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  1. All our Colorado colleges will be in person this fall. So will the community colleges and local charter school associated with cc.
  2. I'm not sure how long but someone I know got it a couple of months after covid and her body is reacting like she has covid again and is really struggling. I would want to wait quite a bit if it was me
  3. I got married at 22 and started planning/trying for children at 24. I wanted to be young parents after watching my aunts all go through pregnancies in their mid to late thirties. We adopted our first when we were 31 and our last at 41 for a total of five kids, so the young parent thing didn't happen. I think the late twenties and early 30's are pretty common in our social circle. Most of my sorority sisters kids are grown and getting married, though I was one of the first to marry, we still have a 15yr old at home. One of my early careers was a director of a preschool/daycare and I knew how expensive child care was/is and working there made me decide to stay home with kids while young. I didn't anticipate homeschooling, or never reentering the work force but that is how it ended up. In my ideal world I was going back to teaching when they all reached school age. I do see my cousins, who are much younger than me choosing to delay or just not planning on having kids. Only one currently has children (she is turning 40 this year and is my oldest cousin) Only one other is married (30) and the other seven from 38 to 27 don't have any immediate plans to either marry or have kids. They want to do things before that happens. For example two of my cousins worked for years to save and travel around the world chasing waves and surfing. Another works then goes and stays in a different country for a year then repeats.
  4. Kidney disease can cause cognitive impairment, brain fog, trouble concentrating, forgetfulness, confusion, lack of mental clarity. I'll attach an article for you to read if interested, it is directed at a different disease but covers the effects of kidney disease on cognitive function that might be helpful. https://www.ahusallianceaction.org/brain-fog-kidney-disease/ https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(15)56240-6/pdf
  5. We went through something similar with my daughter. She was 11 when she almost died and was in the PICU for 35 days and diagnosed with atypical HUS which is a lifelong chronic/life shortening disease. We had a lot of discussions about death and life, God, what if she died, etc. I will say things that helped her process a lot of her feelings and thoughts through the years were art, therapy and taking advantage of the Serious Fun Camps. Our social worker was a great help finding things for her. She also got a Make-a-wish trip. She is turning 20 this year and as she's grown and developed and matured we have had to process things over and over at different developmental levels. She is doing really well. She was a freshman in college this year and still uses art as her main therapy to process her feelings and talks with a therapist once a month to keep on track. I will say too that she often struggled with peer relationships because her life experience was/is so different than theirs. She is much more serious and doesn't have that same sense of invincibility that teens have, this experience did change her, she was my happy sunshine girl. She's a little darker now but that is understandable. I'm sorry he and you are going through this. It is not easy It also impacts the other kids so keep an eye on them as well and help them process their feelings. Our family still feels the impact and it has been nine years (but her disease is ongoing, with ongoing treatments and ER visits) One of her brothers said to me one night in fear and anger that this is never going to end is it? Honestly I had to say no. I think in retrospect I should have done family therapy for a bit when she first was diagnosed but no one suggested it and I think I was too tired and overwhelmed to think of it. It would have been good for the kids to have a place to express their feelings of fear, grief, etc with a neutral person as all adult family members were struggling to process their feelings and exhaustion. At the time of diagnosis my other kids were 17, 14, 13, and 6. It took two to three years to get to where she was stable and doing okay. It was probably five years before I felt like "me" again. Sorry didn't mean to make it about me, just wanted to let you know you're not alone and that their big thoughts are pretty normal. Take care of yourself while allowing him to process, so easy to say and so hard to do. Accept the help that is offered, this is a long journey. Praying for you all.
  6. I like neutral walls with stronger colored furniture. Currently my house inside is a color called Kwal Mushroom Basket but I'm slowly painting over that with SW Agreeable gray. Cabinets and floors are midtone wood but thinking about refinishing them. I've been accenting it with blues, greens, teals but also have a bit of wine color accents. Office and bathroom are a deep blue not quite navy which I love.
  7. I'm sorry, so hard. My father in law had dementia with lewy body disease that caused hallucinations, it was so hard for everyone.
  8. We put dressers in the closets and shelves along with a small hanging area for clothes storage. Even our bedroom we don't have a dresser outside the closet. Two youngest have IKea four drawer dressers they really like. They hold a lot. Out of season clothes are stored in bins at top of closet. Works for us. Freed up a lot of space in their rooms.
  9. I have horrible reactions to the over the counter stuff. Worst than the initial problem. I call doctor for prescription every time.
  10. The articles I've read clearly say Toby and Kate get divorced and she marries her boss. Beth S thanks for linking the article, the other I read was an interview that Krissy Metz gave on maybe entertainment mag. I like that the show creator is trying to show life that has ups and downs, hard things but still joy. A family that despite everything loves each other. Tess is so difficult to like right now. It's all about her and her feelings. Guess they captured how difficult growing up can be. I love this show.
  11. We are in process of repainting our house. All the kids bedrooms are various shades of gray, the guest room we did SW Interesting Aqua, laundry room is SW Topsail, Office and powder room are a medium/dark type blue similar to SW poolside or BM van deusen blue but can't remember the name. Living room that is off main area but contained we used SW Delft which is another blue/green/aqua type color. We tried Sea Salt but in my house it just wasn't quite right. I've tried so many colors in my house, but with the back of my house facing west with large windows and my kitchen with light from south, and dining room is east, the body of my house is hard to find a color that looked good in all the areas but it is open without many walls defining the spaces so I needed one color that worked everywhere. I tend to like neutral walls ( old color was similar to BM Collanade) and add splashes of color. We finally settled on Agreeable Gray for the body of the house as it works with the finishes we already have. I wanted something that didn't make me hate my cabinets, floors, and finishes but updated the look a bit. In the darker areas I lightened it a bit as I wanted it to be light and bright. Also painted the wood work a brighter white than what was on there originally which brightened it up and I like it. Without making major changes that I just wasn't up to this pallet of white, blues, and gray/greige works for me and I add splashes of other colors to brighten it up depending on the room. I was going for calm. Originally when I built I wanted warm but I've been wanting a watery, blue, green palette for awhile now
  12. It says you can use isopropyl alcohol mist to clean them as well if you prefer.
  13. I am often in the position of hearing comments like that. People often assume things about us. It is frustrating. I use $100 bills all the time. It is what I have, what is the difference between having a bunch of $20s and a $100 bill? Sometimes it is exhausting to worry about other people's feelings all the time or having the feeling I need to explain, when really I would never ask someone about their money or how they afford something, or comment that it must be nice. I am somewhat private though and was taught to never discuss money with people outside spouse.' edited to add that my adult son rents from us and pays me in $100 bills, I then use it to pay other things, simpler than running to the bank and changing it.
  14. My medically complex dd(19) with two ultra rare diseases that affect immune system has had first dose. Her specialists highly encouraged her to have it as soon as it was available. (she has had anaphylactic reactions to plasma and hives with other things along with food allergies so I called day before vaccination just to confirm we were making right decision). No reaction for her other than tired. Rest of us are working on getting it. Husband is going today, dd with asthma first week of April, I'm still looking for one for me. I kind of prioritized those with underlying conditions first. I tend to be pretty healthy so I'm the last one on the list. Youngest is still to young, older boys are adults and can choose for themselves when their group comes up.
  15. No, it was filmed at a friend of Oprah's home that Oprah said had a beautiful setting.
  16. https://www.chewy.com/petstages-dogwood-mesquite-tough-dog/dp/186163 https://www.chewy.com/benebone-bacon-flavor-tough-dog-chew/dp/233549 I don't have a small dog (I have PWDs ) but they are very mouthy and need to chew. They love the two listed above items. Bully stick upset their stomach if I give too often plus they stink. She is adorable
  17. in summer haflinger sandles or supportive flip flop and in winter haflinger grizzly clogs. All hard floors here so barefoot isn't a good option for me. Dh is the same. Kids mostly socks or barefoot
  18. I have some Corelle, my husband loves it, me not as much, so it is in the drawer that when kids were little they could reach and use for lunch and snacks. I used to have Mikasa French Countryside. I really liked them and they went with everything but through the years some broke and we didn't have enough for large family get togethers so I gave them to older sons as they moved out and bought Villeroy Boch that is white from Marshalls, HomeGoods and TJ Maxx. I was able to get what I needed. I love them. Last year I saw some Denby in a blue gray color at Marshalls, etc that I really liked so I got pieces of that set until I had enough for our family dinners. I really like them but they are very heavy and take up a lot of space but I'm enjoying having something other than white dishes for awhile. As you see I have a problem with too many dishes.
  19. We live on ten acres, we started looking at 2-5 acres but found ten acre plots that were similar price or cheaper. We are not rural really though it used to be at one point. We literally built our house in the middle of a cow pasture. Our kids were 3, 5, 6, and 9 when we started building. My husband worked as the general contractor and he and my dad did a lot of the finish work in the house. Oh and we added an infant and a puppy while still finishing the house just because we could. On about two of the ten acres we built our home, garage, animal pens etc and the rest is pasture for hay. We used to have chickens but when daughter was diagnosed with aHUS doctor asked us not to so now we just have cattle. (between 2-10 depending on the year). We live five miles any direction to the grocery store, ten miles to the major highway or larger shopping area and one hour from major city and the Children's hospital) Our area has a smaller town/city feel but we live within an hour of seven colleges and universities and the nearest city we go to daily is a college town. One thing is I drive a lot. Raising five kids who are active in sports, theater, music, etc, nothing is incredibly close so easily could drive between 50 and 100 miles a day running them around. It can be a lot of work to live here, there is always something that needs to be done and the housework is more as well due to the dust and dirt tracked in the house. I love it here and never want to leave but may change my mind as we get older. Dh says once our youngest heads off to college in four years that we will probably stop raising cattle so we can travel more. We do travel now as we pay neighbor kids to look after the animals and board the dogs, but they are growing up too and heading off to college so unless new kids move in we won't have any more help. My kids are currently 26. 23, 21, 19 and 14 all but one says they will live in the suburbs in a nice, neat neighborhood with sidewalks. Too much work for them. Kimberly
  20. Roast Beef Perfection from Colorado Cache Cookbook Start at 3:00pm Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place roast in oven and cook 1 hour. Turn off oven. Keep the oven door closed. 45 minutes before serving turn the oven to 300 degrees. The temperatures given are for sea level cooking. For high altitude cooking, add 25 degrees to each temperature. I assume that the goal dinner time was 6pm So on Christmas Eve I cook the first part before going to church, then turn it off. When I get home from service I turn it on again and let cook the final 45 minutes to an hour. I'm high altitude so I adjust for that. When I make an enormous roast I add a little time though I have family members who like it just barely warmed. Works like a charm Good luck
  21. My mother bought my 10 yr old daughter a playboy bunny necklace. She just thought it was a cute bunny.
  22. I've done this multiple times. It takes a bit of work to find someone. I got names from our pediatrician to start and also our nephrologist's social worker. I also go to our insurance website and look up names of who is on our plan, who does cognitive behavioral therapy, who has experience working with kids with chronic life threatening illness, trauma, etc. Then I go to psychology today and start reading profiles and compile a list of people to call and begin making calls. After talking to multiple people on the phone I pick one or two to have an initial consult with to see if they might be a match. We've had ineffective therapists, awful therapist, decent therapists and excellent therapists. Don't stick with someone if you're not comfortable or you don't see any progress. I rarely ever get someone who is in network for us and if I do (like our current one) they end up not being in network after about a year. An excellent on though is worth every penny.
  23. I go at that time all the time. I have two high risk people in my home so try to really limit exposure. They never question me and I do carry a medical card for dd illness which I suppose I could show if necessary.
  24. When I do the local class version they demonstrate what the lo impact version looks like. I can't remember on demand how they do it as it has been awhile since I've used that option. I do mostly low impact to all the classes as my knees aren't great either, still a great workout. https://ondemand.jazzercise.com/ They have a free trial right now so you can see if it will work for you. My local studio sent this as well if you want to try it. we want to say thank you to sticking with us this year by extending our online classes to your friends and family anywhere in the USA! From December 21-31, you can give anyone you choose the gift of fitness! They get 10 days for FREE of online classes! All you have to do is share the website address and a special temporary password to our MyFitPro live-stream site!Share the link to the website: https://myfitpro.live/jazzercise-fort-collinsPassword: HOLIDAY2020 (case sensitive/no spaces).
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