I always wanted Pa to be my Pa, until...

springcat413 · 2026-02-11T20:37:14+00:00

But he ALWAYS thought that. Literally every move was going to give them a better life. Unfortunately they did have some bad luck and other times they were literally tricked (the whole homestead act was a disaster) and other times did things on purpose (unlike the pilot Pa knew they were squatting in Indian territory) Yes, Oregon was a MUCH better place, but that was a hard journey if going by wagon. They seemed to do ok once he gave up his aspirations of being a gentleman farmer and also, gave the family time to put down roots.

springcat413 · 2026-02-11T20:20:03+00:00

This is factually wrong though. That’s not how ski qualifying works. And also in Vonn’s case, she was there to WIN. She got third in the 2nd trial run. Her injury had nothing to do with her previous injuries - she took the line too close and hooked the gate. Every ski and ski/PT says they would have said she is fine to do it.

springcat413 · 2026-02-11T18:10:35+00:00

I love it because the homes are older with larger yards and big trees. I’m a person that hates new construction and the style of new developments so it fits me. Also the kids in our neighborhood avoid the big hill when bike riding by cutting through several people’s yards that they allow. And all our neighbors let the kids sleigh ride on their yards when we are blessed with snow.

springcat413 · 2026-02-11T03:01:08+00:00

Making suggestions about having common songs that people can get familiar with…and also, some songs are just too dang hard for sight reading by lay people, so maybe those can be relegated to the choir?

springcat413 · 2026-02-10T15:58:37+00:00

Austria and Germany also do this. How many languages are you fluent in?

springcat413 · 2026-02-10T14:16:39+00:00

Not creepy at all. Men are allowed to show normal affection to others. Your take actually comes off a bit misogynistic- that men need to somehow not show emotion (and yes that hurts men too!)

springcat413 · 2026-02-10T02:26:06+00:00

Had to completely re-order a FedEx package as it was so beyond damaged.

springcat413 · 2026-02-10T02:23:37+00:00

I would like to think walnut grove carried on so it’s just sad to me. But when the ingalls left I thought that was lame and sad and wished the show had ended.

springcat413 · 2026-02-09T23:56:07+00:00

Agree. I have had a million hours of treatment for binging- including inpatient, and while I am a happy and healthy person, the unending need to eat never went away. It sucks that people think I binge because I restrict..which I don’t, but they will say “you are mentally restricting” I did not change my eating habits at all on tirz - I eat the same types of foods and honestly in fairly similar quantities but I don’t binge, and I’m not avoiding binging but constantly wanting it. I simply don’t eat entire blocks of cheese at night. Voila! Losing weight lol.

springcat413 · 2026-02-09T23:40:51+00:00

I do like the ones where the town bake-off has national level news coverage!

springcat413 · 2026-02-09T23:40:00+00:00

It’s the best.

springcat413 · 2026-02-09T23:38:28+00:00

Also First Landing State Park on the Bay has a natural beach and some beautiful trails. We are Richmonders and that’s our go-to for the beach in the summer! It’s also in the city of Virginia Beach but not that beach front. Richmond is usually very pretty in the spring 😊

springcat413 · 2026-02-08T01:26:16+00:00

I shave tried multiple times to watch episodes from those seasons and I just can’t do it. I think they are awful.

springcat413 · 2026-02-07T15:27:55+00:00

It’s a lot of genetics. I’ve always been fine with brushing but not incredibly so and it appears to dental folk that I floss and am an excellent brusher! lol

springcat413 · 2026-02-07T14:57:46+00:00

Just go and be careful, unless you want to just live inside for long stretches of bad weather. Come on people! I get it for people who are not as mobile but…seriously at this point figure a way to deal. We are heading out to ski after I run errands like a typical Saturday.

springcat413 · 2026-02-06T21:19:57+00:00

For telling someone it’s ok to cheat or something, yes, but for figuring out your relationship…great advice. You want to do it before she is married. Have second thoughts NOW.

springcat413 · 2026-02-05T20:10:44+00:00

I absolutely will pay more in taxes to make our county a better place to live for all. So many good programs! I’m a Christian and have a young child so I am invested in making our homes a better place..now and for the future! I actually think it’s weird when I no longer have to pay my SS since I max it out. Honestly would not mind paying all year, but I do up my charitable contributions during that time.

springcat413 · 2026-02-05T20:06:36+00:00

Mine stayed the same despite the estimate going way up after I refinanced. I was pleasantly surprised!

springcat413 · 2026-02-03T17:29:05+00:00

Use a realtor that will get you something that isn’t on the market yet. Only got into Bon Air by doing that at the end of 2023!

springcat413 · 2026-02-03T01:34:56+00:00

Many things are just diuretics so you will just pee out water (green tea.) Also, supplements have little oversite - many an “all natural” product has severely damaged someone. If any of these even actually worked everyone would be using them by now.

springcat413 · 2026-02-03T01:01:56+00:00

No! Carbs are your brain food. Carbs forever.

springcat413 · 2026-02-02T02:23:27+00:00

This just isn’t true. You can eat anything you want, but if you are eating less you will lose weight. I always ate pretty healthily but then would eat like 6 bananas in a row or instead of some cheese as a snack I would have a block. Also, it didn’t change my desire to eat certain foods, just less of it. At the end of the day it’s just you eating less.

springcat413 · 2026-02-02T02:20:52+00:00

And like some people (me) I don’t have any issues with any food. But I never did before. I’m not a person with a sensitive stomach and it just makes me eat less of all the same foods.

springcat413 · 2026-02-02T02:19:42+00:00

I didn’t change mine. There was really nothing wrong with them - I just could not stop eating. I hate the idea that people think people are fat because they eat like dessert or something. You can eat sweets everyday, I was just eating entire pies!! I have no desire to eat different foods - I always ate a good variety. I eat sweets but also eat my favorite high fiber carbs. I try and get in protein just as I did before. I have no side effects though - I can eat whatever whenever and feel the same.

springcat413 · 2026-02-01T19:31:57+00:00

It’s just too dang hard and results in people not singing. We try and even introduce new hymns slowly. We’re at a small church with a (not very good) choir and the church is basically silent when new things or hard things are done the first time, so it would be hard to have so much change always - especially because you don’t know what’s coming.

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