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My daughter’s school suggested Duolingo as a brush up on conversational Spanish prior to the capstone trip to Spain where they stayed in home where only Spanish was spoken, took classes and spoke to a class of Spanish kids.

The only natural brand that doesn’t cause me to have major skin issues is Hume (not Lume). It does take a couple of days to work, so plan accordingly. It works so well that even my teens (boy & girl) both use it

When I bought my car a few years ago, when I landed on a car and trim package I wanted, I had Costco give me their price (our Credit Union has a similar service as does BJs wholesale and I'm sure other groups). Then I contacted other local dealers asking for the "drive out price" for the...

We had chickens for years. For most of those years we had roosters. Roosters crow to tell other roosters in the area that this is their territory, stay away and to tell any available hens in the area what a superb rooster he is in hopes of enlarging his flock. Roosters will crow literally any...

We currently have 4 furry family members. In order of age/adoption: Ava May Tinkerbelle, she is a rescue whose shelter name was Ava, which we didn’t love, so 3/4 of the family agreed upon May, but my daughter was in full fairy mode and an opinionated 3 year old, hence Tinkerbelle Griswold von...

As a mom of a 13 yo 8th grader & 17 yo junior, yes vaping is a problem. I brainwashed my kids after my mom died of COPD to abhor smoking and vaping, so hopefully it sticks but my son has said there are certain bathrooms at his school he won't use because of students vaping. My daughter is...

I have an account and have noticed that the site has been acting wonky for several months. It's hit or miss if I can get my favorites to pull up

I prefer BJs. I actually drive past a Sam's Club to get to BJs. We also have a membership to Costco, but the ones around me are insane with traffic, inside and out. I might go there once a year but I am at BJ's probably once a month buying bulk items for my family and our office.

Circling back to the OP. When I worked for the state many years ago, there were basically 3 types of leave- vacation, sick and a very few personal days you would start getting after years of accumulating sick (you could move a certain percentage of sick leave into personal, but not more than 3...

My garden is slowing going dormant. I still have some okra producing (they got a late start this year with several plantings failing to thrive). I pulled out my cucumber plants today. The star of my garden this year is loofah I grew on a whim when offered seed. I planted them along a fence...

We have a home on Cape San Blas (on the panhandle, just east of Mexico Beach, which was ground zero for Michael). The county just issued a mandatory evacuation for the north cape. I called our friend who is there this week to let her know about the evacuation and to ask her to bring in the deck...

Yes, this is exactly what my brother and friends have done for years. He built a larger plane and is taking it this year, so he can take his 12 yo son, a dear friend from college and the friend's son too. I found out another acquaintance is there, renting a dorm room at the local university

My brother flew up Saturday, our neighbor left in his RV yesterday (his plane is having issues, so not airworthy right now). They have both gone for 20+ years and it's a highlight of my brother's summer plan

We bought my dream second home with money my parents left me after they passed. It’s on Cape San Blas, Florida. Close enough to drive from my home for a long weekend and I have so many memories of going to the area with my family. Plus, it’s a desirable vacation area, so we rent it short term...

We bought one from harbor freight several years ago. Around $100. I think my daughter used it twice

I’m not sure, but I’ll find out soon. We’ve been visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton. We have a fabulous Petsitter who is t a big gardener, but hopefully she remembered to run the sprinklers a few times. Fingers crossed!

Leave the baby alone unless its ears are curling around the edges (sign of dehydration) or it is up and moving around/obviously in distress. Mom leaves them in what, to deer logic, seems like a safe spot and will come back in a few hours or as long as 24 hours. If the baby is curled up...

Yes, cats can get injured falling. My understanding is that short falls can be as problematic as very tall falls because the cat cannot right itself in time to land on its feet. Please make a vet appointment asap for your cat.

We are planning on remodeling our master bathroom and have a large, walk in shower. The plan is a solid pan and large tile with thinner grout lines on the walls. We currently have 4x4 tiles on the floor and 8x12 on the walls and most of the grout is easy to clean, but there is a low point...

Electrical overhaul of the elevator in our beach house to the tune of $16,000 (prayers that the temporary fix lasts June & July would be appreciated).