http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-N8930-Kid-Tough-Headphones-Pink/dp/B001JQLJJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1279978243&sr=8-1 We bought these for our DD when she was 5 for her FP DVD player. Took the DVD player back to Walmart because it was horrible but kept the headphones (seperate purchase) she uses them with her MP3 player and her new Sony DVD player in the car. She does not like the ear plug styles either.

I would LOVE to install it in my living room and into my DDs room. Unfortunately we have ceramic tile in the living room so it would take a jack hammer to get it up. I'd lay it over it but that floor is already 3/4 of an inch higher than my daughters room. If we did that she'd have a "sunken bedroom" LOL. Congrats on taking on such a big job by yourself!

If you child was receiving threatening texts it should have been reported to the police. I the texts were not deleted from the phone you still can. I unfortunately agree the phone company doesn't owe you anything, you signed the contract and broke it but I would think they could have at least changed the number for free since you were being harrassed. The landline people do this for you once for free and have a nominal charge if you need to do it again within so much time. I'm sorry you had to deal with this! Unfortunately cyber bullying is growing in our kids lives.

My aunt did die when her sinus infection went to her brain and caused meningitis. I'm glad you are taking the antibiotics.

We usually get a visit a couple times a year but they have not come yet this year. I'm sure they will though, it's just a matter of time.

We owned a sleep number bed for about 5 years and hated every minute of it. I was sooo happy to just buy a regular pillow top mattress again after that. I say spend the night at a hotel or test drive it at the showroom for more than 30 seconds. I think they have a return policy but make sure you'll get your money back and not just get a credit for a different sleep number bed.

:iagree: You can also try vitamin B6, B12 and Vitamin D but the best advice after accepting you can't is get a full work up from a doctor. Constant fatigue can be a symptom of many things.

I would second the thumb drive. Wal*mart has them for 12.00 for a 4gb. You can take them anywhere that prints photos and print them, the little kiosk you plug it into will have software you can crop and edit with right there. You can add to a thumb drive as many times as you need to until its full. It is easy to carry, and won't scratch like a CD or DVD.

Tent campers here too. I just spent a week camping with a friend in her trailer and well, let's just say, I was spoiled!!!!! I think with my MS though we will have to invest in a pop-up next year. Tent camping in anything over 70 degrees is not good for me!!! (that leaves very few days to actually go camping) We love to go camping.

We are watching it now as I type! :lol: I was singing along to the opening theme song once when my 18 year old dds friend came into the room, I heard her say to my dd....I love that your mom knows all the words to P & F. :tongue_smilie: so yeah, I know all of them!

The teachers who are in my life directly are supportive, my older DDs kindergarten teacher from PS has offered us so many things and always tells us what fun we are going to have together. I've run into retired school employees (from teachers to administrators) at the store in the middle of the day who ask why DD isn't in school and when I tell them I HS they get all quiet look around and say "good for you" or something similar like if they say it out loud someone will come get them or something. :lol: The place I have found the most resistance is my dad. He lives 2 states away but comes here or calls often, his step-daughter (I've only met her twice) is a teacher and is VERY against my homeschooling so in turn my father is against my homeschooling. He asked my dd the other night if she was going to school next year and she said yes (she's 6) but she didn't understand the question fully because I realized when he got all giddy that he thought she meant public school......won't he be dissapointed when he learns the truth. UGH. Another place I've found resistance is in our pastor. There is only 1 other homeschooling family in our church and even though he loves them and knows they are doing great he is not happy with our choices. Oh well. I have another adoptive mom friend who teaches and she is very supportive of our choice to homeschool. I think its because more than anything she understands our anxious attachment issues better.

My 18yo dd was bitten the other day by an unknown assailant as well. She had a red raised bump in the middle and a swollen red area around it. We also marked the edges of the redness to see if the swelling or color increased. It did but not too terribly much. After 24 hours she said it burned and itched intensely. She took a dose of Benadryl and things started to "calm" down. Try some Benadryl to see if it helps at all, if it doesn't do anything in the first 30 minutes call the doctor to see if they want to see her. It has been a couple days and dd's bite area is bruised but has really started to heal. We will probably never know what bit her either.

We are the parents to 2 homegown who are now adults and 4 years ago we adopted a little girl from China who was almost 2. I would love to go back to China to adopt one more but we no longer qualify so will have to let that dream go. Maybe if one of our homegrown kids ever leaves the nest permanently we'll consider fostering but for now the house is too small.

I too am very sorry you are having to deal with this. As a fellow mom of a 6 year old from China (adopted at 20m) I get the loss you speak of. My dd crys daily for her China momma and has a very anxious attachment, though not RAD. Her loss is not just of some figment of her imagination, it is real and it hurts her so much. A piece of her heart was left in China and unfortunately we will never be able to fill that hole. I know many parents who either disrupted in China (a 7 year old who said she didn't like white people) to others who put their heart and sole into the child but still had to rehome them. It is not "happily ever after" that you read about from all the agency web sites. Thank you for being brave enough to come to such a public forum and share your story. I agree attach-china yahoo group saved my sanity, if you are not a member you should join. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/attach-china/ :grouphug:

We were told 2 weeks when we had our daughters done this spring. For the blood tests we were told we didn't need to take her off anything. Not to trail this thread off coarse but OMGoodness I just realized that my calm even mannered child has been quite the handfull and we have been on Zyrtec for about 2 months or so, about how long the issues have been present. YIKES! Dawn

Oh my gosh I can't believe I did this AGAIN!!! This is my second phone and it's less than a year old. I have heard placing it in a sealed bowl of rice will help but I am leaving in 15 hours to drive to Michigan with just my 6 year old I can't be without a phone. YIKES! Should I buy a cheap prepaid one, should I pay full price for a new phone (and suck it up and pay for the insurance this time?) or should mine be dry by tonight? Help, please!!

We have 2 bios who have both graduated from public school. We adopted our youngest 4 years ago from China and she will essentially be an only as well. (she just turned 6) I have mixed emotions about it. On one hand it will be fun to just let her stray off the path and learn about whatever peaks her interest at any particular time but I do worry about how exhausting it is to be her constant companion 24/7. We too live in a neighborhood of older people so the only time she gets to spend with kids close to her age is at church or dance class. We also live in a small community that does not have any homeschool coops so I am torn over that as well. Thanks for starting this thread, sometimes it feels like we are alone in the homeschooling world with only one child. Dawn

So sorry you've had to deal with all of this. Allergies is a good place to start. If he's eating something that is causing the muscus to build up it is going to get infected faster. I have a friend who had a sinus infection from September to December, was on so many antibiotics it wasn't even funny, steriods whole 9 yards so it is not unhead of for them to stay that long. Good luck getting to the bottom of things, it has got to be hard on both of you!!! Dawn

Oh my gosh, what a fun walk down memory lane! Dawn

I want to second New Salem, it is a wonderful place to visit. I have pictures of my older chidren standing in front of the same building that my parents have a picture of me and my siblings from the 70's. I'm not sure where you live now but Illinois is horribly hot and humid in August if you are not used to it. Make sure you have plenty of ice water available to drink Have fun, we haven't been down there for a few years but can't wait to take our now 6 year old in the fall. Dawn

My 6 year old DD and I are going camping next week with some friends up in Luddington MI while DH and oldest DD are on a mission trip. Usually as a family we tent camp so I am so excited to camp in a "real" camper. LOL We too are looking to buy a pop-up because my MS has left me pretty weak most days and heat is really bad for my symptoms. I'm not ready to give up camping all together though, it is so relaxing!!

Another central IL newbie here. :seeya: Welcome!

Goodness yes get the epipen! My daughter is allergic to milk, eggs, wheat, and some enviromental things. She has never had an ana reaction to anything but her allergist told me he wants us to have it anyway. He said he would much rather we pay 30.00 and never use it then to need it and not have it. Allergies are not something to mess with. If your current doctor will not perscribe it, I would not hesitate to change doctors! Good luck

I think it is completely a personal decision. I will say though that there are thousands of little boys who need homes in this world. Adoptive parents seem to specify a little girl 5xs more often than boy (myself included) so there would be little to no wait time for a little boy depending on the program. Something to consider at least.

True about the missed classes. You really are blessed then to have that agreement. I wonder if IL is the only one that is so bad about it or if it is truly our "local" CC. (by local I mean 45 miles away, we don't have ANYTHING local to us) I feel so bad for so many of the kids around here because it seems to be all about the money. The universities are loosing money because kids are going to CC first so they tack on extra classes to make them stay longer and pay more. Seems sad to me. I just wanted to make sure people are aware that going to CC first won't necessarily save them a lot of money. Like I said college isn't for the faint of heart......which unfortunately *I* am! ;)