Kris
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You might want to check out this LLNOE forum. I swear some of those people can make a piece of dry toast feed a family of four for a week. :lol:
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Having no imagination whatsoever, I just put "Our Homeschool" on anything that requires a name. :lol:
Seriously, though -- congrads to your son. :001_smile:
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Now, why didn't I think of that? :) Did you have to let the batter come to room temperature before baking? Anything else special I'd need to know?
The room temperature thing might have been a good idea, but the one time I tried that, I was rushing out the door to go to work when I noticed my muffins were still sitting on the counter. So I stuck 'em back in the fridge for the next day. I'd say just give it a whirl and just leave 'em in an extra five minutes or so if necessary.
I can't *think* of anything else -- but it's been ages since I've made them, too. Good luck! :001_smile:
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No open book math tests here.
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I finally got an avatar to work! And it only took me 3 hours!:lol:
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Well, it was definitely worth it. That's adorable!
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I don't know about the egg thing . . . but I would refrigerate the batter anyway. Don't they rise if you don't put the batter in the fridge?
I used to make a huge batch of muffins and keep the batter in the fridge for weeks. They were awesome.
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tonight after church I was talking with our Youth Director's wife, they are moving out of state next month and we were talking about the stress of being in ministry and the stress on a Pastor's family. She said that she had the hardest time adjusting to being a minister's wife because of the time it took her husband from her. then she said that she just needed to "breathe his air". It made me want to cry. She said he was her best friend.
I was just wondering how many of you still love your dh like that? Or if you just love him and never want to be without him, maybe not the breathing air thing but can't imagine not being married to him.
I wish I knew how to make a poll but I don't have a clue.
Absolutely.
Have you seen the commercial where the two old people are strolling along in the park? There's a young couple that comes up behind them, walking faster, and passes them on the path? I don't even know what the commercial is for --
We're the old folks. Not nearly as cute as they are, though. :D
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I haven't read all the replies, but I wouldn't do it. I think the babies and the bodies know more about what's going on in there than the doctor does.
I know it's "fashionable" now to schedule these things so they're more convenient for the doctors, and when I first learned about that I thought it took some of the fun out of it! The mad dash to the hospital at 3:00 a.m. -- I always thought that was just part of the equation. Since then, I've also wondered how much "convenience" ends up costing the Moms and the babies.
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However, sometimes we have to do what we have to do. I was trying to determine whether it was worth it or not anyway - if you have all these expenses and the pay isn't great, then why put us through it, KWIM?
Yes -- that's exactly right. If there was a job around here that would pay better -- the cost of the commute is the problem here -- he'd be back home in a heartbeat.
As far as OTR expenses go, it really depends on how much your DH is willing to do while he's gone and how high maintenance he is. Does he think he needs three sit-down meals a day? Or is he willing to heat up a can of soup in the engine compartment and make himself a sandwich for his dinner at night? Does he want a lot of gadgets? Lap top, for instance?
You can usually count on 2,000 to 2,500 miles per week and most pay $0.25 to $0.30 per mile to start. So you can start with an estimate of $500 to $750 a week, and deduct from there. It's very easy to spend over $200 a week on the road.
The other thing to remember is that once you get behind, it's so hard to get caught up. When he's home for the weekend, your miles for that week are going to be almost non-existent -- which means not much of a paycheck. And though most companies will offer a paid vacation every year, it's based on an average week's pay. Most companies don't pay sick days or holidays.
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The more I look into it, the more I think this is not the best idea. It definately stays on the "only if we are homeless/starving" list, KWIM? We need my dh for much more than just a paycheck, so it would have to be desperate to have him so uninvolved with the dc.
We've been doing it so long, I've adjusted. But . . .
It's hard, it doesn't pay that well, and it's a lot of work trying to keep OTR expenses down. When you calculate how much it costs to have him gone, don't forget to include what you'll have to hire people to do because he isn't there to do it. Especially if you aren't interested in learning how to do some of those things yourself -- I certainly wasn't. Not all of them, anyway.
I don't know if people still think truck drivers make a lot of money. Maybe they used to, but they sure don't anymore. And most companies don't treat their drivers very well.
And when he *is* home it's a rat-race trying to get caught up on everything for the day or two he's there. But he is going to be tired and he isn't going to want to do it.
And you have to be *really* secure in your relationship to make this work. My Sweetie has never given me any reason not to trust him -- but I know *no* other couples, seriously, who don't have problems with this. They're constantly fighting about it when he doesn't call or when she thinks he isn't where he should be. The job is hard enough without adding this kind of thing to it.
I'd say my Sweetie has been seriously OTR for over half of the twenty years or so we've been together. Initially, it was really hard and I was pretty depressed when he left for his first OTR job. And so was he. He was gone all the time -- he wanted to be home, too -- and trainees don't make enough to justify that. Not if you have a family at home. But this was what he was doing when we met, and he told me "I'm not cut out for a desk job."
And once you *do* get used to it -- and that can take awhile -- then you have to be prepared to drop everything when he *is* home, because it's so rare, you need to make it "all about him." This is easy with one kid, but if you're trying to homeschool, be prepared for any schedule you're trying to keep to be very flexible.
If you have any options at all, I'd take a pass on this one.
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I e-mail someone intending to include a link or an attachment...and then I don't include the link or the attachment. :glare:
That is all.
I did that *twice* this weekend. Yup -- it's infuriating!
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eh, I never bother making my posts look pretty :p
They might be pretty, but they're almost impossible to read -- so I don't even try anymore. I just skim right past the "pretty" ones.
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Well, years ago my boys and I (they were much younger) were at Target shopping. A male employee there wore his hair in these 6-inch spikes down the center of his hair. My son pointed and said in a shocked way, "Mom -- it looks like that man has spikes growing out of his head." I quieted him because I didn't want him to offend the young man (who clearly heard him), but then I thought to myself, "Why should I quiet him? It's not like the guy's a burn victim with some scar he has to bear. He intentionally spikes his hair like that."
From that moment, I allowed my children to voice their opinions about things like that. I do teach them about differences in people, about not making people feel uncomfortable for their differences/handicaps, but if the physical appearances are out of choice, I've stopped trying to explain them away.
If my son points to the woman in line in front of us with the huge slash in her jeans right at her butt line and says, "Mom -- her butt is showing," I just say, "Yes, she likes it that way." If people do things to get attention, they should be prepared for the attention. That's all.
This is the part I agree with. If someone works that hard to be "different" it seems to me they enjoy the attention they'll get -- they're counting on it -- and it's silly to think no one will notice those six-inch spikes or that butt showing!
What I disagree with -- and this is not what *you* said, I don't think -- is that these "visuals" automatically indicate that the person is dangerous or unacceptable in some way, i.e., the "I'd never let *my* kid associate with someone like that."
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Our plan is to do one "English" credit each year, which includes grammar, comp and lit, and then one History credit each year.
I tried to break "English" up, but it was daunting. So I "lumped." You're right -- for him to get enough hours in to count a full credit for both lit and comp, as well as everything else, there wouldn't be much time to do much else.
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:lol: You are SO bad :lol:
I know. I know! :lol: It probably wouldn't have been the first thing to pop into my mind if that movie hadn't been on just this past weekend. As it was . . . :D
I do love Pierce Brosnan, though, oh, the accent!!Yup -- he's hot. I could watch that man do nothing more than eat a PB&J and be a happy girl! :lol:
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We just had our first "Family Night" tonight and I loved it. Nothing spectacular -- pizza and a movie. But it occurred to me lately that though my son and I are together all. the. time. we rarely *do* anything together that couldn't be classified as "work" or "school." The "Family Night" concept rattled around in my head for awhile, but like The Kid said last week when I announced Monday would be The Day -- "How can we have family night if Dad isn't here?"
Well -- true enough. But he can do it with us when he *is* here!
So -- just wondering what y'all do on "Family Night."
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Well . . . there's a scene in The Thomas Crown Affair (the new one) that comes to mind. . . but I don't think that's what you're looking for. :lol:
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Y'know what's funny? I can't figure out what part of the binder (in the link) you think is messy and needs fixing? :lol:
*That* is kewl! You're right -- it is funny! And wonderful! And since I'm working on my "positive attitude" stuff -- I *won't* give you the list of all the things that *could* be done. :lol:
I found that I am very visual--so I can't keep things in a binder. I need things where I can see them. A bulletin board would work, but I use the refrig. I write phone numbers (emergency, my work, the school, the Dr. etc) right on the wall (it's tile) by the phone. If I put something in a drawer, I will forget it. I do have a planner (teaching preschool for one more week), but I have to see the whole month at a glance. I set everything up for my visual style, and I leave things out.I was thinking of getting a board to put next to the phone -- I won't go into all the issues I ran into -- or, rather, all the ones I created for myself! I like to see the whole month at once, too, but the squares are too small! I like the "week-at-a-glance" thing because there's more room to put things on there, but then I always feel like I'm "missing something." You can go 'round and 'round with this stuff with very little effort and some practice. :lol:
You'll get there, once you accept who you are. The perfectionism thing--I have a friend like that. It's a hard way to live.Like one person said a long time ago -- who apparently "got it" long before I did -- "Wow! It just *sucks* to be you!" :lol: Actually, I feel sorry for my guys, now that the light bulb is coming on. Thank goodness they've hung in there!
Also, while reading your post, it occurred to me that you sound a little easily distracted--Is there ADD in your family? I may be wrong, but I've heard folks with mild ADD can actually manifest perfectionism as a trait--what do you think? No judgement here--I once was talking to my husband about being distracted and suddenly (really, truly) said," Oh look--a squirrel's on the line!" He laughed for about an hour. I usually find myself distracted when I don't want to do what I have to do--my rebellion manifests as flitting from thing to thing to avoid the agony of the task at hand.LOL! That *is* funny! I totally "get" the flitting thing!
I didn't get "judgment" at all -- no problem. Actually, I was looking into this lately because someone said something about my son, and I did have a couple of "Ah HA!" moments. But the whole issue is so confusing, I ended up giving up and just resolving to have more patience with him, and I'm working on coping mechanisms to help him stay focused.
As for me, if there is any ADD in the family, we wouldn't have known about it -- we were "before ADD" in that no one would have noticed back then. I think you're right, there is something going on, but I wouldn't know how to label it. And it wasn't always like this. Everything worked fine until I got pregnant -- and since then there's a stranger here and I don't think I'll ever figure out who she is. I even had one doctor tell me he thought I might have had a stroke! *That* was scary!
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They developed a plan for a design using sprinkles. They used all the sprinkles I had in the house, and worked carefully for about 30 minutes.
Once it was completed, they told me they made a sunset. Except for one boy, who told me it is a flower field :lol:.
Yes, there is chocolate icing under all the sprinkles.
I love my boys :001_smile:.
That is *awesome*! And so sweet!
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Also, in contrast to a previous poster, my son was completely able to reach a red belt in karate and play competitive tennis with long hair. He just uses a headband or puts it up in a ponytail.
I didn't see this post, but my son's long hair hasn't been an issue as far as his participation in Taekwondo and tournaments is concerned -- not as far as I know, anyway. If his scores have been lower because of his ponytail, I haven't noticed!
Actually, the people who run our school are wonderful, and I'm grateful to them (and I think they are conservative Christians, if that means anything) for helping me in the "tolerance" department by leading by example. Tats, piercings, long hair, "odd" or Goth clothes -- nothing phases these people. They really don't appear to even notice stuff like this. And I have to say it's really helped me "break out" of my shell -- and I must be doing this, because even Sweetie has commented on it -- because it shows me that they won't be judging me, either. And what a relief *that* is! 'Cause there's plenty to chew on there, if the mood were to strike! :D
That said, it is unacceptable *behavior* that they will not tolerate. But they don't assume that people will behave badly based on their appearance. They wait for them to actually do it -- and right now? The worst offender in our school is a nice, clean-cut looking kid who is basically "doing a number" on everyone he knows.
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Nope, just one glass. I'm a fracking lighweight! :)
LOL! Same here. Just a cheap date. Thanks to The Kid! Getting preggers with him put a stop to my "drinkin' 'em under the table" days. Now? Sweetie fixes up a scotch and water and lets me sniff it -- that's all I can handle. :lol:
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I agree with everyone that says stick to the diet even through the holidays. If you know you will be craving certain "must have" holiday foods, see if you cannot find a subsitute recipe. Splenda is my best friend.
Absolutely -- it's entirely possible to do a "low-carb" holiday dinner with a few simple substitutions and some portion control. We've been doing it for years and my guys are not the least bit disappointed with the offerings!
For instance, just use low-carb bread to make your stuffing and don't gorge on it. This comes to mind because I *love* stuffing! :lol: Pumpkin is low-carb -- make an almond crust and use Splenda.
My downfall is the "goodies" that are *everywhere* this time of year -- cookies, candies and the like. I just try to stay away from them. If they end up here, I have two guys who are happy to take care of them. :001_smile:
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Oh, that's so something I would do, and then I'd sweat about it for weeks afterward. You know, I don't think we're sisters. I think we might be long-lost twins! I'm the same exact way about gifts; DH hates it. And I have no poker face with gifts either, so my MIL can always tell when I'm like, "Oooh, that's great, I've been dying for one of these...things...!" *sigh*
I don't know about my poker face -- I'd like to *think* I pull it off because I really do appreciate things that people do for me! But I wouldn't be surprised to find I'm not very good at it. :lol:
You know, it's funny, I went back and looked at the link you posted for that blogger's home management binder. (I couldn't stop myself. I tried though!) Just looking at it, with all the scribbling and the little pictures and the columns that didn't line up evenly...it made me twitchy. It seriously did. I wanted to reach in and fix it. I may have a more serious problem than I thought! My poor children are so doomed :rolleyes:Well, then, obviously you are lost, but there's still hope for me! :lol: I really did love her little pictures and scribbles -- I was awestruck at how she was able to do that, be happy with it, *and* share it! I had no desire at all to try to fix it! But then, I've been slapped enough times trying to "fix things" for people . . . :D
If my son is any indication, your kids will survive just fine! I don't think there's a perfectionist bone in his body, if his room is any indication. "Huh? Looks okay to me!"
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Like Oprah? Phil Donahue? A sitcom (taped before a live studio audience, of course)? ;-) Letterman? Leno??? If so, what was the show and when was it? High school? College? As an adult?? Were there any weird rules for clapping or making noise or laughing (like on demand??).
Just curious...
No -- but I was *on* a TV show once, when I was in first grade. It was some kind of local thing -- I really can't remember anything about it except for --
They told us specifically "do *not* look over there!" at a camera or something that was behind us. So, of course, that's exactly what I did! So the first shot is everyone else facing forward like they were supposed to -- except for me, looking back over my shoulder.
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If little green squares and inflated post counts can rule the lives of grown women, I can only imagine what real words would do for a 12-year old. :D
I know *nothing* about this stuff -- and don't have a You Tube account, either, so I enlisted the help of the resident expert. The Kid says --
"Dude! You totally OWNED dem noobs!"
I hope that's good. :001_smile: