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We do assign other ablities to entertainers with little evidence. Tom Cruise as psychiatry expert, Jenny McCarthy as vaccine expert, Geena Davis as olympic archery semifimalist....oh, wait....she did do that. Tom's still a schmuck, though.
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A sewing box just like dad's.
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Amazon and eBay. For Amazon, look for the used sellers who have edition info in their listings. ebay listers should have that info, but you can always ask
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So which editions are best? This is not the first time I have heard this. Dd10 is using CLE but we are planning to change next year so we can continue through high school.
Saxon died in '96. Sometime after that, I think Holt (maybe??? I could be wrong) took over publishing and messed with the layout and content to the point that some texts are too confusing.
Prob safe to stay with a pre-96 copyright. Editions and dates have been discussed somewhere in the forums.
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Love Saxon here -- as long as it's an old, sometimes-beat-up book actually written by John Saxon. I've heard less than stellar things about the new versions.
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So....a high, nylon collar, huh? Does it come with a cooling fan? It must have an accelerometer to differentiate between flying over the handlebars and bending down to tie a shoe.
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Food, food, food. The creative part for us comes in the packaging. You can do a lot with those plain white boxes from Michael's, not to mention, mason jars, flower pots, etc.
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This is one I carry in my binder, and have handed out on occasion. Good to tape to the fridge. The original is here.
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Side show. Not that different from a sword swallowing, bearded, half-man/half dolphin fire eater, except the only money you lose on admission to the tent already went out with the cable bill.
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According to the freshloaf forums, above 75F is bad. Freezer is ok as long as flour is brought up to room temp before mixing.
I'd relocate your stash until Spring.
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I have a hard time deciding what to make so I have a subscription for a menu/recipe/shopping list whatever you call that service. I print the recipes and list out and I don't really even look at it. I just look at the title of the recipe and think ok good I'll make something that.
You need the Dinner Spinner. I use the Allrecipies site all the time. If I only had a kitchen tablet, I wouldn't have to print out so much.
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I love my kitchen scale, and not just for baking. It's tremendously helpful for sticky ingredients like honey and molasses... Measuring 2oz-ish of pasta, etc.
I'd never give it up.
I use my 40lb capacity postage scale from my eBay days. Overkill, I suppose, but it's accurate to the gram. Someday I'll get a nifty glass one. And a Le Creuset.
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I'm a baker. I follow to the letter. I even weigh ingredients. I "cook" because we can't eat muffins all the time....
But y'all are freakibg me out with all this talk of IMPROVISING! Stop it!! Next thing you know they'll be talk of adjusting cooking times or.... not using cookbooks!!! Stop!! ;-)
I must go measure something...in grams...
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LOL. I bake in grams. Cooking is art; baking is science. Embrace the geek.
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First time with a new recipie, I usually follow it closely, except for garlic and levels of hot spices, which we like toned down a smidge. Once I have notes written, then I'll improvise. It also depends on.what's in the fridge. Only 3 carrots left? In they go.
Baking - whole nother story. I've learned to be precise with artisan breads and some cakes. Weigh, do not measure.
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Sear first if desired, then foil and oven - not too hot. You can do stovetop, covered, but check temp and allow for rest time.
You'll get more moisture from a whole bird, foiled in the oven. Cheaper too.
Thermomerer is a must. One day, I will own a Thermapen and leave the little cheap ones in the drawer.
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Jabberwocky!
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe....
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Dance/choir teachers get "a donation has been made in your name" cards from the county food bank.
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I made a sweater.
A sweater of teeny rubber bands.
Very Lady Gaga.
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No way. My kids would break out into singing.
Same. DD would say "I know that" too much. Choir and horn take up an hour to 90, so we both have songs stuck in our heads all day.
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We did both (cds for car) but didn't like it when they switched narrators.
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Well, DW is a PS teacher and just turned in 120+ pages of make-work. Her colleague has many low scorers and is planning to HS her own kids if she's fired. Speculation among staff is this is a thinly veiled attempt to gain more support for vouchers.
It's early, but NCLB worked so well, what could go wrong?
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I've passed this wall of the stairwell in my local cancer center many times. Today I stopped to take a picture.
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I like Saxon Algebra, but NOT without the answer book! They also put out a DVD that is step-by-step.
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Disagree. Having lived all over the US and now in Canada, I still sometimes get thrown for a loop because Canada does, on the surface, *seem* like it should be just like the US, but it so is.not.
Wanted to add that I really appreciate and enjoy the differences.
Although many films do use Vancouver as a stand-in for generic US cities. That must have to do with permitting, and is thus of little use in the current thread...
Anyone have a "signature gift"??
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AWESOME!
I forgot to mention Gyo Fujikawa board books for 1st birthdays -- there's a whole generation of new parents who never read these.