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18 college student-opinion about summer partying

Posted By: CANNOT WAIT UNTIL COLLEGE STARTS AGAIN on 2007-06-29
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I have an 18.5 year old who goes out of state to college.  So what ever partying goes on I don't know about it so I don't worry about it.  I cannot have control over something I don't see. She knows how I feel about underage drinking. 


So my DD wants to to a fraternity party tonight, will be home around 1:30 a.m, has to be at work at 9 a.m.  She is trying to tell us it is not a drinking fraternity.  We were not born yesterday.   The people she would go with are not 21 and she has told us in the past they drink and tell their parents they are at a friends house at a sleep over.  (my daughter tends to reveal too much information that she cannot retract later) I am totally against this knowing up front that there will be drinking and reading too many horror stories. In my state if anyone under 21 is caught drinking they loose their license and so do parents if they supply the house and booze. 


My husband is telling me she is an adult and I feel we can say no since we know all of this upfront.  What would you do in this  situation.  


 


Thanks 




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I depends on the person/student. Not everyone is cut out for college.
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good student?! you pay $500 and she

it's not like they have these kinds of field trips often.......and she is in drama and it's to participate in seeing Broadway plays.  I am sure they are getting a good hotel rate as a group, sharing rooms, etc., and perhaps some meals are included in that alone.


It's expensive in The Big Apple and rather she go with too much than not enough.  Since she is such a good student and this is school related and not really extra-curriculum activity, I think it would be the parent's responsibility to come up with the bulk and have her work part-time or save her holiday $$ upcoming for the trip in the Spring.


She could do extra chores in and around the home now, couldn't she, to earn more $$? 


jes sayin.....and no I don't think you're cheap and I'm certainly not rich.....but this isn't Disney trip, it's Broadway shows and she is in drama.....


Are you really a nursing student?
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Obviously you have never had a child with this, or you would understand how frustrating it is. We bagged all the stuffed animals, steam cleaned mattresses, pillows, furniture, washed EVERYTHING in the house, etc., did all the treatment on my daughter's hair, and we got rid of them. I don't think you understand how much work this is, but we did it willingly to get rid of these pests. However, two weeks later my daughter came home with them AGAIN, because that same child's parents simply washed her hair in NIX, did not pick out the nits, and did not treat anything else in their house. This child was infested with lice, and she was allowed to be in school. The school nurse said there was nothing they could do about it as far as letting parents know because of privacy issues.

Out of 24 kids in her class, 16 of them got lice. The only ones who did not were the boys, because most of them had buzz cuts.

I don't think the OP was critizing or ridiculing the little girl, just stating how frustrated she is at the school system for allowing this to happen. She does not need to be in school where she can spread these to everyone she comes in contact with. I don't think the OP is being a pain in their butts, and I sincerely doubt that a family who is not willing to take care of a problem their child has is going to welcome outside help!

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Enough said!
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look on the New MT/Student board
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Or the PMSing student who saw another
girl look at her boyfriend. I do not thing this is a good idea at all.
Being a student is completely different than being a teacher.
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But what about that bipolar student who might get ticked off
Seems to me odds are someone will get hurt if everyone carries guns, statistically speaking. Even an accident could happen, or the gun could be placed in the hands of someone who might just do more harm than good. Just IMHO.

UNC Student Killed, now WBC protestors plan to picket
I live in NC and the news of the murdered student body president (out of respect will not list her name here) has upset all of us in this area, of all religions and non-religious as well.  The WBC is a radical group calling themselves "Christians" who plan to protest at UNC during the memorial service for this beloved young woman.  The group is listed as a "hate group" but call themselves Christians and wear shirts and bear signs saying "God hates you" and God hates colleges, etc.  Their website proclaims "thank God another college student is dead."  This is so horrible and unspeakable.  For those who are not Christian, please do not believe for one moment that this represents common Christian viewpoints.  It definitely does not. The vast majority of Christians are horrified at what these people believe and proclaim. 
they picketed at the Auburn University student's death here in AL
and people wonder why i'm athiest.
I agree, no teacher should call a student 'retard', t
and try to convince his peers to drop this name calling.
It's not funny and if it goes on for a long time, it's labeling.
I had a fellow nursing student way back with a Jamaican patois who
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Ohio Christian school tells student to skip prom

FINDLAY, Ohio – A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom, his principal said.


Despite the warning, 17-year-old Tyler Frost, who has never been to a dance before, said he plans to attend Findlay High School's prom Saturday.


Frost, a senior at Heritage Christian School in northwest Ohio, agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the year, principal Tim England said.


The teen, who is scheduled to receive his diploma May 24, would be suspended from classes and receive an "incomplete" on remaining assignments, England said. Frost also would not be permitted to attend graduation but would get a diploma once he completes final exams. If Frost is involved with alcohol or sex at the prom, he will be expelled, England said.


Frost's stepfather Stephan Johnson said the school's rules should not apply outside the classroom.


"He deserves to wear that cap and gown," Johnson said.


Frost said he thought he had handled the situation properly. Findlay requires students from other schools attending the prom to get a signature from their principal, which Frost did.


"I expected a short lecture about making the right decisions and not doing something stupid," Frost said. "I thought I would get his signature and that would be the end."


England acknowledged signing the form but warned Frost there would be consequences if he attended the dance. England then took the issue to a school committee made up of church members, who decided to threaten Frost with suspension.


"In life, we constantly make decisions whether we are going to please self or please God. (Frost) chose one path, and the school committee chose the other," England said.


The handbook for the 84-student Christian school says rock music "is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds."


England said Frost's family should not be surprised by the school's position.


"For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous," he said. "It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to."


The principal at Findlay High School, whose graduates include Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, said he respects, but does not agree with, Heritage Christian School's view of prom.


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it is the same in summer or

and we don't have fleas where i live - i was surprised when the vet told me this and said i dont need flea treatment for the cat and dogs. 


we did do the oatmeal shampoo which didnt help.


and she only goes out in the backyard where we have no grass, only dirt.  new housing and havent landscaped the backyard yet.


thanks for the ideas tho!


I am 37 and went through this the summer before
I have lumpy or fibrotic breasts too.  A lump was found on the right side.  I also had tender breasts with some pain once a while.  The lump I had was excised and completely benign.  I've been right where you are with two children and a husband that was worried to death.  We got through it together and it turned out benign.  I had three opinions all stating it needed to be biopsied.  The images are to try to delineate the mass.  You'll be in my prayers, but I decided to see a different surgeon because the surgeon that excised my mass had a terrible office staff.  The surgeon I see now states that lots of women have lumps and that if they excised every lump from every breast they've palpated, there would be a heck of a lot of women walking around with surgical scars.  It is better to be safe than sorry, but I wouldn't worry too much if I was you that this is a malignant mass.  However, if God forbid it is, then you have found it early.  Take care and God Bless.  Feel free to e-mail me if you have other questions. 
It has been summer here but
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oh summer!!
and thank you!

That was this past August and I can't wait to get in the Atlantic again!!

This morning it was 27 degrees, hopefully will warm up to 40 today. I know it is still way colder in other parts of the country but I'm sure staying in with the heater! :)

I still haven't spent a summer here, that pic was taken when we were over here visiting when my niece was born. I'm a little nervous about the humidity... but I hope it's not super super awful like ive heard...

Stay warm!
Last summer s/m
My daughter (age 17) and I stayed at the Hotel at Times Square. It used to be a Super 8. It's a couple of blocks from Times Square, Rockafeller (SP?) Center. There's also a Comfort Inn that's about a block closer to Times Square. Check the Apple Core web site. Have a great time. We saw a few plays, walked everywhere, and I never once didn't feel safe. We also took the subway down to Chinatown for lunch. I'm jealous.
Summer
Why not make him get a job at McDonalds or somewhere like that. Tell him if his grades don't go up that's what he has to look forward to for the rest of his life.

My kids paid their own insurance. If they didn't have the money for that then they didn't drive. They kept up the good student discount because they didn't want to pay the higher insurance rates.
We normally don't do too much over the summer - sm
but this one is quite busy so far. They have art day camp one week (June) and drama day camp (August) another. They will do swimming lessons too (2 weeks) if I ever get off my butt to sign them up. They have bikes they can ride, a trampoline in the backyard, a new slipe-n-slide to play with (Intex pool died this year, will get a real nice above-ground next year, we want to do it right so need to get our ducks in a row first), of couse my older daughter will try to be on-line all summer which is not happening. I am sure they will still complain of being bored when we are home of course. We have a weekend at the beach planned, a weekend camping and a weekend family reunion, of which the only thing costing us is the camping fees and food for each outing (DH get hotel points so staying for free at the hotels, yippee), and will probably have one more weekend (hopefully 3 nights instead of 2) at the beach in August, he is building up our points now so we can do that, so only weekend "vacations" for us this year. My DH is taking our younger daughter on his guys weekend to a car show as well. Our money is tight but I think the kids will have a fun and busy summer. I am trying to find time when I can visit my dad as well, but our schedule is so full don't know if it is going to work out, can only lean on everyone so much at work for time off, but as I never take time off normally they know in the summer I do want to have some fun with my kids. I usually go on working vacations but that has grown really old and no longer want to do that. Plan to relax more than usual this year!
I still like him, but I want him with Phyllis and Summer.
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This happened to us last summer..sm
We had no idea and then one morning we found six babies! Make sure you take the male rabbit out of the cage and away from the babies or he will kill them. Also, they are tiny now, but they grow quick and will need to be separated by 6-8 weeks old! I thought that was too young, but we had a vet come out and check them over and stated they will start to reproduce anytime after 6-8 weeks old! Sure enough at about 7 weeks the male babies were starting to show signs of...well you know! Anyway, we got them separated and kept them all. My kids loved watching them grow into adult bunnies. You have to put the males in separate cages or they will fight. We kept the mom and girl babies in one cage. Some females are okay with other females and some will need to be separated. Good luck and congrats!
It should be out next summer -- staring

Cameron Diaz or maybe Christina Applegate.  LOL!


Summer reading

I'm currently reading a great book on Einstein.  It was published in 2007, after all of his papers finally became public.  Author is Walter Isaacson, and it's called:  EINSTEIN - HIS LIFE AND UNIVERSE.  He also wrote BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - AN AMERICAN LIFE, which I may read next.  Funny how as one gets older, fiction often is less interesting than real life. 


Many, many people were involved in getting the details of Einstein's life and the science right, and even HS science teachers were brought in to bring the scientific explanations down to high school level so we'd all have a chance of understanding it.  It's 551 pages long, plus an additional 125 pages of credits!  It starts out with a few pages describing the "main characters" in the book.  I'm just getting started, but I can tell it's going to be fascinating. 


Tell me what you are reading this summer

I love to read. Anything and everything.

But!

I lost my reading muse awhile back and can't seem to find it.

And!

When I had it I almost read 24/7.

Nora Roberts/JD. Robb, Bea Small, Linda Howard, Karen Marie Moning, Janet Chapman, Kristin Hannah *old books*, and many, many more.


So, what you're reading, what you've read and what you want to read.


Well, I DID lose 10 lbs. this summer without even trying-
That's about the only good thing that's come of all this. The rest sucks.
Summer classes for men

Wanted to give all you ladies out their a chuckle for the day!



Summer Classes for Men at


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REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED




by Friday, July 10th 2009




NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL



OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM





 Class 1



How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays--Step by Step, with Slide Presentation.



Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.





 Class 2



The Toilet Paper Roll--Does It Change Itself?



Round Table Discussion.



Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.





 Class 3



Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub?--Group Practice.



Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.





 Class 4



Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor--Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.



Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.





 Class 5



Dinner Dishes--Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?



Examples on Video.



Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning



at 7:00 PM





 Class 6



Loss Of Identity--Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.



Help Line Support and Support Groups.



Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM





 Class 7



Learning How To Find Things--Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.



Open Forum



Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.





 Class 8



Health Watch--Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health.



Graphics and Audio Tapes.



Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.





 Class 9



Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost--Real Life Testimonials.



Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined





 Class 10



Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?



Driving Simulations.



4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.





 Class 11



Learning to Live--Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife.



Online Classes and role-playing



Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined





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How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion



Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.



Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.





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How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy--Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late.



Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.



T hree nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.





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The Stove/Oven--What It Is and How It Is Used.



Live Demonstration.



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Send this to all the guys that you think can stand the heat, and to all the ladies for the best chuckle of their day!









 


Plans for the Summer
One of the weeks in July my daughter's friend is coming up from Florida to spend the week. We plan on going on day trips to a water park, the beach, ect. Hopefully in late July or August our family and our best friends' family are going to go to the Jersey Shore or Maine (we haven't decided yet). We had planned on a bigger vacation to Florida, Mexico or a cruise, but the money held us back this year.
in summer camps
Send him to camp. This is puberty. He is not going to discuss it with anybody. Send him to a camp where he will feel normal instead of pointing out that hates. Heck I had public school cafeterias, crowds, amusement parks, vomiting in public. He sounds so normal to me!
Summer Vacation
We plan on going to either the Jersey Shore or Maine for a week this Summer. I've never been to either place even though we live in NY State and it's within a reasonable driving distance. Also, my daughter's friend is visiting from Florida, and we'll also take a lot of day trips that week to keep her entertained.
10 weeks of summer
We have always scheduled 5 weeks of the summer for the kids and they get to choose 5 weeks for themselves. I guess we are the weird ones...
Two summer colds so far. sm
I'm WAY too old to get pregnant, but don't you worry. Rather than be anxious, go see your OB/GYN and he/she can reassure you that a cold is a cold.

A few years ago, I went to a new gynecologist with a change of insurance, and on the questionnaire for new patients, there was a question: "What method of birth control do you use?" I wrote down, "Sterility, old age and total abstinence." The nurse was ROTFL!

BTW, congratulations on your new pregnancy and coming beautiful, healthy baby. :)
college son
I agree - take the phone away!  My son's first away job was at age 18.  He was sent to NYC Kennedy Airport as his base (flight attendant).  We live in a tiny little town in IL.  Of course, I wanted him to be safe, blah, blah, blah.  First phone bille I got was over $200.00.  His dad gave him a credit card for emergencies - first bill was over $3000.00 - you guessed it.  Took both away.  Got him a number to call home with, no one else. Phone companies do that somehow.  Dad started sending a fixed amount (flight attendants are paid terrible wages in the beginning)  Fifteen years later, he is an extremely successful hair stylist with his own hair product line in Spr. Illinois.  You have to do something now or you will be broke, he will waste a year at school and they will probably make it or break it no matter what you do.  Hang in there!  He WILL grow up! 
college son
I could have written that same thing except this is my daughter and her boyfriend is a loser. Dont like him and havent even met him. She goes to a junior college where we live and works PT. He on the other hand does not go to school and does not have a job. When will it end. Any advice.
college son
 My son's spree ended when he was 27.  He spent years "finding his niche."  Flight attendant, waiter, retail clerk.  Constantly broke, moving absolutely continually between IL, NY, IA and MO.  Drove us nuts.  After a few moves, I stopped helping with moves - "if you want to move, get your friends to help."  After bleeding his dad (we were divorced, then he died) and my mom (you know the ask grandma thing) practically dry, he finally had to grow up.  Went to hair college in Iowa and has been working his tail off ever since.  It took him years to mature, years of poor choices, years of being poor to finally realize that his life was up to him, not anyone else.  He is now totally responsible - I am so proud of him.  For the past 2 years in a row, he has earned the Iliinois Times "Springfield's Best" title for hair stylist.  Quite an honor.  Your son will be okay.  Some young guys don't make college on the first try and have to do it again a few years later.  Hang in there. 
College vs. not
I am a year away from graduating with a Bachelors in psychology with counseling. I'm pretty sure it will be useful, but there is no way of knowing now.

However,

My husband just graduated in May 2008 with his History degree. This week he finally got a job, and more than likely he could have gotten it without a degree (managing a sports store), but I am sure it helped, since he doesn't have a lot of retail experience.

I think it's kind of a 50/50 deal. You could get a degree, and never need it. Or you could get one and not need it until later on in your career when you want to move up. Or you could not get it and get blocked for all kinds of jobs.

In the end I would probably do college over again just because I love learning.
Anyone out there going to college at age 40? sm
I am considering about ditching the MT scene once my children graduate from high school (in 7 years).  I am currently 42 years old and considering going for a Bachelors in computers.  Anyone else doing this?
We have the same trouble with ants in the summer.
around the areas you think they are coming in.  The only thing is if you have a small child, this may pose a risk of them getting into if you place it low enough.  You could also try sprinkling it outside around your home. 
It's going to be a long summer. I need advice....sm
on how to handle the neighborhood bully.  He's 11 years old and probably weighs 250 pounds.  He's very immature and very pushy and overbearing with the other kids in the neighborhood.  We live in a townhouse and there are 13 townhouses in this particular area.  My daughter is 9.  There are 4 girls and 3 boys, all ranging in age from 4 to 13.  We have lived here for 2 years and have never had any problems until the bully moved in.  At first he was very nice but I guess he is getting comfortable now and his true colors are coming out.  We had an incident last night and I had to go out and take care of it. His mother wasn't home at the time and as soon as she got home she marched right over to my apt. demanding to know "what was going on."  After my conversation with her I began to understand why the bully is like he is.  Anyway, I have told my daughter she has to stay in front of our townhouses and is not to go anywhere else.  The other kids are welcome to come here and play but not the bully.  If I have to I will enroll her in something part-time for the summer.  It makes me mad that you have to punish the good kids because of 1 bad egg.  I told the mother it was a shame that the rest of the neighborhood had to pay the price because of the way her son acted.  Of course, she had every excuse in the world for his behavior but I think it just boils down to lack of discipline and lack of interest on the parents' part.  He is going to be home unsupervised all summer along with a little 5-year-old brother that the mother is getting for the summer.  And 2 girls are also going to be home all day unsupervised.  One is 13 and the other 8 but they too are very immature for their age.  I'm just aggravated.  What is wrong with today's parents?
I think it is too young to be left alone all day during the summer with a ...sm
5-year-old. There will also be 2 girls, ages 13 and 8, left alone all day as well. They are neighbors so it should be interesting. I am the only mother home during the day but I'm not getting involved. I'm taking care of mine. I have to be able to work without constant drama during the day. I may let my daughter go somewhere part-time just to have something to do and not be so bored. This is her first summer home (I worked in an office past 2 summers) and I want her to be able to enjoy it. Things will get better. Time will take care of a lot of it....I hope.
dinner ideas for summer
It's hot and humid here (close to 90) and I don't want to turn on the oven.  Any ideas for a light dinner summery type of meal?   TGIF!
Crafts for kids to do in the summer

Hi. I used to teach preschool and pre K children.  I used to go to the college bookstores and buy bags of pottery clay and have my kids make coil pots, slab pots, bowls, cups, etc. They would spend hours doing this. You can even buy glazes and let them dry in the sun or go have them kiln fired. Also the Palmer clay and a teaching book from one of the clay companies from the library or book store showing kids what kinds of beads to make. An old pasta machine really helps to roll it out and mix the different colors. My daughter made some beautiful beads and crafts and spent hours with her friends.


They used to love doing collages. You can have them cut pictures out of fun children's or sports or fashion magazines and use glue to attach. Also make nature collages outside. First have them gather as many nature items as possible such as pine cones, leaves, insects, feathers, etc. Give them big poster boards. They also like to make creations out of fruits such as apples, bananas, oranges, etc. Give them marshmallows, raisins, cereals, tooth picks etc. and have them go to it making strange creatures, people, monsters, etc. Puppet making is fun too.


I just redid mine this summer..sm
My room is kind of the small side, about 9 x 12, I think.  I painted the walls a light yellow with white trim and already had a comforter with shades of blue and green and beige in it.  I went with ivory curtains and found some cute pictures at the beach with blue and green and yellow in them.  My furniture is antique from my husband's grandmother and it is maple.  It all came together nicely. 
It has been the opposite here in Maine this summer!
TONS of out of state cars all over the place, especially on the coast. I just got back from Massachusetts last week myself and did see quite a few out of state cars.
Summer garden blahs
Any gardners out there?  Here in Indiana we are in the midst of this heat wave.  Our temps have run in the high 90's to over 100 for about the last two weeks.  My flower beds really have the blahs!  Any suggestions what to put in them right now?  I know mums are right around the corner but a little too early for that.  Any suggestions of something that will come up each year that brightens the garden in Aug-Sept.  My beds were so pretty this spring and early summer.  I'd like to hear your suggestions!
Late summer flowers
Maine is probably in the same zone as Siberia, so these may not work for you in Indiana.

My garden is now finally in full bloom, though we have not had the heat like the rest of the country and every day starts with fog. It is a very pleasant 75 degrees here right now and sunny.

Perennials currently blooming: Tall phlox, Rose of Sharon, butterfly bush, day lilies, yellow roses. Asters are loaded with buds. I put my indoor plants out for the summer and my Christmas cactus is huge and in full bloom!

Annuals: Geraniums, pansies (they came back full force after 'resting' in late June/July), inpatients, cosmos, trailing licorice, sunflowers, petunias, Helio double-pinks, phlox.
Got rid of our land line this summer.
I just added another cell number to my plan too so the kids can take one when they go to practice, friends houses, etc.
I went to school with a Summer Stump
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Summer here is great.. wish I was in FL in winter though :)
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My kids get this in the summer at times
I tend to think it's just a heat rash.  I wouldn't worry unless it becomes red or itchy or begins to spread.  Benadryl wouldn't hurt him, though, (and it might give you some peace and quiet -- LOL).