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  1. I got Well People mascara at Target and really like it. It is $9.99 for small one and $19.99 for larger tube. https://www.target.com/p/w3ll-people-expressionist-mascara-mini-black-0-12oz/-/A-23964918
  2. We did this but it has been 15 yrs. My husband acted as the contractor and we did anything ourselves that was possible to do and hired subcontractors for the rest. We saved a lot of money doing it this way but it was exhausting and stressful. We still haven't finished everything we wanted to do. We actually moved in with no flooring anywhere downstairs except kitchen area and no stone on fireplace. It was quite the adventure. My kids were 3,5,6 and 9 when we started. I recommend you not move in until it is complete. Sometimes I dream of doing it again but I love this house so we will be staying at least for the foreseeable future. Make sure you have water and sewer or that you can put in a septic. Water in our state can really be expensive and hard to access.
  3. Mine are for the most part. Daughter Senior at UNC will go live in her two person suite with friend who is one of only people she's seen since quarantine. Most classes are online and they change daily. She moves in Aug 15. Daughter Freshman at University of Denver single room, single bath engineering student. Lots of online lecture with in person labs. Only freshmen live on campus so they can do singles for most. Both daughers will come home Thanksgiving week and not return to campus but do finals online. My freshman son (9th) his school starts week of August 10. They are doing two days in person/three online so either M/T or W/Th on campus to keep number of kids down in classes. We will see how long this works for, I anticipate them being online only eventually (which was/is an option) but he wants to go and for the moment I'm okay with it. Numbers are rising in the area but still pretty low in our county compared to other areas of the country. My husband works for UPS so he's been working this whole time and we have a pretty good program of decontamination established.
  4. Family of seven Currently have two Costco pack of TP but adding to it. I'm in process of stocking up for kid college dorms and son that is moving out next month. Plan is to send a Costco pack with each of them and still have two at home.
  5. My 14 yr old son loved it. He and his dad watched it every night until they finished.
  6. We all had some crazy illness this winter, but who knows what it was. As for knowing people with covid Our employee had it and was in ICU for three weeks, he's recovered and doing well. Older man with multiple health issues but back to work on limited basis. (70) My sister in law had it and is slowly "recovering". No idea how she got it, brother and nephew tested negative. Has congestive heart failure as a result. (37) Member of my BSF group died of Covid19 complications. (60's) Daughter's nephrologist had a 9 yr old Covid patient in hospital PICU, only know this because when daughter asked when her house arrest would be lifted her doctor didn't know when but said it wasn't safe for her to be out and about yet. Kimberly
  7. I love my Bosch with the third rack, I take out silverware basket. It is wonderful. I did buy it from a specialty appliance store and it was $$. Not the German made option expensive but more than the Lowes option. I went through three Kitchen Aid dishwashers top of the line and they constantly needed repairs and only last about 2-5 yrs here.
  8. I'm down to an incoming freshman this fall with two of his older siblings in college (freshman and senior) He actually is my only child to attend middle school at the charter school all the older kids attended for high school. He and I homeschooling alone are not a good fit. It was painful which is why he went to middle school. He is super social and loved school and did very well. We are sad about the possibility of ending up at home again because this has been super hard on him. He maintained his grades but all the joy was gone. Next year for high school he only has four classes English for 1.5 hours, Algebra for two hours, Biology for an hour and an elective which is choir. Very different from my older kids schedule at the same school. Not sure what they are thinking as they haven't announced what fall will look like yet. I will homeschool if we feel the schedule isn't workable and all the social pieces are gone and they continue with their incredibly strict attendance policy which I feel leads to kids being exposed to way too many illnesses. We are just waiting to see how it looks before we make any decisions. This particular school/program has worked really well for his older sisters and he's been excited to attend. Kimberly Mom of 5 25, 22, 21, 18 and 14
  9. I just read something that says if you've been notified you have been exposed to wait ten to fourteen days before testing.
  10. From 12-15 I babysat a lot. Then when 15 1/2 for summer I started working at Safeway as a courtesy clerk bagger and bottle counter.
  11. So far all my kids over sixteen have grown at least an inch after that age. Even I grew after high school another inch, not sure when the growth happened I stopped measuring at graduation but when visiting doctor at 22 I told them I was 5'4 1/2 and they said no way, lets measure. I was 5'5" 3/4 .
  12. I've done it all online. They then give me a print out to put in window until stickers arrive. If you need to go in person you have to make an appointment and wear a mask. Workers are behind plexiglass.
  13. https://www.firstimpressionsecuritydoors.com/product-category/iron-security-doors/ This is the type we had in our old house. I loved it. The light it let in, the breeze, etc. In our current house we don't have one but our front door has side lights, window above it and glass window on top half. I still miss the storm door though and am debating if I want one again.
  14. I have learned to open everything from past mistakes. I thought maybe it was a hoax/fraud but called the number to see what it said and did some research. Not sure why the card vs check seems like checks would be cheaper. We usually owe them money so they don't have our bank account. https://www.fastcompany.com/90510730/does-your-stimulus-debit-card-have-a-totally-made-up-name-youre-not-alone Shows a picture and how to get a replacement card if needed. https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor/2020/05/21/5-things-to-know-about-stimulus-debit-cards/#572eafe73939
  15. We just got ours this week, not a check but a visa type card. Son hasn't received anything yet.
  16. I had to stop watching them because they made me dissatisfied with my home. I honestly can't afford to gut it all and start over and would rather there be a show that focuses on making what you currently have look its very best.
  17. Older kids were all between 13 and 14. Really didn't think they needed one until then because I was always with them anyway. Once they got that age I would leave them at the soccer field or dance studio so I felt they needed a way to contact me. Then they started taking classes and finally go to local charter school high school. Number 4 got hers at 12. She had just been through a traumatic hospital stay and rehab along with lots of out patient infusions, new diagnosis of a chronic disease and had anxiety whenever she wasn't with me. The phone allowed her to text me when she was anxious and I was out and about. For her it was a link to mom and dad when she wasn't with us. She really didn't use it for anything else for years Number 5 got his when he was 11. He is five years younger than number 4 and decided to attend the charter school middle school that his siblings went/go to next door for high school. Twice the first semester no one picked him up and he didn't have any way to contact us, nor us him. (once my mom forgot to pick him up and once older sister got into a fender bender on way to pick him up). We live 30 minutes from the school. We decided we needed a way to contact each other so he got a phone. Also who picks him up each day is constantly changing so whoever it is just texts him after school so he knows what car to look for. See I can rationalize anything,
  18. I'm so sorry, it is so hard. There is no right or wrong answer to adding another dog. When my beloved Splash died I planned to wait a bit to add another dog, my husband on the other hand called the breeder to let her know about his death and see when/if she had puppy for me soon as he knows dogs are my thing. I don't like to be without a dog. I truly enjoy them and think I'll always have one. There was a period of about three years during my marriage when we didn't have one but I was actively working on finding a good fit for our growing, young family and then was on a waiting list for the dog we wanted. My husband and kids can go either way. The dog is for me, it's great that the rest of the family enjoys them, but I'm the dog person.
  19. We have two Portuguese Water dogs, six or seven cows, three cats (violet the barn cat not pictured) and one sometimes GSD that belongs to son and visits a lot, plus my son's 50 gallon fish tank. No one new though.
  20. Both of my preemies have/had vision issues. I have one child that did two rounds of vision therapy to control her wandering eyes. One shut down when she got tired. She wears glasses to help her eyes focus and help with the fatigue. This type of strabismus has the most success with vision therapy option. We tried glasses and patch option first. She did the vision therapy at age 11 and she's now 18. If she doesn't wear her glasses all day or has headaches it will still turn in a bit from fatigue but it's not often. The other child had exotropia and he had two eye surgeries under the age of 3. His eyes look great and function well. No one can tell he's had surgery (eye doctors I mean) unless he tells them. He is currently 22.
  21. Linabelle Eugene Gaston Crawford Otway Henley Bessie Geneva Eugenia Geraldine Virginia Most of the other family members are more classic type names Ruth, Louise, Kathryn, Clinton, Raymond, Theodore, Laura, Mary, Doris, John lots and lots of John
  22. Layering is good. Claritin doesn't work for me and I can't tolerate Zyrtec. I use Allegra. My allergist says it is safe to take 3-4 times what is on the label but you lose the non drowsy component. My daily regimine when pollens are high is 1.Arm and Hammer saline spray in each nostril 3 sprays each twice a day 2.Nasacort two sprays 2x day (flonase is also one doctors recommend) 3.Allegra 1 pill 2xday 4.I also take prescription Singulair and another nasal spray and Benedryl at bedtime if needed but not for too many days in a row or I stop sleeping. If needed I'll add tylenol sinus. It's a lot I know but usually only need all this for about 5 weeks during Chenopods and cottonwood The rest of the year I just do the first four steps once a day.
  23. My high risk daughter just saw her nephrologist on Friday. Not cancelling anything from what I can tell yet.
  24. Oh and to answer your question. All dogs in my house are for me. I'm the dog person. I walk them, feed them, spend time with them, groom them. Dh if left alone probably wouldn't have a dog or would get a lab. Each kid wants and likes a different type and size of dog. Older sons love GSD and since they live on their own they can have them. Older daugher wants either a PWD or maybe a Havanese, Next daughter a shih tuz, youngest son a dachshund . I love most dogs but one of my favorite dogs I've owned was a boxer but due to allergies not a good choice. We have Portuguese Water Dogs because that is what I love and I love that they don't shed. We have owned on for the past 15+ years and the two I currently have are only 4 and 6 so lots of years left. After that not sure but I know I will have a dog.
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