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Just now, PrincessMommy said:
Do you have a crawl space or a wet basement? Fixing the moisture under the house it's fairly big job, but doable as a DIY project.
We have a crawl space. My dad thinks we can lay plastic but that it may need some sort of dehumidifier. The main (overwhelming) issue is soggy subfloors. We've repaired the kitchen and one bathroom so far. Living room is next...
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Following because I've been having this same conversation in my head for weeks. (Though mine is more renovate or cut our losses and run/sell.). Our house, while only ~25 years old, was built sloppily and cheaply. Everything we do is a band-aid and the house is a money pit.
We need new subfloors throughout and something done about moisture issues under the house. We need another bedroom but there's no good place to add on.
All of it is hypothetical because we can't afford it, but I mull over it constantly.
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Sounds like there's a market for something like Thinx but lighter weight, for sweat!
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Once the novelty wore off, we seldom used our sunroof. So far we've not had any problems (leaks, etc) but I always think that the more moving parts something has, the greater the chance of something breaking.
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I also exercise in regular cotton underwear.
Are you looking for a better (wicking) material or a style that won't show under leggings?
Full disclosure: I'm of the opinion that panty lines are fully acceptable -- people wear underwear. Big deal. 😉
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Yep. I've got a kiddo that struggles to remember multiplication facts but can remember "tricks." So I do:
5678 (56=7x8)
School House Rock song for 3s
the 9s fingers
4s table = just double the 2s
12s table = take the 10s and 2s table and add
11s trick (11x any 2 digit # = split that number and stick the sum in between. So 11x34= 3____4. 3+4=7, so 374.)
We use whatever works/helps. I'm sure people will say that if she can remember the above, she can remember just the facts. Sure...if you say so (because why would we choose to add unnecessary work if the other was sufficient?)
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My kids and I eat lunch together daily, but usually in the living room, in front of the tv.
On nights that DH is home (about half the week), we either eat at the table together or (if I have a project or junk covering the table) we eat in the living room.
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Weird. Everything was normal for me today.
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3 hours ago, Jess4879 said:
Oldest and youngest are dyslexic. Until middle child learnt to read, I thought people were making stuff up about kids "just knowing how to read." lol I feel like I have done nothing but teach phonics for years and years. Someone asked me what I was going to do when my kids graduated, if I'd go into teaching - I laughed and then wanted to cry. I can not teach another child to read. I can't. It's not in me. I don't know how teachers do it. Youngest finally took a jump this year and stopped sounding out every.single.word. It might have been the best single moment of my entire life. LOL
OMG, I could've written this.
When I taught first grade in PS, the thing I enjoyed most was teaching kids to read! But that was sooo different than teaching and reteaching the same 1-2 kids for years and years. My girls learned to read at 8.5 and 10. (Gah! And "learning to read" is just the start! It's not over and done; there's still so much encouraging and scaffolding and reteaching required.)
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LOL. I saw the error post before it was deleted, and I was like...deja vu??
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5 minutes ago, DesertBlossom said:
Years ago DH totaled our Geo Prizm. I think the only damage was to the front bumper. I don't remember the details of how he bought it back, but I know it had a salvage title on it. DH replaced the bumper with something from a salvage yard and we drove it for many more years.
I totaled my Geo Prism in 2006. My parents bought it back and had it fixed. (And it was quite damaged.) I drove that car for 10 more years, until I had DD in 2006, and I wanted a minivan. No issues with inspection or insurance in my area.
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1 minute ago, mmasc said:
I do this too! I hate other people’s air! I have a very sensitive nose. My house full of males calls it my superpower. I adore dogs, so I call it just another awesome way of having kinship with them. 🙂
Oh, thank goodness! My family thinks I'm neurotic b/c of this, lol. I'm not! We're totally normal!!
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I think we all must be a little strange...
My main oddity: I won't breathe people's air. Meaning, if a stranger walks by me and I feel that waft of air from their passing, I hold my breath. I don't want to breathe in their perfume/BO/contaminated air. (I only do this at the mall or Walmart -- not home.)
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I've often thought: what would I do differently, if I could start over? And what I come to is, I wish I'd stuck with CLE (instead of bouncing around before landing back there). It's just SOLID, ya know?
My kids are very much "get it done" -- they don't care if the program is cute or fun or popular. They just want to get it done. So for them, CLE works because it's presented in a very clear, basic format. Then I just make sure to read plenty of fun classics separate from "school reading."
If you like CLE, I say stick with it! And just keep reading the good stuff during bedtimes and such.
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43 minutes ago, Lori D. said:
A sleeve is a single serving. Must be, otherwise they would package it differently. (:D
I don't know what a Tim Tam is (off to google) but I'm with @Lori D.. I don't question these things.
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Tater tots, lol? roasted cabbage steaks?
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I like CLE reading. Like, a lot.
That said, I prefer it for grades 4+ because those have only 5 light units. (Then I add in good novels between LUs.)
I've never used MP but their literature (Storytime Treasures) looks very nice. I don't think you can go wrong with either choice!
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43 minutes ago, May said:
So glad I live in my little bubble🎉 I’ve never heard of this guy until I read this in the news.
If you were a teen/YA in the 90s, you probably would have heard of him. If R&B wasn't your thing (big hits: "Bump 'n Grind" or "Down Low") then you likely heard "I Believe I Can Fly" from the Space Jam soundtrack.
(I *still* remember the lyrics to the above songs, 20+ years later...)
ETA: and I'm not saying I'm a fan. It's just part of the soundtrack of my high school years.
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OP - I'm sorry this is difficult for you. I know this thread is a JAWM...so this part I will whole-heartedly agree with:
On 3/8/2019 at 10:37 AM, busymama7 said:I mean, whatever it's their wedding ...
It is *their* wedding. Also, just consider how many times people on this forum have encouraged posters to cut off or limit in-laws who have overstepped boundaries or offered more feedback than was wanted.
It sounds like your DS and FDIL want to do this their own way. I hope you can find peace with that.
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I keep a running "notes" going on my phone. Shopping lists, to do, etc. I also take pictures/screen shots of important things/dates/emails.
For hands free, in-the-moment stuff, what about one of those Alexa type devices. Ya know, "Alexa, add chips to the shopping list." (I don't have one so I don't know if this is a thing...)
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7 minutes ago, Skippy said:
I tried the "I'm not interested" direct approach (very kindly stated) with an MLMer (my sister-in-law) once, and she actually started crying.
Then she might be in the wrong business...
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Classical Stretch/Essentrics - they have DVDs and streaming, but I don't know if they'd have classes near you.
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5 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:
good to know. she's currently single.
right now, driving others wouldn't be often - but if she's driving visiting siblings, it definitely wouldn't be enough legroom. they're all around 6'. (2ds is quite outspoken when asked about headroom and legroom.) - and 2dd's legs....(are THREE INCHES longer than her dh's.)
I've suggested she be willing to look at the honda. she does have a friend who had a crv they really liked.
eta: re; the bolded - that's my biggest hesitation about "downsizing" to a suv… I dont' want to give up the space. I really liked the pacifica minivan when we rented one last fall.
My DH works with college students, and he frequently is giving rides to and from events using my car. There is enough leg room for "around town" type driving. It mainly becomes a problem for longer road trips or holiday traveling. But yeah, for taller-than-average people, I'd definitely suggest trying it out first (bring a tall sibling to ride in the back when test driving, maybe).
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