Posts by Chloe&Coop'sMom

42 weeks on the dot- Baby #3 A big change considering my other two were both early... made for a looong December

You more exemptions you claim, the less is withheld. My dh claims 8 and has nothing withheld from his bi-weekly paychecks. His quarterly bonuses are still taxed/withheld at about 40%, so we still end up getting a refund. He claims 8...

Quote: Originally Posted by goldingoddess I just used this one; http://www.taxbrain.com/taxcalculator/default.asp And it was pretty much exactly what we got refunded last year, so it must be pretty accurate. You...

I'm still here... I was 'due' on 12/13. Both my other kiddos came early, one at 38 wks, one at 39, so we were all expecting another early arrival. Ha! This one is gonna cook into its 42nd week! I have a bunch of small...

It is totally worth it for me. We have a very limited grocery budget-- we're over the income limit for food stamps by a few dollars-- we'll actually qualify once the baby makes her arrival. WIC has been a HUGE help for us. We use...

I did not have a baby today either... My first one to make it to (or past) their 'due date.' I baked two kinds of holiday cookies. Went to church. Saw New Moon with dh (I thought spending $30 on tickets and snacks would cause me to...

My dh used to work for a retailer that shared a dumpster and compactor with a Cost Plus. We would score all sorts of furniture and decoration pieces. We'd fix up whatever was wrong with the furniture and sell it on Craigslist or keep...

Quote: Originally Posted by angelpie545 Well, I guess no waterbirth for me. I was diagnosed with Lupus and the midwives have risked me out so now I'm with an OB at the Center for Women's Health at Evergreen. Has...

There is a note on the GH website for the Capitol Hill Campus that says they are limiting visitors. http://www.ghc.org/locations/medcenters/3/index.jhtml I'm delivering there-- sometime soon-- and am not so excited about this. I was...

We have a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT. We bought it almost three years ago and have had no issues with it (we've put 40k miles on it). I love the sliding doors and all the convenience features, but the thing I love the most is the...