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We already use small plates; in fact, I was brought up on the small plate diet. Sports: We are active members of the YMCA where we work out. Zumba, yoga, pilates, step. However, she is not involved on a sports team because I don't have time for organized sports at this time in my life. With my husband being deployed, there are only so many things/places I can get my kids to - orchestra, music lessons, co-op, field trips...heck, even the grocery store wipes me out. :)

I love lunch containers. I own two different types and love them both - Living Tech Bento Box and To-go Ware Tiffin. Each of my lunch boxes have a carrying case with them which is invaluable for hand-free carrying. Especially on co-op days when I have a packed teacher cart in one hand and a coffee in the other.

My chihuahua is extremely sick right now; it makes me wonder.

Thanks for all the responses/suggestions. Here are some answers and things I have gleaned from your responses: Dh can't be involved because he is in Iraq Include more protein in diet (hence, I eat high protein myself because it helps me feel better. Include more fats (see above) Fix plates instead of family dining

She is eight. Her favorites are lunch and dinner. Really. She barely eats any breakfast, but by 11 am she is raving. I think the biggest thing is portion control and not what she eats. Yesterdays menu: Breakfast: oatmeal Lunch: Tuna salad sandwhich, cauliflower with dip, pear (however, this was a co-op and she "sneaks" food from her friends Snack: Banana Dinner: Healthy Choice frozen meal (again, a co-op day) - while I had her sister at orchestra she "sneaked" another frozen meal. Today's Menu: Breakfast: Smoothie Lunch: Sandwhich. She wanted a sub roll (which are huge), and I suggested 1/2 a roll. Once again, she "sneaked" and ate an entire roll. Snack: Pear Dinner: P.F. Changs - she ate an entire adult meal (which is normal). The other girls and myself ate 1/2 an adult meal. We finished dinner at 6 pm, and now (at 8 pm) she is looking into the fridge. In addition, we go to the YMCA and I make her work out with me. We take Zumba classes and I have to strongly encourage her to do them. She would rather stay home, but that is not acceptable.

She has one glass of soymilk in the morning and water throughout the day. She is well hydrated and none of her calories come from sugary drinks.

My youngest is a chubby child. Her midsection is startling big and chunky. I do keep a bit of junk food in the house, but no other members have issues with portion control. This child does. She is constantly eating or talking about food. It is almost to obsession. I too have food issues, but my are on the other end of the scale (no pun intended); the apple doesn't far from the tree. What ideas can the hive offer me to get her thin without letting my issues take over? Please, be gentle with your comments. This is a sensitive issue.

In a nutshell, I am not the governments or medical society's lab rat.

It might just be best to "get over" the shedding issue. The best dogs that I can think of would be a lab or a border collie. I mention these two breeds because they are used quite often as service dogs for kids and have stood the test of time to poking and prodding by kids that don't understand that dogs shouldn't be poked and prodded.

We are involved with exchange students. Right now we have a Hungarian girl living with us for the year. In the past few years we've hosted 1 Korean, 2 Finnish, and 1 French girl.

My chihuahuas are fabulous at picking up junk off the floor. However, they leave behind dog hair in its place. Probably not what you're looking for though.

*pish, posh* I still say there is only one, because I believe "who" is part on an adjectival clause in this particular sentence.

My is the only pronoun in the sentence.

She told me to always have dinner as a family because important conversations always happen there. She lied. All "important" conversations happen with me in the bathroom and kids on the other side of the door with conversations that "can't wait." :001_huh:

Oh the post office. Perfect!

I'm in the same boat using CD Basic Math. My child hates it (granted she is not a math person to begin with, but she is feeling very discouraged at this point). No advice, just sympathy.

Weird title, I know. How do I go about weighing my chihuahua puppy? He doesn't register on the scale, even when I weigh myself, then weigh myself holding him. Dh joked that I could sneak him into the produce department and stick him on a fruit scale. :lol: Any ideas?

Dd has four years of Suzuki violin training (book 3) and plays for a local youth orchestra. This year they are playing the music of Dvorack (which she has already played same via Suzuki), however it is still challenging music. Next year, she plans to continue studying Suzuki violin and cello, and float during orchestra for instruments. Oh, the life of a musician.

Dd just finished R&S and begged not to do it again because she was bored. Multiplication facts are not a problem. She knows facts 1-15 as well as squares and cubes (thanks Classical Conversations!). Yesterday I gave her a pep talk. Said child is very organized, and I encouraged her that math follows the same organized patterns that she thrives on. It is my belief that once she understands the problems, that she will love math. In the end, she grabbed LoF, completed a lesson, then grabbed CD and completed the lesson with no problems. :tongue_smilie: She admitted that maybe she should do both programs, because Fred helps "Warm up her brain."

Dd started basic math in June and July, August we took off, and began again two weeks ago. She is struggling with the math. I have broke it down to very small parts, but she is still on chapter one. The problem isn't the new information (exponents and order of operations), the problem is multiplication and division (and her sloppy handwriting!). Multiplication and division is nothing new (nor is the sloppy handwriting). She is begging to use Fred because Chalkdust is "too hard." In all honestly, I don't think Chalkdust is too hard; as her teacher/mother I wouldn't ask her to do something math related that I didn't think she was ready for. And this is all "elementary" problems that she has done in the past. The child is bright, but she would rather read all day and not solve systematic math problems. Her strengths are in the arts and humanities. I'm rambling, I know. However, I need advice and encouragement from the btdt crowd. After seven years of homeschooling, you would think I would have this whipped and under control. However, I'm feeling as though I'm an inadequate newbie (maybe I am). This. Is. Tough. Can I go back to the elementary years? They were much easier.

No, you should send it here.

Abbeyj, I love the stainless steel dishes. Would a small or medium be good for lunches? Thanks!

Our family is using Year One.