Hubby was going to list something on Ebay over the weekend and noticed that Ebay now has something new that requires the lister to put in their debet/credit card information--buyer protection. We think that the buyer protection is great, but we do have an issue with putting our debit card information out there--we do not have credit cards. How do you handle this? BTW--we are not out to rip anyone off, it is the thought of our information being out there. I have thought about a prepaid card but hubby said he didn't know if that would work.

I am wanting to make some spaghetti sauce, but I don't have enough tomatoes yet. Can I freeze the ones I have until I have enough?

I have been seeing some people online canning squash but then I heard that it is not recommended to can them since they don't have high acid. Has anyone successfully canned squash? I don't have the freezer space so canning would be so much better.

I am wanting to can some of our veggies from our garden this year. Well here is the problem. I don't have a large garden, but we are still getting more than we can eat. I have 12 cucumbers and 20 jalapeno peppers that will not be eaten before they go bad. I know this is a small batch but I would still like to can them. I purchased jars, apple cider vinegar, (since I am new to canning I purchased) Mrs Wages pickling and canning salt and Bread & Butter Pickles mix. I have onions and garlic. I did not purchase peppercorns--not sure if they will be needed or not with the mix. Is there a recipe for canning a couple of jars at a time? Suggestions????

I have a question about dual enrollment. My son has the opportunity to do dual enrollment next year. My questions are what are the classes like? Will he be able to handle college level English--not his strong subject, but he does ok. Are their schedules rigorous? I have no idea what will be expected of him. I know my son will be ok, but I don't want to set him up for a slight chance of failure.

Would you purchase used luggage from Goodwill? How would you clean it?

My dd(14) will be going to camp in 3wks. She is worried that she will start that week. I hate for her to miss out on swimming. At what age did you allow your dd to wear tampons and did you just get her the slender size?

We are using a raised bed. There isn't any red clay in the bed. We had removed junipers from the area before we built. I am not sure if they pulled the nutrients from the soil. We tilled the soil, but didn't add any thing to it--we had so much dirt that we don't have anywhere to put it. We live northeast of Atlanta. It is hot here in Ga. It will be close to 90 today. We are having crazy weather here. I just don't understand why everything is dying and not growing at all--I didn't think that it would be from the weather--but I am new to this so it very well could be. Thanks for the advice on the watering..I'll keep a check on it.

I just started a garden about 3 1/2 wks ago. the only thing that is growing well are my red potatoes. I have had to replace my cucumbers and watermelon. The plants are not growing; they look like I just purchased them. What have I done wrong? Hubby says we need to redo everything and put mix some quality soil in the bed. I am wondering if I dig the plants up carefully and mix a good soil in and replant them..will they be ok? I have 4 squash, 1 zucchini, 4 peppers, 2 tomato, 2 watermelon, 1 cantaloupe, 8 sweet potato--none of these are showing signs of growth. I have fertilized, water twice a day and they get plenty of sun. Thoughts, ideas? Oh another question. I am also growing a tomato on my patio and it is growing great--other than the stinking tomato worms!! I planted basil in with my tomato and they are eating it! I pulled off 8 baby worms this morning. I am new to gardening so I really need some advice.

This is a 5 day camp with the church. My dc have always been with a parent or grandparent. I guess I am going to have the issues not them :D I know they will be able to handle themselves. They do have a buddy system at the church. Dc have been on a weekend retreat--church leaders homes. The church will have a couple of meetings before camp to answer all questions and concerns. I would still feel comfortable if my dc could text me before they go to bed to let me know they are ok. My dd has been having anxiety issues--being away from me, so I am concerned about her. She has been working through them, so I think she will be ok and I do feel comfortable with the people she can talk with about her fears. BTW they will be 2 1/2 hrs from home, so we can always ride up there--for moms sake :D

My kids(16 and 14) are wanting to go to summer camp this year~first time ever. How do you handle this? What information do you get to make you feel comfortable? Do you make sure they can contact you at all times? Do you make sure they can take their cellphone? What about swimming--this makes me nervous--both my kids are ok swimmers. Any other advice or information you can provide would be wonderful!

That helped so much!

This is a venn diagram problem In a school of 240 students, 66 students are in the band, 150 students are on sports teams, and 36 participate in both activities. How many students are involved in band or sports? When we draw the diagram we place 36 in the middle because it covers both areas. Then we subtract 36 from 150 for those that play sports, since some of those students are involved in both activities. Here is where we are stumped~~ do we not subtract 36 from 66 also since there are kids that are involved in band and sports?

Looking for paper that a child can do math problems vertically with straight columns H, T,O written across the correct boxes. There is a square between the letters and the top number to show your carrying/borrowing. Anyone know where I can find something like that to print off?

Thanks I am going to look at these.

As you can see I know NOTHING about Spanish! I know the kids said something to me about masculine and feminine so I was going off that. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

My kids are having a tough time in Spanish and I can not help them at all! Right now they are having trouble with feminine and masculine. Here is an example of one of the questions on a test they had... Quieremos a un gato. is this correct? they did answer no. They also had to answer questions like~~ Los osos ____ todo el invierno. This one I just remember two of the options dormen and duermen. Can anyone suggest how I can help them?? By the way this is done all online, they have a teacher, but no text book. I have asked the teacher about a text book and she suggested Ven Conmigo! Level 1, which I purchased but hasn't help.

what can she do to stop people from stealing her work? She has put her logo on the bottom right hand side of her pictures, but I don't think that is enough. What would you suggest she should do?

Dh wants to try duck for Christmas, so I ran out yesterday and purchased one. When I got home I noticed it said "mature" duck. I know now that i should have purchased a duckling, since i planned on roasting it. I have searched the web and saw that mature ducks are to be braised or used for stew. I see that braising would probably be what dh would want. The only recipes I have come across are braised duck legs, but I want to braise the entire duck. Does anyone have a recipe, as easy and simple as possible? I would love to see a video on how to do this from start to finish. Thanks!!! BTW..Chinese and Thai recipes are out because we are having this with our normal side dishes broccoli casserole, mac and cheese, and so on..

Ok... this was misunderstood. thanks everyone

Please disregard this message it was TOTALLY misunderstood!!!!

We are definitely having ham. I do not look for my ds to try duck and I don't want to ruin his dinner by not having a favorite dish on the table.

My dh wants to try duck. Has anyone cooked a duck? If so what was your favorite recipe? I also need to know- do I wrap it in tinfoil, how long to cook, at what temp, what should be the final temp inside and anything else that is important to know. Thanks!

To be honest I have never made a squash casserole, but I am up for the challenge. From what I have seen, I am to cook the squash until tender then drain. The canned squash my mom uses is in chunks and she has to cook it for it to be tender.

Since squash is out of season and what is being sold at stores is so tiny and SO expensive..I am sure most are going to think this is so wrong, but can I used canned squash? I can't afford to put anymore $$$ out than I already have. We will have between 12-15 people here for Thanksgiving and we are having to purchase everything. I was just told that there might be 3 more people attending..so I need to stretch what I have.