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I've got a curvy shape - wide hips and smaller waist - and have always had trouble finding jeans. And then gaining some weight after having kids made it even worse. Dh and I spent several hours at the mall one time, with me trying on all sorts of jeans, in all sorts of price ranges. If they fit in the hips, they had huge gaps in the waist. I stumbled across a pair of jeans at a thrift shop that fit, and later on realized they were men's jeans hung incorrectly in the women's racks. That led me to try men's jeans and men's Levi 569s fit really well for some odd reason. I don't even bother trying on anything in the women's dept anymore.
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Well, it's reasonably likely driving and hiking around you will see a bear.
Possibly. We try to go to Yellowstone every year and have only seen bears on 2 trips (and one of those was in Grand Teton National Park going into Yellowstone).
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Yes, but the kids can open it with a penny....so, no?
Same, but the kids have been taught to knock if the door's closed, and they're pretty good about it.
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If so, how did you do it? This is a new thing for me lately. I'm guessing it's age related. I've been keeping mild hot flashes, insomnia, and day one migraines at bay just by taking fish oil and magnesium regularly.
The mid-cycle migraines are very annoying and usually suprise me when I wake up in the morning with a headache, nausea, and feeling like I'm having a panic attack. They are usually gone within 24 hours, but I hate it. I want it to stop. I now feel total sympathy for women in days gone by and their "sick headaches." Ugh.
Mine are typically beginning cycle migraines, but I do sometimes get them mid-cycle. I tried a lot of supplements before finding a neurologist to help (I chose him because he had a free headache seminar and I liked his dual approach of supplements and prescription meds). In addition to the magnesium, some other supplements that can help are B-2 and Co Q-10. He also recommended trying Gatorade when I feel one starting to come on and that will sometimes stop them (I don't typically drink Gatorade because of the stuff in it, but he says there's something about how it's formulated and the other drinks like it don't seem to work as well). I tried it last month and it did actually help.
I do have to take prescription meds, though - and after suffering for years and trying all sorts of stuff, I know for me, they are necessary to not have days where I'm on the couch.
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I sew and crochet, and used to do cross stitch (I got carpal tunnel when I was pregnant and can't do the fine handwork anymore). I sew clothes and do quilting, and crochet sweaters mainly. I've tried knitting, but just couldn't get the hang of it.
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My dh doesn't like ww pasta. I can get away with mixing a little bit of it with regular spaghetti, but he really dislikes the taste and texture.
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For those who have/love a Dyson, would you recommend it for someone with no carpet at all? We don't need carpet cleaning or anything like that, we just need a great vacuum that can stand the rigor of being used daily in a family our size. :)
I don't have a lot of non-carpeted areas (dining area/kitchen, bathrooms, and an area downstairs), but use the Dyson on all of it (I really don't ever mop, maybe once a year. . .). It has a setting to turn the brush off for bare floors, although I typically don't.
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Oh, also I should have added:
If you really love it, or think it's the best vaccuum: Why? What makes it better or different than other vacuums?
Thanks again!
Well, I love my Dyson. I've had it at least 8 years and still am amazed at how much stuff it picks up. I love not having to deal with changing bags - I just have to take the canister out to the big garbage can outside and pull the lever and it's done. I hated trying to get the bags attached and in the vacuum and then making sure they were inflating and working right, plus all the dust that collected in the fabric outer bag that just got blown around the house when the vacuum was on. I like that the Dyson filter is not inside the canister - it's outside and only needs to be washed every 6 months (and it's washable and you don't have to buy a new one). The canister also comes apart so you can get inside and clean it out every now and then if the little holes get clogged. I recommended it to my Mom, who also loves hers, and then she and my stepdad bought my stepbrother one as a housewarming gift.
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I think the most I'd freeze is the first 3-4 days at the most. After that you can run to the market for a few days worth at a time.
I agree. I wouldn't trust the cooler temps to stay constant in all areas or necessarily keep the food at a safe temperature. I wouldn't want to risk food poisoning on a trip.
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I'm so sorry :grouphug::grouphug:
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Hi - I've been on the boards since about 2001 or 2002 with the same username (I started homeschooling ds when he was not quite 3). I only posted occasionally on the old boards, but read and learned a lot. This board has been invaluable for me personally and for homeschooling. We started homeschooling because of how shy ds was and I knew a public school environment wouldn't be good for him, but continue because I feel it's the best choice academically and socially (and ds isn't shy anymore).
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We get the sewer bill monthly but as of now, we don't pay for water, so don't have a water bill. That will be going away sometime in the future, and I assume they'll bill monthly also.
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Thanks ladies - I think I put a lot of pressure on myself (the things I do, I want to do well) and this whole conversion situation hasn't gone "well" - it's been complicated. I think I just need to take a breath and give myself permission not to have everything perfect and neatly packaged.
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:grouphug: I'm so sorry :grouphug:
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I told the kids we didn't have the funds for it (we don't - we spent them on a family trip to Yellowstone). But then my stepmom told them if they earned 1/2 of it, they'd cover the rest (I wasn't worried - dc's work ethic isn't that strong). Then, my parents' church had a fundraiser for camp (the kids worked at a taco lunch). They allowed the kids to participate and they got 90% of the money. And dh is on board with it. I finally just tried to have peace about it - God could certainly have stopped this whole thing anywhere along the line. If it were any other camp, there wouldn't have even been a question (they wouldn't have gone), but this camp is run by dear friends that we went to church with for 8+ years and I trust the camp with the kids.
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It went well - dh and ds went too and the baby I sponsored was so sweet and good during the whole baptism ceremony. I've just been not as active over here because of my very messy situation - I can't really change how things are happening this summer and don't want to have a lot of disapproval about it (and that may be my perception totally and not reality). But dd is still involved in the Wed night summer program at the church down the street (she loves the social aspect of it). And despite my efforts to avoid it, both dc are going to the camp they went to 2 years ago.
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I'm about to freecycle all my holiday decor and I'd don't think I'm going to replace it.
Anyone else happy with just a simple wreath (pumpkin' date=' flag) on your door?[/quote']
We've been lucky to get the Christmas tree up the past few years due to lack of enthusiasm (except for dd). I don't decorate for any other holiday, besides hanging up a birthday banner on birthdays.
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I'm not sure you could get the hulls clean. I'd be for just replacing them and washing the cover.
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We haven't vaxed, but it actually started with dogs I had long before I had kids. I had 2 puppies at the same time, and did all the regular puppy shots and things you were supposed to do. Both dogs (one a purebred, one a mutt) had horrible reactions to multiple vaccines and boosters. And one almost died from the rabies vaccine. I was told I must just has very sensitive pups. . . Then, a number of years later, I had my cats vaccinated because I had to board them for a trip, and both cats were very sick when I got home, and took a long time to get better. That led me into researching vaccines and animals, which later led into researching them for my dc.
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If you think that she has an ulcer, I would research slippery elm bark. It is what I used when I had been on high doses of anti-inflammatories and had a stomach ulcer.
In addition to the slippery elm bark, there's a supplement called Ulcetrol that I take for my ulcer. And I also use l-glutamine for stomach pain issues.
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For years I didn't allow candy in our house at all. Zilch, nada. Now I have some, but it's kept up very high and is only for occasional use (bribery for VT, that sort of thing). Candy is NOT a food group and eating a lot of it drains the immune system and means she's not getting the nutrients real food would have provided. The hardest thing for me was the woman at church who would hand out bags of candy. Some churches are very candy-driven, kwim? I finally cut a deal with dd that I would put the bags up very high in the pantry, so that they weren't thrown away, and that on occasion she could ask for them. That was better than me going into her room and finding a whole bag of candy, and it allowed her some distance to forget it.
They can only eat what you allow. Be tough. :)
I agree. We didn't have candy at all for years, and then the kids started getting involved with church activities that gave out candy :001_huh: So I started letting them save some of it and have a piece a day. My dd, though, got to be so focused on it that I finally said no more. If they get it at an activity, they have to give it away and not bring it home, or if it does get brought home, it gets thrown out or taken back out of the house.
I still try to have alternatives that are somewhat sweet but healthy. Even then, they don't get a lot of that, either.
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I'm sorry Joanne :grouphug::grouphug:
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:hurray: Congratulations!! That's wonderful!!
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