[Beginning November 20, every U.S. household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their home.]

Thank you!

[YT Channel for Phonics and Spelling - What Would Help Regular Parents?]

1 hour ago, happypamama said:

I think a video or a series of videos on "Top 10 books to read to/with your 8-year-old" or the like would be good. And/or "Five questions to ask your child about a book they just finished" or that sort of thing. I would do a video talking about the importance of reading aloud and audio books, even for school-age children, particularly those who are slower to read at grade level.

I like this idea.

 

9 hours ago, JumpyTheFrog said:

Do you think parents want an ordered path, as in watch the videos in this order? Or would some sort of placement test to help find specific videos be more useful?

Yes! Yes!

[Grandkids/future hypothetical grands - what do/will you do to nurture relationships?]

Thanks so much for these ideas! I am keeping them for (hopefully) future use! 🥰

[Trailer for Season 4 All Creatures Great & Small]

I have to wait until January 7th! Looking forward to it. 😄

[Best probiotic to take while taking antibiotics?]

Saccharomyces boulardii. There are other brands available than the one mentioned above. I bought three other brands that worked wonderfully, and they were significantly less expensive. Search Amazon (or whatever site you like) for Saccharomyces boulardii.

[Anyone have a heating pad recommendation that I can order from Amazon?]

Another idea:

I love my rice bags. You can pour a pound of rice into a cotton (or mostly cotton) sock, tie it off, and microwave it for about a minute. I much prefer it to a heating pad.

Or you can get fancy and sew a bag made of an old sheet and make a lovely cover for it (like a pillowcase). 

[Question about turmeric supplements]

I put 1/2 t. turmeric powder in my salad every day - along with 1/8 t. black pepper (supposed to make turmeric more easily absorbed).

[Dutch Reformed mints]

When we used to do church in person, I would give my husband and oldest son starlight mints when they would close their eyes for too long during the sermon. 😄

[Embarrassing! Options for listening to music at home & on my phone?]

Thanks for bringing this up! It was just the info I needed now 🙂.

[GYST thread]

One thing we did - that is available in our county, at least, is "transfer on death" for our home. We submitted a document to the county that will transfer the title of our home to our chosen heir upon our death. No need for a will (for this item) and no probate. We did something similar for our bank accounts and our cars. Our kids won't have to wait for those assets.

[GYST thread]

Thanks. I ordered the book from the library. We have done at least some things already. 

[S/O Homemade items that you wish you’d tried sooner]

13 hours ago, Corraleno said:

Maintaining a sourdough starter is vastly easier than I thought it would be, and I could eat an entire loaf of rosemary-garlic focaccia by myself

Please share the recipe!
 

We use Now soy milk powder - if that helps at all.

[Wordle]

11 minutes ago, ktgrok said:

Whole slew of brain games - guess the phrase is weirdly relaxing.https://webgamesonline.com/index.php

Thanks! I've been doing this one for a few weeks: https://wordshake.com/

[Wordle]

I'm pretty rusty, but I used to LOVE Mastermind! (Dusting off the cobwebs in my brain 😄)

[Wordle]

Thanks - I need a bit of brain challenge :).

[Grandbaby Book Wishlist]

I Love You to the Moon and Back (board book)

Goodnight Moon (already mentioned twice above 🙂 )

[All Creatures Great and Small resumes tonight!!!]

Thanks! I am looking forward to streaming it tomorrow :).

[Aside from vaccines, what are you doing to improve your health against COVID]

10 hours ago, wathe said:

we are also building a Corsi-Rosenthal box to run while the grandparents are here over Christmas.  

Thanks for the idea :).

[What Our Ring Doorbell Captured Today]

I have had several problem deliveries from FedEx. The most recent I had on video. Fedex did nothing to resolve the problem, so I contacted the company I purchased from. They replaced my order with NO trouble (shout-out to Vitacost!!!). 

[Thought this might brighten someone's day :)]

Thanks! Very nice!

[Y’all! PBS has a new All Creatures Great and Small!]

16 minutes ago, Midwest Momma said:

It will be streaming tomorrow https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch-online/

Actually, it is streaming NOW! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/episodes/all-creatures-great-and-small-s1-e3/

[Y’all! PBS has a new All Creatures Great and Small!]

53 minutes ago, Seasider too said:

Is there any other way to watch it?

It will be streaming tomorrow https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch-online/

[Pretty Please, help out my kid...]

done

[Why you need a pulse oximeter at home, by an ER doc]

14 hours ago, Acadie said:

This article is excellent, and a real public service--

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Thanks for this info! I ordered a pulse oximeter, and my husband sent the article to his circle.

[Paypal - Money is waiting for me???]

I don't remember seeing an "accept" button - only the option of withdrawing money from my account.

Did you click on a link to get there, or type the address in yourself? Could it be a false PayPal site?

Can you go to the "Activity" tab at the top? It should list who sent it.