Romer has a master’s degree, but she works three part-time jobs to help her ex-husband pay the bills. She has multiple sclerosis and the medical expenses that go with it. She missed her last student loan payment.

Her mind also keeps returning to those inspirational quotes she sees engraved and embroidered on keepsakes all the time. Something about how much pressure it takes to transform coal into a diamond? That the lotus flower grows in the mud?

Stephanie’s Lakeside House is the perfect place for a vacation getaway. This two-story vacation home features fun play features that will inspire creative and imaginative play. Stephanie and her friends can shoot hoops, race jet skis, and roast marshmallows over the firepit.

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In rigid plastic, solid earnings from our 2018 acquisition of Highland packaging along with a positive price cost relationship more than offset the significant volume decline we experienced as extremely wet weather in California and the cold weather in January in Florida impacted the start of the strawberry harvest. Our paper and industrial converted products segment reported its eighth consecutive year-over-year quarterly operating profit improvement as operating margins improved 112 basis points compared to the first quarter of last year. Conitex, which we acquired in the fourth quarter of 2018 had a strong first quarter and the segment overall continued to benefit from a positive price cost relationship and had solid productivity improvements. The turnaround in our display and packaging segment continue with operating margin expanding 348 basis points over the prior year period. And finally our protective solutions segment showed improvement in operating earnings, led by extremely strong growth in our ThermoSafe business, while operating margin expanded by 45 basis points.

Everything is more fun in neon, including a spin class. Or restorative yoga. Or Zumba. Or sliding down the county’s most epic water slide. Neon is not required to have a good and productive time at the Monterey Sports Center, however. A varied lineup of classes for all fitness levels, well-stocked weight room, spacious stretching area, basketball courts, saunas and, yes, the epic water slide, all combine to make you feel good about yourself just for showing up here. The workout part helps, but there’s also a snack bar and a comfortable lobby with free Wi-Fi in case you decide to skip the breaking-a-sweat part. That’s better than an ’80s racquetball court.

She can give her room a little more flair with this light box. It allows her to share all types of cute messages by simply inserting the letters and numbers onto the rails. It includes 100 different characters. The backlit LED illuminates the whole lightbox, adding to the cool factor. Designed to be portable, it can either be powered with batteries or over USB. You can also buy a separate AC adapter.

There is a reason that popular Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash is a childhood favorite. While it is fun to watch the Hot Wheels cars criss-cross across the intersection in the track, this set is designed for one reason only– to watch your Hot Wheels cars magnificently collide. That’s what 16 feet or track is good for!

Harry Potter fans will love this authentic recreation of their favorite character from the Harry Potter movies. Harry looks incredibly cute with his garb, vest, little tie, and magical wand. Cast a spell of fun with this Funko POP vinyl figure.

One use for such shapes might be to encourage particular types of crystal lattice to grow. Some bacteria which live on plants have evolved proteins which produce a lattice similar enough to that in ice crystals to “seed” the growth of ice, making frost more likely. (Ski resorts now use such proteins to help make snow.) Proteins designed to seed the growth of other crystals could help in the formation of things more interesting than frost, like the atomic lattices of semiconductors used for computers. Another use might be to build molecular motors. Alexis Courbet in Dr Baker’s lab has created a protein wheel which can spin on an axle. There are already markets for such tiny pieces of machinery; $20bn a year is spent on the micro-electro-mechanical devices used in things such as mobile-phone motion sensors, car components and switches for optical circuits. Protein-based mechanisms could allow far higher levels of complexity, though probably not soon.

This watering can is perfect for garden play. It includes a watering can, spade, and mini rake. The toy is earth-friendly because it is made from 100% recycled products. It is safe for kids with no BPA, PVC, or phthalates. The watering can is dishwasher safe and little gardeners will have fun playing with this set.

Fingerlings are new baby monkey collectibles that you wear on your finger. They are interactive – reacting to motion and even touch! Your monkey friend even greets you with cute monkey babble. It can even sense its position whether its right-side-up or upside down. Hold it upside down by its tail … it loves monkeying around. It interacts with you in different ways. You can pet it and it reacts. You can blow a kiss and they even respond to sounds. You can even use it on your pen, mug, backpack and more! Your monkey can even sing and with more than one they sing together. Fingerlings are friendship at your fingers! The two-tone Fingerlings Baby Monkey is new this year.