I will cook green beans in their liquid with a little onion powder and sometimes butter. I've had complements on that. Corn is also cooked in its liquid w/ a little butter and salt. That always disappear. Creamed corn tastes good in soups or stews or casseroles. Those are the only ones that I've had good results with. I have tried using mixed veggies in a casserole, and it's okay, but they tend to be very mushy. So are peas. And asapargus...but that doesn't save you much money on veggies and it's incredibly mushy. I haven't bought canned potatoes because I don't think the canned is cheaper than the big bags of fresh potatoes.

Exactly. T can't live in an oxygenated environment, and the idea that you ca n get it from a rusty item is just a myth, since rust is evidence that there is oxygen. Now, a puncture wound from a nail does put you at a greater risk but that's because of the nature of the wound, not because of any rust present. I think that may be how T has come to be associated with a rust--because of dirty (aka rusty) nails.

It doesn't do any good to get a T. shot after the fact. It doesn't work retrospectively. If he's working in an environment that places him at risk for T then he should probably get one, and I think that's why many Drs encourage the shot after the fact-- to protect in future cases. But again, it won't help him re: his current injury.

My dad had a chair. It was his chair, and he had first claim. If we were in it and he came in the room, sometimes, he'd tell us to get out. Other times, he'd just sit on us. :lol: My dh has a chair, but he doesn't lay claim to it quite as much as my dad. IOW, he'll also sit elsewhere. But either way, kids have to give way to adults. Either one of us will make the kids move so we can sit somewhere. First, I do see it as a sign of respect to give the adults first choice on places to sit. Second, and this goes with the first, my body isn't as young as theirs. It just doesn't do so well on the floor, especially my knees when it comes to getting up and down, and the kids are much more flexible and easily accommodated.

I am posting this from my iPod, sitting on the couch in my room. 90% of the time I have it in airplane mode to save battery. 90% of my apps work just fine w/o wifi. The ones that don't are specifically designed to be used w/ wifi, like tappatalk. Like you, most of the time I have access to wifi free, and I didn't want to pay for a data plan. The camera is the only thing I'm disappointed in. The auto correct feature can be both helpful and annoying. For me, the ability to have Internet access anywhere and only have one device was not important enough to justify the expense of a data plan.

Glad I'm not the only one who thought the punishment was not overboard. And yeah, I thought that the 13yo's Mom didn't seem very "with it." If she thought her dd was guilty, wouldn't a concerned mom see to it that she was properly punished so this kind of behavior is stopped? If she thought her dd was innocent, wouldn't a concerned mom do what was necessary to defend her dd? As for the 3yo's Mom, I think she was lulled into a false sense of security because she was somewhere she thought was safe. Unfortuneately, playplaces of any kind are often NOT safe. Hard lesson learned, but I'm glad it wasn't worse.

Toward the beginning of the movie, my dh leans over and says that dd12 must really like Merida cause they both like horses, birds, and are excellent mountain climbers. :lol:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865557954/Judge-orders-Price-woman-to-cut-off-daughters-ponytail-in-court.html Short version (though I highly recommend reading the whole article): 13-year-old girl and friend "endear" themselves to a 3-yr-old at McDonalds. Then, they go next door to the Dollar Store and buy a pair of scissors, return to McD's and cut off the 3-yr-old's hair. In court, the judge offers to reduce the girl's sentence by over half if the Mom will cut off her ponytail there in court. What do you think? Was it justice or not? (Either way, I first wondered where the 3-yr-old's Mom was during the hair-cutting episode, and then the last statement in the article by the 13-yr-old's Mom: "I guess I should have went into the courtroom knowing my rights..." Um, YEAH! :glare:)

I really liked it! I really liked the dynamics between the mom and daughter. Neither were perfect; both made mistakes. They learned (the hard way) to work it out. I'm not sure what other movie it resembles...maybe I haven't seen that one?

I'm in Georgia. I have six kids, from 2 years to 15 years. We've homeschooled since my oldest was in 1st grade. I'm seriously :banghead: about highschool this year. I mostly lurk with a few posts here and there. I love reading and learning from everyone's views and advice!

Anyone ever used canned spinach? I use spinach in my meatloaf and sometimes throw it in other dishes, but I've always used frozen. Would the canned work as well?

I'm working on creating a month-long menu. I only have a little freezer space since most of it is already filled with meat, so I'd like some canned veggies. I pretty much use only tomato products, green beans, and corn. I've tried canned peas, and I can't stand them. They taste like mush, but surely, there must be other canned veggies that taste okay. What canned vegetables to you like, and how do you fix them?

I do not have uterine prolapse, but I do have some prolapse issues. Here's a few resources for you to check out. You might find them useful and informative. I did. http://prolapsehealth.com/ http://prolapsehealth.com/forums/ I know there are other resources, but I can't think of them off the top of my head, and I found this to be the best for me. The Hab-It DVD was also helpful, but you really do have to keep up with it.

You guys are just TOO helpful. :glare: I've been looking at Seton, talked to them on the phone, and was just starting to think that they would be a good fit, but noooo, now you had to go and start this thread. Now I'm going to have to go and look up these other recommendations.:tongue_smilie: Seriously, I didn't think that the high school courses looked too Catholic, and didn't sound that way from when I talked to the man on the phone. They apparently do give an option for non-Catholics to pass on the religion courses and go w/ electives. Please, keep the comments coming! :bigear:

No getting up to let the dog out, or stepping in stuff in the yard, and, hey, maybe he could teach my 2-yr-old a thing or two! :tongue_smilie: Seriously, I'm searching for a puppy and it's amazing how many dogs are "potty trained." I sometimes make the slip-up myself, but I blame it on being in the (seemingly endless) process of potty training kids. ;) I would never actually put that in an ad! :001_huh: :lol:

I don't have a problem with bicyclists in general. I don't have a problem with cyclists riding on the roads, but it is obvious that there are some pretty boneheaded cyclists out there (yes, just like drivers) and that in some areas, the boneheaded ones are the majority, not the minority. They behave that way because they can get away with it. People should fuss about their actions and insist that their local police put a stop to the behavior that is dangerous and egregiously disruptive to the traffic flow. I bet these boneheads wouldn't be so quick to back up traffic for 5 miles or pull in front of oncoming traffic if they are held responsibile for their own actions, and risk having to pay fines or having their bikes impounded. As a driver, I face legal consequences for my actions, and I do find it annoying that cyclists seem to be given a "free pass" on theirs. FTR, dh & I are talking about letting ds15 ride his bike to work. I seriously don't have a problem w/ cyclists. BUT, I also witness a pack of boneheads nearly every Wed. evening that do some pretty stupid things. This is a pack of almost 20 cyclists, all bunched together taking the full width of the lane, not riding in a line. One guy almost got creamed when, on a divided, four-lane major highway, he pulled out in front of a tractor trailer. :blink: Seriously, the truck was going at least 60 mph and there was NO WAY the trucker could stop. He got missed by mere inches. His friends were either well across, or they stopped. I have no idea what possessed him to play chicken with a tractor trailer. This same pack also had a couple of guys that WE nearly flattened because, going around a hairpin turn, they were all bunched up in the on-coming lane, except for the 2 guys who decided that it was better to ride in OUR LANE instead of dropping back or moving to the front. I believe only divine intervention kept that from becoming a major disaster. Those guys were directly in the path of our 12 passenger van. There was no where for us to go. And the only place they had to go was into their own pack, they nearly caused a pile-up of their own group, which would have meant that some would likely spill into our lane (they were practically in it, anyway) and we would not have been able to help running over whatever/whoever was in the road. :001_unsure:

:bigear: looking into this as well

Thank you all. You've given me lots to think about and lots to research! But it's Monday. And since I'll spend most of my free time looking into some of your suggestions, who knows when I'll get the chance to get back and give you a real update. But thanks so much for your help!

Study hall with Dad. Now THAT us a good idea! I'll have to remember that one. And yes, planning is definitely an area that ends up causing problems. I typically put together the curriculum, and for the lower grades that's worked fine, but it's not working so great with HS.

Crystal, that still sounds like more work than what I was hoping for, but it is still less than what I'm doing now, so I'm going to look into that a little more. Thanks.

I should add that he's the oldest of six. With trying to school the younger ones, which includes three at various stages of learning to read, I'm having a hard time keeping up with everything he needs to be doing for HS. He is not very self-motivated so I have to stay on top of him to keep him moving forward. I admit that I haven't been very good at being consistent with consequences for not getting his schoolwork done, either.

That is a very good question! I'm not sure how well he adjust socially, tbh. It's just the way his personality is. But at the same time, I think he'd do well with a stricter schedule than what I can do here at home. I'm also concerned about the "slant" that the PS curriculum would have. We believe in a Biblical worldview that would contradict a lot of what's taught in the PS. On top of that, our PS's around here are NOT very good academically as it is. *sigh* I wish I could afford to send him to a local Christian school. It has it's own problems, but I think it would suit him best. Any advice is welcome.

I'll look into those. Thanks!

That looks nice, but it's expensive for me. I was hoping for about half that cost at the most. If this is typical, I don't know what I'll do. :(

I had thought about SOS, but there were several reviews on HSR that said that some of the lessons were difficult to follow. Have you had good experiences with it?