Ferdie
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For us, it was better to just buy the Good Nites. It spared the embarrassment of needing to change his bed daily, he could just throw the pants away. I can't remember the actual cost, if you buy them on sale, it worked out to around $.70 -1.00 per pair.
:iagree: I think it costs about that to do a load of laundry: $.30 in electricity to wash and .15 to .30 to dry a load (natural gas in cheaper). When you add in the cost for water and soap I think it is the same.
My ds tried going without pull-ups over the summer and I line dried his sheets to save money. I just put him back in Good Nites because I can't keep up with the extra laundry during the school year. Oh, well!
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Here are my paid jobs:
babysitter
door-to-door poll taker (college)
basketball player (no money, but paid for college tuition)
resident advisor (no money, but paid for dorm room and food)
computer lab night shift supervisor (college)
retail clothing sales
CPA
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I am obsessed with Dancing With the Stars TV show, yet we don't have a TV. I stay up late every Monday night and watch it on YouTube. On Tuesday mornings my kids spend their break time watching my favorite dances from the night before. Weird, huh?
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My dd uses a website called aslpro.com to learn sign language for her co-op class. The teacher gives them a list of words to learn each week and my dd looks them up on the dictionary section of the website.
Last week they had two deaf visitors come to their class and ask them questions in sign language. She was so excited.
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Anj - you need to edit your original message with a warning to mute the volume on your computer before you play the game. I just freaked out my kids who were in bed for the night. Not cool.
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Wow! Your adoption is progressing so fast. Just wanted to say congratulations.
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No you are not alone. Most of the issues in your post have been a struggle for me and my hs friends at one time or another.
:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:
Hang in there!
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My dh and I were DINKs (dual income, no kids) for a long time. We bought presents for our nieces and nephews because we wanted to and didn't want anything in return. I would have loved to have received a thank you note from my nieces and nephews, though. That would have been great.
My brother and his family are on a very tight income and they always send food for a special Christmas breakfast to my Mom: pancake mix, fruit syrup, flavored coffee and gourmet hot cocoa mix for the kids. Since we all gather at her house Christmas morning it is his way of giving a gift to all of us.
We have another relative that is tight on money and one year she sent a box with a 500 piece puzzle, homemade cookies and hot apple cider mix. It was a big hit. We enjoyed the refreshments and worked on the puzzle for family night. We had a few visitors that year and every one that came into our home really enjoyed working on the puzzle.
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It is expensive. We went in May as cheap as possible and still spent around $3,500 for a family of 5 for 7 days. That included free housing since a friend let us use her timeshare. Here is how it broke down:
Gas (TX to FL) $450
Hotel (1 night in AL) 120
Timeshare xfr fee + thank you gift 350
Disney tickets - 7 days 1, 200
Disney parking 100
Food (9 days @ $100/day) 1,000
Treats 250
We ate our breakfast and lunch in the timeshare and brought our snacks and water in a backpack. We ate dinner in the parks. My kids brought their own money for souveniers, (allowance and Disney Dollars from relatives for Christmas).
Staying off site worked great for us since our timeshare unit was spacious. It was worth driving back and forth to Disney each day to be able to come back to a 3 bedroom condo unit.
HTH
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Also try the thrift store or a garage sale. My dh bought our first vacuum cleaner at a garage sale. It wasn't great, but better than nothing.
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We do weekends only, too. Also my dh bought 3 remotes when he bought the Wii so the kids can play altogether.
When my kids were younger I used to set a timer for the playstation so everyone got a 20 minute turn.
We just bought a Wii fit so they play that after school when the weather is yucky outside.
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Here is my favorite kale recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Stir-Fried-Kale/Detail.aspx
Only I add the kale and a few splashes of water after the onion and garlic have sauted. Then the bread crumbs last with some fresh grated parmesan cheese. Yum!
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No one waits up for me, but I am usually back before 11:00pm and out with friends locally, (no freeway driving). My dh goes to bed pretty early, too.
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Hi, Tara --
T1s don't produce enough insulin -- or none at all. T2s initially suffer from insulin resistance, so they produce too much insulin, but their bodies can't use it -- until their beta cells give up.
A T1s dietary concerns are different from T2s. The simple answer is that T1s can pretty much cover whatever they eat with insulin. T2s have a more complicated response and, while many of them are on insulin, too, because they usually still have some kind of beta cell action going on, the calculations are more difficult. Also, T1s have a bigger concern about hypos and it's usually recommended that they keep their BG a little higher than T2s. This is all simple and generic, of course, but maybe something's ringing a bell. :D
Well, that explains it. My neighbor's friend is Type 1 diabetic and she eats completely different from my Mom. She eats lots of fast food, hates veggies and eats candy when her blood sugar is out of whack. She doesn't exercise either. But she does carry insulin with her where ever she goes.
I couldn't understand how two diabetics could have such different approaches to the same situation, but what you posted makes sense.
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Several years ago, when we did our foster adopt, it was explained to me that any child adopted from the foster system is considered "special needs" by the federal gov't in order to qualify for the $10,000 tax credit. Our supporting data was our adoption paperwork.
We didn't have any adoption expenses either, but the $10,000 adoption credit was a true credit off your federal taxes. You can also carry it forward, (I think up to 5 years) if you don't use it all in one year.
We adopted 2 foster children in the same year so we had a $20,000 tax credit and didn't pay federal taxses for years. My dh still had the federal taxes withheld at work so we used to get a whooping tax refund every spring. I miss those days!
HTH
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Emily,
I saw your post that you are starting Eat to Live tomorrow and I just wanted to wish you good luck.
You can do it!!
Keep us posted. I want to hear how it is going for you.
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My Mom has been a type 2 diabetic for over 20 years.
For dinner she usually eats a side salad, small piece of protein and 2 servings of veggies, (usually a steamed green veggie and something else). She rarely eats bread, white rice, potato dishes, (sweet potato is OK), corn or pasta for dinner. When she makes soups, stews or casserole she leaves the salt and/or sugar out.
Bless her heart, she is 80 years old and still works part-time at a pre-school. She exercises several times a week and attends a diabetic support group twice a month. She is amazing!
Hope you find some great recipes for your friend.
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I think the webmaster should sticky this thread until next week to save us valuable seach time.
So exciting!!
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Here is my very important holiday lesson:
If you watch the Sound of Music, the night before Thanksgiving, while peeling 8 pounds of potatoes, don't get so wrapped up in the movie that you absent-mindedly put the peelings down the garbage disposal. It will clogged your sink and your dh and neighbor will have to work for an hour to clear the drain.
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I was laughing so hard that my kids all came to the room to see what in the world was going on.
Oh and I remembered another one. Do not buy frozen fish and then leave them in the car in Texas in the summer.
Oh, my that must smell. Also make sure your neighbor's kids doesn't leave an opened cheese stick on your mini-van seat during a Texas summer.
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There are always two sides to every story, and in this case maybe three.
The Blind Men and the Elephant
It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind
They conclude that the elephant is like a wall, snake, spear, tree, fan, or rope, depending upon where they touch. They have a heated debate that does not come to physical violence. But in Saxe's version, the conflict is never resolved.
Moral:
So oft in theologic wars,
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean,
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen
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What does your realtor suggest?
:iagree: Ask your realtor.
I was ready to repaint our home before we put it on the market. We had a green living room and dining room, butter yellow front entry and family room and bright yellow kitchen.
Our realtor loved the colors and told us not to paint. Our house sold at full price within 60 days.
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In my opinion, wasted space but great for resale value.
On the plus side I love having two sinks and I love having a vanity. It is such a treat to sit down while putting on my makeup.
On the down side, we rarely use our jacuzzi tub and who needs a bench in their bathroom? I would rather have the extra space in our tiny den (11X11) or in our garage for bike storage.
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I love our Ashely's furniture, but we have only had it three years.
We have a bi-cast leather pull-out sofa, love seat and storage ottoman in our game room. We have neighbors/ friends over so the game room gets heavy use. The pull-out works great and sofa looks brand new.
We also have a master bedroom sleigh bed and dresser. I use my dresser everyday and it works great, no problems. I love our bed. The headboard is upholstered leather and it is the most comfortable headboard to lean against for reading.
I know others have mentioned concerns about their quality, but I haven't had any concerns with the items that we bought. On the other hand we bought these pieces when our kids were early elementary age and I really didn't want top quality furniture in our game room where it could get trashed.
However, don't get me started on Broyhill. The leg on our sofa bent after only 2 years. Ugh!
Reward ideas for a chore chart needed!
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Baking with Mom
Special craft
Trip to park
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Extra bedtime story
Extra 1/2 hour reading time at night
Sleep over
Go to high school ball game
Plan a family outing
Day off from chores
Camping in living room
Rent video
S'more night
Picnic outing or eat in front of TV
Make your own pizza night
New jigsaw puzzle
Choose breakfast
Extra computer time
Friend over for tea
Outing with Dad