Thanks, this looks great! I tried the free version of homeschool tracker and did not care for it.

What I have been doing with sentimental items is to go through them multiple times. Give yourself a goal, like I will only take 25 of the 50 to our new place. Then go through and pick out your favorite 25. Then in 6 months when you (possibly) move again, cut that in half. Only move 12 of your 25. Or by then you may notice that you don't even use that many and you will be able to part with more of them. I have personally found this to be easier than getting rid of all of them at one. If you can freecycle them or find someone that you know will enjoy and get use out of them, it is even easier. Good luck!

I'm always game for a good decluttering thread! I did a lot this spring, but there is more to do! I would love to be a minimalist, but my family doesn't quite agree. It is amazing how freeing it is to get rid of stuff.

I have not read any of the replies, but we are newly in this situation. I love it! We did not get a bigger house (ours is an 1800 sq.ft. ranch). DH does have an office though. He goes in it in the morning and shuts the door. I sometimes worry that the kids are being too loud, but he says it doesn't bother him. We eat lunch together, which is a nice break for all of us. And then everyday when he is done working, he jokes about how rough the traffic was, lol. Good luck with your decision!

$4.09 in Indiana. ETA: It'll get worse as race weekend approaches.

I lost a baby prior to DD1. It was nice to get a card. It was just nice to know that someone was thinking about us. It really hurt that some (most) people just acted like nothing happened. Maybe they didn't know what to say, but it made me feel like no one cared. You might ask her if there is anything you can do for her. My mom was at our house all day for 2 days in a row (not overnight) while I was miscarrying. I just wanted to be left alone, but she wouldn't listen. Just make sure your sister knows you are there is she needs you. :grouphug:

:lol: And now I am craving chocolate milk.

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My DD2 was head down until 40 weeks. Two days before she was born, she flipped completely breech. I agree with a pp who said it hurt! I was like what the heck are you doing in there? I had a c-section when I was in labor at 8+ cm. She was 9lb. 4 oz. at birth. A mom in my Bradley class's baby was transverse. She did go into labor on her own, and the baby turned head down while she was in labor. So I just wanted to say that there is definitely time for your little one to turn! I personally would not schedule a c-section. I am glad the option is available if needed, but just because they are routine doesn't mean they should be. It was much more difficult to recover from than vaginal birth with DD1 (even though that was a very long difficult labor/birth). I also had trouble bonding with DD2 afterward my c-section. I am glad that at the very least she was able to come when she was ready. Good luck!

DH made us breakfast for lunch, then my mom and her husband came over. They brought us 3 bushes and 10 flowering perennials for our front flower bed. We cut back our roses, dug them up, and replanted them on the west side of our house. (They were huge and right by our back gate, and you couldn't walk through without getting stuck.) We got all of the other flower beds all weeded and ready for planting. We just moved into this house a year and half ago. It is a rental that has not been loved in a long time. We got a lot done with the yard last year, but there is still so much to do! I was a little grouchy last night and this morning, but it has been a great day! This evening we are going to DH's grandma's for dinner.

I'm not sure that I'm a fan of mother's day either. We always spend the evening with DH's family, and I am to anti-social to enjoy that. ;) We have always planted flowers with my mom on mother's day for as long as I can remember. I have been asking her what she wants to do today, but she just says something like "We'll see." She texted me a half an hour ago asking if she and her new husband can come over and plant my front flower bed. I wanted to say, "Sure, can we help?" (I didn't.) She is not answering my text back or my call, who knows why. Her mom passed away last year, so I think that is why she is being distant.

Ask your vet about potassium bromide. It is sometimes used along with phenobarbital, but maybe you can use it instead. Good luck!

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I cannot imagine, but I feel compelled to say: Happy Birthday Lydia! What a special name she has. :)

It is OTC, but at our pharmacy they keep them behind the counter. You have to ask the pharmacist for them. We used them for DD1 a little over a year ago when she had a really sore throat and wouldn't eat or drink anything. It really upset her, and she still remembers it to this day. :( It helped, though and kept her out of the ER. I hope your little one feels better soon!

Thanks for the reply. Now that I've calmed and thought about it, I know this is the best thing to do. The complicating factor is that right now he works for my cousin's DH's family, so I know there will be hard feelings. But he has to take care of himself and his family first!

DH was given a verbal offer for a new job today. It is better pay and a much better situation than where he works now. He has paperwork to fill out and return tomorrow, and then he has to have a drug test. The new company will give him a starting date when he is there tomorrow. So, he is supposed to go out of state for training all next week for the company he currently works for. The trainer called today to confirm that he would be coming. He left a message that said that he needed to know by today. What should DH do? Should he just go along with it until it is time to give his 2 week notice (which would hopefully be soon)? He doesn't want to waste their money on training when he is not going to be working there much longer. Also, he is worried that when he gives his 2 weeks, they will tell him to just go home not come back. They have done this to other employees in the past. If they do this, can he file unemployment for the time he is out of work? We cannot afford for him to not get paid for even a week. Should he not give any notice at all? That just seems wrong to do though. (We are in Indiana in case that matters.) Thanks for reading!

Great news! :party:

Great suggestion! DH and I had talked about taking her to the cranio-sacral therapist that we used when she was a baby. I think I blocked it from my mind, but she also had torticollis and reflux as a baby. :banghead: (I try not to think about those days!) Anyway, we will look into this. Also, that reminds me that someone suggested to my mom that reflux causing the asthma... Thanks! I agree that she needs something more to control her symptoms instead of just treating them. Thanks! How can I find out what type of asthma it is? We do try to get her to take a drink of water when she is coughing. Good to know that can help! Thanks! I pediatrician/allergist/pulmanologist sounds like a dream right now! I am concerned about allergies, because she also has some drainage and sneezing. I have severe allergies, so I do think they are playing a part. We have 2 cats, and that worries me. I have this thought stuck in my mind that asthma and cats don't mix. Thanks for all of the quick responses! It helps so much!

Anyone have a little one with asthma? I took my DD2 to the pediatrician two weeks ago, because she had a cough that was not clearing up. It seems like she was sick all winter (constant colds, nothing to warrant a trip to the doctor), but this cough just stuck around. The doctor listened to her, and she was wheezing pretty badly. They gave her 2 albuterol treatments in the office and sent us home with a nebulizer. She was also put on Zyrtec. The doctor said that it may be a virus causing the wheezing or asthma. So, two weeks later she is still needing the treatments about 2-3 times a day. I am almost positive that we are dealing with allergies and asthma at this point. I am hoping to get her into the pediatrician to be rechecked either tomorrow or Tuesday and discuss a plan, and I was wondering what to expect from here? Will they send her to a specialist? Put her on more meds? She had a UTI as an infant, but otherwise she has been pretty healthy. She has never even had an ear infection. This is all new to us, so I just want to be prepared. Thanks for reading and any advice!

I hope everything is okay and you are sleeping! Please update us when you can! :grouphug:

Thanks!

Congrats! Thinking about you and your little one. Hoping it is no big deal. :grouphug:

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Thanks! I have just started watching this nest in Iowa.

From what I read on the live feed, he will probably start looking for a new mate in the fall. He is actually the female's second mate. Her first was killed by an airplane in December 2002 (I believe that is what I read). :(