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I had (still have it) an LG without an agitator. It does not get clothes that clean. If you have normal laundry that would come clean with a 'swish' - then probably OK.
I have dirty greasy ranchy poopy laundry. The clothes would come out with actual dirt still on them. I did load it right too.

I bought a Speed Queen old school machine. That machine gets clothes CLEAN! It doesn't take hours to do a load. It never goes off balance (YES! I loaded it right!) and I can wash odd things it in that the agitatorless machine can't handle.

I recommend the Speed Queen machine with an agitator. Made in the USA also!

I have Paramount+ because I bought the Walmart+ app, and it comes with Paramount+. I am surprised at how much I like that one. And I love the Walmart app...

Please get a second opinion! I have ran into so many issues with dental work. Some want to do so much and so drastic - I would really be concerned about the surgery aspect of it. I have found that the larger dental practice or "big box" type practices are THE WORST! IMO, they are padding their wallets with unnecessary procedures. You will know best what to do for your own child, but get that second opinion even if it costs you something. It could save SO much down the line.

Same for my daughter. No teeth pulled, just the expander. She really had a fun gap there for a bit. LOL But the expander worked great and she was about the same age as your daughter. This was less than 10 years ago.
DH had braces, so he went in with DD on consultation, and my DH is NOT afraid to ask questions and if something is really necessary and why it's necessary and if there are other options that work as well, but less invasive. But the best part was (and this was a little pre-planned) my DD did the 'wheel and deal' on the price. She asked if she (we) pre-paid the cost of the braces, etc. - it there was a price break. And she got one! LOL We don't have dental insurance - and I am pretty sure they don't bill as much as they do if they can get money out of an insurance company.
We are far from destitute - to ask for discounts on dental. It was never an issue to pay it outright. But - it never hurts to ask for a price break!

If the jaw surgery is going to be a necessity - it should be covered under your health insurance. All my kids wisdom teeth removals, which were oral surgery, were covered on our BC/BS. Well...sorta. Our deductible is so high, we paid pretty paid it.

We moved here in 1990. I have a couple small boxes in my basement that have never been unpacked.

I know I need to started now, clearing out things. So that someday my kids are not left with the task. So hard! I have a LOT of stuff! I don't want to get rid of a lot of it, but I know I can thin it down and organize it better. It's a job that is so easy to put off!

I will never move, and I think moving helps pare down the crap! Either on the move out, or move in stage. But the only way I'm leaving this house is feet first, so I need to get to it while I still can! LOL

It is difficult to do a closet cleanout. DH never wants to get rid of anything. But I do go in from time to time and thin out the really worn stuff. Of course he wants it cut into shop rags! LOL Ugh. I have big stacks of jeans and old flannel shirts that are worn, but would work great for jean quilts. My girls have made a couple with their Dad's jeans, so I save them... for now!

Read about Leonard Chapman Jr. He was a retired Marine General who became commissioner of the INS in the early 70's. He set about locking up the southern border, which had been more fluid up to that time. Many seasonal workers were coming across to pick crops, etc. They were here for the seasons of work, and then returned to their families.
Once the border became more of an issue to cross and they could not return and come back easily, or were blocked from seeing their families. So they began to cross and not return and also bring families with them.

In my area, rural Iowa, there are many seasonal workers who work on farms around us. They usually come in the spring and stay until harvest is done in the fall, then return to their families. The farmers here have to provide them with housing and maybe transportation. Quite a few farms here employ them. Also some seasonal business such as tiling (drainage tiling).
It is almost impossible to hire a farm hand anymore, so most are turning to migrant type employees who have work visa's to stay a certain amount of months, and then they hope like heck they come back to them in the spring. I am not sure what they are paid, but we are willing to pay $20 to $25 an hour for help (more sometimes) and it's pretty hard to find anyone local that either shows up or we even want on the farm, that isn't going to turn around and steal us blind. We have a high school boy that helps us when he is free and we pay him about $20/hour and he is fantastic, but soon off to college. We find around here no one wants to work. I don't know how they are surviving!

I was trying to go through the "must read" list, but I finally decided that I am not in school, I have read a lot of these back in the day when they were on a reading list that I had to finish. I enjoyed some, hated others, but was glad to have read them.

But now. Now I do what I want. I mostly do audiobook. I am alone most of the day, and I enjoy the audiobook with my airpods as something to distract me. I just go the newest Joe Pickett book. Is it high brow literature. Nope. But I love those series and others like Longmire, Mike Bowditch, etc.

I do some Audible and a lot from my Library. If I am iffy on a book, I try to go through my Library, so it is free. The newest Joe Picket was just released and I know the list at the library for the audiobook was months long - so I bought that one. My husband might enjoy it while he plants this spring, so I though double the value! Long hours in the tractor that time of the year.

I like the Modern style. The decor that is left there and some of the finishes/paint seem to have a 90's vibe going, which really distracts from the Modern esthetic - but that could easily be fixed with some paint and simple changes. The kitchen looks recently re-done, and it really doesn't vibe with the Modern house - looks almost like they went Farmhouse on the cabinets with the 'raw' finish. But something as simple as new knobs and handles that have a more Modern feel, instead of Farmhouse, would fix that!

Which fireplace? The one with the copper cover/vent is AMAZING and that must be kept at all cost. Don't change the patina on the copper either. It would freak me out a bit, with no enclosure for the fire. Is that how it is supposed to be? I would want the logs in something that held them together. But that is gorgeous. I am not big into having fire - so that one I might just place a HUGE green fern in the fire pit area. Oh yummy!

But I think if you got rid of the 90's somewhat Tuscan decor/finishes and went hard on Modern/ Mid Century Modern- it would be a stunner!

The outdoors looks like the wood needs a wash. Soft wash, not power wash. Power wash can completely damage that wood, but a soft wash will brighten the wood back up. Some of the algae covered wood might need more work. I would have a BONDED INSURED professional do that. No just anyone with a power washer. If they mess it up - it would be tragic and expensive to fix.

I don't know how they could make it secure - but that is a concern! The way it is now, I just leave my cell phone in the front part (where the babies sit) of the cart. I place some items in there until I get a few, then scan them and put them in the cart, so I am not stopping and scanning each item in a busy part of the store. I am more worried my phone will fall on the floor. I can put it in my pocket, but I feel like I am looking like a shoplifter then! LOL I also live in a very low crime area, but the thought of someone snatching my phone crosses my mind - but it doesn't happen around me.

My sense of taste seems to just have diminished. Nothing tastes good, but nothing tastes bad either. It's just that nothing tastes as GOOD as it USED to. Could that be just aging? Or is from Covid? I had dry mouth after Covid, and I think that is what really changed my tastes. The dry mouth has been dealt with, but I swear my tastes buds never came back.

Use a Power Bank (battery). Get a sizeable one. I like 10,000 mAh. That gives you plenty of charge time off a battery. You can charge multiple devices fully off that.

This one at Amazon is a 2 pack for just under $18. They are about the size of a larger iPhone and a little thicker. This one has a little flashlight, which can be super handy too.

I use my own cords. These are my favorite all purpose cords. Each cord has 4 ends; 1 USB C, 1 micro USB, 2 apple lightning. So it will pretty much charge anything. You can also use it to recharge the battery, but it will need to plug into a regular UBS charging port (slow) or have a wall adapter plug for USB direct to wall power. I highly recommend these cords. They are SO durable.

Multi End short charging cord

And a longer version of the same cord (also a 2 pack) .. it is 10 foot long.


These chargers are great to fly with - but they go carry on, not in your packed checked bag.

Nope. Prion diseases freak me out.