The Foundation Room is real effort for sure! I think you should like the vibe.

I slept walked and slept talked in full sentences in my early 20s during a high stress time of my life. As in one of my closest friends had been murdered. I still sleep talk a lot. And I dream like I am insane. So my guess is just high stress. Being a mother to many I would say would put you in that category.

I’m sorry you guys are dealing with this, but glad it’s being taken seriously.

I'm so sorry, Tiggy.

Tennis was fun tonight, and I was playing a little better. Still many mistakes, but I had more focus. I'm not sure where my brain was last night. 🤪 I went for 2 nice dog walks today, and finally got back to my strength and stretch exercises I'd dropped for a few weeks.

I'm so happy for you!

Dd17 got a tick off the back of my knee. Stupid thing. Prolly hitched a ride when I was mowing the lawn.

I love Sarasota!!! Enjoy.

There were 7 of us here for ladies' game night. We had such a good time! I'm so glad I found this group to hang out with. Three of us attend the hip-hop dance class, and a couple more may join us.

We haven't used MUS, but we do use CLE, so I can speak a little about the independence. I do need to prepared for and involved in teaching the lesson. The basics of the lessons are written to the child, but you'd still need to teach the lesson from the teacher's manual first. It will direct you what to write on the board and when to use simple manipulatives (like beans) to explain something. As @HomeAgain expressed, it's not designed to be entirely independent. There is a small amount of new information each lesson, and then about 2/3 of the lesson is review, which they call, "We Remember." This part of the lesson I assign as independent work. I work outside the home some days. I teach the new material and have my child do that section with me right there. I then assign the We Remember section for when I'm not home. In this way, I love the independence of CLE, but still have to be involved in teaching. We haven't supplemented with another program because we haven't found the need to, and I like to keep things as simple as possible. The lessons can also be a little long, so adding more math would feel like a lot. Eventually I might get to the point where I don't want to be so involved in teaching math, especially if it starts to be over my head, and at this point I'd look to outsource it entirely, such as to an online class with a live teacher.

Mine has a fairly standard lineup for 12th grade: AP Iit, AP bio, AP Gov, AP Environmental Science, philosophy. No idea in what to do on math. Thinking AoPS group theory.

Praying for you all!

DD17 once insisted her finger was broken and I kept telling her she was fine.....but welp, a week later and yep! broken. She is sooooo overly dramatic about everything, I just figured it was bruised. Ooopsy !

I'm reading The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta. "Jesus instructed His followers to “take heart!” because He had overcome the troubles of this world. But most of us don’t listen. Christians remain just as susceptible to panicky groupthink and identity-based paranoia as anyone else. Despite Jesus promising His followers that they would suffer—or perhaps because of this promise—Christians since the age of Constantine have run anxiously into the arms of the state, desperate to be protected by the rulers of their time and place." It's not good bedtime reading; I get all riled up.

A good day. Headed to bed shortly.

Someone on Reddit mentioned sodium metabisulphite is used for shredded lettuces and other vegetables to prevent browning.

There have been no cuts at the university where I teach (and I am not aware of any at universities in the area). But, we have had an increasing enrollment, and some majors have seen extremely large and rapid growth. So in those majors it feels like there has been a cut because there is a larger student/faculty ratio.

So I have developed a pattern of severe gastro issues after eating salads at restaurants. I eat them all the time at home with my own heads of lettuce(different types) and also from the pre packaged bags from the grocery store. At first I thought it was the lettuce getting contaminated but we are now wondering if they are putting something on the lettuce like to prevent it from browning. Today I just had a piece on my sandwich from a shop and usually that is fine but not today apparently. I have completely sworn off salads of any kind from any kind of restaurant, fast food or sit down as it has happened so many times I just can't risk it anymore. But yeah I totally didn't see this coming today. Just curious if anyone knows anything about any possible product and if there is anything I can do. I LOVE salad and am so sad about it. And now apparently I even have to skip the lettuce on a sandwich or burger. Thanks for any help.

That’s how I dress when the weather is warm enough that I don’t need a parka. I wear a T-shirt though. I do blue on blue and black on blue. Kind of like how Bon Jovi dress for performances when he does denim on denim. My denim jackets are actually men’s small (or XS) size ones from Helmut Lang, Rag & Bone, Zadig & Voltaire.

Just one datapoint but we are a no fluoride family. None in toothpaste, no treatments. And we have well water. Dh and I have a decent number of fillings from when we were kids (using fluoride toothpaste). Neither of our kids has ever had a cavity. They ate healthy food and brushed 2x/day. I think fluoride may be good for people with poor diets (sodas and sweets etc) and/or poor brushing habits. But I’m not sure it’s the end all be all must use for good dental health.

Yes, there was contrast and no contrast. The NP said it showed lesions as well but I don’t see that on this report.

I have young onset Parkinson’s and acting out dreams / sleep disturbances can be a symptom. I have had some weird experiences, including once trying to use my husband’s head as a basketball.

For cuddling? Definitely the soggy!

I’m a nurse and thought dd was fine after she fell off her bike. When I took her in it wasn’t broken but too sprained for activity. I pray it heals well.

Soggy teddy bear or disembodied doll head? Which is worse?