I get an itchy mouth with carrots, sometimes.... apples, strawberries, avocados, peaches...nectarines.. & some other things... use to with bananas but now I'm pretty ok with those... and then raw nuts. It's actually ... for me.... something that I found more about from Kaiser Perm. Insurance... It's the enzymes.... Frozen or cooked... I'm ok. Remember not to give peanuts or nuts before 3, if you are concerned about allergies

Hi There, Our dog trainer felt like most dogs are able to be rescued..... Here's the thing... They need to be with the pack. If he were perfectly trained, could he be inside? Is he "house trained" as far as "peeing" and such inside? Give him a wash and put the frontline on. Then, get a crate. Put him in with your daughter or whoever can have the crate in their room. (A wire crate is best). You just get them use to the crate..... You put them in ... We say "kennel" and in he goes. Even if you have him spend some of the time out... just the time that he spends sleeping with you, will make him a better dog. Then... the whole training thing... Hornblower has lots of positive training options for you. I went to training that used a prong collar. I can tell you... that I really don't have to do anything other than just put it on.. and I can walk my dog. I trained him to heel and such... and even with a normal collar... I can now walk him much easier. I also did "recall" training with him and off leash... I can almost trust him. As far as the whole goes too far thing... I've seen that the invisible fence works sometimes to keep them in... although... as you'll see if you search.... it doesn't keep animals out of your yard... but that doesn't seem like it's a problem. I'd do an invisible fence.... much closer than the edge of your 5 acres. From what I've seen... it's actually really inexpensive, if you run the wire yourself. For training... whatever you do, make sure the trainer looks like they like your dog... I went to a married couple that she's a vet tech... he trained dogs for the Police Dept... and they've done Schutzhund training... they were just great! They really liked dogs and when you left, you had the ability to have very dependable trained dogs. (It sounds like most of your problems are because he isn't trained) (Make sure you don't do the PetSmart... or that kind of training) Ours was great $85 for the 8 sessions... 20 for the German Prong Collar.... and for the life of the dog, I can go back to training free. My dog is 65 lbs and I can tell you that if we hadn't trained him... I could never have kept him. (Now, if I could train him to stay away from the our food.... he's pretty tall:-) I can also tell you, that if I had been to training while young, I wouldn't have had the problems with my childhood dogs... who would have known!! When I was young, no one I knew went to training.... (Poor dogs...) Good Luck! Carrie

Maybe she has a problem that never was diagnosed. I'd say... see if she could get diagnosed so she could find out her problem... perhaps her kids have it, too. Then, Start her on something like SWR. Sometimes if you ask on here, people have used things that they'll give. Have her look back at the sites for free information. Ask her if this is something she really feels like they should do.... Sometimes Christian Schools have scholarships... Carrie:-)

You can do it!! Carrie:-)

"I'm sorry Mom, I wish I could do that, but I already had plans... or .... I just don't have a babysitter to ask... Wish I did...." "Let's get together next time, perhaps I'll have someone to trade with by then... it's hard not having anyone to trade with..." Carrie...

Hi There, I just looked at this.. cool:-) Can you tell me what kind of videos you've watched? Also, world view wise... I'm a Christian... I'm assuming that everything is pretty neutral except for it I'm watching say... something about Evolution?? Do you have any comments about the video's views?? Thanks!! (Also, what plan did you get??)

I would the that "The Principle Approach" might fit you well! If I was starting over, I might look at this more closely. http://face.net/ http://face.net/204004.ihtml http://face.net/203691.ihtml They have a full curriculum that you can purchase. I think it's like this... "The Principle Approach" is nodding towards the lady?? who put the & principles down... the Noah's Curriculum is a curriculum that is trying to be a "Principles Approach" curricula. I can see it being great, I just have children at different stages than to try and sort it out. If there was a school here that used it, and I could afford it... I would be VERY interested:-) Carrie

This is too too funny! I can't roll an r to save my life... but I can throw an "HHHHHHgggghh" sound:-) I lived with a Jewish family and the g-ma could actually speak Yiddish.... Anyway... one of the first baby words the little girl said... was "Cholly" baby word for "Challah" bread:-) So cute.... and makes me smile to think of it. She called me... (by herself) Nana.... So, I can say I was a g-ma first. (And boy was it easier:-) Carrie

Cool..... I didn't know that it scares away demons. Maybe I should try this...next year :tongue_smilie: Carrie;)

Our youngest is 6 and my dream was to adopt. Perhaps it could still happen... I'm thinking of a 3 and 5 year old or something like that... when my son is just a bit older. Then I think about whether I am willing to basically tomato stake myself:-) to the kids... I have such freedom now, and think about the fact that for safety's sake, you have to be willing to watch the children all the time, to watch for what's happening... I'm thinking of adopting US kids.... Our oldest are 17,14,11 girls... and then a 6 yr old son.... I'll continue watching this... Carrie

It's easy if you rent the machine or purchase it which is about the same cost. (For about $100 or so:-) Renting would make it so you can do as posted before... But I would steam it all off at the same time.... and paint it all... before I moved in... even if I had to hire it out... or have a party with some friends..... Get it done before you move in:-)

Could you try doing everything together? We do Classical Conversations, and with that.... for a bit... you could do it and feel like you're pretty "successful". Skip counting, history sentences, science terms...etc... Then history cds (ours are mostly Jim Weiss) SOTW cds..... while they draw and such... Park days... (getting out....) And, instead of creative writing.... copy work... Short... think 15 minutes... run for 15 minutes.... I like our Classical Conversations motions for everything... including our timeline that we memorize... And, if you're not opposed to church.. that might be a nice spot for your family. Carrie:-)

I like the Core Knowledge Series for an overview:-) "What your Kindergartener needs to know..." Carrie:-)

We have a Husky Britax that is called something else now. It's 5-pt harness till they are really tall and I think...100lbs.. Carrie

Can't you do paypal? I thought that they gave a number....

Would someone who finds these great... when you get a chance... tell me if you found 1st grade worksheets? Thanks... (A link to the spot would be even better:-)

See, maybe if it could be agreed upon that there are some instances of "abuse" and some areas that could be "grey" (people don't agree...) then this could be done away with. For instance, a person who burns their children with cigarettes, doesn't need a 2nd chance.... Or someone who breaks their skull, or many other things.... A person who spanks their child and there's a bruise... maybe they need to understand the Government's definition of abuse and have the chance to conform.... (or whatever) I see a difference between a quarter sized bruise.... and a broken arm. One is something to discuss... The other is .... something to not send a child back to... Carrie

I'm really sorry for both of you! Carrie

Hey Rosie, so you don't have a fridge, cooler, ice box... anything?? Wow...so what do your meals usually consist of?? I'm totally curious. I could be meat free... as long as I get chocolate:-) Carrie

Hey Colleen, Was she taught by Mrs Spalding? My mom was taught by a certified teacher... that was taught by Mrs Spalding... (Nancy someone...) That's one of the reasons I started with Spalding. I do think the WISE book would be nice to use with WRTR:-) Carrie

Well, I don't think we would all agree on what abuse is. I spanked my daughter quite a bit and my son very little. I didn't ever bruise my daughter... and can't imagine that I would ever bruise my son. I would work VERY hard to not ever bruise them again... if it happened. However, I don't believe that a bruise is the end of the world, on a child. I have friends who spank for defiant disobedience and yet don't bruise their children. However, would I turn them in if I saw a small bruise (maybe there's a term for a "slight" bruise) If I saw a bruise that would cause a huge "WOW" because of it being serious.... I would speak to the elders in their church... If I saw a broken arm, a mark on the neck... a slap across the mouth, anything that looks like an out of control thing.... (hair pulled....etc....) I would call CPS. BUT, I've spoken with some really immature CPS people, and would have to know that I was looking at anger. You can bet that cigarette burns... or anything along the same idea... Would get a call to CPS from me. I don't consider it my job to turn in every one.... but I have called in to CPS for little children (we're talking 1 and a 2 yr old... and 2 other little children) being left in the car.... and they crawled out... Dad just took them back... and went back inside the building... 10 or 11 yr old that had baby walking behind him... when there was snow on the ground... with no shoes... and oh yes... the day I found the 3 or 4 year old across the busy street... got her home... and mom wasn't anywhere to be found. When the little girl went inside... still non mom.... but there was a bong on the table... SO, I judge for myself... and I don't feel guilty about it... Carrie

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: So Sorry for you and your Mother's Heart that must be crying. Wishing a not as hard of a time as it could be for you and your daughter... Carrie

I actually was thinking that maybe he felt sorry for you and didn't want your relaxation to be ruined.... Sunny side up, right?? Carrie:-)

I have to say, as someone who spanks my child about once every 4-8 weeks, this makes me not want to every go to a Drs Office. I don't think it's their responsibility to tell me about most of the things in this post. I wasn't offended by the Dr telling me about keeping them back facing in a car seat, but really... I read parenting books for info. I don't want their opinion unless I ask for it. I made informed decisions on everything from letting my children stay in me for 2 weeks 5 days late... to not vacc'ing to not circ'ing, nursed till my child was almost 5, co-sleep, and if I think it's best to give him a couple swats for whatever... it's really my business. (oh yes, I wore him till he was almost 4) I won't tell everyone that I think circ'ing is abusive... or call it amputation around people who have, or ask why people have their children sleep in cribs... etc. Those things can have a negative impact on some children, and yet I'm not anyone else's parent... other than my own children. I love my children and have read probably 10+ books about parenting, including Love & Logic. I may find some methods of the non-spankers not good.... That's their business... really. Talking about children is such an emotionally charged subject, and it seems like no one can just admit... that barring physical damage.... (or bruises that are worse than a minor bump).... Parents love their own children more than life and each parent probably makes some mistake that they wish they could undo at some point, but I don't consider anyone's job... to tell me what that mistake (at least in their opinion) is.... PS... TX is still crazy safe to spank in... maybe you should claim that you were staying somewhere else at the time.... Is it too late to lie?? Carrie

These posts just make me SO sad! I can't imagine wanting to be with family, and not being able to... and I can't imagine wanting to be with my g-kids for 2.5 weeks and it being too long. Not that you all are wrong... just that I look so forward to being a "Nana" and can't imagine having my kids feel like I'm in the way. Maybe I should be the one who moves to someplace far away.... and volunteer at an orphanage.... Bummer... Carrie