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Marnie probably has awesome parties, but I'm glad I'm not on her holiday list. I love where she tells one family to prepare something how they want and proceeds to tell them exactly how to make it. We've had the family-in-the-area Thanksgiving dinner at my house the past year or so, and I think, after the initial hurt over changing tradition from the annual pilgrimage to grandparents, my parents have decided that the lack of clean up and being able to take leftovers home are good things. That's the good The bad is a current schism in my family due to assumptions, hurt feelings, and the internet's lack of emotional expression and none of us know how to use a phone. We'll see how it plays out, but even with less people over we still have to buy a huge turkey.

You're so awesome! I'm very glad you joined our happy bunch of people I recommend reading anything at all by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. I love this one Even if you feel alone, you are not alone. You are a beloved child of Heavenly Father and He is very pleased with you. If you get down just come on this site and ask about American politics, that always seems to generate attention

I'm glad you're feeling better! It's unreal how much pain you can be in and survive. Last July I had 3 wisdom teeth removed because 15 ibuprofen a day is expensive

This is the same reasoning used to explain why men with native African ancestry didn't get the full priesthood until 1978

Very sweet baby, congrats! Your baby spent the vast majority of his life cocooned in the warmth of your uterus, being soothed by your heartbeat and listening to your voice. And suddenly he's suppose to be all ready (and willing) to spend a large part of his new life away from mommy? You're not spoiling him by picking him up and holding him, you're telling him he's important and loved and he will always be taken care of in this strange new world he finds himself in. There is all the time in the world to be independent. I suggest you take advantage of cuddle time to not only comfort your baby but to heal from childbirth. I firmly believe that mother and newborn are suppose to be in a symbiotic relationship by taking their cues from each other to rest and be active in order to grow (baby) and heal (mom). There are a lot of baby slings and packs on the market, I recommend looking in to that. I got a kanga for my little one and it was the best thing ever. She loved it, and even at the age of 2 she still wanted to snuggle in it with me :)

I love his science but his social fallibility is all to real.

Yes, and most of them are related to me

Of course God has a sense of humor. He wouldn't be able to tolerate us, with all our foibles and stubbornness and distractedness, without one.

But filled with awesomeness. That's what I was thinking when I read that post, too. Except the pointless part, because jello is never pointless

Quin, it's cheaper for us for my husband to be a stay-at-home dad. Weird how that works. We love grandparents babysitting, cause they are usually happy just to be with the kids. Next time we'll pay them, I swear! We've come up with a babysitting plan, just in case gramma and grandpa are not available. $20 minimum, for up to 2 hours. $20 total, not each hour. Past 2 hours we don't go lol. If the sitter is awesome we'll pay more. And of course if the sitter has his/her own pay expectations we'll meet them. This is pretty much what I got when babysitting all those years ago and it worked great

I think the best thing to do, at this point in time, is the husband goes to the wedding with mom and baby at home because that's a really long drive for the baby. And maybe at the next event everyone goes. Just because she can 'be the better person' doesn't mean she's ready to be, and not being ready can make stressful situations with stressful people turn into multi-generational feuds.

It averages out to 69 points a game, so not so bad.

My oldest daughter was a handful at 11, and it was all boy-related. Things have calmed down a whole lot since then. I learned a lot during that time, like doors are removable, windows can be fixed so they open only 10 inches, and children are so precious. It gave me greater appreciation for our Heavenly Father and what he goes through with us.

It's starting to be felt in little things like no permits for cutting firewood. The 800,000 federal employees are not essential, unless you want things done in a timely manner (or done at all). The sequester is hurting a lot of people, but they aren't important enough to be on the news. Please don't think people are not affected by all this.

I don't usually read the genre but I loved his books. He will be missed

I use Facebook to keep track of relatives and share snark with sibling. I've stayed away from all games except candy crush. Thanks a lot, Psy.

I think the people in the op may have a point...to a point. We all are here to learn and grow, and we all are given strengths and weaknesses to facilitate that learning process. We have the story of the rich young man who asked Christ what he could do but found that he wasn't able to comply. Maybe he was able to later? Maybe he was able to overcome whatever blocks prevented him from fully following the counsel of Christ. The people in lds2's post are probably exactly right (but maybe should have phrased it differently lol). That being said, we all have our agency. The people on the show know what Christian behavior is suppose to be and will be held accountable. Heaven help them

If you're interested in the objectives and reality of major trade agreements, this train wreck might be of interest Trade is good when it's fair - The Hill's Congress Blog

This is a great thread. Thanks, MOE, for showing that meaning is in the eyes of the beholder

I'm trying to do that with my 3 yr old. At about 2 she'll start counting with me

I think the whole problem is the lack of respect for physical labor, and a huge disrespect for those who do work for you. I also think that this is a problem that won't be solved until the Second Coming. We are all, at heart, despotic to those who we feel we are better than, because if they were worth anything they wouldn't make hamburgers or tell you where the laundry soap is at Wal-Mart. But we know this is wrong, so we make excuses as to why retail and fast food are bad career choices which ultimately result in it being completely and totally the fault of the workers that they don't get paid a living wage. It's probably a good thing most of us aren't really rich.

The problem with not raising the minimum wage, is, the prices went up, are currently going up, and will continue to go up, while wages have been stagnant at best.

Parties have devolved at my place of employment. It use to be, we'd all bring stuff and people would eat and have fun. Now, we're suppose to bring an item AND $5 for some meat item or you don't get anything. Sometimes it's great, like the meats for hoagies that included roast beef and pastrami. Sometimes it fails, like the 'carne asada'. It was beef, and somewhere there were spices, but at $5 times 35 people it could have been better. We have a retirement party coming up, and again we are all suppose to pitch in $5 for mole, rice, and beans. I think I'll just give the $5 to the lucky guy and eat my yogurt in peace. Yeah I have no advice for you, I just wanted to rant. Thank you for the time and I'm sorry your workplace is in need of some guidance.

That's why my husband and I were married in the Relief Society classroom

It helps to have these ideas right after an economic bust, then we can really see who the deserving voters are.