You may be stuck in a new phenomenon that falls under the colorful moniker, Helicopter Parent. If you find yourself hovering over your kidult, attempting to protect him or her from lifes ups and downs, you fit the description. Is it technology - cell phones, ...
The first thing you should do when looking for an agent to represent your work is to familiarize yourself their area of expertise. Not all agents focus on works of fiction, some are only interested in technical books, while on the other side of the coin others enjoy pursuing works of poetry. After finding the ones that fit your field, you now have to locate the agent who has your best interest at heart and not theirs. Many book agents get caught up with their own agenda. Locating book agents who are legitimate is nowhere near as easy as you think it is.
Though parents want their children to attend schools within their own neighborhood, I believe the community must look at the cost of keeping these three schools open the students are failing, unable to meet the bare minimum requirements of the state! With their futures at risk, I would think that parents would want their children at better performing schools. The Houston schools ratings are based on statewide student achievement tests and the overall dropout and graduation rates of each school.
If one were asked to describe love, I imagine they would attempt to convey blue skies with fluffy clouds, fluid harps and lovers embracing with whispering good-byes. My advice to those in this love coma and to those misguided souls who think that the word love in itself is a blanket statement that warrants no thought or movement after the fact that those three words pass their lips, is that love is not a description. Love is a verb, an action word. Action means doing, saying, and moving. Love is more than passion and an ecstatic I love you too.
If you are among the majority who are not saving for emergencies first determine how you are spending. Go back through check stubs and credit card statements and determine how you are spending. Then look for areas where spending can be reduced. While energy costs are going up, you may be able to save some on your utility bills through conservation efforts. A combination of tax credits and fuel savings might make a new furnace a cost saver over the long term, provided it is significantly more efficient than your existing furnace.