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Praying for you and yours.
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I like to use cork trivets for baking pans that I sit on the stove or countertops. When I serve a dish straight from the oven to table, I prefer a fancier metal trivet with a design. My metal ones have feet like Queen Cat described.
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We've used hauling companies when we've purchases used cars out of state. It's a about $1 a mile. Maybe a local dealership can help you find someone. ETA: That's always been an open hauling trailer and not enclosed.
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12 minutes ago, DoraBora said:
Can you haul it out to the front curb and put a "free" sign on it? We did that with my mil's old piano, and someone took it within the hour. (The guy was a music teacher, and I couldn't believe he wanted it. I thought it was beyond tuning.)
This was how we got a piano for our kiddos when we were flat broke. It cost us $75 to have it tuned and $50 to replace a pedal. That piano lasted us for almost trn years, and we were truly grateful.
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We're like most on the thread and plan for leftovers at least a couple times a week. For winter days, we have some sort of bean soup in the instapot and have veggies on the side. Some days we'll add a green smoothie that everyone gets a glass of. Other quick things we enjoy are veggie or cheese quesadillas ( maybe these would work with corn tortillas) , frittatas. and sautéed veggies in a rice or cauliflower rice bowl with an egg on top. We have a "salad bar" shelf in the fridge so salad is a popular choice too. We don't eat much meat so the protein in the salads is usually black beans or chickpeas along with nuts for the fats. I've also done casseroles in the oven when we had four littles at home. I'd put it in to cook when we had morning snack, and it would be ready by lunchtime.
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I do IF along with eating a mostly plant-based diet. It's worked well for me, and I'm healthier than I've been in years. My window for eating is usually 11-7 or so. The longer days has caused us to eat a little later than usual so we need to get back into the habit of having an earlier dinner. I was hungry in the mornings and evenings until adjusting to not snacking before bed, but that's gone away. Self-control as @Patty Joanna shared has been a wonderful unexpected side effect of my fasting. I actually feel much better and more relaxed now that food has become a smaller part of my life, and I'm not so focused on it or dieting.
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On 3/10/2019 at 9:36 AM, heartlikealion said:
This is their site but I bought from an authorized seller at a baby shop. https://mykinderpack.com/
My mirror in the photo is a Lilebaby accessory I bought so I can see her. It’s retractable. https://www.lillebaby.com/products/retractable-mirror I bought mine on Amazon.
Love that mirror! I'm going to buy one. I wear my grandchildren at ages 3 and 6 in a toddler kinderpack. It's mostly the 3 year old when I have all of the grands. Sometimes though the 6 year old will ask to be carried. They're both within weight limit. I'll probably buy a preschool kinderpack just so they'll both fit better.
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I still have it. Thanks for the sweet reminder!
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4 hours ago, mmasc said:
I’ve got this in the crock for tonight. I’ve never tried it so I’m not sure if it’s any good yet, but it sure smells delicious!
http://littlespicejar.com/moroccan-sweet-potato-lentil-soup/
This looks great! i'm making it for lunch tomorrow.
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15 hours ago, NorthwestMom said:
I clean the bathroom every morning after I've gotten ready in it. I just throw miscellaneous items my teens leave out in the drawer, wipe down the sink with windex, grab a bleach wipe and clean the toilet surfaces and the lid on the garbage can, done. It takes one minute and everything stays decent.
Also I buy gas every Saturday no matter how full the tank is; no having to add an emergency stop for gas during the midweek craziness.
Yes, to the bolded. Its such a sanity and money saver! We fill all of our car tanks on Sunday and use our gas points to save $. Only one of our cars needs a midweek fill, and we fill that one after school on Wednesday when we're in a nearby town with cheaper prices. I also only go to the grocery store on Sunday and Thursdays. It's what fits our schedule and saves us some money by not just running in the store to "grab one thing". We avoid a lot of impulse esp snack purchases this way.
edited to add: Sink Refections by Marcia Cilley ( Flylady) is a good book to help with routine habits.
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Ds joined first and foremost for the new dorms. They were really nice! The other perks were smaller class sizes, opportunities to interact with faculty and guests, and priority registration. No extra money was offered. The real perks though were the friendships he made and the advising he received through the Honors College. He's a STEM major and besides general studies requirements no liberal arts classes were required.
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On 1/13/2019 at 11:51 AM, counselinggirl said:
@StarfishI know you mentioned the MT boards on CC but did you search or post on the "Theatre/Drama Majors" board within CC? This is found by going to College Discussion / College Majors / Theater/Drama Majors. There are a lot of "discussions" under this section!
There is also a thread under the Theatre/Drama Majors called "BFA Acting Class of 2023: preparation, prescreens, auditions, questions and support; " this is where all the acting majors seem to discuss auditions and other questions relating to anything BFA Acting related....I am sure you can post something under this thread about your audition at belmont---not sure if you have time to read the pages and pages of posts but they might be helpful.
Break legs to your daughter!
Thank you so much!
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DD is preparing to audition at Belmont next month for the BFA in performance ( not MT ). We've gone through the website so we know the basics and have scheduled the audition. She'd just feel more confident knowing what to expect at the actual auction. Each university seems to be different, Has anyone here in through the process at Belmont before? Everything we've found at college confidential seems to be about musical theater auditions. We'd love to hear anyone's experiences.
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10 hours ago, Selkie said:
Does he have any weight to lose? My dh cleaned up his diet and lost 40 lbs. He is very fit now and doesn't snore at all - the difference is pretty amazing!
The same happened in our family for both dh and I. We started following Eat to Live about five months ago ( with significant weight loss ) and the changes have been dramatic. We both sleep well and wake up not tired. Neither of us snore anymore either.
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I voted ethical. I'd think it was unethical though if you bought the second rug just to reach free shipping minimums.
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On 1/6/2019 at 9:19 PM, Margaret in CO said:
Whine, whine, whine. Yeah, life is hard. It is for every generation! All of my children are technically millennials, and ya' know what? ALL are launched save the one still in college. Yeah, their dad with terminal cancer is still working 7 days a week. What else is he going to do--see above comment. We still have one in school. No, the boomers did not retire at 55--I don't know ANYONE who retired at 55! Good heavens--what would they do--go on cruises for 30+ years? My dad didn't retire until almost 70. Hard to get off your rear to pick up the dry cleaning? Poor pitiful you. Hard to schedule a dentist appointment. Ah...poor little darling. Grow up.
The bolded is my experience as well except for military and teaching friends, Most of them have gone on to second careers though. My dh is a boomer, and I'm close to being a boomer, We have no plans to retire. All of our parents worked well into their sixties. I have trouble with the word "adulting". It's tossed about like some magic thing you do when you get to a certain age or point in life. It doesn't seen to allow for the maturation that should be going on throughout life -- including the scheduling of appointments and the running of errands. Did our generation create too much of an artificial life experience with before/after school care, childcare, and planned playdates? Three of our children are millennials, and I have to say that they don't have college debt but nether are any of them homeowners yet. Two are saving ( our local and not so local real estate is crazy high ) and the third is a doctoral student who is renting - he has no idea where he'll end up in a couple of years. We're launching our youngest to college next fall with a seven year gap since the last. Prices have increased dramatically even at the state schools. "Full Rides" are more scarce and so is merit aid. She's gotten top merit money at several schools but there's still going to be a bill to be paid. We're determined for our children to graduate debt-free since I was a first generation college student who struggled through while working so we'll continue to work.
eta: Another thought is that millennials and subsequent generations have a skewed sense of what is a want and what is a need. I recently heard someone remark that cable bills are as much as car notes. I think this statement is true for most generations -- our parents wants become our needs but millennials and others since have wants that never even existed as a previous generations needs.
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44 minutes ago, CaliforniaDreamin said:
When is it time to worry about vomiting and diarrhea? I think I might have food poisoning but it has been a long time since I went through something like this. It all just has to come out right? Not much a doctor can do?
I have had three heavy bouts of each over the last hour and a half and I don't think it is over yet unfortunately.
Have had it and it stinks! The bathroom floor became my friend -- hopefully you don't have the same! Do you have access to a service like Tel-A- Doc for a prescription? They may be willing to prescribe zofran which will help with the nausea and vomiting or something similiar --assuming that's an okay thing to do with food poisoning.
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26 minutes ago, Terabith said:
Amen to that. The mouth ulcers are apparently variation on hand foot mouth, but usually only babies and little kids get it. And dr wasn't sure about scarlet fever. He also threw out terms like "diptheria," which since it's not 1892 and I'm vaccinated, I'm pretty confident is not an issue. But I'm sick and miserable, but at least there are meds that make drinking and sleeping easier, so I guess I won't complain too much. Currently trying to decide if three showers a day to try to stem chills is too many showers.
Hope you feel better soon! If you don't have an electric blanket, could you purchase one? That'll probably help with the chills. Zinc supplements are good for mouth ulcers. Maybe it would hold true for your variation. Just wanted to throw it out there in case it it might help and bring you some relief. I had scarlet fever as a young child and still remember feeling miserable.
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6 hours ago, perkybunch said:
I hear ya. In addition to good quality undies, this has been the year of pajamas for me. I used to just wear to bed whatever clothes had gotten too ratty to wear out of the house, but all this year, I have been buying assorted pajamas, figuring out what I like and is the most comfortable. For Christmas, most of my presents were pajamas. It's lovely. I'm old and I like it.
Yes! I bought myself nice new pajamas this Christmas and paid full price because they were the ones I wanted. Usually I limit myself to the clearance racks, but not this time 😉 It felt good.
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Our family is in! We have out 50 or so games and only play a handful of our favorites. This would be really great to help us decide which to hang onto and which to say goodbye to.
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The dual enrollment recommendation from our umbrella school is only two or three sentences. I don't have a copy to quote, but it references high academic achievement and being capable of college level work. There's also a sentence about recommending ( insert name ) without reservation. My children have dual enrolled at the local community college and the state flagship without any problems. Their first semesters were limited to six hours and level 100 classes. After that, they had no problem with taking whatever classes they wanted up to 15 hours.
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21 hours ago, bodiesmom said:
Really???? I'm not being snarky-I'm just surprised.
These are 2 twin mattresses next to each other in a trundle bed. Would CPS honestly take issue with that? Genuine question.
Not certain about CPS but offering another perspective: Our guest room has a daybed with a trundle on a frame that rises to bed height. it's great for the grandchildren and the college students we host because it's two separate beds. The one married ds we have pushes the beds together for him and his wife. That's the visual I get when I read your post -- two beds made into one with sheets and pillows separating the occupants. When dd and I went to Iceland we had separate beds with separate sheets which we moved apart. Would your family be comfortable with moving the beds apart?
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3 hours ago, bodiesmom said:
Thank you for this suggestion, Katy. I'm not sure what is different about this house. They love it here, but still miss home. We moved away from some dear friends of theirs. They still see them regularly but still...it's just not the same as living down the street from them. 😞 FTR we never had any kind of issue like this at our previous home. Everyone slept in their own rooms and beds without any issue whatsoever.
This post struck a note with me. It may be just a comfort thing. When we moved into our current home years ago, our three boys ( who had shared a room previously ) wanted their own space while our dd wanted to sleep with her brothers because the "rooms were bigger". We ended up with the two middle ds sharing a room and oldest ds with dd ( the youngest ) sharing a room. It was definitely a different arrangement! It lasted for a couple of years until oldest ds wanted his own space. Then we moved dd into the playroom. With that said, I'd encourage you to support their want to share a room but separate the beds. As a mom who doesn't go for squabbling, I'd also go a step further and require all dressing to be in the bathroom. Kudos to you for working with your dh to solve this family dilemma.
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Snack food for a HUNGRY teenager?
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Our snacks tend to be deviled eggs or fried eggs and toast, apples and peanut butter, banana smeared with peanut butter wrapped in a tortilla, hummus and veggies, and quasadillas with beans and a little cheese. I ask the snackers to have more than one food group when they're hungry. They also love beans and cornbread. In the cooler months, I keep beans cooking in the crockpot for them to help themselves.