Posts by Balancin1

It's not brilliant, but how about going display/vertical? Like one of those freestanding ikea expedit bookshelves.    My 6 year old is the same way with her stuffed animals, in that they are always being used creatively...

Subbing, so I don't fall off the wagon of posting.

We are totally snowed in here. I scaled a 6' drift this morning while walking my dogs. No school today, and no school tomorrow. It's been nice to have a snow day, we never get enough time together, but somehow I thought I would get...

RM--getting better again, thanks for asking. Though my forward motion has been limited to walking the dogs the last couple days. I spent today stocking up in prep for this blizzard due to hit us.

Dang, just lost a whole huge catchup post. We've been sick, and here I am again. I think that was the gist of it. 

Ironic, that yesterday for a special treat I sent money with my DD to buy her lunch at school. (Her school was having a fundraiser for a class trip for an upper grade, so it was doubly special.) Somehow she forgot that she had the...

Nic, I was thinking kinda the same thing as modmom--breaking up the kids and starting with just your about-to-be-5th grader at the new school. I do understand the downsides of splitting up the kids. Also, does the new school offer any...

This is just a drive by thank you to you all. I would not have worked out today if I hadn't learned to put my exercise routine on autopilot. I was thinking I would not hit the gym but the next thing I knew I was dressed for exercise...

Gaye, logistics question: what did your custody agreement say? I ask because my boss was in a similar position a long time ago when his XW wanted to move out of state, so they had to go back and rework some things. It shouldn't all be...

Nemesis, I am so sorry, that sounds truly horrifying. Lightness and love to you and your family as you grieve this loss.   Jenlove, I'd want to do a trial before committing, but that's cause I find it difficult to back out of...