DD2 and DD3 played together most of last year. Next year dd1 starts some K work but realistically that doesn't take much time, an hour or less broken up through the day. She like to color so she will be doing that while dd1 is doing writing. I have some puzzles and other things; lacing cards, puzzles, counting bears, blocks, looking at books etc.

I might send a card or might not. I wouldn't feel obligated really. It obviously isn't a close relationship. I don't buy gifts out of obligation but try to reserve that for people I actually like or care for, our budget is limited and I'm not much on gifts though.

We have a BluRay player and can stream HuluPlus, Netflix, Amazon and several other things, along with music(Pandora and other options). It was maybe $100 a few years ago and even cheaper now. We needed a dvd player anyway so it was the best option. We had a computer hooked up to the tv prior to that but the picture quality and ease of use is much, much better and easier with the bluray.

What a jerk. I don't text but in this case I think I'd make an exception, I'd just send a message that your busy. I'd keep evading if she brings up getting together again. Ignore.

We need more OBs like him! I went to see an OB w/ dd1, he also delivered at home(he ended up too expensive and really too far away), that is a rare breed these days. It was a huge lose to the community when he died. I love the OB I used for ds and back-up for my others. Interventions should be as needed, not standard practice as they are.

It seems the men I've met most determined to be identified as the head are those that need to do so the least. the language I hear seems to speak to the fact that the woman is less of a person, less smart, less capable etc and that in the end the dh cannot make mistakes or something. Or women should follow regardless. I don't think we do anyone spiritual favors if we are afraid of telling them they are wrong, no one is above this. If we see how Jesus led it is nothing like leadership in the Western world(or the world he lived either), yet we take this biblical idea and try to model it after what is considered leadership in our world.

It cooled down here but the humidity shot up some. It has cooled down the last few nights but it is not cooling down as much inside due to the humidity. We are looking at highs of low 90s all week and lows of low 70s.

Well, even in the Bible the man isn't always right. Sometimes the women had to lead. Everyone is wrong at least some of the time, all of us are selfish sometime, none of us are married to Jesus. Sometimes I've acquiesced to dh even though I didn't agree 100% and vice versa, we both have trusted each other. But we've both put our foot down when we've thought the other dead wrong as well. Just as we would any other brother or sister in Christ.

Cool site, it looks like I am a Deep Autumn.

Dh and I wish that is what we would have done when we had to rebuild after the fire. As it was we rented a house in town. We hated it. It was harder for dh to work on the place and it meant we got to see him even less than we were already. It would have been so nice to actually been able to be there and be on our own property and if you have land it makes it all seem so much bigger.

:iagree: It seems that there is a divergence on what it means to be the head of the household and how it is defined in many circles is not what I'd call biblical. I'd prefer not to use that term actually due to the connotations it generally has from those that say it. Just as many disagree about various points of the Bible I disagree with how the head of the household is often played out.

Thanks for the input. I've found that I like navy blue, black, dark gray, bright pink and dark green. I like reds and purples but it seems hard to find a good shade though, whereas the others are safer. I haven't looked at much that is orange but I'll keep an eye out there. I do know pastels look horrible on me. Mariann- thanks for the names of the catalogs I haven't heard of those, I'll check them out.

Wow, I had no idea! I'll have to keep an eye out. Right now I have a boatload of old pencils from dh's grandma, thank goodness.

We ended up having homemade meatballs w/ sauce over rice and almond flour chocolate chip cookies for dessert last night. I had a zucchini from the garden I chopped in the sauce and used pureed tomatoes and lots of spices. For lunch we had a bunch of leftovers still yet; apple muffins, baked potatoes, carrots, pb, homemade crackers, sausage, pork roast, rice, green beans- you get the idea- I love not cooking lunch :) Today will be veg eggs and homemade smoothies for all. Leftover meatballs and rice for lunch along with ??(I don't have enough for all), and chicken with sliced tomatoes and roasted potatoes and zuc.

If you look at the rates of inductions, epidurals and csections in this country it is obvious that a lot of areas are like this. Medically the csection rate should be around 5-10%, but we are at 30%. More c-sections don't mean it is safer for mom or baby, but actually more dangerous. For some women and babies they are absolutely needed, as I said about 5-10% but otherwise it is MORE dangerous to mom and baby. The problem is the birth process in many areas leads to c-sections, inductions and epidurals (especially how they are done and the timing) increase the risk and the number of c-sections. I've had 1 hospital and 2 homebirths. My hospital birth actually went pretty well but I searched out for the only good ob in town. Others routinely induce at 37-38 weeks for convenience. Did anyone read that study last week about how babies born term but early - ie 37-39 weeks are shown to be at a disadvantage statistically than those born at term. There are times when intervention is needed but those exceptions don't make the rule. It doesn't make intervention or csections safe or good for everyone. It just means for a small number of certain people it is the safest option given the circumstances. We need to stop creating those circumstances where they doesn't exist.

:iagree: I would totally ignore 1 bad review from a flake.

Well, that explains a lot, my almost 8 yo eats as much as dh and I usually. Quite often he eats more than my husband, we think perhaps he is on a growing spurt! But he has always had a big appetite, he is a very, very active kid though. Dd1(5yo) doesn't eat near as much but then again she is the one more likely to fill up on carbs.

OWWW! That sounds like something I would do, you need to babyproof your house to protect yourself :)

Dh has a favorite chair that is a recliner- but he doesn't automatically expect everyone to move from it. If I'm sitting there he'd never ask me to move, if it was a kid he might, depending on his mood(ie it is nice and comfy for him and when he gets home from work he likes to relax there). None of us always sit in one spot though. I often ask him if he wants me to move as it is a nice big chair but he always says no.

I guess that depends on how you define the head of the household as evidently we don't define it in the same way as most people who use that term. We have both had our "hills to die on" but generally we agree or we come to an agreement. We are blessed with a wonderful marriage and I haven't really met anyone irl that I thought were better off(not to say we are perfect though), regardless of how they defined those things. I've seen happy marriages from all sort of people, I don't think Christianity or patriarchy owns the rights to happy people or marriages. I think anytime though that there is a lack of communication, respect and working together it leads to the breakdown of marriage.

No, I cannot imagine my dh ever, ever saying that.

That is similar to our mornings as I'm too lazy to write out details. I love my morning time. Things go much better in the am as well when I make sure we do clean up in the evenings, that is done as a family though. I do not stay up past the kids. My time in the am is enough for us to keep up on cleaning tasks with little bits of upkeep done in the am, lunch and evening. We do family activity and exercise, we like to hike, bike, etc together.

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That is my dd2 as well. We call her fuzz head, when it is humid it looks great but when it is dry, not so much! I hadn't thought much about it as she is young and for awhile it was so short but we've been breaking some of the "rules" as well.

Congratulations!!!