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I think I must have missed something, maybe because I'm watching on Hulu and don't get to see the previews. What's up with the "Racy Lacy" version of Belle?
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Here's another trick for b and d reversals.
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Ha! I didn't realize it was you who asked the question initially until I just read the added posts on the thread. You've already seen our coop on the blog. Congrats on finally getting dh to relent!
;) It has been a loooooooooong conversation.
Thank you to everyone who has responded. You have definitely answered my question about chicken tractors. Our yard is really lumpy in spots, so it sounds like we would have raccoon issues. Free range would be awful because of our garden. If chickens polished off my DH's raspberries that would pretty awful!
Thanks also for the links to other types of prefab coops. I think my plan is forming... I'll get a large coop/run combo that is bigger than needed for 3-4 birds. Then I'll bury hardware wire around the perimeter and/or surround the perimeter with brick pavers. We have tons of worms in our compost bins, so it would be no problem making sure they get worms as a frequent treat.
Then maybe when the kids and I are in the yard we can let them out for fun while we are there to watch? Or would that cause problems?
Also, do I need a slide out tray on my coop?
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Here's another question. I'm totally confused about wheter I should get a coop with a run, a tractor, or just a coop. If you just have a coop and let your chickens go free range, how do you keep rats from coming into the coop and eating the food? How do you keep the chickens from destroying your vegetable garden?
But if you got with a traditional coop, do you need wire at the bottom of the cage to keep rats from crawling under?
Admittedly the "rodent issue" is a big deterent. It's been my DH's winning argument for many years now. :)
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Sigh.... My problem is that it's taken a few years to get the green-light from my DH to get chickens in the first place. Asking him to build a coop would be pushing it!
Here's one from Craigslist that is cheaper. But I searched around on the internet, and I think it's really a "Ware Premium Chicken Coop" which consistently gets low grades for quality and workmanship. Plus I'd have to put it together. I'm okay with assembling Ikea furniture, but that's about it.
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Which one should I buy for 3-4 chickens?
I kind of like the ones here, but I don't know anything about chickens yet. Are there better ones out there?
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I saw this blog devoted to getting rid of junk food in school, and thought of this thread.
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Right Start would be very hands on. It would also explain the how and why of math, instead of just teaching algorithms like LOF.
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Ignore my list, since the OP was obviously only talking about the ones on her list! lol Mine came from a page on about.com and matches up pretty closely with another list on the Mayo Clinic site. None of them match completely, though? Hmm.
Dried beans DO have a good amount of carbs even though they are also a good source of protein so I don't know how to count them. I just try not to eat them more than a few times a week because I usually have them WITH a carb--rice or lower-carb tortilla!
That's interesting though, that the Mayo Clinic and the USDA are saying different things. Right? You would think "Starchy Vegetable" would be a standard term, but it isn't.
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I've been obsessed with the USDA Choose MyPlate requirements lately. It says that a woman my age should be eating 6 cups of starchy vegetables a week. (I don't normally do this.)
So my question is, how many starchy vegetables do you usually eat each week?
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The Wild Book is about Dyslexia.
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You might try googling "Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences". Or maybe you are thinking about Dabrowekis OEs?
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Psychomotor
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Sensual
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Emotional
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Intellectual
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Imaginational
I've got some info about that on my blog. Good luck!
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Psychomotor
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I tried to make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies today and they were disgusting! :)
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Now that I'm working through these recipes and starting to focus on green smoothies - you have me wondering why you don't eat 'raw' spinach? It seems like I've read a long time ago about bioavailability problems of the iron or is it something else - or just a personal thing?
Thanks!
Joan
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I should mention that I'm embarking on this whole thrifty budget experiment, so I'd love to hear more green smoothie recipes that use frozen spinach, since that's so much cheaper.
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So, I've officially launched my MyPlate on My Budget experiment. One of the things I'm doing (but haven't blogged about yet) is I made a weekly veggie tracker for each person in the family. I based it off of the USDA MyPlate requirements.
This is the code: Dark green = dark green veggies. Orange and Red = Orange and Red veggies. Yellow circle with green smudge = peas and beans. Yellow = starchy veggies. Purple = "other" veggies.
One thing that really struck me when I made the chart is how many starchy vegetables MyPlate wants people eating each week. I'm supposed to eat 6 cups of starch? That's like having potatoes, corn or squash at every meal. My husband has to eat 8 cups!
Any ideas how I can accomplish this? :bigear:
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Thanks Storm Bay. You answered my question about high tea. I really want to go some day, but I'm not sure now is the right time. DD would love it. DS would hate it.
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We're going to be at the Harbor Towers, so that's close to all of the places people are mentioning. The X Men tie in is fantastic! My DS will be thrilled. Thanks for the tip twoxcell, et all.
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Just a follow up.... My kids' passports finally came! I was all set to go for Vancouver, but then changed my mind at the last minute. The Victoria clipper is offering a deal right now where it's $140 an adult, $10 a kid, for two nights plus the ferry. So we went for it.
Now I need to reread this thread... Thanks for all of the tips guys!
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I did want to say that I got some GREAT deals at the Mennonite Bulk Food Store today. If you have a Mennonite community near you, it would be worth checking to see if they have such a store.
Today was an anniversary sale for the business which meant the prices were even better:
10# bag of chicken breast - $1.69 per lb.
Ground Round - $2.69 per lb. if purchasing in a 10 lb. bag
Butter - $1.89 lb.
Florida, organic strawberries - 2 qts. for $2.98
Organic Navel oranges - 2/$1.00
Organic, sweet vidalia onions - 5 large ones for $1.50
Organic granny smith apples - $1.09 lb.
Organic bananas - .79 cents lb.
Organic head lettuce - 1.09
Organic baby greens salad mix - BOGOF - $2.50 for the first so two for that price (these are decent sized containers, but I can't remember, off hand, how many oz.)
Organic baby carrots - 1 lb bag for $1.25
Cream cheese - 99 cents 8 oz. brick or 1.50 a lb. to buy it in a five lb. brick and repackage yourself
5 lbs mozzarella shredded - $13.50
Organic eggs - 1 doz. $2.50 (normally $3.00 - I am thankful though that most of the time, my friend with a very large flock, trades all the eggs I need for doing afternoon chores for her (3 horses, flock of chickens, 40 sheep, 6 llamas, our barn cats, two dogs, and five ducks...but, afternoon chores rarely takes me more than 25 minutes with the boys helping unless a stupid ewe decides to lamb outdoors and ignore her baby....then it takes A VERY LONG TIME!)
Breyers Ice cream (1.75 qt container - $2.50)
Tillapia was around $1.00 per serving, but when it's on sale at Meijer in the big bag, I get it for 75 cents per serving. I just have to watch closely for the once per quarter sale and then stock up.
Shrimp - tail on, with cocktail sauce was half-price and their regular price is usually 25 -50 cents less than Meijer or Walmart per bag or deli tray...sometimes the deli trays are a full $1.00 savings.
I serve only sporadically, organic rice, and maybe twice per month, pasta...I'm gluten free so I keep a small amount of organic, penne rice pasta on hand so I can splurge.
I stocked up on butter, chicken, ground round, mozzarella, and the organic produce.
Faith
Wow! Those are some amazing prices!
Note to Beaners regarding your crock-pot dinner. My understanding is that a day like that with oranges, carrots, potatoes and a few stalks of celery would still meet the USDA requirements (because they count potatoes as a vegetable). Even though (like you) I usually like to serve my families greens each day.
One thing I'm wondering is whether that potato/vegetable thing is there so that school funded lunches can count french-fries and ketchup as "vegetables".
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What I'm wondering is about the poor cleaning crew who was working around the clock. Doesn't the bulk of their pay come through tips? Will everyone be too disgruntled to tip them?
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Well I'm not convinced starches save money for all people. I find when my kids eat too many starches they are hungry sooner and begging for more food. Maybe not all kids operate like that, but mine do.
Good point.
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I don't know if this will help the OP, but here are some free CogAT practice sheets I made for my DS that I have up on my blog. The only problem is, this was for the primary grades tests. But maybe it will give you a hint of what to expect? I don't really know...
How much does public school cost our hs'ing family?
in General Education Discussion Board
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I shouldn’t have read this whole thread because the poster who made hateful and snarky comments about not wanting to pay for public school at all has left me feeling physically ill.
I pay $2,043 dollars in taxes towards our local public schools. That is a bargain. I will gladly pay that amount for the rest of my life.
Money towards schools is not just going to the school up the street. It is also going into the children in my community who don’t have the benefit of homeschooling moms, afterschooling dads, or ordinary parents who have a clue. My taxes help ensure that all children at least have access to something.
Money towards education is also going towards caring for children with Autism. 1 in 88 kids now has ASD, and that number keeps rising. Sometimes it feels like most of the world has completely ignored that fact. It costs a huge amount of money to help children with ASD, and school districts are mandated to educate them. Yes, the way many districts go about this could be improved, but at least they do something.
When you are saying that you don’t support paying tax dollars towards education you are saying that you don’t want to help your neighbor’s child who has Autism, even though everyone else on your block is writing out a check. You’re saying that you don’t care about the kid growing up in a drug den who will never see a book, except at school. You’re saying that you are somehow above and beyond a collective society that decided a long time ago that we were in this together. Thomas Jefferson and all that!
Taxes suck but we pay them anyways because there is a morality behind them that goes beyond selfishness.
People who understand Classical Education should know that.