Barbie

Have a client that is not paying their bill. Have never had an issue with this before so I am treading on new water. Is there laws or statutes in place that determines late fees, and if so where do I find it. All I can find is generic stuff. BTW. If it matters I am in Arizona.

My husband's daughter is 13 years old, and bipolar. She has fallen thru every crack the schools and health system have. After he and I got together, I finally had her diagnosed, pulled her out of public schools, and homeschool her to ensure her education. Currently, she is rapid cycling. The doctor is trying to get her stabilized, but I am on the verge of a break down myself. I feel as if I am fighting a loosing battle with this disease, and that support is not there. My husband works away from the home 5 days a week, so I am "it". Does anyone have any ideas on how I can regain some sanity back myself, while helping her over come the cycles she is having? Are there any other parents out there that have the same issues? How do you help them maintain control while maintaining control of your own emotions? To make matters more complicated, our oldest is autistic. I chose my family because I love them all dearly, but feel I am peddling a bike uphill backwards. Any advice is appreciated!

My girl friend of 25+ years moved to my area, and was living in a single wide trailer behind my house, with her family. She had been here for about 6 months, when her husband physically beat my 15 year old autistic daughter for not wanting to go to on the school bus. The "whooping" culminated in his physically punching her in the head with his fist, ( I was at work at the time, and was notified by the police. He was arrested and charged with child abuse and agg. assault).

I allowed the family to stay for 3 weeks after the incident. He was not allowed back in the home, period. I finally had enough, after asking for help with the groceries. My husband had been supporting everyone, 11 of us total, on $20.00 per hour. She was working, as was her nephew and brother in law, but could not help as they had to move. My belief, don't care if you have to move, you still have to help feed your kids. Hers, since her husband was arrested, it was my job to care for all. Am I wrong

We have 3 pygmy goats. The are wonderful pets and we enjoy them thoroughly. As of late, they have become escape artists. We finally resigned ourselves and allow them to stay out.

Evidently they truely wish to be part of our family, as they have now started "knocking" at the door, and when the door is opened, it is a battle to keep them outside. They have also become guard animals. When my hubby's carpool arrived to take him to work, they refused to let him to the door for his usual morning refill of coffee.I know GOATS DO NOT BELONG IN THE HOUSE, nor will they be allowed in. But I have never seen an animal such as a goat want to be inside this much. Is this normal or have I just raised 3 goats who think they are people??? This is my first experience with raising goats. Personally I think we did something right for them to act they way they do, but on the other hand they are goats and we have done something to make them think they are not. No smart answers please. What do u think?

I came across some OLD dog tags. Most of the information on them can still be read. Is there a way to find out more information? I thought about trying to track down person or family member to see if he or they might like them back. Judging from condition and other things attached to the key chain, I would guess it is Vietnam era tags.

Okay, I am a groomer and a customer's dog bit me, causing several punctures and the need for stitches. Doc says I have nerve damage in the one finger, ( it burns, is numb, and has a raw nerve that feels like an electric shock if I bump it ). Are there any exercises that I can do to help restore some of the function in it? The bite is about 2 weeks old now, and I still have a lot of swelling. Stitches have not been removed either. I am a slow healer and the doc is afraid the gash might split back open if we remove the stitches.

What do you think???

As we all know, it takes 1 calorie to heat 1 gram of water 1 degree centigrade. Translated into meaningful terms, this means that if you eat a very cold dessert (generally consisting of water in large part), the natural processes which raise the consumed dessert to body temperature during the digestive cycle literally sucks the calories out of the only available source, your body fat. For example, a dessert served and eaten at near 0 degrees C (32.2 deg.F) will in a short time be raised to the normal body temperature of 37 degrees C (98.6 deg. F). For each gram of dessert eaten, that process takes approximately 37 calories as stated above. The average dessert portion is 6 oz, or 168 grams. Therefore, by operation of thermodynamic law, 6,216 calories (1 cal./gm/deg. x 37 deg. x 168 gms) are extracted from body fat as the dessert's temperature is normalized. Allowing for the 1,200 latent calories in the dessert, the net calorie loss is approximately 5,000 calories

We recently purchased a horse. He is a 16 hand quarter horse, and reminds me of Donald Duck. Since purchasing him, we have discovered he is a biter. His original Daddy used a strap on him to modify behavior. We try not to smack him, but it seems to be he only has respect for that stupid piece of leather. He knocked my girl friend's daughter clean out of her shoes, and bit her three times. My hubby went to get her shoes at which time he attempted to do the same to him. I got hubby's belt, showed it to the horse, got the shoes, and the horse did not even look at me. He is only three years old and I can not help to think that he is not to old to have this behavior modified. Problem is, we live in Nowhere Arizona, and there are no trainers for at least 300 miles. We have 4 other horses that do not behave in this manner and have no clue where to start. ( Any comments about turning him into dog food can be kept to yourself).

We recently adopted a horse that is blind in one eye. We had the vet look at the eye, and he suggested that because of her age,not to have the eye removed. She is excellent with all 5 of our kids. Best horse you could ever want. I can put a two year old her with the reins, and she will do nothing other than follow me around the yard, stopping when I stop. I like to take her on trail rides behind the house. We have BLM land directly behind and I can ride to my hearts content. Problem is, every little shadow on the "blind side" tends to spook her. Normally I can talk to her and she settles right down, but on occasion, we rodeo. This is my first experience with a "handi-abled" horse and I am looking for ideas as to how to help her cope.