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LEEMCAULIFFERAMBO Not sure why you repeated the error, but if what you intended to do was correct it, here you go: ...while you're in bed...because "you're in bed" takes the place of "you are in bed," whereas "your" indicates that you are the owner of whatever the next noun is; for example, "Your dog kept me awake all night barking."

Dee-Huest: We use "Cranky Pants" in my family.
MonPetitChevre: I love that the poet in you used "manors" to refer to "manners" since One doesn't get invited back to most manors (grand, elegant mansions) if one doesn't bring along one's manners (polite and appropriate behaviors)! What a great metaphor!

I agree with FifthPocket. That color doesn't work well with the piece. It might work better if she removed the door and hung fabric in a coordinating cheerful print to replace the door.
It's the construction of the door, its hinges, and its fastener that scream "I'm Rustic, even though you painted me bright blue!"
A fabric curtain might make the piece more practical, too, because changing babies often includes one-handed maneuvers such as reaching down into the cabinet for lotion while you steady the baby with the other. A curtain makes this a little bit easier than a door, and, when you're caring for an infant, every little bit helps.

Fine crystal manufacturers instruct owners of their products to store them rim up to protect the fragile rim. I'm very old-fashioned; my mother used her crystal almost daily, and so do I. Out of habit I store all my non-crystal glassware rim up as well.

Emmi, in fact, whole books are written about this kind of customary and traditional language. Many are written by folklore scholars. You are right to intuit that folklore (such as folk speech) is connected to many interesting aspects of group behavior and regional history.
Take a look at this list for some books that document many fascinating speech customs.

I am a huge bookworm and amassed a large collection of books. Then I realized that I rarely, if ever, re-read them, and that instead of using my reference books, I looked up information on the web.
Books are meant to be read. I realized that, by passing them on, I was keeping them alive instead of entombing them.
I will tell you that releasing my books into the wild was not something I could manage to do all at one blow. I review my shelves regularly and take down the one or two or five that I can release at that moment. I sell some on Amazon; others I give away to friends or my library's used bookstore.
I think the secret is doing it a little at a time.

Mine are organize more or less by Library of Congress categories. That's just because I spent way too much time in post-secondary education and became accustomed to finding books that way. I plan to update my Library Thing list, export my list and sort it by LCC number, then use that as a guide to sorting. Yes, if you haven't figured it out by now, I'm a very serious bluestocking.

Netfirms all the way. I put my first website up on Netfirms in about 1994?? I think. Their service rates right up there with the finest hotels. Their prices are always good, and they reward customer loyalty. My clients are always happy with what I do for them there.

I wouldn't even try another domain-registration and hosting firm.

You're right, Jason, the difference is substantial. The one on the right looks lovely.

I like #5 and #6.