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I'm right there with you. Our premiums will be $2250 per month starting in July. We're exploring options with our regular insurance agent - AllState and he's actually be very helpful - they sell many different lines of insurance not just auto/home.
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I just received mine in the mail. They are very similar in size to the VP timeline cards. On the front is a large color photograph with a short title.
Here's an example of the card that corresponds to Cycle 2 Week 3...
The front shows a grizzly bear in rapid water trying to eat a fish. The title says "The Food Chain The Flow of Energy from One Organism to Another."
The back has the CC science memory "What are some part of the food chain? Some parts of the food chain are producers, consumers, and decomposers."
Next is four paragraphs which goes into more detail about the memory work.
Each card is set up very similarly to this one with about the same amount of information. It seems to be written at a mid-level reading level - not too hard, but definitely not elementary at all.
I think my kids will enjoy using them.
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I am all for doing what is right with regards to the census, but was a bit miffed the other day.
I filled in my form and sent it back. It was 2 days late. I was a bit put off by having to answer about the number of people living here on April 1st before it was actually April 1st so I waited until April 1st to fill it out. I then sent it in the next day.
Anyway, one day last week a census taker showed up at our home - we live in a rural area and have a fence and gate surrounding our driveway and home. Our gate is usually closed, but the census worker came in behind the UPS man who has been given the gate code. I was not home, but dh (who works from home) was here trying to deal with the UPS man, the 4 dogs who would like to eat the UPS man, a carpet steam cleaning crew, the census worker AND talk on an overseas conference call. He asked the census worker if he could talk to her later. She left a phone number to call.
I was upset that my tax dollars are going to pay for someone to come out to my property when I had sent in the form. The expense and waste really bugged me and so when I talked with her via telephone I refused to answer her questions except to tell her how many people lived here. She told me they "probably lost my form" and that's why she was being sent to our home. She then told me that she was going to put down as our phone number, the number she took from caller ID. I told her I didn't give her permission to do that. It all just seemed like a huge waste of time (her and mine) and expense. My refusal to answer her questions was more to make it quick and therefore cost less than to be a pain in the rear!
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We have several great CC co-ops around here, but have just had to decide that as great as they may be, we just can't sign. I've ended up taking much the same approach that Sharon has, and just worked on finding other, non-SOF outlets for all of us.
Only contracted tutors and/or directors are required to sign the statement of faith. Other families of many faiths (agreeing with the statement or not) are welcome to join.
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We've had good luck with Zyrtec. It is once per day so if you find problems with sleepiness you can take it at night. No one here has had a problem.
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For a co-op to work for me it has to fit into my educational goals for the year. For me, it can't just be play time or socialization. We have to get something else out of it for it to work for us. We get plenty of play time and socialization at other times.
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My dh's had cancer twice. My twins were very small the first time so there wasn't anything to tell, but with my oldest daughter we were just very matter of fact about it. We told her the statistics and we also kept her very informed every time he went to the doctor.
The second time all the kids were old enough to understand and we did the same thing. Gave them the facts and then made sure to always be available to answer questions and kept them informed of doctor visits. We even included them in several visits (when appropriate). I also found that they were reluctant to ask about the risks of death (but were curious) when dh was around so I made sure to talk with them about that in private.
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I personally would feed her the leftover egg shells AND eggs. In fact that's what I did with my chickens and all our leftover Easter eggs. You can also buy crushed oyster shell or other calcium supplements from the feed store.
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My problem is that exercise makes me HUNGRY! I find it much easier to eat well when not exercising as intensely.
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If your husband is seriously interested in the job I think it would be a mistake NOT to meet with the realtor. I think it would send a very clear message to the company that you guys, as a family, are committed.
As far as meeting with the realtor, I'd go with an open mind and explain to them what you've written in your post. You won't be under any obligation to use this realtor (unless the job offer comes with relocation assistance - and then you might), but it won't hurt to spend a few hours with someone who is familar with the area. You can ask to see a rental in your price range and a house in your price range just to start to get an idea of what's available. Sometimes the act of verbally processing these things with someone knowledgeable about the area can help make things clearer to you.
Good luck!
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I think 3 hourse is plenty for my schedule
I think that three hours is probably plenty for the kids, but not for the parents. Your customers will either be stay at home moms or work at home mom's and depending on how far people drive - even 15 minutes each way - means only 2 1/2 hours of actual care. Not worth it for me.
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Generally they would mix the rice, beans and tomatoes all together a make a soupy rice/bean mixture.
Peanut butter is a staple food item in Haiti believe it or not. They consume it a lot. Your post got ME thinking we should do this with our family, but I am not sure how to use the cornmeal? Any ideas?
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My husband went to Haiti immediately after the earthquake in January. After being on the ground in Haiti for a few days he learned a lot about food distribution and living in a refugee camp.
We started a non-profit organization called Angels in Cowboy Boots (angelsincowboyboots.org). We collect approximately 40,000 calories (+/- 20 2000 calorie meals) of a set list of food and supplies and then ship them to Haiti in 5-gallon buckets. After the food is eaten, the bucket can be used to store potable water. Anyway, based on his time in Haiti and in discussing the needs with some Haitian folks on the ground there (who are most familiar with what they normally eat) here is what is included...
10 lbs of rice
5 lbs of assorted beans (we do kidney, pinto, black-eyed peas, garbanzo and black beans)
4 lb. bag of corn meal
24 oz. cooking oil
4 cans of diced stewed tomatoes
1 small can of sugar (like you see at a coffee bar)
1 large jar of peanut butter
disposable salt/pepper shaker
4 small plastic bowls
4 forks
*** This is very typical of what is eaten in a typical Haitian refugee camp. Occasionally, they will have access to a few onions and/or potatoes. **
We have considered adding sardines to the list, but for our first several thousand buckets we wanted to be able to keep the cost to around $30 and sardines were a bit more pricey for the protein.
Anyway, since starting this non-profit, we live and breathe non-perishable refugee food so be sure to ask me any questions! I'm happy to answer them for you!
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I have two 8 year olds. We spend approximately 5 minutes on the mental math portion, 15 minutes on introducing the lesson, 5 minutes on review and timed drills and generally 15 minutes for completion of the daily worksheet. I'd say we spend 45 minutes on math each day.
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Can we safely skip the last 30 lessons in Saxon 3 and simply move on to Saxon 5/4. I recently adopted a little boy who is taking up a bit more of my school time than I thought and I'd like to move my twins into the self-taught Saxon 5/4.
They both are doing well in Saxon 3. Math seems to come easily for them and I think they have a pretty good foundation at this point.
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I'd say you are describing something akin to post traumatic stress disorder. I have an anaphylactic reaction to fire ants and I went through a period where I was stung twice (and admitted to the hospital twice) in a short period of time. After that I felt very much like you describe your son as feeling.
For me it took a few things.
1) My husband spent quite a bit of time detailing all the things we'd done to take care of the problem. Perhaps walk through the safety things that you do in your house to ensure that their won't be a problem. If you've been dealing with the issues for +7 years, some of the things you all do might just seem like habit to him when in reality they are being done to help him.
2) Time. Enough time passed that my anxiety lessened. There really wasn't much to do with this one except let time help.
3) My husband helped me go through what he called the "parade of horribles" - I verbalized to him all the horrible scenarios and situations that I could possibly come up with. He didn't belittle any of my ideas, but he helped me verbally process that even my very worst case scenario (riding my horse way out on the trails and being alone with my two daughters while having a reaction) still wasn't a terrible situation. I think at 10 years old you can get "down and dirty" about the seriousness of the situation (from his perspective), but also help him work through any potentially scary scenario. Who knows, you might come up with some new procedures, places to stash epi pens, etc.
Hopefully this makes sense!
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I live in the country and have four dogs. I do rabies every couple of years and a topical flea/tick medication for the one inside/outside dog. That's it. My dogs are happy, healthy creatures!
If I was in your situation I'd get the absolute bare minimum that you need - usually rabies and call it good.
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OK--but if the kid already had some special needs, would these make them stick out even more?
Yes. They look very "young". I like the style, but not the print. Black, navy, or another solid color would look great (and be comfy)!
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I would never send my horse to an auction and I am so sorry if I offend anyone by saying that. You never know who is going to end up with your horse and it is very likely that it will go to a kill buyer and off to slaughter. I guess I just look at it this way...my horse has given me her heart and just because she can't do what we want/need her to do anymore doesn't mean I take the easy way out and go to slaughter and "come home with an empty trailer". That is so callous. I also look at it like this...everything happens at the right time and you will find a home for your horse when the Lord allows it. If you can hang on to her until the perfect home comes along I would encourage you to do that. I was going to also suggest contacting the local Arabian horse association if you have one near you (even if you don't) Arabians are probably harder to place because not everyone wants one or can handle them, even though they are beautiful and you don't want to give your Arab to just anyone. We thought we had a great new home for our mare and we ended up going and getting her because the lady was not who she presented herself to be. I just wouldn't leave our beautiful girl in the hands of someone who I couldn't trust to take good care of her. So, we have her still and even though she is not able to take my daughter to the level she (my daughter) wants to compete at, we will keep her until that wonderful, loving, forever home comes along. Please don't take your horse to the auction. Also, for Creekland, wow, I can't believe you can't find a home for your welsh pony...did you try listing her on Chronicle?
Journey,
I am not trying to start anything, but just wanted to let you know where I am coming from when I mentioned taking a horse to auction...
At my ranch/barn, horses are livestock...not pets. I have one horse out of 15 that I consider a pet. The rest *must* be contributing or my horse business no longer becomes a business, but rather an extremely expensive hobby. I have lots of livestock at my ranch - goats, pigs, horses. Auctions are legit and common means of selling livestock. I don't know the original posters circumstances, but sometimes people can't sell a horse AND can't afford to keep it any longer. I'd rather see a horse go to auction than starve in a pasture.
Have you ever been to a well-run reputable horse auction? I have. Kill buyers will rarely pay over $150-200 for a horse. You have the option of setting a minimum sale price. Set it above that and you can pretty much guarantee that they won't go to a kill buyer. I've also purchased several really good horses at auction and given them good homes. Not all auctions are bad.
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The horse market stinks right now. Absolutely stinks. My guess is that you need to price her accordingly if you really want to sell her. Basically in my area, horses are selling for pennies on the dollar. A horse that two years ago sold for $5000 is now selling for maybe $1500. Another way to get rid of a horse is to send it to auction. You won't get much, but you will come home with an empty trailer.
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What is a land contract?
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If the dog isn't on a leash they may honestly not know where the dog is going.
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I so agree with this. I have completely abandoned these for us as read alouds as they are so hard to read and have the kids be able to follow.
Does your 8-year-old have a cellphone?
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Yes. Both of my 8 year old daughters have cell phones.