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good question...I've only baked pumpkin pies 2 days in advance and they were fine. I do know, however, that you cannot freeze pumpkin pies and expect them to come out looking nice.
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Secondly {taking a deep breath here and channeling my high school days}, I remember that term being used to refer to a particular part of the male anatomy, and also sometimes being used as a derogatory term to refer to someone as being the same thing. Clear as mud? Would be the same as...um...d*ck. {cringing and running away now...} :leaving:
Yup...to me it has always meant the above. Perhaps it is regional? I grew up on the West Coast, primarily in the Pacific NW.
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What I would want is probably very different from what a new homeschooler would want, if that makes sense. I've been homeschooling for 13 years, so I'm looking for companionship from other moms and events where my kids can just .. hang out.
So I have no interest in co-ops, although my boys do take art classes in our local homeschool co-op, simply because they're taught by a professional artist and I draw stick figures. :D
We don't do field trips either, unless it's something really special or extraordinary (for instance, our homeschool group was able to organize a field trip to the FBI Academy, which isn't open to the public. That sort of opportunity is what I would be looking for as far as field trips go. If we can just go somewhere as a family, we prefer to do that.)
The group I belonged to when we lived in Maryland had a Mom's Night Out, which was awesome!!! Once a month, the moms (and we had a few dads, too!) would get together at a local restaurant and eat appetizers and desserts and just talk. We tried to meet some place that wasn't crowded, so we didn't feel that we were rushed, and where the food was relatively inexpensive, so that all moms (and dads) could come and enjoy the evening without spending a fortune. We often wound up at Denny's because they're always open and you could have an entire meal with endless cups of coffee for under $10.
I would want a group that is open to all homeschoolers, no matter their religion or lack thereof, but that's what *I* would be looking for. I wouldn't join a homeschool group with a statement of faith or anything of that nature...and never have.
:iagree: I'm new at homeschooling, and this is what I'm looking for as well.
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here are a couple of interesting links about mammorgaphy that you may want to read to help in your decision making process:
http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/AccuracyofMammograms.html
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SPC/content/SPC_1_Mammogram_Controversy_Explainer_October_2002.asp
If you do decide to get a mammogram, here is some advice:
Get the best quality you can. If you have dense breasts or are under age 50, try to get a digital mammogram.
- Bring your old mammogram films with you for comparison.
- Have more than one radiologist read your study.
- Ask if your center has CAD—computer aided detection—which calls the radiologist's attention to any possible areas of concern.
- Make sure the doctor who referred you for the mammogram includes an explicit note when ordering the study (providing clinical correlations—e.g. "palpable mass in the upper outer quadrant, rule out abnormality").
- Correlate your results with other tests you've had done, like ultrasound or MRI.
- Discuss your family history of breast and other cancers—from both your mother's AND father's side—with your doctor.
The above was found at the following website, which has a lot more helpful information
- Bring your old mammogram films with you for comparison.
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Wow! What an awesome accomplishment. I'm glad you shared. What did you do to train?
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My kids didn't like aquadoodle either.
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I'm sorry for your son's loss. It's never easy to lose a pet, no matter how small.
astrid
:iagree: I'm sorry for your dd's loss.
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welcome springmama. I also love to procrastinate!
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That was SO funny! Very well done. It looks like you belong to a great group.
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Well, there you have it then! You have a valid reason to leave the bed right where it is! Can you rearrange anything else to achieve what you want?
Chelle
Probably, because what I really want is change.
Dh teases me because I never leave things in one place too long. He likes things to remain the same, I like to change. My compromise to him all these years is the bed has remained in the same spot...his compromise to me was to buy me all new pulls for the kitchen so things would be different. maybe I'll buy some paint.
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We have open sides. I'd feel claustrophobic sleeping by the wall! Also, dh gets up at 4:45 A.M. and there's no way I'd want him crawling over me if he was by the wall.
Chelle
the wall makes me feel safe. I know I cant fall out.
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the Dairy Queen near us shut down...the one in the next town over does have the choc. soft serve.
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Is your bed against the wall or do you have two open sides? If it is against the wall, who has to sleep by the wall? Our bed has always been near the wall and I always have "wall duty" I'm thinking of rearranging the furniture, but don't know how I'd like not having the wall.
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we like times tables the fun way music cd. the tunes are cute & catchy. Also Schoolhouse Rock.
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When I go through the list of family members in my head and check them off one by one, the only ones who may be shocked would be my in-laws, because even after all these years, they don't really know me. It is primarily because conversation with them is all ebb and no flow (or is it all flow and no ebb?), whatever way it is, I can't get a word in edgwise with them.
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Louis Sachar — Wayside School Book Series
I don't know if those qualify for "twaddle" or not, but they're very easy to read, funny & use a lot of "play on words" My ds8 got through them very quickly, and actually laughed out loud while reading them. I think developing a sense of humor is important, so I'm not sure I'd classify them as what I think twaddle is.
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You get a prize for using my all-time favorite word: discombobulated :D
Love the meaning, love the way it sounds rolling off my lips, love to see it in print. Thank you!
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I don't think its tacky, but I so love getting cards in the mail and I even like the newsletters that make everyone's lives seem better than they are. I have an area of my wall dedicated to taping up the cards (which, I admit, may be tacky).
since my dh is x-mil and I'm halfway across the country from my family of origin, our family & friends are scattered far & wide, so I can feel your pain about the cost involved. I also take the time to sign each of my cards personally, and add a little personal note to 99% of them....it is a big investment of time and money, but I look at as a small price to pay to keep in touch with people who are or at one time were important to us.
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Here's a link from the American Diabetes Assoc about how to prevent or delay diabetes
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We aren't debating that. You asked for a model of our faith. We gave it to you.
no, actually, i asked about a couple of specific qualities/items within a model of faith. but thank you for this post, because my purpose is not to debate.
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i loved everything he did. genius.
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Beansprouts is right....our standard is not people's behavior, but what God says is right.
If you want to know the truth, study the truth. When agents are training to identify counterfeit money, they only study real money. They don't study counterfeit bills. This way, they are able to identify false bills because they know everything about the real money. There is no need for them to know about counterfeit money.
If you are struggling, which it sounds like you may be, I encourage you to study The Truth first. Become grounded in The Word. If you believe in One True God, your answers about anything else will not come from people who don't believe. (This is coming across as snarky and know-it-all-ish, but it's not intended to, I promise!)
Aggie
that is the "Truth" according to you, right?
eta: my belief in the one true god may not line up with your "One True God"
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We loved them all, but we are weird.
Jenny - that's what I was gonna say!:tongue_smilie:
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To answer the last question first.....no, the end does not justify the means. One cannot commit a moral evil inorder to attain a moral good.
As far as sin.....not a fundamentalist answer. But here is a Catholic answer:
Wow...thank you. I was raised catholic but had forgotton most of this (or maybe wasn't taught it...i think the last time i was sent to catholic church was early elementary school). very thought provoking. thank you.
Christmas Trees and Toddlers
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When my kids were toddlers I didn't decorate the bottom branches of the tree. It looked fine as long as I tipped my head up at a certain angle and I didn't have to worry about cut fingers/toes from broken ornaments. I had a friend who bought a gate/fence thing and put it up around her tree.