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My oldest dd is Cecily, which is quite uncommon.
My youngest dd's middle name is Beatrix, LOL. I guess we have good taste in names.
I love Charlotte and Josephine.
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What happens after the "mail by" date? It's my 1st request, so I'm not sure if I've got bad luck, or if I'm reading it wrong.
The request has the date requested, the date to be mailed by, & the date the wrapper was printed. The last 2 were yesterday.
To me, that looks like the person is late such that she won't get her points for sending me the books, which makes me wonder--will she still bother? And if so, why? I mean...I'd feel bad for her to send a book & get nothing for it, kwim?
I've been having a string of bad luck lately with paperbackswap. Four or five books that I requested were canceled. Most of the time, I got an email from PBS saying that they had not received any confirmation from the requested member and they were canceling the order. Once I got a message from the member saying they couldn't find the book and had to cancel. I'd wait a day or so and see if you get an email from PBS. In my transaction archive there was a listing of the book I had requested and a box to check whether I received the book or not (in case the member did mail it but didn't check that they had). So if you do end up receiving the book, go to your transaction archive and check that you got it.
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I have no helpful advice, but I wouldn't mind kicking your DH's butt around the block a few times.:glare:
I am so sorry this is happening. You and your children are in my prayers.:grouphug:
:iagree: You summed up my thoughts perfectly.
:grouphug: for you, Tess.
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Here's an article that presents the other side of the story. Not trying to be argumentative, I just think it's wise to consider all the evidence. I'm not convinced that microwave ovens are harmful.
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We don't eat a lot of meat. Usually chicken, pork, and salmon once a week, and beef once a month. The kids also eat some meat for their lunches - uncured hot dogs, chicken taquitos or chicken tamales from Trader Joe's. We have a lot of vegetarian meals, though.
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You forgot fora vs. forums :D
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She's absolutely beautiful. Such a pretty name too. Congratulations!!
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I thoroughly enjoy their Sister Agatha mysteries. Going to try one of their Ella Clah Novels soon. I've been getting them at the used book store. May have to break down and actually buy new from amazon. :)
I picked it up on a whim at the library, and enjoyed it quite a bit. I just requested another one -luckily our library has most of them. The Ella Clah ones look good too.
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That story is awful on so many levels. The poor girl, how sad. I know this kind of stuff (the victim's family blaming the victim) happens in other countries, I just didn't expect to hear about it in the U.S., especially when this child is so young. How anybody could fathom that she could be responsible.. Praying that all involved, particularly the little girl, gets the help they need.
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Praying. What a beautiful family.
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Another vote for generic. The party sounds like it will be a lot of fun, and the plates and stuff will be secondary.Let the kids use stickers and markers to jazz stuff up, if you want.
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This week went by quickly!
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 (still reading, this is turning out to be not as interesting as I thought it would be).
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 (just about finished, it was a good read, I'll be looking for others in the series)
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So dd12 has been making some comments lately that she isn't happy with her eyebrows. They are rather thick, but not "unibrow" or anything. They could stand to be neatened up, I guess.
Those of you with hairy dd's, when did they start to tweeze? Or do they wax? I've waxed my brows, and honestly, I find it far superior to tweezing.
I"m not sure whether to continue to ingnore her comments, or respond with an, 'Oh, they're fine; really! You look lovely!" as I have been, or to say, "Okay, want to do something about it?" She's not really concerned with body image or her appearance so for her to say something about her brows means to me that she must be uncomfortable with the way they look.
So....when did you cross this bridge? And by what method?
Thanks for any advice!
Astrid
We haven't gotten there quite yet, but it's looming on the horizon. DD9 inherited that particular trait from her father's side of the family :tongue_smilie: - that lovely unibrow look. It's not too terrible at this point, and she's not self-conscious of it yet, but at some point it will have to be taken care of. It probably won't be for a couple more years, and then I'll see how she feels about waxing. I think tweezing is way more painful, so I'm hoping an occasional wax will do the trick.
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Yep! I love Rod & Staff's customer service!
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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 (still reading, this is turning out to be not as interesting as I thought it would be).
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 (just started this one, it's OK so far)
52. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman (good summer reading)
53. Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair by Matthew Hart (I read this one a few weeks ago but forgot to add it to the list)
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My ds would love this! It's one of his friends who would be involved.
N has had school issues (for one thing he will sit there and simply not do his work!), is very lightly special needs and will homeschool for the first time this fall. So I'd be his teacher on Mondays. L is in 1/2 day K at the private school my kids went to when they were in a B&M school. So is C for that matter. Back to the carpool line. :001_huh: H is the husband.
This is a family we've been friends with- it's kind of an on again off again thing.
So what would you do? Getting work out of either boy may be an issue.
I think it could work. I am babysitting another little girl this summer, three days a week, and so far it has been great. The extra money has been good for me, my kids love having her here, her parents are thrilled that she's not in daycare, and everyone gets along well. We aren't trying to do schoolwork, though, so that is different than your situation. I'd still try it, though. You may just have to be creative in getting them to do their work. You could break up their seatwork with reading aloud, watching educational videos, getting some exercise outside, doing some crafts or hands-on activities.
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Oww! That sounds painful! Hope you heal quickly.
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We have an annual pass to the zoo - so much cheaper than paying per visit. We also have a pass to the Discovery Museum (Sacto), which lets us into the Explorit Museum (Davis) for free.
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Yay! So glad you made it there safe and sound. I loved reading about your experiences thus far, and the pictures are wonderful as well. What an exciting journey for you. I'm happy that you've got internet and can keep us all up to date!
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Dinah is my absolute favorite.
Other names I like:
Rachel
Leah
Tabitha
Martha (this is my confirmation name - love it)
Adah
Mehitabel
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I'm reading Seven-Day Magic with dd9, and The Red Fairy Book with dd6.
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I buy Method shampoo, body wash, and bubble bath for the kids. I also buy their dishwashing tablets. Other brands of cleaners I use are Mrs. Meyer's and J.R. Watkins. I do the vinegar and water for window and mirror cleaning.
I love Bronner's liquid soap - I use it for body wash. For skin care, I like Terressentials - all organic, food grade ingredients. I use some Burt's Bees cosmetics. For deodorant, I use Weleda sage deodorant spray - it works really well. For sunscreen, we use Green Screen by Kabana.
Sometimes I just have to go with whatever has the fewest chemicals in their ingredient list, like Barbasol shaving cream and Old Spice body wash for dh.
I haven't tried any eco-friendly laundry detergents yet - I'm a little leary. I did use the homemade detergent for a while but it was awful, so I'm back to Tide and Dreft. I'm pondering trying something different though.
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:lol: Oh, that is too funny! Thanks for the laugh!
Unpasteurized whole milk - safe?
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