I macremed my dd a very cute owl wall hanging last year for Christmas... I also made some cute angel wall hangings for Christmas gifts for extended family. Every year my girls (all adults now) get 'Mommy Hugs'-- various items I knit or crochet like gloves, hand-warmers, hats, scarves... I really want to learn how to knit socks-- my hands are too riddled with arthritis to use needles so I recently purchased a sock loom as I enjoy loom knitting (double knit loom/rake) as it makes the BEST scarves. My youngest lives in Colorado-- I just finished making 9 of her dance friends coordinating scarves... currently I'm making her boyfriend a few Mommy Hugs (dark green wool blend and a textured grey) as he is from California (LA) and still has not learned how to dress for WINTER in Colorado! I made my oldest dd a 'retro' granny square throw blanket--this will be her Mommy Hug for the year. My other girls already have a few from me... For little items or for learning new stitches I make dishcloths.. you can get large inexpensive 'cones' of Sugar and Cream brand at most craft stores or Walmart (usually on the bottom shelf in yarn area). I like using the beige color with confetti blobs--sure they will bleach out-- but I hate just making plain white ones... I also like using cotton 'scrubby' yarn to make face cloths... I have a cute leaf pattern. My dds really like these. A few weeks ago I crochetted my youngest a few summer halter tops-- they turned out so cute and only took an evening each to make. I dabble in paper crafting-- I made wall hangings and lots of fancy Christmas cards last year using my Cricut. I've recently used the Cricut to make some decorated (iron-on) t-shirts for me and my grandson... Today's adventure is tie-dying t-shirts for me and my grandson-- then this weekend I will make iron-on decals with my Cricut to put on them...

One of my dd's has similar issues-- she has PCOS... The best treatment so far is laser-- dramatic improvement as she has fair skin and DARK hair... she has to have touch ups done about once every 4-6 weeks (takes just a few minutes). She did a 'plan' and cost was just under $2000 for 2 years (full face and neck). Expensive-- but so worth it for her self esteem.

One issue you will run into when moving on to Algebra 1 with a young student is that your son will need to be mature enough to work multi-step problems on paper- not in his head. This is Algebra. It is not about the answer it is about the methods used to get the answer. I would suggest completing all of 8/7 before moving into Algebra 1 as this will help the transition. If he likes 'head/thinking' work then add in some AOPS.

Sounds like the shuttle to the ride-share area is the way to go! No rental car needed-- hotel is very close to venues. Thanks all!

My hotel does not provide a shuttle...I'll have to use a service/ride share/ taxi...

DD and I are going to KCON in LA next week! We are flying into LAX... I haven't flown through there in 40 years! What is the best way to get from there to downtown (near convention center) where we will be staying? Any tips? We are getting in around 9am...

The Rose has a concert in Dallas on Nov 5 and Austin November 7.... Tickets are on sale!... Let me know if you want to drive down-- I don't want to go by myself-- dd is in Colorado and will be going to the Denver concert... Anyone else game? If you like indie-rock and rock ballads then The Rose is for you-- check out their version of ILYSB on youtube-- you really need to watch the music videos, Sammy is special... My grandson loves to dance with me while we listen to their current (more upbeat but one well-placed F bomb) hit Back to Me...so fun! Their current album is all in English-- others are all a mix of Korean and English... -- Back to K-dramas-- I finished the C-Drama Hidden Love on Netflix... it really was SO SWEET... ...reminded me too much of my high school years (and my crush turned boyfriend who was 5+ years older than me... but he lost me to DH!).

Getting VERY excited here-- just 2 more weeks! We have tickets all 3 nights-- plus will be at convention all 3 days... Your wish list is pretty much the same as mine! Made a light blue Ateez Tshirt (looks grey in picture) will wear to one of the convention days May make a Stray Kids too... Ateez shirt has 'I heart ATEEZ' in pocket area. I put a black rose on the left sleeve as a shout out to The Rose (my personal favorite band as I prefer K-Rock to K-Pop).

Got stuck on couch (medical issue) in a room without HULU on TV so I started a C-drama on Netflix-- Hidden Love-- I've heard so much about it and it is so sweet so far (I'm on episode 6 of 25 so we will see-- but it is supposed to be VERY GOOD). DH is having a medical procedure on Thursday-- so I will be downloading a few episodes of something to watch on my Iphone while I wait...that will be my tough decision of the day!

For that long of a flight I would want to sit next to DH-- I tend to 'lean' when I sleep and would not want to bother a stranger sitting next to me! While I am sort of an introvert-- I have been on long international flights sitting away from the group-- I was not fond of that (head of group thought I would appreciate leg room over company-- nope!). with 2-4-2 seating I would definitely pay to sit with one of us on isle... then we could trade off as needed and not have to crawl over strangers-- or have strangers crawl over us!

Falling into Your Smile was my first Cdrama- I've watched it twice!

I started Dr Romantic 3 (Hulu)... FUN FUN FUN!!! and starts right where Dr Romantic 2 left off-- BUT it really upped the medical "GORE" factor-- I'm not squeamish but did look a way in a few scenes. They also added the lead romantic pair living together-- but so far (episode 4) only a few 'peck' kissing scenes. The name 'Dr Romantic' kept me from watching the first series-- this is a well done MEDICAL drama with some relationships on the side... 'romance' is more of a play on words-- kind of like 'Romancing the Stone'-- the main Dr is teaching the younger Drs and interns (LOVE LOVE LOVE his attitude!)... so don't let the name make you think this is all about love and relationships... Dr Romantic 2 is a re-boot with a few members of the original cast-- taking place 3 years later. Disney's parent company picked up the season 3 it may eventually make it to Netflix--but for now only on Hulu in US (I signed up for free month trial without commercials-- then I will cancel HULU as not enough content I want to see plus I do not like the interface-- too hard to find shows to watch!).

I'm going to break down and get Hulu for a month so I can watch Dr Romantic 3... I'm currently watching: King the Land Heartbeat (this one is fun! I love it being quirky for some reason... My summer favorite is still Bloodhounds!

This one is cute-- it gets kinda sloooow at times ( and is a bit sappy ) but starts to pick up again at episode 11-- I just finished 14 today-- last 2 episodes are out next weekend!

You can't simply reduce number of stitches... while that may reduce the 'width' of the row it will not reduce the 'height' of the row... There are TONS of free patterns around for bulky yarn-- try those or have her switch to the yarn the patterns were designed for...

I've been keeping busy with crochet... made 2 halter tops for my youngest dd (not blocked yet)...

I feel your pain! My white GSD is HUGE-- about 140 pounds (down from 150 in his younger years). WHITE HAIR EVERYWHERE... we brush often and sweep/vacuum daily-- we also use a robot vac to assist... Most of our house has tile floors--so the hair quickly builds up at baseboards. 10 minutes after you sweep it looks like you haven't touched them in years!

We opted to have our last home staged-- our realtor hired a professional 'stager' for this and we split the cost. Houses were selling fast in our area and realtor thought our house was worth a lot more than we thought... The style of the stager was NOT EVEN close to ours-- BUT she had an awesome track record so we took a leap of faith. The photos after the staging were spectacular-- so much better than if we would have used our own things. Our house sold after 2 viewings and for more $$$ than we thought possible. In other words we got our staging investment back and I'm a believer!

I have so many but this one is my fav... On my last trip to Uganda I took a group of teens-- 2 of them (brothers)were online students of mine from CA. After our work at an orphanage and schools we opted for a short safari. During one of our safari drives we came across another safari van filled with teens... they were from the SAME homeschool co-op/church in CA as my 2 (brothers) and one of them was a close friend!

I would make upper cabinets go all the way up (get rid of soffit). Consider moving fridge to between the 'door openings'... then add full pantry next to fridge (fridge deep--so maybe no counter top just bottom to top deep cabinets) -- add upper/lower cabinets where fridge is currently (making corner so block off the door)--counter appliances go there. This would make it more of a true galley style-- but sacrificing 10-12 inches of floor space would give you TONS more storage... Is there any wall in mudroom that can take cabinets? Is there a way to get a rough sketch of floorplan?

Nope-- Season 3 is being distributed by Disney Plus-- but not in USA. I've heard that it will eventually be on Netflix-- but no date yet. Hulu is the only way unless you want to use a different VPN service (nope on that). First 4 Episodes of Heartbeat are released on Prime. Starting to see a few more k-dramas there (mostly old).

One perk of having a bad virus and other health issues is that I have plenty of down time-- lots of crochet and K-dramas! I watched the first 4 episodes of Heartbeat so far so good (Amazon Prime)-- Cute vampire story. Rating says 13+ and it probably is but it is 'tame' (has a bit of alcohol use and some violence but not horrible/scary stuff). Looks like they will release 2 episodes each week (possibly Monday and Tuesday?) -- I dont have Hulu- but thinking about getting it for summer-- I really want to watch Dr Romantic 3 as the first 2 seasons were SO GOOD!

My dd has seen them twice... I had tickets once but concert was cancelled due to COVID... this will be my first time... My 3yr old grandson LOVES 'Bouncy'-- I'm getting him hooked on KPOP-- He loves to dance!!

ATEEZ---- cant wait to see them in August at KCON LA!

The forth knight is the chairman's secretary (the grandson's bodyguard) Lee Yong-sung played by Choi Min. --His mother ends up being the chairman's 5th wife.