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Where we are boys over 5yrs are not supposed to be in the women's changerooms, so they provide family changerooms, although only one or two, which is not nearly enough. But honestly, for children 6 & 4 we would either change them by the side of the pool, or take them home in swimsuits and towels.
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It's definitely safe, the mark where you need a doctor's OK is well beyond 16 weeks. I would also say not to do it unless morning sickness is completely finished. I was 9 or 10 weeks when we went on a 3 hour flight. I felt sooooooo sick with the food smells and people smells and stuffiness. I made it to the airport where I was finally physically ill. Horrible!
I travelled again at 12 weeks, then at 15 weeks, and both 8hr flights were fine.
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We allow it, yes, but I am going to be less enthusiastic as dd gets older, to be honest. At the moment there are 2 families she sleeps over at, there used to be another although that friendship has faded. I know the mothers through homeschooling, although not really well. She has two other homeschooling friends who are not allowed sleepovers, or at least, not with us.
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Amazing girl, so I'm presuming an amazing Mom!
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I often put them straight back on the bed, but I also learned how to fold a fitted sheet really neatly. There was a sitcom on years and years ago where there was a "normal" family and then a "perfect" family - wife called Barb, and husband Ken ;-) Barb (of course) knew how to fold a fitted sheet, and I was just so excited to know it could be done, and figured it out. Dh thought I was a little nuts, but also wasn't too surprised by that.... I also saw how to do it properly on Oprah once.
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We plan to do lots in middle school. But the only things I feelI have to get right in this period is building solid academic writing skills. I don't think kids ruin for life nearly as easily as we sometimes think....
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Congratulations on your homecoming!
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Because this was an economics course, I would assume that they were looking for an economically solid choice, so the money would go into the mortgage. $100 put into the mortgage now would save a lot over the life of the mortgage. Actually, that's not just an economic course answer, as all our extra money does go into the mortgage - I do budget for an annual holiday, entertainment etc, but anything extra goes to the mortgage.
Once I did take an extra $100 and hire a babysitter for 4 hours, though...
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You've already built the library cart? Didn't she just post that last week? Impressive!
You should see my study/school room - the library cart was essential - and I cheated a little by having the timber all pre-cut when I bought it. That sure saves time!
I saw a couple of homeschoolers commenting on Ana's plans on the website, with the ooohs and aaahs every homeschooler probably makes at the thought of another place to store books. :001_smile:
I'll have to track down Michelle to thank her, then!
Happy building...
Nikki
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:iagree:
And hey, I thought it was my job to keep posting links to Ana's site! :D
I'm currently building her loft bed for my 16 yo. After that I'm planning to build another Favorite Bookshelf to go alongside this one in my dd's room.
Oooh! Darla, you might be the person who first put me onto Ana's site! Did you post a picture of a table with shelving under it, and say you were nervous of power tools, then asked for some for your 40th birthday? Was that you?
If it was you, you really did change my life! I have built two things from her site, but more importantly, just started doing stuff after your post. I'm aiming for 52 projects in this year leading to my 40th birthday (October) - I've made a curtain, and undertaken garden projects, ripped vinyl flooring up through the whole house, removed ugly skirting boards, read a book in a language I studied at school, I'm joining the 52-books-in-52-weeks project here, I've built Ana's stuff, and joined a couple of committees - and I'm happier than I've been in years. All because of your post and Ana's website. So thanks!
Nikki
P.S. I've built a storage bench for the dining table, the library bookshelf of wheels and am currently stuck on a console table - I modified the plans too ambitiously!
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So, I'm considering some space saving alternatives for the kids' rooms.
Hammocks, no, but have a look at this picture of build-it-yourself hanging beds.
Have a look at everything on this site. Buy wood. Build!
Nikki
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told me to do my own research and do what I felt best for my kids. No judgement - no hysterics. I'm that way as well. To each their own - just respect me enough to not harass me about what I do with my own kids.
Absolutely. But it does kind of bother me, as a former researcher when people equate anecdotal evidence with empirical evidence. In my experience when a researcher uses anecdotal evidence it's to bolster conclusions that are not quite rock solid - "I think I see this in the stats, or I see this in broader stats but not in my sample group, and here is an emotional example you can relate to to convince you of my position." I still mind my own business, but it bothers me.
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Huh. My kids are small yet, but I don't think we've ever been to a birthday party that did include gift-opening. The norm here seems to be to open gifts later and send thank-you notes. I much prefer it to the gift-opening ritual that I recall from my childhood, actually. And I don't think that it in any way diminishes the care and thoughtfulness that went into the gift selection; quite the opposite.
:iagree:We've been to parties that include both approaches, but I prefer that gifts not be opened at the party. I think it simply lends itself to comparisons, and to people feeling bad if they brought an "inferior" gift, a duplicate gift, etc. I also dislike the "grabbiness" of seeing a child work their way through a pile of gifts with no real time to appreciate each. I have had someone at dd's birthday explain that they were financially unable to bring more than a token gift. Why should that child feel marginalised in any way at the party? People are not always kind, and children often speak or act before they think...
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Uh-lye-zuh
Uh-leece (I have an aunt with this name.)
:iagree:I think in theory I would be thinking of a short E as first syllable (as opposed to a long eeeee sound), but it would come out as more of an "uh". That could be some flaw of South African accent, though. Where are you from, Zaichiki?
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I often think that people can be separated into those who can imagine (bad) consequences as affecting them, and those who can't. I grew up in a country with a high crime rate (at one stage we had the dubious distinction of coming third after Iraq and Columbia) - I took every story personally. I could imagine every one happening to me or mine. I left. But many, many people who can leave don't, because they don't do that. We all know by now that smoking is bad for us. But there are still those who cannot internalise that consequences are not selective. Sometimes this thinking can be good for us, I think - I am too often limited by my thinking because I consider that every bad thing might happen to me. I manage to stay in control of it, though - I can still get on a plane, for instance, and I still eat at MacDonald's, just not every week, but it could be paralysing. The key is finding a balance.
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I use chard like I use spinach, raw in a salad (I don't like lettuce much, so use these instead). I also use them raw, tossed through pasta along with whatever sauce, or with stirfy type veggies.
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For me it started with disenchantment with the church that we were active members in. It was about the behavior of the members - things like finding out that one of the deacons, a man with 4 children around my age had been cheating on his wife. It was about the values of the church - teens who were ducking off confirmation classes I was attending to go and play pool being confirmed as members of the church because, as I saw it, it was more about numbers and not offending exising members than about actual belief in the tenets of the church. Most importantly, it was about how the church and I saw the world - I'd already figured out for myself that there wasn't one way to "get to heaven", and hearing casual comments from the pulpit dismissing the faith of other groups was very important in separating me from the formal church.
From there it was just a natural progression. Being outside of the church gave me more room to ask questions about the disconnect I saw between what I was told about God and what I saw in the world. I guess you could say it was about integrity - I could not attain any feeling of "wholeness" until I let go of concepts of god and faith.
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Starch: Oat, Tapioca
Fruit/Vegetables: celery, green peppers, lettuce, parsley, tomato, mango
Protein: codfish, snapper, salmon, veal and lamb
Misc.: cashew (including cashew butter), sunflower (seeds & oil), cow’s milk, flaxseed, cocoa, stevia
This is not hugely helpful, as everything would require substitutions from my original recipes, but here are some things that come to mind...
I make a sauce for fish that has tomato and mango as it's base (garlic, chilli, cilantro add flavour but I'm sure they're not necessary). Kind of stew it a little and blend it up. The original recipe is for a cold sauce with cold fish, but we usually have it hot.
Fish cakes? I make mine with potato and fish (both cooked) but why not try cooked oats and fish? Then deep fry in sunflower oil. Good with the mango tomato sauce!
I've made pancakes from oat flour (I just ground the oats in a food processor) milk, oil and an egg. Worth a try minus the egg, perhaps?
Lamb is really nice in a salad - my recipe uses grilled pineapple slices, and I am sure mango will go really well as a replacement. I would try slices of lamb with lettuce, celery, green pepper and mango, sprinkled with cashew nuts.
Crusted fish - if you think the crust will fall off, try baking fish with the crust layered on top. You will still get a crunchy layer to eat with the fish, I think, even if it's not wrapped around the fish. It's going to be the texture that's important, so even if you grill a cunchy crust mixture separate from the fish it will probably go well.
Is she allowed anything acidic? Vinegar or lemon juice can be used to make a curd cheese. Look up recipes for (making and eating) paneer.
Dried mango is delicious (although can be pricey) - chopped and mixed with cashews and sunflower seeds I imagine it would make a nice snack.
I really hope her health improves on the diet!
Nikki
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There are so many variables ... how long would it take you to return home in an emergency? How safe is the neighbourhood (and the house)? How confident is the child? Are there younger siblings? Are there safe people to call on if you didn't return home (the one-in-a-million-disaster)?
When dd was 9yrs I would leave her to run to the shop (5 minute drive) or to take a 30 minute walk (never more than 10 minutes from home due to the layout of the block). She was with ds3, and I would only go out when he was busy and distracted, e.g. TV.
She is 10yrs now, and I leave them for about an hour sometimes. We are in a different street, though, and I now know three of the neighbours well enough to know dd could go to them in an emergency.
I don't like to leave them. I don't feel it's right to leave them for longer than about 30 min, but sometimes, when compared to dragging two resistant kids out to the shops in the middle of summer, it seems like the lesser of two evils.
Nikki
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No practical solution, but have a look at http://ana-white.com/ for lots of storage solution ideas (such as a coffee table with built in Lego storage) and the information and inspiration to build any of it yourself. If I can, anyone can!
Nikki
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We had a mothers' group like this when dd was younger. I went to the homes of many, many women I did not know, or did not know well, but only once had an awkward experience (this woman subsequently left the group, so I think it was her, not me).
When it was at my house, I would sometimes have new members phoning me beforehand. That worked well, as we could chat and exchange basic information, so that when she arrived I could easily slip into a conversation with her and introduce her to others. Perhaps you might find that a personal telephone call to introduce yourself might make you feel more comfortable?
Nikki
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I have just finished making a poster timeline, as we don't have space for a long wall timeline. I got the idea from the Mark-It Timeline of History. Mine is slightly different in that I have made the line "snake" so that it reads left to right and right to left on alternate lines. I have prehistory at the top (undated with dotted lines), and modern history at the bottom, with the space between lines wider for modern history, as I assume we'll have more to fill in. I plan to have the timeline printed out on the largest paper possible, and then have it laminated.
Nikki
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That's lovely. It's good to be reminded how kind people can be.
Hope Hobbes is feeling better. There's a system for interespersing doses of ibuprofen with doses of paracetemol that we were advised to use by a doctor. That worked well to bring down a persistent fever.
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What about Zara? Some of the meanings of Lyla are "dark princess" and "night" and meanings of Zara include "shining" and "princess" so there is some relationship between the two.
I know someone who used the letters of her son's name to make her daughter's name. So, how about Ally?
I also like Elena (which I would pronounce similar to Eleanor, just with a softer end sound).
If you go with Eleanor, I like Nora as a short form. Actually, it's a nice name on it's own.
Queensland floods...
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Here is more interesting footage of cars being washed from a carpark.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national/watch/23805703/
We lived through Cyclone Gonu (in Oman) where we ended up with 1.5m of water in our wall courtyard, and 30cm in our (rasied) house. Certainly not something you really want to go through twice. It's somehow completely overwhelming to have nature unexpectedly turn round and bite you. It's hard to reconcile what you expect (roads, cars parked) with what you are seeing (rivers, cars floating). But things like this also bring out human strength and kindness.