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    South Beach diet - need ideas

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    On nights that my family wants spaghetti, I go ahead and make [turkey] sausage-laden marinara, with some added sauteed mushrooms & onions, and then I serve mine over spaghetti squash instead of pasta.

     

    Chili is another favorite here. I make a mean 3 bean-turkey chili. We top it with chopped tomatoes and avocado, and some minced fresh cilantro. The kids and dh have corn muffins with this, I just skip that part.

     

     

    I like to eat spaghetti sauce over zucchini, that I've sauteed with some onion and garlic. It's wonderful with some grated cheese on top.

     

    Do you mind sharing your bean and turkey chili recipe? I have been wanting to try it with turkey meat.

    When to start using a calculator?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

    Posted · Edited by Poke Salad Annie

    Ah, but on a problem like this, you can progress further with some more thinking instead of trying:

    4913 can not possibly be 15 cubed, because 15 cubed has to end in a digit 5.

    It also can not possibly be the cube of an even number, because 4913 is odd, so 12, 14, 16 and 18 are out.

    This way, he should try to eliminate more possibilities before trying out the calculation. Using the calculator makes the trying out too easy, and the student might not try hard enough to get by with just thinking. If you are using AoPS, it is very likely that trying out will be minimal and that there are shortcuts he has not been seeing.

     

    :iagree:

     

    This is the kind of skill we were working on yesterday, though we are not using AOPS. (I'm glad to know that I'm on the right track with some of the bits and pieces I've put together.)

     

    What I'm trying to instill at this point is the building of skills, much like what regentrude has described. To me, this is where logical thinking comes in, and I try to stress that daily.

     

    I don't allow calculators here, at least until much later. (I'm not even sure if anyone is aware that there is one in the house. ;))

    If you read the No more "I'm Done!"...

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Well, we do it in several different ways. We used PLL and this fall going into ILL for grammar, letter-writing, mechanics, poem recitation and memorization, etc. Then I use studied dictation every other week for spelling and Spelling City the other, Killgallon for writing, oral narration across the curriculum, writing in History using History Odyssey. Then of course he reads and narrates from Literature. We also discuss.

     

    This is how we approach language arts CM style here, although we are adding in more of Maxwell's composition lessons this year.

    Do you make your own pet (cat) food?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I think you may have misread. The OP said that the cat is eating a ton and still gaining weight. Unless that was a typo on her part.

     

    Hyperthyroidism will typically present with symptoms like:

     

    muscle weakness

    hypersensitivity

    vomiting

    high blood pressure & fast pulse

    hyperactivity

    dull, dirty or overly oily coat

    diarrhea

    higher than average temperature

    excessive drinking and urination (this would be present anyway, however, due to the kidney failure)

    weight loss despite normal or excessive appetite

     

    She did present with several of those symptoms initially, and was losing weight in spite of eating and wanting to eat. I was feeding Fancy Feast and sometimes Walmart brand canned food that is similar to the FF. (Yes, I know it's not great, but I don't live near a big pet store.)

     

    Since bringing her home from the vet, I've changed her to the homemade diet, and she seems to be doing much better. Her strength has improved somewhat, and she seems more alert and moves around a bit more--well, moves from the kitchen to the dining room and back. Her coat looks much better, but she still drinks a lot and urinates a lot. I think she's gaining weight, as it appears as though she is filling out a bit. I'm hesitant to take her back to the vet for anything. The bill was almost $200 for the bit of labwork he did and her visit. He did not come out to talk to me, but called me on the phone while I was out running an errand. When I picked her up that day, an assistant brought her out to me and that was that. I guess I could have thrown a fit in his office, but around here, I don't think that would have done much. I'm trying to do the best I can do on my own at this point.

    Do you make your own pet (cat) food?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    :grouphug:

     

    Are you giving her Sub-Q fluids at home? If not, I would request that the vet. show you how to do it and supply you with the needed materials. A cat in kidney failure who is on Sub-Q fluids at least once or twice daily will typically live FAR longer than those who are not. This is the single most important thing you can do to make your cat comfortable and help her to flush out the toxic wastes that are building up in her body.

     

    The extra fluids (as well as copious drinking and urinating) will dilute the urine, which makes it less acidic. This can cause a growth of germs and crystal formation in the bladder. To combat this, you can add any of the following to her food:

     

     

     

    • about 1/16 tsp. ascorbic acid

    • a raw organic egg yolk

    • raw meat

    • 10 mg. vitamin B

    • sprinkle of potassium chloride

       

       

      You could check with a holistic veterinarian as well. They will likely give you some Bach Flower Remedies and such to help.

     

     

     

    No, I'm not giving fluids at home. The vet more or less sent her home to die. :( He told me to buy the meat flavor of baby food and give that to her, and to call him when we are ready to put her down. I'm trying to do my best by researching things I can do for her on my own. When I looked at the ingredient list on the baby food, I thought that I could do much better than that. I have not fed any kind of homemade food before, so this is my first go-around with it.

     

    I very much appreciate your help. I am giving her the B vitamins in liquid mixed into the chicken and chicken/liver mixture.

     

    One more question..... Is salmon okay?

    Do you make your own pet (cat) food?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    raw is so much easier :D

     

    My cats are outdoors and hunt regularly. We don't feed them a whole lot because of that. They are healthy and sleek. They actually get a high quality dry cat food. I thought about switching them to raw, but the cats belong to the kids and they take care of them. I just buy the food, lol.

     

    I should have explained in my post that this is for an older, indoor cat. The vet told me that she was in kidney failure, and wanted to know when I wanted to put her down. :glare: He also told me to give her the meat baby food. That was all he said. I don't think he wants to be bothered with an older cat.

     

    She is eating all of what I have prepared for her so far, and seems to be gaining weight. She is constantly wanting more food. I originally took her to the vet to see if she had hyperthyroidism, but he felt she didn't, so he didn't check her for that.

    limited budget (challenge for the Hive)

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by Poke Salad Annie

    Here are the basics for this challenge:

     

    1) ordering from Rainbow Resource ONLY

    Why not order from a used book source such as Abe Books, Alibris, or Amazon?

    2) cheap as possible

    You could do what you propose for very little $$$

    3) workbooks preferred for three R's

    I would suggest MEP, which is free for math, Warriner's First Course (cheap!) for grammar, and any of the vintage texts on archive.org for writing. You could also get an older edition of Dolciani's School Mathematics for the 7th grader. Buy some cheap notebook paper or spiral notebooks, and call it good. Make sure to have a large dry erase board, which you can get at Lowes or Home Depot as shower board (they will cut it in two pieces for you.)

    4) history and science needed for 13yo only

    Why not cover history and science as 8Fill does? This would entail using the library, or getting the books at a reseller or used book store. Use good, living books for history and the same for science. Much better than a textbook or program.

    5) grades needed: pre-K/K, 4th, and 7th

    Let the preK/K'er practice writing the alphabet, learning phonograms and how to read, work with C-rods (which you could use for all the kids) and read the books on the Ambleside Online Year 0 list to him/her

     

    So what say the Hive? What would you do?

     

    My reply in blue above

    Breaking Amish (show on TLC)

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    There was a great documentary about the Amish on PBS in February, called American Experience--The Amish. It was very interesting, and I thought that it covered much of what meatisgood's post discussed earlier in this thread.

     

    At the end of the show, there was a segment about some of the Amish families desiring to move to Colorado (I think), as the land (in their part of PA) is almost consumed by the population, and there is not enough farm land to go around to the next generation.

    Need new LA - thoughts?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I can't really suggest one program above others. We use and enjoy a variety of things----KISS, Warriner's Second Course, Sheldon and Maxwell, and maybe some others.

     

    This is JMHO, but I think the greatest grammar program is not a *program*, but instead using your own knowledge to teach the child the basics and on from there. If you don't have a good understanding of grammar, then it doesn't matter which program you choose.

     

    The best tool you might own in your toolbox is an old edition of a Warriner's text. You can work through anything from there, and should not need to spend much on *programs*.

     

    Make sure your child knows the parts of speech and how they work. Analyze all sorts of sentences, giving her some that stretch her brain a bit. You can pick sentences from any book---even the read-aloud you're using. To me, that's the only way that *grammar* makes any kind of sense. For more help, read anything 8FilltheHeart has written on the boards about teaching grammar or writing.

    Oldschool Latin

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Well here's a pretty minimal introduction to the grammar. Reminds me of First Form in the beginning, even though it does have longer sentences to translate later on. First Steps in Latin. If you prefer a hardcopy it's been revised as New First Steps in Latin - I've seen it on Amazon.

     

     

    I love both of these resources. Thanks for posting!

    Need recommendations for spelling

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Three things which are cheap-----

     

    1) an older edition of The Writing Road to Reading (to learn the phonograms)

    2) a copy of Webster's Speller, which can be found free online (to use for syllabication exercises)

    3) a copy of Megawords Book 1

     

    The best and cheapest thing of all is the constant reinforcement through daily work with new words a la Marva Collins.

    What would you do or feel if your child were left out of a birthday party?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    I'm still missing the part where the OP was given the details of the party. Did she know anything other than the date and time? Since this was an overnight party, and looked to be an expenditure of $$$ by the hostess, it would seem as though the hostess would want a definite final count for this type of party. It's not really a simple one at which ice cream and cake would be served and a few games would be played. This party sounds expensive to me. When it was all said and done, I'm wondering if the OP was left off the list due to cost cutting measures.

     

    :grouphug: to you, OP, as this is a very hurtful situation for a child. I don't think it is a very good idea to be looking at Facebook pictures of the party or showing them to your dd. That just increases and reinforces the hurt.

     

    About the gift card---we've been in the same situation before, and decided to give the gift to the party person. We were never thanked, and it was never acknowledged in any way. That was an uncomfortable situation as well.

     

    I wouldn't give a large value gift card to the party girl. Maybe send a card with several dollars in the mail, along with a note saying that you're sorry you missed the birthday, and hope that it was a happy day for her. Surely the mom of the party girl knows what is going on.

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