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  1. OP, I don’t know the ages of your kids, but if you have one going to college in the next few years taking that loan will also mess up what your kid can get in financial aid.
  2. There should be someone in the admissions office that can give you a schedule of what needs to be done by what date. Regarding financial aid, do they not qualify for the unsubsidized student loans? If that’s all they take out for loans, it is not a terrible amount to pay back. If you or they can pay the interest while in school, it keeps it from growing much before repayment.
  3. That’s what I used with my youngest (now 7yo). I always have bad morning sickness (more like all day and night) for 6 weeks to 14 weeks. It seemed like a weird thing to take but it made me functional.
  4. This was the first year we paid for the annual check. Otherwise we only called when something broke. So no one had looked at the ductwork in the attic in a long time.
  5. Could she make a video to play on a screen behind her while she discussed the animals?
  6. This was the first time anyone had inspected it since we had the attic part of the system (the big part that heats?cools?) replaced 7 years ago.
  7. In December we replaced all the ductwork under the house because a toilet overflowed and went into the floor vent, creating lots of mold that couldn’t be cleaned or dried out from that type of ductwork. Cost us $5000. Yesterday our HVAC company did a yearly check/maintenance of our HVAC systems (2 systems, 2 story house). He came down from the attic with pictures of the ductwork split and separating badly. It will cost $4500 to replace. Something will have to be done soon, but I just really don’t want to spend so much right now (we have also spent $$$ for urgently needed dental work for 2 family members). So last night I started thinking. Is it really that hard to replace ductwork in an attic? Can it be a successful DIY project? Is there something about it that needs a pro to do?
  8. I’ve learned that you either love an instant pot or let it collect dust. I get annoyed when a recipe says it takes 15 minutes, but that doesn’t count the heat up and depressurize time. I just haven’t found it to be worth the trouble to use. I use my large crockpot more often.
  9. I’d move somewhere warm. Preferably on a beach. The Caribbean would be amazing. Second choice is FL. My dream house is a cottage on the beach in a not too big town. Unfortunately that will probably never be in my budget. Within my budget, still FL. I hate cold weather.
  10. I just read this article about it yesterday. I can’t decide if I want to see it or not. It sounds like a great movie, but like many holocaust films, hard to actually watch, knowing those things really happened. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240216-the-zone-of-interest-how-the-most-horrifying-sounds-in-film-history-were-created
  11. My oldest took 1 AP in 11th grade and 1 in 12th through an online school. The one in 11th she was going to take at a public high school. The AP coordinator there told me that schools are required to accommodate outside students if they were giving that AP exam. We did have to pay for it, which was completely fair and reasonable. The only reason she didn’t end up taking it there was because it was 2020 when they made everyone do it on a computer at home. In 12th grade she took the exam at a local private school in person. One thing to note when calling schools - ask for the AP coordinator. Other staff may wrongly tell you that you can’t take the exam.
  12. We quit using stand alone sound machines (except in 7yo DD’s room) and use a white noise app on our phones. It’s nicer because we get the same sound we are used to when traveling. I know some people love fans, but I can’t sleep with a fan on. I always wake up with a sore throat if a fan runs all night.
  13. Dd is an English major and is considering taking extra classes this fall to graduate in December. She really likes editing and has done a tiny bit for a small local book publisher. They don’t have enough work to hire her except for some occasional freelance work. How/where do you begin to find a job editing? Is it had to find remote jobs? She’ll probably be getting married next year and her boyfriend’s job won’t have as much flexibility in location, so remote is preferable. Any leads on summer internships would be welcome too.
  14. If someone called saying they were from my bank, I would think it’s a scam. They have never called.
  15. So true. I’m not much of a prepper, I just stock up on no perishables when they are on sale. However, after our week long ice storm in January, I’m rethinking our need for a secondary heat source. I was so worried about losing power or heating unit going out. We have a gas fireplace, but since it was the only thing that uses gas, we didn’t bother to have gas turned on when we bought the house. I told dh that in the fall I was to get it turned on and have the fireplace inspected. We probably won’t use it much, but the peace of mind in bad winter weather will be worth it.
  16. Not to derail the thread, but can you really keep your kid on your insurance when they are married, when it’s their spouse in school? I thought they needed their own insurance if they got married. I hope I’m wrong on this, because my oldest may be in this situation in the next year or 2.
  17. I am making a chicken casserole as a freezer meal for a family. It has a topping made from Ritz crackers with butter. Is there any way to make it without it getting soggy? I was thinking about making it completely except for baking. If I put it straight in the freezer, will it get be that get too soggy, or will it be ok? Is there another way so the recipient doesn’t have to assemble the it before cooking?
  18. Our coop is all enrichment, no credit. It’s 3 Fridays a month. As my kids became teens, I knew they needed coop for friend/social time, even though they aren’t getting other work done. For us it means the school year runs a little bit longer in order to make sure necessary things are covered. Doing all those big field trips may have to count as breaks from regular work, with the official school year running a few weeks longer. Perhaps closer to a year round school schedule.
  19. Some of it I think it’s a difference in people who are detail oriented or big picture oriented. I’m a hard core detail person who can’t see the forest for the trees. My MIL is completely opposite. She would tell dh “We are coming on Thursday” with no other details. I need to know about what time to expect you and for how many days because I have to plan meals, clean the house, and hopefully not miss too much school time with the kids. Showing up at 10am vs 5pm makes a big difference.
  20. Can you sew? My mom makes hats/caps for cancer patients from really soft fleece. Whether she looses her hair or not, cancer patients are often cold when going through treatments.
  21. I wouldn’t add anything else to the laundry layout. Let ds decide later if a change would be beneficial for their uses. The one thing I would do differently is to put a regular door on the laundry room. Make it open to the left, not the right, so it won’t hit the washing machine. Pocket doors are a beast if they break. We have one that is broke. To fix it they would have to take part of the wall apart. So it’s staying broke. Also, it’s easier to child proof a regular door when they have little kids.
  22. I didn’t learn it as a kid. I learned it in AHG with my girls. Maybe because I didn’t learn it as a kid, I really don’t care for it. Although it’s not nearly as bad as the purple soup song. I loathe that song.
  23. One important thing to discuss about the math class. If he has received merit based scholarships from the university he plans to go to, he needs to know that they do look at final transcripts. If his GPA/grades go down too much, they will take back the scholarship. He doesn’t need to jeopardize it.
  24. I am looking for a way to make sock puppets with a group of 11 girls, grades K-3. Everything I find online is an adult hot glueing parts on, so kids can’t really do anything without individual help. I don’t want to do paper puppets that will land on the trash soon after they get home. If you have an idea for a different kind of puppet that they could do mostly themselves, that would be appreciated too.
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