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You'll get a wide variety of thoughts and opinions. Here are mine. ;)
You don't necessarily need two cats. We have one and she's happy as a clam. If you are going to get two cats eventually, I'd suggest getting them both at the same time. We tried introducing a kitten in to our home about a month ago, and it didn't sit well with our 7 year old cat (and I didn't want to "lose" her -- she was spending more time outside and was jumpy and hissy). We took him back and thankfully he found a home with two other cats on a farm.
You don't have to have a litter box if the cat's going to be indoor/outdoor. We don't have one. We did at first, but then we transitioned her to using it outdoors, then doing away with it all together. She comes in and out during the day, I let her in when I go to bed, and then she goes out first thing in the morning. We've only had an accident once or twice since we've lived here (2+ years). I much prefer the low-accident rate to having a litter box in the house.
I don't know about the birds.
Thanks for your input. Did you use a crate when you were first training your kitty? That is what I have done for years with our dogs but........
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We spent 3 days at a camp that had such a beautiful cat. The kids both fell in love with it and it with them. I have said "NO CATS" as the litter box bothers me really bad. Now saying that, when we had the cats years ago our child that was in charge was not the best at keeping it REALLY clean. It would get cleaned once or twice a week, maybe 3 times some weeks. This was maybe 25+ yrs ago.
We finally gave our two away as I was sick with sinus infection all the time.
We had this cat in our cabin for long periods and I never had any problems with it so I really am sure it was the litter box and not the cats themselves.
My daughter has committed to cleaning the box twice a day. She is generally pretty good about taking car of her part of the pet duty that she has so I am sure she will follow through with this.
Are the litters any better than they were back 25 yrs ago? Do you think we would be safe in getting a kitty for her? I don't want to get one and then find out I simply can't handle the litter at all. If that would happen, how hard is it to train a cat to simply go outside like you do a dog?
I really do love cats but had simply written the possibility off until now.
Oh, the lady that owns the camp and had the cat recommended that we get two if we are going to get one. We had two but had gotten them at different times and they really never paid much attention to one another. Do you think it is best to get two?
Also, she said that with our two parakeets we would need to get a very young kitten. That an older cat brought in to a house with birds would make short work of the birds. Is this true? We had birds when we had the cats and never had a problem with them but they were kittens when we got them.
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I so agree with the post that have told you to put yourself and your baby on top of the list.
I would change school into reading library books and games. I simply would not allow it to become the governing agent.
There has been twice in the last 2 yrs that I have put school on the back burners. It was situations that we had little or no control over. I am leaning that sometimes the best lessons my two children can learn are lessons of compassion and caring for others. Lessons of working hard and being that helper.
I have never been good at asking for help from others. This last 8 months I have had to do it a lot! My husband was/is simply unable to do much of the things that needed to be done so I had to reach out to others for the help. They came willingly and joyfully. I have a feeling you will get the same results.
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How was your weekend?Yesterday was very busy as I helped my dh trim out our kids new bedrooms and did 5 loads of laundry. Sundays are always disjointed and sad for me as I so miss not being able to go to church. I have one more load of laundry in the washer and have been packing our bedroom up so it is ready on Tues to be painted. I have also been packing clothes for everyone as we will be gone for 3 days/2 nights while the painting is being done.
What is the last meal out that you've had? For my dh's birthday in March I took him to chinese.
Are you working on any projects this week? Tomorrow will be filled with a Dr appointment in a town 30 miles away, getting some last minute supplies for kids beds we will want to finish when we get home and packing final things for our mini vacation. We then get 3 glorious days to have fun and relax. Friday(our first day back) and Sat. will be full of getting everything back where it belongs, beds finished and living room dusted(it is so full I haven't been able to get to anything). It will be a very full week.
Reading this over makes me feel a bit stressed.:tongue_smilie:
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You said that tomorrow is supposed to be your 24th anniversary.
Girlfriend, tomorrow IS your 24th anniversary!
Few married couples make it that long without experiencing some serious trials along the way. The truth is, you guys are getting through this storm and you WILL emerge victorious. Maybe with a few battle scars, but we all know if it's not worth fighting for, it's not worth much.
Don't let this temptation/dalliance suck your joy, your peace, your love, your future more than it already has. Your husband loves you, obviously, and you love him. Let it go.
IMO, I wouldn't retreat and take a bath or buy something for myself if I were you. That seems to separate/individualized and doesn't do justice to the fact that you are together and this IS your anniversary. You need to embrace that husband of yours and let him know that you are here, that you're not going anywhere, and that you're looking toward the future with joyful anticipation. You've got some kids still at home, so do it for them, as well as for yourself and dh. Fists up, and fight with all your heart for your marriage, which means that you just need to put this one to bed.
:iagree: TOTALLY!
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Why are you homeschooling as a Christian? I am homeschooling my children so that they can retain their innocence as long as possible and have a Christ centered worldview. I want them to understand history and science from a Christian perspective first before they get bombarded with secular teachings (of which there are a lot in our liberal small town). Now that I have a son going into those junior high years, my church is making me wonder if we are making the right choice. The church is very much "bring Jesus to the world" kind of church. That's fine - I have absolutely no problem with that.
BUT, when they talk about the youth group bringing Jesus to the world it is always in the context of "mission field of their high school/junior high" - ONLY in the context of their school. There are only 90 families in our church - about 2/3rds have kids. There are only 5 homeschooling families and between us we have 20 kids. As my children are getting older, it's starting to bug me and makes me wonder every time if I am doing my kid's faith a disservice. How am I to counter this thought process that my son will get every week he's in youth group?
Beth
I totally hear you. The youth group at our very small church is very ps focuses and I have to admit, I am not sure just what I will do when my two have to go there for their Wed. night class. There are so many things they focus on that do not fit out family.
Your reasons for home schooling are much like mine. I do not feel that sacrificing my two children to ps and all the yuck there is the way to get those kids in ps dedicated to God.
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I have never strained my pumpkin but I do normally run it through the food processor or blender to make it smooth.
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Thanks. I have thought of rescue remedy but havent gone to the HFS to get it. Thank u.
Any suggestions to help me get him happier in his crate? I knowit takes time, but we do have to leave him a couple of times a week for 3 hours as i work, church etc.
One of our dogs HATES the crate. We have gone to locking them in the bathroom at night and when we are gone. All three seem happy with that. No messes either.
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Just researching our options....
From the same company that we got the cable and phone. We simply cut the cable.
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My DD has officially outgrown the kids section of clothing. She doesn't like the super low rise of most junior sized pants. The women's pants that I have held up to her have been way too long. She is measuring in at just shy of 5'4" now and I am sure she will get over that this winter (probably right after I buy her new pants :glare: ). So does she need petite sized women's pants? What is the general height range of petite clothing size? She is skinny but has a slight rear end care of her gymnastics, so any brands that work better for this shape?
My dd reached this last winter. I found some pants at Shopko that fit her perfect and yet they were the misses petite.
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Would you feel slighted if your adult child moved away?
No. Our oldest dd and her dh live are 5 hrs drive. It is extremely difficult for us to travel so we probably won't be going there. It is just the two of them and they plan on coming for our family Christmas at New Years time.
This was a great opportunity for her in her job so for me to be slighted or offended would have been very selfish on my part. I miss her A LOT! Much more than I had envisioned but they are happy and doing good so not appropriate for me to be mopey about it.
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I love sesame Chicken.
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I need book recs, ideas, websites...anything. Our new dog who we recscued two weeks ago is really anxious and overly attached to ME (not anyone else).
Some issues that we need todeal with:
1. Pooping and marking in house. This isnt an every day occurence. He poops outside, sems to understand that's the "right" place to go, but has a sensitive stomach and poops in the house sometimes. Re the marking, i think this is due to anxiety but i have not experienced it with prior dogs.
2. The biggie: he howls and whines when i leave. Even if dh is still in the house, even if dh keeps him close, treats him when he quiets down, etc. If NOBODY is in the house, he is crated and howls for about 10 minutes and then quiets down. He is very anxious, excited etc when i get home, imo abnormally so, even when he is accidentally locked in the garage for 5 minutes, he's a mess when we get him.
3. He growls at dh when he sees him, especially when he is sitting near me. He is getting better with this, and actually likes DH to come up and pet him, and does not snap or anything, but i absolutely do nt like it and want it to stop. Dh obviously does not like it. Dh is not naturally a pet person, but he is trying. I dont know whether to discipline the dog, or what?
Do people recommend Cesar Millan?
Our Australian shepherd is a rescue dog. When we first got her she was a bit of a mess emotionally. Like yours, she attached to me. She still thinks I am her mother. LOL I have never fed her(my kids job) but she follows me around and becomes very anxious if I leave a room and close the door.
She doesn't growl at people but it took her a LONG time before she wasn't afraid of my two kids and when our grand kids would come she would literally go hide as deep as she could. It was about a year before she decided she could trust our children and just the last year she comes out when the grand kids are here(we have had her 5 1/2 yrs.) The people that live down stair have a 1 1/2 yr old son and she has taken right to him.
We never had the pooping and marking but the rest has gotten better for the most part with time and her seeming to realize that we love her and will always treat her good. My youngest son LOVES her.
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It can get -20 to -30 here. I try to make sure they have good boots, coat, gloves, snow pants. My kids live outside in the winter as they do in the summer. When it get to -5 I generally cut it off as we almost always have wind with our cold.
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Oh, I remember that day for us. IT WAS AMAZING! The judge said he had never had so many happy people in his court room(It was pretty well packed out.)
Congratulations!
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My must haves is a room for each child, one for oldest ds and one for dh and self, decent living room, kitchen with reasonable counter space(ideal would be almost no upper cab. but nice pantry), utility that has room for sewing, at least 2 full bathrooms.
I used to dream of a large home but since we have had to cut our living space almost in 1/2 I have realized I don't want that large home. I would like a family room AND living room but it isn't a must have.
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We are moving this weekend! Yea! I guess I should say we are moving all our belongings to storage since our new house is not yet livable.
One of the things dh is doing before we move in is knock down a wall between kitchen and living ....I will have a cook top and double ovens....and he is saying he wants to do concrete countertops.
Anyone have them? Opinions?
One of my sons and his wife did concrete tops and he has done them for several other people. I was talking about them but he didn't advice them for me. (He knows me pretty well.) He said they need to be resealed every few months (I am very sensitive to chemicals). Other than that they liked them.
I did ask if they would put them in another house if they were to build again and he didn't think so. Can't remember why though.:tongue_smilie:
Not much help, huh.
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Are the appointments made? I would ask that they do some combining and would not take no for an answer.
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I have made my own now for .....I think this will be the 4th yr. I simply have not found anything that fits the way I want.:tongue_smilie:
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Thanks all. I guess I should have thought about this earlier, as the Pastor believes we are joining on Sunday (they only have new members join every 3 months or so....)
If you aren't possitive, 3 months isn't that long. I would wait.:grouphug:
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I think one can still struggle with pornography but not view it. One can still struggle with alcoholism and not drink. I'm not sure how much of a choice is involved there either. I think today we tend to gloss over sin and have no understanding of how deep it goes. It's quite offensive to most people and I get that. But that is also what makes the Gospel so incredibly amazing.
As far as the theory of Paul being gay, I'd really like to know any proof of that besides an author's wishful thinking. :confused:
:iagree: again!:001_smile:
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I think that when you dig deep into this, you will find that the most nuanced, Biblical views are the homosexuality itself is not a sin, but that acting on it is. And this is hard to accept. I wish that this was not the Biblical position, but it is, so I accept it, but reluctantly, and not failing in love for my fellow humans who struggle with this. Some of the most loving relationships I have observed are gay ones. I will not pretend that this is not so.
I don't think that expressing extreme repugnance about this issue, as some Christians do, is right or Christian. This is not the 'worst sin' nor the 'unforgivable one'. By the same token, though, I don't think that liberal churches do people any favors when they pretend that it is not a sin at all--that is a spiritually dangerous stance to take, given the Biblical injunctions against this behavior. To paper this over, to pretend that this behavior is not sinful, is to leave people without the call to repentance that they need. That is not right. Not to identify this as wrong is dangerous to those who are thus tempted, because it leaves out what God says about it.
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Do your homeschooled children participate in any regularly scheduled activities outside your home or not led by you? What is the activity? And what does it cost?
OJ goes to a pre-ballet class once a week because she expressed an interest in dancing. We pay a monthly tuition of $38. We have no plans to add anything else in the near future.
We don't other than church and the summer activities at the library. We have been there, done that and I burned the t shirt a few years ago.
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God gives gifts of the Holy Spirit. Prophesy and words of discernment are amount those gifts. For sure, there are a lot of fakes out there but there are also ones that operate in these gifts not to impress or make themselves look good but because they love the Lord, spend time in prayer and are willing to be obedient when they are prompted.
I have been in churches where the Gifts flowed freely and were real. I have been in churches that they were forced and you could tell.
I am glad that you have round the first and your heart is responding to those words. Actually, I haven't been in one of those churches now for a long time. I want to come to your church.:)
Can we talk about kitties?
in General Education Discussion Board
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Thanks for your response. I just keep thinking the expense of two would be double or close to with food, litter, vet, etc.
Is there a brand of litter that you could recommend?