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Does anyone else think this is weird?
I went to Intelius (I think that was the site) looking for an old boyfriend. He has a very common first and last name, and I've been unable find him on Facebook. Anyway, as I went through the list of men with his name, I saw his parents' names listed under "Known Relatives". So I am pretty certain this was him. But what was strange was that at the bottom of the list of known relatives was MY name, with a different middle initial. (My maiden name is not all that common.)
I am 41, and this is someone I only casually dated off and on through high school and college. He always seemed more serious about me than I was about him, but I haven't seen or heard from him since I was 20. I never lived with him, we never signed anything together...I cannot imagine why I am listed as a known relative, yet I am.
There's a ton of stuff that comes up when I Google myself, because I am a writer. But seeing my name on his list really creeped me out!
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I got ours on eBay, for a pretty decent price.
I was planning to list our TT5 CDs soon...if anyone's interested in them, PM me! I might have the workbook for that, too...DS never uses the workbook. I'll have to check.
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I pat mine all over with a mixture of dark brown sugar, a pinch of dry mustard, and some freshly grated nutmeg. Then I wrap it in foil and let it roast in the crock pot all day on low.
There's always liquid in the crock pot, so I don't add any extra.
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Even though I have three children, I opened this thread because there is such a big age gap between the baby and the next oldest--8 years.
So when my baby starts kindergarten, the middle one will be in 8th grade! And the oldest will be a high school senior. :001_huh: So in many ways, HSing the youngest will be like HSing an only--he won't be able to combine classes like I've been able to do with science and history with my older boys now. And most of his years of learning will be spent with him the only kid at home.
There are lots of reasons I'd like to have one more child, SOON (I am 41) but one of the biggest is that I'd like the little one to have someone close in age to do school with. But I don't get pg or stay pg easily, and DH isn't open to adoption, so I just don't know if it's going to happen.
So it is encouraging to read that so many of you enjoy teaching your "onlies".
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Not to rain on the raw dough parade, but I would be careful about eating raw yeast dough.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211103.htm
I know that this is pertaining to dogs, but says any species is susceptible, so...I wouldn't want to take the risk, knowing what I know about how yeast reacts and the problems it can cause. I have enough tummy trouble as it is! LOL
I do, however, enjoy swiping a bite of raw cookie, brownie or cake batter, after reading that there's just a 1% chance of contracting salmonella. It's just so good! LOL
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I've always had horrible reactions to mosquito bites. My middle son is just like me. The oldest is like his dad--neither of them get bitten frequently and when they do, it's no big deal.
I read that they're attracted to exhaled carbon dioxide and how much lactic acid a person exudes from their skin. Seems like there a lot of theories behind why some people get bitten more often, and react more strongly!
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I love everything at a Thai restaurant.
The iced tea is good, but the iced coffee is even better (in my opinion!).
I love a dish called Larb...it's ground meat and toasted rice, and you roll it up in lettuce leaves or raw cabbage leaves.
Another one I don't know the real name for, but it's a green papaya salad. I could eat that every day of my life! LOL
One of my best friends in college was Thai and she introduced me to all sorts of yummies!
I've never been to a Thai restaurant where you couldn't ask them to adjust the heat/pepper level in your food. I like spice, so I usually order mine hot. What I've found is that they give me spicier food when I'm with my Thai friend. So when I order, say the papaya salad, I ask them to make it "Thai spicy" like they would for themselves. Then I know it will be HOT!
But since you like milder stuff, just tell them. It will still be very flavorful, I'm sure.
Have fun! Now I'm craving some pad thai!
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I had my boys in three different decades: 29, 33 and 41! :D
This last one is WEARING ME OUT!!! :lol: But I do sometimes wish I could have just one more so that he has a sibling close in age. Then again, on days like today, where he was up nearly all night, I am reminded that I'm not as young as I used to be.
42 is my mental cut-off for having babies. So if I'm not pregnant by the end of the year, that's going to be it for us. It's hard to give up the plan I'd always had to have four children, and even harder to release the dream of having a daughter. I've been told that statistically, after three boys, it's likely we'd have a fourth son.
We're not actively TTC but we're not preventing, either. I have PCOS and have needed help to conceive all three of my kids. So if I were to fall pregnant, I'd know that it was meant to be! Especially since I have very little time or energy for that thing you have to do to make a baby.
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Oh, absolutely! They're usually good about that sort of thing, but they've also been taught that it's their job to look out for each other.
They're both very protective of the baby, too.
I got a friend request on FB the other day from a woman who was the mean little girl on the corner when we were growing up. She used to pick on my little sister, until I threatened to beat her up if she didn't stop.
She stopped. LOL It sounds like on FB that she's really doing great now, but I still hesitated to add her as a friend because she'll always be that neighborhood bully to me. :lol:
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I have a group of friends who are like that. I find that it's almost impossible to get a group together for a meal and not have the topic arise. How far it goes depends on who you're with.
Personally, I think we are entirely too obsessed about food in America, and the weight loss discussion is just one part of that obsession.
I'm one of those who's finally embraced the concept of Health at Every Size, and for various reasons, it's going to be a long time til I'm the size that would be best for me, health-wise.
I am NOT going to obsess about food or dieting in the meantime.
I TREASURE the friends I have who don't feel they have to justify every morsel they put into their mouths, or tell everyone what they've eaten that day. I truly don't care!!! LOL
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Thinking about how my family's eating habits compare to other people's made me wonder about restaurant meals.
I have friends who seem to eat out more often than not. I don't know how they afford it!
How often does your family eat at a restaurant, bring home carryout or have a meal delivered?
We treat ourselves to exactly one restaurant meal a payday (twice a month). Usually it's something brought home to eat, like Firehouse Subs, McDonald's or Chick-fil-a. Last payday we ordered Papa John's pizza delivery, and that was a really rare treat. We maybe do that three times a year.
I can't remember the last time we went to an actual sit-down restaurant. I can't enjoy a meal out for all of us when I think about how many groceries that $50-60 would buy!
Anyhow, just curious about your restaurant habits.
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I had a shoulder dystocia with my 2nd baby. He was 8 lbs. 14 oz with very broad shoulders (like his dad).
It was a totally "medicalized" delivery...hospital induction, pitocin, AROM. I was allowed to get up and move around the first twelve hours. It took that long to get to 4 cm. At that point, she broke my water and let me have an epidural.
While the epidural was being given, and I was sitting up hunched over, I could feel myself opening for his head. It was pain like I've never known--I was screaming that I had to push and the anesthesiologist kept asking if they'd checked me before he started and they're like, yes, she was only a 4.
But apparently I went from 4 to 10 cm in under half an hour, because when I laid back down, his head was right there.
I pushed and pushed and pushed...a nurse pushed down on top of me. His shoulder was compressing the cord and his heartrate kept diving into the 30's. It was awful. The OB had to break his collarbone to get him out, and he was limp and non-responsive at first. It was a very scary delivery. Thankfully, he's had no lasting problems from it.
I really think it was my sitting up while he was descending that wedged his shoulders funny, but maybe I'm wrong. I don't know.
With DS3, we scheduled a c-section. He ended up being 9.2 with those same broad shoulders and a big ol' head. LOL I don't regret it.
(edited to add that I often wonder if a midwife would've been able to maneuver him out. But of course if I'd had a natural birth, there would've been no epidural, and when I felt all that pressure I probably would've just pushed him out normally.)
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I remember a kid once threw food in my high school cafeteria. The football coach who was monitoring picked him up and deposited him in the garbage can. Imagine the lawsuit if that happened today. :001_rolleyes:
No kidding! But I bet he didn't do that again. Now everyone's so worried about fragile little psyches being humiliated. I'm not advocating abuse by any means, but I'm sorry...a little humiliation and/or natural consequences can go a long way in deterring bad behavior!
I'm 100% behind the lunch ladies! As for the entire school being punished for the actions of a few, I'm not crying any tears over these kids. (And I was one of those who frequently had my best meal of the day at school, not because my parents couldn't afford to feed us, but because my dad worked out of town and my clinically-depressed mother made us eat cereal for breakfast and dinner.)
Not only is that kind of punishment reflective of real life in general, but it serves as a warning to the kids who might've wanted to participate in the food fight, but didn't: There's a consequence for bad behavior.
I also agree with the PP who said that this is actually a pretty effective way of handling such a situation. Just ask anyone who runs a military school or a boot-camp type of rehab program--it works.
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We love our cloth diapers, too. DH was always on board because of the cost savings, but he's not so fond of the poopy ones. Then again, he wasn't good at changing poopy disposables, either! LOL
I wish we'd used them with our first two. The baby hasn't had any of the severe rashes DS2 had, even though they have the same fair, sensitive skin.
Have fun with your new stash! The hard part is not buying every cute new dipe you see (or trying every new system you hear about)!
Edited to add that we always have sposies on hand. I use them for overnight, and whenever we are out. But I go through about one package a month instead of one or more a week!
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I haven't used that recipe exactly, but I used a mix of washing soda and borax once when we were out of detergent and it didn't work at all. There was a weird white film over the glasses and everything felt greasy.
The citric acid in this recipe might eliminate that. I'm a little leery of trying a homemade mixture again, but if I can figure the proportions to try this once, I might. (I've read to use unsweetened lemonade Kool Aid mix for the citric acid).
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I pretty much let mine wake up on their own, unless we have somewhere to be that day.
DS1 (12) usually wakes up around 8, DS2 (8) and the baby usually wake up sometime between 9 and 10.
But I'm not into strict schedules much, so it works for us. :)
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I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but I have several friends who blend raw spinach into their usual fruit smoothies.
I saw a cooking show the other day where she made a salad of raw kale, pears, green onions, toasted pecans, and a little blue cheese, topped with vinaigrette. I thought that sounded good. I didn't know you could eat kale raw, as I've only ever seen it cooked. She said it's chewier than spinach, which I think sounds pretty good.
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If I have to wonder if I should eat it, then it's always a no for me. I can think of many things I'd rather be doing then puking LOL.
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I'm another who's never had any luck losing weight while breastfeeding. I think it has something to do with having PCOS.
But yeah, I'm currently nursing my 8 month old, my third baby, and the only time I can lose weight is after they're weaned and I can drastically cut back on calories again. And even then, it's hard!
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French presses do make a huge difference in the flavor! It's all we've used for years, and everyone who has a cup becomes a convert. :)
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It's been over three years for us, and yes, I do still miss some of the nicer things about school, such as class parties, and spirit week and all the excitement at the end of the year. I feel a little twinge of remembrance when all my friends talk about these things. I even miss working at the book fairs, and parent-teacher conferences. LOL
There are indeed ways to recreate these experiences in a homeschool setting. Just tonight, we gave our sons printed and signed certificates marking the completion of their grade level this year, and praised them for doing so well. Is it the same as an awards ceremony at school? No. Will I probably always miss some things about school? Sure. Is it enough to make me put them back in school?
NO flippin' way!!! :001_smile:
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I was trying to cut back on my Starbucks at home habit, and tried Folgers Black Silk. I didn't like it at all!
Surprisingly, my favorite cheap coffee is Pilon. Not every store carries it, but it's nice and strong without that bitter edge. It's all my husband drinks and he was a serious coffee snob for years! It's a finer grind, and the package says "espresso" but it is not bitter like other dark roasts.
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Loved it!
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:lol: I like the idea of humor. That often lighten the air.
I wish I was better at thinking of humor on the spot. . ..
We also have a Dr that quizes us -- We are looking for another DR.
Wow, I would have to find another Dr. as well. We are so blessed with our pediatrician...she loves that we homeschool and is very supportive of it. She never has anything good to say about public schools...and I figure she's seen it all!
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