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Fly Away Home was incredibly cute (and the girl character is older).
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Cute with a short skirt or sweater dress.
My mom just got me leggings for Christmas and I'm wearing them with a short red skirt and boots today. Very cute.
I'll get other colors but probably not the jean ones.
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I've never heard about citrus, but we keep potatoes, onions, and garlic on a closet. If too cold (like a fridge) potatoes start to process their sugars into starch. Keeping them in the fridge changes their texture and taste.
Also, apples should not be kept with potatoes. They react to each other in a bad way.
We buy 50lb of potatoes cheap once it gets cold and keep them in a closet which faces the outside of the house (10-20 degrees colder then the rest of the house). I also have lentils, rice, and flour in there.
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Sometimes grass-fed beef can be more 'gamey' (it has to do with the technique of the butcher when doing the kill...just like wild game if there is more adrenaline in the blood it can change the taste of the meat), so soaking it in a brine solution will draw out the blood and eliminate that taste. I suppose a long soak with a few changes of water would do the same thing.
We buy grass-fed as well. We've been doing a brine soak, or a marinade, for all meat including hamburger. It helps.
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My sister has fibro. as well. Please consider an allergy test (or food diary/food elimination). It doesn't help everyone, but a sizable population has had some relief.
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13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison for this week, and Phantastes by George MacDonald for next week.
I think January will be fairy tale month.
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10 Days series (Awesome. DH and I even play this all the time. Great for sneaking in geography but it's such a fun game you don't notice.)
Carcassonne (Fantastic family game. I recommend this to everyone. Very easy to learn.)
Ticket to Ride (Another great game and the rules are only slightly more difficult that Carcassonne.)
Blockus
Pandemic (A fun cooperative family game.)
Forbidden Island (A fun cooperative game that's a bit easier than Pandemic. The artwork is really pretty in this one.)
I totally agree with the above.
There's also a ton of cool history-themed games, like 1960: the Making of a President (I would say this was more for older kids)or Memoir '44. Archaeology games like Thebes. Strategy/control games like Tikal or Stone Age. Puzzle games like Ubongo.
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I would recommend bookshelves before baggies. It's much harder to locate games in baggies. Many people like a shelf by Ikea which is more open (no back) and has a more square (rather than long/rectangular) openings.
Saying that, my husband does store cardgames in VHS cases. They fit easier on a shelf without getting lost and a large label on the spine makes for easy recognition.
Check this out:
This family has hundreds of games. We do something similar, only we have a few bookcase and closet full. (This is also the first 5 in the top 100 games list he does with his 10 year old daughter..we enjoy watching it every year.)
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What helps me:
vitamin D
vitamin B
sunlight
fresh air
exercise...even if its just walking to the end of the block and thinking about things. Seriously, a different place, alone, can really help focus your thoughts/prayers.
Also, keeping my diet in check. Limiting sugars and carbs. Having enough protein. No junk.
I'm sorry things are so hard. My sister had your symptoms and doing an allergy test and eliminating gluten and several other things helped her. Even now she'll have a little flour and she'll feel it in her joints and general lethargy. She spent 2 years before this on pain pills and it was the final straw in her marriage, but she had family and friends to help her put everything back together.
Which leads me to my final piece of advice, let some people know that things are hard. Let them help you, pray for you, talk to you. My youngest has a debilitating, progressive epilepsy. So often I've tried to protect my friends and family, but doing that deepened the wound inside. I've had to learn to let people minister to me. Sometimes that's hard, but its an important thing to do. Human connections are really vital at these times.
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The River Why by David James Duncan (fiction, some faith issues, fly fishing)
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13 Treasures--YA fairy tale
The Anubis Gates--time traveling fantasy/steampunk with the poet Keats, underground beggar associations, werewolves, Egyptian gods, and a really creepy clown
The Woman in White--classic detective fiction (although I must admit the first 100 pages was sort of stilted Victorian to set the love story...it really ran from there)
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Wild Swans: Three Women of China by Jung Chang is one of the best biography/autobiographies I've ever read. It follows Chang's family, her grandmother (wife of a warlord), mother and father (party officials), and herself (coming of age during the revolution of the '60s). One of the most clear documentations of party hopes, disappointments, and general politics.
I also liked Pearl S. Buck's autobiography My Several Worlds. Her parents were missionaries in China and they allowed her to become part of local Chinese families. She married, moved North, and was always interested in Chinese family life. An interesting look at early 20th century Chinese politics, Chiang Kaishek, and an adventurous soul.
Honeymoon in Purdah was fun too. A travelogue of Iran in the '90s.
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As a picky eater with sensory issues, with another picky eater (on a special medical diet too--yikes!) I have a few thoughts.
1. You should not have to cater to someone's preferences. I'm picky and I have always understood that it was my responsibility to find food/make good choices with what's available.
2. If you have non-healthy or marginal foods/snacks (like crackers, chips, etc) it will be almost impossible to train a picky eater to healthy food choices he/she can eat.
3. Even picky eaters can try things and continue to try things. Having a 1-3 bite rule on all foods is completely reasonable (on non-allergy items).
Where I start to disagree is when parents start a 'clean plate' or 'my way or the highway' type rule. My parents did that. I was told it was all in my head and that I was going to finish one way or the other. And they enforced that. It did not make me a better eater. It did make it impossible for me to tell if I'm full. Ever. I still can't. My food cycle is either minimalist or binging. I've struggled with weight problems. What I needed was someone to help me find healthy alternatives that I could eat and then encourage me to try things in a safe place.
A person with no other sensory issues can have problems with certain 'types' of food. Look at the texture. Are the things he likes all one texture? Are they all one food group? Has he been tested for allergies? Will he keep a food diary with you about how different foods feel during and 1 hour after eating?
I have trouble with foods between of medium or rubbery softness. Beans. Store bread. Most hot dogs. Overcooked pasta. Cooked onions. Eggs. Some brands were okay (Vienna had a thinner casing so I could sometimes eat them) and others made me gag or vomit. Some gave me stomachaches (I'm slightly allergic to peppers) or headaches (I'm sensitive to sugar).
What was most disappointing was that my parents didn't believe me or listen to what I tried to tell them. I wasn't trying to make their lives difficult. I just had problems I didn't understand and had trouble expressing.
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2 and 3-4 months (@ the time my sister was born)
I have memories of trying to walk in my cast. My mother 'dropped' me (really she was helping me off her 9 month pregnant lap and I landed funny) a few days before my sister was born. I held on to the mesh in the playpen or I crawled.
I also have memories of the end of potty training. My mother trained me the week she got back from the hospital so she wouldn't have 3 children in cloth diapers. I remember sitting on the potty chair and watching her change my new sister's diaper.
I also got into the diaper rash cream. It looked so cool and squinchy. My next brother and I squinched it when my mother wasn't there, but when we tried to wash off the evidence it wouldn't come off. I remember panicking. I did not use a towel because I knew they would find out. They did. At least my dad thought it was funny and scraped that stuff off our hands and sent us to play quietly.
Those are the youngest ones I can date.
It's been fun reading this because I've never met anyone who had specific memories before the ages of 4-6. My mother can barely remember when I was that age, let alone my siblings. Most of my friends have memories after 5 or so. Some after 8!
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What Chandra said mostly.
I have done a few henna glosses. It seems to be a nice way to ease yourself into it because henna does not quite color everyone the same. It depends a lot on your starting color and the type/amount of henna/presence of other herbs (like cassia which is darker). Everyone is unique.
Henna will leave a demarcation line. I think it will fade somewhat but not enough for no one to notice, again it depends on how bright/dark you make it and how often you color.
You can do all your henna yourself. Most people do. They buy it at online sources like Henna for hair or at whole food type stores.
Henna has a smell. Some say its like grass. Some weeds. Some people like it. Some put up with it. Others hate it. Your hair will smell this way.
Henna strengthens your hair. Because it infuses the hair strand (instead of coating it) it is extremely difficult/impossible to remove and most salons will not dye or bleach over it because they can't ensure the final color. It can turn out really wacky.
Henna is a great natural alternative and many gray/white haired women enjoy using it, but it is not a sure thing. Most people want a sure thing.
If you're curious about henna do some research. The long hair community forum has a great FAQ about it. Henna for hair has a lot of information. If you do find it interesting I would recommend a gloss before going all out. Also many people color every month or two and areas that have been hennaed before will be brighter red then newly treated areas. Because of this when most people find their 'perfect' color they only do the roots.
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Yes and No.
I have collected quite a few books in the name of education. Many of which have not attracted the interest of my children, so there they sit gathering dust.
At this point in time I follow a few rules:
*cheap only, unless there is a direct need for it
*if they don't attract attention after 3-5 years it's time to trade, donate, or gift them
I don't regret the books I've bought in the past, but it took me awhile to see that what I find is interesting (almost everything) is not the same as what my children think is interesting (and that doesn't always mean sustained interest). I now see my bookshelves as less permanent places then I did before, and that's been a good thing.
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The root of organization is use. How do you use your books? How do your children use your books? Where do your interests lie? Which catagories require easy access? Which show the fastest growth?
What works for us:
*age-appropriate shelves with fiction in every child's room.
*1 shelf with children's history & biography in a central area, arranged geographically and chronologically
*1 shelf with children's science, math, and other non-fiction in a central area, arranged by subject
*1 shelf school & art books, by level
*1 shelf of adult history and biography, again roughly arranged geographically and chronologically
*1 shelf of classic American and British fiction, poetry, and drama, chronologically by group
*1 shelf of world literature, poetry, and drama, geographically and chronologically
*1 shelf of modern American fiction (post-1960), arranged by author
*1 shelf general non-fiction, by subject (gardening, biking, travel, biology, organization, etc)
*1 shelf science fiction (by author), mystery, and horror
*1 shelf of religion and philosophy, arranged by subject or type
*1 shelf of reference and photos, arranged according to use
*1 shelf of linguistics and writing, by subject
*2 shelves of business and computer, by subject
When I say 'shelves' I mean bookcase or built-in. These are all separate units.
This is how we use books. Placement and organization reflects how we use subjects. Books for children are at their level and easy for them to browse on their own.
I have a list on Shelfari if I want to see them all, but its easy for me to check and see if I have the new AS Byatt book (unless it's in a pile under my bed).
Just keep whatever we say as suggestions. How you and your family use books is the most important baseline to organizing your collection.
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I'm in the middle of my weight range and in my late 30s.
I don't stay away from Ss.
I:
eat small, healthy snacks daily (almonds, yogurt, fruit/veggies).
eat sweets a few times a week (or a square of dark chocolate daily).
eat seconds of protein and vegetables.
I also:
drink 15oz of water before every meal/snack. Drink hot tea first when I think I'm hungry.
severely limit packaged foods.
severely limit eating out (fast food or otherwise).
limit my favorite carbs such as homemade bread. :glare: I keep a stash in the garage freezer and heat a homemade roll up once a day.
make a list of low calorie breakfast/lunches/snacks and keep the ingredients handy, so when I'm hungry I don't have to search.
eat moderately at dinner.
stop eating before 7pm.
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2.5 years.
He finished college (he was 2 years behind me) and we worked out any issues we had.
We needed that time. People talk about a rough first year of marriage. We didn't have that, but we did have a honeymoon baby. Glad everything was worked out ahead of time. I didn't need the pressure.
And I don't necessarily think that men get more interested in sex after college. People decide if its worth waiting or not, no matter what age they are. People also decide if they are comfortable in their own time. SIL has to make her own decisions. They aren't weird (I was the one telling dh we would wait...he was ready after 3 months..I'm the careful one), and when she's ready she'll tell him he has to make that decision.
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Is is mother a bit distant?
Is his life a bit stressful?
Do you find your things missing when he's under stress of some kind?
I don't want to presumptive but is it possible he's wearing these items? This does not mean he's psychotic. It's also something embarrassing for him to talk about.
A close friend cross dresses. He's completely straight, very responsible and a good person but it helps with stress and makes him feel good.
Even if this is not the case, I hope you are having better conversations with him about what he is doing other then 'knock it off.' At the very least you should be expressing to him that sneaking around your room while you're sleeping is creepy and that you would like an explanation. Frankly I would have needed a reason for the panty raids as well.
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Perhaps more casual get-togethers are in order.
Friday night movies.
Board games.
Cookie baking.
Some other thing she's interested in that could be done together without a lot of conversation.
It's hard to be the focus of attention. Rather then bend over backward to make her at home (and thus make her even more uncomfortable) do things together with very little attention, conversation, etc. A few comments to her will be fine but otherwise ignore her and accept her as part of the family..a quiet part. Let the family ocean wash over her. Once she knows you it will be easier. That could take many months. You all need to stop trying so hard.
I also would be (almost) totally honest with your son. Let him know your feelings of inadequacy with his gf. Let him know you want to make it work and you may need his suggestions.
Frankly I find most of the young couple's behavior perfectly normal.
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Good suggestions so far.
I would add Neal Stephenson. The Diamond Age is incredible.
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I was looking for a graphic novel for my almost 8 year old and I picked up The Unsinkable Walter Bean for Christmas (I have boys both older and younger so it can always go to someone else). I'm unsure I'll have time to read the whole thing and Amazon lists it as 9-12. My 12 year old is reading it for me but secret reading takes time.
Suitable for an (almost) 8 year old?
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A family of 6, 4 boys 12 and under. The 12 year old eats more than I do.
We buy meat once a year and have 2 pets. My youngest has as special diet so we buy quite a few items we wouldn't normally. Totaled up its usually under $600 a month. Weekly totals tend to be $80-125.
need ideas for book club - want a book that will tie in with food!
in General Education Discussion Board
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There is a book called The Book Club Cookbook. Inside it connects popular books to recipes that could be made.
For instance, Peace Like a River has the author's family recipe for cinnamon rolls (a minor part of the story).