So, I really think you should simply drop by the police station and mention this. It's a talk to the guy at the front desk thing, or a cop sitting in a car thing, at this point. They may know already what's up. About a month ago we brought our bikes to the old guy that does repairs and also sells used bikes out of his yard on a Saturday. We were leaving the next Friday for a camping trip, so he said they'd be ready by Wednesday. Every time I drove by, the place was closed up with a closed sign I'd never seen before (we'd been going there for two years). I finally called the number on his card and was informed the man had died in his sleep the night we dropped off our bikes :( I had no idea he even had family living in his house, as I'd never even seen anyone there except him in two years worth of interactions. Most people still didn't know several weeks later when someone finally asked about it on our town FB page. Lack of opening up is one thing, when you were not warned he'd be away. Piled up mail, though, is very much another. (Our local post office will actually stop delivery and pick up all the uncollected mail and take it back to the office to "protect it". It's the piled up mail that I'd find concerning. Plus, you know, my recent personal experience that has me touchy about AWOL bike repairmen...but I think perhaps the mail is sufficient enough just to go ask at the station.

We rented cabins at Long Sands in York pretty easily when I was a teenager. There are many towns short distances away from Portsmouth that would get you water access but also allow you to visit Portsmouth very easily (some may have a trolley that the kids could take, I think). Look at Hampton, Rye, New Castle. In Maine, for water access but close to that area try York, York Harbor. Wells and Ogonquit are a little farther out, but amazing beaches. Kittery.

I live in NH. We vacation most often in Bar Harbor. (We go back every year). I spent my younger years using Portsmouth as my main "hang out". Totally safe for teens to run amuck. Plenty of places to bike/walk/hike within a short drive, like Odiorne Point. Other people have warned about visiting during the NHIS races (NASCAR) and Bike Week -it's easy to google these dates, but you'll also be able to tell because just about everything will be booked. Unless your family is familiar with bike weeks at other locations you may not feel like taking on Bike Week (which is more like ten days) up here. One end of North Conway is all outlets. We tend to hang out near the upper end with our kids, where there are smaller shops and things like that. Teenagers could be pretty happy hanging out there (coffee shops, places to sit outside) and it would be safe enough. There are many shorter hikes and walks (Diana's Baths, a set of waterfalls is both popular and easy to get to) and North Conway is an excellent springboard for many shorter trips or longer adventures. I would recommend trying to get to the top of Mount Washington, either by vehicle or cog railroad. (Don't hike it if you aren't exceptionally prepared, please.) We did a vacation once up at Moosehead Lake in Maine. Lovely, and quiet, and I can't think of much that would entertain older, independent children after the first day outside of actually using the lake itself. The weather was rainy and cold while we were there in the middle of the summer, so our swimming was relegated to the pool where we stayed. Really cool short trip out to the crashed B52 Bomber memorial, though. I have many friends who really enjoy Sebago Lake in Maine, as well, but they are campers who return to the same campground each year. I don't know about outside amenities/local features in town. We are at the point where we only camp now, but Burlington was a good trip for friends who camp and like to walk/hike/bike. Others in their group (they were all there for soccer tournament) took advantages of boat tours on the lake and restaurants).

I've only had one friend with an indoor rabbit that didn't smell. Perhaps it is like cats and home owners adjust better than those who don't live there. In all of these cases, the animals were trained and neutered. My strong recommendation is that the pet be placed in a public area so that the cage becomes everyone's problem, all the time. You can't let it slip that way. The one pleasant rabbit situation to which I've been exposed involved the rabbit's hutch being in the kitchen/family room area. That thing had a truly wonderful life and I truly enjoyed being around it as a guest.

I say save what moves you emotionally - but only those books that will hold up over time. Mass market books printed recently will not hold up well. Nothing I've purchased from Scholastic, for instance, is retaining pages over 5-8 years. Hardcover books do best. Sadly, the paper and ink used now is not meant to last a long time; things from your own childhood will hold up better than something you bought in the last few years in many instances. I have a fair number of books and I care for them using supplies I get from library supply catalogs (mylar dust jacket covers, appropriate tape, things like that. Heirlooms just can't go into long term storage, and you have to dust your entire collection regularly and control for humidity or occasional big losses happen. My personal collection actually suffered more losses due to bad humidity levels (foundation on bedrock; water drops on walls in summer) than my classroom library improperly stored in an attic (temperature fluctuations of 0-140 each year) when we moved and I realized the full extent of my damage.

There is only one house for sale under 150k in my town at the moment. It is a 2bed/2bath trailer. Well-kept, just under 1200 square feet. It's in one of the better school districts in the state. There is a park fee. I have actually sent this listing to my mother. It's a fine place, but I can understand why it's been on the market so long. Lots of houses stay on the market in this town for longer than the realtors want you to think. Our property taxes are stupid high. (Schools are paid through property taxes.) You do get a lot when you come to this community, but it's a pretty wealthy community. I can imagine there aren't many kids who would find it easy growing up in the only trailer park in this town. (I have it on good authority it is not/would not.) There are many places in this state where 150k will get you a house. Mostly a ranch that hasn't been updated in quite some time. Probably just one bathroom. You'll have a basement, crawlspace for an attic, and it might have a carport or a single car garage if you are lucky. The lot size will vary simply because lot sizes tend to be a lot larger than in other states. It will be a better deal if you are in a larger town or city and you are on the city water, else you will probably have an older well and an older septic system to consider. To get something new, with more space, a mobile home is probably the best way to go. You will get the largest square footage (1600 to 1800 feet 3 bed/2 baths) and newest roof/well/septic/electric that way.

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There are also many FB groups that have been extremely helpful to me. Some are for Parents of T1, some are for those interested in using the Dexcom, some are for those interested in Nightscout, which is a way of programming the Dexcom to run the information through a cheap phone to then send the info on the receiver to any phone/Pebble watch you want. (Your kid can be at soccer and you can see what his or her blood sugar is just by looking at a paired watch on your wrist.) I think I am on four or five different groups, all of them very helpful. There is even one for homeschooling families.

I am T1 and my DD was dx about two years ago. I have pumped in the past and have used a CGM in the past as well. We both currently use insulin pens and I just started using a CGM (Dexcom) about two months ago. I've been doing this for almost thirty years, but this CGM has made so much difference. I knew which CGM I wanted, so I filled out their online forms and someone contacted me very quickly. They had my insurance coverage within a few days and once that was handled I had the CGM at my door three days after that. You can call any of the companies that interest you and they will be able to tell you the exact costs for you based on their deals with insurance once you give them your insurance plan. Each insurance plan is different. For instance, yes, Harvard Pilgrim will work with Dexcom. However, our particular coverage with HP covers the Dexcom completely. I just spoke to Omnipod yesterday, and they are sending out sample pods for both my daughter and I to wear, just to try (no needles/insulin in them, just the adhesive to get the feel of them). The companies really want to work with you. I have used two other companies in the past and had excellent experiences with both of them. I am trying very hard to get my daughter to consent to a CGM. I think she might enjoy a pump, possibly, but I think her control would be much better with the CGM, so I care about that more at the moment. Still hoping I can nudge her closer in that direction.

Our groups generally allow the buyer to sell to whomever he or she wishes. This is often necessary as there is a lot of cross posting. Someone claiming dibs on one site may have no idea that they were "beat out" by someone on another site. If you put down "Interested" you generally need to follow up with a PM to the seller establishing contact. I find it works best if I write, "Interested. Sent you a PM." Certain items get pretty popular. After the first couple "Interesteds", people waiting in line usually reserve their spot in line by simply responding with "Next". People on some groups wanted to be able to force a seller to sell to them simply because they were first in line. I really had no desire to deal with people like that, as they often threw hissy fits when they thought something wasn't fair. No way will I engage with someone like that. You need to feel as if you can trust the people you are meeting, so the rules let the sellers call the shots. Drama went way down after that.

Is the used Yamaha at the local store a higher quality than the new one at Southwest Strings? Is the Southwest Strings instrument a student instrument and the used Yamaha an upgrade to that? If so, there may be a significant difference in tonal quality that does matter for a beginner; it can be very frustrating when it is more difficult to get a nicer tone out of an instrument. My first violin was a rental and it was simply easier to play than my second instrument. My second instrument was given to me on permanent loan by a friend and even though I had a luthier set it up for me for the style of music I played, I always felt I had to work four times as hard to get it to sound the way I thought it should. (Others, with more experience, could make it sing just fine.)

We've been a part of a very small co-op since my children were very young. We kept it small and the membership was closed and only opened when a family left. The process of looking for a family to join was not easy. The parents all planned together and provided content material either week by week or a few weeks at a time based on our topic at the time, so we needed to be able to work with each other, and we felt the kids needed to be the right mix as well. We were not interested in dealing with children younger than our youngest "student". Over time families have come and gone and the remaining members have not added anyone new in quite some time. We meet weekly, all year round. We join other things for social opportunities now. We've tried other co-ops in attempts to widen our social horizons or because the topic sounded like a good idea, but we have never found a non-selective co-op that met any of our needs. Parenting styles were too different, age ranges were often way too wide... Co-ops seem to have a five percent success rate of surviving more than five weeks or so around here. We're participating in enrichment classes now that we pay for in addition to the co-op I mentioned above. It is not a co-op (though I've never heard of the term tutorial). The teachers are skilled in their areas and are often professionals from the community. The academic expectations are much higher from the kids themselves than I've run into in the various co-ops I've attempted to join over the years.

Once she has a better insulin therapy down, the carb equivalent of four slices of bread and graham crackers and peanut butter shouldn't be an issue. (Probably shouldn't be eating an entire sleeve of graham crackers, but pairing it with the peanut butter helps the absorbtion.) Different breads will have lower carb counts. Meeting with CDEs/nutritionists can help her find a way to keep the foods she loves in a way that is manageable carb-wise. I've been doing this for 29 years for myself, and two years for my 8 year old daughter. I will never stop needing education, either for myself or for my daughter. It's never a static thing and your body is always changing as you age, you are never done learning and you can always get better at it.

Are the numbers more tightly controlled since upping the medications (including insulin)? And are they, ahem, modern insulins that allow for carb counting vs needing to feed the insulin? Meaning something like Lantus/Levemir for the long acting insulin paired with a rapid acting insulin like Novalog/Humalog vs Regular and NPH. It's not uncommon to see some weight gain with insulin because you either end up feeding the insulin, or, were not well controlled to begin with and are now getting much more nutrients from the food you were eating. I agree with the other poster; an endocrinologist would be best. I would look for one who had an excellent team in his or her practice that included a dietician/nutritionist and a CDE (certified diabetes educator). You get more opportunities to go in for education and face time when you work with a team vs only meeting with an endo. I have always had the best results at teams such as this or the rare practices where the endo served all those rolls himself just out of habit. While I am T1, my family members are T2 and a friend of mine (T2). We all saw the same team. The lack of progressive and agressive approaches to T2s is a huge problem in my opinion.

My best friends's children have been vegetarian since birth. They are 12, 9, and 6 now. My children were vegetarian until about 7 and 5. There are many good recipe books out there for moms and kids. I particularly liked The New Mothers Vegetarian cookbook and Better Than Peanutbutter and Jelly. A pediatrician recommended a website for vegetarian kids so I could check on my kids' nutritional needs, but I don't remember it at the moment. They do exist, though. Currently, every meal we have on Saturday nights feeds a group of people that includes carnivores, vegetarians, and people who prefer to eat vegan whenever possible. There are two type one diabetics in that group, two people who are lactose intolerant and one person who is gluten intolerant. It's all possible :) I never gave my children supplements beyond daily vitamins. I would try to find and find which nutrients/vitamins are the hardest to reproduce with a vegetarian diet and look at supplementing with those. (I don't remember which they are as we no longer follow that lifestyle.)