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Comments (10)it NEVER to late to go back and reinvent yourself, well unless you're dead! several yrs ago, seems like many LOL, my dh decided to go back and get a different degree from puter science. he went into mechanical engineering, perfect for him, quit working in dec 2007, got his honors BS while working on a dual MS last Aug and has 4 classes now left on his MS and he is 40. i want to go back and try something new in biotech, when he is done. the way i look at it is, i expect to live to be atleast 80 in great health and another 10-20 yrs past that. i have worked all of my life to retire at 55 (i'm 43) but i can't see myself doing that now that is just over a decade away :-0 there is soooo much i still want to accomplish. i am also terrified of losing intelligence thru lack of use. each university runs the auditing programs differently. i used to teach for Indiana Univ and did not teach classses where anyone audited. i know Univ of Central FL (3rd largest univ in country) where my dh attends does not have many auditing classes (maybe at freshman level) and definitely not free, that's for sure. there are yr long waiting lists for many, many courses for full paying students, they would not allow a seat to be taken by auditing. BTW if you have not looked at textbook costs do that first if you plan on getting one. DH's textbooks ea semester cost more than the $4,500 tuition and he buys from asian printers and saves alot. ~ liz...See MoreYou're not going to believe this one!!!
Comments (15)Ok as far as the poison ivy ... I get rid of it every spring but as most of you know its a weed it comes back several times throughout the summer well I cut it back as far as I can but it comes back when it was green all summer she knew to stay away from it ... no clue if she is allergic or not none of the kids have ever had poison ivy ... so just in case they know what it is and should stay away from it. But in the fall poison ivy turns a beautiful red color ... deep dark red... but because I am not allergic to it I don't know if at the end of the season its just as contagious at the beginning not a horticulturist so no clue ... I recite the little ditties ... furry rope don't be a dope stay away, leaves of 3 be sure to flee .... but in the fall no clue how to keep them away... don't touch red or you'll be dead? no clue anyway... Now DSS yes they are the same thing as CPS in our state. Mom called DSS back in July because I wouldn't let her talk to her daughter on the phone and I prohibited SD's access to her mom via the phone ... long story ... after she had been on the phone with her mom for 4 hours I took the phone away and said you do not need to talk to you mother anymore till daddy gets home.... because she was reciting the court orders to me and demanding I tell her where they are so she could show me "she can talk to her mother anytime she wants" and she was also screaming at me about being hormonal and having anxiety all while on the phone with her mother so after hour FOUR I took the phone away and unplugged it. Because I told SD9 that she was angry and not having an anxiety attack "I disregarded her mental health issues" Hubby who was at work that day was alos charged with neglect because he wasn't here to comfort her in her time of "need" mom was also chagred with neglect because she failed to retrieve the child while she was suffering from an anxiety attack ... you see SD9 wanted her cousin to sleep over and when she was told NO she "began having anxiety" so mom picked her up 8 hours later the cousin slept over and SD9 came home the next day no problem and while snapping her neck at me said "Ha Ha I got my way!!!" I said what does that mean ... "Cousin got to sleep over anyway" so I ask was that anxiety or manipulation?? so because I said it was manipulation instead of anxiety I am "neglecting her mental health issues" Then in August Mom took SD9 and SS10 to file a police report against hubby because they feared coming back home (2 days before going to court) Because they were fighting over the x-box and he took it away and told them to go to their rooms they refused he carried SS10(who weighs 130lbs) and walked SD9 to her room. Mom told the officer they were afraid to come home because he picked them up and "threw" them in their rooms. But during DSS's investigation they found Mom to be neglectful and Hubby to be neglectful but I was not. So because DSS has charged both parents with neglect of SD9 not the 2 boys ... we are all involved and have to meet with DSS monthly to discuss any issues that arise. So our service plan states we cannot yell in the presence of the children. Among other piddly stuff like counseling for the kids and medical appts for the kids (Imagine DSS says I have to take the kids to Drs. Appts.) and family therapy sessions. Mom's service plan is no yelling as well drs appts, parenting classes, family therapy, and domestic violence classes, she can only call one time a day for 15 minutes, she is to let SD9 enjoy her time with her father and she is not to interfere with their visitation times. DSS meets with us monthly DSS meets with mom weekly Mom has a parent aide come into her home from 5-8pm every night we do not Mom has a parent aide come into her home on weekends from 1-4 pm we do not Mom has to have a psychiatric evaluation. We do not. We each have to meet monthly with the childrens counselors on an individual basis ... the children go to therapy every 2 weeks except SD she goes weekly more if needed... For atleast the next 6 months to a year we are all going to be spending alot of time with DSS and different counselors who also have to meet with each other to discuss a "family service plan" ... So 4 kids 3 adults = 7 counselors 2 DSS workers Multiple parent aides. Then another "team" of people to evaluate the whole situation. So all in all this should be a fun year.... they are suspecting mom has an underlying mental health issue herself and want to "help the family in the best interest of the children" ... Serenity ... I know this is going to sound stupid but SD9 has figured out if she says bad things about me and her dad her mom pays attention to her and the boys... she takes notes she has them sit down while she records them and has them tell the story of how they were mistreated at our home ... like when its 11:30PM and we don't let her talk on the phone with her mom, or when after they have been fighting all day and all around nasty to each they have to go to bed early, they have put their own clothes in their drawers, and how we make them take showers even though they just took one yesterday and how we don't let them go out and play til their homework is completed. Thats makes us horrible parents I am the evil SM because we have rules here .... we don't let them play games or be on the phone all night long we have a bedtime. She greets her children with "what did daddy/pseudo do you last night?" "did you get punished yesterday?" not hey kiddo how was your day? you know normal stuff. Junegemstar.... she didn't take the microwave but she took all the hannah montana and high school musical bedding we bought to her mom's house so she could have it there since "she doesn't live here anymore" also took most of her toys to mom's left stuff that she never plays with behind. Left 3 outifits and no shoes packed all that stuff up. I know some of you think I am nutz for staying but I am "hoping" someday someone will tell mom besides me and hubby she is off her rocker. Maybe after the parenting classess and family therapy sessions. Those should be some fun posts. SD9's counselor called me yesterday to set up a meeting with her ... she told mom she called me ... mom flipped out on her saying "since when do SM's have a say in how a child's therapy goes" and counselor told her "if you didn't want me to talk to her you shouldn't have signed the release" Meeting with her Monday....See MoreIf You're a Size 0, Should You Go on a Diet?
Comments (88)Tishtosh I can now only buy dress shirts at Brooks Brothers, because I can get a large neck and shoulders, very short sleeves and a relatively very narrow (for the neck size) waist. They are expensive, but less than custom, and probably less than buying a cheaper shirt and then getting them tailored properly Before, where I grew up there was a Japanese woman who would take my shirts apart at the shoulder, move the sleeves up, and taper the sides, and she did not charge like she was making a whole shirt. The first time I tried to get sleeves shortened anywhere else they got chopped off at the bottom with the cuffs moved up and there was no split left above the cuff. ----- Poverty has changed in America. If you look at the films made in Appalachia in the 1960s, the poor were painfully thin for the most part. They were also poor in a different way. I just got back from San Diego, which seems to have a significant homeless problem and I saw several very dirty, homeless lying right on the sidewalk in the garbage/utility areas of a large building---looking at their cell phones. Now morbid obesity and poverty are related, at least where I live. I even see morbid obesity among the homeless, barring the obvious drug addicts. Many of the patients I see in the teaching program that gets referrals from the public health system are obese, and some of them are so morbidly obese they can't walk unassisted. Most of the poor here seem to eat almost nothing but junk food or fast food, and this is a change from the past. And fast food is full of carbs and hormones. But it's all relatively cheap compared to keeping good food around the house. ------ I also think men's bodies are changing and this also has to do with hormones in food. In the generation younger than mine, especially--the first one to grow up on chicken fingers and the like, there are many many body types on males that are feminized. Bottom heavy, curvy hips and thighs, pear shaped, man boobs. (Some of this may apparently have to do with Ritalin or other ADD drugs too?). Even otherwise thin men in this generation seem to have very large asses and hips and little pouchy bellies. This is not how men were built when I was in my 20s, There were thin guys and there were fat guys and there were muscular guys, but there was not the thin with subcutaneous fat in certain areas type of build....See MoreGoing to SoCal in May: Recs for Restaurants/Places to See/Go
Comments (24)How could I forget wine tasting? There are some good spots downtown, but I prefer Los Olivos and Santa Ynez, where many excellent central coast wines are made. It's also quite beautiful. If you're there in late May, you may also be able to do some early blueberry picking while in Los Olivos. Nojoqui Falls is a wonderful relaxing spot for hiking and seeing a waterfall. Nearby is a little farm where you can pick your own veggies and berries and pay by the honor system. The experience is sure to be a wonderful memory. This is all in north county, about 40 or so minutes north of SB, but in my opinion well worth a day of your time if you'll be in the area for a week. for boutiques and leisurely walking, coast village road in Montecito is great. Some of the restaurants I recommended are within walking distance or actually on CV road. Butterfly beach is also within walking distance. Very nice beach. One of my favorite spots in Montecito is the San ysidro ranch where you can go to the stonehouse upstairs for lunch or dinner, or the plow and Angel downstairs for dinner(try to request a table near the fire). Beautiful grounds and gardens. I've seen the chef walk out to pick fresh produce. Have a wonderful time!...See Moresushipup1
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