It shouldn't matter what kind you use. I like the taste of Orange blossom the most but I would say the most common you see is clover.

Have her rinse her face with warm water and then spread RAW honey over her face. It doesn't take much, just a little shirt button size on her finger. Leave the honey on for maybe 5 minutes. My dd puts the honey on her face and then brushes her teeth. After a bit take a wash cloth, put warm water on it and wipe off the honey. Use a clean wash cloth each time. This usually cleans up my dd's face within a few days. She gets lazy and doesn't always do this but when she does her face is very clear. Also, really make sure your dd doesn't touch her face. I would be surprised if the honey irritated her skin. HTH

Only a homeschooler would want to study Latin next year so she could join the "secret club". Yep, my dd just read this thread with me and when we got to this one I looked at her and said "you want to learn latin now don't you?" "YEP". We have been debating between Latin and Spanish. Guess this helped make the decision!

Tomato staking should not be shaming or going over the misdeed constantly, especially with a teen. It should be just quietly including them in all you do. When I feel my dd pulling away I pull her back by staking. The most bonding times we have is deep cleaning a room, or cooking, or doing some project together. Playing a game or just trying to have a deep talk does not work as well at getting her attitude back as doing something constructive together. Do teens need time in their room just to chill? Of course. But it can be balanced with activities that benefit the whole family at the same time. She is learning from an adult how to behave like an adult. A lot of her friends are learning from other teens during this time and they are going to run into trouble that way. Does my dd have contact with her peers? More than some public school friends. But every now and then she needs to stop texting and talking on the phone and have some time with me. She and I are both better for it. If you asked my daughter if I had ever tomato staked her she would have no idea what you were talking about. It's just a polite way to explain to others.

Neosprin will not kill mrsa. My SIL had MRSA when she was living with us and I really researched what we needed to do to prevent it from spreading. We only use Tea tree salve with cuts because that will kill MRSA. I had her use tea tree oil soap that I ordered from Vitacost.com. We were able to keep it contained but we were really strict. There are some natural things that you can take to help also. Turmeric is one that I remember helps the body fight it. You need a doctor's help and meds but there are some natural things you can do too that will help clear it all up faster. Google is your friend in this.

I agree with the tomato staking and even if you were planning on having a relaxing week I would turn it into a deep cleaning the house week. The parts above are what concern me the most. 14 is old enough to know the scary parts of going off with a boy she may have just met. Church camps are great but some of the teens that are there have had tough backgrounds and aren't very pure and Jesus like. They go because their family feels they need to find God, not that they are already believers and followers. I would research some articles about what has happened to young girls when they put themselves in situations that they think is save but really isn't. I remember reading an article when I was in college that was very eye opening to a very young innocent girl. I was very careful after that not to put myself in a position that would allow anything to happen to me. I was also very careful my friends didn't wander off with a guy we didn't know during parties. Your daughter may have put herself in a very dangerous situation. She needs to know what could have happened. You have to have some very blunt conversations with her if you want her to be safe in the future. The biggest consequence from this that my kids would have to live with is no more teen activities unless DH or I could chaperon. She has shown she won't listen to other adults, she would need one of us on any other event to keep an eye on her. My kids know that trust is something I will give them plenty of until they break it. Once it's broken it takes a long time to build back up. I would not trust her to keep herself out of danger for a long while. Good luck Melissa

Our insurance will give us 30 days to transfer the insurance to a new car, but if you didn't have any insurance then Yes you were uninsured. It sounds like the advise you were given about that was just wrong. When I hit someone in a parking lot in MI the police officer told us that they could not find fault with either one of us because it took place on private property. He said he could write out a report but couldn't issue tickets or find fault on private property. Since your accident was in a parking lot (private property) the officer could have been following the law in only making out a simple report and not finding fault. In my case even though I had hit her each of our insurance paid for our own cars because she wasn't parked in a parking space. I'm not sure of the laws of your State, but this might explain why the police officer didn't do more. HTH Melissa

If she enjoys logic you could try this: http://www.mentagy.com/default.asp?pgrm=merchandise It's a game created by my kids Chess coach. He originally made it to help in chess, but it's a great game. The wooden version is really neat to have and fun to set up. We also have the book so we can take it in the car too. Our whole family enjoys these puzzles. HTH Melissa

Here's a link to a chart of the 1860 Census. In most slave states only 1/3 of the households had slaves. Melissa

:iagree: In the words of Abraham Lincoln: "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause." Even the Federal President didn't care whether or not the slaves were free, he just cared about keeping the south as part of the USA. It was about whether or not the Union was going to split into two countries or stay one. It started during the Revolutionary war. Oh, I don't view the flag in a negative way (but I used to when I was ignorant of all the different events leading to the civil war). Melissa

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The softer your water the less soap you should be using. It sounds like you are leaving soap residue on your skin. Try using 1/2 the soap you normally do and see if that makes a difference. Up north we had a softener and barely had to use soap because the water was so soft. Down here we have a softener but the water is so hard that it doesn't really feel soft, we had to get used to using more soap down here than up north. HTH Melissa

Yes, please please please!!! In my house we lose sharpies like most people lose socks! I use them all the time and can never find one! Thanks Melissa

I don't know your child, so I can only speak about mine. When my child has had artificial's (and she was at her worst, reaction wise, during 4-8 yrs old) she can NOT control her responses. The number one thing is make sure she's not exposed to artificial's any more. My dd gets hyper with color and weepy/emotional with flavors, so we have to watch both. With my dd I can tell the difference between a reaction and just mis-behaving. There is a clear difference in her. When she's mis-behaving (and she does) she has control over her actions/reactions and I can react like anyone else. When she's having a reaction to artificial's, she truly can not control how she reacts in situations like the book store, and once she gets going she CAN NOT stop herself. When we are in situations where I can't control what she eats, or I don't want to (like cake at the birthday party,and during that 4-8 age I did control that too) we don't leave the house the next day when she'll be reacting. She has better control and less triggers at home and it's a LOT easier for me to walk away or put her in her room. When we have been caught out during a reaction then I get down to her level, lower my voice, and point out that she is reacting to (yesterday's cake) and I know she can't help it, but we need to leave now. Giving that honesty to her and not blaming her uncontrolled behavior on her seems to help my dd. It will usually calm her down as she thinks about what she's eaten and how she's acting. I will also point out that she's not acting like herself and ask her to control herself until we get home. Sometimes she needs my hand on her to focus, gentle pressure will keep her attention focused on me. I've talked very honestly with her about her behavior. She's told me how frustrated she is when she gets like that and she just can't control herself. More than likely your dd is just as frustrated as you are and she's not understanding why she acts like that. Try talking to her when she's not reacting about how she feels. When you see her react, point it out to her. My dd is 10 now and she still reacts but she has better control. We have been able to loosen up on what she eats a lot. Dad took the kids to a show this weekend and they came home and I knew within an hour she had something with artificial's in it. Dh told me that he didn't buy them anything to eat. After a while the kids fested up to eating some of dad's wildly colored candy in his car. Yeah, thought so. I just looked at her and said "you better control yourself" and she pretty much did. She wasn't her normal self and I could tell she was having internal fights trying to stay in control, but she won. It does get better. HTH Melissa

My sister has a tall table and after the first 5 minutes I find it uncomfortable to sit at. My feet barley reach the floor with normal chairs, I can't stand the tall chairs. So, I would Chop! Melissa