John Flanagan ThePanClub.com - is a site dedicated to the preservation of Panguingue Pan, or Panguingue, is especially popular in California and South Florida, and now, through the magic of the Internet, around the world. The object of Pan is to be the first Player to meld all 10 cards in your hand, in addition to the final card drawn. Pan uses 8 decks with one set of spades removed and all the 8s, 9s and 10s removed, giving a total of 310 cards. In descending order, the cards rank K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A. The Game: After all Players ante in, the hand is be dealt. The Play: Each Player in turn takes the top card of either the discard pile or the stock. After drawing and before set discarding, a Player may meld as many sets as they hold, or add to their existing melds. If a Player uses a drawn card to build one or more melds, they must end their turn by discarding a single card from their hand. Sequence: A run of any three or more cards of the same suit. Conditions: Certain melds are conditions.
geraldinebrooks Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids We all hate to disappoint or upset people who look up to us—especially our children. The point of this post is to remind us that we can create unwanted reactions in others without realizing it. A colleague varied his normal routine at home recently. Normally Rich devotes the time from when he gets home until his children go to bed to his family. This includes reading to his youngest daughter just before she goes to sleep. One evening, Rich had something pressing to get done, so he grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed to a quiet spot to work on his computer. She greeted him with, “Am I in trouble, Daddy?” “Of course not! “You didn’t talk to me when you came home from work.” Our attention, our time, and our conversations matter to our kids. One of the wonderful things about small children is that they tell us what they are thinking and feeling. One option is to check in with every single family member each evening. “How are you doing?” “Everything okay?” “I told you so.” Paul I love…
Robert Munsch The Honest Toddler Holly Black The Fun Cheap or Free Queen: Video of how I keep track of my budget and spending. So easy, you'll love it! Budgeting can be complicated. Frustrating. Hard, even. When my husband I went through our tough financial time we learned one glaring fact about budgeting… Simplifying works. In this post I will break down my ridiculously simple, easy, and practical personal budget system that single-handedly got us out of major debt (including $10K on just ONE credit card!) When we first cracked down on budgeting, I tried everything. At first I… I tried monthly budgets. Nothing was working long-term, so I wised up and created my own system. Now I… Break my budget down weekly.Have only THREE budgets that encompass all our regular spending (grocery, other, and family…more on that below).Use credit cards to track all transactions and pay all bills (see other reasons why HERE, and see how we chose our cards HERE) Simplifying our budgets has – literally – changed our financial lives! Click below to watch the video on Youtube, or click HERE to watch it online. The Simplest Budgeting Method Ever “How-To”: 1. 2. 3.
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