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That was hilarious!
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Pregnancy is a whole other ballgame. You NEED to take care of yourself. I give you permission to spend time with the people who nurture you and support you. Have your hubby run interference and let the energy vampires know that you are maxed out and unavailable right now. :grouphug:
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I know one of my friends always ate pancakes & syrup for her glucose tests, but it was a long time ago so I don't remember the details. Maybe that would be an alternative for you.
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Yay! Congrats! I'm very happy for you!
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Poor baby! How awful! I will be praying for her.
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Ours runs $35-40/month for the 6 of us. We don't do any outside watering at all. We switched from flat rate to metered about 9 months ago, and our water bill actually went down a tad, but the rates are set to go up soon (of course!), so we're looking at an increase.
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Congratulations on 25 years! :party:
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I didn't vote, since I didn't graduate from an all-girls school. I went to one for my junior year of high school and I enjoyed it a lot. There were a bunch of nice girls there and some good teachers. I didn't mind the uniforms either.
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:lol: So funny! (and smart too!)
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Some of those books :thumbdown:
I've read 45 of them.
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I'm sorry. :grouphug: That hurts my heart to read about. Honestly, I used to be just about that bad with my boys when they were little. Thank goodness I woke up and did a 180. I'm sure she feels terrible. Can you give her a hand or offer to listen to her? Also, maybe you can point her to the Gentle Christian Mothers website. I've found it to be immensely helpful.
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Woo-hoo! :hurray:
I didn't think the GRE was difficult. Hope you do well!
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Wow, that is beautiful, and so lifelike. She has a lot of talent.
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Recent reads bolded:
1. Nine Days a Queen
2. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist
3. Driving Over Lemons
4. Father Arseny: A Cloud of Witnesses
5. Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
6. Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the way we cooked
7. Vanity Fair
8. Spiritual Counsels of Father John of Kronstadt
9. Les Miserables
10. Macy's, Gimbels and Me by Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
11. The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop
12. The Scarlet Letter
13. Our Hearts' True Home, Virginia Nieuwsma, ed.
14. Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony M. Coniaris
15. Model Behavior by Jay McInerny
16. Readings in Christianity, compiled by Robert E. Van Voorst
17. Married to a Catholic Priest by Mary Vincent Dally
18. Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Robert B. Cialdini
19. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
20. Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration by various authors
21. Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing by Arthur Woodward
22. Baghdad-by-the-Bay by Herb Caen
23. Encore Provence by Peter Mayle
24. Finding My Way by Borghild Dahl
25. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
26. The Suez Canal by Gail Stewart
27. Unseen Warfare - classical spiritual work
28. A Concise History of Bolivia by Herbert Klein (put this one on hold for the time being)
29. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
30. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
31. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
32. New Mexico: A History of Four Centuries by Warren Beck
33. Emma by Jane Austen
34. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
35. Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman
36. Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner
37. Homeschooler's College Admissions Handbook by Cafi Cohen
38. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
39. Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart
40. The Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart
41. Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss
42. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
43. The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
44. Lost Horizon by James Hilton
45. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
46. Five Thousand Years of Glass, ed. Hugh Tait
47. Poems of Home and Travel by Bayard Taylor
48. Highway 99, A Literary Journey through California's Central Valley, various authors (gave up on this for now, may try it again later)
49. Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare
50. Inn of the Sixth Happiness by Alan Burgess
51. Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel (still reading this one, it has a lot of good points)
52. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman
53. Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair by Matthew Hart
54. False Witness by Aimee and David Thurlo
54. Prodigal Nun by Aimee and David Thurlo
55. Orthodox Iconography by Constantine Cavarnos
56. Three Aces, A Nero Wolfe Omnibus by Rex Stout
57. The Triple Bind by Steven Hinshaw
58. Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
59. Deadly Persuasion by Jean Kilbourne
60. Felicia Cartright and the Sad-Eyed Girl by Bernard Palmer
61. The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine
62. 1000 Artist Trading Cards, Patricia Bolton, ed.
63. The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn
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That is too funny. Now I'm reminded why I have a full-size van.
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Great job! Can you send her over here? ;)
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You beat me to it! :D
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Sacramento is a bit under half a million according to wikipedia.
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A sign language curriculum that the whole family can use?
DH wants in too :001_smile:
Any ideas? I don't even know where to start: kids are 4, 8, 10, and 12.
~Angela
I love the Say It With Sign series by Lawrence and Sharon Solow. It's an older production but very well done.
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366 Delicious Ways to Cook Rice, Beans, and Grains. by Andrea Chesman Everything we've tried is pretty quick, easy, and flavorful. I really like the cowboy and cornbread recipe.
Oh, this looks good! I just requested it from the library. Thanks!
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Wow, thanks! I just grabbed two scrumptious recipes.
They do have some really good recipes. The warm orzo and spinach salad (one of the winner recipes) is yummy.
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There are some studies which say that Nizoral shampoo is supposed to be effective in slowing/stopping hair loss. It's a little more expensive than regular shampoo but a lot cheaper than Rogaine, and you only have to use it a couple of times a week. It might be worth a try. You can buy it at Target, it's near the other dandruff shampoos.
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I've tried several recipes from this website (Mediterranean recipes) and they've been very good. I've also made lots of recipes from Penzey's magazines/catalogs and they've all been very tasty.
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we are in the middle of The Secret Garden and Huckleberry Finn
I'm reading The Secret Garden right now with dd9. We are almost finished, then we will read A Little Princess.
I'm reading At The Little White Cabin with dd6, and The Children of Green Knowe with the boys.
Book A Week in 2009 * Week 34 Book 35 *
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Whale watching - how cool! Sounds like a neat adventure.
My updated list---
Recent reads bolded:
1. Nine Days a Queen
2. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist
3. Driving Over Lemons
4. Father Arseny: A Cloud of Witnesses
5. Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
6. Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the way we cooked
7. Vanity Fair
8. Spiritual Counsels of Father John of Kronstadt
9. Les Miserables
10. Macy's, Gimbels and Me by Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
11. The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop
12. The Scarlet Letter
13. Our Hearts' True Home, Virginia Nieuwsma, ed.
14. Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony M. Coniaris
15. Model Behavior by Jay McInerny
16. Readings in Christianity, compiled by Robert E. Van Voorst
17. Married to a Catholic Priest by Mary Vincent Dally
18. Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Robert B. Cialdini
19. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
20. Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration by various authors
21. Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing by Arthur Woodward
22. Baghdad-by-the-Bay by Herb Caen
23. Encore Provence by Peter Mayle
24. Finding My Way by Borghild Dahl
25. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
26. The Suez Canal by Gail Stewart
27. Unseen Warfare - classical spiritual work
28. A Concise History of Bolivia by Herbert Klein (put this one on hold for the time being)
29. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
30. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
31. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
32. New Mexico: A History of Four Centuries by Warren Beck
33. Emma by Jane Austen
34. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
35. Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman
36. Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner
37. Homeschooler's College Admissions Handbook by Cafi Cohen
38. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
39. Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart
40. The Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart
41. Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss
42. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
43. The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
44. Lost Horizon by James Hilton
45. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
46. Five Thousand Years of Glass, ed. Hugh Tait
47. Poems of Home and Travel by Bayard Taylor
48. Highway 99, A Literary Journey through California's Central Valley, various authors (gave up on this for now, may try it again later)
49. Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare
50. Inn of the Sixth Happiness by Alan Burgess
51. Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel (still reading this one, it has a lot of good points)
52. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman
53. Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair by Matthew Hart
54. False Witness by Aimee and David Thurlo
54. Prodigal Nun by Aimee and David Thurlo
55. Orthodox Iconography by Constantine Cavarnos
56. Three Aces, A Nero Wolfe Omnibus by Rex Stout
57. The Triple Bind by Steven Hinshaw
58. Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
59. Deadly Persuasion by Jean Kilbourne
60. Felicia Cartright and the Sad-Eyed Girl by Bernard Palmer
61. The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine
62. 1000 Artist Trading Cards, Patricia Bolton, ed.
63. The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn
64. Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety by Judith Warner
65. Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin
66. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
67. New Selected Poems by Stevie Smith
68. Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett