Lawana
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I would suggest something like Flor carpet tiles to cover all the travertine, including the kitchen. I have lived with it over hardwood and cement with small children and over laminate with pets. The edges do not need any kind of treatment and never curl up. Easy to vacuum and spot clean. Individual tiles can be replaced if stained beyond hope. No tripping hazard. They are not cheap, but are easy enough to self install so no labor cost. Would also help deaden sound.
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My sibling had an appendectomy without general anesthesia. It took a lot of explaining, but they, in the end, found practitioners willing to do the necessary work to make it happen.
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I am in camp dead turkey meat 😆 after spending the past 3 days on my feet.
One very funny food mishap: making gravy from turkey stock from previously cooked turkey, retrieved the jar of pan drippings from refrigerator. Except instead of the pan drippings I dumped in the cup of leftover pecan pie filling: the corn syrup, sugar, eggs, butter part without pecans. 😮 The grossest tasting combo ever. Fortunately I had enough stock and the actual pan drippings to start over.
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- Turkey, spatchcocked, dry brined and grilled
- Ham
- Cornbread dressing
- Fresh sage bread dressing
- Sweet potato casserole
- Mashed potatoes
- Gravy
- Macaroni and cheese
- Broccoli rice casserole
- Green bean casserole
- Asparagus vinaigrette
- Yeast Rolls
- Pumpkin pie
- Apple pie
- Pecan pie
And I guess a salad for me, since I am eating vegan for a few more weeks
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17 minutes ago, Ellie said:
The only "comforter" I have ever seen that has a plain white cover is a down comforter. I've owned a number of comforters in my life, only one of which had "fancy patterned" "cover." Comforters tend to be heavy, like these, and are either tacked in many places to hold the batting in place, or box-stitched for the same reason. They don't usually completely cover the bed, having a drop that just covers the sides of the mattress, although some are oversized and may cover the bed, more like a bedspread.
No one in America ever referred to a "duvet" until Martha Stewart made it fashionable in the 80s, and then it was a cover for a down comforter.
Not my experience at all. I heard the terms “duvet” and “duvet cover” in the 70s. My experience with comforters include fluffy, lighter weight, fashion fabric-covered ones and white, poly-filled ones intended to be used with a cover, as well as white down-filled ones.
I had to give up my Company Store down comforter when moving from Chicago to the South lol.
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If you already have curtains, you can add a thermal liner. I have these https://www.sflinenoutlet.com/window-thermaplus-superior-liner-blackout-commonwealth-home-fashions.html.
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Rub liquid laundry detergent directly on the stain. Work it into the fabric, then wash.
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Ds cleared up his face by taking Zinc, which I learned was a thing here on WTM. Zinc Picolinate 50mg (the Now brand I have is labeled vegan). Zinc is found predominantly in animal sources, and some say plant sources are not readily absorbed. So she might be deficient?
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For baked Mac and cheese I do bechamel with Velveeta and extra sharp cheddar. I undercook the pasta and reserve about 1 1/2 c (per pound of pasta) of pasta water to add to the sauce. Really runny going in, but creamy coming out.
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Another perspective: I am on 3/4 gr Armour and 25mcg Cytomel and my TSH is always 0.01 or less and my ft3 and ft4 are within range. My prescribing doc is fine with it but everyone else freaks out. No hyper symptoms at all.
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An excellent resource: https://www.bloodsugar101.com/
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As another perspective: ds20 is a camp counselor at a YMCA day camp. They have some campers that are on the spectrum, some in foster care, and some with pretty serious behavior problems. The counselors were/are given zero training in how to deal with these issues. He has approached the directors with questions about how do deal with some of the issues and has been told to watch them more closely. He does what he can, but the ratios do not allow for anything close to one on one for those who would ideally need it.
I definitely agree with contacting the director of the camp. The counselor needs guidance in how to deal with the situation.
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I have had this issue and despite the very best efforts of an extremely accommodating and competent optometrist, have not been able to solve this with adjustments alone. My solution was to buy silicone temple tips to pad the part behind the ear.
I also have to be careful to match the width of the whole glasses to my head. If you have a larger or narrower than average head, this might be an issue.
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Thank you for the update. I have been following your story from the beginning and am utterly fascinated by the crap that asshat thinks he can get away with.
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Is there any particular reason an option for being a birth parent isn’t included?
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6 minutes ago, Ellie said:
It's good that the wedding website hasn't stated any guidelines. It is not the happy couple's job to tell their guests how to dress. 🙂
It's a wedding. Presumably the guests are watching the happy couple, not checking out how the other guests dress. Wear your pantyhose. You will not look "hopelessly out of fashion," and if another guest has enough free time to judge your style, well, bless her heart.
As far as “hopelessly out of fashion,” in my area, I have not seen a single woman my age wear flesh colored hose and I am 59. Obviously anyone can wear what they want, but here, flesh colored hose would make someone look really clueless.
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I fold underwear. Dh really likes and appreciates how neatly I roll his long boxer briefs lol. Sometimes I put them away and sometimes he does. Folding laundry is kind of my thing, ever since I was about 12 and overheard my mother on the phone mentioning that I was good at helping but still didn’t line up the folds on the towels. I was horrified because I had never noticed that she did that and she had never said anything to me about it. So I made it my business to become as perfect as I could be at folding. TMI 😝
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24 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Can I ask how this works? Does it have access to your blood? What exactly is it sensing?
Not umsami, but it measures the glucose in the interstitial fluid. Can lag blood glucose values by a bit, so not as accurate during times of rapid change in glucose levels.
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I would have been flustered and embarrassed. Is the yarn area supposed to be off limits when a class is being held?!? Rude teacher.
I could go on and on about the unprofessional, unhelpful and just plain @*!% employees at my local Joanns. The *only* reason I step foot into the place is that they are the only fabric store in town.
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If I am reading the subtext correctly, your dh thinks he should have primary say in just about everything, and for some reason you have difficulty being heard, whether because he is so dominant and possibly controlling, or you have a hard time speaking up, or some of each. It seems to me this issue is one more in a very long line of issues with the same subtext. My personal experience in a similar dynamic is that it took extended time with a warm, accepting therapist to learn to trust first her, then me. It hasn’t removed the marital conflict, but my emotional response to it is much different. I am increasingly able to validate my own point of view and depersonalize his crap.
You desrve validation which I sense you are not getting in your primary intimate relationship. IMO you need to seek out an ongoing source of validation as a nonnegotiable resource for *you*.
Thank god my insurance started covering therapy sessions at the same copay as a primary care appointment.
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Yes. My wardrobe is very simple: yoga type pants, leggings, T-shirts and hoodies, all which live in my dresser drawers along with my underwear and socks. A few dressier things hang in my closet.
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In my experience it is not likely to be very successful to accomplish long distance. Even in person has its challenges. I don’t know how many times I have shown my 83 yo mother how to use her phone for navigation, but it doesn’t stick. It’s like she has a block against it.
In case anyone wonders, instruction has included going super slow, writing down the steps, repetion, having her do it multiple times in my presence, suggesting she practice when she goes to already familiar places, but it just doesn’t take.
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In my experience no, none of them require fasting.
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How would you feel if your child changed their name?
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Dd has used a different name for the past 5 years or so. The only reason she hasn’t made the change legal is because she can’t afford the $ fees. It doesn’t bother me at all.