Just to calm any worries to those reading this...In an emergency/trauma situation, you or your dc would be given O negative blood, which is why it is called the universal donor. No hospital will give blood based on what you say. :001_smile:

Have them check for celiac, which can cause joint pain, especially if she has any digestive issues at all. Is there any history of autoimmune disease in your family?

I think the "rowdiest" Casting Crowns cd is "The Altar and the Door." My hubby is a big CC fan, but he doesn't care for this cd because it is too "rock" for him, lol. It is definitely not rock, but 2 of the songs carry a strong beat. Anyway, it is my favorite cd of theirs (along with their first one).

but chronic EBV (Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mono in the first place) fits the symptoms. I do realize it is hard to diagnose.

A fully funded emergency fund is 4-6 months worth of income.

I didn't consider them labs; really, they are more like demonstrations (and simple ones at that!) There are a handful of these sprinkled in the book. Fortunately, plenty of labs are scheduled that lend themselves to the more traditional lab report.:001_smile:

The chemistry course is definitely more rigorous than the biology. While there are concepts that could be covered better (like pH), the last four modules are pretty math-intense and will be challenging for the average student. IF you have liked and used Apologia courses in the past, I don't think you will be disappointed with the chemistry book.

although I hear about teens getting jobs all around us. I think it certainly depends on who you know and where your parents work. My 17yos put out a few applications and got no calls at all. I encouraged him to volunteer this summer at our local art center helping with the kids' summer camps. One, it will give him something he can put down on job apps next time around, and two, the experience will be helpful as he is considering going into art education.

So, Jack says he is NOT getting on the sub, but Flocke plants the bomb on him. So did Flocke "know" the future (and that Jack would be on the sub) or was he just trying to kill Jack and not everybody else? This isn't the only thing I'm confused about, lol...

Paul Blart: Mall Cop We rented it because we heard it was funny, but we did not laugh at all. Mainly, it just seemed stupid.

According to oldest ds's experience (he took both in his senior year), Statistics is definitely the easier AP course.

Are you sure you took a 500 mg tablet and not 50? I thought the recommended dose is more like 100mg twice a day...but you can look that up easily enough. Also, in my reading it is best to start out at a 50 mg dose and gradually go up to the higher doses if needed. Like the other poster, the 5-htp gave me nightmares/bad sleep and I overall didn't like how I felt while taking it, so I stopped. And I had such high hopes...

:iagree: Yes. Actually this is what we should have done before the situation turned into a crisis.

we have mental illness in our family as well. Did you know that most teenage boys express depression as anger? We had an angry young man, too, that we didn't know was depressed until he threatened suicide. Would he agree to a psychiatric screening?

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