All of the boring parts? So about 85%?

...or did you?

Exactly. I live right across the border (from Gananoque/Kingston area, closer to Gan) and that definitely did not sound like the Canadians we deal with for our shopping bread-and-butter...

Would a box fan at least help them a little bit?

If it had been completely alone (as in just him and me), I doubt it would have been as traumatizing as it was to be completely alone with family (aside from the support of my wonderful and amazing boyfriend...I couldn't have been as graceful about the crap we went through with everyone else without him). But the…

Your mom is a badass. If any of us had the extra $$, I would totally take mine to a tattoo parlor. She's been thinking about getting one for a few years (even though she's terrified of needles). I think having her be there to watch/photograph my first one when I was 18, she's realized it's not as painful as she…

Make this times two!

You could always get her mini-roses that she can care for?

I've contemplated growing my underarm hair out so I could do something similar, but I feel it lacks a certain pinache..

Not to mention early 50's is hardly old.

Handpicked? ;)

I'm getting my mom a new haircut (she hasn't cut her hair in years). My boyfriend is cooking her and his mom lobster bisque, crabcakes, and bacon-wrapped chicken.

Thank you. I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother.

Real man art on bearding!

:( I'm sorry to hear that.

They might look like they're MJ's with kneehighs on ladies with darker skin.

"Dessicated."

I know, but I'm still a bit gunshy on the issue. I trust nothing until everything is said and done. Let's hope they stick with it.

I had a very long discussion with my mother on this point last night. You are absolutely right.

Threaten. Darkly.