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FYI - buy it now - you can return it later if you don't want to put it up now.. Costco has a great return policy
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Another vote to pack a fun meal for the hotel room. Since you are driving, you will have the space. Many hotels have microwaves in a common area, too.
If you have a great thermos or two - make "White Christmas Chili" some sandwiches on great bread and a decadent dessert. Or some fun appetizers and finger sandwiches.
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We hired a kids from our church youth group. What worked best was to make an assembly line to move boxes quickly from point A to point B. We avoided injury this way and it made it a bit more fun.
For the attic have one person in the attic, one agile person on the ladder, and then a sting of folks to get it downstairs. Then when the attic is emptied, move the pile to the moving truck.
and lots of food - I kept a bowl of wrapped snacks out and two coolers of drinks out throughout the day.
good luck!😊
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Since you are asking... I would keep the high paying job with flexibility.
Find something outside of work to give you the 'good' vibes.
Plan a great family vacation and enjoy some of your money and make great memories.
(and you said you have a kid graduating in two years, that extra money and flex time will come in handy 🙂)
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Do you like smoothies?
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On 9/18/2023 at 9:27 PM, ktgrok said:
Found this....seems like the amounts have gotten crazy just recently. https://www.ericandrewsrealtor.com/north-carolina-sellers-beware-of-too-much-due-diligence-money-in-real-estate-transactions/
YES - we bought a house in 2019 - Due Diligence was $1000, when we bought a much smaller and less expensive property the dd was $10,000.
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Rod and Staff fifth grade is my favorite grammar book. You already own it so just use it.
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I had a student with chronic lice once. She was only one of two white girls in my class. The other girl got lice just twice. (My other studeents typically wore their hair in braids). I think the music teacher got lice from her, too.
I was pregnant at the time and really did not want lice. I kept my hair in a ponytail and sadly avoided hugging her. We isloated her coat and backpack.(if you only have a few students this is not too hard; I had 32 students; she left her coat in the halllway and I put it in rubber bin when the kids weren't looking - but I am sure they all knew what was going on) I also made sure she did not sit next to the other girl with long unbraided hair. I removed all soft pillows etc... I had beanbag chairs with that plastic -y coating. It was not a big deal; I was always changing things up anyways.
After the third or fourth time, we got the social worker involved. Grandma came to school and was educated. The litle girl started wearing braids and looked like she had greasy hair (which lice don't like), so I think Grandma was putting sometthing in it. She still had lice on and off for the year, but the social worker always dealt with and got her the shampoo and stuff. And a letter always went out to the whole class each time she had it.
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I am going to suggest that you need (deserve) more than one good bra.
Have you looked into a capsule wardrobe?
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What if any is your obligation to your realtor for buying a home? Can you start with a new buyer's agent?
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Assuming they checked for UTI?
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40 minutes ago, Shelydon said:
I think instead of offering a low-cost class, you could offer a scholarship to one or two families. Make sure the scholarships have stipulations like attendance and drop the scholarship to families if they do not comply
I was going to suggest this.
I used to offer low cost classes or free classes. It wasn't until I started charging more that people took it seriously. If anyone ever stated that they could not afford it, they got a scholarship but in exchange for some basic volunteer thing like arrive five minutes early to help at drop off time.
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I would make a menu for her with the meal for each day and plan for leftovers. Do they eat their big meal at noon? Are they on their own for dinner, then?
Pasta with frozen veggies and grilled chicken.
Rice and veggies and chicken stir fry.
Egg white omlette with veggies
Turkey kielbasa and gnochhi (look at the fat content there.. not sure as I eat gluten free) and onions stirred in a pan
Baked potatoes topped with turkey chili
Roasted turkey breast with veggies
Sweet potatoes hash with turkey sausage (I like the breakfast sausage for this)
Rotisserie chicken breast, oven roasted potatoes (a little olive oil goes a long way) and veggies
lots of salads..
lots of soups...
oatmeal with skim milk and protein powder with lots of fruit
most breakfast cereals
Smoothie with spinach, frozen fruit, and proten powder
Some sandwiches - look for low fat breads or pita, turkey or chicken with lettuce and no or low fat chesse use 1/2 slice, pickles, pretzels on the side.
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I teach at a hybrid. Students must learn how to check and complete an error analysis of their work.
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Can't compare the two, but we are doing a cruise to Alaska with a lot folks (friends who invited friends kind of thing)... we are working with a travel agent, which I have never done before, but it is very helpful.
Also when comparing - remember to price out excursions. I know some river cruise include excursions.
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8 hours ago, Janeway said:
I got a referral to an OT over a year ago and have been on waitlists ever since. These waitlists can take years. And we already do the exercises. AND I already contacted the public school about maybe allowing services. They would just give a keyboard. That feels like a copout but wondering if there comes a point where I should allow it.
Oh man! I am so sorry.
Let him use a keyboard while you wait.
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You might want to talk to your pediatrician about a referral to OT.
In the meantime, look up and do some a activities from here: https://www.theottoolbox.com/handwriting-warm-up-exercises-for/
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3 hours ago, cintinative said:
Does DO's geometry actually use the text? Because most of his other math classes have their own text "Based on" some original text, but there could be differences.
If the class doesn't use the text, I would take a look at this portion in the original Jacob's text (you can use archive.org for this) and see how it is presented there.
We used Jurgenson's and I don't remember if logic was covered or not. If it was, we didn't do it, I don't think.
You could change the title of this thread to Jacobs Geometry and Logic and perhaps that would get more informed opinions than mine. 😃
DO uses the textbook - he hands out in his in-person classes. There are assignments in the textbook.
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If he is used to presents on Christmas morning, having none would be disappointing.
You could wrap up clues of your destination or wrap up travel essentials that he might need on the trip.
We used to reveal our family trip for Christmas - one year I wrapped up every puzzle piece from a United States puzzle except for the state where we were going. I have done a scavenger hunt. I wrapped up all the letters for the town and then they had to figure it out. I did an escape the room with a Christmas theme. When they were little and we had a Disney trip planned, I was able to get them Disney 'stuff' at thrift stores or at a deep discount at the Disney store. I put that in a box with a countdown calendar for them. You have plenty of time to plan something fun!
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Not a foster parent, but a lover of children's books... if you have the space, keep them.
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Aunt Betty spaghetti - her spaghetti was super sticky and starchy - I thought it was a different type.. (it was not - just sticky).
Aunt Libby's yellow rice - just white rice with lots of squeeze 'butter'
More seriously - my mom's chocolate cake, granny's chocolate eclair; nana's banana pudding
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It was a gift; she does not need to give it back. (an engagement ring or heirloom jewelry - give it back)
I would not wear it for awhile if ever again. I understand how some people might confuse the like for an object with the emotions for who gave it to you. For some folks it is just not as simple as pretty necklace.
My ex-boyfriend gave me a ring; we broke up, and I never wore it again (never liked the ring that much anyways). My dd found it in my jewlery box - she loved it so it is hers now.
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I have developed a nice intro to lit analysis approach for middle school kids in my grammar/composition class.
We start with a poem and write a 1 paragraph essay. Then we move on to children's book and write a five-paragraph essay; I model and find all the evidence with the kids. We finish with "The Snow Queen" and write another five-paragraph essay.
I also teach a literature class for middle school where we work on lit analyis all year. Slow and steady with lots of help and grace as most kids want to summarize and not analyze. It takes a lot of practice. It also helps for kids to read literary analysis essays and talk about the 'rules' and format.
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Fight it then. Hiring the lawyer sounds like an easy solution.
From the olden days with paper maps: "I" got a ticket (dh was driving my car) because we pulled over in a bus lane to talk to a police officer about directions. Our super old map was out of date, and the museum we were looking for was no longer in the location on the map. Another officer wrote up a ticket based on our liscence plate. I went to fight it on a snowy day in Atlanta and brought my 8 week-old baby. I testified to what happened; I even brought the map. The judge dismissed the case immediately.
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Just FYI... for a DIY
I converted 1/2 our garage into a homeschool space for very little money. I used the other 1/2 for storage. We hired someone to put up a wall. We put in the installation and wall board - including a giant white board all (it was awesome). For the floor I used a vapor barrier and then a layer of foam pads like you use for a home gym. Then topped it with carpet. It had a space heater in the winter and a portable air conditioner in the summer. I think this was less than $3000 and bonus for you - you wouldn't have to go up and down to the basement with a baby to homeschool.
Could you then make the basement into a bedroom and living space?
And by the way- check your building codes for bedrooms - we learned for a bedroom to be a 'bedroom' for safety purpose it has to have two exits; usually a window or a door, but it could be two doors.