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She does basic cleaning - dusting, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning bathrooms. I pay her $75 each time. She has basically a one-woman business that she is just getting started up. I found her listing in the local newspaper and lucked out, because she is a really super lady and I enjoy having her here to talk to, since my husband and I are "empty-nesters" and I am home alone working all day.

As far as what you should pay, I think the area where you live and the cost of living needs to be taken into consideration. I would expect to pay someone in New York City or Los Angeles more than I would pay someone in a small Midwest town, for example.

Just my two cents.

I don't intend to keep the car for long.  Last night we had decided until the end of the semester.  After talking with it I am waffling about taking it at all.  I am sure he will have it back by Thanksgiving.  Thank you. 

I actually NEVER cook.  My kids are picky eaters, and they both are picky about different things, so we eat mostly TV dinners. 

With WW, you can eat anything.  You calculate "points" based on calories, fiber, and fat grams.  You get a certain amount of points each day based on your weight.  You also get 35 cheat points per week.  If you are still hungry, you can earn points by exercising. 

In 4 weeks, I've lost 6.6 pounds and I haven't felt like I was dieting even once.  I wish I would have done their program years ago. 

If you do cook, you can go on their website and use E-Tools to calculate points.  You can enter your own recipe into the online calculator, and it will tell you how many points it is. 

Right now they have a special where you don't have to pay the initial start-up fee and you get free E-Tools for $40 a month.  That's what I'm doing now, and I plan to stay at it until I lose all the weight. 

Good luck with whichever program you decide.   

She has her own business. I just lucked out - she advertised in the paper, I talked to her on the phone and then she came over and gave me an estimate and she seemed like a very nice, responsible person. She has been cleaning for me for about three months now and she does a great job and is indeed a very nice person.

I have a two-bedroom, two-bath house that is about 1800 square feet and I pay her $75 each time she cleans.

to Christmas music in my car.  Don't know why, but I was in the mood for some Manheim Steamroller, even if it is a little early in the year.  I have to say that when I listen to the Hallelujah Chorus on this particular CD it makes everything that is wrong in my life seem so insignificant.  I love this group's music.  It just makes you happy. 

Merry Christmas, a little early!   

My first and last both wear able to newborn size about 6 weeks.  I probably would have upped their size sooner had I not had so many newborn diapers.  They were both about 7 pounds at birth.  My second child was 8 pounds 6 ounces and didn't wear newborns for more than a week. 

I would definitely get the size 1 instead of the newborn.  Of course, you could always call the new mom or maybe the grandmom and ask.  But I agree that it's better to go up a size and have to wait a week or 2 to wear them than to get the wrong size and not be able to use them.

she went in with breathing problems, but the longer she was there the more issues came up.  She apparent came down with C. diff.  They started coming in with the yellow suits, for infectious disease precautions.  She finally asked why, and the nurse said according to her chart she had a history or MRSA with open wounds. I said WHAT.  The last problem she had with a wound was in 1987 with gallbladder surgery when she had a bile leak and some wound dehiscence.  MRSA was not even around then.  She has never been told anything about MRSA.

My question is:  Should I confront them and ask when this was diagnosed, and what the circumstances were.  I am wondering if this is another example of OFFSHORING records where mistakes were made.  I mean really, if this is an error I feel it should be corrected, and if not, why was she never told this?

anyone remember when - forget his name - sang * geek in the pink * ?  I LOVED THAT....have downloaded the original to my iPod BUT he dedicated it to his grandma and after he sang it, Paula asked him if his grandma would know what geek in the pink means and he just shrugged. 

Can someone tell me what * geek in the pink * means?  I am over 50, have asked my youngest, who is 25 years old, and she did not know.  Figured SOMEone here could clue me in before I go around the neighborhood jogging and singing it out loud!!

TIA Idol Fans!!

PS - I also downloaded the Jamiroquai song the other guy sang.  Those were the two BEST renditions, just love those guys.

He is the cutest little thing.  He is all white but has some cream running through him.  His dad is pure white and his mom hs the reddish color running through her. 

We also have an Olde English Sheepdog, who is almost 1 year old now.  If you want to see another cute puppy, check out Olde English Sheepdogs.  They have such great personalities too!!!  My husky and my sheepdog just play all day together.  They get along so well.  But I must admit the husky doesnt take any of the sheepdogs crap..... He's just a baby and he is the more dominant already. 

Hope it got there okay. 

I just love his face!  He looks so sweet.

I'm not a novice to moving.  Between 1996 and 2005, I moved 9 times, always with a U-Haul and hiring day workers to load and unload, except for the last move when I hired professional movers and it was smooth.  I will be using professional movers again this time.  Expensive but only 4 hours down time and in the MT business, time is money.

Here is my problem.  When I moved in here 2 years ago, it was with my now 25 yo son.  He has since moved out and now I am raising my 4 yo granddaughter.  I've never moved wtih a preschooler underfoot (I'm single).  I also thought I would be here a very, very long time, so I started making this a *home* again by buying nick nacks, restocking a respectable kitchen, hanging pictures, etc.  I've gained a lot of weight and only have a drawer full of clothes to pack, but the 4 yo, oy, she has clothes and stuff animals and little bitty tiny things that seem to move around the house while I'm sleeping at night.

I decided to finally get rid of things I've been hauling around since 1996 (french lead crystal, a really nice Mardi Gras collection of dolls, faces, beads), shoes, clothes I now realized I am NOT going to be getting back into within the next year.  Basically, I decided if I haven't touched it since I moved in here, I'm going to get rid of it.  It is all going to the thrift store or dumpster.  But, I'm finding that I am spending so much time organizing the getting rid of stuff or just throwing unusable stuff away, I'm not packing!  I don't feel organized at all and I'm the type that NEEDS to be organized.  And now I'm starting to feel panic that I won't be ready on the 28th when the truck pulls up.  Of course, every time I organize one area, the 4 yo comes along with her stuff and I can't walk across the room without stepping on her stuff, so that sets me back.  I've scheduled a service to come in 2 days after everything is moved out so I don't have to worry about cleaning, thank goodness.

What do I do?  Am I doing this backwards?  Should I go ahead and pack the stuff I want to take and THEN deal with the stuff I'm not going to take?  I am limited to 50 boxes.  I have so many collections of breakables now and the company won't let me pack them in the dresser drawers.  I can only put cloth items in my drawers.  It would be so much easier to pad the breakables in linens and clothing in the drawers, but I can't.

I wish I could just send the 4 yo to someone for the next 2 weeks, but that isn't going to happen.  On top of that, I scheduled myself for a really heavy work load these 2 weeks because I'll need extra money for rent on the 1st.  The new place is $300/month more than where I live now.  I'm moving because the school district rezoned the street where I live and it's not a good district and little one starts school in August.  I'm moving to a much better district.  The daycare across the street will be $200/month less than the one I use now, so that will help offset the cost of the new place, but I won't feel it in my pocket until the middle of next month.

Please give me some tips and maybe a Valium!

here in tornado alley.  First time you could "hear the train a-comin", no elec for a day and a half and many trees down, blown right outta the ground, root balls and all....Second time, my grown son called and left a msg on the voice mail.."Hey mommy, the sirens are goin' off, just wanna make sure you and dad are safe...love you".  We have no basements here either...I can really relate.  

To all ya'll out there in the devastation and horror, I  send good thoughts and hugs.    Cat    

 Cat 

went in, had cath done and had two 70-75% stenosed arteries, CHF, 10% function and may need a transplant. They stabilized him with meds and he is at home with a cardiac vest. He has not felt well for the past year, but kept putting the doctor visit off. Of course, they told him that had he come in sooner it wouldn't be this bad. Good luck.

As soon as I got Walter home, the very second we got out of the car I put him down in the yard where I wanted his potty place to be and he peed immediately.  Then I put him on a schedule where I religously put him in the potty place as soon as he woke up from a nap, about 15-20 minutes after eating, and before we went to bed.  I also kept an eagle eye on him almost consistently for the first week or so (not hard because he was so cute)... he stayed on a dog bed in my office when I was working and the instant he started sniffing at anything I picked him up and took him to the potty place... a couple times I was running with him and he started to dribble before I got there.  Sniffing means he is looking for a place to go!  Make no bones about it, he is not doing anything else! 

As far as pooing, puppies go pretty consistently about a half hour after eating.  They have really tiny bladders so you can count on this.  No matter what I was doing we went outside at that time.  Whever I heard a tiny whine I take him to potty place.  I figured he had a belly ache just like a baby might and usually he would go number two.  The few times he did poo in the house was my fault.  I ignored the whining or was not paying attention.  I swear to you... Walter has never ever ever peed in my house.  But to be honest, when he was a puppy whenever I brought him to visit another house he almost instantly peed out of nerves.  So embarrassing.  When I realized he did that I had him meet my friends outside of their homes!  He would wiggle in delight but pee. 

But for the first few weeks, I never left this dog alone at all and my big priority was to get him housebroken asap.  You may not have that option if you have to leave for work or something.  Walter went with me on errands and whenever I let him out of the car he would pee.  So he also loves riding in the truck because he did it so much. 

When I got Walter he was a little under 6 weeks old... pretty young.  So I think I became his mom pretty quick and he was pretty moldable.  I have made plenty of mistake, though, like letting him sleep on my bed and now he is 120 pounds and still does that.  I don't know too much about puppy pads, but I would think that is still encouraging the dogs to pee in the house.  Good luck!