This would be us. No a/c because out of most summers we might use a window unit 5 or 6 days. . . maybe! This week is unreal. They are calling for 99/100 on Thursday after 90's for days on end. I caught myself today thinking that snow sounds nice. . . :001_smile:

I'm in!

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this! this!

We're not quite there yet but I know there are two cc's that really promote dual-enrollment and one that especially markets to homeschoolers. I haven't heard anything that leads me to believe this is changing. Here is in Michigan.

Could you please enlighten me? What does BF and UCS stand for? TIA!

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another vote for the SansaClip. We have a couple of them.

Had one of five with night terrors. EVERY night for 2 years. Someone told us to make sure he wasn't getting nitrates/nitrites in his diet (deli turkey, hot dogs, bacon, etc.) We cut those out and within 3 nights he was sleeping through the night. Just to make sure it wasn't coinsidence a few weeks later I gave him deli turkey. . . . NIGHT TERRORS. He finally got to a point around 5 or so that occassionally he could have those things again but even now at 10 I can tell when he's over eaten nitrates/nitrites.

their chocolate syrup ketchup sun-dried tomatoes yogurt pizza sauce chocolate peanut butter cups chocolate chips we just tried their pesto mmmmmmmmm! I'm sure there's more but that's what first comes to mind. Happy Shopping!:D

:iagree: after informing her AGAIN of the guidelines, I'd unplug.

How horrible for her. That must have been scarey. I'm always warning my girls about fans, never crossed my mind to be mindful of printers. . . . :001_huh:

adding my prayers for a mis-diagnose and for peace for you and your family as you wait.:grouphug:

Just for balance. . . I moved here from the south, been here 16 years and except for dh's family/childhood friends we still don't know 'new' people. Some of it was for 12 years we were pregnant and had toddlers, just easier to hang with the familiar. Now that that isn't an issue I think it's been more of a "I don't know how to make friends" My friends have always been 'ready made.' Now I'm in a place where I need to actually reach out and I'm having to learn that skill. I think pp's have been on track, invite someone over to your house. Be the first to make that move. Sorry you've been feeling left out.

I hate to say it but that would probably be overkill for me even. I do think the adults being PRESENT is huge and maybe even actually IN the water with anyone under 4/5. . . My 10 year old wouldn't be anywhere near where our 5 year old hangs out at the pool, he's like a fish. So 10 year old is penalized for having a younger sibling? and mom is penalized too?

Maybe because I took lifeguard training classes as an adult and the quickness of drowning has been burned in my brain, I'm a little more hyper-vigilant about this stuff, but I'm with you. My 13 year old? m a y be My 8 and 5 year old? NOT!

You know, that could have been what happened because I never saw her leave the top step unless the 10/11 yr. old had her and she was miserable. In regards to the bolded I wonder how much trouble the pool owners and life guards would have been in from the parents if something had happened to the little girl? :glare:

At a pool in the next town you were supposed to be within arms length of any kid less than like 10 (virtually IMPOSSIBLE if you have more than 3 kids!) so it's not like pools can't have some kind of rule like this. I hate to think that it would take a drowned child to make them get those rules though.

This was a Sunday and we're in a small town with very few business's even open so I'm not sure work could be the issue. I do realize lots of kids are winging it and it 'feels' like the pool should be safe because there are life guards. . . but a less than two year old and 4 year old left without adult supervision is bordering on neglect and it takes a LOT for me to throw that word around. I too feel bad for the life guards. I think it would be even worse at a beach vs. a pool.

You are so right, there was not a noise from the little girl and because of her life jacket she really couldn't even swing her arms. We should have known something was wrong because we DIDN'T hear the wimpering/whining from the last hour.

This would be me! and no, it's not just your husband. My husband is very safety conscience but more than that. . . he's a boy, easily distracted and very one track focused. Watching kids? good. Playing with one kid and watching others? not good. :tongue_smilie:

I keep waiting for the pool to state that no 'little' children can be left without an adult. Last year a mom dropped off a 4 year old daily! You'd think they would have that rule to cover their own behinds but the lady running it today said as long as she was left in the care of the older teen it wasn't against the rules. I'm sorry, but that teen was not in the least bit concerned about a single thing that happened.

No, she was fine thanks to a mom that jumped in and pulled her out. I was just amazed at how quickly it all happened and how little the older brother got involved.

My sis-in-law has used both and said the books are mostly the same but the fact that ToG was so parent intensive with the planning just about did her in. SL gives you the pages to read, ToG, you have to figure all that out. That's enough for me. I don't have time to divide every book up and decide how long each should take.

I wondered if that was the problem since it was even one of those with the pillow thing at the neck. Wish her parents had been there to see so they would know to fix it. I'm not sure the incident will even be mentioned to them since the oldest took no real notice and the 10/11 is a boy(mine probably wouldn't think to mention it.)