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this is my driveway in inland nj. we are about halfway between philly and the ocean.
robin in nj
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Wow! That's good news, too. Another sensory mom nearby! I'm not quite so alone. :D
We just heard a loud crunching sound outside, BTW. A branch of a neighbors tree, I think. But that's not good news, so it doesn't belong in this thread so please excuse me. :tongue_smilie:
maybe you are closer than you think?!?! maybe that was our tree!!
robin
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i spoke too soon.
under all those leaves is our driveway.
Robin in NJ
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we still have power and haven't lost any trees yet!! we are in NJ just on the north-ish side of the eye.
the girls got almost every lesson done today (except spelling) without any bickering even though hubby was home from work.
with my auditory sensory issues, the windy dark night will be tough. it is much easier when I can see the trees bending over.
Robin in NJ
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i could write a book on how to do vacations super-cheap!! some people say, we are too cheap. we brought a rolling cooler into the park every day. we are the stay-in-the-park-all day and night people!!
We bought these:
our target had them for $1 or $2 each. we each ate one of these and an apple for lunch. no refrigeration needed.
if you end up with a fridge, stick cheese is good to take.
if you like pb&j, we packed bread, peanut butter and these:
this is a pack of 200 for $11
a bag of carrot sticks and you have all the food groups!
Robin
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I don't force a bedtime. If my life were such that 3 days were impacted by a "sleep"over, I would probably not have them.
:iagree:
actually, the last sleepover exclusively for the 12 year-old went so poorly for my 9 year -old, I am considering MORE sleepovers for the older so the younger can learn better manners!
robin
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Nono and Jeannie, are you evacuating?
Be safe, and I hope you come through the storm ok.
:iagree::iagree::iagree:
robin in nj
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I went thru Hurricane Andrew. THAT was a "Storm of the Century."
This one? It's because it's going to impact so many people that it's touted as a SotC.
I'm trying not to minimize it, because honestly, winds of 50+mph that last for 12 hours is pretty bad, and I know our power is going to go out (and we are the only one on our line, so all the power around us could go back on but we will still have to wait longer). We will have trees and large branches down, I know we will.
But it's no Andrew.
Thank God.
I was in andrew, too. at the U of Miami.
thanks Robin, it looks like it is going to be just about as bad off shore as here on the island, maybe the winds will be a little bit more . We are used to tidal flooding, actually our house is sloped up and is on quite high ground. When the rest of the island has flooded, our house has not. We drove our cars off shore just in case. It is starting to sound more like a nor'easter which we get all the time so hoping for the best.They overreact so much. :rolleyes:And then people flood the stores and buy out eggs, bread, and milk.
It's stupid.
you mean, the 'french toast people"
Robin
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In our field, it happens regularly. It is required that the top 3 or 5 candidates on the short list are interviewed in person, all expenses paid - but only one gets the job.
An invitation to the interview means that the candidate made the short list, nothing more.
yup, this
robin
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I hear you on the bad luck with rescue dogs....just to throw another idea out there--we adopted our latest after fostering her first. We didn't go into fostering intending to adopt so soon (we only made it to the second foster dog before caving!), but I don't think I'll ever do it another way now. Our last couple rescue/shelter dogs came with a lot of issues, and I was on the verge of saying to heck with it and buying a puppy next time. But fostering turned out to be perfect; we specified that we only wanted to foster small dogs, and we were able to live with her and find out all her quirks, good and bad, before we decided we couldn't live without her. But we also got to know we were helping a dog who needed a chance (she was rescued from a high kill shelter when she was very, very pregnant before she came to us).
THis is what we are doing. fostering with a rescue. The first rescue we had for a 10 day hold and she came to us extremely ill. Like we thought she wasn't going to make it it kind of sick. my husband loved her. me, not so much. Next, we were placed with 4 litter mates at 3 weeks old. I will attacha photo if i can. 2 have been adopted. we still have 2. they are getting too big for us.
rescues cannot ever guarantee a breed. I would immediately raise a red flag if they do. and you can specify a breed when fostering, too.
but back to your question. I believe dogs are just as diverse as children. it will all depend on the dog's personality and genes.
Robin
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all. the.time.
we have found that companies often need to interview someone from outside the company. usually, when they already know they want to hire from within the company.
My husband is very qualified and he constantly gets the, "we hired from within" speech.
we found that it is cheaper for companies to fly my husband in for interview, but when they figure relocation packages, it is cheaper to hire/train from within the company.
Robin
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I am much more scared of inland flash floods and winds dropping trees left and right than I am of storm surge.
Ask me again on Wednesday if I feel the same way. ;)
But seriously, as you say, where to go? I'd have to drive more than a tankful of gas away to get "safe" and I simply don't have that kind of money these days.
:iagree::iagree:
I just look at it as motivation to do what needs to be done anyway. Doesn't hurt to clean up the yard and put away summer stuff - this doubles as snow prep. Doesn't hurt to fill up with gas - gonna use it at some point anyway. Doesn't hurt to have a jar or two of peanut butter - ditto. Catching up with laundry is always a good thing. Flashlights - how many do we have, where are they anyway, can we ditch a few now that LED ones use fewer batteries?I'm lucky that we don't have to evacuate, but it never hurts to think through that process - are our important documents all together, etc. Each storm is an opportunity to update general preparation. Worst comes to worst, if there's no storm, we're a bit tidier and more organized than we were before.
:iagree::iagree:
Jeannie in NJ - I am probably not more than a couple hours from you. come to my house!!
Robin in NJ
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my daughter's name is Leesa. you know LEE SA. not leeza. it is an S NOT Z. people still call her leeza.
i usually say it is a phonetic spelling of Lisa - which really should be pronounced Lie sa.
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my 9 year old has a hand-me-down (3 times from hubby to me to DD12 to her) laptop that only has her teaching textbooks on it. it has no games or internet access or anything. It doesn't work unless plugged in.
my 12 year old has a hand-me-down lap top as well (from hubby to me to her). hers has TT and word and she can get internet. it is in the family room but she walks around with it to find quieter places to work.
both girls have kindle fires. neither hardly use it. the 9 year old practically none. Grandma bought them since we are going on a month-long vacation and my girls are book LOVERS and cannot take any books with us. I have been loading them with free ones I find on amazon.
we have no ds, i-anything, wii, mp3 thingys
Robin
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I'm not in your boat, but I hope it's okay if I post. I just wanted to say that moms like you, who have been honest enough to share your serious struggles with your kids, are the reason that I will not have to deal with the crushing disappointment/disillusionment I might otherwise experience someday. My kids are young. No one has rebelled yet. But outside of this forum, I am very much exposed to the "Do X, get Y" mentality. Thank you for saving me from that. I know I can't guarantee anything; I can only try my best, and make peace with the rest. If one/some of my kids make bad choices, yes -- I will grieve. But I do feel that you all will have helped me avoid some of the shock.
:iagree::grouphug::iagree:
robin
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do you have a specific resort you are interested in??
I could tell you about the campgrounds.
robin
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have you called now, the airline to see if they have any alternatives for you NOW, instead of waiting until the mayhem??
robin
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Yes, if they are never going to use the milk, or that much milk, they should not use the voucher and have that extra milk removed from their benefits. But I didn't get that detail from your post.
They are never going to use the milk
If the family will use the milk some or most of the time, IMO it's not in their best interest to lose the benefit for it just for not taking it once in a while. It's a shame that the WIC system is not set up to allow occasional refusals of items without it having a lasting effect on the family's vouchers.
But here's another possible consideration - if the family is allergic to dairy products, but WIC in their state won't cover dairy alternatives (like calcium enriched soy milk), IMO it's not unethical to take the milk they can get from the program, and quietly find a friend to take the milk and trade for that value in a calcium enriched dairy alternative product. Because then the WIC program is still providing that family with the nutrition of the milk.
if they didn't use the vouchers wouldn't the wic program eventually realize, when families do not use the vouchers, that dairy alternatives should be offered??
In many places, WIC programs are really inflexible. Sometimes the families have to find creative ways to end up with healthy food that will be used, and not have any of the WIC food wasted.
robin
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Because everyone's tax dollars are paying for milk for someone to give it away to someone who could buy their own milk.
:iagree:
robin
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If she buys the milk and gives it away, that's fraud? Says who? :bigear:
OP, I think the moderator's response was a bit much, but she might not have been referring to you.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Documents/NE/WIC-NE-EdMaterials-WelcomeToWICBrochure.pdf
here is a document I came across for california. on the second page under your responsibilities:
"use the foods only for the person on the program."
robin
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IMO you were not being a bully but questioning the legality.
As an aside, if people who get a WIC voucher do not use all of the vouchers they are given, then the amount they are given can be decreased, so if they might need the milk in the future, it is in their best interest to still use the voucher for the milk even if they don't need it that week. And IMO, it is not unethical for them to give away milk that would not be otherwise used, or trade it with another family who has a surplus of something different. They generally cannot give a refrigerated product to a food bank or other charity. They would have to give it to or trade it with someone they know privately. Trading it for a different basic food item that the family would use, and having the milk get used by a family who does need it, is IMO way more ethical than having milk go sour and then be dumped. Having the food wasted is worse than trading it. Having the family lose some of what they are given in the future just because they didn't need all the milk once or twice is not in the family's best interest. It makes much more sense to take the milk, and if it will for sure not be needed, find a family who would take the milk and trade something that would be used. I know this is not what the law allows for, but I tend to think that people should quietly do what makes the most sense.
I still don't agree. from what I read, there isn't enough $$ to cover all those who qualify for WIC benefits. this family should get a decrease in their milk becasue NOONE in their family drinks milk.
to me, it seems that they just stole benefits from someone else who qualifies.
robin
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Thanks Hive!!
I thought maybe I missed something in the bully handbook!!
if anyone has a link to it being illegal in NJ, it would be appreciated since the poster said she would post next month.
robin
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So Robin, just a question..
If this was a closed / non-public note (assuming) does this mean (assuming) that the bully comment came from the moderator?
it came out on the group. this is the exact message
:PLEASE READ:: I am sad to open my inbox tonight and have almost 10 messages, people pointing things out on other peoples pictures/posts. This is BULLYING!
It's very simple, if you like an item and want to buy it, then comment on it, if you don't want to buy it, then scroll past the picture and LEAVE IT ALONE!!!
We have so much tattling and nitpicking going on that I wonder how any of us can be friendly. I understand in a group of 2,350 members there will be some rough patches, but we are coming up on the holidays a time to give and share, not to rip each other apart.
Robin
BTW one cannot sell knock-off bags on this site because it is illegal.
anybody else tired of "storm of the century"
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I was also a freshman. weird !!!
Robin