Elisabeth in IL
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We have an interesting system that my mother developed as we all live together during the summer months. If the dishes are clean the soap dispenser is empty and if they are dirty the soap dispenser is filled and closed. That means, that right after emptying the dishwasher, you refill the soap dispenser. It took some getting used to but even my 7 year old can tell if the dishes are clean or dirty.
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My oldest son is only 10 but he fights me when I give him hugs and kisses. Like some of the other posters, I think that he secretly enjoys the fight/challenge and would be lost without the affection.
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I had just told a girl on SL that I liked the format of WTM - at least the threads stay in the same order, so you can sort of remember how/where each topic was in relation to the others.
You can make you theads stay in the same order, it just isn't permanent. When you first enter the General Board, for example, go down the the very bottem of the first page and change the sorting to when the thread posted. Push the thread butten and voila the threads are in original posting order not the most recent thread and they stay in order while you are on that board. If you switch boards or leave, you have to redo the sorting order. I'm not using the exact terms as I can't remember them. I hope that this helps!
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I remember a news show once that was talking about frugality. There was one guy on there who was the frugalist (is that a word :p ) person I've ever heard of. He would go to a fast food place and take pockets full of ketchup, salt and pepper packets. He would take the ketchup packets and squeeze them into his bottle of ketchup at home. Same with the salt and pepper (well, in the salt and pepper shakers!)
To me this isn't frugal, it is theft. The restaurants provide enough condiments for you to eat your meal not for you to stock your pantry. I don't think "frugal" is a bad word and shouldn't be confused with what some of the other ladies mentioned ie selfish, inconsiderate, and theft.
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The house seems HUGE. I wonder how much the taxes will be for something like that and if that will become a burden. The barn looked very nice.
I guess for me I would have loved a much smaller house that was as well thought out and then the barn.
We were wondering the same thing as we watched the show. The house is beautiful but we wondered if it would have been better in the long run to build a smaller but equally nice house. I'm also afraid for them that the cost of heating will be too much. Those 18 foot ceilings were awe inspiring but the heat will just rise up and up in that family room. I'm sure the $50,000 fund to run the house will help for a while.
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I've mostly lurked but have participated a bit more over the last year or two. I feel like I know so many of you and now with the pictures I feel like I know everyone all the more. I'll soon figure out the avatar stuff and add one myself.
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Yep it is real cold outside!!! I'm glad that this Artic blast isn't supposed to last too long.
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Do you know that you can now edit your own post? It is one of the options at the bottom of your post.
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To keep the board from moving around and driving you crazy, you change the options down at the very bottom of the main board page. For example, I changed the sorting option from "The last post" to "Thread start time". The wording may not be exact as I'm typing from memory. The board does not save this change though so you may have to re-sort it as you go from board to board. I hope that this helps. I do wish that the change could be saved but I haven't figured out how to do that yet.
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Hi, Just have to say that I love your sluggy avitar. I need to figure out how to add one soon.
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I think that I would have really freaked out over the change if I hadn't learned a little about this forum style from a Guinea pig forum that I've just begun visiting. I still have much to learn but at least the threads don't keep changing order on me anymore - I figured that one out. :cool:
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Our washer take around 40 minutes to an hour. I think that it depends on if I start it at a heavy load or a light load.
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I this how I add a smiley :)
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I said a prayer!! (Hug)
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Today I'm having an alone day (Husband took the three boys to the Field Museum to see the map exhibit) where I can clean my house and learn how to use these new boards. I may be spending more time on the boards then I am on my cleaning and laundry. (I still need to figure out how to put faces into my postes)
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I homeschool 2 currently but the 3rd, almost 3, will begin in another year with preschool type stuff.
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I'm soooo sorry.
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I'm a newly turned 42 year old. I had to ask my husband how old I was because it is getting harder to remember. :-) (How do you put smiley faces in messages? )
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I'm voting for option number 2. I'd love to be able to push my 3 boys outside to go play in the woods. They would have lots of fun inventing stories and battles. Plus I'm a bit lazy and would rather clean a smaller house. Do you love this house even though it has some things to be fixed? I also like the idea of making a house mine rather than using what someone else has chosen.
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I purchased rotisserie chicken from Sam's Club last night so I'm making Chicken Pot Pie for dinner tonight. My boys love it and it is an easy way to get them to eat their vegetables.
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I hope that most of these will be deleted with time.
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I want to see what a plain message looks like then I need to figure out how to set up a signature. Hmmmmmmm
Does anyone have experience with surgery on their little ones?
in General Education Discussion Board
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My first born has his tonsils and adnoids removed at age 3. They sedated him prior to putting him under. He woke up roughly. He thrashed around and was yelling. The nurses came to get us so that we could hold him and talk to him as he came out of it. As far as I know, he has no memory. Thank goodness.