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About Suzanne in ABQ

  • Birthday 04/01/1963

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    Somewhere in the mountains, east of Albuquerque.
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    Music (singing, teaching Kindermusik, bell choir, etc.), BUNKO, sewing, home decorating
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    16 year homeschool veteran, Domestic Engineer, STEM camp educator, Volunteer extraordinaire

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  1. I had our youngest at 42. Her siblings were 7.5 and 9 when she was born. She is an absolute joy and a wonder. Yes, I'll be 60 when she graduates high school, and no, I don't homeschool her (though I did through grade 5). She gets the benefit of all our parenting experience. Perhaps that what makes her so easy to parent. Or maybe we just got lucky? I have no idea. I just know that she brightens our world and keeps us young. You can absolutely do this.
  2. This is gonna sound strange, but natural loofah makes a wonderful kitchen scrubber. It's naturally anti-microbial. Food doesn't stick to it, but rinses right out under running water. It doesn't stain, doesn't mold or mildew, and it never stinks. It's also durable, and scrubs really well without scratching non-stick cookware. The inside fibers are tougher than the outside, so you get two levels of scrubbiness. I've been using mine for over a year. I put it in the dishwasher every once in awhile, just for good measure, but not because it needs it. Give it a try! (I buy a large full-sized Egyptian loofah from Amazon, and cut it in pieces for different purposes (shower, kitchen). It lasts a couple years. (I still need to use a washcloth for the counters and stove, but since I don't clean "gross" stuff with it, it stays clean longer.) ETA: I just remembered that I had a really bad problem with washcloths stinking after only a couple days (even after I started using a loofah for scrubbing). We replaced the faucet because it was leaking a little, and the stinky washcloth problem disappeared. I think there may have been some sort of bacteria in the old faucet. My dh thinks that the leak kept the washcloth wet too long. My faucet was 15 years old. Is yours old?
  3. My son has only worked 2 days since March. He works in the commercial film industry, which is almost completely shut down. He hasn't received a penny of unemployment (though he did get his stimulus checks, which went right back to the IRS to pay his taxes for last year).
  4. My daughter is writing an essay about the book, Catcher in the Rye. She is interested in how a person's experience with mental illness can affect their perspective of the book, and also how the book can help people understand mental illness. If you have the read Catcher in the Rye, and you or people in your life have lived with mental illness, please take a few minutes to respond to this poll that she created. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWSW4U6tpAB5e7fEvZxigUQ2_CND9m5W43g-FEg5O7cHW5lQ/viewform Thank you! (Oh, if you are a homeschool parent, describe yourself as a teacher. She originally created this poll for a teachers' forum, so there is no Parent option) If your kids have read the book, they can answer as well. That would be awesome.
  5. Crash Landing on You it's a Korean drama, with English subtitles. It's really good. We watch a lot of Korean programming, and there are other good ones, but this one is a great first foray into the genre.
  6. I've never heard of a pot plant being anything other than marijuana (which is sometimes in a pot, but that's not what makes it a pot plant). A plant in a pot is always a potted plant.
  7. I bought some frankincense incense cones several years ago. I don't burn them, but I have them sitting here on my desk in a ceramic bowl, and they're wonderful (but not overpowering). If you want the aroma to fill the house on Sundays, you could light one as everyone is preparing to sit down together for services.
  8. My dd is here, so I asked her. Apparently, the tester wasn't grumpy, but was matter-of-fact, pleasant, and efficient. "Do this, now do that. Okay, do this, and that."
  9. My daughter has one that she used in the dorm at college to tote her personal toiletries between her room and the bathroom, or when she came home for visits. (Actually, she still uses it for home visits)
  10. For ringworm, I've only used the Lotrimin AF, and it worked well, but only if used consistently as directed (every four hours?) for several days. It was obviously ringworm, given the ring shape of the rash and the way it was spreading, ring getting larger. It didn't ooze at all, but I never covered it, so maybe that makes a difference. Perhaps its the Lotrimin that is making a white film under the bandaid? I once used the Lotrimin on something that wasn't a fungal infection (it was a contact allergy to detergent), and it burned like the dickens immediately.
  11. I need to find a couple books for a class that I'm taking (not a homeschooling book). I'm having a terrible time finding it (the copies on Amazon are $850). It's been awhile since I've bought used or OOP books. I tried AbeBooks and HalfPriceBooks. ThriftBooks had one copy, but it disappeared fast (probably to one of my classmates, lol). Any other ideas? Thanks.
  12. How to adjust your expectations? Withhold definition. Every time you look at your husband, see him for the first time, in that moment. Don't compare him to who you remember in the past, or who you wish he were now. Just see him, REALLY see him. Do this every time, see him as he is in this moment, and do it again in the next moment, without judgment or expectation. Just observe him. Really try to see who he is. When you have a conversation with him, listen without distraction, without analysis, without back story. Just listen to him without any inner dialog in your own head about what you are going to say in response. Listen without any agenda. Listen without any "yes, but..." going on in your head. Listen openly, and learn. "If you actually see the person as they are, they will change, for they have been seen." ~Tommy Thompson
  13. Find the clippers you want before you buy the other accessories. Many Wahl clippers come in a kit that includes most everything you'll need. YouTube is your friend. There are a gazillion videos of people doing lots of different styles. Some of their techniques are way out of my league, but after watching enough of them, I can usually figure out how to do a passable job.
  14. I made freezer preserves with peaches once. It didn't gel, but it was the BEST ice cream topping I have ever had. I'd heat it slightly and spoon it onto butter pecan ice cream. OMG. Out of this world.
  15. I've been cutting my dh's hair for 30 years, along with my son's (when he lived at home) and my daughter (who likes short hair). I had my Wahl Pro clippers for 15 years, and they still worked, until I dropped them. (grrr) I replaced it with this set: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FRGOOWQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I religiously oil them after every use, and they work wonderfully. Get the Wahl clipper oil. I went through several clippers before I got the Wahl, and they were terrible. I especially the Conair being sub-par. It didn't cut well, it was noisy, and it had foam behind the blade that would collect the little bits of cut hair. It was impossible to clean. Skip those.
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