My husband and I have completely different ideas about money. In order to save our marriage, I have completely given him all financial control. He gets all the credit and all the blame :tongue_smilie: Maybe someday he'll want my help again :001_smile:

Blokus is a favorite at our house (they can usually get Mommy to play that one:tongue_smilie:)

It depends on the child doing the lesson. If it's taken a bit of thinking on their part then we just do a few of the words and one phrase and then do the rest the next day. We continue this until I'm sure they've got the concept down. If the lesson was a breeze, then I do the words/phrases as a sort of test to make sure they've really got it mastered. Some lessons go quickly; some take forever.

We just moved about 5 hours away and it cost us $2,000. That included all supplies and them packing everything (it was wonderful!) I can't tell you about storage, though. I would advise you to get several estimates. I learned a lot through the process and was able to negotiate prices because of the other estimates that I already had.

My husband is the only one around here that gets it -- and he's the only one that eats junk. Antibiotics mess up your gut/immune system. I suggest daily apple cider vinegar, kombucha, and a good probiotic.

Sounds like he needs to change his diet. My first go-to would be gluten and then give him some good probiotics.

Neither one of us wear a ring -- so I voted other. We stopped a few months ago and then ended up selling them for the gold ;)

-Replace the fat in your diet with healthy fat. It will help you feel more satisfied and less hungry. -Exercise. Sometimes I exercise twice a day because it fills my time (and I'm not eating), makes me feel/look better (so don't want to eat), if I eat right before exercise I get sick during exercise (so I don't do it), and right after exercise I don't feel like eating. -Change around your schedule to purposefully mess up your regular snacking times (check the computer right after breakfast instead of right after the kids go to bed . . .) -Find a hobby that is difficult to do and snack at the same time (crochet?)

Does she show other signals that she is ready to train (recognizing when she goes, hiding in the corner when she goes, curious when you go)??? If not, then I'd say wait. No need to frustrate either one of you.

Greek yogurt and walnuts -- yum! I also add some raw oatmeal but you could easily leave that out if you're trying to reduce grains. Banana and peanut butter is also a quick and filling breakfast -- I just put some PB on a spoon for each person and pass out the bananas . . .

Can I go shopping with you?

So your BIL is going away on his own trip -- so is your sister. What's the problem? If she really wanted to be with him during this time, wouldn't she go with him?

I never could get it to work -- I've had people invite me and I've tried signing up myself. No go. I take it as a sign:tongue_smilie:

If you want your children to grow up together then stop doing activities with her that cost money. Park dates, slumber parties, playing in the sprinkler . . . It's not necessary to go to a water park or a big camping trip to build memories. And like everyone else has said -- stop giving her money.

:iagree: That's what I was going to say. Change his diet -- maybe it is dairy, maybe something else. Also, a good probiotic will do wonders. When the body is having a tough time on the inside it often shows up on the outside.

I agree with the other posters: Wait and concentrate on your children and healing yourself. Also, guys can smell desperation a mile a way. Once you're in a good place (read: confident) then the right one will come find you.

I've seen lots of people use a donkey to guard their livestock.

I would go back a step and work on skip counting (up and down and starting at different places on the number line.) Once that's fluent, adding by two's should be a breeze.

When my first child was born I went through vacuum after vacuum. I use one and lay down in the floor with my baby and see all this dog hair - yuck! Finally, I bought a Kirby. It was expensive but it worked. In fact, it still works great and my daughter is now ten.

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Both sets of my parents live in rural areas - burning trash/brush is fairly common. Maybe you're just used to being alone out there.

She will exaggerate the amount of time that she spends with the puppies, temperament (if they want bouncy then they're all bouncy, if they want a one that snuggles then they're all calm . . .), health to an extent (they're all pretty healthy but when she says it you'd think they'd never had a flea.) Things like that. My mother has a large personality and people will leave thinking that she is their best friend. She has LOTS of recommendations from past customers. The dogs really are good dogs but I also think a lot of people choose her because of her personality. VERY few people visit and choose not to purchase one of her puppies -- in fact, I don't know of any. That's why I said to make sure you look with your eyes and not your heart.

At LEAST the last half of each of my pregnancies. Good part was that all of my deliveries were quick :001_smile:

Yep. A friend threw a party for me in HS and no one showed up. I've been nervous ever since and go out of my way to invite lots of people.

Yes, it makes sense to change the rubric according to the skills that you are focusing on/teaching.