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The thread bunches up on the underside of whatever I try to sew. I think it's called making a bird's nest. I've tried using different fabrics and threads, reading the manual and watching the video and re-threading repeatedly and adjusting the tension. Nothing helped. Any suggestions on how I...

I don't want to go into too many details, but here's the jist of it. I have a long-distance bf, going on 3 years now. 1,495 miles. I have an opportunity to leave the nest to my daughter, and move to be with him, leaving all my belongings behind. "Clothes and Dogs" were all I was going to...

I have a bougainvillea plant that grows up the side of my patio. We had freezing temps this winter ( even in the winter - in the desert ) and had started trimming the frozen branches off. What did I find?? Lo and behold - there's a bird's nest in the upper branches under the ceiling that...

I thought I might just throw this out there incase anyone is interested, I've been watching her for the past couple of days, she has three eggs and they are due to start hatching at the end of the month. She stays with the eggs most of the time, the male does come along to give her short breaks...

My youngest daughter is now 17, graduating in May, turns 18 in September 2011. This whole school year, and last year, she talked about moving out when she was 18. This whole time I've mentally prepared to be on my own and come to terms with the stuff that goes along with that. i.e. end of...

Its an exciting/sad time for her/us lol:) She'll be moving to her apartment on the 1st. I am so thankful for our stockpile...we will be able to get her off to a good start on toiletries/cleaning supplies/some household things...enough to last her for 6 months:) I am so proud of her...yet a...

Just curious if anyone else had an urge to get a pet or two or three or..... after their kids left the nest? I'm really struggling, its the weirdest thing. I've always turned to animals for comfort. I found myself in a pattern of getting a new pet when life situations changed. I'm not sure...

http://www.marsbrightideas.com/bright_idea.aspx?ID=483 You may have to register (free) to get this, but they are very cute!! If you don't want to register, I can post the recipe.

Keeping your nest egg on track Here are some top tips on how to keep your retirement on track.

Money dilemma: Nest egg or college With three teenage children, Lorri and Bruce Wilke of Danville, Calif. are caught in the perfect parental spending storm. Between laptops, cell phones and clothes, the Wilkes seem to outgrow their budget the way kids outgrow shoes.

I made a guestimate budget and after my maternity leave i should be able to get back on track pretty quickly and get back in the plus side. What would you do first? Build a nest egg of incase money or pay down debt? Here is more information on my situation: ~No Benifits for me ~No Disability...

AG Edwards features a cool site that tells you how well you are doing at saving/investing for retirement (agewards.com). It is called the Nest Egg Score. Takes about 2 minutes to complete. The top score is 850 (similar to FICO score) and the minimum is 450. In September, the national nest egg...

The power company just left from reading our meter so Jack figured out what the difference was between the last reading & this.Since the kids have gone off to college we have cut our consumption almost in half (53%) and that's with the dehumidifier going. Woohoo! :yippee:

On friday my youngest son will leave home to live in Canada for a year.  When he comes back he'll be living in an apartment.  My older son moved out to his own apartment about 18 months ago. They are soon to be 24 and 25. I'm feeling a strange mixture of sadness and excitment.  I know I'm going...

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I had always imagined that we would be busy with our 2 or 3 sets of friends who would also become empty nesters at around the same time. (we have lots of other friends but they still have children at home....somewhat *small* children) I imagined 2-3 Saturday nites a month where we would gather...

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I started reading this book called: How To Hide Money From Your Husband ...and Other Time-Honored Ways to Build a Nest Egg (The best kept secret to a good marriage) By: Heidi Evenas w/ a foreword by Judge Judy.... I'm not kidding. I thought ..yeah right. Some of these stories are sad...

Don't get me wrong. I loved being a SAHM. I loved being involved, being the pit stop for all of the teenagers to flock to, loved being with our dk's, running after them, and so on and so forth. I wouldn't trade one second of my life before my nest emptied out. I honestly feel that raising my...

- You can help birds to be frugal too! Clean your hairbrush outside so birds can make nests from your tousles. (From http://www.freestuffpage.com/frugal/)