Please help. I don't always get notifications when other people post in a thread I've posted in. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. It's frustrating to realize that a conversation I'm interested in has continued without me. I do get notifications when someone likes or quotes something I've posted.

Sorry, but it didn't highlight the safety of a hospital birth over a homebirth. Any midwife worth her salt wouldn't attempt a homebirth under those conditions. If a mom has signs of preeclampsia, or other signs of distress, she would be transported to the hospital where they are better able to handle complications. Those conditions don't pop up and kill mom and baby in an instant, they have warning signs ahead of time. Even in the show Sybil didn't go straight from fine to dead in a matter of minutes. She was struggling at least 24 hours before the baby was born.

Yes, we were initially opposed to the idea--we didn't even consider it when he was first asked to join the team. He was persistent, though, so we finally let him join. The biggest factor for us was the driving time to and from the gym. Since it was only 5 minutes from our house we figured we'd go for it. Two months later the gym moved 20-25 minutes away. I was ready to make him quit right then and there, but we were able to work out a carpool with our neighbor and decided to let him keep with it. But, I still had a pretty bad attitude about the whole thing. :glare: Two things happened that changed my mind. First, the gym was closed over Thanksgiving and he missed two practices. Some annoying behaviors like whining and complaining came out again in full force by the time he missed that second workout. It suddenly hit me that we had not been dealing with those issues as much in a long time. I'm guessing that the physical activity is really helping his mental mindset. Second, he has had two meets since he started and at both meets he has set goals and reached them. It's been great to see this once sullen, angry, lacking-in-motivation child blossom into a happy, focused, motivated one. The other day he was complaining and whining and my DH asked him (very light heartedy), "What does Coach Miles do when you talk to him like that?" My son looked shocked, started laughing and said, "I don't talk to Coach like that." My DH responded, "Exactly. You know how to control yourself. You need to do it here at home too." :D

The forum made me vote in both polls. Even though I'm not from the Commonwealth I had to choose something from that one.

Yep. We started in the homeschool class one hour a week at a gym five minutes from our house. Really low commitment on my part. Fast forward a year and a half and we're at the gym 3x a week for 3 hours each time and the gym has moved 20 minutes away. Making the commitment and keeping him in the gym is one of the best things I've ever done. I am happy that I get to do this for him because gymnastics has been such a good thing for him.

Anyone have a son in gymnastics? I see lots of threads here about women's gymnastics, but not men's. Let's hear it for the boys! My 10 year old is a level 4 and just had his second meet last weekend. He went in with a goal of getting at least one 10 and he did--got a 10.1 on the rings.

I recommend Amlactin. My boys have ichthyosis and Amlactin is a miracle lotion for them. It is also recommended for keratosis pilaris.

It's an independent group of Christian homeschoolers. They are not associated with any particular group here in Asheville.

I've lived in Asheville for 17 years and everything Samiam wrote is true. (Cutting comments short b/c I'm on my ipad. )

My 10yo spelled it correctly. My 7th grader isn't home, but I'm positive he can spell it.

The pole is actually behind our back yard. They will have to drive through the length of our front and back yard to get to the pole. I didn't make it clear in my first post...I'll go edit it now.

A few days before Christmas we had a major wind storm and a falling tree pulled down the power pole in the corner between my yard and the neighbor's yard. (ETA: The pole is actually behind our back yard. They will have to drive through the length of our front and back yard to get to the pole.) The power company came right out and put in a new pole and all was well. We were very happy to get power back so quickly (and before Christmas!) that we aren't too upset that they really messed up our back yard with all the heavy machinery they brought in to fix it. Now my problem is the cable company. We are not cable customers, yet the cable line has been lying in our yard since Dec 21st. We've called, they've come out a couple of times, and the cable is still lying there. I just had a call from my neighbor (who is a customer) and she said they came out and told her the job of getting it back up on the pole was going to be more involved than they originally thought. They are coming back tomorrow or early next week with a cherry picker. I know they are going to want to bring their heavy equipment through our yard because it's the easiest, but in all honesty they could probably go through my neighbor's yard...it will just take more maneuvering. My question, can I refuse to let them into my yard? I've been reading about right-of-way and ingress & egress, but I'm still not sure if I have to allow them access. Can someone point me in the right direction? We are in negotiations with our power company to get them to fix the damage to our yard. I'm afraid if the cable company comes in too, then they will each lay blame on the other for the damage.

And as a mom of a Level 4 boy, I am oh so happy about that. The coaches at our gym sent out an email about competition wear. I swear, the girls portion of the email was 8-10 paragraphs long detailing hair, shoes, underwear, etc. The boys were told to remember their white socks. :D

I think I have everyone from this thread also. This is fun! I've enjoyed the new blood in my Pinterest feed.

Added all of you!

It's been a while since we've had a Pinterest thread. I'm always looking for new people to follow. I'll start: you can find me here.

I'm hoping this announcement is along the same lines as what would happen at my church. "Mr. Julie in CA has broken his vow of ordination as a deacon in our church. Please pray for the pastors, elders, and counselors who are leading him through this difficult time. The congregation is advised to not seek spiritual guidance from him at this time." Nothing would be said about what he had done, who he had sinned against, etc. I do believe he needs to be held accountable publicly because he has taken a public oath to serve in leadership in this church. Julie, however, needs to be left out of it.

Thanks for this. I'd love to see the sheet if you find it. I have three growing boys and I do a lot of cooking/cleaning/food prep and I'm just ready for something that fits us better! My cousin's husband is an appliance repairman so I have an email in to him to get his recommendations too.

I need new kitchen appliances: refrigerator, stove/oven, dishwasher. Tell me about the appliances you love and even the ones you hate. Which ones would you get if you were in the market? I'm looking specifically for ones that are designed and engineered well. (My husband is an engineer and if he's going to spend the money on new appliances, he wants the best one out there.) :001_smile: TIA

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I'm looking for one too. I'd also go for website recommendations if anyone has them.