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The iPad can do photos and video. My iPhone does take better photos, but I don't have the most recent iPad. Video on the iPad IS nice because I can film a class doing a dance, then immediately show it to them.
I am looking forward to being able to film my kids cavorting in the yard. Tonight was a hoot and I so wished I had it recorded for posterity. I am not sure I will show it to them because they may stop being silly...LOL
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Oh Wolf is the brand of chili. I guess I could have just said chili but we always use the name because according to my husband if its not wolf chili its not chili.
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Elk steak deep fried in bacon grease, with dipping sauce made of mixed up Toby's Feta Dressing and Sriracha, served with cambezola cheese melted in a hollowed out sourdough round with chunks of (white) bread to dip in it. I'm not sure why we serve them together, but it is such a treat!
Oh this sounds yummy!
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, but didn't want to use a kit..
How much fabric should I buy?
Are two layers warm? Would three be too hot? Even up North, this winter?
How much do these usually cost, if you've made one and not used a kit?
23 blankets was the end total of blankets made by the kids and me for friends and family last Christmas. I started out only making one for my dad and it grew and grew!
We found 2 yards to be a great amount to work with for adults. I did one over 2 yards and it went over my dining table so it was harder to keep straight. It is possible but not as easy.
I am not sure how you would tie 3 layers together. There are different qualities of fleece. I do not recommend buying your fleece from a box store but to buy it from a fabric store like Joanns. Their Blizzard fleece is the warmest as the weave is tighter. I use mine at football games and it keeps me nice and toasty.
The cost depends on what fabric you buy. Joanns has fleece on sale this weekend for just over $5 a yard (reg 8-10). The licensed fleece like Disney and NFL is 30% this weekend making it about $10 a yard (reg $15 a yard). Last year they had fleece on sale black Friday for $3-4 a yard. I bought a bunch that weekend.
I watched a few tutorials on utube. What I learned after making 23 is that you really cannot mess them up. I started out pinning them so the fabric would not slide around. I was precise in measuring the width and length of each tie. I was crazy about the way each tie was made so they all laid the same way. It took me over an hour for the first blanket. We made one with the kids for papa and found out his looked just as good even though my daughter had cut (not precise) and my 4 year old had tied (not the same way or tightness). It looked great. By the end of making the blankets we cut and tied the last 3 in 20 minutes with 2 of us cutting and 5 kids helping to tie!
To make the blanket I put both on my dinging room table. I cut a 5 inch square out of each corner. Then cut the ties about an inch wide....the width of my joint on my pointer finger where I hold the fabric. The length was 2 snips of my scissors which was about 5 inches. You can tie two ways: balloon tie, or shoelace tie. Either way works and looks good. The balloon tie is not as playful so I did that on the blankets for men at first. I found I liked to tie them both ways on the blanket. The stretchy side is easier to tie balloon tie IMO.
The most difficult part of the blankets was choosing the fabric! It was fun to see them come together. My friend helped me and then made some for her family who are Steeler Fans. She said "they are so much fun I want to make more. I would make them if someone wanted to buy the fabric. It is so wonderful to watch them come together." I have to agree. To keep the cost down on her Steeler Blanket she used solid black on one side.
We have a bag of 5 inch squares that have been used to make everything from doll clothes to bean bags. They are the gift that keeps giving.
I wondered about making a single layer blanket for family in Fl. A friend showed me how to just cut 2 ends of the blanket. hmmm....the short ends of the rectangle fabric. You do not need to cut a square out of the corner first. Also you can tie them tighter, its ok if it bunches and pulls. That looks nice on the single layer.
I wish you lots of fun!
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My dh wants to set our thermostat to 55 at night to try to save money on our heating costs. I'm a little concerned about it being that cold for the kids. What do you all think?
When we were first married we lived in the church that hired my DH. They only had heat F-Sun so we had a kerosene heater to warm our rooms to 55. It was very cold. I slept with covers over my head ( i hate anything over my face) because it was just so cold for my nose. I also slept in thermal underware and sweats and I believe I eventually got an electric blanket to warm my bed before I got it. It can be done but I have to say>>>> 55 is pretty cold if you do not have to.
I know the Germans have sleep blankets for the kids...think a sleeping bag with shoulders to keep the blanket from sliding off the kids. I am making something like that for my youngest DD this year. She is complaining she is always cold and keeps kicking her blankets off.
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I made my grandmas a no sew blanket last year. I found directions on utube on how to tie the fleece together to make a cute blanket. Joanns has fleece on sale this weekend. The blankets are easy and quick to make. The no sew blankets use two types of fleece you tie together but you do not have to double them. If you use one layer of fleece you take the ends on the short side to cut tassels about 1 inch wide, then just tie them. It was a cute throw they were able to cover themselves with.
1 1/2 -2 yards works great.
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Total of four nights away from home. Camp is a couple of hours away. This is my 8yo, the camp is for 8-12yos.
What age did you first consider an overnight camp for your kids?
I think the wide age range would be my main concern. There is huge difference in life experience and world perspectives between 8 yr old and 12 yr old. I mean we are talking a bout elementary kids and middle school kids. Some 12 year olds may be in 8th grad while the 8 year old may be in 3rd grade. HUGE difference.
My kids have gone to church camp since 7 years old but the ages were close together. I considered who my kids were going with and as I prayed I was sensitive to any concern I had. I have only had one time that I just felt restless about a camp (we move so they have gone to church camps in 5 diff states). I just did not have a peace so they did not go to that one.
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One question I have-has anyone used an iPad 3g and a VOIP app to actually replace a phone, with a bluetooth headset? I have an android phone and an iPad right now, and since I'm carrying the iPad almost everywhere anyway, I'm really wondering if it would work to get a 3g iPad, pass down the wi-fi iPad for school use, and give up on having a separate cell phone/cell plan for me at all? The iPad data plans seem quite a bit cheaper than most cell contracts, and I really don't make many voice calls (and do most of my texting from the iPad at home anyway).
We went and looked at the ipad today and saw the ipad mini....oh my! I really like that size. Another customer in the store said they are releasing an ipad mini cellular....I think that means you can place calls?
Question...I have seen people take pictures on there iphone and email it to someone. Can the same thing be done on the ipad?
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I was just wondering it others are like me....I have a couple of comfort or fast food option meals that my family loves. I do not prepare these often but I would never brag to extended family or friends about it.
I thought is might be fun to share our confessions here:D
Last night I made hot dogs, mac n cheese, wolf chili, frito corn chips and slice and bake chocolate chip cookies. My family thought I was an angel! They were so happy and loved it! Not a menu I would post on FB :lol:
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Oh Thank you Panda....I can do it now
Umm.. hubby and I are both first borns. We are both easy going and don't fight. I'm not sure either one of us has ever raised our voice to each other.We are both first born children. My daddy said "well baby, there are going to be fireworks for sure. I might have to set my lawn chair out and watch the show. You are both strongwilled. It will never be boring baby that is for sure" !
I must say we have had some pretty amazing fireworks LOL and it has never been boring. It gets better the longer we are married.
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I like and encourage homemade play dough. I loathe the stuff you get at the store.
Christine
:iagree:Agree with Christine. I forbid the store bought kind but we loved the home made kind. Oh, the hours of fun they had....I could get dinner cooked when they were 2 and 3 because of it!
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I have both, neither of which I requested or really wanted.
I grew to love the heck out of my phone. I love being on the road and checking emails, using the map, having my music. "On the road" in the figurative sense, not the literal, I should probably specify ;) :D
I use the iPad for work because it's there (and because I go through airport security for work and it's easier to bring along than is my (preferred) laptop). I could live without it, and when I'm not traveling for work .. I do. I'm not into games or anything, so I use my iPad for reading longer emails and reading on the internet. And only because it's there. If it weren't, I'd do the same on my phone and be perfectly fine.
Many of the people I work with have gone from iPhones to standard cheapo phones alongside the iPad w/data plan. They're more into games and reading or watching videos on their iPads - so they like the bigger screen. So I'd say it depends on what you're likely to most use the appliance for.
Oh this is true....that is a problem I guess, I do not really know what they do so I have no idea what I would use them for....LOL I have heard about face time and that is appealing for seeing my niece and nephew. The rest I am not sure about. I was thinking of staying with my cheapo phone and going with the ipad.
Any reason not to get Ipad?
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for us, its a matter of intentionality.
we intentionally choose to believe that the other has our best interests at heart.
we intentionally choose to kiss one another hello and goodbye, every time.
we intentionally choose to spend time listening to one another. (and talking, too).
we intentionally share our innermost thoughts and feelings.
we intentionally value the other's opinions and interests, hopes and dreams, trials and tribulations.
after this many years, most of that is habit, and just "happens". but when the outside world intrudes, and we get anxious, we need to go back to being intentional. oh, and when we talk about money. ;)
we have unicorns and rainbows, most of the time. the habits/intentionality have provided the glue when we needed it most.
is that work? is it hard work? for some, yes. for others, no. for me, not so much, most of the time. but the past few weeks when work stress + election stress + money stress + health stress collided, i've been doing my duck imitation.... being calm on the surface and paddling like a crazy woman underneath.
fwiw,
ann
:iagree: This is awesome!!! I agree with being intentional. I especially love the kissing part :D
(guess I need to figure out how to quote multiple in one message)sry
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it means we put effort into our marriage. i disagree that it's easy. it's simple (i don't think there is a secret recipe or anything), but i think it doesn't come without trying. my husband and i are still deeply in love and happy because we put effort into keep our marriage a priority. we fight fair. we let things go. we compromise. we don't speak badly about each other to friends or family. we don't put ourselves in situations that could create temptation. we respect each other. laugh still. support one another's hobbies and such.
:iagree: OOO this too!!!
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I wouldn't say it. I'd say a bad marriage takes hard work, and a good marriage is pretty easy.
Bill
Up until a few years ago I would have said this :iagree:. However we hit a rough spot or what I will call a crazy storm...like a hurricane. In the midst of it we were batting down the hatches, feelings were raw, tempers short and we had to work at communicating, something that had always come easily for us. Life had thrown us some terrible situations and we had both grown/changed because of them....one of which included two 15 month times of invountary separation in 4 years. We had to work...we had to work to communicate when we wanted to climb in a hole and hide. We had to stick to it when the days dragged on and it seemed we would never cross the divide between us. We talked, clarified and talked some more for days in end it seemed. We anchored ourselves to each other and our faith and hung on believing the storm would pass...the hurricane would blow it's self out and we would be stronger because of it. Many times we would say "next year we will be stronger because of this time".
Building a strong marriage is like building anything else: it takes time....life gets in the way of time spent together.
I have a lovely plant I potted in some expensive soil, sat in the right amount of sun, watered it just right and it has grown big, strong and beautiful. >>>>I forgot to water it and last night it frosted here.....my neglect is showing in the pitiful looking plant.:001_huh:
My marriage will do the same. If I neglect doing the things that has grown my marriage it will show. What things? Spending time, touching, laughing, having fun together.....those are essential to a growing healthy marriage IMO.
Those things do not just happen on their own. In the hustle and bustle of life it is easy to neglect time together. Stressful times can steal the laughter which sure does not encourage fun or touching. That is what I would say about marriage requiring work. I must be intentional in growing my relationship in order for it to stay healthy. I must be intentional in making time to spend with my husband. I must intentionally work to keep communication open. I must intentionally tackle any miscommunication and work through the hurt feelings, betrayal and disappointment. (if your married long enough they will come). This is work. :tongue_smilie:Hard work at times.
However, Marriage is also joy!!! Joy!!! Joy!!! After 20 years I cannot imagine life without my husband. He is my best friend, confidant and lover. I trust and love him more today than I did when we first said our marriage vows. The times of struggle make the days of sunshine that much sweeter!:D
Marriage is work but it is work worth doing!:001_smile:
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So, my kid who has refused to read without a specific time limit and a timer, no matter how much she later says she liked the book, even a minute past the time given (and if no time given, won't at all), is sitting reading a book on the sofa well past the minimum time. :svengo:
What has achieved this miracle? Apparently, sending her to school. Because of the amazing reading program? Nope. The class is so boring she's learned the fine art of reading under her desk. :rolleyes: And the sustained reading (lately it's been an hour or so during class time) is apparently helping to get her into the story better (I could have told her that, but at home with all the electronic distractions - even if restricted - it was too hard a sell).
She's most likely coming home at the Christmas break, as I have to agree with her on the content level - actually rather shocked, as it's a very good school system (I think the other advanced kids must all be afterschooled, as I know starting in high school there are plenty of advanced kids, and it can't be from sitting through this...) But if this has finally gotten her reading for pleasure, it'll have been worth it...
:grouphug: Oh I wish there was a happy dance...I would put that and do the happy dance with you! That is great. So glad she is reading.
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Well, it's almost 1pm and I've had breakfast and a shower. Oh wait, I also wiped the table and swept the kitchen. I guess I better get myself in gear.
I'm going to shut the computer, set the timer, choose a podcast, zoom around the house like a maniac, and see what I can get done in 30 minutes.
Who's in? I'll report back when I'm done.
My first thought after reading your title was
"not read the forums" I think reading the forums can take up a huge part of the day. Sometimes I get so engrossed I am shocked to see an hour has passed in the last 5 minutes.:lol:
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I am asking for one for Christmas but I am not sure which one to get. I think the ipad can do almost everything the iphone does except make calls but reading the iphone thread it seems most people do not use it to make calls.
What is the main difference? If you have both which one would you choose?
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If you friend her use your privacy options to allow her to not see much. You can exempt her from getting your updates....she will be your friend but with no benefits : )
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Have you heard of FLYLADY? She is an online house cleaning guru...well she coaches on how to keep it clean in easy 15 min a day ideas.I know sometimes you must just dive in an tackle the area....a threat con clean up/out. After that is done though these have helped us keep it from getting bad again.:)
We have found 3 to be really helpful.
27 fling boogie - you grab a bag and find 27 things to throw away. That takes care of trash and can be done really quickly. Big pat on the back when its done.:auto:
Hot Spot Pick Up - identify those areas that things clutter or gather...on floor, dresser, bed, kitchen counter ...now run though house and make those areas straight or clean. DING time is up....did you beat the clock? Pat on the back :)
"Bless our home hour" - I just love the sound of that. It makes it feel better to know we are going to be blessing our home and ourselves as we clean. I try to keep it to 15 minute times..( (15 minutes in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom). 15 minutes a day everyday will eventually get any messy area in order. Another idea is only pull out what you can accomplish in an hour. Do that....pat on the back. You can always take it another hour at a time later. :)
I have found these ideas encourage me and help me celebrate accomplishments even when the accomplishment is not "perfect".:tongue_smilie:.
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you have gotten some good suggestions but I just want to let you know my experience with my dd. She used to be a huge slob with her room as in could not see the floor. Suddenly one day when she was about 15 she totally cleaned out her room, tons of trash bags were used and now it is 2 years later and she still keeps her room spotless. In fact, yesterday she tossed out some extra stuff that she no longer wanted. I never thought that her room would be so clean for 2 years running. So there may be hope in the future with your dd and her room.
:iagree: My sons room at 12 was terrible but now he is very neat, his sister was neat at 12 and now it quite a bit messy. When it gets really bad I help them. If they complain about helping I offer to do it for them......when they see the pile of garbage bags and my way of doing it for them, helping seems like a great idea. I have also given them a certain amount of time to get it cleaned up after which time I come in with garbage bags. I have only had to do that once with each child. Now when I say clean it up and whatever you leave is mine they get busy. It is amazing what mom found under beds and such when they thought they had gotten all their treasures picked up.
I reserve the right to not throw things away....such as jackets and tennis shoes or a prized stuffed animal they did not realize brother had in his room that was being given the ultimatum....although she thought I had thrown it away for months.
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I thought grey was British and gray was American.
:iagree: Spelling Power had both words last unit so we had to look it up.
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I overlap tylenol and motrin when they are really sick. It has been over 5 hours since the tylenol dose...you could give them more of that but wait on more motrin.
Edit : just my humble opinion. I am not in the medical profession at all.
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Curious what "broken window theory" is?