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Oh it's gorgeous!! And sounds perfect - I'm on #teampool too. I really would love one and if I lived south, it would be on my must have list too. Good luck - I hope they accept your offer!!
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On 6/26/2023 at 4:48 PM, BandH said:
@Farrar do you think BlueTent would work for him or is it too rigorous?
What about US Gov. Is there a good provider for that if he did it at home?
WTMA has a US Government class with Mr. Caro for the fall. He's currently my son's all-time favorite teacher there. May be worth a look!
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roasted (or grilled if it's too hot to run the oven) cauliflower and a salad?
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Hmm - just looked it up. I don't think so? Nothing that I've heard about in family history. I'm mostly Irish and Scandinavian.
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3 minutes ago, Arcadia said:
23 currently in SF Bay Area according to this https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Santa Clara&state=CA&country=USA. We haven’t been affected by wildfires yet.
I deleted my older photos/images and I try to upload on the small size setting instead of using actual size.
You're amazing, thank you! I didn't realize we had a total limit- I just thought the boards had decided to limit all file sizes and was amazed that everyone was able to attach pictures that were only 8kb.
Here's the view from our smoky backyard on Sunday!
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It's ok today - the other day is was in the 200s and the smoke was low. We've had a few bad days so far this summer and it looks like it'll continue off and on all summer.
I tried to attach a picture but I'm having the hardest time attaching them recently. The file sizes are always too big - how is everyone getting pictures to embed into their posts these days?
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I don't see ferritin in the panel results. When I was pregnant with DS, I remember I had low iron and had to be monitored pretty regularly. I haven't had any issues since then.
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I've clearly made it to summer break because I have all the questions today! I just got my pre-physical blood work back and everything looks like it's in the normal range except my mch, mcv and mchc levels, which are all a bit low. My hemoglobin is normal (in the green on the graph) at 12.4. Dr. Google tells me it may be iron deficiency? Does that sound right?
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Rainy and soupy again. I think I may be molding.
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What a sweetie!! I love the little white paws!
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Our Salvation Army is silly picky - I tried to donate some of DS's gently used toys and clothes there once and they picked through my boxes like I was offering my trash, took the matchbox cars and told me to throw everything else out. Thankfully, I was able to find a family that could use them! I should have taken the matchbox cars back, but I was too surprised at the time.
Just checked the animal shelter, they are specifically asking people NOT to donate pillows/blankets. I can double check on the towels though- that's a good idea.
@MEmama we have the "leave it on the curb and they shall come" thing here too. Our house is tucked up on a tiny side street 2 streets off the main road. People only drive down it to deliver things or if they live here. I could see about using a friend's curb though. When we lived in Montpelier, it was great. We could put anything on the sidewalk and it would be gone within an hour.
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Most things I know what to do to dispose of them - recycle, thrift store, garbage, etc. But - what about stuff like pillows, old, ratty towels or older blankets/sheets? Old pots and pans that have outlived their usefulness? Stuff like that.
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5 hours ago, Terabith said:
You need a cat.
That can backfire - when we were in the middle of gutting our last house (this would have been in 2006), we opened a wall and found a mouse mansion inside. Ugh. We were so exhausted, we brought the cat over and left to go out to dinner. When we came back, she had made friends with the mice. She was a terrible hunter.
We are in Vermont, which is pretty rural and mice are common. We have Orkin come out every other month and they do a good job making sure we never have to see creatures!
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Soupy in Vermont - the smoke was crazy thick yesterday too. It was only about 77 today but everything feels wet and the air is heavy. Off and on showers and hardly any breeze. Ugh. I'll take 10 degrees and driving snow over this any day.
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I work in a middle school and can confidently say that kids' brains kind of fall out in 7th grade and they start to come back midway through 8th.
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My favorite set right now are from Boll and Branch. We have these - one of my friend's downsized from a king to a queen and gave them to us, barely used. They are my favorite sheets ever.
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19 hours ago, BandH said:
@AmandaVT just wondering if you're willing to ask him. I know my fear is irrational but he probably has experience with irrational people.
Oh, I'm so sorry! It's been a week at school, and I totally forgot about this. I just asked him, though. He said it's probably easier to explain with videos. These are the ones he sends to potential clients. He said, for him, the first couple of sessions are generally a lot of talking - assessing whether the client is a good fit for EMDR.
He says the EMDRIA channel on YouTube is a good one and sends these two videos to clients before they start:
Hope this helps!
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10 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
I prefer that people tell me things too but not necessarily their feelings. For example, I have had passive aggressive notes put on our car by a neighbor. I would have preferred that they just talk to me and ask me to move my car. There was nothing wrong with where I parked but I can then choose whether I am going to accommodate them or not. Most of the time I will. But I really don’t care about their emotional reaction to my car. I didn’t “make “ them angry.
Same with friends and family. If asked if I am upset about something I will answer honestly but I don’t always volunteer how I am feeling. I feel like my emotions are my private problem to manage. But I will analyze what I actually want from them and will communicate that. A real life example was when a friend was very late once when I was driving her to where my baby was with my husband. She asked me if I was angry. I said yes. But the issue wasn’t my emotion- as I explained to her, the issue was that my baby needed to be breastfed and my husband was stuck with a hungry crying baby with no way to feed him. She apologized. I drove as fast as I could. The baby had cried a bit but was fine.
Agree with all of this, and the bolded is what I was trying to say in my last post.
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46 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
I’m not going to do that unless I can trust you to not abuse my vulnerability. Sharing feelings, even if it’s In reaction to what someone has done or said, is being vulnerable. Depending on what the person did or said to elicit feelings in myself, I may or may not think that they are a safe person for being vulnerable with.
Strongly agree. My feelings are my own and I choose who to share them with or not share them with. Depending on who you are speaking to, sharing feelings can be like giving away power to a person.
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18 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:
Having been on the receiving end of this question frequently in Texas, it's weird and intrusive. It's a nasty question, because the conversation is then steered 1 of 3 ways if you are not the same as your neighbor:
1. "Come visit our church!" (No, if I wanted to be there, I would. Knock it off)
2. "Athiest/Jewish/different denomination? I can change you!" (No, you can't. Knock it off.)
3 "Catholic/Muslim? You are a devil worshipper, and a lost cause. I will not talk to you." (Great. Bugger off, you freak.)
There is no win here unless you are of the right denomination and like intrusiveness. Otherwise, it's your neighbor being a complete donkey of a human and sticking themselves where they shouldn't be. It is nobody's business how or if you worship.
1 minute ago, Scarlett said:That is a very strange way to view it in imo.
It is just a question. If you feel judged or coerced (whether real or perceived) that is a different issue.
I wonder if this question is viewed differently depending on where you live. In New England (in my experience), asking where someone goes to church would be met with raised eyebrows. It just isn't something we ask. I have heard that it's quite common in other parts of the country though, so it would be less unexpected in those places.
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My husband is a certified EMDR practitioner. If you have any specific questions, I can ask him? It can be life changing and incredibly helpful.
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I was raised to wait until everyone at a table was served before beginning to eat. Is this still considered proper table manners? I was at a restaurant with a large party this afternoon. We were seated at 3 tables of 6-8 per table. I was served near the middle of my table group and waited while the rest of the table was being served. It took the waitress two more trips to bring all the food over. I was the only one waiting and then the woman who hadn't been served yet asked me to please begin eating, so I did.
Is it not a thing to wait until the table is served anymore? It ended up being a bit of an awkward moment there.
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Clinton St. Baking company: https://clintonstreetbaking.com/
Our dinner there was amazing - we shared a few things, but their pancakes were incredible! Everything there was really good.
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Thank you guys so MUCH!! I'm checking all these games out and the older threads too. I so appreciate it!!
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How is your air?. Our AQI is 165
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Back up over 150 already today. The sun is trying to shine but it's very smoky out.