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  1. azucena
    Gil, this sounds like a great idea. Any books that were a particular hit for your boys?
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    Another Kenji fan here! He has a cookbook out called "The Food Lab" - and even though I need another cookbook like a hole in the head, I'm putting it on my Christmas list.
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    So sorry that so much is happening at once!
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    I am so sorry to hear your news! Best wishes for your treatment and recovery.
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    So sorry to hear that!
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    So sorry to hear that!
  7. azucena
    Another vote here for LL Bean.
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    I do not remember the details but sex / incest is a topic that runs throughout the book - there is a concern that a child born of incest will have a pig's tail and the many, many characters have a variety of sexual experiences. I don't think it's one incident that you could just have your ds skip. Do you have time to preview? It is worth reading (despite my imprecise recollections).
  9. azucena
    How about the stories of Jorge Luis Borges? As I recall, One Hundred Years of Solitude has some sexual content, but not explicit, so you should consider whether that is an issue for you.
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    Denisemomof4?
  11. azucena
    The writer at bearingblog.com has described her approach to "co-schooling" with another family over the years.
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    This is a two-minute video from The New Yorker in which one of their proofreaders explains her copy-editing decisions (in this case, omitting commas): http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-comma-queen-series-premiere. It is promised to be the first of a series.
  13. azucena
    Yes, we use and like them as well. They are good for fabric softening, but not for static.
  14. azucena
    Yet another vote for VRBO. If you cross check, some of the properties are also listed on Trip Advisor and have reviews.
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    Last year, shortly before Thanksgiving (and arriving relatives), I opened up a long-unused sofa bed to find it teeming with bugs. Once I stopped screaming, I called the exterminator - who had me text him a photo for the invaders (who turned out to be carpet beetles). I feel your pain!
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    Because the spirit of Christmas is ... breaking the hearts of four-year-old boys. All sarcasm aside, I would be livid. How could a four-year-old "ruin" a Christmas concert? If he had a meltdown, you would remove him from the room ... and every other sane adult in the room would sympathize and reflect on the many other school performances they had seen which did not go quite according to plan. Sheesh.
  17. azucena
    Not Your Daughter's Jeans are a bit spendy, but they work for me. They are often available on 6pm.com, Amazon's discount clothing site.
  18. azucena
    I'm so sorry for your and Wee Girl's loss!
  19. azucena
    A vote for Dreambox, which we found much more engaging.
  20. azucena
    Bob books were great for our 3yo who wanted to read, as was Starfall (the website).
  21. azucena
    I told DS9 that on his half-birthday I would cook him something he liked for dinner. "That's OK, Mom. I can't really think of anything," he replied. Then, suddenly, he had an idea: "NO CHICKEN!"
  22. azucena
    What about working with some of the Martin Gardner books on puzzles and recreational mathematics?
  23. azucena
    I just looked on retailmenot.com and it appears as though there are some codes there for 6 months for $25. Good luck with the gift!
  24. azucena
    I participated in one twenty-odd years ago and found it to be an amazing experience. It was my first extended time away from home and it was really broadening for me to meet students from across the country.
  25. azucena
    Congratulations!
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