Kris
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Part of the problem right now for T2 diabetics is that there *is* no set diet for them. It would be nice if a doctor could hand out a list of what to eat and what not to eat, but unfortunately, it's not that simple. And exercise is great -- but it won't offset the damage done by high BG. T2 can be controlled by diet alone, but not by exercise alone.
This might help. Good luck!
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I've stumbled upon my first instance of cheating with one of my kids, and I've decided to keep all answer keys "under lock and key." Now that I think about it, though, I don't really want to keep a key on my person at all times. I'd rather have a combination file cabinet, but I'm having trouble finding one online. Every cabinet I've found is more like a safe--fireproof and 3 feet thick. I'm not worried that my kids will set fire to the answer keys or body slam the cabinet, for crying out loud. I just want a basic file with a combination. And I don't want to pay $500 for the thing. Any suggestions?
Might not help at all -- and I'm not sure how much "stuff" you want to lock up -- but you can get a brief case with a combination lock pretty cheaply.
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Ah! Thanks! Sweetie's home this weekend -- I think I'll have him take a peek up there and make sure the wiring is okay.
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Because of everything I've been hearing about the new light bulbs, I've refused to use them. I can't see spending that kind of money on something that may or may not last as long as the old incandescents. But today Aldi had some on sale, and the bulbs in my "office" burn out *way* too quickly, so I snagged a package to try them out and see if these would last longer.
Frankly, I don't think they'll last an hour.
They've been in for less than thirty minutes and the flickering is driving me nuts. Is this normal, or is there something wrong with the fixture itself -- which might explain why the old bulbs were burning out so quickly?
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Thanks, Ladies. He's acting like he owns the place, so he's fitting right in. I have two big dogs and two tiny dogs -- and the tiny dogs totally rule the big ones. Hum . . . :)
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Congratulations! *Love* the name!
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I don't allow T.V. or commercials here because I don't want the to think they should want junk food and toys that are going to break the second they come out of the box.
I'm with you. The latest dramatic "healthy" McDonald's commercials come to mind. My son thinks they're moronic -- but the gay/AIDS/condom, etc., etc., etc. commercials barely register on his radar.
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The issue of outside chores has been difficult: both boys now say they don't want to do any outdoor work in the front of the house (normal stuff like raking leaves) because the other kids are always playing and think it's "weird" that they have to do work like that. So I try and schedule things so that they don't have to be an exhibit when they're doing chores. :rolleyes:
You might find you'd get additional helpers! If the boy who lives across the road -- who has no chores at home -- shows up while we are working on something, he jumps right in, has a great attitude, and does a really good job.
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Ahhh -- my Grandma used to make the most fabulous turkey and noodles. I wish I had paid more attention, because apparently I can't do "a bit of this" and "some of that" -- it never comes out right. I'm going to try this one this year. It's nothing like what Grandma used to make, but I might be starting a new tradition and maybe my granddaughter will ask me for the recipe when I'm old and grey(er). :001_smile:
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I think I'm the strictest mom on the street. Not mean, but strict. My kids have a lot of chores in the day. It was never a problem until we moved to this neighborhood with SO MANY KIDS. Now I realize my children do so much more around the house...and my kids know it now too. :glare:
There has been an attitude battle lately. They still do all they are supposed to do, but a less cheerfully and willingly.
Does anyone else feel this way?
I thought The Kid was making it up when he told me ages ago that none of his friends had "chores." Here? In "The Heartland" -- the kids don't have chores? Well -- not my son's friends, no, they don't. And not the neighbor kids, either. The moms say it's just easier to do it themselves.
I *did* get attitude for a short time, and when he told me it was because no one else he knew had any responsibilities, I just asked him, "Do you think those parents are doing those kids any favors?"
That, pretty much, took care of that. Now, I still have to deal with the occasional attack of "lazy" -- but 'tude is a thing of the past.
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Oh no! I'm so sorry!
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I assume those of you in Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand will do school. But I am in the United States. It helps that I'm not hosting tomorrow and we're not expected to arrive until 4 pm.
We probably won't be doing anything tomorrow, but only because I've -- as usual -- put off a lot until the last minute. So though I'm not hosting, and we don't have to be there until tomorrow afternoon, my morning will be full and The Kid will probably be in the kitchen with me.
BUT if it wasn't going down like that? You betcha we'd be doing school -- and have in the past. And I wouldn't feel a bit guilty about it. We take time off during the week if we want to. I figure it all balances out in the end. :001_smile:
Have fun!
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Last year about this time, I set my feet and announced, "No more animals!" Since then . . . "just" two.
But who could say "no" to this little guy? He's a cuddle-bug, that's for sure.
He was abandoned in a truck stop Sunday night, and Sweetie found him. If you want to read more about it, I blogged it.
He's blind in one eye and has a heart murmur. Seemed appropriate to call him "Lucky." :lol:
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Working on it. Took two months for the book to arrive and now with the holidays upon us, I'm having a hard time getting going. Officially starting on January 1st now -- just 'cuz -- with another board person for accountability. :D
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I'd get a meter and test her. You can pick one up at Wal-Mart for less than $10. The cost of the strips is where they get you -- and the strips for the Wal-Mart meter are half the cost of the ones for the "name brand" meters.
I test my son periodically, though he doesn't have any problems. The hardest part is getting over the idea that you're being stabbed. Here's a blog post by a friend of mine that might help with that.
The other thing to remember is that just testing here and there, willy nilly, without a plan really won't tell you much. Here is some information on what's normal and how to set up a testing schedule so you know what you're looking for and what the results are telling you. For what you're trying to do with her, of course, you don't have to test ten to twelve times a day, but it will get you started.
HTH!
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Awesome! Congrads! To both of you!
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I had one we used the first year that was really neet. Naturally, I can't find it now and don't know where I came across it. I found this, though, messing around with Google trying to find the one we used. Might be something there you can use.
I *thought* the one we did came from Pink Monkey as part of their study skills section.
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in the middle of the floor in some room :D
I at least move mine over towards the wall. :D
We got a picture of some distance cousins many years ago. The vacuum was in the picture next to the sofa where everyone was sitting. My mother said that's how we knew they were related to us. :lol:
Actually, I have two and they are *both* in the closet right now! I hope they're not feeling lonely and left out in there!
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Oh my goodness, I've been homeschooling a long time now and don't seem to get wierd questions etc., but the other night I had a ps mom telling me how lucky my daughter is to be able to ride in the car to Opera practice with these other two ps girls. It must be quite special for her to get that kind of time to talk to other children. If she ever NEEDS a playdate she can come over to one of their houses too. WOW! Imagine, my dd 6th grade gets to talk to a couple 5th graders. ;) This mom proceeded to ask if my dd does any extra-curricular activities and after I gave a simple reply, she said, "Oh, I thought she just sat home all day." No kidding?? OK, I kind of forgot there were even people like that around any more- really. I'm still laughing.
I only hear comments like that from people who don't know us at all. So they're easy to ignore. :D
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Anybody else do genealogy? Found anything neat lately?
As a matter of fact --
When I first started all of this, I figured I'd never be able to find out much about my Sweetie's great-great-great grandparents, and kind of wrote them off. Every once in awhile, though, I make a stab at them. Not only did I get a lead on them, but just yesterday I found out when the wife died and what her maiden name was. Since the rest of their "stuff" is in England, and their name is pretty common, I'm not sure how much more I'll be able to get on them, but I thought this was pretty kewl.
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Yeah -- I'm in the "who cares?" camp. I can see it now -- a big letter writing campaign and what's the result? More snide blathering from Joy next week:
"Ooo! Looks like we hit a nerve! We've been getting thousands of letters from those demented homeschoolers! When do they have time to actually 'school' their unsocialized children?"
Given a choice, I'd rather go scrub my toilet.
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Woo hoo! I'm on my first cup of coffee -- actually, I'm still waiting for it -- so I'm not going to try to compose a coherent post. I just wanted to say I'm so glad I'm not alone! :lol:
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I hear ya sister! I moved from Baltimore to the middle of nowhere and all the local businesses are closed by 8:00 every single night. None of them have answering machines so if you call them after 8:00 to find out when they open, the phone just rings and rings. (HOW do you do business without an answering machine??? I mean, the drug store doesn't have an answering machine?!?!)
Oh, I hear ya! And forget trying to find a website for any of these places. And don't call at lunch time, either! That's usually any time between 11:00 and 1:00. Seriously -- I don't know how anyone manages to get anything done around here, but they've been doing fine! Well, I guess they're doing fine -- I can't tell for sure since I can't seem to catch any of them. And now that it's deer season? ForGET it! :lol:
We all just sit around at home after 8, because there's nothing else to do! Oh wait. Wal-Mart is open 24 hours. I guess everyone goes there...There's a McDonald's in the local Wal-Mart that's packed all day long. They just sit around and chat. At least they did -- they just remodeled the store and I haven't taken a close look, but it doesn't look like there's that much room in there anymore. Wonder where they'll move the bingo game? :001_smile:
And get this--the library is as big as my living/dining room. And I live in a house called Bramble Cottage. Cottage=small.Actually, the library is pretty good sized. They never seem to have what I'm looking for, but there are a lot of books there! That doesn't surprise me, though -- I think I'm looking for weird stuff. I'm always jealous, though, of the people who say they get so much of their stuff at the library.
At least there is another library a little further away, so we make trips out to the "big" library every couple of weeks. (Big = normal sized Baltimore suburb library.) But I almost cried when I first saw the tiny library in town.This *is* the library "a little further away." I've never bothered with the one in town here -- the building is about as big as the one you describe, and it's mostly for the little kids -- or so I've been told.
Ok-done my rant. ON the good side, I NEVER get tail-gated out here. And people ALWAYS opened the door for me when the kids were babies (always--even teens outside smoking and looking surly opened the door for me.) And when I go to McDonalds it's fast and the people are very nice to me. When I go into the local diner I always see someone I know and we stop and say hi. I LOVE that about small towns...See -- that might make it worth it, but we don't have that "small town charm" here. Just last week I actually had a guy stop dead in his tracks about fifteen feet from the door so I would get there first and he wouldn't have to open it. I thought that was pretty strange.
My Dad lived in a pretty small town many years ago. He moved there from Sacramento. He said he knew he was in a different kind of place when he was waiting to cross the street and the cars actually STOPPED for him, even though he was in the middle of a block! Around here? You need to stand *way* back from the road. Not only won't they stop, they won't slow down or pay any attention to where they are in the lane. If you're in the way? Well, you should have moved. :lol:
This is not a "charming" little town. Might make it worth it if it was. :001_smile:
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I live in Podunk, too. All I can do after reading this is drool: You have a bookstore. Wow. I have to travel 60 miles to the nearest bookstore.
Seriously, it stinks not having a decent bookstore, doesn't it!
Yeah -- I shouldn't complain. You are really "out there!" The town I actually live in has less than 400 people in it. Then there's the "big" 20,000 or so town! That's where the bookstore is -- but it's about 35 miles away.
I just realized we'll probably be going out of town this weekend and there should be a decent bookstore somewhere along that route! I was thinking of canceling -- I guess it would be selfish to make that trip just to go to the bookstore, eh? :D
What's your favorite part of the Christmas season?
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