Chrystal
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You can use it anywhere you would use regualar cabbage.
My absolute favorite way is to chop it into 1 inch slices, along with an onion and a couple of cloves of garlice. In a very large skillet with a lid, saute the onion and garlic until soft then add the white parts of the bok choy. Turn down and cover for 10 minutes or so, add the green parts of the bok choy and cover again. Continue to cook for another 10 minutes or until everything is tender. Salt and pepper to taste.
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It sounds to me like he just didn't know how to tell you whatever was seen on the ultrasound. He is allowed to tell you everything. Whether he chose to or not is a different matter. It could also be that he didn't know what he was seeing. He may have needed a radiologist to read it for him and one wasn't available.
Call your OB.
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My first thought was that there are so many levels of nurses. Nurses assistant, associate nurse, undergraduate RN, Master's level specializing in certain area that make really big money. I new a girl that was a master's level nurse and making a 6 figure salary right out of school. As far as classifying them into blue or white I don't know.
Nurses assistants are not nurses. This is a touchy subject for us.
To call yourself a nurse you legally have to have gone to school and passed a national licensing examination.
There are 2 basic types of nurses. LPN (LVN) who are vocational school graduates and RNs who are college graduates. RNs can go on to graduate school and become more specialized. Examples are Nurse Practictioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, etc.
These nurses can even go on and obtain there doctorate.
If your friend made six figures she was definitely the exception, not the rule, even with a master's degree. That's one of the reasons that there aren't enough nurses. Nursing instructor's make even less and there are never enough instructors to meet the demand.
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I ate. I would get up in the morning to find empty food containers and such where I had eaten in the middle of the night. NO memory at all.
I also got -ahem- amorous- in the middle of the night, as reported by my husband.
I stopped immediately and sought other routes.
Now I take Trazadone and sleep very well with no nasty side effects.
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:crying:My Favorites:
City of Angels
The Story of Us
Seven Pounds
StepMom
Good Will Hunting
Titanic ("I will always love you, Jack")
Marley and Me
Finding Neverland
Brokeback Mountain
Pay It Forward
The Green Mile
The Village
We Are Marshall
Rudy
Okay, I'm going to blow my nose now.:crying:
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http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/
I love this site. She has a great perspective on life and eating and is a celiac.
Gluten free is just a way of life for us, so to me it is simply a matter of reading labels and being hyperaware of what we are putting into our bodies.
Remember that gluten comes from Barely, Rye, Oats (because of how they are grown and processed) and Wheat. BROW.
Yes, a lot of processed foods contain wheat and barley (malt comes from barley as does malt flavoring), but really with labeling laws you can find it.
Stick with whole, unprocessed foods and you should be fine. Grilled meats that you prepare, vegetables, and fruits are safe and easy and will be greatly appreciated by your pastor's wife because you cared enough to make it for her. There is even a gluten free brownie mix that you can find at Wal-Mart these days. And who doesn't love a good brownie, right?
Kudos to you and your friends for caring enough to learn all of this for this woman. She is very lucky indeed to have you in her life.
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I turned my son around backwards on the big potty.
We had the opposite problem. He was younger and not tall enough to *ahem* clear the splash guard when he stood up.
Once he had the hang of going all the time in the potty I showed him how to stand on a stool. I did the same thing for my friend's son and it worked with him too. Of course he has to be stripped from the waist down, so spring or summer is the ideal time because he can run around with a shirt and underpants and not have as much to remove before sitting down.:001_smile:
I also gave one skittle, m&m, something small for each successful trip to the potty for pee pee and 2 for poo. My son was using the potty successfully in less than a week all day and all night in 2.:D I also promised him special underpants (colored like dad's instead of white) and that seemed to motivate him alot. :D
My youngest daughter was almost 3 and she had to have a reason to potty train. She wanted to be able to ride the bus at church K3 and they told her she had to have no diapers to be able to come. Needless to say, she also did it very quickly. Before that, she had absolutely no interest in the potty at all. :tongue_smilie:
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My first gray came at 15. I started coloring at 17 when they were noticable from a distance and right now I am probably about 65% gray, but that is just a guess because I sit in the hairdressers chair about every 4 to 6 weeks to get my roots done. :lol: I'm 37.
My husband does all her networking and computer work, so we trade out labor for labor.
My dad was completley gray by the time he was my age, so I guess I can say I am lucky. My mom on the other hand only had a few at 52. Her mom had even fewer when she was in her 80's.
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Danish people apparently say that American talk like their mouths are full of potatoes. (This from a language that takes place almost entirely in the back of the throat, mind you...) :D
This is how our Spanish exchange student was told to speak in her English class. Apparently even the English spoken in Europe is described this way.
My two German exchange students thought is was cute when I spoke German with my American accent. But I am not a nasal speaker. I was born in Germany and had a German babysitter for the first 3 years so I spoke as much German as English until we came home.
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Mine have gotten longer instead of shorter. The doc said the months when they were actually shorter was probably because I didn't ovulate that month.
That said my best friend had her surprise when she was 40. She thought she was safe because it had been 4 weeks since her period and she thought she was due again and then poof! she was pregnant instead.
He's now 4.
I wouldn't worry yet. Give it a week and if still no sign of your cycle take another test. If still negative, call your doctor and get him to check it out.
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Born in 72 graduated high school in 90.
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Tonight we had:
Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin with an Carmalized Onion and Apple Sauce
Oven Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
and on the side a Cesear Salad.
For lunch we had
Black Bean Chili (a house favorite)
with toppings of cheese, sour cream, chopped onion and jalapenos, and fritos if you wanted.
For dinner last night I made
Homemade pizza
with Brownies for desert.
All gluten free casein free.
Now I'm hungry again.
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I was hoping to see Johnny Fairplay on the the villians team, but am super excited to see how this will all play out.
We are die-hard Survivor fans. I have never missed an episodes in 19 seasons. I even watch the up-til-now episode every season. I have had the DVR set for the last 3 weeks. The furthest in advance I could go.
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The only time I take it off is when I get in the shower. If my battery is dead I will make a special trip to get it replaced ASAP. I am a clock-watcher. To the point that if I wake up in the middle of the night the first thing I do is check my watch. I have been like this pretty much as long as I can remember. I think one of the first things I learned to do as a child was read a clock. :D
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Americans with Disabilities Acts says they can't cut it out for you just because you are homeschooled. They must provide those same services that are offered to the students that are enrolled in thier school.
Right?
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It doesn't really look like ringworm. Usually that will actually look like a ring under the skin and it starts small and get larger. It also leaves the area in the middle sunken compared to the ring.
It does, however, look like eczema. I also reccomend hydrocortisone (the strongest you can find OTC) twice a day followed by a non-lotion mosturizer. I use CeraVe cream, not lotion. Lotions contain alcohol to keep them liquid and alcohol is drying. After she bathes (whether morning or night) have her apply the hydrocortison to the affected areas immediately followed by the mosturizing cream. Do this within 90 seconds of getting out of the shower. I also reccomend using a milder soap, like Dove (the white bars) or Cetaphil as her only soap. The temperature of her shower should be luke-warm and she should keep them as short as possible, definitely under 20 minutes. She should mosturize daily whether she has the rash or not. This will prevent or lessen future breakouts.
If the hydrocortisone just isn't strong enough, you may have to break down and take her to the doc to get a prescription for something stronger. While she is breaking out remind her not to put anything else on her face other than the mosturizer and hydrocortisone. No make up or pimple cream or anything. The CeraVe is noncomedogenic and won't cause breakout. I use it daily from head to toe with my steriod cream on my affected areas and it has been the best winter of my life. I am a nursing instructor and wash my hands 100as of times a day and that is where mine is the worst. I do my daily stuff plus I mosturizer after I wash my hands.
I hope this helps and she feels better soon. :001_smile:
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The one that we get from the store is totally different from cocoa. I buy Abuelita brand from Wal-Mart. I know this isn't what your looking for, but I think the way the cocoa is processed is totally different plus there is cinnamom in Mexican Hot Chocolate. It may be worth a look.
:D
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I have kept chickens for the last 5 years and LOVE it. I started with 26 (yeah, I know a little much) but that was the minimum order from the hatchery. You should be able to go to your local co-op of farmer's feed service and order 4 or 5 chicks this spring. In my area if you buy 3 or more chicks you get a free bag of starter/grower feed that pretty much equals the cost of 3 chicks.
I ordered Barred and White Pymouth Rocks. They started laying around 20 weeks and layed until they died. One is still living and she layed until she started her molt this winter and I expect her to begin laying again in the spring. These are the white and black and white chickens that you see in farm pictures a lot.
I keep them in a shed type building and then have chain link doggy yards (we put 2 of them together for a total of 6 panels) attached to the house. We move it every week or two as the chickens stratch up the grass and dirt. We rotate the sites to let the grass recover. I do this because I also don't want poop on my porch. I also cover the top because yes, chickens can fly, and will. Their natural instincts tell them to get as high as they can to perch at night and once they figure out how to fly to the top of the fence they will fly over during the day unless you clip or pinion thier wings. I just didn't want to do that to the chickens. I used to let them run around free when I was down to 4 chickens, but when I was down to only 1 chicken I ordered 25 more. This time I got roosters because I want some fertile eggs. I got a lot of requests from people who wanted to incubate them and we live in the middle of nowhere, so why not right?
They mostly eat a prepared feed that I buy from our co-op and whatever kitchen scraps I give them plus the grass and bugs that wander in thier yard.
Remember not to give uncooked potato skins. It can be toxic to chickens. I just don't give them any potato peels at all.
Some people feed back the egg shells that have been cleaned and some even feed excess eggs, but I just don't. I feel it encourages cannibalism and I want all my eggs.
You can figure on 2 eggs every 3 days per chicken. The hybird factory birds will lay more, but for less time. Chickens also molt every year. This means they lose all thier feathers, either all at once or in stages, and regrow them. While they are doing this they do not lay. All thier energy goes into making feathers. When the molt is through the eggs are usually a little larger. You can tell how much longer the molt will last by looking at the wing feathers. They lose and replace these in sequence and in tandem to the other parts of thier body. When all of the wing feathers have been replaced, voila, molt over. You can also tell how close they are to coming into molt by the blanching of the comb, beak, and feet. The color of these areas will lighten in sequence beginning with the head and ending with the feet as they lay thier eggs. The color goes into the yolk. When they are not laying the color returns in reverse order.
Good luck with your chickens.
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my bp was elevated. I spoke to several doctors about it as I was concerned (at that point I didn't know why it was elevated). They all acted nonchalantly about it. .
They probably acted this way because it is normal for your bp to be elevated when you are in pain, anxious, or under any other type of stress.
That's why hypertension is normally diagnosed only after several different high readings under normal conditions.
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Once again it comes down to how current your information is.
I keep up-to-date with all of this type of information. It is my job.
Medicine is constantly changing and updating as new information becomes available. You have to remember that not too long ago, in the spectrum of history, we still bled people to cure them.
The doctors that I know would much rather treat you with lifestyle changes than prescribe a long-term medication, but most people are really not willing to do what it takes to make a huge lifestyle change.
Be careful where you get your information. There is a lot of outdated stuff out there.
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a couple of magazines that I thought they'd like. My dc packed their own carry-on bags. On our last trip my ds#2 was 10yo. In his bag was:
- a binder containing MUS & Lively Latin pages
- a notebook to writing journal writes
- a sketch book
- a pencil case
- a book to read
- a ziploc bag of non-liquid snacks
- a ziploc bag with toothbrush, comb, etc.
- a change of clothes
- his camera
- a MP3 player with favorite songs & stories
Our flights are usually 12 hours, 6 hours, & 2 hours so I have them also pack a pair of slippers & a polarfleece poncho I've made for trips. The binder was my requirement. If ds#2 wasn't able to occupy himself, we did "school." During the trip to our destination he completed 1-2 pages maths & Latin during each lay-over.
Other ideas that your dc may enjoy:
- suduko books or other puzzle books
- I-Pod touch / Nitendo DS / PSPs
- small, quiet travel games
- a deck of cards
N.B. ---I have had small, blunt tip scissors taken off me at security. Any scissors that you take, be prepared to have confiscated. You may be lucky, but don't depend on it. Also, wear slip on shoes for ease of passing through security check points.
JMHO,
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#4
If someone took your scissors they did so of thier own accord and not because they were prohibited. It might help to print out the list of what is and is not allowed and don't be afraid to ask to speak to a supervisor. It probably won't make you very popular, but if you really want your scissors.
Also there are small yarn cutters that are pendant type cutter that are not even an issue.
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I went to the Mayo site and to the American Heart Association site and they both said the High BP is 140/90 or higher. He doesn't have that and neither do I. I am on heavy medications on my own and am very uninterested in having DH go on dangerous drugs. That said, I am now going to go gungho on what he will need to do- take aspirin daily, dark chocolate, nuts, celery, oats, and no salt adding to foods.But he doesn't need to start a diuretic right before he goes on a 23hour plane trip. Nor do I want him taking the drug without me able to observe and help him.
What medicine was prescribed? You mention diuretics. There are different types of medicine used to treat hypertension. If he is prescribed diuretics it may be that there is a fluid balance problem that is causing his blood pressure to be high. That could lead to fluid in his lungs and that definitely is not something you want.
The information you are pulling up sounds old.
As a nurse and nursing instructor, I can assure you that 120/80 is considered very high normal. 140/90 is definitely hypertension, but that doesn't mean that 130/80 isn't also hypertension.
You never did say what his pressure was.
I can't push for the visit with a cardiologist harder. I know that you want what is best for hubby and this just isn't something to play around with. I say this as someone who lost her mother at 52 to a pulmonary embolism. I miss her everyday and if she had listened to her doctors (and me) she would still be here. But as a nurse she thought it was nothing and didn't.
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This probably isn't what you're looking for, but my life on planes has gotten so much easier since both of my kids got DS's/iPod Touches. A portable DVD player works nicely too.
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This is what I did and, oh boy, was it ever a lifesaver. Especially when we sat on the tarmac in Philly for over an hour and a half. I brought the chargers and plugged them in at the airport if I needed to. You will see everyone sitting along the walls with thier devices plugged in while they are layingover.:D
ADD diet?
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The wheat-free diet you have read about is more of a gluten-free diet that includes no barley (including malt and malt flavoring which are derived from barley), rye, oats (which are grown in fields and processed on equipment which also grows or processes wheat), and, of course, wheat.
It really isn't hard. It just takes diligence in reading labels. Of course the outside of the market is the safest. All plain meat, fruits, and vegetables are gluten-free.
For ADD, casein (milk) is also left out of the diet. Sometimes that can also be hard in more processed foods. Of course, plain meat (not marinated or seasoned in the store), fruits, and vegetables are natrually casein free.
The general rule is: "If it has an ingredients list, you shouldn't eat it".
I know it can be hard, but for a lot of people it is a night and day difference.
We aren't casein free, but we are gluten-free for health reasons. My daughter also has ADD and since we have had to change our diet I can see a huge difference. Not as many tantrums, a much longer attention span, the ability to sit and learn for more than 2 seconds at a time without standing on her head. :lol: My life has become much easier in general because I am not saying 100 times a day, "sit down and stop that".