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After nearly four months in neonatal intensive care, Duggar baby No. 19, Josie Brooklyn, is finally leaving the hospital.
"We're grateful for the prayers of thousands," Jim Bob Duggar tells PEOPLE as he and wife Michelle left Arkansas Children's Hospital on Tuesday with Josie. "We are so happy," adds Michelle. "We are so excited, we are running on adrenaline. I have been getting into the routine of every three hours feeding, diapering and taking her temperature. We are so encouraged that she is doing so well."
As they drove away from the hospital, her physician, Dr. Robert Arrington said, "This is the first time Josie has seen sunlight." She was born on Dec. 10 via emergency C-section at just 25 weeks' gestation. Weighing just 1 lb. 6 oz., the micropremie fought for her life, surviving a bowel perforation at only 8 days old.
Today, Josie weighs 4 lbs. 9 oz., is breathing without oxygen, eating every three hours and stable enough to go home, says Arrington. It's a bittersweet day for the staff. "I will miss being around the baby and the family," Arrington says. "They are very nice people. But they've told me they will stay in touch and come by the nursery to let us see her."
Michelle says the family's emotional roller-coaster ride has "leveled out," and that Josie's disposition has been a joy in hard times. "She has a strong personality," Michelle says. "She is a spunky little thing and will keep us all going."
The littlest Duggars at home – Jackson, 5, Johanna, 4, Jennifer, 2, and Jordyn, 15 months – have never seen Josie in person and "are jumping up and down that they will finally get to meet their baby sister," says Michelle. Of course, given Josie's still-delicate state, "the little ones will have to be careful with slobbery kisses to prevent any colds and sniffles," Michelle adds.
The family will remain in a rental home nearby in Little Rock indefinitely until they are ready to take Josie home to Tontitown, Ark. "I will be her main caregiver," Michelle says, "and we'll have a lot of helpers around to take turns feeding her and getting her to sleep."
19 Kids and Counting: Josie Comes Home airs Sunday, May 9, at 8/7 Central on TLC.
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My SIL hosts tea parties quite often. My BIL just left for boot camp so we're helping to keep her busy while he's gone, and my little girls love it!
She has a beautiful tea set she got as a wedding present that the adults use, and my oldest gets to use a smaller sturdy teacup that's still cute. She varies the type of tea each time and she also makes a variety of little sandwiches and baked goods (she loves that type of thing). We're having one tomorrow, a 'post easter' tea party, so we'll dress up in fancy dresses for it. We put on some classical music in the background, drink tea, eat sandwiches, and just talk. I'll ask her tomorrow where she gets all her tea party sandwich and baking recipes, they are amazing!
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We've had issues before with accidents. The people who are at fault and their insurance companies NEVER want to admit fault. We had one accident where the guy rear ended my husband pretty badly. A stroller had fallen in the middle of the road some time before and traffic was diverting around it well (and had been for some time), but the guy wasn't paying attention to the traffic diverting and rear ended my husband at high speed. In MD the person who rear ends you is automatically at fault, but his insurance company (he was in a rental car so it was rental insurance) fought long enough and hard enough that our insurance company gave up. We were out the deductible, but our insurance didn't reflect any fault on our part. There was a cop there but he refused to write up a report. Because of the experience we've decided that next time we'll insist one is taken for insurance purposes.
The other accident a guy completely ran a red light and hit our car as we were turning left across an intersection. He flipped his car, there were 3 witnesses who stayed around and gave us their info, there was a police report filed and he was issued tickets for his driving. Until his insurance company heard from all 3 witnesses AND had an official copy of the police report (which took about a week) they were harassing us trying to say we ran our red light, that his light was just yellow, and anything else they could come up with. Eventually they were forced to pay out, but even with all that proof they STILL tried to fight it.
I love our insurance. Whenever we get into an accident we call our insurance first thing and they help us fight the other guys insurance. They'll even pay up front (with us paying the deductible) so we can get things done quickly while they fight the other insurance. If they win we get the deductible reimbursed to us.
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Oh, this has been posted already. I'll see if I can find the fist one, and link it for you.
sorry, I looked back a few pages and didn't see anything :blushing:
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Four years ago this month, a 4-year-old boy named Sean Paddock died when his adoptive mother wrapped him in blankets so tightly that he couldn't breathe. His adoptive mother, Lynn Paddock, was later convicted of his murder. The case brought some mainstream attention -- including a 2006 Salon story -- to the popular, pervasive and controversial child "training" practices of Michael and Debi Pearl, which Lynn Paddock was said to have followed. The teachings of the Pearls and their Tennessee-based No Greater Joy ministry, which brought in $1.8 million last year in sales of books, DVDs and the like, are widely known and normalized across many conservative Christian churches and home-schooling communities. Perhaps the most popular of several ultra-conservative Christian figures to carry forward this centuries-old strain of Christian thought, the Pearls advocate a specific program of even-tempered, non-injurious corporal punishment, or "chastisement," designed to bring about total obedience -- even by infants -- to their sovereign parents. (The Pearls' ministry and principles are described in greater depth, and broader context, here.) By no means do the Pearls advocate suffocation with blankets; they are emphatically against "abuse." But they do not spare the rod. From their Web site: A length of quarter-inch plumbing supply line is a "real attention-getter."
This month, another child has died: 7-year-old Lydia Schatz, an apparent victim of repeated beating with -- as it turns out -- quarter-inch plumbing supply line. Her parents, Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz of Paradise, Calif., who reportedly called 911 to report that she was not breathing, stand charged with her murder. They are expected to enter a plea on Thursday. According to the authorities, forceful and numerous whippings, apparently with plumbing line, may have caused tissue breakdown so massive that Lydia's vital organs could no longer function. The Schatzes also face torture and abuse charges for significant injuries sustained by Lydia's also-adopted sister Zariah, 11, who was hospitalized in critical condition, as well as for extensive bruising on a 10-year-old biological son. (The Schatzes have six biological children and three adopted from Liberia.) Though the remaining children showed no visible signs of abuse, they told police they'd been "disciplined" with the tubing as well. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey told Salon that the Schatzes had explicitly described to police their adherence to the Pearls' philosophy, which, as one of many horrified anti-Pearl bloggers within the conservative Christian community observes -- recalling precisely what prompted the Schatzes' call to 911 -- includes the admonition that a proper spanking leaves a child "without breath to complain."
It's one thing for those of us outside the fundamentalist Christian/Christian home-schooling world to point fingers at the Pearls and voice outrage at their methods. What really matters, and what stands to have actual impact, is the outrage inside the Pearls' world. And right now, more than ever, an anti-Pearl movement within the conservative Christian community is rising up in heated, if sometimes whispered, fury. Some say -- even pray -- that Lydia Schatz's death will bring Michael and Debi Pearl exactly the kind of attention they deserve.
"I think many in the Christian and/or home-school community wanted to see Sean Paddock as an 'extreme' example. Lynn Paddock was 'just' a foster mom. She already had issues. Whatever someone could use to rationalize away the influence of Michael and Debi Pearl, they would. Because they did not want to admit that a 'normal' home-schooling mom could abuse her child to death, they did not want to admit that a book that has been normalized in home-schooling circles was a factor in the death, they did not want to admit their own vulnerability to being deceived or hurting their child," says Alexandra Bush, 35, a "home-schooling mom and theologically conservative Christian" in Sarasota, Fla., who grew up with Pearl-style teaching around her (though not in her family) and who is an oft-heard anti-Pearl voice online. "Now, with Lydia Schatz, it is harder to explain away. I have seen a stronger response than before to her death and her sister's hospitalization. The defensiveness has cracked a bit. This is the logical outcome of the spank-until-submissive teachings of the Pearls. People are no longer able to see it as just an 'exception.'"
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2010/02/22/no_greater_joy/
The rest of the article is at the link. I feel sick thinking about this poor little girl, and the fact that this article ties it in with homeschooling makes me mad at the same time.
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Ok, I don't get all up-at-arms over math curriculums or breast vs bottle or unschooling vs school at home but this type conversation almost always results in people saying things that could really be an insult to me. I'm 5'4" and about 103lbs. I'm very healthy and extremely rarely sick. Size 0 pants only fit me in select brands. Old Navy, Gap, J Crew carry a 0 that isn't meant to truly be worn by a 0. It's so annoying!
I understand you might be happy with your weight but I'm happy with mine too. I've never started a thread about how disgusting overweight people are and calling them hurtful, insulting words. Here are just a few I've picked out of this thread so far: half-starved teenagers, comparing real-sized woman to a toothpick, look like little girls, stick insect, and several examples of emaciated. To be emaciated is to make or become extremely thin by starvation or disease.
Please...nobody would stand in the checkout line at the grocery store ranting about how disgustingly fat the women around them are but everyone nods in frantic approval when they rant over how skinny and disgusting the models and actresses are. Think about it. I'm not the way I am because I starve myself. This is the way my body is. I don't insult "them" and I'd really appreciate no longer being insulted by "them".
We are a typically thoughtful bunch on here. Please think before you speak/type. You wouldn't call someone that and wouldn't want it in return.
Please
Thank you :)
I definitely agree that one should make fun of people on either side of the spectrum (or in between), but for someone who is 5'4 to be a size 0 is very different than someone who is 5'8+ (which many actresses and models are). I'm 5'7 and when I look back at my high school pics I think I looked really skinny and I was a size 6. I can't imagine at my height what a size 0 would be. 5'4 and a 0 seems healthy enough to me.
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Do you have any old magazines they can cut up? I used to love making scrapbook type pages with magazines pictures and captions.
Oragami is fun.
Baking is always fun as well.
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If homeschooling were illegal just in our state I'd move because I wouldn't want to be in such a restrictive state. If it was nation wide, I might actually consider leaving the country because I'm not sure I'd recognize an America where they are that restrictive of our freedoms.
If moving were not an option I like the idea of a bunch of homeschooling families setting up a 'school' where we get through a loophole. It might be hard for unschoolers though if the state has curriculum requirements as well.
I guess I'll just have to cross that bridge if/when we get there, but I can't see breaking the law intentionally. If worse came to worst I'd probably find a good private school (preferably montessori or something like that) and go back to work so I could pay the tuition if needed.
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The woman who plays Dr. Torres on Grey's anatomy is a 'normal' sized woman, but my husband has commented that he thinks she's fat. She's a size 12. For awhile after my second I was size 12, now I'm back down to a 10. I commented on that to him because I told him that we were both size 12's and he refuses to see it. He talks about how even if my dress size is the same as her my weight is distributed different and I have thinner wrists and some other stuff. Personally, I think it's just because she's on a show where the other women are all REALLY tiny. If you put me next to Sandra Oh (Yang) I'm sure I'd look huge as well. But the way they frame the shots and who they stand next to, it makes Yang and Meradith look "normal" while Torres looks "big".
Here's an article with Sara Ramerez (dr. torres) about being a size 12 in a size 0 town.
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Have you watched the Dove short showing a woman being photoshopped?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U
It makes you really appreciate how NOT real the women in photos are.
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Looked at the reviews at PluggedIn-not sure what to think. The s*xual stuff made me raise an eyebrow. A couple lay intertwined and spend the night together and are then "mated for life"?? The blue people don't wear much for clothing?
Thoughts from those who've see it?
It would highly depend on the 12 year old. When I was 12 I think I would have been ok. The "mating" doesn't show anything. If I remember right it literally just shows them laying down and then waking up later. The clothing on the blue people is sparse, but not really bad IMO. It's native type clothing. There is violence and fighting, but not all that bad.
Like I said, it would really depend on the 12 year old and only you really know your kid.
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My daughter is expecting late June and we were wondering about disposables. I am looking at the Rump*a*rooz and they are $29.95 for 2 in the newborn size.
I'm wondering what you use and how many for each size do you need. Obviously you'd have to have way more than just 2. ;)
Initial cost seems really high to me even though it may save you in the long run.
I'm guessing your talking about cloth, not disposable.
I love pocket diapers, fuzzi bunz specifically. I did have a small number of kissaluvs with diaper covers for newborn stage because they fit better and can button down a bit to expose the cord. If you're interested I have the kissaluvs newborn diapers and covers, fuzzi bunz small and fuzzi bunz mediums as well as some bum genius one size that I'm looking to sell. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. They were for my daughters so they're on the feminine side, but if you're interested I can dig them out to count what I have and take pictures.
As far as how many you need you probably want enough so that you only have to do laundry once a day or once every other day. For every other day, probably 16+, that's 8 diapers a day. I paid about 400 for my initial stash of fuzzi bunz size small with inserts, 2 washable bags, and some diaper lotion potion. You'll want a good place to put the dirty diapers too, that's where the bags come in.
You can buy used or from work at home moms and that will cut down on the cost. Make sure to read up on all the different types and shop around for the best deals. There are a lot of resources out there!
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I have a wondermill and I found our local dealer on their website.
http://www.thewondermill.com/index.php/module/statics/action/view_listing/page/2
That's the link to the Kansas dealers. You could call and find out if they cary nutramills as well. I have to say though, I love my wondermill :)
Have you thought about where you're going to buy wheat? I have a harder time finding the wheat than I did the grinder. I have to order online.
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are you sure he was just a visitor and he doesn't live in your attic or something?
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*Libraries are free.
*Ebay lots can be cheap and quick to expand a library, but you don't choose each book.
*Request books for birthdays and Christmas. Better than a whole lot of plastic toys anyway.
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Franks Red Hot sauce has a recipe on it's label and it's AMAZING! We had it over super bowl weekend and it was by far the best wings I've ever had. You bake the wings for 1 hour. Then when they're done cooking you toss them in the sauce, which is butter and Franks Red Hot. If you want to give them a slightly milder sweet flavor you can add a little bit of honey to the sauce (trick I learned from my uncle), but I like them strait personally. We made up 2 batches, one with each type of sauce and they were both a hit. My in-laws said they have never liked wings made at home until I tried this recipe this weekend and that it's even better than anything they've had in a restaurant or take out because of how crispy and fresh they are.
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She usually reads non-fiction, but is just starting to want fiction. She seems to want more realistic fiction, so I think she might enjoy some historical fiction.
TV shows & movies she likes- CSI, The Mentalist, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, League of Gentlemen. She has a sister 5 yrs older, so she tends to watch things that are "inappropriate for children." So- mature content is fine, as long as it's not too graphic in the romance department.
Thanks for the ideas so far, everyone! Keep them coming!
Realistic type books:
Where the Red Fern Grows
My Side of the Mountain
Island of Blue Dolphins
Historical realistic mystery:
Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (first in a series has a strong female character which appealed to me as a girl at that age. She meets Sherlock Holmes later in his life after he's 'retired'. It's written for adults but it's not really adult in content)
The actual Sherlock Holmes novels
Modern mystery:
Patricia Cornwell (if she likes CSI she might like the medical examiner aspect and I don't remember adult content from the one's I read, correct me if I'm wrong)
ETA: I also remember reading Lurlene McDaniel books. 16 and dying is one that sticks out in my head about a 16 year old who got AIDS from a blood transfusion. They're depressing but good books. There was another one I remember called Jessica's Dying Light about a teenage girl who was an artist and found out she was going blind.
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I loved Little Women and the Anne of Green Gables series around that age.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley is another one, more related to fairy tales than mythology.
Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy is always fun.
Does she like mystery, classics, horror, what other types of genre's do you know she enjoys? What types of TV or movies does she like?
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Audiobooks or audio podcasts. Before the kids were born Hubby and I would spend hours just lying in bed listening to a good book together (audible.com rocks!). I miss those days sometimes, lol. If you don't want to spend money on audio books libravox has free recordings of classic books. Relisten to a favorite classic. You don't have to pay too much attention if you already know the story. If you do it while lying in bed you can just fall asleep. :)
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Link to a news article, anyone?
I have a link to the first article I read in my OP, but here are some more.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/160661
If you google "Lower Merion School District" and go to the news section there are more articles as well.
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Authorities identified the pilot as Joseph Andrew Stack, a 53-year-old software engineer who owns a single-engine Piper Cherokee. Stack reportedly had tax problems, and his northwest Austin house was set on fire before the crash.
Investigators were looking at a Web site registered to a Joe Stack of San Marcos, Texas, that contained a lengthy, self-described "rant" attributed to him that was dated Feb. 18, 2010. NPR could not independently confirm the authorship of the posting.
The site lambastes the federal tax system as unfair and portrays an America that is divided between corrupt individuals who can make tax laws and other governmental functions that work in their favor and people who have become victims of the system.
The wandering diatribe concludes that violence "is the only answer."
"I saw it written once that the definition of insanity is repeating the same process over and over and expecting the outcome to suddenly be different. I am finally ready to stop this insanity. Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well," the note read.
It was signed, "Joe Stack (1956-2010)."
The Web site was later taken down by the host company, with a note stating that it had been done “due to the sensitive nature of the events that transpired in Texas this morning and in compliance with a request from the FBI.â€
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123848559&ps=cprs
They're still reporting it as "may be intentional" but it seems there is quite a bit of evidence that it was. I didn't see any posts about this on the first few pages and was wondering if anyone else had heard about this and what thoughts were about it.
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Right now, the school district is denying it. They are saying this is the first they've ever heard of it. I wonder if an overzealous principal was bluffing to get someone to confess to something.
Looking forward to seeing this play out.
Barb
I don't know, according to another article:
A law suit filed by a Lower Merion teen and his parents alleges Harriton High School Assistant Principal Lindy Matsko showed the student a picture taken remotely by school software on a Web camera on his laptop.
The assistant principal allegedly told the unnamed student the image showed he was doing something wrong inside his house, MyFoxPhilly.com reported.
When the boy's father confronted Matsko, the suit claims Matsko acknowledged the school could turn on the Web cam and take pictures whenever it wanted to.
So the principle showed the photo and told the dad that they could operate the webcams remotely. If none of this is true than the principle at the very least is guilty of lying and should be forced to step down.
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Around here we sing it to the Star Wars Theme tune, a la Bill Murray.
Is it possible this story is bogus? I can hardly believe that (even) in an entire school district, not one person could foresee such an outcome...
Off for a roll of tape....
The lawsuit is definitely filed and it's being reported by a LOT of news outlets. I guess we'll have to wait for discovery to find out if the principle was FOS and if the school district really obtained information from the webcams while children were at home.
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My wife and I have a little song we sing when we hear about things like this. It has only one lyric and we repeat it in whatever tune pops into our head:
:party: "Homeschool!" :party:
LMAO. I picture that being sung to the same way the hyena's in the lion king sang "No King, No King, la la la la la la" Just change it to "home school, home school, la la la la la la".
Sid the Science Kid
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That was my thought, it shows more of a homeschool situation than a real school. The teacher plans the lesson based on what a kid asks that day and there are only 4 kids there. Yup, sounds like a normal homeschool atmosphere to me.