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  1. Soy sauce it pretty regular in our diet but she doesn't like wasabi so rarely has it (like only if a piece happened to touch it and she can't wipe it off). But she did say some of the rolls came with wasabi on them so she just ate them.
  2. Curiosity, is there any medical connection between these two types of issues or just a fluke that these are two things you have issues with? I'm only asking because I have quite a few relatives who have issues with sulfa drugs and if there is a connection between these two things, then it would definitely be worth investigating since she does have issues with the bites.
  3. That's an interesting thought I hadn't considered. She has been a kid whose mosquito bites just got enormous compared to anyone else in the family. Thursday she had been outside and got a few bites which had swelled and itched. She said she didn't even first recognize the hives as something different because she had been scratching the mosquito bites for the last two days and it was just more itching.
  4. I have less hair on my legs than when I was younger too but that started around age 30 (and I was definitely not anywhere near menopause at the time as I've had 3 kids since then). I would say by age 40 I no longer needed to shave them at all. ten years later, I still haven't hit menopause but surely I must be getting closer. So for me it was related to get older but not necessarily to menopause.
  5. Thanks all. I sent the question over to DD's doctor and will hope for a referral to the allergist. Not having experience with food allergies, I wasn't sure if this was a big deal or not.
  6. The other day DD went to a sushi restaurant. Several hours later she broke out in hives. She said she itched everywhere and her throat was raw but she didn't feel like she had problems breathing. Sushi was the only food she ate that day before the hives so we are suspecting she was allergic/sensitive to something there. She has eaten all the major components many times over the years (crab, shrimp, avocado, rice, veggies) and has eaten sushi with raw fish before without issues. She said she put hydrocortisone on the itchy parts and just suffered through it. She's only had hives like that one other time several years ago but we were unable to pinpoint any specific foods. I only found out about the reaction a couple of days after the fact so not much I can do about it now but am looking for guidance for the future. Is this severe enough that I should look into food testing? Does she need to avoid sushi? Tell her to take Benadryl before eating sushi? Having never really dealt with this before I'm not sure how serious or not this is.
  7. All 6 of mine started sippy cups around that age. We never used bottles.
  8. I tried it with one of mine and all it did was make me sleep 20 hours a day and a complete zombie for the 4 hours a day that I wasn't actually sleeping. Since I was always sleeping, I didn't deal with the nausea but that's not really a method I would recommend. I ended up taking Zophran with all 6 pregnancies because it was the only thing that kept me from being sick all day yet allowed me to stay awake. I did consume lots of sour and salty (highly processed foods) because both of those would step things down a notch but my morning sickness was so bad that even a notch down wasn't enough hence the Zophran.
  9. I've had mine for 3-4 years now and my sister has had hers for at least 2 years. No one has died. I absolutely LOVE this canner. No more watching and fidling and guessing when to start timing. Just put it in and do whatever it tells me to do when it beeps!
  10. Bosch is definitely better for bread than a Kitchenaid, particularly if you will be doing whole wheat.
  11. yes, whatever data amount you select is the amount you get each month.
  12. I actually do both. For the things I use it for, it does a great job (better than any other method I've tried) but I don't have that many things that I use it for so it does sit around a bunch. I pull it out about once a month on average but sometimes it can go a few months. Things that I think it does better than other things on: large batch (gallon plus) of yogurt since it requires far less effort on my part than anything else, roasts (I was a crockpot person for many years but they never got as tender as they do in the instapot), hard boiled eggs (I've tried all the methods and this in the only one that reliably gets me eggs that are easy to peel, risotto (why would I ever stand and stir it when I get just dump it in the instapot and perfectly creamy rice?), and ONE all in one meal that my kids absolutely adore (a sausage, spinach, pasta and sauce recipe I found on the internet). And that's pretty much all I use it for but for those things, I'm so glad to have it even though I don't use it often.
  13. Sorry about your DH. BTDT and it sucks. I hope he is able to find something quickly. As far as phones go, I've used several different kinds of prepaid and all have always been cheaper than going with the big name brand companies. For us we really had to study out the coverage maps. When we are in and around cities it didn't matter so much but there are many rural areas we travel through for various things that we still wanted coverage. Anything thing that came up for us was when DH worked in a manufacturer building that do to it's construction materials blocked cell phone service, so we had to make sure we picked one that switched back and forth between cell service and wi-fi service (I think this is more common now but just something to be aware of). Anyways, Dh is currently on Republic Wireless and there are 6 of us using Tello (run on the T-mobile network). It takes a bit of legwork to find the best match for coverage and usage to match your individual needs but the cost savings has definitely been worth it for us.
  14. Did you look at an online scheduling program or did you call? I've found that the online schedule regularly looks full but when I call, they are able to squeeze me in.
  15. I've had it but I don't remember either the hard boiled eggs or the tomatoes. I like all the ingredients but I never liked the dressing it was served with.
  16. I'm much further north so a greenhouse is too expensive for us to heat in the winter but I do have an indoor garden. I'm growing lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, kale arugula and radishes for our winter salads (I have other things growing just for fun to see what I can grow indoors). A few weeks ago we got hit with a major snowstorm. I had no desire to fight the crowds prestorm to grocery shop so we just made due with what we had. We had some frozen veggies but not enough to last the duration so we hit the salad garden pretty hard. They were an amazing addition to the stored food and I was so glad that I didn't have to deal with the crowds or storm to get enough veggies on hand. But I will warn you there is a pretty big learning curve with indoor gardening. It's very different than outdoor gardening. Just some of the things I've had to deal with: adapting the city water for plant use (we have extremely high PH), bugs (aphids, spider mites, fungus gnats and all very common in indoor settings with no natural predators). Fertilizing (requires way more supplementation and tweaking than outdoors). It's a great hobby and really helps with the winter blues but it is not money saving however the taste is so far above anything you find in the grocery store this time of year that it is absolutely worth it to me. Canning, it's not hard but it is very particular. While there are "rebel" canners who can and will can everything, it is highly recommended that you follow safe canning practices. Ball is a great source for tested recipes. Water bath canning is "easier" for me just because that is what I did with my mom growing up however it really limits what you can do. It's mostly fruits, tomatoes, pickles, jams etc. Nice to have but not really the things that I would want to rely on for emergencies. For anything with meat you will need a pressure canner. If you ever take this step, I would highly recommend getting the Presto digital canner, it's so much less fussing that stove top canners especially for someone new to it. I love having canned meat (specifically beef and pork chunks), I use them regularly on nights I don't feel like cooking. Meat can be turned into stroganoff, tacos, shredded meat sandwiches, a base for shepherd's pie etc. Having the meat precooked just makes supper so much faster. I also like to take a jar of beef and a jar of french onion soup and add a few veggies for a supper quick beef soup. So both of those are good ideas for having things in an emergency, they do require a fair bit of labor and unless they are activities you enjoy for themselves might be too labor and time intensive to be practical sources of emergency prep.
  17. I know MANY families mine own included who don't hand out cell phones until much older so that could be part of why other families are still organizing things. 2nd point, But how does child know when you are available to give rides? I have plenty of my own things on the calendar and then add in things for other people, it would be a serious pain in the butt to have my kids start scheduling things that required me to give rides without me being able to give input into my availability. Obviously it works for you to have your kids arranging things at their ages and that's great but I can also see for a lot of families where it would be a disaster for the kids to do the arranging especially when it involves parent chauffeurs.
  18. There must be different tine designs, my Bosch has straight tines. Yes I have Fiestaware and Bosch. I'm not sure what model mine is, I've had it for 5-6 years now. It has the third rack. I don't love the third rack. I find it a pain to load silverware in, however it does work well for putting plastic lids on since they don't have space to bounce around. Fiesta plates are easy peasy in the dishwasher. Bowls required a bit of playing around to find a configuration that work. They nested a little too tightly so the water couldn't get in and clean them so my solution was to do a bigger bowl with a smaller bowl in front and the skip one set and then repeat. Yes there is a little bit of wasted space that way but I find it doable. I put bowls on the left side of the middle rack as well as in the left side of the lower rack. I was actually far more worried about getting my pots and pans in the dishwasher than then dishes so those are the items I took to the store to make sure they fit.
  19. I think what is a good deal for you will depend on what other options you have nearby. I see so many people say cheese is a great deal but for me it's insanely expensive at Trader Joes. Why? because I live in the dairy state and my local grocery chain easily has 50+ feet (with 6 shelves) of just cheese. Imported, local, cheap big batch etc. They have so many choices. And if that's not enough local farmer's markets abound with many small batch award winner farms selling their cheese directly to consumers. There are also several cheese only shops in the general area of our TJ's. But I understand not everyone is blessed with such great cheese choices and TJ's might really be the best option available to them. I buy their fine sea salt and their low sodium soy sauce. My kids adore the swedish sour gummies. I will agree with everyone else that their dark chocolate PB cups are amazing. I like their frozen prepared foods. I do think the prices are a bit high for what you get but they have things that I just can't find elsewhere so as a splurge we always pick up a couple of frozen items. I am quite fond of their chile relenos but they haven't had them the last few times i have been there. The garlic naan is another hit here.
  20. He has to file his taxes if he works but you can still claim him as a dependent. However, if you do claim him, when he files, he has to mark that his a dependent on someone else's taxes. I don't think he is eligible for standard deduction then since you claimed that when you filed your taxes.
  21. I was 24, married and our first child was 2 months old when we signed the paperwork. I was not working at the time. It was a custom build so we had to wait till eldest was 8 months old to move in. It was a split level so we only finished the upper level. Shortly after signing the paperwork, I was able to get work part time from home. I saved everything I made for the next 2 years and we paid cash to finish the lower level. We are still in the same house 25+ years later.
  22. I absolutely LOVE the thing. And just an FYI to tuck in the back of your mind, the best prices you are most likely to find are from a business called Fleet Farm during November/December time (exact time changes each year). This year they sold them for $199 each, everywhere else it seems their "best" price was closer to $250+. Anyways I can completely vouch for Fleet Farm in case it's a store you have never heard of.
  23. Unfortunately most stovetop canners don't work on induction. For years I had a small one (4 quart) and it was the only one I could find that worked on induction. Since then Presto has come out with a new one that works on induction but they also developed an electric pressure canner. I got the electric one and have never looked back. It's so much easier than the stovetop version.
  24. The first planting of cucumbers pretty much died and so I pulled them out and put in peas. They are just starting to sprout. The second planting of cucumbers is looking quite nice. I'm hopeful now that I am correcting the PH of my city water to something more reasonable for plants that they would perform better than those of the past (and really I didn't have any complaints about those other than they died back too fast). I also have buckets of snow I can bring in and defrost for water but it's been so insanely cold, I have had no desire to dig them out. First round of carrots is ready and DS is eating a couple a day. There is going to be a gap before round two is ready. Once I corrected the PH, my tomatoes came back from the brink of death. I had already planned on losing them so I had started a second planting so now I have a really good supply of fresh cherry tomatoes (almost too much at times). Lettuce, purple kale and arugula are all doing great so we have a nice supply of fresh greens. For some reason the spinach is not happy with the indoor garden setup. Not sure why it's being so fussy. This round of radishes is less happy than previous rounds. Not sure what I did differently but will have to toss some more seeds in again. The purple cauliflower looks great. Recently started basil and cilantro and they are each about 2 inches tall. My last two buckets of potatoes are almost ready to harvest. When they are done, I will plant two more purple cauliflower is those buckets. And after being bug free for the last 4 months or so I now have aphids again. I have no idea where they came from as no new plants have been added only seeds. So I bought some lacewing eggs and they have started hatching. Hopefully they will get the aphids under control soon. I also spotted a lone ladybug/asian beetle (I can't tell them apart) not sure where it's been all winter but I relocated it to some of the aphidy plants and between it and the lacewings hopefully they all get a good meal.
  25. For me it's the drawers that always break but I feel your pain. I also find they never have as many door bins as I would prefer. My only solution is to keep the non-broken pieces from previous fridges and wedge them into the new one as best as possible. It does give us a bit more life out of things that way. Of course that only works if you are in the process of getting a new fridge. One of my fridges, I duck taped all the areas that we are prone to breaking as soon as the new fridge arrived. That did seem to extend the life of those pieces. Another possible suggestion is to try posting on Facebook or other neighborhood groups if anyone is getting rid of a fridge similar to yours and see if they have bins that you could get for cheap.
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