My sister's legal name is D'Nita, apostrophe and all, so there is obviously some wiggle room on that.

we spent $1000 on our wedding, including the cost of me sewing my own dress, silk flowers, food by costco, cake by albertsons, decorations were discount christmas decorations (january wedding, snowflake theme, hit all the after Christmas sales for stuff..) music via stereo and cd collection.. wasn't big and fancy and…

the only thing you forgot to mention is that in most houses, the counter is generally somewhat cluttered by all those other gagets we have, the mixing bowls used to concoct the meal, the stuff the kids tossed on there after school, etc.. you'd have to have absolutely nothing on that section of counter while it's in…

I feel for you.. we knew we would have a problem with mice when we bought our house (out in the country, had set empty for about a year.. older building..) but we managed to clear most of them out fairly quickly.. but, teenager in the lower level bedroom would always leave dishes and food out so we never got them…

also, your fabric needs to be fleece to avoid having it unravel on you later, and if your pet loves to chew.. this might not be a wise idea unless your knots are very VERY tight, and maybe not even then..

do you set booby traps as well?? My husband loves to booby trap his son's presents. esp the really top notch good ones.. gotta make the teenagers really appreciate the goodies.. hehehe

Speaking as a member of the infertile community, honestly, you have no clue. We are working on the adoption process, but it takes time and a lot of work to give up that emotional desire for genetic offspring. And adoption is not easy or cheap or in any way a sure thing and has it's own emotional nightmares. Most of…

Side note.. i just have to ask.. people are always talking about how miserable it was having their wisdom teeth out. It makes me wonder if I'm some kind of freak who can tolerate pain or something.. (which would be weird and make me worried about how much back pain i have these days, am i worse off then i think??) I…

yes! finally something we up here in alaska can actually see... though, as usual, will get to freeze our butts off for.. heh.. luckily i can view from inside the house, and since the sun doesn't come up til about 10 am right now, plenty of time to view it. won't even have to get up early...

I do this every year for the neighbors and family friends. I make dog treats for those with dogs to add in there too most years. I make cookies and candies, jams, pickles, breads.. it varies from year to year. This will be my first year doing things gluten free though, so it will be interesting. Everyone might just…

if you can sew or have a friend/family member who can.. it's a great way to go and you can wind up with a great dress for fairly cheap... i sewed my own dress and got pretty much exactly what i wanted (long sleeves, floor length, layered gossamer and lace, etc..) for under $100.

there are also issues for those with dietary restrictions. if you cook your stuffing inside the bird, i can not eat at your house (unless you used gluten free bread to make said stuffing) because the bread in the stuffing would contaminate the bird and I would risk becoming very ill, likewise, if you had a vegetarian…

we usually marinate with something good. a mix of worchstershire sauce and sherry or red wine or broth then do a nice dry rub.. or i've done rootbeer marinades and one of our new favorites is blueberry syrup (home made, of course..) that was delish! and of course save the marinade, as well as drippings, to make a good…

i hear you there.. we've had temps around 10-15 below the last few days, plus 65-80 mph winds.. it has been VERY cold.. we usually keep the house around 63-65, if we get cold, sweaters, blankets, usb heated finger gloves for computer use.. esp since my computer is right in the breeze path of the back door, the dog…

growing up, we usually did turkey for Christmas, but hubby prefers beef, so now I do a large roast or london broil, depending on how many people we're having over that year. For Thanksgiving my hubby actually prefers those pressed turkey loafs.. i usually make one of those for him along with a turkey, or at least a…

Fred Meyer's still does this I know.. here in Alaska it's free turkey if you spend $150, 59 cents/lb if you spend $100 and 79 cents/lb if you spend $50. if you have the funds, it's not a bad deal. go a few times, stock your pantry for the winter and ALL your holiday baking, and toss a few turkeys in your freezer…

now i have to wonder.. i've always been allergic to cats.. and i've never been fond of pork products. i figured it was cuz i did too much reading as a kid interested in veterinary medicine.. pig diseases have been some nasty nasty things... and one in particular turned me off pork entirely.. though i was never fond of…

ouch, very sorry for you. i've heard of that.. terrible mess.. very rare, thankfully, but not happy making. hope you can find a treatment that makes that less annoying...

this is a topic i have to keep an eye on for the sake of my oldest step daughter. She has cut all ties to her mother (who still has primary custody of my 2 youngest step daughters) for various reasons. She feels her mother is unstable, lies, and generally just has had enough. She has a soon to be 4 year old. When…

no, we haven't done cold frames, might give it a try eventually, but mostly the moose come through and clean things out, and a cold frame wouldn't stop them. lol and usually we have snow by mid october. I just start every thing in the house about march, usually get to start moving outside late may/early june..…