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How To Pitch: Texas Highways - Mediabistro.com

Special issues: Big Bend (February), Wildflowers (April), Summer Vacations (May), Coast (June), and a themed issue every September. Background: Texas Highways , the travel magazine owned and operated by the state of Texas, boasts subscribers in all ...

ferrari f430 - autoblog

Fans of classic racing liveries were elated when Aston Martin brought Gulf racing back on its Le Mans challengers. Now we've got another classic scheme on our hands, courtesy of STP. The ... Report: Ferrari to show 599 hybrid concept in Geneva Sam ...

Armour at home in Newport - Orange County Register

NEWPORT BEACH - If anyone has a home-course advantage during this weekend's Toshiba Classic, it's Tommy Armour III. Armour thinks he was 9 years old the first time he teed it up at Newport Beach Country Club, then known as Irvine Coast Country Club ...

Archive for May 2008 - The Spokesman-Review

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Washington state Republican Party convention tonight in Spokane, but now he’s canceled. “He’s going to greet the troops that are coming in tonight at 7:30 … out at Gowen ...

Mike's Blog - WNEM

By Saturday, we'll have highs in the mid-40s with sunny skies. As you may have noticed, the ice on the Saginaw river and Saginaw Bay is breaking up and melting away. I think it is fair to write that the ice fishing season is over in most places now ...

Auld: "Whatever they need from me" - Newsday

Still on vacation in Naples, didn't see that til little while ago, good on him) Chad Johnson ... Bobby Sanguinetti has been texting fellow New Jersey native Bobby Ryan in Vancouver at the Olympics. "He was really excited to be there," said the ...

Archive for April 2008 - The Spokesman-Review

Idaho Democrats believe the 2008 election is the party’s best shot to finally regain a congressional seat — a hope bolstered by recent fundraising reports that show freshman GOP Congressman Bill Sali owes more money than what he has in the bank ...

Gliding into the limelight - Howard County Times

In the summer I am at the rink 10 hours a day ... They have given up vacations and always taken me where I need to go. I am so grateful," he said. Aside from marathon hours on the ice, his regimen includes off-ice training in ballet, extreme cardio ...

North Carolina editorial roundup - Daily Reflector

The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer on the Justice for Victims of Sterilization Foundation: The freeing of inmate Gregory Taylor wasn't North Carolina's sole step recently toward providing some long-denied justice. Charmaine Fuller Cooper was chosen ...

Sanford Should Skip Governors Meeting - FITSNews

taxpayers should shell out $106,000 in annual dues so that the governor can charge two swanky weekend vacations to the taxpayer tab each ... In fact, Sanford was chairman of the RGA until last summer, when he resigned from that role in the wake of ...

Open Question: What are my chances of being accepted at University of North Carolina?

I am a junior in high school and I want to apply in the fall. I am out of state (Texas resident), and I am a girl. My GPA is 4.481, and I am taking 6 honors/AP courses this year, 5 sophomore year, and 4 freshman year. I plan to take 6 AP courses next year. COMMUNITY SERVICE 8/08-PresentZ-Club (Pine Tree High School) •Christmas at the Courthouse •Nursing Homes •Thanksgiving Food Drive Volunteer •Habitat Restore •Highway 80 Rescue Mission 8/09-PresentFCCLA(Pine Tree High School) 8/08-PresentWee Adventures (Mobberly Baptist Church) •Preschool Sunday School Teacher •Worship Songs Leader •Games Leader 7/07-PresentMission Trips (Mobberly Baptist Church) •Wyoming - Rodeo Evangelism; Vacation Bible Schools; Juvenile Detention Center •Mexico - Vacation Bible Schools and other Ministries •Quemado - Worked in Local School, Built homes, Vacation Bible Schools 6/08-PresentChurch Volunteer (Mobberly Baptist Church) •Vacation Bible School Teacher and Worship Leader •Summer Music Camp Leader •Hyper-Charge Preteen Retreat Leader ACTIVITIES AND EXTRACURRICULARS 11thPine Tree High School Precision Drill Team15 hrs/wk45wk/yr 11thPeer Assistance and Leadership3 hrs/wk plus36 wk/yr 9th-11thUIL and TMSCA Math/Science Teams10 hrs/wk36 wk/yr 9th-11thSpanish Club 11thFamily Career and Community Leaders of America1hr/wk36 wk/yr 9th-10thPine Tree Theatre20hr/wk18 wk/yr 10th-11thInternational Thespian Society 10th-11thAmplify Youth Choir2hrs/wk40 wk/yr 10th-11thAmplify Youth Drama Team1hr/wk40 wk/yr 9th-11thMobberly Youth Leadership2hrs/wk52 wk/yr 9th-11thMobberly Baptist Church Member12 hrs/wk52 wk/yr 10th-11thZ-Club Member15hrs/semester 11thChurch League Youth Softball Team3 hrs/wk12 wk/yr HONORS & AWARDS 9th-11thMany UIL and TMSCA awards at Regional, District, and State Levels 9th-11thClass Rank: 3/290 9th-11thMobberly Youth Leadership 11thChosen to be a PAL 10th-11thInducted into the International Thespian Society 10th - 11thPreschool Sunday School Teacher 11thPrincess Weekend Planning Committee 11th Selected to be on the Spring Hill State Bank Student BoardAlso, I got a 227 on the PSAT and will hopefully become a National Merit Finalist. I also scored a 32 on the ACT. more

Resolved Question: story starters? Please?

Im writing a book about a young girl whose mother is an alcoholic and they live in a trailer park in Texas and the young girl who I am choosing between these names Erin, Kirsten, Candace, Chelsea, Savannah, Jasmine or Anna...(extra names are good too:) She falls in love with someone on a summer vacation with her rich dad in Inverness, Florida. Any help.....? Please...? more

Resolved Question: Where and when should my boyfriend and I go on our first vacation together?

I've been with my boyfriend for almost 4 years now, and we want to finally go on a vacation somewhere. I'll be 20 in October, he'll be 21 in December. I can't decide if we should go somewhere over the summer (probably late July early August) or if we should wait until winter break (mid December to mid January) to go somewhere. Also, I can't decide where to go! I think he really wants to go to like a national park or something historic, and I'm fine with pretty much anything. I DO think a beach vacation would be easier and cheaper, but I'm not sure how fond he would be of that. Although, with the right destination, for the right price, he can probably be convinced! I've been to Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, and Florida, (he's been to all, plus Nebraska) and we'd really like to visit a place we've never been to. We'd like it to be relatively cost effective, too. No more than 700 a person (flight and hotel) in the summer, and no more than 800 a person (flight and hotel) in the winter. Cheaper than that would obvisouly be GREAT!!! We have also entertained the idea of DRIVING somewhere, but we only have like 4 or 5 days to vacation, so that probably wouldn't be wise. So, where do you think we should go? When do you think we should go? What to do there? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of this excerpt of my story?

I sat outside by the pool on a warm summer afternoon. You know the type, with the light breeze, no clouds in the sky, the smell of neighbors barbecuing next door. It was perfect, even though I could have been in Hawaii. My beautiful older sister, Tori sat beside me on a brightly colored beach towel, tanning. Her naturally blonde hair was pulled to one side of her face. “Rebecca?” She said, not looking up. “Yes?” I responded. “What are you doing?” “I’m writing in my journal,” “Why?” I sighed impatiently, “Because I like to write.” She looked at me for the first time, “But why do you like to write?” I thought about it for a second, “Because it’s just my way of expressing myself and letting out suppressed emotions. Is that a good enough explanation for you?” “Yeah. I was just wondering,” She turned back towards the sun’s rays. My sister and I were barely a year apart, but we were in the same grade, because I was moved up a grade due to my “vast capability of knowledge” and more big words. If I was supposed to be so smart, why didn’t I understand any part of what the so called “experts” were saying? But anyways, Tori and I had always been close, but then puberty hit, and she got blessed with good looks and a flawless face, and I was not-so-blessed. With a head full of mousy brown hair and boring brown eyes, I was totally unnoticeable. Well, to most people. I watched Tori stand, her bronzed body glistening in the sun. She looked out towards the white picket fence and waved at someone, a flirtatious smile gracing her luscious lips. I was guessing the person was our 23-year-old neighbor, Dean, who had an odd thing for 16-year-old girls apparently. I turned my attention back to the laptop which was balancing on my knees; an e-mail from my best friend, Summer was on the screen. She had sent it all the way from Hawaii, where she and her family, including her hot and so-into-me brother, Blake, were vacationing. I began to scan it, savoring every line. Becca, It’s so warm down here! I wish you could see the amazing view we have from our hotel balcony. The ocean is as clear as glass, and I don’t ever want to leave. Blake told me to say hi. He has mentioned you a few times since we have been here. Is there something I should know about? So what’s new in Texas? Are you having fun sipping iced tea by the pool and watching Dean mow his yard with his shirt off? Hmm, that sight alone is enough for me to hop on the next flight back to the mainland. Well, Mom is badgering me to get off the computer and go to the beach with them. I promise to write more to you later. Love, Summer I smiled at the screen with delight. Blake had been asking about me! I e-mailed Summer right back, telling her it was okay in Texas, Dean was as hot as ever, and I was still perfecting my tea brewing skills, but I was getting there. I clicked the send button, and something else clicked in my head. At first, I was numb, and I remember thinking “This isn’t normal.” Then, the pain came, and I screamed in agony, falling to the floor. The laptop toppled over with me and hit with a loud crash, causing the screen to go ominously black, but I was in too much pain to worry about it. “Rebecca!” Tori gasped my name rushing to me. “I…it…hurts!” I wailed, and she rubbed my shoulders while whipping out her cell phone. “No!” I yelled more forcefully than necessary, “Don’t call anyone!” Tori stared at me in silent shock as my vision grew gray and then went dark in a snap. Behind my closed eyes, a picture began to appear, slowly, like an old television warming up. I could only make out a nice looking room with a seaside view. As the picture became clearer, I realized that it was a bedroom, and there was a person in the bed, a pale person who was gasping for breath. I squinted my eyes, trying to decipher the still blurry picture. The pain in my head had just about disappeared, and with a click, it was gone, and the images suddenly snapped into focus. I gasped in horror as I realized that the gasping figure on the bed was Summer’s mother, Mrs. Landon. She was grasping at her throat with one hand and reaching into the floor for her dropped inhaler with the other. I was frozen in place, unable to move anything. As I helplessly watched, her lips turned blue, and her eyes went wide. At last, she gasped once more then went limp. I expected her to miraculously sit up and walk out, but I knew somewhere deep inside that she was gone, and that this was no dream. The scene seemed to fast forward before my eyes. I looked out the window as the sun made its way across the bright blue Hawaiian sky until it was close to setting. Then I heard voices that seemed to come from a short distance. “Summer, go check on your mother,” This was Summer’s father. “`Kay!” Said Summer cheerfully, the sound of a girl having a blast on vacation. She walked more

Voting Question: Places to meet real cowboys on vacation?

Hello everyone, I am a 24 female looking to travel alone either to wyoming, montana, texas this upcoming summer. I just need to get away for a few weeks, I recently lost my mother, and both grandparents in a short amount of time. I need to get away and clear my head. I am looking for a nice vacation where I can meet some good looking cowboys around my age that may be able to help escape my problems while i'm away. I am looking to travel to a safe area where there are things to entertain myself such as tours, horseback riding, rodeos etc..I have done some research and looked at dude ranches and all that fun stuff, but have been unable to make a decision due to my lack of knowledge of the areas. I am looking for the help of people who live around or have traveled to areas that would make a fun, mind escaping vacation and possibly meet a cute cowboy along the way! Any help would be greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: Should I bring my dog to Port Aransas?

I have a little long haired chihuahua mix and I am going on vacation to Port Aransas, Texas in the Summer. She is potty trained but with a doggy door. She eats alot and we will be gone for 3 days. I don't mind taking her on walks everyday because we are staying in a house. I really want her to have the opportunity to swim and play in the ocean with me. She is very protective of me so she won't wander off and she travels well in a car. PLease tell me what to do because I don't want to leave her alone or have her poop all around the house we are renting. more

Resolved Question: What should i do when i go to Texas?

My family might be going down to Texas on vacation this summer. Which part of Texas should I stay in and what cool thing are there to do? more

Resolved Question: What cool things are there to do in Texas?

My family might be going to texas for a vacation during the summer. Any ideas of places to go to and things to see? Where in texas is a nice place to stay? more

Resolved Question: people who are regular visitors of the southwest states/people who live in them..pllleeeaaaseee answer :3?

okei,so for the summer vacation,my sisters and i are going to drive from detorit <michigan> to santa fe <new mexico>to visit our family.... butttt,we want to go to other places like,navada,arizona,colorado..and especially texas,basically,we'l go all over the southwest,...what are some cool citys/places to visit?well...we have to go to corpus,cuz.....we're huge selena fans....its a must..lol more

Voting Question: I need to help out my friend so please help me out?

ok my friend went to vegas this summer there he met a chick (they were both there for their summer vacation). and he lives in California and she lives in Texas. they have been talkin for 6 months,and they like each other no they REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER like CRAZY and i no that for sure. but wen he told his brother about this (which he didnt want to) his brother freaked out like crazy he thinks the girl is a whore (which she is not, i no that for sure) and his brother thinks he is a dumass and is gonna end up bein hurt. ( i under stand that he cares bout his lil bro) but he wud even giv them a chance AT ALL!!!! as soon as he heard the words "LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP" he said its over for him. he took away his phone, his laptop, and everyway he cud possibly talk to her, ( but they really love each other and they can live without talkin to each other) NOW WAT CAN I DO TO HELP HIS BROTHER UNDERSTAND OR WAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO TO HELP>> WAT WUD U DO IF U WERE ME::::I REALLY WANT TO HELP HIM more

Resolved Question: good place for family vacation?

we have a 5 and 3 year old...we would like to take a trip late spring early summer somewhere...we went to disney in august and would actually like to go back there at that time but just dont think we will be able to afford much over 1000-1300 what kind of places are affordable for that price...we are in texas and we wouldnt mind driving to a close by state...we want 3 to 5 nights. thnks more

Resolved Question: DESPERATE for some help?!? parents getting a divorce?!?

ill try to keep this short. my mom and dad have been fighting for a really long time, probably ever since i was 4yrs. i am now 15. so this summer i was on vacation, at a relatives house, and i get a call that my dad is divorcing my mom. well anyways, my dad has been planning this out for a really long time. he took an 8 month motorcycle trip, about 2 months before the papers were presented. right about that same time, he stopped paying off my moms credit card--- which by the way was mainly food, clothes, and music lessons for me and my sister. so now my moms credit looks bad. my moms mother died about 2 years ago, and left some money for me, my sister, and my mom. my dad is now making it look like she has all of this money, so until the divorce is final, my dad won't have to pay my mom anything. there is something called espousal support, but we live in texas, and so that is not an option. well my dad is now trying to get full custody of me and my sister, but we want to stay with my mom. my dad has also lied in court, and our attourneys are on that taking care of it right now. but i know that my mom is in debt, and broke, but still has to pay these attourneys money, and feed me and my sister, etc. so if you have any advice PLEASE help me out here. i want to help out my mom, im really worried about her. she cries so much all of the time, and i just want things to be better. so if i can help out my mom... that would be fantastic. thanks for your time. please give lots of suggestions(: more

Resolved Question: Am I being irreasonable? Visitation Question?

Okay so my 8 month old daughter's father lives in Missouri and I live in Texas. Even though we split after her birth I agreed to take the baby out there for a week for her to see him and his family back in July. I did it for her but I was totally bored out my mind there. He pays cs and I keep him informed of her whereabouts. Nothing is court ordered, we are trying to work everything out between us. Anyways, he wants her to come to Missouri for two weeks. At her age, she cant travel by herself so he already knows that until she can I will have to travel with her. I just started thinking that is too much to ask from me, since 1) I only get so much vacation time and I dont want to use it all being in Missouri, 2) He will be in Texas about 3-4 hours away for 6 weeks starting in Jan and I already agreed to take her out there for atleast a weekend and he was going to try to come to her for atleast a weekend, 3) He is coming out here a week in March, and 4) neither him or his family really try to plan anything for her to do there. I really just want to get some opinions to see if I am being irreasonable because I was prepared to set aside of week for her to be there next summer, just not two weeks.I have always lived in Texas except for college and he has always lived in Missouri....it was a ldr more

Voting Question: How can I see my boyfriend again?

He lives in Maryland and I live in Texas. I used to live in Maryland (that's how I met him) and I have tons of friends and family there, but my family is really low on money right now, we just can't afford to fly there. I'm thinking of asking them if we can drive to Maryland for summer vacation, but I don't know if that would be much cheaper. If I don't figure out something, I'm not going to see him again for another year if I'm lucky, another 4 years if we go to the same college, and if we don't, there's no telling how long it'll be. Please help me!!! :(I'm 15, and we've already been dating on and off for 2 years so I don't see why we wouldn't be dating that long, and he can't visit me because he's family is in even more financial issues than mine is more

Resolved Question: Legal question regarding child support in Texas. . . .?

My husband has two children from a previous marriage, which WE care for at least 3 days per week depending on our work schedules. Both children are too young to legally choose which parent to live with so, according to his divorce papers, he (we) will have both children during the summer. Will he still have to pay child support for the months that he (we) are caring for them? We are trying to plan family vacations, etc. but are wondering if we will will be able to afford it if he still has to pay the child support. If it helps, we live in Texas. We are asking on this forum because his lawyer hasn't returned our phone call yet. Please be respectful with your comments and we greatly appreciate your input. more

Resolved Question: can you go on a 1 year road trip or shorter?

with enough money for a month and then work in different towns for extra money to keep traveling. my boyfriend and I want to go this summer 2010. ill be outta high school. we live in texas and want to drive west with a big van. we will stay in our car and camp out in different places. is this a possible vacation? more

Resolved Question: How long does this stay on my police record?

i live in texas and at the beginning of summer vacation, my friend gets caught with drugs and the police searched his phone and found a text from me affiliated with it. my friend is free now but i want to know will that text be on record and if it is, how long does it stay on file. all they know is some guy named cliff is affiliated with weed more

Resolved Question: If anyone can take some time and read and change my essay to make it sound less boring?

Money When I went to Las Vegas this summer it made me think of money a lot. Before I went on this vacation I did not think about it as much. Yes, in some occasions I would ask my mom for some cash, but never in big amounts. I knew that in Las Vegas people spend money because they gamble, buy drinks, and food which is expensive. The trip to and from Las Vegas, the souvenir shop, the mall and the hotel are why I thought of money. When I found out we were going to Las Vegas I was so happy. The day before we left, my mom and I made chicken salad for the way over to Las Vegas because we were not going in a plane, so we were going old style by car. While we were on the rode my parents did not even let us get chips or snacks or anything like that. I was sad and I did not know why they were saying no to buy extra things. We did not spend one dime, except for gas. My family and I went into a little souvenir shop when it was the second day of being there in Las Vegas. Inside the shop were many things from baby shirts that say “Someone who loves me very much bought me this in Las Vegas” to small key chains that have the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign. It did not smell like anything particular, just like any other ordinary store. There were probably ten aisles in the store and the walls were the same color of the waters of the oceans. When we were getting ready to pay, I knew the guy from behind the counter was not from around here or was not born here. He started talking to us because he and my dad were at first making conversation with each other. He was a very kind man and he been in Las Vegas for about four years. He told us that the only reason he came to Las Vegas was because his brother begged him to come. He told us he was from Maui, Hawaii and that he missed it there. It was probably all those beautiful sceneries. We asked him why he missed Hawaii and he said because in Las Vegas everything is modern for example there are lots of cars, lights, and buildings and in Hawaii well everything is nature like there is a bunch of trees, mountains, dirt roads with trails, and beautiful sunsets. He told my mom and dad that a homeless person can live in Hawaii healthy because in Hawaii everything is surrounded by sea, so the homeless man or woman can just live of fish and fruits without it costing something. In Las Vegas a homeless can not live without asking for money to buy something to eat or they might just dig into the garbage to find something. I would say that the homeless people in Hawaii are probably treated better because they are not asking for anything. In Las Vegas or anywhere in the U.S. when ever a homeless guy is outside a restaurant someone has to come outside and tell him or her to leave to somewhere else and usually they would bribe them with something. We ended our conversation with Texas somehow. We said our goodbyes and then we walked out of the store with paid waters, a key chain which my brother bought, and a little shot glass that said “Welcome to Las Vegas.” When we stepped outside it was about 100 degrees which is why we got the waters in the first place. Many people which were tourist also were wearing shorts, hats , and sunglasses, with water in their hands. The third day of being in Las Vegas which was our final day there we went to an outlet mall. Inside there were people sitting down in little white desks asking people if they would go to a hotel to see if we would go there in the future. My dad being my dad cheap and looking for any free cash said yes because if we went we get a free seventy-five dollar visa card. The guy was righting down our information to go over there and there was still like thirty minutes left until the presentation on the hotel started. Then the guy says if we came in car or taxi to the mall and we said car, but then the guy made like a funny face and he said no you came in taxi and we all have like a confused look on our faces. He says if you came in taxi it is like 50 dollars from here to there. They were done and then we left heading for the hotel. There were many people there, some were probably like my dad but the difference was that some people said yes to see them in the future and take the deal. I felt sad for the guy that was spending his time with us to show us the hotel, because in the end my dad did not take it and me and my brothers were mad at him. In the end we got a free buffet that did make our stomach’s hurt but tasted good. I did not know again why he declined to get the deal because it sounded like a good idea. On our trip back from Las Vegas it got me thinking because I got a whole day of just being on the rode to what else but to think. I have now realized why my parents did not want to spend any money until we got to Las Vegas because Las Vegas is so expensive and you need to have a lot of money to go there. I asked my mom why we declined the deal at the hotel and she told me thFor some reason it took of the indents..But my teacher says i need to add Figurative Language like imagery, personification, metaphor, hyperbole, you get the idea. To make it better more

Voting Question: child support and arrears?

This my letter in many lawyers I was searching for may case,please I need someone thier opinion,knowlegde about my case,thank you. This inquiry is regarding my Child Support Case, the situation is from January 2002 to July 2008, I was in the Philippines. My wife(ex-wife now) came to me in the Philippines on March 2006 and asking for my signature for the divorce paper and child support for our 9 year old daughter .The amount of my child support is $ 700 per month. When the order was entered, I did not realize the extent of the ramifications and short time constraint that she gave me to review the entire documents . I was unemployed, a full-time college student in the Philippines and my parents supported me financially during those years. I recently started a job just last year in 2008. For this reasons, I am requesting to review / modify my child support. As a father, the best interest of my daughter is still my priority and I’d like to be an integral part of my daughters’ life and supporting whatever her needs may be. However, I will be needing some assistance because of my economic hardships as I am still trying to repay my debts. I came back here in Houston, Texas last July 2008.When I started working on August 28,2008 with a salary of 30,000 a year, when I received a letter from the Texas General Office, I informed them about my employer. They are deducting $350 per pay period since then. Month of December 2008 when I received a letter coming from the Guam General Office stating that I owed a back pay child support of $ 17,500 which I called them and they said I am not paying my $ 700 since 2006.But there is another letter from the Texas General Attorney stating that if my child support payment is deducted in my paycheck, just disregard that notice, so I was so confused now. Surprisingly, I did not also received my tax refund, it is a small amount only $ 700 plus, because I just started working that’s why I did not make a lot of earnings. The letter also states that if certified, my passport would be denied too. I ask the Guam General Attorney office about that and they said they are questioning the Texas General office why they have not made a judgment on those arrears and ordered an extra payment on top of the $ 700. During the period from 2006 to 2008, I failed to pay all part of child support obligation was due to the fact that I was unemployed and my ex- wife told me that it will start as soon as a get I job and graduated in college. The Guam Attorney General sent me a modification form and I completed those forms and sent it back to them together of all my supporting documents. I keep calling the Guam General Office every week for the follow- ups, and they said they forwarded my modification to their attorney for review and waiting for the court hearings. I consult an Attorney here in Houston, Texas, and explained to me that there is process how to compute the child support payment and there would be a hearing for who would granted for child custody. Which I don’t see any of that .I don’t have an original copy of my divorce decree, and I ask only my ex wife to give me a photo copy of it, but it is strange that it is only 1 page divorce decree. She said to me before that I will received my original copy too in a mail, but I never get it. And also I ask her if I could take our daughter for a summer a vacation here in Houston, but she did not agree with it .I want my rights for my daughter to spend together. My ex-wife is remarry again and has a second child which is without knowing that she is 6 months pregnant at that time when she came to me asking for my signature. Her current husband is in the Philippines, my ex-wife move in to a new apartment and she has a new live in partner that makes me worry about my daughter now because of that situation, but it is other story to mention here. Sir/Madam I have all the papers and documents that I compiled , I am willing to send this to you in a mail for your review, here is the copy of my recent paycheck stubs. I hope you could give me a suggestion , comments, and procedure how to settle this problem regarding my case. Waiting for the result of my modification takes forever without a legal person who would stand for me. I’m just a normal person who wants to be treated fair and seeking for the truth, Please send me also as price as concerns of your services. Thank You very much. God Bless..Regards.I asked already the Guam Attorney General about this case,it seems that they are in favor of my ex-wife.they said if I will an Attorney my chances is close to zero. I'll just want to proved the court that I was the one who is the victim here. more

Resolved Question: curfew law and time in texas?

okay so i have some friends over and my mom wants to send them home at eleven because supposedly that is the curfew time. i don't really think uit is so i need to know what is the curfew law in texas. preferably during summer vacations and if possible in hidalgo Texas. more

Resolved Question: HOW TO FIX MY CHILD SUPPORT BACK PAY ARREARS?

regarding may Child Support Case, the situation is from January 2002 to July 2008, I was in the Philippines and a fulltime college student and no work at that time. My wife(ex-wife now) came to me in the Philippines on March 2006 and asking for my signature for the divorce paper and child support for our 9 year old daughter .The amount of my child support is $ 700 per month,at that time I do not know the extent of ramification , with no questions ask..I signed the papers, she said that my child support will start as soon as I get a job and graduated in college. I came back here in Houston, Texas last July 2008.When I started working on August 28,2008 with a salary of 30,000 a year, when I received a letter from the Texas General Office,I informed them about my employer.They are deducting $350 per pay period since then. Month of December when I received a letter coming from the Guam General Office stating that I owed a back pay child support of $ 17,500 which I called them and they said I am not paying my $ 700 since 2006.Surprisingly, I did not also received my tax received it is a small amount only $ 700 plus,because I just started working that’s why I did not make a lot of earnings. The letter also states that if certified, my passport would be denied too. I ask the Guam General Attorney office about that and they sent me a modification form and I completed those forms together of all my supporting documents that will prove all my complains. I keep calling the Guam General Office every week for the follow- ups, and they said they forwarded my modification to their attorney and waiting for the court hearings. I consult an Attorney here in Houston, Texas, and explained to me that there is process how to compute the child support payment and there would be a hearing for who would granted for child custody.Which I don’t see any of that.I don’t have an original copy of my divorce decree, and I ask only my ex wife to give me a photo copy of it. She said to me before that I will received my original copy too in a mail, but I never get it. And also I ask her if I could take our daughter for a summer a vacation here in Houston, but she did not agree with it .I want my rights for my daughter to spend together. My ex-wife is remarry again and has a second child. Sir I have all the papers and documents that I compiled I am willing to send this to you in a mail for your review, on your per request here is the copy of my recent paycheck stubs. I hope ANYONE OF YOU could give me a suggestion , comments, and procedure how to settle this problem regarding my case.I DID READ THE DOCUMENTS,MY EX WIFE TOLD ME THAT IT WILL START AS SOON AS I GET A JOB AND GRADUTED.SHE LIED TO ME..ON THAT TIME I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT AND AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS SHE GETS MARRIED.DOES ANYONE KNOWS THE SAME SCENEARIO OR EXPERIENCED AS MINE?PLEASE NEED YOUR ADVICE..MY EX WIFE HAS A NEW LIVE IN PARTNER ASIDE FROM HER CURRENT HUSBAND WHO IS IN THE PHILIPPINES..IM JUST WORRIED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER..TO BE HONEST..IM NOT AGAINST WITH THE 700 PER MONTHS AS LONG MY DAUGHTER WILL BENEFIT.I'LL JUST WANT TO TELL THE COURT THAT I HAVE NO INCOME FROM 2006 TO 2008..IM A FULLTIME COLLEGE STUDENT,I HOPE ALL OF YOU GET MY POINT.I AM NOT AGAINTS WITH MY CHILD SUPPORT.I'LL JUST WANT TO PROVE THE COURT THAT MY WIFE TOLD ME LIES..IF ONLY I HAVE KNOWN THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH THE OTHER GUY,I WILL NOT SIGN THAT PAPER.,NOW IM JUST WORRIED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER,SHE LIVE WITH THE NEW LIVE IN PARTNER OF HER MOM,I WANT TO CONTACT HER CURRENT HUSBAND IN THE PHILIPPINES TO TOLD HIM THAT HER WIFE CHEATING ON HIM.I KNOW THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE HER BEST FRIENDS TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE SHE WORRIED TOO ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.I'M TRYING TO BE PATIENT AND CALM ON THIS..I THINK MY EX WIFE WAS LOOSING HIS MINDS.I DON'T WANNA SAY THE WORD BUT SHE IS. more

Resolved Question: Can anyone suggest a good vacation place for small children?

We are planning a vacation for summer 2010 with our best friends. It will be 4 adults and 3 small children, aged 3 1/2, 2 1/2, and 1 1/2. We live in East Texas and would like to find a place that's not extremely far away (like Hawaii or Europe) and not extremely expensive. What activities can keep 3 toddlers entertained? more

Voting Question: what should i do here? please help!?

it is summer now and im on vacation in Dubai (UAE) theres alot of places with cheap items. mostly there are cell phones and cell phone accessories such as covers, usb, charger, mobile, etc. i want to know what to buy from here that i can sell easily in the states (texas). thank you. more

Resolved Question: how do you stop crying?

last year, i moved to texas with family. i lived in california and i was still with my boyfriend for a year while i was all the way in another state. it hurts i cant see him. and i saw him and everything over the summer it was all good and then i went to japan for vacation. now my parents are saying we have to move to japan. now thats further away from my bf. why does this have to happen to me. i dont want sympathy please. and now hes just saying fuck this and he broke up with me cuz he thot theres no point if im not gonna be able to see him at all. and whenever i try talking to him he acts like a total dic,k to me. it hurts so bad. :( i tell him i love being single and i say im already over him so maybe hell just come back cuz he always does when i say that but now hes just like w/e he says he still loves me but what do i do??? should i just find a place to live by myself in america?**** is Fu.ckignore that ^being hurt is not lucky </3hahahhahaha there are no onions!uhhh dont tell me im not ready to be in a relationship do u think i need more sh1t more

Resolved Question: What should I do? Tell Her or Let her go?

I met "Laura" about a year ago. We hit it off really well and started dating, kind of long distance, a few months later. When I took a transfer to pennsylvania from texas we decided to become friends again because we were not going to be able to see each other very often. We still talked daily via email, text, and phone. We took a vacation together earlier this summer as friends, shared a room but nothing happened. A week after we got back from this vacation she told me she was dating a new guy but wanted to remain friends. I'll admit my heart sank when she told me this but now we barely talk, maybe once a week and it's killing me. I think I love her but we are both in our 30's and I don't want her to waste away waiting on me to get a transfer back to Texas. What should I do? Tell her how I feel and hope she feels the same way or just let her go and wish her the best of luck? more

Resolved Question: Texas standard visitation schedule for divorced parents?

I have twin boys who are three years old and my ex and I go by the standard visitation schedule in Texas..every 1st, 3rd., and 5th. weekend beginning on Thursday until the boys are in school, every other holiday, etc. Is there someone who can give me a schedule I can print or can someone explain to me exactly how this is supposed to work? I had a printed schedule, but it's old now. Also, the ex-grandmother called this Friday on the 31st. when I thought I would be getting my boys back after their 30 days for summer vacation and told me it was their weekend and that they would be keeping the boys until Sunday the 2nd. I later spoke with a friend who goes by the same order and he explained to me that this was incorrect. I have no idea who is right or wrong as I'm not an attorney 'obviously'. Once again note that this is a completely standard order within exception of the early Thursday visitation until the boys start school. God Bless. more

Resolved Question: Your opinion is wanted, to home school or not to home school, THAT is the question.?

I am sure everyone has really strong beliefs in one way or another on this subject but please continue reading before making a comment. I have 3 children ages 5, 3 and 8 months. I am a stay at home mother. My husband is an Engineer for a U.S. contractor. My husband is leaving for Iraq at the end of October and will be gone for one year. He will get to visit for two weeks about 1/2 way through his assignment (so April or May time frame). Since I do not work I really have no ties to our home. I have been considering using this as an opportunity to travel with my children (not constantly but every few day or maybe for a week here and there) to go visit places throughout our state (Texas) and possibly the United States. I would take them to various museums, gardens, historical sites and things of that nature. I would teach them (my 3 and 5 year old) the basics of course but I think these trips would teach them in a more in depth, hands on way. For instance, I could take them to the Alamo to teach them about the history of texas, to a farm to teach them about agriculture (and maybe about the "birds and the bees" too" I believe I can teach them more through trips like these then my 5 year old will learn in Kindergarten. My son did go to Pre School last year where he learned his alphabet, to count to 30, how to write his name and to spell a few words... So the foundation has been started, I just need to pick up where the Pre School teachers left off. I am not considering home schooling him for 1st grade, just this year. I do worry though that he might miss the social interaction that he had while in Pre School and would have in Kindergarten but I am sure that there are home school groups in my area that have get-togethers where the kids can socialize. I also have to wonder though, is it fair to have him miss out on Kindergarten, one of the most memorable years of a child's life. To miss out on his Kindergarten graduation? Is it worth it? ~ I'm torn. I just feel that this is a unique opportunity, one we may never get again to travel freely, on a whim, to visit places we might not normally visit and to learn about things that they might only learn about otherwise through reading books (which we'll still do plenty of). I am not even adverse to driving a longer distance, maybe to visit the Grand Canyon, or Niagra Falls. I've been to both, just not with my children. I know that my youngest two might not even remember these adventures but I know that my oldest probably will. I remember plenty from when I was his age, especially the wonderfully fantastic adventures my mom took me on. ~She used to take me fossil and artifact hunting in Arizona. Plus these trips would be a wonderful bonding experience and would help pass the time while my husband is in Iraq. In addition, he'd be able to take his 2 weeks leave at anytime rather than having to plan around Spring Break or waiting until Summer Vacation. I'd love opinions, even criticism Oh and I am sure it will come up so I'll address is now, Yes, we will be able to afford these trips.RMG: I appreciate the constructive criticism but I do have to disagree with you on the museum issue. I know everyone thinks their kids are great but when it comes to behaving themselves (with exception to the 8 month old) they are exceptional. Our children are well disciplined & taught good behavior from a very young age. We go out to eat (not fast food) a minimum of twice a week and we are not the family you glare at that's making all of the racket,lol. We actually get compliments on how well behaved our kids our on a regular basis. Oddly enough we've even been offered money. Yes, money. An elderly lady once gave my son $1 for being so good. (Weird, I know). We recently moved to Texas from Maryland. While in Maryland we visited the Natural History Museums and historical sites of DC & my oldest son really enjoyed them & learned a lot. I agree, some (often times, many) kids behave badly in public, mine though, w/the rare exception, do not. If they do there are immediate consequences. more

Resolved Question: I have a court order for my son to visit me this summer, but his mother is in contempt of court. What Do I Do?

This summer I was given 3 weeks in July and 2 weeks in August to visit my son. He was supossed to come out to California from Texas to visit me both times. His mother mentioned to me that she planned a family vacation with her and her new husband and my son in July and I would not be able to have the 3 weeks. I argued with her and in the long run I just came from CA to visit for a week and I let them go to be nice. That was my mistake. Now he is supossed to visit me from Texas and stay with me for 2 weeks in August. I tried to contact his mother for over a month regarding the plane tickets and expenses but she never returned my calls or emails. She finally got back to me when it was too late. Now I have to drive to pick up my son from Texas because plane tickets are not affordable (keep in mind the court ordered that I be responsible for the cost and the act of the transportation to visit me). Anyway now I need to drive to pick him up. His mother said that was fine. After I arranged everything and jumped through hoops to take the time off work, she is now telling me she is going to have to re-schedule and I cannot come to pick him up because she will not have him available the day I arrive to pick him up. On top of it she is now telling me that she made him various doctor appointments throughout the month and I will not be able to see him anymore this summer. I spoke with some of his mothers friends and family and they are telling me that she is a liar and a bitch and she did not make any appointments for him and that my son is in fact available the day I arrive and she is lying about that too. What do I do??? I already sent her an email saying that what she is doing is unnacceptable and I will be there on the day and time that we agreed on and if she does not let me pick him up or if she is nowhere to be found, I will go to the police with a copy of her emails and my court order. Is there anything else I can do? more

Resolved Question: is my boyfriend still into me or not...i need your help?

ok this is going to take a while to read but i wanna give u all the details and im not a good speller or with grammer...ok i started dating this guy(we will call him jim) when i was 15 and he was 17 i am gay...but we dated for 3 months and he was over almost everyday so 3 months later i invited him to go on vacation with me and he just got on my nerves so bad i broke up with him...heres how and it was so shitty i didnt answer his calls for 3 months the rest of the summer and then i called him and told him that we shouldnt date anymore im just not ready...well a year later i had just got out of a relation ship with another guy and i was starting to talking to jim again and we went to the movies with some friends and me and jim made out heavy...well after the movie we went to my friends house and he asked does this mean were going out and i said no...bitch move i know i was young and stupid...ok so we didnt talk for 1 1/2 years cause i was getting fucked over by my other ex and i started looking for jim again so my friend gave me his number but he now lives in texas and i live in oklahoma...so 3 months go by and he asks me if i still love him and i said yes...so we started dating again so i asked him to come to my birthday and he says ill try and my birthday comes around he doesnt come...then he called me and said that his parents kicked him out and he needs a place to live i asked my parents and they said ok...im 18 now and he is 20...anyways he kept changing the dates he was suppost to move up here...now he is in college and he will suposable come up after he grads...but here is present time i try and call him and he will answer somethims same with text and myspace...ok i have noticed i have moved down on his friends from # 10 to number #17 in a week iv asked him if he still loves me cause i know he says it but if he doesnt want to be with me i wanna know cause i dont wanna spend my life with someone that doesnt love me...and he says...if i didnt love you i wouldnt say it...but thats the thing he hasnt said it in 2 months...so what should i do i really need someones input...if u need more details plz ask more

Resolved Question: what are my rights, as a tenant, for a/c repairs in Texas?

I rent a town home, which is very difficult to cool during the hot texas summers. I have one air unit, and it runs constantly. I have it on auto. The temp I have to set it at is 85 during the hottest time of the day, around 5pm. The townhouse is an upstairs/downstairs so I know having two floors isn't helping. I have at least one fan in each room, and some have two fans, the fans are under the air vents as well. I believe someone tampered with the a/c unit while we were on vacation. Since we have been back, we noticed that the a/c wasn't working so well. The hottest it got today was 103, and the a/c was at 85, and running constantly. Then at 9pm, 97degrees outside, the a/c unit said 84. The sun was down at that point as well. I have asked the landlord to look at the a/c unit, and the maintenance guy said it was ok. But I want an a/c repair person to look at it. What are my rights? more

Resolved Question: Its my birthday and he is ignoring me...?

I have been with my boyfriend for almost 3 years. He moved to Texas last August for school and I live in Michigan. We get along great when we see eachother but the distance is making things hard. Bi-polar runs in his family but he always says "I'm too young for it." (he fails to believe he might have it.according to him, its just a bad temper) Anyways, today is my 19th birthday and he has been ignoring me for the past 2 days over stupid things. He does this often and I usually blow it off because he will call or text me after we fight but I can't blow it off now because today is my birthday. I text him this morning and he hasn't responded. I know we're not broken up because he always comes out and says it so I figure hes just stressed because he lost his job. I don't want to be annoying to him but I do not know what to do. He just told me the other day on the phone he wants to takeme out to a nice restaurant when I go see him in August and was also talking about our vacation together next summer. He also is planning on moving back home and wants to get an apartment with me when he graduates next May. We have a lot planned with eachother. Everyone, including his mom, says blow him off and he will text me eventually. But its my birthday! I'm sad. How do i stop myself from texting him? I'm not sure what I should be asking.By the way, whenever we don't talk for a few days or a week, he calls and texts me a lot saying how much he missed me and stuff. (usually because we are close to breaking up and whenever we do break up, he calls me crying or talking a week or 2 later asking to be with me again) more

Resolved Question: Big problem..... can't find solution!?

how can we deal with my hubby's EX after almost 9 yrs of their divorce she can't get over it.( I was not the reason of their divorce)... She is always bossing around our life's. I have had discussion over this with my hubby because even though she lives 14 hrs away she finds a way to give me a headache. For example my step-son(12yrs) wants to live with us but she doesn't want to let him come, child didn't come on x-mas or new years because of her, she doesn't follow what court papers said and we can't afford to go to court and discuss this at this moment or before . Even when the child is here with us trying to have a good time she wants to know every movement we do she calls at least 4 times a day and always telling my husband what to do or not do with the child. Where to go what to buy him like just "good" brand clothes. If we let her know that we are not going to be home or we boy will not be able to answer her cals because we are going to be out on vacations she gets frustraded and even though she knew we weren't home she sends the police to check on the boy and by the time we get back my husband has already 7 notes form the police to go and report that the boy is ok. The boy have told us that he stays home alone while mom & her husband work for a period of 12hrs ever since he was 8th years that's why we always try to find a way for him to come during the summer for a long period. He doesn't have a healthy meal ever or so he says. He mo-we the lawn by himself since he was 10. My husband have talk to her about this and she just denies everything,she says the boy is a liar and not to believe him on what he say. Honestly we belive the child and not her because of the way she is. One day she is taking in a mannerable way and minutes later she is screaming like crazy.. my husband is planning on take her to court and figth for custody and let him decide where he wants to live, since he have told us serveral time that he wants to live with us because in our home we are a real family he wants to be with us . He said that at his house he migth have everything he wants but he doesn't have a family even though he has 2 step-sisters and 2 little brothers. On December he will be 13th and in Texas this is the year where he can decide where to live or so that is what we know.We want to give it a try but his mom refuses and says she will denie all the childs lies. Honestly I have know him since he was 4 and have a great relationship with him, and I know he is not lying he is a honest, generous boy,very lovable and all he needs is LOVE and attention. The boy have told us that mom,husband and other kids have gone on vacatiosn and he haven't been able just with us so in a way he feel not part of his mom's family. What can we do the boy wants to stay with us starting this year mother will not agree and we can't afford a lawyer at this moment hopefully by begining of year but not now. Any advices I just one the best for the boy..:) more

Resolved Question: What will be best for the child in this case?

My step-son (12yrs.) has plans to come and live with us for one year starting this July 19, 2009. (we all live in Texas but 15 hrs. apart ) .Everything was ok my hubby and his mother agreed for him to live here for one year, arrangements will be made with a lawyer to fix court papers for one year, appointment for this changes is July 15th. Now a good opportunity of job for my hubby has come it is only for a year, the only problem is that he will be working out of state about 11 hrs away. That is not the problem because I will be taking good care of my step-son and our kids because I only work part-time in the mornings. I have a good relationship with him and we know there will be no problem with the child if my hubby lives to work out of state. The problem is the mother she likes to argue and she usually likes to call just to try to change our home “rules” or “decisions “ and not respecting court order, for example Child was supposed to come since July 4th but the child’s mother have change the date & time for him to come & we have change the airplane ticket 3 times already and our plans and vacations schedule change because of her. We just want to avoid all this kind of headache specially if I will be in charged of the house & kids. I personally don’t know her but she had told me that she doesn’t like me at all honestly I don’t know why if I wasn’t the reason of her divorce almost 9 yrs ago. I came to the picture almost 2 yrs later, any how my hubby wants to cancel everything let his son just come for the rest of the summer have fun go out on vacations and have a talk with the child and explain to him our reasons and the fact that hubby will not be home 24-7.He will be coming for 5 days every month. Our future plan is to fix court papers for hubby’s to get child custody as soon as he turn 13yrs and that way the child will be here at home and my hubby too ,to spend more time with his son. We know the child will understand all this much better than his mother and we are not going to obligate him on staying or not. If after knowing all the reasons he still wants to stay then he will stay and will see what happens on the way with the mother. Do you honestly think it will be healthy for the child to stay even though I have a great relationship with him but my hubby will not be home. ? OR It is ok for him to come and see what happened on the way? Honestly I don’t want to have more conflicts with the mother because like it did when she find out we got married & I was pregnant ,I almost lost my baby because the bad moments she made me had and her bad intentions on calling me and tell me lies and treated me like I was trash with out even knowing me . Thank God this didn’t haven’ affect our marriage and I had my baby and I know I just have to ignore her and her lies. My hubby, kids & step-son are more important then her bad intentions. Advices please I will appreciate your help!Sorry I didn't explain well the job is out of state for one year but after that year he will be transfer only 1 hr away from home. The pay is much better than what he has at this moment this just happend and it will be good for us for our savings and future plans including our step-son plans and future!Sorry I didn't explain well the job is out of state for one year but after that year he will be transfer only 1 hr away from home. The pay is much better than what he has at this moment this just happend and it will be good for us for our savings and future plans including our step-son plans and future!Sorry I didn't explain well the job is out of state for one year but after that year he will be transfer only 1 hr away from home. The pay is much better than what he has at this moment this just happend and it will be good for us for our savings and future plans including our step-son plans and future! more

Resolved Question: What are some good cottages in Port Aransas,Texas?

My family is going for our summer vacation. We found the Anchor House(guest quarters) Any other suggestions? more

Resolved Question: What to do with Teenagers?

My 15 and 16 year old are easy to please and they hardly ever ask to go anywhere. I am off for a few weeks and want to make their summer interesting but have no idea where to go. We are trying to think of places to go during the day and where to go on a week long vacation any ideas? (we live in San Antonio, Texas) more

Resolved Question: Volunteering in animal shelter?

hi ok since its summer here in texas i want to volunteer in a shelter for vacation. i want to know what you do or need to do when you volunteer like do i have to bring/donate stuff to the shelter or just help them with the animals like feeding watering playing etc., I can volunteer in a shelter if i only have to go there to work with animals cuz i can't donate anything. Im 14 and my friends 15 and i/ we want to volunteer in a shelter in texas if anybody can answer this please tell me. Thanksoh ya im not really worried bout being bitten, scratched, or frightend since i have been bitten by dogs 6 times, scratched by cats and rabbits, bitten by rabbit 5 times and bitten by horse 1 time. I just want to know if I have to pay to volunteer And does anybody know any shelters in Texas?, i live near tyler and jacksonvilleI can also volunteer in a horse rescue center. So i want to volunteer in either animal shelter or horse rescue center. more

Resolved Question: how much does an airplane ticket cost for this destination?

right now im in texas but me and my friends are planning a vacations next summer to go to new york can somebody help please!!! :) thanx more

Voting Question: i really need some answers or opinions about this girl?

ill try to keep this short... a few years ago, i met a girl over the summer. she said she liked me, and i was excited and everything, but the next day she decided she didnt like me and we never talked after that except for once. (we met on vacation, even tho we both live in the dallas area) a few years after that, i was really surprised to find out that she goes to my school. my school is really really big (like most public schools in texas), so we dont cross paths too often, nor do i see her. but i started to like her again, but of course, she reminded me that she didnt like me. since then, ive gotten my braces off, am now a junior, and am honestly a real-life version of the ugly duckling. its kind of mean but people have actually told me that. i havent seen her in about a year except for passing glimpses at football games or dances. we text once in a while, but it never goes anywhere. to give you a little background on her, she's really shy, i'm pretty sure she's never been in any kind of relationship, she's clingy to her friends, she can be kind of bitchy even though she is really innocent. it's not really her personality to go after guys, or even flirt. ive liked her for a long time, inspite of all of that, and i'm wondering if i should take a chance and ask her to hang out. honestly, i wouldnt have a problem asking any other girl to hang out, but with her its a one-shot deal. more

Voting Question: I did something wrong to a friendship...HELP? It really messed things up!?

Okay so last year in the eighth grade my friend (lets call her han) went to texas. she got me and four of my other best friends a shirt from her vacation. this group of us six friends have been sort of a little group since sixth grade when i switched schools. i was so excited and intoxicated with the joy of these new friends, because thats just the way it is when something is different for once, you know? But then my other friend from my old school got jealous when she heard us talking about our matching shirts, because she didn't get one (lets just call her N). so i tried to make everything okay but things only got worse. Bad things started happening between me and N, like i tried to explain how i sometimes have to sit by my other friends too, and she acted offended and told me "then i guess i'm not talking to you anymore!", then she ignored me for many weeks. This happened often, by the way. everytime she got angry she would ignore me. then my friend La had a sleepover one night and N heard her telling us what time to come over. N called La a conniving B**ch! Then my mom, who had watched N and i grow up together since third grade as bff's, sent N a card that told her to give us a call, and she did. I appologized, and she should've too, but she acted like she had nothing to say sorry for...but i pushed that aside and we just started talking like old times. Last summer, right before ninth grade i had this brilliant idea that i would make up an anonymous email address that i would use to send her friendship advice. so i did, and she kept emailing me back and demanding that i tell her who i was. but of course, i did not. she threatened to press charges on me many times for sending threatening and offensive emails, when they weren't even offensive at all. i was just trying to be helpful and give her some handy advice from someone who knows what kinds of things she needed help with. All of that drama ended over time, and now all my friends from the group are good friends with N, and i feel left out because of it. i wish i could redo things over again, and now i have this constant urge to just talk to her. HELP ME. What should i do?!I am 15 and going into 10th grade now! more

Resolved Question: Whats with the Texas School System?

Im moving down to the Austin,TX area in about 5 weeks now. a few of my friends say that texas doesnt have summer vacation but they do 5 weeks of school and then 1 week off. I dont really see how that would work not having a summer vacation because how would you be put into another grade? PLEASE HELP ME! btw, im goin to high school if it helps... more

Resolved Question: If your in college/university can you help me out and tell me my chances of getting accepted?

My GPA, is bad its around 2.4 right now. I'm currently off on summer vacation and i'm going to be a junior this coming school year. I signed up for my junior year for AP Chemistry, AP English III, and AP U.S. History, its my first time i'm going to take AP classes, and for my senior year i'm planning on taking AP classes too, if i do The past two years ive only taken normal level classes and slacked off and now i regret it. I would like to go to either University of Houston or University of Texas at Austin, but do you think i'll make it?good for now on do you think i'll be able to raise my GPA to a like 3.8? Here are my results on the SAT I took my sophomore year(but I took it for practice but i'll take it again my junior and senior year). On Critical Reading I got 45 and says I scored higher than 58% of sophomores. On Mathematics I scored 38 and says I scored higher than 27% of sophomores. On Writing Skills I scored 39 and says I scored higher than 44% of sophomores.I didnt really take the SAT that seriously and also the timing on the test was kinda hard for me but know i know and i'll do better next time. Ive heard that if I clubs at school it will help me out, is that true? heres my schools has to offer: http://schools.gccisd.net/default.aspx?name=relhs.clubs which should i join that would help me and make me stand out for applying for college?But note that I'm Class of 2011. more

Resolved Question: Long story, but please help.?

Her name is Heather, she is 16 years old. My name is Robert, I am 17 years old. We are a great couple, we make each other laugh, we help each other, and we simply love each other. Although, we are a distance apart. She lives in my old home state, California. I live in Texas. Since she does live in Cali, I always visit family during the summer and any vacations lasting more than 3 days. So I will see her a bunch. I have a few things I would like to share, and get some input. 1. Well, we are very sexual at times... and I'm wondering; even though we are at a distance, is it still good to have a healthy... I guess I would say sex life? 2. I am not the hottest guy in the world. I am a bit chubby. But I am also not just down flat ugly. She finds me attractive, but her friends are very - from what she says - judgmental. That gives me an alert that she see's something... I asked her, "what do you think about me?" She said I look cute. I asked her, :well what if you didn't know me and we weren't going out. But somehow you saw me." she said the same thing. So I asked. "then why would your friends care?" She said that they're very very judgmental. So for some reason, I think there is something she is hiding? Does she not find me as attractive as she is leading me on to be? Am I over-reacting? Other than those two things, I really love her. I just have a bit of... concern about what she thinks, we had a discussion tonight 'cause there are a bunch of people against us. I said to her, "if you are having seconds thoughts then please tell me..." she said, "no, i love you very much. i would love to stay together with you." So I said well let's do this together. Sorry if all this seems just put together... and sorry it's so long. But thanks for taking the time to read and comprehend this mess, and hoping you have any ideas.To: Wahaj C Yeah, I kind of knew I was just over thinking it a bit. 'Cause obviously she see's something in me, if she didn't.. she wouldn't be with me in the first place. I know she loves me, and she herself finds me attractive. So who cares what anyone else thinks? more

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