I have two family members who sell Jamberry. Eh, I'm not that kind of fussy so I never bought any, but then they wanted to do them with my girls. Fine, whatever. I think I bought one set. Other people bought them other sets. We had no issues with them causing problems with their nails (canola oil, a cotton ball, and the pointy end of a flosser did the trick for us). However, they didn't stay on nearly as long as they say they should. With my youngest, she'd get two days at most before they started falling off. At first my Jamberry relatives were all super excited about putting them on. Now? After reapplying them so often? Haven't heard a word. It's very nice! :D

Yes. It's sealed up in the preservation box along with my slip and veil. I have no plans for my daughters to wear it and have no need for a blessing/baptismal gown. I don't know why I keep it. It just seems like the thing to do.

I'll agree with Ellie and Farrar. Except I disagree with Farrar's suggestion about freewriting. I know BW is big on freewriting and its use as a tool for getting stuck writers unstuck, but that's not my experience. I think this is especially true for perfectionists (or at least the perfectionists I know). My ds is a lot like your dd and freewriting reduced him to a puddle of tears. The suggestion to write about anything, even if it was to complain about writing didn't seem to help and pencils generally wouldn't move. And he'd cry. It was a disaster. So maybe freewriting (?), but be cautious because it can backfire. What helped somewhat in the end was going more Ellie than Farrar because I knew he was capable of the writing and it was one part just not wanting to do the work and one part his own belief that he couldn't do the work. The first, well, you're just going to have to do it. The second? That's been a combo of lots of meeting him where he's at. And persistence. And sometimes the computer. And encouragement. So much talking. Which is not to say that we've fixed it all. He'll still freeze up when asked to write something and he'll still get frustrated and cry if he doesn't remember his dictation right away and we have to repeat it lots of times. He still struggles with narration even if it's done orally (unlike your dd) so it still requires more prompting on my part, but he's much better. And his 2nd grade sister is far better at all of the above than he is, but there are things that she struggles with that were super easy for him, IYKWIM. Spalding has been helpful for all three of my kids. So has patience and a little bit of time for him to grow up a bit. On the other hand, if you suspect there's more to her issue, maybe it's also worth it to consider an evaluation (processing speed, working memory, dysgraphia, etc), fwiw.

Ditto

Awwww, cute! And frustrating. Sorry, goldberry. The cat goddess has spoken. No chicken for you. ;)

Depending on what state you live in (and whether your governor sees being governor as a stepping stone to greater and better things), you may become the great big boogey man (lazy, overpaid, slackers, etc) which doesn't really help your morale. It's also really stressful when you don't know exactly how big the paycut will be or what will happen next. Which, since you're not a state employee, may not always directly impact you, but will come into play when state funding levels change. Low morale and greater uncertainty translates into high turnover rates creating vacancies that they may not fill (for one reason or another) which means more work when you have to pick up the slack. This will also drag morale down creating more turnover. Know your state/county/city government climate before going in. If it's fairly stable you can probably go for it. If not? You either have to really love what you do or be flexible enough to go elsewhere when the political winds change.

My youngest started soccer at 4? It's just the YMCA. I think they start at 3. It's mostly just a bunch of kids running around kicking the ball in a big herd. She had a blast. Last season she mostly lay down in the middle of the field so we're taking this year off and will see what her interest is next year. Her older siblings are both playing soccer this year, so who knows how she'll feel about being left out. Even the competitive soccer club has a group for 3-5 year olds. It's just fun, though. If your kid is interested, then give it a try. When he's not interested, then stop.

W5D2 is done. The first 8min interval was pretty easy and flew right by. The second one was a mess. Stacia - Keeping moving in anyway you can is better than skipping the workout altogether. :)

There's a second Calpurnia Tate book? Going to have to see if the library has it. If it helps any, Hound dies off camera so to speak. He passed away between the books. The newest one focuses on Batty and her adjusting to the way life changes. Sad, but not traumatic per se. Inspired by this thread, my dds and I are working our way through the Ramona series. They have so many great things to talk about while we listen to the books. Stockard Channing has a different cadence to her narration than the folks we usually listen to, but it's still be been super enjoyable. Lots of great memories this summer thanks to Ramona.

For my youngest? Phonics. Not sure if I'm up to doing this a third time. For my oldest? Writing. Otherwise, the messy stuff like art or science.

This is a fantastic idea and exactly how I'm going to do it from now on. :) With my youngest ones, I sit next to them as they work on most everything so I check as we go along. Some things they do on their own while I work with a different child so I usually have them put it at my place at the kitchen table and check it over right away - well, when I have a free moment anyway. With my oldest, it's usually checked right as he finishes. He'll bring it to me. Latin he checks on his own and I spot check. Everything else as I have a free moment. He's finishing his history outline right now and I've had to help him a bit (one of those days) and I'll check the rest when he's done. I don't want to do anything at night. By the time dinner comes around, I want to be done for the day. Filing things away in binders, however...that's another story.

I think the run as much as you can, walk to catch your breath, and start running again is a completely acceptable option. This is, generally speaking, the way my dh did it. He never followed a plan for intervals, just ran and walkedas needed. He's up over 4 miles at this point. Good on you for running as long as you did and sticking it out! :D Honestly, that's going to be my plan come Friday. I'd totally be interested in the HR to perceived exertion connection. Part if me wonders that for myself. On the other hand, is it because I psyched myself out or because I'm genuinely overextended? Sometimes I think the breathing thing is one part mental which may elevate my HR independent of my exertion. Does that make sense? As for a swimming plan? What about this one - http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/swim-training-plan

I wouldn't, but I'd be in the "better safe than sorry" camp.

I run in the neighborhood. It's basically flat and there's some traffic depending on which way I go. I don't think I'd give running on the trails another thought, Eagle. I'd just go. :) W5D1 done. Today was my fastest pace so far and the run overall felt much nicer than last week's run. I liked the longer (and fewer) run/walk intervals, but the rest of the week scares me a little....especially D3.

Eh, hard to say? It did tend to be contagious. So, someome would do it, and then it would kind of snowball amongst that group. It tended to happen more among the "less serious" groups like missions or education majors. The "more serious" majors like theology and pastoral studies did it less often if at all. Social hierarchy probably was a big bit in why they were teased or derided. But is that because it was bad or because the "less serious" groups had more women and women tended to do it more often. Sort of like the way vocal fry is frowned upon in the wider world.

It was the final sentence in your post. "Whatever. Go pick on someone else." Like wise, a simple "I didn't mean to say that's what anyone was doing here" would have sufficed and probably wouldn't have brought about further comment. You accused me of picking on you, but whatever. You're right, I'm completely to blame. All my fault. Hand slapped.

It comes across as if it's a specific issue you have with the thread, yes. Albeto was fairly specific in that she thought ideas were fair game and that while people are certainly worthy of respect, all ideas are not. Then you brought up people mocking the way people prayed (um, just, etc) which confused me. I asked for clarification and now I'm being accused of picking on you. I'm still confused. Clearly you have an issue with me personally. Whatever, still confused. ETA: I think, too, that sometimes when people poke at ideas, and those ideas are sincerely held, it can be hard from that perspective to separate idea from person. Because ideas can be so firmly internalized that they become part of one's identity. How one prays is just personal, though. In Bible college the "um" and "just" folks were teased terribly. It just annoyed me, but it's a verbal filler (or whatever the technical term is) while your brain tries to catch up with your mouth and not a sign of intelligence or sincerity of belief. It was more common in the faith tradition I came from because spontaneous prayers were valued over written prayers (which were seen as too much like "ritual" and too little like true faith).

Except that most of the time that I've heard anyone mocking that particular habit was when I was still a Christian and it was done by Christians. I'm not sure why this gets laid at this doorstep. I've read the whole Bible from front to back multiple times and spent a great deal more time studying specific sections in depth. In Bible college we did the "Walk Through The Bible" thing plus a bunch of other classes on individual books, sections (like the OT prophets), and theology/eschatology. In the end it seemed convoluted to me the gymnastics that we did to try and tie things up all nice and tidy so that this thing clearly foretold this thing when you looked back on it after the fact. Eschatology (pre, post, mid, a, etc) was just one bridge too far for me. I have serious issues with Job and most of the OT. I can't stomach Paul. Jesus wasn't nearly as nice as Sunday school made him out to be once you really got into it.

Yes, more than once.

Eh, I wouldn't panic and I wouldn't start mainlining cholesterol and cutting carbs in an attempt to "fix" things. As for no cholesterol in your diet? Eh, feta cheese has plenty if one were to believe it was a "necessary" nutrient one had to eat (I don't). So, I'd instead focus on getting in your Omega-3s - add in some chia seeds or ground flax seeds on top of your oatmeal and/or consider a non-fish oil based supplement (Ovega makes one). I'd also drop the coffee. I think most people can probably tolerate it just fine, but it can have an impact on your cholesterol (particularly LDL and triglycerides). I might consider also watching my oil intake. This is, generally speaking, the way I eat (McDougall/Esselstyn) both to lose weight and it's also what brought my triglycerides and fasting blood sugar down. Mostly, though, I wouldn't panic. Retest. One or two out of range numbers aren't going to give you heart disease.

Went running again this morning with a W4D3 repeat. I'll move to week 5 on Monday. Saw a double rainbow which was cool. :)

Here it's the sheriff's office that handles dispatch/911. Depending on where I am in the state, if I call 911 on my cell phone, I'll be sent to the wrong county's dispatch. Cell phone towers don't always correlated with county/jurisdiction lines. In our case, it was an auto accident and the dispatcher gave me the direct number for the correct county's dispatch. But in my case, it was an issue of being on the line between two counties and certainly not the first time it has happened. I would expect them to know the number in our case. I would not expect them to know the number for the dispatcher several counties over or in another state. We'd need a far more coordinated effort in the US for that to be possible. As it is, we have a patchwork effort that varies from county to county and state to state. I'd either use a smart phone to look up the info I needed in that case or I'd call someone who had access to the internet and could look it up for me.

Yup. That's basically why I do it. I can count on wonky spotting at first and I generally know the number of days it would last so I can count forward from when the spotting starts to when I consider my period has actually started. It's a pattern I could see over time by using Clue. I used to keep track of it in the Notes app on my iPad. Clue makes it eaiser, imo. If you go to enter data for today in Clue, spotting is found under the "Period" section. It's the lower right hand corner in that section. Clue will only start a new cycle if you pick one of the other options in that section.

My kids are 5, 7, and 10. We read "A Long Way from Chicago" in 2014. I thought it was "Moon Over Manifest," but it was "The Moon Over High Street" by Natalie Babbitt that we read in 2013. "Moon Over Manifest" is still on our TBR pile as are the rest of the books from Richard Peck. I haven't read "Onion John" yet, but Goodreads thinks we'd enjoy it based on our reading history. It's usually right. We also really like Polly Horvath - "Mr and Mrs Bunny," "Lord and Lady Bunny," "Everything on a Waffle," and "One Year in Coal Harbor." We did not like Horvath's "The Pepins and their Problems." The last two we read this year. The others we read last year.

See, and I'd say C because I'd classify Days A & B as spotting. I'd enter Days A& B as spotting (which my app, Clue does not consider day 1) and then choose the appropriate flow for Day C which my app would then use to indicate the start of a new cycle. ETA: Regardless of what you do choose, pick your method and stick with it. You'll still be able to see trends over time. If you're doing this at the request of a particular care provider, then I'd ask them what they want you to do.