I don't know the answer, but am interested to see what responses you get. Also, noticed your from So IL. Me, too. :001_smile:

I'd go with the smaller side. My garden always ends up so huge by the end of summer. :D

I love my Pampered Chef pots & pans. They come in all-stainless steel or non-stick. I have the non-stick. I'm drooling over the stainless, but it is $$$$. You can find a local PC rep from the Pamp Chef website.

Definitely go to the Alamo and see the Riverwalk. You & your family will love this vacation. San Antonio is a beautiful city! :001_smile:

:iagree: Amen.

Those nagging doubts can creep in there, so I beat them back with John Taylor Gatto (as a pp recommended). Also, my ds is a completely different animal at 4 than he was at 3, which is probably true for a lot of kids. Talking with other hs'ers will help her, too.

If at all possible, rest and plenty of fluids. Rest, rest and more rest. That's the fastest way to get better. Straight from dh who's an RN. Go. Rest.

Working on routines with Flylady is helping. Lowering expectations, mine are unrealistic. Getting the kids to do their part in keeping the household running. They live here, they can pitch in. :001_smile: Teaching them life skills and the house is cleaner. A win-win.

When dd started climbing out of the crib, we put the mattress on the floor. No toddler bed, we were broke. Did the same w/ds only he lucked out and got an actual toddler bed. Both kids did great. We did baby gate dd's room off (I was paranoid), but relaxed w/ds (he's as noisy as a baby elephant) and didn't use a gate. Good luck! :)

I use veg. oil in a spray bottle.....very economical and tastes much better!