Bless your heart I hope it works out for you too....No we are not in New England. We live in the So

• college freshman saga continues......thank you for everyone's words of advice...sm - still frustrated
  • Good for you! - Karen
    • Thank you Karen.....sm - still frustrated
      • Hang in there! - Karen
  • My daughter never wanted to go to college out of town, - Older here
  • regaining trust - cat
    • No but he is abiding by the rules now....sm - still frustrated
  • could have wrote you note but sm - MB
    • Bless your heart I hope it works out for you too....No we are not in New England. We live in the So - still frustrated
  • Parenting is so hard....... - trose
    • I think just a few weeks at most ... sm - still frustrated
  • Did he do something really bad that he needs this much control? nm - MslaMT
    • Found your original message below. - MslaMT
  • My mom always held my car over my head.... - shayles
    • Totally agree with this poster - sm - have college kid too
      • I agree with you to a certain extent.....sm - still frustrated
        • My experience - DW
          • This mother saying too big a town for driving through yet - More age on my speedometer
            • you hit the nail on the head! Thank you for saying better than me. sm - still frustrated
              • Keeping tabs and silver platters - Glory1863
                • keeping tabs - country

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Bless your heart...Fox looks like such a sweetie.  I think the memory garden would be a wonderful idea.   Cat

My thought would be that if you have been going to the same place for 7 years and this is your first problem with this person, then probably she was not purposely being bitchy or judgemental.  Sometimes the things people say just come out all wrong.

I hope everything works out for you and your family.  Don't forget to take care of yourself, too!  That is so important, especially when you have a 3yo... maybe just going through the "terrible two's" a little late??  I have found that it doesn't do my kids any good when I throw ALL my energy into them, because if I don't take care of myself then it backfires eventually.  "When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" and that's the truth!

Ruggles Mine in Grafton, NH:  http://www.rugglesmine.com/
Polar Caves in Plymough, NH:  http://www.polarcaves.com/
Charmingfare Farm in Candia, NH:  http://www.charmingfare.com/index.php
Fort Knox, Prospect, Maine: http://fortknox.maineguide.com/
New England Aquarium in Boston, MA: http://www.neaq.org/index.flash4.html
LL Bean and oodles of shopping in Freeport Maine: http://www.freeportusa.com/
Shelburn Farms in Shelburn VT:  http://www.shelburnefarms.org/
Ausable Chasm, NY (not New England but still way cool) http://www.ausablechasm.com/

I see I have a running theme here of mainly outdoor/nature activities...hmmmm.... 
Take me with you, please?     

could reach land in the next 12 hours.

I'll be watching this and I'm sure you'll be hearing more about it soon!

I have a dilemma.  I am an animal lover and have something I cannot come to a conclusion about.  At a restaurant where I eat lunch every Friday with a friend of mine, I have noticed a young male kitty hanging around outside looking for food.  This past week he ran up to my friend and rubbed her legs and quietly meowed.  I purposely did not try to pet him because I knew I would get attached and ignored him.  Well, ever since then I find myself thinking about him and wanting to rescue him.  Meanwhile, I already have 4 inside cats (2 rescues, 2 Maine Coons) and hubby really does not want another cat in the house because a few years ago I promised we would  never have more than 4 (had up to 5 at one point previously).  I actually have a huge screened deck he could stay on indefinitely because I do not believe in letting cats run loose for their own safety.  I could provide plenty of food, a warm place to sleep, and veterinary care.  At some point I would even probably work him into our household, but I just cannot do it at the moment.  Just not sure I would be doing right by that kitty because I am sure he would be upset and confused for a good while as to where he was and what was going on, but is that better than being hungry and cold?  I know there are lots of animal lovers out there.  What does everyone think?? 

after I found HUGE holes in the walkway between my house and barn.  I thought they were just little mice stealing grain, but then I spotted one and it was a HONKIN RAT!  My poor olderly cat was out there with me at the time and saw it, and he hissed at it and ran away! 

I asked for advice on what to do at a local agricultural board, because I have other animals and didn't want to use poison and conventional traps weren't working.  They advised putting a large pale of water out with some seeds floating in it, figuring the rats would go for the seeds and end up drowning.  That was a no-go because the water just froze up solid.  I wound up reluctantly going with Decon because I just can't have my house destroyed.  I haven't had seen any more rats or evidence of them stealing grain, so I'm guessing they have died.  The guy at the grain store promised me the rats would not die in the building and stink the joint up, rather they would crawl off and die outside.  I don't know if I believe that, as it is still winter here and decomposition would be holding off until it warms up.  We'll see, but at least the destruction has been halted.

Good luck and I too say have no mercy, because you just don't need them destroying hour house or causing a spark chewing wires and burnin' the place down.  It is war!   

  (How un-PC is this emoticon?!)