- [-] My 4yo was doing great with no night pull ups. Suddenly we are having bedwetting every night. Would you put the pull ups back on? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM sticky permalink reply
- depends. If I had to get up and go to work the next day...I put a pull up on her. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- Dh is really against putting them back on. Thinks we should wake her to pee. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- Then he can get up and take care of it. posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- There was an article about how this can hinder them because they don't learn to wake up on their own. posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- really? Where? thx posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- not sure. I saw it on here. give me a sec. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- this isn't the article but it says the same thing...(more)
posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply
- this isn't the article but it says the same thing...(more)
- not sure. I saw it on here. give me a sec. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- really? Where? thx posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- I have to get up and get a child to school every morning, so I put the pull ups back on my 4yo. I don't have time to wash sheets every day. posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- yes, and isn't it an developmental thing not something they "learn" posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- yes, says mom of bedwetting 12 yo below, and believe me I have done all the research. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- so you would put the pullups on posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply
- I would and did, absolutely. my kids need sleep more than I need to be able to say they were dry all night, I would NOT wake them to pee at night posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply
- thank you! posted on 9/6/10 10:55AM reply
- I would and did, absolutely. my kids need sleep more than I need to be able to say they were dry all night, I would NOT wake them to pee at night posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply
- so you would put the pullups on posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply
- yes, says mom of bedwetting 12 yo below, and believe me I have done all the research. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- EXACTLY!!! posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- yes, and isn't it an developmental thing not something they "learn" posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- Dh is really against putting them back on. Thinks we should wake her to pee. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- in my house this all goes in phases...once I get sick of changing sheets every day I go back to pullups...when they are dry I remove, then repeat as needed posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- how long has this been going on? How old are dc? posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- mine is 4yo and started the same thing. I put back in pullups just easier. I think he went through a growth spurt and because of that his bladder didn't grow as fast posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- We had to do that with 4 yo ds. He was upset about it, but it was okay. 6 months later, he was consistently dry again. posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- depends. If I had to get up and go to work the next day...I put a pull up on her. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- [-] thoughts on Sandy Hook CT? posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM sticky permalink reply
- NJ? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- It doesnt exist? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- its in Newtown. posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- [-] Bullied has always been a problem. But when I was in school, teachers didn't care..."suck it up" is what I heard. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM sticky permalink reply
- That's sad posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- ditto. or "figure it out." the child being bullied was usually seen as the problem posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- exactly!@ posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- my guidance counselor: "give it time, it'll pass"...(more)while I spent 3 years being harassed daily
posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply- Yeah, we were told ways to ignore or make friends with the bully. posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- technology adds a new dimension posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- they weren't even discussing technology. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- What I see today isn't bullying. I mean in the papers. It seems to cross the line into criminal activity. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- good point. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- Totally--texting naked photos of the victim from the gym locker room? That is totally criminal. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- Ditto, I was alone. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- same here. much different now, IMO. schools take it seriously. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- [-] Watching The Closer on Netflix. So fun! Anybody have a favorite episode to recommend? posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM sticky permalink reply
- [-] Two full days of dh and me busting our butts, finally our house is clean! Sad to spend the 3day weekend cleaning, but we SO needed to do it. Glad we did. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM sticky permalink reply
- It took 2 days token your house? How big is it? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- flylady stat posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- I love having a housekeeper. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- op - If I could afford it, I would have a cleaning lady. It's so hectic working all day and then dealing with trying to keep the house really clean, it always gets pushed to the weekend...(more)and then I am reluctant to do it. I am really wishing we could spend the $ for a cleaning lady but we can't.
posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply- Ive btdt, I was miserable. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- op - If I could afford it, I would have a cleaning lady. It's so hectic working all day and then dealing with trying to keep the house really clean, it always gets pushed to the weekend...(more)and then I am reluctant to do it. I am really wishing we could spend the $ for a cleaning lady but we can't.
- [-] why am i waking up in the middle of the night? Could it be the Metformin screwing with my sleep? Hate the broken up sleep, ruins my mood. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM sticky permalink reply
- what is that? posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- pg? posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- op;infertile posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- It doesnt do that to me, call and ask your doctor tomorrow. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- I take Met and have never had that as a symptom. The weird side effect I had from met is that I had chronic back pain and it resolved for good within a week of beginning it. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- [-] my dd is so excited, we took off the training wheels and she got it! posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM sticky permalink reply
- ;) posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- awesome posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- YAY!!! posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- that is so exciting. how old is she? my ds is telling me he is ready for it posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- 4 but she is really coordinated. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- [-] my dd, almost 3yo, has suddenly started waking up at night crying mommy, and when i go in it's either she lost her lovey or something random like, i want to play. how do i handle this?...(more) she also shares with her 10mo brother, so i don't want him to start waking up too. until a few nights ago, she hardly ever woke up unless she was sick, so this is new and i have no idea what to do
posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM sticky permalink reply- go in, find lovey, kiss her, tell her it's still time to sleep, and go back to bed. my 3yo (who is the craziest "good" sleeper) will have a run of nights like that sometimes. i usually...(more)realize after the fact that he was fighting a cold, or having a growth spurt, or something like that. i have an older child who wakes in the night more regularly and i handle him differently
posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply - sticker chart posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- likely growing or having some sort of developmental leap. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- go in, find lovey, kiss her, tell her it's still time to sleep, and go back to bed. my 3yo (who is the craziest "good" sleeper) will have a run of nights like that sometimes. i usually...(more)realize after the fact that he was fighting a cold, or having a growth spurt, or something like that. i have an older child who wakes in the night more regularly and i handle him differently
- [-] did you teach your kids to use a razor scooter or just let them figure it our on their own? I am tending toward the latter. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM sticky permalink reply
- I think my dc just figured it out. DH may have given couple of tips, but that's it. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- they can get it on their own posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- just show them how the brake works posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- [-] Do you remember the movie Mystic Pizza? I had a big crush on the married architect guy who Annabeth Gish slept with. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM sticky permalink reply
- i remember that i really liked that movie. i don't really remember what it was about, nor even who was in it posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- she babysat for him, then he seduced her posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- Julia Roberts! posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- huh. seriously? i was thinking maybe it was andie mcdowell . . . just remember big curly hair that still managed to be pretty posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- No Julia Roberts. It was her first big role. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- oh, i believed you! just marveling at my own lack of memory power here posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- No Julia Roberts. It was her first big role. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- huh. seriously? i was thinking maybe it was andie mcdowell . . . just remember big curly hair that still managed to be pretty posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- didn't he end up on melrose place? posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- oh yeah, good memory posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- op: He did? I need to imdb this guy. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- oh yeah, good memory posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- that's great. can you believe it's going to be 90 degrees tomorrow! posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- Not where I live. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- Wasn't he Manly from Little House on the Prairie? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- No, he was on Falcon Crest. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- no, but there is definitely a similarity posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- He was incredibly hot. Billy Moses. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- i remember that i really liked that movie. i don't really remember what it was about, nor even who was in it posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- [-] is it going to be humid today? posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM sticky permalink reply
- [-] Another piano question: What color would you get for an upright and where would you buy a used one, craigslist not possible (in NYC area) posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM sticky permalink reply
- black. only black. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- I kind of liked walnut. I originally thought only black then I saw the walnut and thought, hmmm. posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- itd - we have a gorgeous dark brown one from the 20s. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- oh ITD--walnut is gorgeous posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- mine is black posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- brown posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- color? Brown? and why is craigslist not possible? posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- I check it every day and haven't found a thing, . posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- Go to piano stores, check ebay, and suburban newspapers that you can drive to and see -delivery is the same pretty much no matter where you live after a certain point posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- I've seen this amazing piano--it's an upright but has a shortened keyboard so it is small (perfect for NYC!!!!!) I woudl love to know where to get one. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- Upright walnut, grand black. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- OP: I was sort of thinking the same thing. I originally thought upright black only but then saw walnut. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- We have a walnut steinweg, and it is beautful. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- Upright? How much did you pay for it? posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- It was a gift from in laws. posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- np: are you dutch? posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- ^I ask because of the "weg" vs. way. ;) posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- omg--I didn't even notice! Not dutch--lived in Germany for a while and got my words mixed up!! posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- Ahh. LM here; are you my german expat friend that moved back to US? posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- I am indeed! How are you? Any luck with the job search? I quit my job, so I don't have my contacts in Holland anymore, unfortunately. My kids go back to school tomorrow. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- Ha, small world! No, no job yet, but I haven't been looking in earnest for awhile; nearly done with my NL classes; hope to test within a month or two and be done for good! Just...(more)submitted paperwork, waiting to hear test date. Wow, my kids have been back for three or four weeks already! I'd croak if I had to keep them with me this long ;). How are you doing?!!?
posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply- Your dutch must be great by now--GL with the test. We had a great summer, but I CANNOT wait for the kids to go back tomorrow. I think they are ready too. 13 weeks of no school is too...(more)long. Hard to believe we've been back a year already. Trying (somewhat in vain) to keep the kids up with their German. How are you doing?
posted on 9/6/10 10:51AM reply- I know, that's crazy that you've been back that long now! I bet it's hard to keep the german up! posted on 9/6/10 10:52AM reply
- ^my dutch is a lot better, but I'm far from fluent. Dang it! Glad to hear you had such a good summer! Got to run and pick up Firstborn from a playdate. So great catching you on here!...(more) GL with school starting tomorrow.
posted on 9/6/10 10:53AM reply
- ^my dutch is a lot better, but I'm far from fluent. Dang it! Glad to hear you had such a good summer! Got to run and pick up Firstborn from a playdate. So great catching you on here!...(more) GL with school starting tomorrow.
- I know, that's crazy that you've been back that long now! I bet it's hard to keep the german up! posted on 9/6/10 10:52AM reply
- Your dutch must be great by now--GL with the test. We had a great summer, but I CANNOT wait for the kids to go back tomorrow. I think they are ready too. 13 weeks of no school is too...(more)long. Hard to believe we've been back a year already. Trying (somewhat in vain) to keep the kids up with their German. How are you doing?
- Ha, small world! No, no job yet, but I haven't been looking in earnest for awhile; nearly done with my NL classes; hope to test within a month or two and be done for good! Just...(more)submitted paperwork, waiting to hear test date. Wow, my kids have been back for three or four weeks already! I'd croak if I had to keep them with me this long ;). How are you doing?!!?
- I am indeed! How are you? Any luck with the job search? I quit my job, so I don't have my contacts in Holland anymore, unfortunately. My kids go back to school tomorrow. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- Ahh. LM here; are you my german expat friend that moved back to US? posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- omg--I didn't even notice! Not dutch--lived in Germany for a while and got my words mixed up!! posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- ^I ask because of the "weg" vs. way. ;) posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- Upright? How much did you pay for it? posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- In my mind grand is formal black is for informal. But in the right room either could be reversed posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- We have a walnut steinweg, and it is beautful. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- OP: I was sort of thinking the same thing. I originally thought upright black only but then saw walnut. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- black. only black. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- [-] sandra lee is revolting. it's an insult to call what she does cooking posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM sticky permalink reply
- Calm down posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- ditto posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- skip to more fun posts posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- ITA. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- she is v pretty irl posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- lol. who cares? posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- it doesn't help posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- She looks like a corpse on tv posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- np: What does that have to do with the post? Did your mamma raise you to think if youre pretty you can do anything? posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- so you must cook! is it better to prepare the mac & cheese and freeze before cooking? or after cooking? thank you! posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- do you mean that you want to assemble everything and not bake it before freezing? yes, that will work very well. np posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- yes, thank you! do i put it in those aluminum pans? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- sure, that will work fine posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- thank you!!! posted on 9/6/10 10:49AM reply
- sure, that will work fine posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- yes, thank you! do i put it in those aluminum pans? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- do you mean that you want to assemble everything and not bake it before freezing? yes, that will work very well. np posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- She is awesome. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- some of her ideas are not that bad, i have the tablescapes. and a lot of it is junk, but we can't all make things from scratch posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- i don't know who that is posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- Someone on here calls her show "semi-edible" instead of Semi-Homemade, cracks me up. posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- why? posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- first, knock back 1 or 6 martinis. then, dump a can of something on a plate. dump another can of whatever is handy. have another drink,and voila! posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- her lasagna recipe involving cottage cheese and canned tomato soup sounds truly vile posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- I have a lot of respect for her ever since learning of her life story. posted on 9/6/10 10:49AM reply
- Calm down posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- [-] let's talk madmen. last night ep. probably the best yet posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM sticky permalink reply
- yes, i love how Don is grooming Peggy. wht a great birthday posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- i know. so awesome. and that he was able to acknowledge their intimacy in the daytime is HUGE for him. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- he wasn't fonf of Marc, so now she's dating, he wants the best for her but he isn't easy on her. posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- she knows he needs to dry up, i hope she can help him. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- i hope so too! posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- he need to hang with Freddie. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- he knows he has to dry up too posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- funny how Roger was puting down AA, Don didn't say a word. posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- i think we are going to see don, flirt with getting sober. it was so nice to see don laugh posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- funny how Roger was puting down AA, Don didn't say a word. posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- i hope so too! posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- she knows he needs to dry up, i hope she can help him. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- he wasn't fonf of Marc, so now she's dating, he wants the best for her but he isn't easy on her. posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- op; totally agree. the chemistry between the two of them is just amazing. it's like he wants her to earn her way to the top, be legit. unlike him. so fantastic. and duck. duck...leaving...(more)a present...
posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply- yeah the fart was precious. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- it was just such an excellent an ep of funny and heartwarming posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply
- she spoke of how everyone thinks they slept together, even her mother, its really interesting. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- op; it is really interesting. posted on 9/6/10 10:50AM reply
- yeah the fart was precious. posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- i know. so awesome. and that he was able to acknowledge their intimacy in the daytime is HUGE for him. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- lets not posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- SHIT!!! it didn't record and i didn't think it was on!!! posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- i bet they encore it tonight posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply
- on demand posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- you have to wait a week until. posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- I like how it had a play feeling to it. posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- it really did. i felt like it had to ways to go (peggy and don hook up) which would have made it be so cliche or the way it did. so glad posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- when peggy was ques. don about not making a pass at her, I thought the true reason was b/c he admires her. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- op; totally. i think he wants the best for her. posted on 9/6/10 10:48AM reply
- they are never gonna hook up, he looks at her like a sister, she reminds him of himself, she will replace Anna, she keeps his secrets and he keeps hers. posted on 9/6/10 10:47AM reply
- when peggy was ques. don about not making a pass at her, I thought the true reason was b/c he admires her. posted on 9/6/10 10:46AM reply
- it really did. i felt like it had to ways to go (peggy and don hook up) which would have made it be so cliche or the way it did. so glad posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- yes, i love how Don is grooming Peggy. wht a great birthday posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- [-] Mad Men was so Juicy last night. posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM sticky permalink reply
- it was fantastic posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- loved it posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- it was amazing. will watch it a third time w/ dh tonight posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- [-] love little boys. he's been playing with star wars lego people intently (story lines, battles set up, screaming deaths, etc) since 7:30 am!!! posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM sticky permalink reply
- My DDs do this with their dolls. posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- lucky you! I thought my dds were doing great...turns out they were playing beauty shop. I thought I picked up all the scissors. *sigh*...(more)Thank goodness only stuffed animals got new hairstyles
posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply- phew! posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- close call! posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- [-] Any Beacon moms on? posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM sticky permalink reply
- would like to be posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- wappinger's, close to beacon posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- we are thinking of relocating from the city next november. do you recommend renting first? we love the area. do you think the next year or so is a good time to buy up there? posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- i think you should always rent first if you can, just to get the feel of the place and see if it's really where you want to be so you're not feeling stuck. If you're moving from the...(more)city it's very, very different, and also very different from the burbs closer to the city.
posted on 9/6/10 10:37AM reply- ^^and I think that is way more important than the subtle changes over a yer in the real estate market. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- do you like Wappinger? did you come from the city? i grew up in a similar area in NH as a child but have lived in NYC for 12 years. I am ready. posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- I do...it's very different, people are different, restaurants and services are different, etc. I like that there is so much less pressure to do well in school and more subtle pressure...(more)to do well in sports, it's better for my kids who were very pressured in a NYC private
posted on 9/6/10 10:40AM reply- We have been going up there a lot to scout things out and I will def. miss my services here, but I would love my dc to have an upbringing more like mine was. PLus, it's affordable and...(more)lovely up there.
posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply- agree 100%. posted on 9/6/10 10:43AM reply
- We have been going up there a lot to scout things out and I will def. miss my services here, but I would love my dc to have an upbringing more like mine was. PLus, it's affordable and...(more)lovely up there.
- I do...it's very different, people are different, restaurants and services are different, etc. I like that there is so much less pressure to do well in school and more subtle pressure...(more)to do well in sports, it's better for my kids who were very pressured in a NYC private
- i don't think you need to rent first. you do need to spend a lot of time there but moving twice is annoying posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- or, for most places I would agree. for this it's simply a huge change from the city and I would (and did) rent first, but that's just my opinion posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- OP- do you have a real estate rec? posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- we had good luck w McCaffrey realty but I think the person we used there is gone. they are in cold spring but all over putnam and dutchess posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- great, thanks so much for your help posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- we had good luck w McCaffrey realty but I think the person we used there is gone. they are in cold spring but all over putnam and dutchess posted on 9/6/10 10:45AM reply
- OP- do you have a real estate rec? posted on 9/6/10 10:44AM reply
- or, for most places I would agree. for this it's simply a huge change from the city and I would (and did) rent first, but that's just my opinion posted on 9/6/10 10:42AM reply
- i think you should always rent first if you can, just to get the feel of the place and see if it's really where you want to be so you're not feeling stuck. If you're moving from the...(more)city it's very, very different, and also very different from the burbs closer to the city.
- we are thinking of relocating from the city next november. do you recommend renting first? we love the area. do you think the next year or so is a good time to buy up there? posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- thinking of moving to Cold Spring posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- [-] I have a t-shirt that says, I love gingers. Dh has brownish red/strawberry hair and hates it, and won't admit he is a ginger. I thought it was funny... posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM sticky permalink reply
- I want one! I have a red-head daughter! posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- I love Gingers too! posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- I love gingers! posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- he probably got teased when he was little posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- op- he is sexy and knows it. He never had problems with girls when he was young. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- i love day walkers posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- i hate gingers posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- [-] i'm 40 ttc for #2 and just had two miscarriages. any hope that i can still have a healthy baby? tia. posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM sticky permalink reply
- [-] Anyone know Middlebury, CT? What's it like? Real estate $? Schools? posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM sticky permalink reply
- ugly posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- Op: how so? Just drove through. Looked nice but know nothing about it posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- ugly posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- [-] What do you think the low end Steinway Upright piano (maybe the essex or boston) cheapest version would go for (new). And I can't google because they don't give prices on line. posted on 9/6/10 10:30AM sticky permalink reply
- i don't know - i think a grand runs about $100k! posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- An upright she said. posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- I don't know but I would wonder why you aren't buying a used one posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- I have been looking for used months. Steinway has a rent to own program (you can return if you don't want to keep it). I thought this might be a good option but they won't give prices...(more)over the phone.
posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply- I rented a loft from a music student once and the school actually gave him a Steinway grand for the apt. It was OLD but well maintained and played beautifully. I played it for 6 months....(more)But maybethey become antique and more expensive? I think you could get a decent 30 year old one though
posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- I rented a loft from a music student once and the school actually gave him a Steinway grand for the apt. It was OLD but well maintained and played beautifully. I played it for 6 months....(more)But maybethey become antique and more expensive? I think you could get a decent 30 year old one though
- I have been looking for used months. Steinway has a rent to own program (you can return if you don't want to keep it). I thought this might be a good option but they won't give prices...(more)over the phone.
- hmm, I bought a new baldwin for $4000, steinways are more $ posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- Hm, just paid 5k for a refurbished 5 yo Yamaha upright. For a Steinway, new, I'm guessing 20k posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- Where did you get it? posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- Dealer on 57th St posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- Was it a used piano dealer? posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- Dealer on 57th St posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- Where did you get it? posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- buy used posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- DH is looking at an electronic one (never needs tuning, sounds just like a real piano) for 1K. Unless you're looking for the "look" of a piano, take a look at the electronic ones. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- i don't know - i think a grand runs about $100k! posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- [-] i want to post this in a public place - i teach at a charter and i think the parents are fabulous! they've made the start of school so easy for the teachers and staff! too much is...(more)said here in anger btwn parents and teachers, so i'm going to be positive today.
posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM sticky permalink reply- I am the parent of a kid at a charter school and I so wish you were my kids teacher. we keep trying to reach out and make it a great experience for the teachers and staff and it totally...(more)feels like they put up walls and push us away.
posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply- op: that's really a shame. having taught at a public without much parental support, it is a breath of fresh air to have parents who go the extra mile for their kids and the school. posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- >> and thanks, btw posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- I think they are just a little overwhelmed. I hope you have a great year though! posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- thanks! you too! posted on 9/6/10 10:35AM reply
- I think they are just a little overwhelmed. I hope you have a great year though! posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- >> and thanks, btw posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- op: that's really a shame. having taught at a public without much parental support, it is a breath of fresh air to have parents who go the extra mile for their kids and the school. posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- can i ask what exactly a charter school is? posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- it is a school that receives public funding but isn't part of a district. it is usually founded with a mission in mind posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- public school that is self managed--sometimes with a theme--it typically has more freedom from regulations than traditional public. posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- new charter? posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- newish - within the last 5 years posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- My kids go to a charter school and it is wonderful. posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- side question for you: i'm in brooklyn (williamsburg)...do you think it's worth it to travel far for a good charter? i've not heard of any that are great, so we've just been dealin...(more)with the "decent" pub in our area. Part of me feels like I need to hunt a good one down and go...
posted on 9/6/10 10:38AM reply
- I am the parent of a kid at a charter school and I so wish you were my kids teacher. we keep trying to reach out and make it a great experience for the teachers and staff and it totally...(more)feels like they put up walls and push us away.
- [-] i am done with facebook. i had to find out on FB that my cousin had a baby today. i didn't even know she was pregnant. they didn't tell me last week when i called them. we are or were...(more)very close btw. ugh
posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM sticky permalink reply- I dont think FB is your problem posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM reply
- sucks sorry. posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM reply
- and that is facebook's fault, why? posted on 9/6/10 10:30AM reply
- at least you know! posted on 9/6/10 10:30AM reply
- sure. but from a stranger. i rather her mom called me this week or something posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- what does facebook have to do with this? posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- sure. but from a stranger. i rather her mom called me this week or something posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- they probably assumed you knew from someone else in the family posted on 9/6/10 10:30AM reply
- no way. but i feel weird now. she is also my dc's godmother posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- umm. fb isn't the issue posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- never said it's the issue. i just said i am done with the place. posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- umm. fb isn't the issue posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- no way. but i feel weird now. she is also my dc's godmother posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- she doesnt like you posted on 9/6/10 10:33AM reply
- this is exactly why I am on FB. DH's cousin, who used to be like a brother, never tells us things. I need FB to know when he's getting married, having a baby posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- [-] This was our first summer in the burbs. I can not believe how miserable I used to be in summer in the city. It was so great here. posted on 9/6/10 10:28AM sticky permalink reply
- the burbs are considered nice everywhere else but here. posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- nothing like a yard when you have dcs posted on 9/6/10 10:34AM reply
- And a town pool. posted on 9/6/10 10:36AM reply
- [-] where can i buy my brother a nice, black silk scarf? he's euro and wears them out at night like w a black blazer and white shirt posted on 9/6/10 10:28AM sticky permalink reply
- oh, dont encourage this beahvior :) posted on 9/6/10 10:28AM reply
- it actually looks great on him. we're eastern european and he's got a shaved head. he looks cool. posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM reply
- Hermes? posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM reply
- i don't know that they'd have a men's scarf like this. i know they have cashmere but that's not what i'm after posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM reply
- I think they might have a silk one too. posted on 9/6/10 10:30AM reply
- ok, cool. will check. thnx. posted on 9/6/10 10:31AM reply
- I think they might have a silk one too. posted on 9/6/10 10:30AM reply
- i don't know that they'd have a men's scarf like this. i know they have cashmere but that's not what i'm after posted on 9/6/10 10:29AM reply
- Maybe Dunhill? posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- oh, good idea. i will check there too! posted on 9/6/10 10:32AM reply
- gucci posted on 9/6/10 10:39AM reply
- too label-y. just want nice quality/plain. posted on 9/6/10 10:41AM reply
- oh, dont encourage this beahvior :) posted on 9/6/10 10:28AM reply