This morning there was news of a two car accident upcountry with five fatalities. I was (as I am sure many in Lahaina) anxious to find out the particulars since our HS had it's junior prom last night. The names of the victims were just announced....all 19-20 and two from Lahaina. One of them...

An 18 year old girl was taking her 2 sisters and 1 brother home (I think from school) She was driving too fast around a curve and got tboned from another car. The brother and 1 sister got killed and she and her other sister are in the hospital in critical condition. So while things are very...

We are viewing FPU on our own at home. Week 3 has taken us 2 weeks. It simply just took us longer than expected to fill out all those papers. We did not want to continue until they were complete. This week was my first trip on a reduced grocery budget. My husband put an application on my...

One of my chickens died today. It had been 'huddled' up in a corner of the hen house since yesterday and when I went to check up it today, it was dead. I think it was old age since it had no symptoms of any of the diseases on backyardchicken.com and I believe that it was an older chicken when...

I'm so sorry to hear about your condition. I pray that everything goes well for both of you and with the adoption process. Please keep us posted and I'll be praying for all of you.

I haven't been on here for a couple weeks...it's been a whirlwind-nightmare. My mom passed away unexpectedly...massive heart attack. My parents were traveling in the lower 48 (they live here and I usually do quite a bit for them...we're close). Coordinating from Alaska has been hard... My...

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in my old neighborhood a 2 moth old baby died due to alleged neglect. a another neighbor took over 100 pills, 6 heartbeats per minute. Not dead yet but at deaths door.Thank God that my children are drug free.

We are thankful this morning to have experienced no damage, no loss of loved ones, and to have power restored at our home. So many in Alabama were not as fortunate yesterday. The death toll stands at 128, but there are many still missing. I was amazed at this woman's nerve as she shot this...

A Eugene Police officer was shot and killed Friday. It was the first police death since 1934. What is even sadder is that I know his family. He and his wife had been married for 8 years they have a five year old daughter together and he was dad to her 11 year old daughter. The family and...

Some of you may remember me telling about this at one point but for those of you who don't know the story, here it is. About 10 years my middle child was diagnosed with epilepsy. He was 13 at the time. For 1 year the neurologist that we had tried to get his seizures under control but couldn't...

it was a sad, sad day when Krispy Kreme donuts closed in houston. well, my walmart has outdone itself. (houston - fry road at I-10) my walmart has made a close approximation of the krispy kreme donut, even keeping them hot. OMG they are so good. i have restrain myself. very yeasty. yum. i...

i love food... or should i say loved. cooking was a pleasure. nothing made my weekends more enjoyable than meal planning, prepping & cooking for the next week. now, i'm gluten intolerant & off all dairy (until further notice). now, i dont look forward to meals. in fact, i skip many now...

good thing global warming isn't really happening... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/arctic/8732-melting-ice-means-dwindling-survival-odds-for-polar-bear-cubs

Found out today that one of my former students was murdered. He was shot in the head on Christmas Eve, and taken off life support today. A young man with such promise.......

I am really disturbed to hear that an innocent 18 y o young man was killed last night. He showed up at a party that apparently had gotten way too big- some in attendance stated that they would beat up the next guy that showed up. They beat him to death. What is wrong with this world????

Feel free to join in :D How sad is it that the cold chicken McNugget I just grabbed out of the fridge, tastes better than it did when it was "fresh" ??? ....that it was 68 degrees here in the mornings last week and I was chilly sitting out on the balcony? ....that the very second after the...

The great thing about this forum is that I can say things on here that I cannot repeat in my 'normal' life because I am sworn to secrecy. On Friday evening we were to go to a wedding reception. It was for our nephew and his new wife. They had been married in Las Vegas on Dec. 31st at midnight...

Well as many of you know I was eagering awaiting the arrival of my chickens yesterday. The company said that they should arrive at around 11 am. Well I sat and waited and waited and waited. Finally at around 3 pm the guy arrived with the chickens and the coop. He had been driving around the...