MercyA
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I love this so much. 💕
One of my favorite childhood books was basically the same story, only with a pancake as the main character! I love picture books and preschoolers and and all the fun activities that go along with them.
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20 hours ago, Spryte said:
I’m not sure this will help with weight loss effects, but a year ago or maybe closer to 18 mos ago, I felt that my face skin was showing its age. I talked to the derm and started using tretinoin at night and Vit C serum in the am. I added a really inexpensive collagen cream for moisturizing, something for rosacea, and switched the few makeup products that I use to something more moisturizing. It’s been a pretty dramatic change, I can really see a difference.
Do you use tretinoin over your whole face? Around your eyes?
DD switched to a different strength for her acne and I'm tempted to try her leftover low concentration cream for my wrinkles and age spots.
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Lots of swimming at the public pool in the summer. Plenty of playing outside after school and during vacation. Occasional bicycle riding, roller skating, jump roping.
We had PE in school but I didn't enjoy it at all.
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Age 11, 1985. Middle class single income family.
Breakfast: dry cereal, milk, orange or grape juice
Lunch at school: either a school lunch (sandwich/pizza/main dish, canned fruit, canned or jarred vegetables, pudding/cookie/ice cream, milk) OR a sack lunch (peanut butter sandwich, apple, chips, cookies, milk)
Snack: cookies or ice cream with juice or milk
Dinner: homemade casserole/pork chops/meatloaf, homemade muffins or sliced store-bought bread, plain cooked vegetables and/or potatoes, applesauce/raw carrots/tossed salad, cookies or sometimes a special homemade dessert
Snack: bowl of dry cereal with milk
Ate out perhaps once a month at Arby's or Ponderosa Steakhouse. Went to A&W Restaurant for fries or a sweet roll and a soft drink on Friday afternoons to celebrate the weekend. 🙂
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@Dmmetler Oh! But there are different calendars--purple, yellow, pink, and green (Disney) and they all look to contain different things!
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13 minutes ago, Dmmetler said:
Does anyone know if the Mini Brands advent calendars are different from box to box? Walgreens has the toy one at 80% off. I bought one, and am trying to decide if I should go back and get more.
From an Amazon review: "My only complaint is that it shows pictures of everything that is in the calendar, so you know what you’re going to be getting."
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I switched to Tide powder so at least I'm not using as much plastic. Haven't tried the sheets.
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I'm glad I have OCD so that I can understand others who have similar disorders. Mental illness is NOT a matter of lack of willpower / lack of faith / lack of character / lack of essential oils. 😉
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Thanks so much, all! We don't know when her birth certificate was filed. We'll find out, and if we find that a corrected copy of her birth certificate won't help matters, we'll use the info in Amira's link and go from there.
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A older relative was born into an Amish family and remained Amish into early adulthood. She was not in possession of a birth certificate until fairly recently. A year or two ago, she drove to the city of her birth and obtained an official birth certificate there.
This original birth certificate was mailed in with her passport application a few weeks ago. This is the response received:
"The evidence of U.S. citizenship or nationality you submitted is not acceptable for passport purposes for the following reason(s):
The certificate does not show the date your birth was filed."
My relative very much needs her passport for a long-anticipated vacation.
Does anyone know what our next steps should be?
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One of my dogs had severe food and environmental allergies. He chewed on his paws continually and had yeast and bacterial infections all over his body, poor thing.
It helped tremendously to have blood testing done and then do desensitization shots. He was allergic to dust mites and several kinds of grasses, as I recall. It's pretty much impossible to avoid dust mites and grass!
The blood testing also told us which foods he was (likely) allergic to, and he was greatly helped by never, ever having those particular foods. It's been a long time ago now, but I think he was allergic to most standard sources of protein (beef, chicken, etc.) as well as corn.
If I had it to do over, I'd do the blood testing right away. Diet trials are long, difficult, and hard to correctly analyze when the dog also has environmental allergies.
We didn't do skin testing because of the severity of my dog's allergic reactions. The derm thought it would be very hard on him.
Washing paws after coming inside from the outdoors helped, as did frequent baths and frequent washing of bedding.
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I'm so sorry, Jann.
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Make sure you're specific about what types of scrap materials you want. Is it just for arts and crafts, or are you going to include things like building or woodworking supplies? If I saw an advertisement for a "scrap exchange" (without other details/context) I'm not sure I'd know what you meant.
Definitely do the "departments" on different tables. It will look better and be much easier for people to find what they're looking for. Beading/jewelry supplies, yarn, fabric, paints, wood scraps, etc.
I love this idea! Good for the neighborhood, good for the earth.
If it were me, I wouldn't bother with the make it and take it Valentines. I would figure I had enough to do with the exchange, and if I were coming, I'd be interested in the supplies rather than making something right then.
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On 3/4/2023 at 8:15 AM, MercyA said:
Okay, I feel dumb. 🙂 I discovered that Wet Brush actually makes a folding brush and I'm going to give it a try.
I also found this one that comes with a travel case, in case anyone else is looking.
Thanks, all!
Just in case anyone is wondering, I didn't care for the Wet Brush folding brush. As I recall, it kept collapsing when I tried to brush my hair with it.
The one with the travel case ended up being too big for my purse!
I still am using squished mini Wet Brushes with only half their bristles intact. 😞 1st world problems!
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Hugs, Terabith.
Our standards here are 7-Up or Sprite (not diet; you want the sugar) and saltines. Sip slowly and eat tiny bits (but only if you feel like it). Ginger ale is great for upset tummies but ginger can worsen diarrhea if that's a problem. Eventually we move onto toast, broths, and noodle soups.
Hope you feel better soon. 💐
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If it's going to be your center, I think it needs a resident ghost!
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What a wonderful form of play. ❤️
My parents use very deep bookshelves with doors to store the many pieces of their vintage Little People town. It works very well.
I'm okay with a play area in which the buildings and rooms stay set up, as long as it's kept fairly neat with extra accessories put away.
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21 minutes ago, DawnM said:
Just give me permission to get rid of whatever I decide to get rid of.
DO IT.
Your space, time, and energy are all worth more than stuff.
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22 minutes ago, DawnM said:
Anyone want to come over and help me? 🤪
Wish I could! I LOVE cleaning out other people's stuff. My own, not as much. 🙂
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@fraidycat, if you would like a Darla, I'd be happy to exchange! If not, no worries. I will keep an eye out on eBay. 🙂
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13 minutes ago, Dmmetler said:
I don't have anyone at the right age, either, but that's not stopping me from playing 🙂
If you were close to Indiana / Illinois, DD and I would love to go to doll and miniature shows with you. 🙂
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I was an idiot and refused her help. Untreated OCD, lack of sleep, lack of experience. Wish I could do that over again!