We picked up a few more pullets yesterday. The drive was longer than I planned for. So these birds are very $$$ but we should get a good 2-3 years of laying once they get acclimated. I did get a refund check for overpaid Rx a few months ago. 3 gallons of gas worth. 🤣

I never have had fever with a UTI. It's usually pain or frequency.

Doesn't sound unreasonable.

How old are the cars? We have 3 for $130/m, all are old (15y+), one is liability only.

In addition to probiotics and yogurt, any fermented foods they can handle, even in small doses.

I once made the invitation into an ornament (cut it into strips, curled them, methodically placed them in a clear globe to be read in parts, added the ribbons and wedding colors). She was THRILLED because she loved her invitations and didn't think to keep or display one. There are people who make them for you, too.

I think this is part of the problem for many people across all areas. They think a different choice is a subversive judgment on them, be it parenting, homeschooling, religion, politics, etc.

A popular dentist in my area retired and my dentist took on 700 of his patients. What once took a week or two can now take over a month to schedule. But prior to that, waits were brief. Routine cleanings would be scheduled every 6 months at each appointment. I can get a mammogram without an order even though I am not 40.

Many public schools have been teaching kids to do that. I know of several homeschool parents in different states who are running into this problem now with the kids they pulled from public in the last few years. The kids have no reading comprehension or recall; they are trained only to look up key words and phrases in the content. If there isn't a ready and matching multiple choice answer, then the problem is the work, not the kid. Sounds like a result of teaching to a standardized test.

My older boy went from CLE to Saxon pretty seamlessly. He feels like 30 problems is a lot, but I think it's just because they pack them in on one page in tiny font, and he was used to almost as many spread across a few pages in CLE. Just visually overwhelming for him. The spiral feels similar.

My grandmother was 82 when she first tried sushi. She never planned to but did so at my request. She loved it. I don't think I'd like bungee jumping, escargot, or living in a big city.

Muffin tins. When cooled, pop them all into a Ziplock or storage container.

Does it have to be totally independent? I suppose Rod and Staff English could be independent if he is a proficient reader, but that is grammar only and you would have to add their spelling and handwriting if needed.

Hello. Yesterday was all meetings and appointments so no list. Today: Breakfast✔ 3 tests between the kids✔✔✔ Work✔ Gardens✔ Groceries✔ Lunch✔ Dishes✔ Work out✔ Pray Scripture✔ Taco dinner

I never knew leotards and one piece swimsuits weren't supposed to hurt until after college when a doctor said I had a very long torso. Then I realized all body parts came in various lengths.

Short story: Mid-30s. I had hysterectomy late April, and kept ovaries. Dr is talking about possible hormone replacement/aid/supplementation at 4 month mark. She gave me progesterone to take now, but I haven't started yet. I don't know that I want/need to? I feel mostly stable, although I did have a noticeable shift in mood, skin, and weight at precisely day 14 post-op. Where do I start reading to educate myself before committing to anything? I am known for following rabbit trails and having analysis paralysis, but I also don't want to just take something because it's offered.

Right? I took my oldest to EPCOT fall 2019 for Food Festival. Geography, cuisines, and line formation all in one field trip.

Have you tried a variety of washable pads? I had like 40 from several brands. My fave were Yurtcraft on Etsy because I could customize size, absorbancy, and fabric. But ultimately Stayfree regular with wings disposables still got a lot of use. 🙂

Just had a hysterectomy and gave away months and months worth of supplies to sisters and nieces so they are set. But I also had a cup and it wasn't terrible. I'd definitely get a cup and washable pads if I still had the need.

We interrupted our plan with a trip to Sams and Target. They had those 10' inflatable pools half price, so I grabbed one at 17.50. Back to our regularly scheduled program.

Morning. We've been up for a while, earlier than usual. Coffee, breakfast✔ Read (Revolution is Not a Dinner Party)✔ School✔ Work✔ Lunch✔ Garden work✔ Scripture✔ Prayer Shell pecans✔ Dinner✔ VBS✔

They'll store for a few months in a cool, dark place away from onions. We make a beef and sweet potato hash that is pretty good.

Hello again! I am back. Finally had my 6 (really 7) week post-op appt and am cleared to (mostly) return to normal activities. I do still have a 10# weight limit atleast through August. But I can work out and vacuum etc. Today's list... Breakfast ✔ Work 1 hour✔ Plan next week✔ Lunch✔ Check budget✔ File papers, post grades✔ Weed garden Paint last wall in boys' bedroom✔ Spaghetti for dinner✔

I realize this thread is 2 years old and was just bumped. Just throwing in my experience... I got MLFLE for my oldest when he was starting grade 1, coming off Abeka k4 and k5 at a private school. This was the same time MB was taking on MLFLE as one of their titles. I bought it straight from O'Dell's website, where she explained that she created it for her daughter with dysgraphia (and possibly other diagnoses I don't recall). They don't tell anyone this now, presumably for sales reasons, which is a shame. Anyway, I did the placement test and ordered level 2 according to the results. It was painfully slow. About 40 lessons in, a day's math work meant something like tracing the numbers 20 to 29. We blew through it by month 4 and switched to CLE, which we love. After completing CLE 200, I retested him for MLFLE and he would have placed into level 5. At the end of first grade. It was bizarre. At that point, a friend with a child in upper elementary pulled her kid to HS. She got the same curriculum and LOVED it, but her daughter really struggled with math. It worked for them for a few years, but didn't fit our needs or preferences at all. I actually made a YouTube video about our math transition, which I later took down just because I deleted the channel. I got a lot of comments on it about how I just didn't understand MB or CM or whatever. That's when the floodgates opened on FB and any comments that were not GLOWING started getting deleted left and right. They don't even let you recommend BIBLES on their pages since they don't produce any and can't "verify" and recommend them. I jumped ship on all their pages because they were so shady. I try, when it comes up, to tell people whether I think it might or might not be what they need. I have a friend who is a single mom and has HS the last 2 years. She started with CLE because she knew both I and another friend liked it. But it was too much for her kids with her schedule, so she swapped to MB math and LA for year 2 based on the other person's rec. She regrets it because she feels it is too short and too light. She is ready to send them back to PS and busting her butt to get them "back on track". I also think we need to be specific when we talk about what part(s) of MB are "too light". Some products are their own, and others are reprints of older works. My personal philosophy is that we need a strong foundation in the 3 Rs, and elementary level science and social studies are for exposure and exploration, not expertise. I don't think that MLFLE OR LLFLE provide that strong foundation for the average child. I have seen them be helpful for kids with specific needs (as the math was intended), but overall, consider them weak. The other curriculum they sell in their "grade kits", if written by and for MB, are of similar caliber. Some of the items they are simply publishing in a new format are nice. However, they are shooting themselves in the foot with weird social media rules, so it turns me off of them as a brand.

It's Iron Mountain Metal Craft.