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David Ogden Stiers ~ he lives in the little town south of me. When I worked at the True Value Hardware store, I helped him. Also Jamie Farr. David Ogden Stiers | Newport Symphony Orchestra Went to see David at the Performing Arts Center in Newport Oregon when he and Patty Duke performed together doing Love Letters. All money went to the PAC to keep it running. Talked to both of them after the show.

I did make this for dinner. Hubby ate some, then the next day he asked that I not serve it to him again. Okay ~ that is fair. Made this for him the next day. Made enough so that we/he could have it for lunch for the next two days. Didn't do the roast. Not until two days ago (Feb 4) Yep, they were nasty so I tossed them. Also bought a new container to store the corkscrew pasta in (what ever it is called). The curly noodles are fine. Which is good because I have nearly 5 pounds of them. Better get to eating them! We have been really sick the last 3 weeks ~ so meals have been totally hit and miss. Ate up all the canned soup that I don't like. Had NO sense of smell or taste, so it was time to use it up. Won't be buying that particular brand again. Finally cooked up that pork roast. Man it was good. Still have enough left over for Hubby's lunch tomorrow. Or his breakfast ~ his choice. Yea we eat non-traditional food for breakfast. Left over roasts, spaghetti, lasagna. Or have soup. Hubby and I prefer Forbidden Rice mixed with Basmati and Wild Rice (equal parts). Take leftover cold rice, put in skillet, add a generous dollop of butter. Heat till HOT, then add two eggs and slightly stir the eggs. Reduce heat to med. As the eggs cook, flip them and the rice over so all of the egg gets cooked. Eat as is, or drizzle some soy on it. I love this for breakfast. Wash down with an extra large glass of OJ. Can add some chopped fresh onions too. MMmmmm good. So ~ ~ What's for breakfast???

TG, it is my impression that the new curriculum is only for the Young Women & Young Men, not those in Primary. I can see getting the Valiant class more involved in the lessons - that is why when I substituted for the three Sundays in a row, I sent them home with work to do. The scriptures that were being used for the next lesson. Questions that were answered by those scriptures. I then emailed their mothers the Home Work as soon as I got home on Sunday. Then on Friday night I emailed them again. Those kids read the scriptures, answered the questions & highlighted the answers in their scriptures. They asked ME questions- sure made teaching them easy & they all participated in class. Even the bratty boy who preferred to smack down those unfortunate enough to sit next to him. Chances are if the kid has a FB page, they have an email address. Get their email address and BCC their parents with what you send them. I wouldn't do a FB page - I would do an email newsletter. FB is just way too public and not really in your control. Email is in your control. If you don't want the parents to have each others email addy, then BCC the addresses.

When I was a kid we drank OJ (frozen concentrate), lemonade (frozen concentrate), 2% milk (reconstituted powdered skim milk added to fresh from the cow milk - equal parts), iced tea, iced coffee and Kool-Aid. Since Mom and Grandma survived the ration years, we never had anything with the required amount of sugar. Pies, cookies, cakes, puddings, drinks. So with Kool-aid, it was 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar. The only time we had Pop (Soda Pop) was on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. We each got an 8oz glass. With out ice. The reason why it is so hard to quit drinking any caffeinated drink is because you get addicted to the caffeine. Same as getting addicted to alcohol, drugs, even aspirins and otc pain killers. As for the withdrawal headaches ~ it took me two weeks for the headaches & shakes to stop. When the headaches were more than I cold tolerate, then I took Advil or Ibuprofen. A headache has to be pretty bad before I will take pills for it. From the time I was in the 8th grade (1967) until 1999 I was plagued with blinding, incapacitating migraines. If I had weaned myself, I never would have quit. I was drinking 3 pots of coffee a day. 150 oz a day. Drank it mildly hot to ice cold. I tried drinking decaf. Nasty stuff! I do really like Pero though. I boil the water, then add two or three ice cubes to cool it down. I drink my Pero mildly hot, and my coffee iced w/cream, TBL of chocolate syrup (or hot fudge sundae) whipped in a blender.

From Rodale News ~ Also from Rodale ~ some facts about artificial sweeteners ~ What totally amazes me are the LDS who flat refuse to drink anything with Coffee or Tea in it, yet consume massive amounts of caffeine laden drinks. Mt. Dew, Pepsi, Coke, and energy drinks to name just a few. Again, I go to Rodale for my information ~ Perhaps it is time for the 1st Presidency to pray, ponder and seek revelation as to the consumption of coffee, tea, & caffeine laden drinks. In 1833 when the WOW was given to Joseph Smith, the variety of drinks has increased greatly. The cold drinks that were available to that era was all natural: fruits & herbs, with no extra caffeine, BVO, GMO created sugar substitute, etc. added to enhance the appearance. Today, there are so many man made chemicals added to "enhance" the look, flavor and to extend the shelf life. I admit that I am a Coke Classic addict. Being a diabetic and drinking Coke Classic is almost like committing suicide ~ the sugar content alone is a killer for me. Then there is the carbonation & caffeine, both of which dehydrate your body. Muscle cramps are just one of the symptoms of dehydration. 8 oz of Coke Classic and I get cramps in my feet. As I drink more - the cramps increase throughout my body. I also dearly love Starbucks Frappachino's. Mocha only. The cost is enough to prevent me from buying it very often - but I make my own. Instant Folgers coffee, Half & Half and ice cubes whipped in my blender. The coffee is made 3X stronger per 1 cup of almost hot water. Too hot and it will take more ice cubes to chill it and then it is watery. I use Splenda (store brand knockoff actually) also. Have tried Stevia, but it is gross tasting to me, where sucralose doesn't taste any different than sugar. This caffeine drink is no different than the energy drinks or the caffeine laden sodas, except there are no added chemicals. Yet my LDS family (siblings) feel that I should not hold a temple recommend because I drink iced coffee. I feel that they should not hold a temple recommend because they consume caffeine in the 12 pack a day Mt. Dew, Diet Pepsi, and Diet Cola's. Oh, and the nieces and nephews are putting away on average 6 cans of power/energy drinks a day too. My Branch President and my Stake President when they asked me if I was observing the WOW, I told them that I drank Mocha Frappachino's - homemade to save cost, and made with instant coffee, cream, water and sucralose, they didn't bat an eye. The Stake President asked if I was also drinking hot coffee & hot teas. I said no, not hot - Iced yes. Both of them, Iced Coffee Frappachino and Iced Tea w/lemon. I hold a valid Temple Recommend and I feel in my heart that I am not violating the WOW. I don't drink Mr.Dew or Fanta, or the sports drinks. I do, however, drink G2. Only as a re-hydration drink near the end of my grocery shopping, or after cleaning house all day. If I sweat and exert a lot, then I must replenish the electrolytes and G2 is the cheapest and fastest way to do it. The G2 instant with the artificial sweetener is not a re-hydration drink. Your body needs the real sugar, real salt and water. I also don't drink more than 16 oz in one sitting or even one day.

Bini, my sister was an amazing woman too- but her never ceasing need to One Up me in the knowledge department was hurtful. Because of that absolutely NO ONE ever knew how I felt about politics or even about my feelings of faith, because I refused to discuss aka debate it. Even though we were all LDS- my expressions of how I felt were NOT up for debate. You are upset over your chit chatting with her otherwise you would not have brought it to the board. Are you two trying to get each other to believe the others view? Are you using the word Understand when you really should be using Agree With Me? I still stand on you delving deep to your reasons for the debate, battle of wits. And I also stand on you not debating/ battling. Which is why I suggested that you, your sister and your daughter go for a walk together instead. With my next older sister, we can easily discuss politics ~ or pretty much anything under the sun ~ because she is not out to prove her point or win the battle. I can ask her what she thinks of Presidential Candidate So & So, and she gives me her view point. I can easily explain my opposite view point knowing she isn't going to whack me down with her obviously (to her) correct point of view. When we ask each other: Do you Understand? We knowingly are NOT asking Do You Agree. One time we spent three days of our joint vacation time discussing the meanings and usage of those two words. :) At the end of the time, we both concluded we were in TOTAL ....drumroll here.... AGREEMENT. FYI I haven't a clue as to her political leanings, just as she has no clue as to mine. We have spent hours upon hours sitting on the swings and benches in the various parks in the huge city of Seattle conversing on every topic we could come up with. I am no longer her little sister The Miscreant - she sees me as an intelligent woman. She is no longer my older sister the Tormentor, I see her as an intelligent and gracious woman.

Husband earned way more money than I ever could. Fortunately his attitude is: It is ALL our money. When I worked, my wages went into the same account as his wages. He paid the credit card debt he had accrued prior to our marriage, after I had paid all of the bills. Gotta love ePay, AutoPay via online banking. Before either one of us spent over $100.00 in one shopping trip, we talked about it. For me, that was monthly grocery shopping. I made a list - showed it to him along with an estimated $ amount that would be spent. When he purchased Day Trading stuff, he would make sure that it wouldn't break the bank- he had $XX amount of money set aside just for that, independent of our joint money. This was set up prior to our marriage and as far as I am concerned that is his and only his. Just like my books, and mother's dishes are mine and only mine. The only time he spent joint money and did not discuss it before hand with me, was for a diet scheme. He got ripped off to the tune of $3,000.00. I got mad- then I got over it. I have overspent on items for the house. Wants rather than needs. Put us in the red - and he had to cash out some of his Day Trading money to cover the NSF charges and put money into the account until the pension check came. We have now been retired - jointly - for 2 years. I know just how much of our retirement money can go to groceries. I also know when and when not to purchase extras to replenish our storage. He also knows that we have to talk together when he wants to purchase 'big ticket' items. The latest 'big ticket' item is me. I am getting my teeth totally overhauled. Uppers extracted replaced with dentures. Lowers worked on and partial plate. He withdrew money from his EdJones account and paid off in full one of our two credit cards. We are using that credit card to pay for my dental. After June he will have an implant done. Just one fortunately ~ then his dental will be done. My first husband was the play first and ignore the bills type of guy. After years of being yelled at when the past due notices came, I realized that I had better take control of the checking account. I was working full time, as was he - but I had my own account. He could not sign on my account. I took 2/3 the money for bills out of his (actually joint) account and 1/3 out of my account and paid the bills. My clothes and make up came out of my wages. Everything else came out of the joint account. I much prefer second husband and his way of sharing the bill paying process.

Why are you getting into debates? Are you attempting to show her that you are just as intelligent as she is? Is she trying to prove that she is more intelligent than you are? My eldest sister was hands down the most intelligent of all the people I knew when it came to useless information aka trivia. I played Trivia Pursuit with her only three times. Why? Because there was no way I could win. She wouldn't settle for just reading the cards and then reading the answers. We had to move the markers, and then Hooray when she got them right. She ended up being a rather lonely person - because all she wanted to do was win at Trivial Pursuit. The rest of her siblings and their children tired quickly of losing AND being made to feel as stupid as dead cows. One of her favorite sayings was: I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person After she passed, know where all of her Trivial Pursuit games ended up? Donated to DI. I was unsure of the meaning/definitation of Battle of the Wits- gotta love google Thesaurus Legend: Related Words Noun 1. battle of wits - a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used contest - a struggle between rivals (bolding mine.) You can not be chased if you do not run. You can not be coerced to do wrong if you do not participate. You can not argue if you keep silent. The only way a regular joe can win is to walk away. My sister finally quit 'baiting me' when I broke down sobbing and tearfully asked her why she found such pleasure belittling me and flaunting her gift of memory? Do you actually get pleasure from this? It was a number of years before I would visit her or even talk on the phone with her after that. Bini, delve into the reasons behind why you two are battling. Perhaps then you will find your answer(s). In the meantime. Don't participate. Graciously bow out ~ change the subject, topic, give her a hug and suggest you gather up your daughter and go for a walk.

A prayer beseeching the Lord to calm our fears ~ To bring peace, comfort and an easing of their fear of the storm ~ For protection from the storm, if it is His will ~ is what I would have asked of my priesthood holding husband.

I would err on the side of caution and cancel.

All suggestions are good, but one thing that has not been mentioned and really should have is: It is the stewardship and responsibility of the Primary Presidency to talk to the parents. Not the Nursery Leader/Worker, not the teachers. Our Branch Presidency has just decided that all disruptive children are to be taken to their fathers. From nursery to 17 years old ~ Fathers get them. The teachers are to relate the problems to the appropriate Presidencies. Nursery to 11 to the Primary and 11/12 to 17 to the SS President. When I was substituting in both Primary and Youth SS - I called the Primary President on her cell phone to alert her that I needed her to come get one of the boys. He was punching the other children in the head, and there was no way I was sending him to Mommy- she would ignore him. When the PPresident entered the class, I took the boy by the hand and took him to Daddy. After the block the Branch President asked my why I hadn't taken him to Mommy. I told him she would just ignore him and he would disrupt RS class. Why should the sisters have to continue to be his babysitters. Since his birth, the entire RS has babysat him. Mommy and Daddy get 3 hours of free babysitting every single Sunday. Let the Brethren babysit him now. I also told the Primary President. She knew he acted up and disrupted the class, what she had no idea about was he didn't know his numbers at all and could not even find them when they were written on the black board. He couldn't read either. His teacher knew this, had him in her classes for 4 years, but she never told the Primary President. Two weeks later I was substituting for the Youth SS class. Two of the boys were acting up so bad that if they weren't removed I was taking the rest of the kids and going to GDoctrine class. I called Hubby on his cell, he is SS President, told him to come help. While he was standing guard, I took the two boys to the Branch President. BOTH of them were investigators, thus they had no parents in attendance, and the family that brought them were teaching the CTR class. So again the PH got to babysit two unruly, rude, disrespectful teen boys. When I handed them off to the Branch President I told him that if he and they came back to class I would take the rest of the class into the adult class - he could teach them privately. I had taken as much rudeness, disrespect and inappropriate lip from them for a lifetime. I refused to allow them around the rest of the class. Nearly two months later, and we now have a "New" policy regarding children acting up during classes. The first time they go to Daddy. The following Sunday, Daddy is to sit in class with child. Daddy of the primary boy was mortified when he saw what son was doing. That same week the public school called him and he had to meet with the Principle. He has been doing much the same in school along with vandalizing the bathrooms. The Principle suggested that he be tested for attention disorder, autism and some other things. For a week he underwent testing. Turns out he is nearly deaf in one ear and dyslexic. He has been totally lost. He just recently got a hearing aid- and he has two private tutors. One to help him with the Dyslexia and one to catch him up on his studies. Husband and I both wear hearing aids in both ears. When we saw him in church after he got his, we sat down with him and asked how he was doing? He absolutely beamed at us. He hugged me, kissed me on the cheek and told me he loved me. He asked me how to clean his aid, will he get used to the loud noises? Like doors slamming shut - and kids yelling? He told us he doesn't see letters and words like everyone else and he is learning from a special teacher how to read. Then he hugged Husband, shook his hand and said he wanted to go listen to the chapel music. Follow the lines of authority. Go to your Primary Presidency, Sunday School Presidency. They in turn will go to the Parents and the Bishopric/ Branch Presidency.

After coming back to Church after 30 years of being away - I was called to the same position as you. I was scared stiff. What if I taught incorrect doctrine? What if I was short and snarky with these precious little ones? What if? What if? At my first meeting with my Presidency, I was given a copy of all the lesson books and the Sharing Time booklet. The secretary gave me a list of the lessons to be taught on which Sunday during the year. For the rest of the month I was to observe, help with upset children, etc. We had 12 children in Primary. They ranged in age from 20 months to 7 years old. They were the children of the Primary President and two other families. I read all of the lessons, the entire sharing time booklet and read all of the songs. I never went to Primary either. I was introduced to the church when I was 8, and primary was on Tuesday afternoons. No way could my Dad get me there. I borrowed the cassette tapes of the Children's Hymn Book and wore out batteries in my tape player listening and learning the songs. Had that calling for four years, until I remarried and moved out of state. I loved it. I fell in love with the children almost immediately. I learned so much from the lessons, from the children and from my Sisters in Primary Presidency & Teachers. My VT taped all of the Gospel Doctrine & RS classes for me. So I was also learning there, but I actually learned more from Primary, AND I learned Correct Gospel Principles and Doctrine in Primary. My HT/VT home visits were often discussions regarding the contradictions in GD and Primary teachings. I also learned to let the little ones color while we taught Sharing Time. Actually we let them all color. They really do listen even if they aren't all eyes on you all the time. The older children love to read from the scriptures, so we encouraged them to do so in class. When I moved out of state, I didn't miss my Branch members nearly as much as I missed the children. My heart was empty and heavy with the loss. The Primary President knew that would happen and for nearly a year she had them color letters to me on the first Sunday. And my first Christmas away from them, they sent me cards. It has been 9 years and I still have the letters and cards! I will never toss them out. I wrote to each of them too - and to the Primary as a whole. I kept up with the Sharing Time lessons so my letters would blend with what they were learning.

Yes

I am on the Central Oregon Coast ~ we got a little bit of rain and some wind.

For heaven sake - they are underwear! If they are dingy then you have used bleach or too much soap or your water is not soft enough. When I was on well water, my clothes got heavy and dingy. I reduced the amount of detergent, and took them to the laundromat once every few months. President Hinckley had the price reduced on the garments, so that they would be more affordable, and so that people would replace them when they got thin and the stitching along the seams gave out. Once you use the wrong whitening product, you can not undo it. Just because the garment is white, doesn't mean you can bleach it. Husband wears the cotton jersey, I wear Drisilque. I launder them separately. Mine, I use detergent, powdered all fabric bleach (Walmart brand) and if there are any stains then I use Zout on them. I put them through three rinses. I am extremely sensitive to the products used and if any soap remains in/on the elastic then I get blisters on my skin. Hubbies I wash with HOT water, liquid detergent, OxiClean, and another product I found called White Brite. His knickers get washed separately. Because of the meds he takes, his urine is strong and his sweat stains them. Not his tops though! Hubby doesn't sweat at the arm pits. The knickers get soaked in all three products in HOT water for 30 minutes. Actually it is the delicate cycle. It agitates a bit, rests a couple of bits, repeat for 30 minutes. When it spins out, I reset to whites, with warm water, add 1/4 C of the liquid detergent, 1/2 C all fabric powder bleach and wash. They get one additional rinse as does his tops. Hubby was only buying 4 pairs of garments, every two years. He never threw away any! The second year we were married, I took my Christmas bonus from work and bought him 16 pairs. I also took all of his old garments, the ones that the stitching had come away from the waist band and seams, and the ones you could read a newspaper through and I burned them. He never read the labels, and was adding a full cup of liquid bleach to each load. I thought he might have accidently washed his brown socks with them, or a brown shirt. Nope, it was the bleach that did the dingy on them. I accidently spilled fruit punch flavored G2 on me. Came out of my colored blouse and my olive green capris okay, but it really didn't come out of my garment top or bottom. No way was I going to toss them as they were relatively new. I used Zout on it, and it faded it a bit. After about 6 wearings & washings the only stain is on the elastic around the neck and a small pink stain on the waistband. I am really impressed at how easily that the DriSilque washes up. I cut myself and got blood all over the top and bottom. Couldn't do more than just do a quick rinse in cold water. A few days later I was able to launder them, and I just sprayed them with Zout and tossed them in the machine. Not even a hint of blood stain! We can't have a burning barrel here, so I will have to cut and dispose another way. I do like using the backs of Hubbies tops as dusting cloths, as long as they aren't too thin. I haven't had to dispose of any of mine. They just don't seem to wear thin at all. I received my endowment in 2001- and I am still wearing the garments I bought then. The labels have worn out and are thin, thin,thin! But the rest of the garment is still in good shape.

Used half of a letter I had written to hubbies niece. Says that the author is male. Wrong.

Thank you ~ We have a little store in the next town that you would love then. It is Asian- caters to the Thai, Filipino, Chinese and Japanese who live in the area. I get my Soy Sauce from them and used to get my rice. My ex neighbor would get his coconut milk and dried fruits there. Ex hubby got his jerkied fish from them.

Why are they called Hawaiiian? There is nothing Hawaiian about them is there?

Yep, she is married to Vort. Don't think she is on the forum though. ETA: Off Topic: Tough I absolutely love your Avatar, and I am so thrilled to see you back on the board. <3

I have some ground beef in the fridge that needs to get cooked. I really don't feel like shaping them into patties and frying them up. I love scrambled hamburger with chopped onions, drain (I use 90% beef) if needed, set aside. In skillet add 1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup, one can cream of celery soup and 3/4 can of milk. Over medium heat, whisk until blended. Add drained beef & onion mixture, can or three of mushrooms and heat to bubbling. Serve over mashed potatoes, boiled potatoes or pasta. Serve with a green vegetable. Green beans, broccoli, spinach, etc. I prefer frozen spinach nuked HOT and drizzled with lemon juice, a hearty daub of butter and seasoned with salt & pepper. Hubby will eat this, but it is not his favorite. He does like chipped beef substituted for ground beef. I just can't do chipped beef. WAY TOO much salt. Have to make cream sauce from scratch and not add any salt at all. Then you have to dice celery and steam it cause he doesn't like it crunchy. Oh well, I am going to cook up the hamburger & soup. Tomorrow I'll make his favorite: Spaghetti. I will even cook pasta noodles rather than spaghetti squash and he can have his canned green beans with it. Tuesday I will make Pork Loin Roast. No fresh potatoes, but I do have a pound of mini carrots to toss in the pan. Hubby only likes his carrots roasted. Actually he loves them over roasted. Oh, just remembered the container of pasta that moved with us from AZ two years ago tastes off. Guess the container was not air tight. Had to toss them. Think I better check the curly noodles see if they are okay. If not, have plenty of instant mashed. What are you having for dinner??

Ignored too.

I agree with Pam and Selek. She continues to throw a fit - take her to Mommy or Daddy. After the block explain to them why. I had a girl that would not sit in her chair. She would lay on the floor with her legs up on the chair. Mommy ignored her and she ended up disrupting the entire RS. So the RS Pres took her to Daddy. The men wouldn't allow her to disrupt them, and she really did not want to be with Daddy. After a few weeks of that, she calmed down and sat in the chair.

MorningStar ~ during the years I was inactive I was a heavy drinker. Starting 2 years after I left the church (1973 to 1983) I pretty much drank from noon on my days off and after work (6 pm) until the bars/lounges closed 7 days a week. Plus during 8 1/2 years of that time I owned and ran a Tavern, after that sold, I bar-tended & cocktailed in two hard liquor lounges for another 8 years. Been there, seen it, heard it, did it and Praise God rotated out of it. To this day I don't know if I could have been considered an alcoholic, I quit 'Cold Turkey' in 1983, and have never had a drink since. I never craved alcohol either, I craved sugar. Back to your dilemma ~ if possible turn the ringer off of your land line, turn the volume down on your answering machine so it doesn't wake you or the children and continue to ignore her "after hours" phone calls. Once she is intoxicated, she has no concept of time, no concept of proper social boundaries and no concept that she is not the center of the universe. I used to call my Mom after the bars shut down, because I was still in "Chatty Cathy" mode. Mom was generally up and awake at "O" Dawn Thirty any way - 30 years of Dad working through the night and she couldn't sleep without him in bed - but no one else I considered my friend and who were tucked away sleeping, didn't answer their phones. Plus back then very few had answering machines, let alone voice mail. When you know she is "Stone Cold" sober, tell her point blank that her wee hour phone calls when she is drunk are not appreciated, are inappropriate and will continue to be ignored. If you are considering dancing around the politically correct thin ice of not hurting her feelings for fear of her not coming back to Church, then you are doing her no good. Don't sugar coat your feelings, and for heaven's sake DO NOT APOLOGIZE for turning your phone off and not taking her calls. When she is drunk, she will not "hear" your request to cease with the phone calls. It just won't stick. When she is sober, she knows what she has done, and being told that her actions are inappropriate, unappreciated, and if they continue you will take measures to have her phone number(S) blocked permanently. So to answer your question: Don't even attempt to talk to her when she is drunk. Don't answer the phone, let your machine do that. If she asks you why you don't answer, tell her that you, husband, and your children's sleep is more important than ANY phone call that comes in after bed time. From (insert time you go to bed here) the phones are turned down, the answering machine volume is turned to off and any and all calls received may or may not be returned the following morning, depending on their importance. Then stick to it. After I had quit drinking, one of ex-hubbies friends started calling us in the wee hours of the morning, always after he had been drinking. My Mother and two sisters were in failing health- so turning the land line down seemed to not be an option. My oldest brother told me to go ahead and turn it down. IF Mom or one of the sisters went into to the hospital, or passed- not picking up the phone wasn't going to stop the death or illness. 8 AM was plenty early to be calling for that. He or little brother would be the caller and they just knew not to call until after 8 AM. Eventually I had to pay the phone company for the feature to block calls. The few dollars a month were well worth it ~ only did it for three months. That was long enough for hubbies drunken friend to get the message. Had to block all of the bar phones, pay phones outside of all of the bars, plus his home land line. The reason I quit drinking ~ I experienced a couple of black outs after drinking for 8 hours. I woke up at 9 AM and found myself home, naked on my living room floor. Husband was no where to be found. My car was not in the driveway. My purse was missing. Also my clothes were on the front porch. I called our friends and husband had spent the night with them, drinking until dawn - he was passed out in the yard, and no I had not been there with him ~ I had disappeared around midnight. I had had intimate relations with someone- never knew who he was. From that day on, I never drank again. I also went to the Dr as soon as I could to be tested for SDT's. Never told husband about that either. When he demanded to know why I wouldn't drink anymore, I just told him ~ Someone had to be in control, and I was through NOT being in control of me anymore.

No, Croc's don't make your feet sweat, with or without socks. They have nubbies on the inside, so socks tend to twist around. I wear Rx - they have stuff inbedded in them to counter athletes foot. But I also spray my feet before I get out of the shower with Listerine. Kills athletes foot. My podiatrist put me into Croc's- I am diabetic, so the roomier shoe is best for me. Also the support is fantastic. Croc's are a far cry from looking like Birkenstock's. CrocsRx™ Ultimate Cloud | Medical Shoes | Crocs, Inc. I wear these with the strap across the top of the foot. Crocs™ Grace Flat | Comfortable Women’s Work Shoes | Crocs Official Site This is what I wear to church, and I also have a wedge that they no longer make.

My Dad had serious foot problems - and he always blamed having to wear his brother's hand me down shoes/boots (cowboy boots, this is in SD farm/ranch country in 1915- 1925, when he was growing up. So, for all of his children(7 of us), we never wore hand me down shoes. Mom sold homemade bread & cinnamon rolls, and Grandma made & sold aprons to get the money for new shoes for all of us. When I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, my Primary Care sent me to a Podiatrist and he put me into Crocs. There was only two years in my entire life when I wore 'Pretty'shoes, and they killed my feet, which killed my hips, back, neck & head. Head Aches!! I was so used to wearing ugly shoes that were supportive and comfortable, that Crocs were like coming home! Though they do have cute shoes and I own several pairs. My husband was cramming his feet into a size 10.5 shoe. He actually walked with mincing steps. He had callouses on the tips of his toes and all across the tops of his feet from his shoes being too small. He went to my Podiatrist to have a plantar wart removed and the Dr. told him he was walking on the sides of his feet, on his ankles actually. He recommended a particular shoe - one that cost nearly $200.00. I printed off the fitting chart from Croc's and lo and behold, Hubby should be wearing a size 12! He still walks on the side of his feet - he really requires surgery on his ankles to correct decades of improper fitting shoes. But since he has been wearing his Croc's, the Chiropractor no longer has to readjust his hips by pulling his legs.