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Vegetarians, I need help!
Anita in NC replied to Brilliant's topic in General Education Discussion Board
There are tons of recipes for vegetarian stuff. Check out allrecipes.com There a lots of things that you can do with beans or lentils (I'm addicted to lentils recently). Trader Joe and Whole Foods have a good selection of veggie items. We like the soy sausages, breakfast patties, meatless meatballs, chickenless nuggets, veggie burgers, etc... I also make lots of things with beans and lentils, pasta, quinoa, millet, rice, veggie stir fries, grilled portobella mushrooms, etc.... Good luck! Plus, if you need motivation just watch "Earthlings" on youtube and you will have a renewed enthusiasm. :D -
How would you explain this?
Anita in NC replied to Haiku's topic in General Education Discussion Board
:iagree: It just looks slutty. Ask her if she wants boys to treat her like a slutty bimbo or treat her like a lady. -
Did anyone watch Jamie Oliver last night?
Anita in NC replied to elegantlion's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Poor Jamie Oliver. It appeared from the show that permits that were previously issued for the show were revoked. I was disappointed in the number of people that showed up for his demos. Especially the sugar and school bus demo - what a pitiful turn out. As for the the segment with the fast food owner, the guy is in business to make money. He isn't there to feed whole healthy foods, he's there to make a quick buck. When people start demanding healthy choices, restaurant owners will listen. For right now, with the lack of healthy choices available, I have to determine that America as a whole does NOT want to eat healthy. So I will continue to feed my kids home made meals and pack sandwiches when we go out. -
My kids do all the problems. All the practice questions and all 30 of the following questions. My 5th grader takes about 90 minutes to do his math, he's doing Saxon 87. He takes so long because he stares off and just doesn't apply himself and I have to keep reminding him to focus. My 9th grader does half a lesson of Advanced Mathematics per day and depending on the lesson spends 30 mins to 1 hour.
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Do you eat dinner with your children?
Anita in NC replied to gingersmom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We always eat dinner as a family unless hubby gets stuck really late at work. Even then I eat dinner with the kids at the table. Since we get up at different times we tend to have a fend for yourself style breakfast. I cook lunch for the kids during the week and we eat together. Hubby eats his lunch at work. -
If you have a minivan...........
Anita in NC replied to Mom28kds's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I have a Honda Odyssey and get about 25 miles per gallon. They are mostly highway miles. -
I would put a note on the door. "Sorry, we're busy right now. Check back after 4 p.m." Or whatever. You could hang a little chalk board or mini white board so you could change the message easily.
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s/o cruise thread - last minute cruise
Anita in NC replied to Truscifi's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Travelocity has deals on last minute cruises. They have some awesome deals and I wouldn't hesitate to book one through them. -
Can I see your 9th grade schedule?
Anita in NC replied to Elaine's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
Advanced Mathematics (Saxon) Health by Glencoe Biology by Levine and Miller World History Bob Jones English plus writing assignments World Literature using Norton Anthologies Critical Thinking Classic Literature Game Design using Unity -
Easter Basket question
Anita in NC replied to ProudGrandma's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Okay, you all will think I'm a kill joy but we don't do Easter baskets. I get my kids treats when we go grocery shopping, usually a good bar of chocolate. We tried the Easter Egg hunts at various places when they were young (at the YMCA, local parks, DH work) and I was so disgusted with the whole thing we just quit going to them. Basically, I taught my kids manners but apparently other parents don't. There was lots of pushing and shoving and invariably kids with more Easter eggs than they know what to do with and then other kids that didn't get any. :glare: -
Anyone else doing taxes?
Anita in NC replied to kalanamak's topic in General Education Discussion Board
DH and I have been doing taxes on and off all day. :glare: I'll be glad when they are done. -
I'm participating in a curriculum sale soon. For like new or never used items I price them at 1/3 to 1/2 of the original price. For other items I price them at 10% to 20% or the original price depending on condition.
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We're getting a Whole Foods!!
Anita in NC replied to Moxie's topic in General Education Discussion Board
:iagree: I do love Whole Foods for fresh herbs, like parsley and cilantro. They have a pretty good price on bulk items, milk, soy milk, and some boxed mixes (like tabouli and falafal). -
I'd like you join you all in your weight loss endeavors. I'm at 190 and need to get below 150, so losing 40 pounds sounds like the perfect number.
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Emotionally manipulative in-laws....
Anita in NC replied to Veritaserum's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Your MIL sounds like a narcissist. (My mother is one too). Your DH needs to have a revelation that his parents happiness is not his responsibility, that his wife and children come first, and that he needs to set firm boundaries and stick to them. If I were you (since you've already given them money) I would pay a couple of guys with a truck to come and move all their stuff out ASAP to their new apartment. Then tell them to call before stopping by in the future. -
My 9th grader took the ACT this morning
Anita in NC replied to Anita in NC's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
We had a couple of books that I had purchased. Gruber's Complete Act Guide was HORRIBLE. There were so many typos, incorrect answers, horrible practice questions. I thought that it was just DS complaining but I did some of the books with him and it just needs to go in the trash. It was just awful. We also have McGraw Hill's ACT book that had practice tests and that was quite good. He also did the online ACT test at the ACT website. I'll check out the other book that someone suggested. Oh well, he'll get to try again next year. If nothing else it is good practice and counts as his required standardized test. Thanks everyone. -
My 9th grader took the ACT this morning
Anita in NC replied to Anita in NC's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
My son is already doing pre-calc and trig. He loves math. He said that he thought he could get the problems correct but just ran out of time for some of them, especially those on the science section. -
He said that he thought he did okay but that he ran out of time before answering all the questions in a section. He did practice sections at home over the last month and always seemed to have a problem completely finishing up a test subject (i.e. science section) in the allotted time. What have been others experiences with the test? Do you think that the speed part comes just from more practice or with maturity or both?
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do your children have dental sealants?
Anita in NC replied to grace'smom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
All my boys have sealants on their molars. My youngest (7) just had his done since the dentist has to wait for the last of the molars to come in.