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JAG’s vaccination story put me in mind of one of ours. We were taking our two oldest to get vaccinated. The older one, like JAG’s, was not taking it well. “Weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth” is a very apt description. When little brother’s turn came up, hubby and I were talking to him trying to distract him away from the needle. When he felt the first one his response was, “Ow, hey!” And then he went right on talking to us. The second one was the same. “Ow, hey!” That was it. We thought it was pretty funny. Stoic little guy. When our oldest was just a little thing, she loved popsicles. She would call them “spockitas.” We would try to teach her how to say it correctly, and this is how it would go for a long time. Us: “Say ‘pop’.” Little one: “Pop.” Us: “Say ‘sicle’.” Little one: “Sicle.” Us: “Now say ‘popsicle.’” Little one: “Spockita!” We still laugh about that one.

I think I may have told this story before a long time ago here on the forums but here it is again anyway. When my son was about 6 or 7 we were on vacation and driving through Arizona. He started talking about all the cacti he was seeing. We drove a few miles down the road and he saw a memorial with flowers. He asked what that was for so I explained that someone probably died right there and people place flowers to show they love and miss them. He was silent as we drove a few more miles. He finally said, "Mom I think whoever died back there was killed by a cactus."

My two daughters had a doctor's appointment where both were due to get vaccinations. My oldest, then aged 4, made a huge scene about it--lots of weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth. Her sister, aged 2, looked on--clearly horror-stricken. In exasperation, finally I exclaimed "[Just_A_Kid], this is just silly. Now, stop your screaming and tell your sister it's not that bad!!" Without missing a beat, she howled "It is that bad, [Just_A_Kid #2], it IS that bad!!!!"

Happy birthday, Vort!

“You ought to write ‘A Happy Birthday’ on it.” “That was what I wanted to ask you,” said Pooh. “Because my spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. Would you write ‘A Happy Birthday’ on it for me?” …Owl licked the end of his pencil, and wondered how to spell “birthday.” “Can you read, Pooh?” he asked, a little anxiously. “There’s a notice about knocking and ringing outside my door, which Christopher Robin wrote. Could you read it?” “Christopher Robin told me what it said, and then I could.” “Well, I’ll tell you what this says, and then you’ll be able to.” So Owl wrote…and this is what he wrote: HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA BTHUTHDY. Pooh looked on admiringly. “I’m just saying ‘A Happy Birthday,'” said Owl carelessly. “It’s a nice long one,” said Pooh, very much impressed by it. “Well, actually, of course, I’m saying ‘A Very Happy Birthday with love from Pooh.’ Naturally it takes a good deal of pencil to say a long thing like that.” “Oh, I see,” said Pooh.

I have two hams for daughters. They also serve extra helpings of cheese with the ham. The older daughter is more visual, communicating entire volumes of information with a raised eyebrow and a sarcastic clap. The younger daughter is a developing thespian. Anyway, I actually keep a running list of these: -------------- Kid #2 and I have flu. KidTeenager wandered by. Kid #2: "You and Mamma should go do something fun while Daddy and I die on the couch. Remember to bring us back something." Daddy: "And dig our graves before you go, because we'll die here." Kid #2: "And put the food in the graves. So we can eat it while we're dead." ---------------- Kid #2: "Goodbye cruel world. I'll be in my room, eating my candy and crying in the corner on my tablet." ---------------- Snuck up behind a kid."Daddy! Knock it off!""How did you know it was me?" "Because I'm fabulous! And I know my Daddy!" ------------- One kid announced we were all in a club, and demanded we come up with club names. In no particular order, here they are:SqueakyChickenWeener BubbarellaMiddle Distance NO!Squirt ChubbyCheeks ------------------ So, we're trying a new family process: Suggestion box for what to do on Saturday, and the parents will look at them, go in the other room and talk, and decide on a plan. Here are the first suggestions:* Five minutes to talk.* Ten minutes?* I like waffles :)* Suggestion!!!* I'm a prickly pear! :) [Yes, they included the emoji on the suggestion cards.] --------------------------- Just got a lecture from kid #2. Kitten is fierce, not fearless. Nobody is truly fearless.

Can you translate to Italian? That's what Vort spoke on his mission. :)

Happy Birthday!

A note - My suggestion in starting this thread was to suggest a way to end terrorism. A terrorism that we have not seen or dealt with before on such a scale in this country. We dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan to end that war with them - but much more we destroyed the nation's religion. And in all the criticisms of history I have read - I have not read a single article criticizing the destruction of a religion. As a country we claim to protect the right to worship and for religion but in war we ended the first amendment right of our enemies. I know of no law even for the citizens of this country the protects any right or assume any rights for the dead. I realize that my suggestion is not ideal - but what I do not understand is why among all the critics of this forum - no one is willing to suggest a "better" idea that has even a remote chance of ending this conflict.

I would be interested in why you are convinced that the terrorists that we have on record for the attacks here in the USA are devoted family individuals with children? Let alone any documented devotion for children (especially non Muslims children). I personally know several Muslims that are devoted to family and in all cases it would seem the more devoted they are to family - the more they are not supportive of any kind of terrorist activity. Also from the propaganda I have researched concerning radicalization within the Islamic community - it is very heavy on rewards in the next life - this is quite different than my understanding of Gadianton style propaganda that is much more focused on rewards (power and money) in this life. If we are to win the propaganda challenge we must do so by convincing those that would be terrorist or those that back terrorists that there are server consequences far beyond this life that have a definite impact in the next life. I do not think we can counter the current terrorist threat with a mantra of, "Can't we all just be nice and get along with one another?" In general it has been my observation throughout history that when one group want to take something from another group and is willing to use force and violence that those that are not willing to match the force and violence - will loose much more that what was initially demanded.

We disconnected from TV several years ago because we couldn't justify the expense when neither my wife nor I ever watched it. My sons were a little bummed at first, but they've gotten used to it. I have never been a TV or movie watcher, and I couldn't care less about sports. I haven't seen a movie in years, and the last time I watched a TV program was over ten years ago while convalescing in a hospital bed after a motorcycle accident. However most days I'll spend several hours per day on the internet. I'm a news junkie and the internet is where I get it.

If nothing else do it for yourself.

I must say it sounds like a good time, and I'd like to join - but I'm not up to date with your rules and don't check in often enough so I'd likely slow everyone down. Out of curiosity what would a generic character sheet need on it? ST, DX, INT, CONS, WIS, CHR - HP Do you use saving throws for magic defense? What are the various race and class advantages/disadvantages? Yeah... I'm too far behind already.

Hopefully what I say will be helpful ......two of the four of our kids have been working on Masters. Our son was the first one in our family to complete his. He did his online thru the University of Missouri. One weekend a month he attended class all day on a Saturday at Southeast Missouri State. He now works in the Mental Health field. He will go up in pay quite a bit when he passes the test for his liscense. I believe he can't take it for another year. of our three daughters our oldest daughter is working on her Masters to be a Nurse Practineer and she is doing this online. I am not sure thru which online program etc. it will take her longer as a wife and mother of three. Her husband does help her and encourage her very very much.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765683196/LDS-Church-announces-3-new-missions-2016-mission-president-assignments.html The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced 168 new mission president assignments, effective July 2016. The Church has also announced the creation of three new missions. The Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission will be created from a division of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa and Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi missions. The Nigeria Owerri Mission will be created from a division of the Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission. The new missions will become effective on July 1. The Vietnam Hanoi Mission will be created from a division of the Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission during the first half of the year.

You have not said anything about the setting for the game

Prayer and scripture study are only one of the tools in the arsenal of faith. Miracles, etc., do not happen by "prayer". They happen by faith. Prayer is one way of exercising faith, but it is not a completion of faith. Faith is an act of trust, determination, and obedience. It involves a full measure of best effort to do our part to whatever end we are attempting to put into effect. The reason why prayer, fasting, and scripture study are recommended is because without them our faith is entirely misplaced. We MUST include these things for the atonement to be able to work on us and within us. But we cannot simply do these things and then ignore the means God has provided to practically deal with the things of life. You can't pray a house into being. You pray, you fast, you study, then you pick up the hammer and you build. Miracles come as you do so. perhaps supplies will be provided in an unexpected way, the weather may stay mild, injuries will be avoided or minor, etc., etc., but you have to actually build the house. You can't Alakazaam it into existence with "prayer". Prayer, fasting, scriptures, temple attendance, things like this ARE the answers, but that's because they are part of the whole answer -- which is FAITH. The problem is the naivety in treating them like they're some kind of Harry Potter spell that magically does the work. Complete faith involves complete commitment. That means more than kneeling down and expecting to stand up afterwards with all natural, mortal, compulsions gone for the mere praying about it. As for the other means of overcoming problems, there are no pat answers. Some need therapy. Some don't. People differ as to their abilities, disciplines, motivations, strength of will, etc. But ALL need faith in God, prayer, fasting, and scripture study to overcome the natural man. Edit: FYI, in case it wasn't clear -- this was meant as an expounding upon reply, not as a contrary one unixknight.

My grades were so consistently high during my undergrad years that I was already accepted into a local MBA program before I even applied; my GRE was just a formality. The big thing that you need to do before you consider going for a master's degree is to evaluate the school in question. Accredation. Course requirements. How those courses are taught / structured. Applicability towards your goals. Et cetra. Not only will this ensure that you're not sending your money down a hole, it'll help ensure that the set-up is a good fit for your personal life. For example, "being able to take classes online" may sound like a good idea because you can see to matters no matter where you happen to be, but you'll need to work with family and friends to ensure that they understand "From _____ to _____ I'll be doing course work; please do not disturb me." I've lost count of how many arguments I had with my parents during my undergrad and grad years because they equated "my being on the computer" with "me goofing off."

Absolutely despicable. I remember a couple of years ago, a fellow LDS.net member was deeply upset because I likened our national abortion epidemic to a second holocaust. I still don't regret what I said; and I continue to believe that we are a society of the damned. The face of evil isn't always a heavy-set cigar-smoking politician or warlord, sinisterly twirling his moustache in a darkened room. Sometimes evil comes in the form of a blonde, perky, youthful twenty-something with an endearing smile and a medical degree.