tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.comments2019-12-06T13:01:33.864-05:00Appian Wayjenniebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835396908376825004noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-33413259781278403012012-10-28T19:57:26.431-04:002012-10-28T19:57:26.431-04:00I love the How to Talk books. We did end up using ...I love the How to Talk books. We did end up using 1-2-3 Magic because our previous foster children's parents were supposedly using it in their parenting classes, and it does indeed work with the early grade set, but I prefer How to Talk/Listen as a philosophy.<br /><br />(It's fun to be reading you again!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-49333924147205326842010-07-19T10:33:12.561-04:002010-07-19T10:33:12.561-04:00It's actually preferrable in the case of a doo...It's actually preferrable in the case of a door with a glass pane. There's not much point in having a deadbolt if you can break out a pane of glass, reach in and turn the lever to open the lock.<br /><br />B drilled out the two back locks last night - this morning we opened the doors and let the dogs out into the backyard - I know it doesn't sound like much, but it felt great.jenniebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835396908376825004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-34459986669697709062010-07-15T15:08:26.873-04:002010-07-15T15:08:26.873-04:00SQUEEEEEEEEE! So excited for you!!!
The deadbolt ...SQUEEEEEEEEE! So excited for you!!!<br /><br />The deadbolt needs a key to open from both sides of the door? How peculiar; I know I've heard of such locks, but I don't think I've ever actually seen one.Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787713419728198832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-14239152602067237552010-07-09T07:13:18.239-04:002010-07-09T07:13:18.239-04:00Squee! She's adorable! Can't wait to come ...Squee! She's adorable! Can't wait to come visit in your NEW HOUSE and meet her, and I'm sure the kids will be OVER THE MOON, especially Penny!Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787713419728198832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-1565368837713497192010-07-08T23:07:59.545-04:002010-07-08T23:07:59.545-04:00PICS OF THE PUPPY! ;-)PICS OF THE PUPPY! ;-)Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787713419728198832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-45152305830761190552010-07-08T19:33:44.076-04:002010-07-08T19:33:44.076-04:00Welcome back and congrats on the new abode! I hea...Welcome back and congrats on the new abode! I hear you about the kids waiting, although on the other hand, getting really settled first can maximize your calm (and thus success), which is ultimately a good thing. Good luck!starevelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799102632788052720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-51996169905665594712009-05-25T20:55:18.650-04:002009-05-25T20:55:18.650-04:00Yeah that sounds crazy. I am s landlord and I have...Yeah that sounds crazy. I am s landlord and I have never hesrd of that 3 month advance notice much less having both of you sign the letter. GeeshMarthavmuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358324554568167553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-17132972890976386152009-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:00Here's the kicker - not only are they trying to lo...Here's the kicker - not only are they trying to lock us in to our lease, but the rent goes up 5% every year.<br /><br />I'm trying to find my copy of the contract - we've lived here 6 years and our record keeping hasn't always been great. Their claim is that the lease requires all of the signatories on the lease to sign a cancellation.<br /><br />RAK, thanks, I'll see if I can send you an email, maybe at least you can refer me to someone.<br /><br />I'm working on the Better Business Bureau and educating myself about tenants' rights (including, oddly enough, that it's apparently illegal to raise the rent during the term of the lease). I'm also organizing a group of tenants who have been rooked by these guys, at least as an information exchange.jenniebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835396908376825004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-80160949178481399022009-05-18T18:59:00.000-04:002009-05-18T18:59:00.000-04:00Whatever state you're in, that's almost undoubtedl...Whatever state you're in, that's almost undoubtedly illegal (big disclaimer so I don't get in trouble with anyone: I'm not barred in whatever state you live in since I know you don't live in mine, so I can't give you legal advice), but if you send me an email--I think you can get to my email through my blogger profile--I can try to do some background research for you. Also, have you contacted the Better Business Bureau, or the business licensing agency where you live?RAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291233197573154611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-53897309320704548772009-05-18T16:55:00.000-04:002009-05-18T16:55:00.000-04:00Did the contract actually say that you both had to...Did the contract actually say that you both had to sign the notice to not renew? Sounds like they are just trying to get the $1,000Eva Carperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723542790446665340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-63964577552419231762009-04-27T12:28:00.000-04:002009-04-27T12:28:00.000-04:00I had one of those removed years back. I couldn't...I had one of those removed years back. I couldn't even stand to wear shoes for two weeks afterwards. I was lucky though; the doctor let me have crutches and it limited it all to just my heel.Jeannie Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361408353074895700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-9288206920612400072009-04-27T09:52:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:52:00.000-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787713419728198832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-20253016756185127262009-04-26T19:50:00.000-04:002009-04-26T19:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.jenniebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835396908376825004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-19152319919420706432009-04-26T19:37:00.000-04:002009-04-26T19:37:00.000-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-54745923786461603742009-04-22T22:38:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:38:00.000-04:00I LOVE TEENS!! They are independent, entertaining,...I LOVE TEENS!! They are independent, entertaining, interesting and usually not embarrassed of us. T is a teen and it is way better than when she was younger, even though she is delayed. I will tell you a little secret that I haven't blogged about...I am looking for a teenage girl to adopt...just like I was last year about this time. And yes, I did get those same reactions from people as you are "oh teens are horrible and blah blah blah I suck". Phooey on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-72499196620594988662009-04-17T05:24:00.000-04:002009-04-17T05:24:00.000-04:00i think you'll appreciate this. tonight i got home...i think you'll appreciate this. tonight i got home after drinking a little too much, collapsed in bed, read a couple blogs including balloon juice, started reading the comment section and was intrigued by a couple of comments someone made so i clicked on the link.<br /><br />It took me to your blog and i read your this post and clinked on the link that you've "watched a dozen times today." And it was really really sweet. It put me in a very nice mood as i was about to fall asleep. But i had CNN on and i heard David Gergen comment on the release of the memos today. And he talked about, well, how, you know, the US hadn't a terrorist attack like 9/11 before and people were scared and the government had to protect them... and so, you know, it's understandable that they tortured people....<br /><br />So i lost my nice mood.... too bad.<br /><br />thanks for the link though....really.bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590117878655175234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-75228804941407920782009-03-24T13:12:00.000-04:002009-03-24T13:12:00.000-04:00More about the erosion of personal rights in the n...More about the erosion of personal rights in the name of security, from another direction (but with ultimately the same conclusion), wrapped up in a really compelling YA-novel format, free to dowload here: http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787713419728198832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-60850365664835864702009-03-12T23:15:00.000-04:002009-03-12T23:15:00.000-04:00OK, I've been wondering if I should bother flaggin...OK, I've been wondering if I should bother flagging these fake "2 of your friends..." ads on Facebook with the "thumbs-down" button-- you can mark ads as "misleading". I haven't been flagging them, because while it's annoying, it didn't seem like an actual scam, beyond getting you to click through to the site. This one sounds really scammy, though. I'll be flagging these, and encouraging others to do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-66631999708559528942009-02-26T12:44:00.000-05:002009-02-26T12:44:00.000-05:00.Mmmm, pussyranch.Will there be... a rodeo???..<BR/>Mmmm, pussyranch.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Will there be... a rodeo???<BR/>.Cosa Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025789936148098576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-22190627448532214482009-02-20T14:29:00.000-05:002009-02-20T14:29:00.000-05:00Big fan of the solar powered cell phone charger. ...Big fan of the solar powered cell phone charger. Now I can burn all my juice outside at the beach checking scores and reading blogs and not sweat the Battery Icon of Death. Nice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874421970604923931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-78777164674434888992009-02-17T17:34:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:34:00.000-05:00Ok, I have made some forays into the homeschool wo...Ok, I have made some forays into the homeschool world (theoretically, not actually teaching the kids per se) so here's what I have found. First, check on www.ldonline.org. I believe it's Virginia-based, but don't quote me on that. It has some really good information about a host of learning disabilities including but not limited to ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, etc. It's a great resource. www.heav.org is a virginia homeschool association. The website has some really good info--one very nice little article about homeschooling special needs. Also, check out this link: http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/special/private_schools.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-27-0010.html<BR/>It is an article listing some private schools for special needs students in the Richmond area. It's about a year old and some of the prices are shocking, but it might be a good jumping off point. <BR/>My mother suggests looking into Waldorf schools. The one in cville specializes in LD students and I believe there is a homeschool curriculum as well. My mother has a friend in Richmond who sent his special needs daughter to a very small private school in the West End. <BR/>Also, there are some good secular homeschool curricula out there, but they are probably harder to find than the insular, crazy-christian ones.<BR/>Also, as for the atheist in AA issue, um...just suggest he throw out the "God talk" and keep the good ideas? I dunno...<BR/>BTW, your potential Annie just makes me want to give her a great big hug:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-62588122804810072992009-02-15T08:36:00.000-05:002009-02-15T08:36:00.000-05:00Thanks for the suggestion. I will check it out!I w...Thanks for the suggestion. I will check it out!<BR/><BR/>I was not a child in the system...well not really. My parents were foster parents. It is just nice to hear "their side". The stories of the children we all wish to help!Corrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922025719576181583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-47702177953028124432009-02-09T09:31:00.000-05:002009-02-09T09:31:00.000-05:00As always, it's not the things they warn you about...As always, it's not the things they warn you about that become problems. It's the things that no one ever dreamed to mention that take you by surprise and bowl you over. Of course, that's for the good as much as for the bad.Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787713419728198832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-14541527698189771722009-02-08T20:27:00.000-05:002009-02-08T20:27:00.000-05:00Thanks Martha. The closest I have to a relative w...Thanks Martha. The closest I have to a relative with an addiction is that my dad says that my mother was addicted to Dristan nasal spray in the late 70s, but I think it's equally as likely that she was just severely allergic to the cat. She can bring the crazy sober though, so I don't doubt that I'll benefit from it.jenniebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835396908376825004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083881342231982295.post-15821991097818240252009-02-08T19:13:00.000-05:002009-02-08T19:13:00.000-05:00I think Alanon would be helpful for just about any...I think Alanon would be helpful for just about anyone. If you have ever had relationships with those who drink or use too much it could be beneficial for you as well.Marthavmuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358324554568167553noreply@blogger.com