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  1. For small batches, Velveeta comes in packages already smooth. You just squeeze it out of the pkg over hot noodles and stir. I use these, because we rarely have it and it's easy and mess free.
  2. The one store that always does poor substitutions did not have baking potatoes for three weeks in a row. I thought, what in the world???? The next week, I ordered four sweet potatoes. They sent one potato the size of about 6 regular sweet potatoes. It was gargantuan. "Who's going to eat that one, mama?" 😂
  3. In my experience, it varies by store (which could just mean it varies by the employee doing the picking, as my orders are picked up the same time each week). I do pickup 3-4 times a month, at whatever store we happen to be driving in the vicinity of. So, the same 3 stores regularly. Two are great with both being ready on time and substitutions. One is not good with either.
  4. I'm a pretty big purger. I've never deeply regretted any of it.
  5. Both my kids do that, but in very different ways. My dd7 repeats dialogue from shows a lot. It has increased in frequency and recently, on a couple occasions, she has been unable to keep from completing the dialogue (she was interrupted and could not stop until she had finished the whole dialogue.) She is scheduled for an autism eval next month and this is one, among several, things that led us to pursue the eval. My ds6 also repeats some things from shows, but it seems more typical. The difference is that he repeats words or short phrases, occasionally a few lines of dialogue. She repeats much longer dialogue. He doesn't have to start over if he misses a word, and he's never been unable to stop himself from completing it. He also initiates it less than she does (most of his is in response to her when they're playing.) With my dd, we didn't think much of it until the other symptoms became more noticeable too. But added to everything else, it seems to indicate something. Not sure if that's of any help, except to say, in the absence of anything else, maybe just keep an eye on it.
  6. It's not something I'm super picky about. I'm very strict about washing hands after handling eggs, raw meat, or similar, after eating (I have one who simply cannot eat without getting food all over her), and when coming in after an especially dirty job. We usually wash before meals. But I don't strictly require it when coming in from outside (we're in and out all day). And I find it difficult to enforce after every use of the bathroom. We are rarely sick. But I'd still like us to wash a bit more.
  7. When I was on fb, I rarely posted. The whole thing just became so contrary to my personality. Over a year ago (I think, not sure exactly how long) I deactivated my account. I intended to just take a break, but have never gone back. I didn't realize how much drama I was absorbing. (And the majority of my fb friends were people who are not involved in politics at all. So it wasn't even big political or social issues, just everyday drama.) I find it easier to tolerate people irl when I'm not seeing their fb. I also realized that, although I did miss the homeschooling specific things at first and I occasionally miss an interesting event, it is a lot easier to focus on the things I need to get done when I don't have so much info swirling around in my head. But to answer the original question, no I wouldn't engage with anything. People aren't there to learn anything. They're there to make themselves look good, stir up drama, or make money. Or all three. ETA: I should add that I realize the above doesn't apply to everyone on fb! It just seems like the majority, to me. 😁
  8. I realize it is not recommended, but my personal outer limit is 1 week on refrigerated cooked meat. I keep my fridge quite cold though, and things in the very back are sometimes frozen. We've never had a problem. I wouldn't give a second thought to eating meat cooked on Sunday for lunch on Friday. That said, we usually don't have leftovers that long.
  9. . . . those who slop the contents of a bottle all over the lid, and those who don't. I think we all know which kind is right and proper. There should ideally be no intermarriage between the two. Or cohabitation of any kind.
  10. I have only used Ruby Love. (I plan to try a few brands.) They are comfortable; however, I don't plan on buying more of them because the absorbent part is too short in the front for me. I'm one of those people who needs more coverage toward the front, and the absorbent part is about 2 inches too short. So if you need front coverage, I would not recommend them. They do offer plenty of coverage in the other direction.
  11. I've been reading along, trying to decide what I would do with multiple neurodiverse kids and a spouse who refused to allow evals. It sounds like you don't want to rock the boat with anything, such as enrolling them in school or doing the evals on your own. So in that situation, given that there is apparently a bit of extra $ to hire someone, but not enough to hire someone qualified with the kids, I guess I would hire someone to do all cleaning. If there were additional funds, I would hire out laundry. I'd hire someone to do everything I could, so I could concentrate on remediating/accomodating/etc. I personally would do whatever I had to to make evals and services happen, though. It is completely unfair to the child to be denied appropriate services, as it has the potential to affect them for their entire lives. To be fair, I am extremely biased on this matter, because I live with the result of parental refusal to acknowledge/recognize problems, eval, seek services, etc. It will not endear you to your future sons and daughters in law, nor to your adult children who have to work twice as hard as everyone else to accomplish ordinary things, figure out their own dx, and seek their own remediation and services while trying to manage adult life. I apologize if this seems harsh. It's not intended to be. I don't live your life, and you may decide that whatever the reasons are, are more important. But NOT doing something is a choice, just as much as doing something. There will be consequences either way.
  12. (((Hugs))) Have you tried a therapy light? I have a very rough time with depression from November - April. A light helps quite a bit. (I actually use it year round, because I tend to hibernate in the summer when it's miserably hot. Plus it's easier for me to just stay with the habit.)
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    Hugs to OP. I hope time and space, and maturity, will help.
  14. I appreciate the climate and elevation advice. That was on my list to look up info about. When my husband was in CO a few years ago, he said that although the temp was lower than we usually have, it was much more comfortable because of the lower humidity. Here it is a wet, soggy cold. He said it was a much dryer cold there. I don't remember him mentioning anything about the elevation.
  15. We started LiPS and Barton, and while it went well from the beginning, this week it feels like I'm really in the swing of it. Dd7 finished Barton 1, about to start 2. Ds6 is going much more slowly, which is fine. I do already see some improvement in his ability to distinguish sounds. Doing LiPS concurrently, and they are both having some fun exploring how sounds are made. I'm doing everything separately, but today ds caught up to her with LiPS, so I believe we'll do some games together next week. Have been noticing more social thinking deficits with dd, and she is becoming more difficult to manage (mostly regarding very rigid thinking). However, since my husband understands her thinking (we are sure he is undxd ASD) he has had some very helpful suggestions. We have a psych eval scheduled for her in Nov. Overall I feel positive and hopeful, with small pockets of overwhelm now and then.
  16. I'm leaning toward New Mexico or Colorado. I have a list to check out based on all these great suggestions; should have time tomorrow to research further.
  17. Thank you all, this gives me some great places to start considering! I also appreciate the info on which activities are good with kids. We could be flexible on our dates, so the suggestion to go on short notice depending on snow is a good one. Of the suggestions, New Mexico would be closest, I believe. Alaska and Canada would be wonderful, but probably not in the budget this trip.
  18. See, that's the kind of thing I don't know! Had no idea about the snow mobiles. A city might be the way to go, with the kids being young. Plenty of variety.
  19. We're in southeastern Oklahoma. Would prefer a 10 or so hour drive at most . . . hmmm . . . will that get us to snow . . . no, don't think so. So 12-14 I think?
  20. In January or February, where should we go? The kids have only seen snow once, and only a couple inches. My husband has been to a ski resort in Colorado, and liked it. We aren't that interested in skiing, but would be interested in snowmobiling and snowshoeing. Also just playing in the snow and enjoying a cabin. It seems like the resorts are mostly for skiing? I sort of think we'd be better off with a private cabin somewhere. But, we do need roads to be clear, as we have zero experience driving in snow/ice. I know nothing about this. Any suggestions?
  21. The med I take is Inderal. My heart beats too rapidly and I take it for the purpose of slowing my heart down. It has been around a long time, and I don't think it's used much anymore for anxiety. If I miss a few days, I get incredibly anxious. Not just the feeling of my heart beating too fast, which I lived with for years and know well, but actual anxiety. A med for anxiety may help everything else work better, giving you that extra help you need. And it may not be forever. I'm all for doing things naturally, but sometimes we need more help just to get over a rough spot.
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