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  1. What do you mean by a "healthy" brand? Which ingredients do you want or not want?
  2. Dawn, it's possible you may need to replace the wet passports. Read FAQ #10 from the Dept. of State website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/passport-help/faqs.html
  3. I look more and more like my mom as I age, and my hands are no exception. I try to remember to use hand cream, which helps lessen the resemblance a little, as my mom had super dry skin. ETA: As for the grief, be patient and kind to yourself. I used to cry when I washed dishes. Something about looking out the window....
  4. Pick a happy medium. Unless your doctor tells you to keep losing weight, it's fine to be a little bigger in the behind in order to be a little less wrinkled in the face. All my 50-65yo skinny friends who exercise constantly look 10-15 years older than they really are. It's really confusing to meet someone who looks like she's 75yo, only to find out she's 62 and teaches aerobics classes! Meanwhile, my friend who's 73 and has a little extra on the bones looks like she's around 60, maybe less.
  5. Praying for you all.
  6. Low blood sugar (from not eating) causes the body to release adrenaline, causing sweating.
  7. I wonder if the long line at the courthouse was partly because passport staffing at the post offices is so spotty. One of my dc had to get a passport this summer and scheduled an appointment at the nearest post office. We arrived early and waited outside the passport office door for some time, then finally went into the main area with postal clerks -- they told us there were no passport appointments and that we should have gotten a cancellation email that morning. (Sure enough, it came, but dc hadn't checked before we left the house.) The clerk said there hadn't been anyone there for weeks to handle passports, despite the computer system accepting appointments, and that dc should reschedule at a particular post office on the other side of the city that usually had someone. That appointment went fine, although the person dealing with passports was one of only two clerks handling postal duties and there ended up being quite a long line.
  8. I've never glazed a ham, but in heating a fully cooked ham in the oven you will probably want to add water to the pan and tent the ham with foil to keep the moisture in.
  9. We have oil rubbed bronze. Mineral deposits are more noticeable, but you can get them off with regular wiping. If they build up, you may need to use vinegar or a Lime Away type product. What is the countertop made of? If it's stone, you may need to be careful with vinegar or other products to remove mineral deposits, as they are acidic and can permanently etch some stone. In that case, you'll want to be diligent about wiping off faucets and counters daily to prevent mineral build up.
  10. I'd make cowboy caviar with honey instead of sugar. It's tasty eaten as a salad, too. Make sure everyone else knows not to dip crackers or other foods she can't have into it. I encourage you to read all packaging carefully and keep it available for her to read. Some sausages contain gluten (in flour, starch, etc.), some tortilla chips do (as flour or oats), etc. If you decide you want to make some gluten-free, dairy-free ravioli just for her, Cappello's almond flour pasta makes a butternut squash ravioli and Manini's makes a spinach and artichoke ravioli. Just make sure any sauce for her is kept separate, as someone may get gluten onto the serving spoon by touching their regular ravioli with it.
  11. How difficult this must be for you. No advice, just sympathy. I know someone like this, and he makes everyone else's life miserable, as well as his own.
  12. I used to hang onto a few cool-but-unwanted items in case of unexpected white elephant parties, but I don't do that now that the kids are grown. At the time it was very helpful, though!
  13. Would YouTube work? Ms Rachel is extremely cheerful.
  14. I think I'd hesitate to camp in a Vera Bradley tent. It kind of screams "woman camping alone," KWIM?
  15. A high risk relative had Covid recently and took Paxlovid. No fever, no respiratory symptoms, just severe fatigue and body aches that lasted a full two weeks, despite testing negative after one week. I don't know if the lack of fever and respiratory symptoms was due to the Paxlovid or if it was just a milder variant.
  16. Some things just aren't anyone else's business. Unless there is a legal or medical reason to share the negative info, it's fine to keep it to yourself.
  17. He's the new kid in school? I'd pick themes from one or two days so he can feel like he's participating. At a minimum, Christmas socks are everywhere right now. Dollar Tree has those, as well as headbands with reindeer or Christmas lights, plus Santa and elf hats.
  18. If you or someone you know has hypermobility affecting the shoulders, what kinds of supports have helped during sleeping to prevent pain from bones shifting out of proper alignment?
  19. Thanks for the info. Our Roomba is quite old, but it still works well. After it initially scraped some furniture legs, I did add the soft side of Velcro tape to it around the top and bottom edges to prevent further damage, and that has worked well.
  20. Thanks for sharing your opinion! I want to see it. I've never really liked Captain Marvel much, but I love Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel.
  21. How does self-emptying work?
  22. (((Spryte))) While it's possible they'll charge you, it's also possible that they won't, since it's still working fine. It sounds like the piece that came off isn't essential to its functioning. Does it look like something that they could superglue back into place?
  23. New jobs are hard! Give yourself time to adjust to the different pace. Next week will be easier, and the week after that easier yet. It's cool that you finally get to do this!
  24. Hmmm. I don't use a set recipe or amounts, but I'll give it a try. Shredded cole slaw mix - cabbage, red cabbage, carrot Mayo - about 3/4 cup Honey (or sugar) - about 1/4 cup Mix mayo and honey to taste, then stir into the cabbage mix. Even if it seems like there's not quite enough dressing, let it sit a while and stir again. The dressing changes composition to become wetter and whiter, and it may be just right. If not, mix up a little more. Enjoy!
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