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We bought a crib tent as a stop-gap until it was logical for our daughter to be in a bed...she loved her little "house". In fact, she was sad when she was moved into a bed (for about 3 seconds). It was a cheap middle-solution and very safe.
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J. Jill has nice outfits that don't look like "Mom". Hanna Andersson has nice quality women's clothing (usually you think kids with HA) that look different enough with their Scandinavian look. I love Boden and Garnet Hill too.
Already mentioned but huge dittos to Chicco, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft...
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I do appreciate disclaimers "sometimes"...if they are for a GENUINE reason (like Dawn's current disclaimer is a genuine and valid disclaimer...she does not want to discuss spanking vs. non-spanking, she wants real ideas to help her from those who have chosen not to spank, so I think her disclaimer is valid.... if she posted "I don't understand why some people spank" and then put a disclaimer that she doesn't want any replies from people who spank, her agenda would be obvious and uncalled for).
:iagree:definitely.
I think there is a very legitimate use for disclaimers, but not for everything. For example, I posted over on the curriculum board requesting recommendation for a science curriculum from a very specific point of view. It could have caused a lot of controversy and drama in some circles -- Judaism and the Church have been debating this very issue for millennia -- I know nothing would be solved in a few posts! :lol: But I had a very legitimate question and got the help I needed, without some big old honkin' hijacking drama*.
I think there are those who post for entertainment purposes (I've done it!) and there are those who have limited time and IRW resources (like me) who really, genuinely need an answer and this is the best and most trusted place to find what we need.
*Sometimes BOHHDs are FUN! But just respect those who aren't looking for for BOHHD. Perhaps the person who has posted the disclaimer has a real reason for it, and are seeking a important answer to a real, question.
PS I've been lurking on Dawn's current non-spanking thread and have learned A LOT. It is a perfect example of my long-held assumptions being challenged from an opposing point of view without my causing any drama... RESPECT is the key.
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Ditto on Wacoal...their "pink ribbon" model is very pretty with perfect coverage, support and comfort and no "old lady" feel...even though I'm almost old lady* myself :( Comes in more than just "nude" too...
I get mine at Nordstrom or Dillards. I actually saw them at Macy's around Christmas this year, for the first time, too.
*My 5 yo dd asked me if 40 was as old as her Grandma the other day. :tongue_smilie:
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I thought of a few more:
- My Chef's Gelpro mats for the kitchen. I can stand and stand and stand without any sore legs. (I do 99% scratch cooking...because it's my hobby)
- My neti pot (gross, I know, but it has saved me this week with a HORRIBLE sinus infection)
- Ear plugs at bedtime
- Our Subaru Outback wagon -- bye bye Expedition, hello good MPG, lower monthly payments and plenty of room for the 4 of us.
- Method-brand natural and great-smelling cleaning and personal products
- Blogspot/Blogger
- Costco
- Hanna Andersson kids' clothes -- buy for the older, pass on to the younger/s, and still have plenty of life in them to pass along to friends or sell on eBay!
- When I was a mommy to babies:
- the Baby Bjorn front pack
- Cuisinart mini-prep food processor for homemade baby food
- OXO brand ice cube trays with a sliding lid for freezing said baby food into one-size portions
- Robeez baby shoes -- they stayed on my girlies feet better than socks -- important in REALLY COLD Almost Canada, ND where we lived prior to living in REALLY HOT Almost Mexico, AZ
- the Baby Bjorn front pack
- My Chef's Gelpro mats for the kitchen. I can stand and stand and stand without any sore legs. (I do 99% scratch cooking...because it's my hobby)
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My DH and I just got sick and tired of paying $100 a month for a family plan cell phone bundle of 2 phones with about 800 minutes on Altell. Soooo, we dumped our plan and bought prepaid service with Altell -- I used $13 worth last month and he used $15. It's been SOOOO freeing! I realized just how little we were really needing the cell phones. We mostly called each other, and used the cells to call out of area family ("my circle" was good for that purpose).
We now just buy pre-paid calling cards at Costco. This way, we use what we have, and *can't* go over!
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Rice cooker
Kitchenaid stand mixer
the Internet! :)
Dansko clogs
Haiku brand purses -- stylish, organized and pretty...but also really rugged
a good food scale for measuring when baking (lots of GREAT bread recipes are written in weight-only)
www.blueletterbible.org for online bible reading
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Great discussion! This is a little bit off topic from the way the thread has morphed, but my husband's current TV pet peeve is the inordinant number of women in law-enforcement positions, such as on the new breed of cop shows...
He is involved in the great law and order/legal arena, and women just AREN'T there. Kind of interesting...who and why are they being put on these shows? They are usually gorgeous...men like gorgeous...again, it's just marketing.
My current TV pet peeve ad is one for Kohler -- "schlubby" husband sees uber s*xy female plumber go to the next door neighbor's home, so he runs upstairs and starts shoving everything down the t*ilet. Of course being a Kohler, nothing blocks it up so he gets more and more desperate: towels, cat litter, potted plants.... (I'm doing the ***s because my over-sensitive internet blocking software will give me fits if I don't). Wife "catches" him and has a puzzled look on her face....
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We have used Kumon products quite significantly since my girls were 2, mostly for fun, easy learning. Purely from a cosmetic standpoint, I love the colorful, friendly illustrations.
Does anyone use the more-advanced Kumon workbooks (especially math) for extra drill or as a standalone math curr. for that matter?
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I'm in the exact same boat. I have this big room full of stuff we've been collecting for a garage sale (we've had really good luck in the past with garage sales)...but now the stuff has been here going on 6 months and I'm really tired of tripping over it. soooo.....
I pulled the choice girls' clothing pieces and nicest toys out and sold the clothes in lots on eBay...making more than I would ever have in a garage sale.
I might Craigs List the next best stuff, and then donate. I was able to make some money, and help people out as well.
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Okay, I'm a total sucker for anything that Andrew Davies produces, so when I heard that Masterpiece Classic (used to be Masterpiece Theater) was running Andrew Davies' brand new BBC production of Little Dorrit, I was SO THERE.
It ended last night, I was glued to the screen all 5 weeks. I had never read this Charles Dickens story, and really was not familiar with the story. Heartbreaking and elevating!
This is my question for anyone who has read the book, and saw the whole production. How true was the production to the book?? I just want to know before I plunk down the $50 for the DVD (which I may do anyway, because it was soooooo wonderful -- almost as wonderful as the A&E "Pride & Prejudice" with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth...sigh....)
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I don't know how casual or formal, but Hanna Andersson has some pretty sundresses, none all yellow, but one "crinkle cotton" with dainty yellow and orange flowers on a white field. Casual, but darling.
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I am concerned. I live about 30 miles as the crow flies from the Mexican border. The city we live in is filled with illegals. We live in a nice typical American subdivision; and about 4 times a year, we wake up around 2:00 am to the sound of border patrol helicopters circling our area (we border the desert, and are in proximity to the interstate) presumably using their searchlights to find illegals who are caught out in the desert.
So yes, I'm concerned. You can't go anywhere on a daily basis here without coming into contact with Mexican nationals at restaurants, grocery stores, the park, public swimming pools, clinics, etc. I'm not making any political comments at all. I'm just saying that we are going to be exposed at some point...:( And should anyone ask how I know they are Mexican nationals (not illegals), we see Sonoran Mexico license plates all the time -- people come across the border to shop here at our malls, etc. (When we first moved here, we were stayed about a week at a nice all-suites type hotel as Base temp housing was full, and we saw tons of nice cars from Mexico at the hotel; they would come back in the evening absolutely loaded down with shopping bags from all the mall-type stores like Gap, Old Navy, Dillards, Macy's, etc.). To echo someone before -- I'm sure at some point, these same people with disposable income are going to come here seeking out good American health care at some point. Again, please understand, I'm not making any judgments here. If my family needed better healthcare and I had the means to achieve it this way, I'd seek it out myself, as I am sure many of you would, too.
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Mmmmm....on hot crusty baguette. Shame on you for mentioning Nutella!!!!!!:drool:
If you know someone who can buy at a military base commissary, ask them to buy it for you...it's a lot less money there!
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1) Does anyone have the Costco or AAFES (military) "knockoff" version of the TempurPedic?
2) I've heard the memory foam style mattresses can really hold in the heat so that it is hard to be cool at night...is this true?
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We have been sick as a family on and off for the past 9 weeks. I now have a nasty sinus infection and feel lousy, but better than yesterday when I finally broke down and went to the doctor after suffering for quite a few days. I couldn't even drive my 5 yo to pre-k yesterday because I felt so horrible (she goes tues and thurs, and I homeschool her two of the other three days).
So....when you are sick like this, do you bag it, or try to eek out some teaching? Our illnesses have really cut into the girls' education these past two months. I know they are only 5 and 3, but I am trying to create some kind of formality in their schedule in anticipation for full-time HS after PreK lets out in a few weeks.
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We let ours slide, too. Thanks for the heads up! It's a great resource.
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My 5 and 3 yo girls saw a trailer for "Bolt" before Pinnochio yesterday. They are interested in seeing it. It is PG -- which concerns me almost more in animated films (I didn't let them see either Madagascar film, or Happy Feet due to the sex*al innuendo). They have seen "serious" films such as Narnia: LWW and PC with no problems (but lots of explanation -- we're reading LWW right now)
Why is it PG? All of the "family friendly" online reviews seem to say it is fine except for "mild peril" or "mild cartoon violence". Who knows these days...ratings seem so subjective to me.
Thanks!
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About six months ago, we had a couple of loose pit sightings; it was just wandering around our neighborhood. The first time, our neighbor just blew it off and said, "Don't worry about ___ (I can't remember the dog's name but it was something ironic like "Fluffy"). He's a big woosie".
The second time, we were playing outside on our front porch. She ran up towards our home, and I scooted the kids inside quickly (no master was anywhere to be seen). Right as we got inside, the dog came up to the floor-ceiling window on the side of our front door and just stared inside for what seemed like half an hour, but it was probably a few minutes. Just silently stared. It was unsettling. I called animal control, as we have a leash law in our neighborhood CC&Rs. They must have come by and spoken to the master, because I haven't seen the since. (Or he could have moved away as it belonged to an Air Force Airman who shares a rental home with other guys down the street.)
Is that normal behavior for any kind of dog, or warning behavior?
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Homeade:
Vinegar/water is great, especially in areas with hard water. When the solution dries, you can't smell the vinegar AT ALL. I have switched to this in my Bissel steam vac b/c their cleaning solution was making me sick, and I had to pull the thing out a lot recently due to -- ahem -- the girls' stomach flu. I also use a lot of Borax for various things (CHEAP!) and buy baking soda by the 10 pound bag at Costco (SUPER CHEAP).
As for commercial lines, I really do love Method. It is widely available and effective. Their "Le Scrub" in the funky squeeze bottle (it has a slot on top to store your sponge) is fabulous for countertops, sinks, tub, shower and tile. It's designed for the bath but I use it in the kitchen, too. It has a wonderful eucalyptus smell, and finely ground marble gently scrubs. It has gotten red-veggie type stains (oil packed peppers!) off of my white Corian sink that stinky headache-inducing S*ft Scr*b didn't get off...and no bleach. Their packaging is cool (so it appeals to my sense of modern style) but don't be fooled. It is NOT style over substance. Their dishwashing liquid (they tested the "go naked" scentless) in first place for effectiveness in Cook's Illustrated's recent test of eco-brand liquids. I like the pink grapefruit scent.
The full line is at Target, and you can also get it at Whole Foods, big box home stores, Costco has some bulk hand wash, and even discontinued scents at Big Lots.
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knead it--a lot. You need to break down the gluten
I got so interested in this thread after I submitted my post I did more research. I even found one recipe that called for kneading in stand mixer on low for 30 minutes! I think kneading is pretty key. This sounds pretty close to your recipe, Jana.
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Mt. Rainier is SO beautiful that it doesn't quite look real...almost like a manmade attraction at Disneyland. It will take your breath away. If your kids like animals, Northwest Trek is interesting, and on the way to Mt. Rainier. You might want to look at accomodations near Olympia/Lacey, as they would be closer to the two mountains and you wouldn't have to deal with the horrendous Seattle-to-South-Sound traffic.
Pioneer Farm (also close to Mt. Rainier) is really neat. I still remember going there in 3rd grade on a field trip. I specifically remember churning butter.
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A friend of mine just read this in Reader's Digest:
"Following a tough day of homeschooling her children, my friend was in the kitchen muttering to herself when her son walked in. 'What's going on?' he asked. 'I'm having a parent-teacher conference,' she growled."
Made me smile...and this post just gave me my 100th post! :grouphug:
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For me, it's like that episode of Seinfeld when someone paints that portrait of Kramer that hangs in a snooty gallery, and they overhear an art lover say, "He is a loathsome offensive brute, yet I can’t look away!" It's kind of the same thing for me. I just can't look away! I know it is ridiculous, ludicrious, time wasting and perhaps bordering on immoral. But boy, do I feel better about myself after I watch. And I KNOW I will HAVE to watch the New Jersey version. Good gravy they are unreal!
HUGE laughs about the fictional Real Housewives of King County. You made my day. I grew up on Mercer Island -- now THAT would be a good place to film. My parents bought from a tomato farmer way back in the early '60s...believe me, we weren't a typical "Poverty Rock" family. :lol:
Does anyone else do May Baskets?
in General Education Discussion Board
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I was born in '68, and we ALWAYS did these. When I was in preschool and kinder, my teacher would have us make the paper cones and we'd get flowers and bring them home. And then when I got home, my mom or dad and I would go outside and do the same. We'd hang them on the neighbor's door, doorbell ditchand run. It was SOOOOO much fun! I had forgotten about this. Thanks.
Unfortuantely, here in Almost Mexico, the only flowers that I have access to come from the local grocery store or are stinky, scrubby and ugly ones from my yard :)