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On 1/6/2021 at 4:17 PM, Beeku said:
My high school senior has been accepted to a private college. But community-college-then-transferring may be necessary financially. The local community college (in NY) has an agreement with the college, and transferring seems OK with all concerned. BUT. The community college's basic biology course requires an A or B grade on Regents Biology and Chemistry exams in the last 5 years. My kid would need to take the community college's pre-requisite bio and chem courses, which would make it impossible to complete the AS degree in 2 years. One solution may be to take these prerequisite courses online, this spring or summer, before beginning community college this fall. Frustrating. Especially since she's a great science student who has done well with bio, chem, advanced bio, and advanced chem in high school already. We'd probably have to set aside our advanced chemistry to do the online community college stuff. Any thoughts? Other possibilities? TIA!
This is worth setting an appointment with the dean of the science department to see if this can be waived. Community colleges are very personal and work hard to facilitate student success and get their students graduated.
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They're going to find out about it; it will be on the transcript or the midterm report. The student must 'fess up now and if the worst happens and they withdraw their offer, the student will have time to make alternate arrangements.
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10 hours ago, BeachGal said:
Have you tried the Feliway plug-in diffuser? My youngest introduced a second kitten to his older cat and Feliway helped stop the fighting. Now they even cuddle. Amazing stuff.
Hadn’t heard of this, either, but it’s worth a try.
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10 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:
have you checked out "Jackson Galaxy"s youtube channel? he has a lot of good info on cats.
I haven’t heard of it, but I’ll check it out.
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8 hours ago, ByGrace3 said:
I am trying to decide a path for my ds for 9th for next year. He is a good student, smart, but still a 13 year old boy who struggles some with executive functioning tasks. He is doing well in online classes this year, but still needs a little hand holding with some things. My older dd did Biology for 9th and Chemistry for 10th. I was looking for my ds and Schole does the Physics first path using Novare for 9th. Anyone have experience with this? What are the pros/cons? He is taking Algebra 1 this year and is more interested in physics than he would be in biology fwiw... but I don't want to short change him with his goals of an engineering degree.
Also, can anyone tell me the faith component of Novare? Is it Christian? old earth? Young earth? (this won't matter for physics but Schole uses Novare for Biology as well)
We did physics first, and also used the Novare book. DS is very math proficient and enjoys physics and chemistry more than biology. I do not think it would work well if the student was not algebra capable. It worked out very well for us, and I wish I had done that for DD, who graduated earlier, because it makes sense as long as the student is algebra capable.
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I have a neutered adult male cat that I have had for 4 years; he's a sweet and adorable cat. I also began fostering a spayed female cat a few months ago; she is also sweet and adorable and loves humans. But cats...not so much, apparently. We tried to do the slow introductions behind a door, with one in a crate, etc... It was mess - female foster cat hissed, growled and screamed at my male when he approached with a submissive posture. So he slunk away. But like a bad blind date, he can't seem to take no for an answer and keeps approaching her, she commences hissing/spitting/growling, then he chases her and it's WWIII. She is terrified of him, even though he is not aggressive; she won't come out from hiding if he is anywhere nearby and when she does come out, she looks around furtively for him until she thinks the coast is clear and runs to the laundry room to be fed. She had to leave the house and stay elsewhere for a month or so, so when we re-introduced them we just threw them together because the slow intro was a disaster. Same results. Now there is just bad blood between them and they are in a vicious cycle of approach - hiss/growl/scream - chase. Has anyone had any experience with this? How do I re-set their relationship? I would really like to adopt her, but I don't think the situation as it stands is good for either cat, and especially not for her.
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My husband and son do this every January with the Boy Scouts; they love it. I hate camping in nice weather, so I sure wouldn't be going in the freezing cold!
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On 12/26/2020 at 10:30 PM, Terabith said:
I don't have an artificial directive, because I feel like situations are more nuanced, and I'd rather decisions were made on a case by case basis by my health care proxy. I don't want everything under the sun done, no matter the circumstance, but if there's a good likelihood of recovery, I would want a trial of interventions, but there's no way to write that in the checklists that are easily available.
My mother is in her 90s and we have discussed these issues many times. I have a general idea of what she wants, but she and I both think that the nuances make a blanket statement useless. So neither of us has an artificial directive, by design, for these reasons. But we do know what my mom wants and will carry it out.
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On 12/22/2020 at 11:56 PM, Xahm said:
We have a 2012 Traverse. It has a slow power steering fluid leak, which I understand is not unusual. We just have to add a little every month or so. I would recommend trying to get a back up camera. I can see fine for going forward, but backing up is scary. We got the model with bench seats in middle and back so that we can hold up to eight medium sized people. There has to be some agility or else patience if all seats are being used, but normally we are only carrying 6 and so leave one seat filled down for easy access.
The power steering problem was, among other things, one of the design flaws in those first Traverses and was one of the problems we were repeatedly in the garage for. Ours would cause power failure when turning. There were also repeated cylinder fails caused by over-heating because wires were designed to run too close to the engine. Ugh. Worst car I ever owned.
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On 12/20/2020 at 10:46 AM, Mrs Tiggywinkle said:
Does anyone have one? Especially before the 2018 redesign?
My minivan has high mileage for the 2017 year. I drive a lot(living 20 miles from anyplace I go) and I drove back and forth from NY to Florida this year. I’m not quite upside down on it but getting there due to the excessive mileage. A coworker’s inlaws own a huge car dealership in Ohio and give his friends a discount. They’ve offered me well over blue book value for my grand caravan and DH wants to take them up on it. We can leave for Ohio tonight and pick out a car tomorrow, and I have the financing secured.
However, I do not want another minivan, but I need 3 rows. They have a 2017 very low mileage(15,000) Traverse that comes already set with the towing package I want. Obviously I can’t run over and test drive it lol. Does anyone have any experiences with a Traverse?We had the original Traverse before the re-design. Do not even go near it. We had to trade it in way before we would normally give up our car because it had so very many issues; the issues began at 60,000-70,000, and included major AC failure, repeated cylinder failures, and repeated power steering failures. Incidentally, certain Chevrolet models (i.e. Malibu) from that time period (2009-2011) have these issues in common. DH had to spend so much time on the phone with GM engineers and GM headquarters because the dealer didn't want to pay for the multiple repairs on the same problem that originated when the car was still under warranty. GM finally paid for the most expensive repairs (the cylinders), and one of the engineers admitted the problem was from a design flaw and couldn't be fixed without a re-design. It has great cargo and passenger space, though!
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DD is a first-year freshman and when she is home she now sets her rules, with 2 exceptions: We own and are responsible for her car, so if we deem something unsafe or unwise regarding the car, our opinion rules, and 2) She must be considerate of us (as far as quietness when coming in late, tidying up her messes, etc)
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On 12/6/2020 at 10:59 PM, barnwife said:
We were invited to a Thanksgiving get together. I replied, "Thanks, but we will be celebrating in (name of our city)!" I left it at that, figuring the hosts would understand that my position on avoiding indoor gatherings hasn't changed. But I just received an email invite to a Christmas get-together. They always feel like we never celebrate Christmas with them. Which, to be fair, is kind of true. But that's because we live 3 hours away. And I refuse to do that much driving on Christmas. Also, I have very strong feelings on our children waking up in their beds and us celebrating as a family/attending church that morning. (Note: I know many people celebrate in other ways/on different days. That's great; it's just not what we want for our family.) So because said hosts often insist on the gathering being on Christmas itself, we inevitably decline.
Well, this year, they are willing to host on a couple of other days. For them, the pandemic is over (heck, it never started). I am of a much different persuasion. Therefore, I will be declining again. And it's going to be A Thing. I don't see a way around that.
Anyone want to write my email declining said invitation that hopefully won't ruin family relationships?
I would just give a cheery "Sorry, but we're sticking close to home and family until the pandemic passes. Hopefully soon!" My family and I had a small graduation party for DD and travelled for Thanksgiving and will do so for Christmas, but I have zero problems with families that chose to opt out of our celebrations and feel that's how they want to proceed these days. Maybe she won't be offended? I don't see why a family's individual decision should be an issue.
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On 11/16/2020 at 10:04 PM, SilverBrook said:
Our rules seem a bit different than the above but I will share for diversity of opinions. My family’s only rule is to come in and give your Momma a hug. I can’t wait to see my older kids. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Same with us.
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On 11/1/2020 at 2:47 PM, Dicentra said:
Do you know what she means by "weak in math"? Pretty much any chem course that would be considered high school level will require students to have Alg 1 under their belts and be able to solve word problems using fairly simple algebraic manipulation of formulas.
I think this is the Conceptual Chemistry that klmama is referring to:
https://www.conceptualacademy.com/textbook/conceptual-chemistry
I've not taught that curriculum but it's my understanding that it will still contain some math. If a student is doing a chemistry course with no math in it, I think I would call that middle school chemistry and not high school chemistry. I know other folks may not agree with me on that but as a long-time high school chem teacher and college chem instructor, that's my thoughts. 🙂
Her student has had Algebra I, but is very weak in it. IMO, she should repeat that class before continuing on with chemistry, but that seems to be a no-go with her.
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A homeschool mom is asking my advice on a high school chemistry text/curriculum for a student who is weak in math; she is adamant about chemistry, rather than another science option. Free and online would be a plus. What do you all suggest?
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59 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said:
I WANT to be sad for you, but your hair is just too fabulous and I’m just jealous. I’m guessing someone with fine hair put a curse on you and it took.
LOL, I was just thinking something along those lines. If I had hair that gorgeous, I wouldn't give a hoot where it hung!
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I need bra advice. For years, I've bought Lane Bryant bras, but in recent years they've gone downhill - wires popping out, rough fabric, and elastic stretching prematurely are my main complaints. I tried Torrid and found cheap elastic, as well. So I am on the hunt for a top-quality bra. My requirements: Fits a large bust (40DD), underwire, excellent support, unlined or lightly-lined. Any ideas?
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On 10/5/2020 at 3:38 PM, caedmyn said:
Pics would help. I think you want either white or ivory/cream curtains, depending on what color is in your rug. Try holding a piece of plain white printer paper next to the rug and compare that to the off-white in the rug. Does the color in the rug look more gray or blue than the piece of paper, or is it more yellow/creamy? There can be other undertones for whites, but those are the most common so hopefully it will be one of those. If it leans blue or gray, get white curtains. If it leans yellow, get ivory/cream ones. Get sheers in the same color, and a double rod or rig up a faux double rod with a bungee cord. I have these curtains in a couple rooms, and they come in both colors. https://m.jcpenney.com/p/jcpenney-home-sullivan-blackout-grommet-top-single-curtain-panel/ppr5007312873?pTmplType=regular
I already bought the double rods, and was leaning toward the off-white sheers. I didn't buy them yet because I wanted to wait and see what advice was offered here. But with definitely warm walls, and creamy undertones, I see I need the ivory sheers.
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On 10/5/2020 at 12:53 PM, prairiewindmomma said:
Off white....is that a cool color (bluish undertones) or a warm color (creamy)?
Are your sand colored walls warm also (should be)?
Does your room feel more formal or more casual?
What color is your bedroom furniture?
Really, photos would really really help.
With just the words you describe, this comes to mind: https://www.target.com/p/faux-silk-room-darkening-window-curtain-panel-threshold/-/A-54167665?preselect=54085614#lnk=sametab
But, and I'm so sorry, if you say that you are really bad with colors....I'm not sure we're getting an accurate description. Like, I flat out can't talk colors with half of my family members. They perceive them very differently than me and mix up warm/cool tones, undertones, etc. So, if you actually have a blue undertoned maroon carpet with hints of a cold blue and a cold off-white, my advice above would be really really bad. It all presumes you have warm toned stuff going on.
OK, so this was helpful. The walls are definitely a warm color; even non-artistic me can see that. And now that you've posted these links, it gives me somewhere to start; I like those options and can see that they can work.
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I'm so sorry. Dog poo and destruction don't sound like a hoarder, they sound like a person who can't cope because of dementia or being older. I'm not excusing it, but maybe that's why he moved in with his son, because he can't function on his own.
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A few things to consider, because I had a lifelong puker that got worse with age. Hairballs will do this until the hairball is tossed up. Kidney failure will also do this, and it can start surprisingly early and it gets worse with age. I assume the vet has looked at her kidney function?
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I have no problem with it as a personal belief system, but it isn't science, doesn't meet any of the definitions of science, and shouldn't be taught as science.
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OK, so I made a mistake - the carpet has deep red/maroon a background color with hints of blue and off white. Also, I hate super dark colors like dark blue or maroon at the window because I really like a lot of light. What lighter colored curtains could I use that would look OK?
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If you had/have a high school student who plays varsity football and wants to play in college, I would appreciate any recommendations you have on football camps. What football camps would you recommend for their quality and visibility to coaches/recruiters? We are looking at lineman camps.