Good afternoon, everybody&#33;<br />
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My health today is better than yesterday and hopefully it will be even better tomorrow. The cough is almost completely gone.<br />
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It&#39;s cold again in New York and it&#39;s going to get even colder and wet over the next couple of days. <br />
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I&#39;m staying in today because I don&#39;t want that cold air to mess with my lungs. Everything&#39;s good.<br />
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zebra,<br />
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Drive safely over the mountains and I anxiously await your next adventurous entry. Your husband sounds like quite a mechanic.<br />
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Gregswife,<br />
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When I had the 4 year old for brief periods of time I could spoil him, but now that he&#39;s living in the same household as me I find that I have to place boundaries as far as how he speaks (may I, please and thank you), limited television time, practicing the alphabet and numbers and writing his name, developing good hygiene habits (constantly washing hands), and fighting at bedtime. It really hurts to say no and see his little disappointed face, but his ire only lasts for about 5 minutes max. In other words, because he is living with me there has to be more structure or the whole household will suffer the consequences. There are no parents to send him home to. We are it. <br />
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JoeyandDavid,<br />
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I&#39;m glad you got back safely and hope the timing of the sales and purchase works out perfectly.<br />
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cruisetarp,<br />
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I don&#39;t know what your idea is of doing absolutely nothing <img src='http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':biggrin:' />  <img src='http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':biggrin:' /> <br />
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It&#39;s difficult not spoiling a four year old because of the guilt it causes. You just have to take a deep breath and don&#39;t give in. I truly know what is meant by the phrase &quot;This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.&quot; However, I try to be in a position of saying yes by giving two choices to most things, such as, &quot;Do you want to turn off your TV or shall I do it.&quot; For some reason when he&#39;s given a choice it works better.<br />
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mercedes,<br />
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Thanks for the beautiful pics. Are the cherry blossoms fragrant yet? How are you managing to have such great weather.<br />
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hamster92256,<br />
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It&#39;s good to hear from you. It sounds like you&#39;ve been having a great time with your family. <br />
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I hope your boys have a great time while on vacation. It&#39;s great that they&#39;re close enough to want to be around each other during a break. Does this mean you get some sort of break?<br />
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That airport must be really far from you.<br />
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sailingrose,<br />
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Good luck with the contractors. I hope you get a good price.<br />
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