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We loved it here.
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NO idea, if it isn't an injury? How old is she? Could she have had a stroke?
Wow--- poor pup!
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Don't be! There are lots of beginner shawl patterns on Ravelry. Are you on Ravelry?
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Do you have milk? Or chicken broth? Either could be substituted for the cream, I'd think.
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Those are both pretty patterns too!
I'm hooked on shawl knitting--- you'll love making it, and your dd will appreciate such a lovely gift.
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PROS: In our experience, too many to list!
CONS: Ummm......... it's hard to find white pants? :001_smile: (we do animal 4-H)
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Sothia. The shawl pictured isn't mine though it could be. Those are the colors I used.
I love it! Those multi-colored shawls are popping up all over Ravelry and I've had my eye on a couple of them. It's gorgeous! Love the colors!
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I knew it! Actually, one guy did wipe out during the warmups at the Vancouver games...I think he was on Team China. He didn't seem to be hurt, but his head smacked the surface hard enough that I could hear it from several rows away.
Shudder!!! Yeah, there kind of is the element of danger there, because you get so wrapped up in the strategy of the game it's easy to forget you're on ice and with a teflon sole on one shoe.... down you can go in an instant.
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That is totally me! Not a sweater but almost a whole shawl.
OOH! What pattern? I knit a lot of lace-- currently working on Semele. This isn't mine; it's just a pic I found. Mine's blue.
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:lol::lol::lol:
We are so much better.
Mama goat went back to vet today. She is doing incredibly well considering everything. She's a little hesitant to leave the barn or the immediate area - I think she's scared and no wonder! But she has let me milk her out every day. The milk is clear. The vet says there is no infection there at all and thinks she will be able to be milked normally. :w00t: The back leg may have some infection in it but we got more antibiotics. She's lost a lot of weight but looks like she'll be fine. It feels like a huge blessing. It really was terrible.
Finally got DD's stool sample. :001_huh: Should know more next week. Praying there.
Dog is going back to the shelter on Monday. I hate that. I wish we could find him a good home - he is completely sweet with people. The girls are becoming resigned. It will help that we start school on Monday and I promised them ice cream at the ice cream shop which is unheard of for mama to do. :D
We have water! :hurray::hurray:
My knee is healing nicely and I got the library painted today. So yay.
Thanks for caring. Grace is a good thing and we have had a lot of it the last few days.
P.S. Here's the full story.
WHEW! I somehow missed the original thread but seriously--- what a crappy couple of days! The story of mama goat going after the dog while injured herself broke my heart.
I notice from your siggy you knit-- that's my stress reliever. In that position I'd have finished a whole sweater by now!
Sending hugs to you and good thoughts for mama goat and dd.
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Imp, does curling count as potentially lethal? They are generally older guys walking around on a very slippery surface, after all. And those rocks are pretty heavy... *end unsubtle curling propaganda*
Hey-- Dh and I are curlers! Yes, it could be lethal! ;) That 9th end (the after draw drink at the bar) can be killer!
Honestly-- we really do curl. There are kilts involved-- the teams are usually piped out onto the ice before the final round of a bonspiel, right before the ceremonial shot of Drambuie. Here's a pic of Ray in this incredibly dangerous sport-- the super-dangerous crouching in one place, skipping (directing the shot.) :D
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I'm in Adult Ed.... I'll PM you.....
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Thanks Mrs. Mungo. :001_smile:
I'm thinking I'll halve the recipe and put it in a 9x9 dish. That way we'll be able to try it out without much waste if it's not a hit.
I'm thinking of doing that too but only because I've only got three oatmeal eaters-- dh, myself and Molly. Mom ate to much oatmeal during the rationing years (WWII) and can't touch the stuff now. :001_smile:
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Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas is a book that I think is an excellent addition to any rescuer's shelf. You've gotten a lot of good advice here, but I'd like to recommend I'll Be Home Soon by Dr. Patricia McConnell.
For anyone looking for great dog books on any topic, I love Dogwise.
Hope that helps.
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So how do you serve/eat it? In a bowl with milk? EAten out of hand? On a plate with a fork like a piece of cake? If you make it ahead, do you reheat each square?
Sorry to be so dense but I"m having trouble picturing it. I'm thinking this would be good for breakfasts at my house where dh, dd and I are all leaving in different directions in the morning.
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Hasn't hit yet--- glad to know it wasn't so bad for you guys. They're certainly making it out to be positively apocalyptic here.
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Dh taught for many years, and now comes in in the aftermath of many bullying/etc. situations to straighten things out. You are right on target. There are mean girls, but there are other bullies, imho. The stereotypical bully is the overweight, special needs, or low SES child who is targeted by other classmates and then becomes mean and abusive to them because of it. There is a lot of truth behind that.
Thank you--- I was beginning to think I was only making sense in my head.
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That's a lotta crock pots........ :D
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It is bullying when they convince the rest of the kids to exclude that one child that they 'prefer' not to play with, and also when they loudly state "I don't want to sit by him". Most of these cases are power plays by a clique leader toward someone who is perceived as a threat...iow if the clique followers actually play with the nice kid, who will be left to follow the clique leader, and how will the power trips be executed without the minions.
Yes, but those are hurtful actions. The actuall personal preference? No, I dont' see that as bullying. When they choose to intimidate others into shunning the victim, yes.
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We had first-hand dealings with bullying in middle school. The bullies were the popular girls. From all I have read on this topic, this was not a rare exception, but the typical pattern.
Yes, that's my experience as well. But maybe "bully" isn't the right term here. Marginalized kids who for whatever reason are not shown kindness from peers, and who feel powerless often manifest those feelings in sociopathic behavior.
I didn't want to name names because this is getting very far afield from the OP, but think Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris.
All I"m saying is that when one popular kid doesn't give a valentine to "Johnny," it makes it acceptable for other kids to leave him out. Not because they're bullies, or because they're unkind, but because they're kids. I think my role as a parent is to teach my daughter that although she may not forge a friendship with every single kid in her class, no one should be excluded or made to feel less than anyone else. Extending basic human kindness doesn't mean she has to schedule weekly playdates with them, but in our house, it doesn't mean that everyone in the 4-H club gets a Halloween bag or Valentine's card, or a kind word or smile or polite response or encouragement when they try something new. She doesn't have to like them. But she does have to be an example of kindness and fairness.
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As well if your children say they don't want to play with someone because they don't like them they are called bullies.
While I certainly want my children being rude towards another child I want them to learn that not everyone has to like each other to get along, and that not everyone is going to like them. Hard thing to cope with in the real world as an adult, if for the first 18 years of your life you are taught that everyone must like everyone, and/or that you are so dang special that everyone will like you. It just doesn't work out that way.
I haven't seen that. I think that intentional hurting or intimidating of others is classified by many as bullying, but preferring not to play with someone? No, I've never seen that referred to as bullying.
And I think you mean you DON"T want your children being rude towards another child, right? :001_smile:
Just want to admit here, that though I'm a big grown up person, your avatar kinda scares me. :001_unsure: :leaving:
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It's been my observation that most bullies aren't unpopular but rather manipulative, social-savvy "queen bees" or jock types. They aren't angry with society but instead seek to manipulate it to get off on their power trips.
I don't buy the "oh, the poor bully is really the victim" stereotype because it so is NOT what I've observed over the past three-and-a-half decades.
Okay.
But I"m not saying that "the poor bully is really the victim." I'm saying that unpopular kids who are the targets of intentionally exclusionary practices sometimes feel powerless, and so seek ways to remedy that by engaging in behavior that can be percieved as negative.
Of course there are socially manipulative queen bees and jocks. And they thrive on the power they wield. But sometimes that kid who was NEVER made to feel special in any way, who was always marginalized becomes a bigger threat than a queen bee ever thought of being.
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I agree with you. I was specifically addressing the comments about giving everyone in the class a valentine. Giving a valentine, for example, to everyone in the class except one person is exclusionary. I feel it's rude to exclude someone in such a manner.
Would I make my daughter invite the Valentine-less over for a playdate? No. Would I make my daughter to count her as a friend? No. But I wouldn't allow her to exclude her from a class activity such as giving valentines. To me, that's unkind.
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I can't tell if you are being sarcastic here or serious.
Bullying is all about being on a power trip. People who enjoy bringing others down because it makes them feel powerful. At its core, it reflects a lack of empathy for other people.
Quite serious. I am aware of the dynamics involved in bullying. I"m merely suggesting that those who feel the need to bully in an effort to make themselves feel powerful might do so because they themselves have felt powerless and shunned by their peers, which often causes them to withdraw and become angry with society. All too often, this anger can manifest itself in bullying behavior, or worse.
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Okay, um, i'm sorry England, but......
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Laura, I had the same thought--- I am worried about her. She looked like she wasn't well or was in pain. I can't shake the feeling that there's something wrong.
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