T~ Well if you can't happen to find a cake with the farm amimals you could always buy a cake with green frosting and buy that little pack of farm animals and put those on the cake. Humm I think my goal will be 230 by the 1st.
B~ Good for you getting so close to onederland. You will be there before you know it.
As for having a friend for the summer....It is somewhat more work. You will have another kid in the house so more laundry and food. However the friend and your daughter are going to be stick at the hip for a long time so it's kinda like a 2 for one in that department. Where one is the other isn't far behind. Discipline isn't a problem for me since I have known this friend for a long time and had to discipline her before. I just give her the same rules that my daughter lives by. If she really starts being a pain all I have to say is ...if you don't start behaving we will cut the summmer short and you will go home. That works all the time. That will even have your daughter behaving better when you give her the same speech
Her parents never send money with her. But if you can do that it would help. I did bring her to disney world with us one year... that was the only time I had wished she would of had her own money. We don't do that every year...Well maybe if we could afford it
We mostly do movies, parks, bowling nothing really pricey. I don't have a problem with them wanting to go out they usually can't wait to get home so they can do what ever kids do for hours in their rooms and in the yard...oh and riding bikes they do that for hours and hours. The first 3 weeks are a breeze really ...kids are stuck to each other like glue. I get more done when shes here during the summer than if shes not. Do you know the child well that will be staying with you? If not.... You will have to spend some time getting to know her. Which could be a good thing with discipline cause shes going to be scared for a while. Food is sometimes an issue. You would be surprised at how different families eat. Things I would think she would like she doesn't ...but if I stick to the basic kid stuff I'm usually okay. Her parents have a very plain diet thats my biggest problem with food. Make rules with the food right away....or you will be buying snacks all the time. I've made that mistake before. Treat her just like you treat your own kids. That will be hard at first but will help in the long run. Try not to baby her and have your daughter tell her what she should be doing....I see that a lot with other parents...... then you have a kid that doesn't respect you. If shes comfy you will be comfy. Maybe a good choice for you would be to not take the child for the entire summer. Try a couple weeks and see what your getting yourself into before going for an entire summer. I know the friend that will be staying with my daughter very well. Shes like my niece...actually most of the time I call her that. I know her better than my blood nieces. I hope I didn't scare you into not letting her stay...Think of it as a long sleepover...have ever you deal with those is what your getting into.... Good luck
Are you going to stick it out to see if it gets better? What about Diego for the theme? That is pretty easy to find just about anywhere. My three year old nephew loves him...maybe way to much 
I drink 2 liters or 64 ozs. If i want more I drink more ...and sometimes I do want more. I just don't count after the 64oz. 
I was depressed with V-day here and not doing anything. So I went and bought Dd & I some v-day chocolates . We had a little party of our own. It's over though and if I have more they will be counted into my points. I'm scared of what the scale will say tomorrow 
