Give the owner a way to opt out of the dealership “offering” more, very expensive services to be done while the car is there. If I didn’t have to hear their up-selling every damn time, I would be a lot more inclined to take it in earlier.

Chuck Yeager (my grandmothers cousin) says it wasn’t him, but, he also denied the same stunt under a different bridge 1948, though 10,000 witnesses say otherwise....

Be very careful in the future to look for these signs early in a relationhip. We tend to be attracted to the same “type” so there could be another one on your horizon. Save yourself the pain of repeating the same patterns.  Good luck.

1-Know how to cook at least one thing so you dont starve.

So long as you are mixing up your scrambled egg recipe, the guy at the local Chinese restaurant told me to leave the salt out and add soy sauce instead. It was really good, though the eggs had a slightly darker tint (if looks matter over taste to you).

I am from Ohio and know for a fact that if you don’t haggle with the old men at the farmers market, they don’t respect you. Its not personal, its business and expected. Every time they see me, they smile and we have at it, its just part of the game.

I love his work, but I had to give up reading his books since I was having nightmares when I read them. He is a genius and/or a mad man.

Non-chlorinated bleach (regionally called “Dry Bleach”) is also great for use in hard/rusty water. We have a lot of iron in the well water locally, and it will quickly ruin clothing, but adding some dry bleach to your loads really stops or lessens that. It also makes your colors pop regardless of what kind of water…

I did that as well as wrote RETURN TO SENDER all over it, after I wrote void on the check in case it fell into someones hands that would try to cash it.

One came for my mother, with the mark ‘DECD” after her name, so they had to know she died. I wrote void on both sides and took a heavy black marker and marked out the name of Tonald Drump on the check for good measure. She hated him, so I knew she would want me to do it.

One of the bright spots of divorce was losing that damn apostrophe.

For really important stuff, in addition to backing up to a separate drive, I email it to myself at one of my various email addresses. Its either in my sent file or my received file and using 2 of my own email addresses ensures it is someplace. Low tech but highly effective.

I would also like to recommend that you pick someone who is capable of making decisions. Some folks simply cannot make decisions, let alone in a crises situation where they may be called on to make life and death decisions. They may love you and care about you, but if they freeze under pressure, it wont be a help.

I was thinking of a baseball catchers face mask. 

Chicken soup (made from the whole chicken-cooked with bones still in) with extra sage.

Chicken soup (made from the whole chicken-cooked with bones still in) with extra sage.

Some parent days are good, some parent days are bad, but treasure each and every one, since they fly by all too quickly.  (Though it doesn’t always feel like it.)

I cant speak for this particular light therapy lamp, (I have a different brand/model) but I can certainly say from years of experience with SAD, that light therapy DOES help.

I cant speak for this particular light therapy lamp, (I have a different brand/model) but I can certainly say from…

Yes. I had a mother in law as well.

That works until the first time you forget your moms birthday, or she doesn’t get a card or at least a call. You will back pedal on this so fast at that point.

I actually inherited a cross over (I have a real SUV of my own) from my mother, who, prior to that car, had several minivans. I wouldn’t have taken a minivan even for free, but the crossover isn’t that awful (mostly for my daughter to drive) and I am not totally embarassed to be seen in it, like I would be in a mini…