loss. Enjoy your weekend. Have you set up your village yet? Milkdud, I saw part 2 of that Oprah show today. Was that the most unbelievable thing? Two warehouses full of stuff that was just piled in her house. It was amazing and certainly an incentive to declutter! I am curious to see what her house looks like in a year. Jen congratulations on the 9 pounds!! Lynn, good to see you. Are you still selling your house? Patti, how are you and Dave feeling? Are you traveling for Thanksgiving? Suzanne, the weather is supposed to be beautiful around here next week. Thanksgiving is supposed to be 60 degrees, which is great football weather. Hopefully you can get a ride in. BJ, you are among the missing too! John, I was glad to read your post last week. It sounds like things are going well for you. Nice car! Marci are the kids getting a little excited with the holidays approaching? When do you finish school? We get out Wednesday at noon. I'm glad you got to spend some time with DD. It was nice "chatting" with you all. Enjoy the weekend. Love, Besh...See MoreRequsting no gifts at 1 yr. old bday is it ok to ask guests to...
Comments (79)Polly, I'm so glad this worked out so well! I bet you'll notice that others in your family and friends will follow your lead and do this too. What you avoided: My four-year-old neice just received 9 (yes, that's nine) new American Girl Dolls including all accessories and furniture bits for her birthday. Of course, that was only part of the gift haul. She's got an older sister and an entire toy room of dolls and furniture and costumes already. My SIL is from a big family and they celebrate all holidays and birthdays with big get-togethers and I think there's a lot of competition as to who buys the most/best. These are NOT families with a ton of money, either. Holy cow. Thank you thank you for being so strong and forging ahead with your idea! You're happy, your son is happy, the charity is happy, and your guests are happy. That's what a party is all about! Good job!...See MoreExpecting Their 18th Child
Comments (95)I am completely neutral on the Duggar's, since I can see pros and cons to their lifestyle. I come from a large French Canadian catholic family, as did my mother, as did hers. I absolutely adore my siblings and loved growing up in a large family. I look so forward to our family reunions because I have over 75 cousins to enjoy time with. Yet neither myself and siblings, nor any of our cousins can say we felt like we were assigned a younger sibling to look after. Sure we looked out for each other in a general sense, but it seemed our parents' main expectations were that we help out with the household chores, and focus on our studies for school. The childcare was the responsibility of our stay at home mothers, not any of us. When we were asked to do specific childcare if our mother wasn't available, it was called babysitting and we were given a little money to put in our piggy banks or maybe just given a little treat as a thank you. None of my Aunts had more than 12 children, so perhaps they thought that was the limit to the number they could care for themselves, without imposing the childcare on others. Being very conservative catholics back in the day, I know my own mother (and probably her sisters) relied on the rhythm method for birth control. Although there were no doubt some 'Oops' babies, that method was fairly successful overall, since a dozen or less children each were conceived from bridal bed to menopause, encompassing more than 30 years. That isn't an option for the Duggars though, because any form of birth control is contrary to their desire to have as many children as they are blessed with. I can understand how some posters feel the Duggar parents are being unfair and a bit selfish by fulfilling their own desires, but not really giving their children any voice in the matter. And I truly don't know if I'd be so enamoured of large families and so happy to have come from one, if the repsonsibility of caretaking for one of my siblings had been given to me as an automatic 'assignment.' Regardless, I think the Duggars are a lovely family, who appear to be raising very kind and loving children. Hopefully, their children will continue to be well adjusted individuals and never become resentful of the choices their parents made for them....See More21st birthday gift for DD
Comments (44)That's perfect. I've noticed quite a few younger women wearing bezel set diamond necklaces and rings. And does this mean that she can't participate in the meet - I think you said it was later in Jan....See Morelocaleater
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