Recent content by Stotheara

Little conversations over time will lead to more comfortable conversations between you. I was in a similar situation and over a year, as we shared tidbits here and there, we grew to have longer conversations. Like SecretAgentMan said, just keep the door open, listen and continue as you are...

It is really difficult to "launch" your child. I'm learning that right now, under different circumstances. I think the thing we all have to remember is that we are not owners of our children - God is. What we do is try to prepare them for adulthood. After all, we are in charge of them (so to...

I wish I had something for you, dear. I think it is all anxiety-based, you know? When I'm anxious about one thing, I turn my focus to to things like you are saying. Here is a verse to meditate on: Anyone will tell ya, stay away from Google. But that is easier said than done. :)

Dinner for us tonight was pizza. On the way home from football practice, we used up some certificates for free slices of pizza. It was a nice treat.

Nothing. :) I drank some water earlier, though. And will be having some more soon.

I wish I had more support in that area as well. Most of my friend's children are younger and not at the teenager stage yet.

Yup, I used my castille soap to wash my hair for quite some time. Just don't forget to follow-up with a mild vinegar/water or lemon juice/water rinse. :thumbsup: I never have to use lotion if I use my homeade soap, which is super nice.

My favorite is cold-process. I love the way the soap feels on my skin.

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Yay!! Happy to help. I'm kinda tired so I didn't know if I was babbling too much, ha. I don't so much have a standard recipe for my throw-together pasta casseroles, it is just what I have in my fridge. I've had some misses, but not enough to keep me from continuing to throw them together.

I use butter mainly. Margarine's got nothing on butter when it comes to baking or cooking, by my tastes. However, I do buy Brummel & Brown, too, and use that on occasion because butter is also pretty pricey.

If you take it out and stir it up some, that helps too.

Seriously, you can hardly go wrong with pasta. Cook up a box of your favorite shape (not spaghetti,linguine, fettuccine, but like mostaccioli, bowties, etc.), drain and rinse, add a bottle of sauce, some broccoli, a couple handfuls of cheese. Mix. Top with a bit of cheese. Throw it in the...

Right now I'm reading She Got Up Off the Couch, a follow-up to A Girl Named Zippy. I really enjoyed Zippy.

I read it years ago and loved it. Saw the movie later on and enjoyed that, too. It was good enough that I'd re-read it, but with all of the books out there... oh there's just not enough time. :) Now I couldn't get into the "follow-up" to that book. It just didn't read the same to me.