I think while a lot of this does tie to religion (in Hinduism, one's duty, Dharma, is a huge part of the foundation) and related to this is culture. To some cultures, it would be crazy to put your own happiness before your duty. The greater good is emphasized much more than individual happiness. After all, happiness is often fleeting. This is perhaps more customary in Eastern cultures. Individual liberties and individual happiness is much more prevalent in Western thinking and cultures. "The pursuit of happiness" and such. There is nothing inherently wrong with it, it is just a completely different cultural attitude. It's just as difficult for some from Eastern cultures to understand placing ones happiness before one's duties. BTW, I'm not saying there isn't anyone in Western culture that has the "duty first " way of thinking and vice versa, not everyone in Eastern cultures puts their duty before their happiness. My comments are just a generalization.

It's been awhile since I researched this, but I'm almost positive that this is not true. Biopsies are definitely better at diagnosing Celiac Disease, but it's not 100% because they only take "pieces" of your intestine to biopsy here and there. Intestinal damage can happen in some places and not yet affect other places. So if they happen to biopsy areas that have not yet been damaged then the test would come back negative, even if there are other areas that are damaged. This is one of the reasons we opted not to biopsy our son. He was already doing much better off of gluten and to do the biopsy we would have to have put him back on the gluten (and watch him suffer miserably), have him go under general anesthesia and still not be guaranteed an accurate diagnosis.

Yoga literally means "to yoke with God" in Sanskrit/Hinduism. It's roots are steeped in Hinduism in every which way. Now anyone can take it, strip it, and add their own clothing to it, nevertheless it doesn't change it at it's core. But if it makes you feel better, go for it :).

No beer is not gluten free, but there there are some good gf beers available on the market. The two that I've tried are Redbridge and Bards.

I love the Hemnes dresser, we bought two of them. The kids' beds and mattresses are from there, our sofa is from there and we have 4 bookcases too. So far everything has held up nicely. I like that the dressers and beds are made from wood not particle board. They also don't use any glue with formaldehyde in the joints of their furniture.

:iagree: Really the traffic is nothing compared to traffic in major cities. It would take me maybe 15 minutes instead of 10 to get certain places and the "traffic" times would only last for about 30 minutes in the morning and evening. Looking in Albemarle County would help as far as housing costs go. Going out a little further would still make for an easy commute to the city center and open up housing options. If you don't see what you want in Albemarle County, look west at Crozet (great little town), south at North Garden or Scottsville, or north at Ruckersville. The housing costs are much lower but you still have easy access Charlottesville.

I need another "other". I listen to NPR. I sometimes check BBC.com and occasionally watch Al Jazeera and Asia Today.

SA=Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C with the best absorbency) The powder form is best because you are able to take higher doses. Natural Factors makes a chewable form, but it's only 500mg each, so you would need to eat a lot of them. Ds4 has got a nasty cough right now and I'm a bit paranoid about it turning into WC. (small rant- I hate taking healthy kids to the doctor for their physicals, they always leave sick!!)

I'd say yes it is possible. Ds7 did those same things. He could also point to the letters and numbers and say it's name. He's not gifted or anything, he's quite average, but for whatever reason he learned these things really early. He also walked early and was speaking in good size sentences. Ds4 didn't utter more than 8 words until sometime after he turned 2 yrs. But I think his sentences now are even better than his big brother's!

Oh and I would file wherever you are residing the most. If you aren't really living in either place and just staying in hotels both ways, then I would file with where ever you pay state taxes. If you still own a home in California, then I would continue to file with them and then switch over to Va once you get settled.

:iagree: You've described Charlottesville to the T.

I got several colors from Thai Silks. They sometimes have good sales. I also got some beautiful tye dye ones from the Color Farm. http://www.thecolorfarm.com/

Bob's Red Mill brand makes a great cornbread. Even my non-GF family members enjoy it.

How exciting! Can't wait to hear about it!

This is how I feel after eating gluten too. I also feel really tired for the next few days afterwards and my muscle pain increases dramatically. I don't have celiac disease, but there is definitely some sort of gluten sensitivity going on. This all began just in the past few years.

I hope you like it! I've gotten the jasmine scented solid perfume and it was great to travel with, it's small and smelled good. It kind of smelled like a blend of jasmine and beeswax though because I think that's the base for it. It's not a strong smell, so only you and those that get really close to can smell it ( unlike regular spray perfumes).

We have good friends that do this every year with their 3 young kids. They love it, but I think they always got a compartment. We plan on doing this one day.

I've never heard of these and now I MUST try them!!:drool5:

Ask them to cut that part shorter. I was finally able to have long wavy/ curly layers that looked nice since I didn't have to worry about the straight part sticking out!:D

It pretty much just looks like a bar of soap. I love the ones from Prarieland Herbs. I always get the peppermint one. I also get the vinegar rinse from there but it would be just as easy to make it at home. http://www.prairielandherbs.com I used to always use mousse to tame the frizz, but really haven't had to many issues with frizz since using the shampoo bar and vinegar rinse. There are still some days that it frizzes up if it's extremely humid and I go outside with my hair still dripping wet, but if I wait until it's a little dry it stays tame.

Thank you for the link!

Yes, I posted in the other thread that shortly after reading it on here I was at the grocery store and noticed the sign in the ice cream aisle that was clearly written "SHERBERT". Oddly enough I didn't even see any sherbet under the sign, mostly sorbets and gelatos.

I have a straight, curly, wavy combo. I've had the same hairstyle years and years. It stays long. I usually cut a few "face framing" pieces. The straight part of my hair is the underlayers in the back. I've recently been telling the stylist to just cut that part shorter than the rest of my hair. They always look at me like I'm crazy, even when I explain to them that since the rest of my hair is curly/wavy and lifts up then the stick straight part underneath is always much longer and looks weird. I use a shampoo bar and rinse with an herb infused apple cider vinegar every other day. I don't do anything thing else to it and let it air dry. The only time I comb it is right before I wash my hair.

I've decided to to get MTM on HSBC but am wavering between purchasing Level One or Level Two. My boys are 7yrs and almost 5yrs. Ds7 is very artsy and I'm wondering if the level 1 will be too easy or not. Can anyone tell me if the art projects for level 1 are too simple? If so, would I be able to do level 2 with my younger son as well? Thanks!