Posts by tinuviel_k

I get the Organic Valley pasture butter. I have never felt great about getting Kerrygold butter, if only because it is shipped all the way across the ocean from another continent. If I can get a decent local option I think that is much...

(((HUGS)))

I go back and forth about it. On the one hand I am well aware that so many of the labor practices in our country are horrible. On the other hand my two jobs are wonderful! Job 1: part time and temp employees qualify for insurance, we are...

Regardless of breed, if a dog moved into an apartment building without permission from the landlords, and if that dog was disturbing my family with barking and whining I would absolutely report them to the management with a complaint.

Our family had one for about eight years. We loved that thing! All the neighborhood kids came over to play on it with us (after my dad had their parents fill out release forms). No one ever got injured on it. I wouldn't mind getting one...

Quote:Originally Posted by laohaire  I Googled rock walls around here, and there's one a ways from here, but it seems to be geared toward adults and teens, not children. One playground around here has a bit of a wall, though it's...

Do you have a rock climbing gym nearby? My daughter has loved climbing since age five, and it is amazing for hand strength! Some nice, simple bouldering (climbing close to the ground, side to side rather than up and down with a harness)...

I didn't find the whole "such-and-such" percentage of your income is what you can afford on a house thing to be very helpful. First I looked at our living expenses. I sat down with an Excel spreadsheet and wrote down every single...

I wish I could help! My dog howls at fire truck sirens, recordings of pipe organ music, when I play my alto recorder, at the tea kettle whistle, and when our phone plays the Russian dance theme from the Nutcracker Suite. it can get...

I am so sorry that your sweet girl, your family, and you are going through this. I have no advice, just prayers and hopes for you and your little one.