Posts by SiValleySteph

I play with my son a fair amount when we are at the playground. He just turned 3, so he's on the young side. I find that the children whose parents aren't playing with them (mom sitting on bench reading a book, dad on cell phone)...

Quote: Originally Posted by sanguine_speed Now seriously. How do you make a mac and cheese for .80 that is enough to feed three with leftovers? Do tell. I was wondering the same thing! The cheese alone is at...

Quote: Originally Posted by captain crunchy That is like, a little over 2$ an hour to care for a human being!! *shock!* I live in a high cost of living area. I just worked it out and we pay our DCP $3.50/hour,...

We just moved and have a big pile of stuff to donate to Goodwill and have been selling a bunch of stuff on Craigs List. Our new house just has less places to "put" things, which is good really, so we have a lot of extra stuff....

Quote: Originally Posted by velochic Paying down your principal is not going to reduce your payments unless you refinance. FWIW, our mortgage lender will rebalance the payments for a $200 charge. Our broker...

Quote: Originally Posted by speedknitter Contemplating a similar trip to China... We went to China in April when DS 30 months old. It was just fine. Let's see... We flew United because we needed the...

My son's daycare is pretty diverse: 3 100% Asian 1 1/2 Asian, 1/2 white (DS) 1 1/4 Asian, 3/4 white 2 Indian 4 white 1 Hispanic I think that's everybody. There used to also be another Hispanic girl and a 1/2 white, 1/2 black...

Quote: Originally Posted by mags I realize I'm joining in this discussion rather late. Yes, it is a stereotype that asian americans are, "smart," however I thought I would point out that being the,...

We are under contract to sell our house and our realtor has been worth every penny. She has done so much for us. We our in a fast market, though, so our house went for sale Friday and we signed a contract last night. It's amazing...

We're at the PMPT stage, as my sister calls it. (Pretty Much Potty Trained) If we're going to be out more than say 30 min to an hour, I will bring a change of clothes - two if it's all day. I also keep my Diapees & Wiapees case...