Bees like me enough as it is. I'd rinse. As for what you did yesterday with your hair...all that oil...do you have dry skin? I bet it smelled heavenly, but I'm not sure I could get away with it.

I seem to remember that Caucasians are more prone to osteoporosis than the rest of the world too, so I wouldn't be in a big hurry not to worry about calcium.

:iagree: It sound completely illogical to me as well. We also live in Aurora, and we usually head south to the Arapahoe county library, which is closer to our house than the nearest Aurora library. Arapahoe has pretty similar policies to Aurora. The grace period (for both library systems) only works if you turn in the overdue books during the grace period. So if I had a book due today, and turned it in on Thursday before closing (Aurora had a 2-day grace period last I checked), I wouldn't have to pay the fine. I found out the hard way that in the Aurora system, you can't just shove the book in the "after-hours" slot after closing on that second day; that gets it counted as late. Both Aurora and Arapahoe let you renew books online. I couldn't afford the library if it weren't for that feature.

Lack of sleep can cause trouble with focusing and getting things done. I have been easily distracted all my life, but it is definitely worse when I'm sleep-deprived. Flaxseed oil is also supposed to help, but I don't know if it does.

I'm in the "What's the point?" camp.

I would try really hard to find a way to punish the culprits but not the innocent. As for the 10yo, could he/she have rescued the one Webkinz before it got sandy?

:iagree: Junk should get thrown away as fast as possible. And I don't have an everything drawer b/c I'm short on drawers. I have several miscellaneous boxes, though.

I never, ever thought of that angle (slaps forehead), and now I am thinking that's a great conversation to have! When I was dating the guy who is now my husband, I considered many factors, and one of them was what sort of father he might be. I suspect most women do think about that when they're making a permanent choice. But if a girl thinks she isn't making a permanent choice when she decides to have sex with a guy, or if the "permanent" picture in her head is her sitting in a rocking chair holding an infant, she's going to be less picky. I think my favorite perspective on it is still Cher's, from the movie Clueless, explaining why she's still a virgin: "I'm really picky about my shoes, and they only go on my feet."

Other: Yes, and I might be able to do it myself. I sometimes have trouble getting the lug nuts off, especially if my dad tightened them. But as for knowing how, I've done it several times, once someone loosened the lug nuts.

In the Bible, "falling away" usually means losing your faith, deciding God doesn't exist, you don't believe in Jesus anymore, that sort of thing. As for the pastors suffering backlash, I don't get it. Are they supposed to put her in stocks or have her flogged in the streets? Even 50 years ago, girls were quietly "sent away" until they had the baby, but I thought we had moved beyond that. I say, review the gospel. It's good for what ails you. :grouphug:

:lol::rofl::smilielol5: OP: Apparently some people haven't gotten the memo that there's a coming crisis in the Social Security program, and there's a similar problem in Europe. You're picking up the slack they've left, and they should be grateful!

It depends on many things. First, if they homeschool, or are considering it, I assume they are trying to figure out what will work for them, and I give as much information as I think will be helpful, which is usually a lot. (I like lots of info when I'm making decisions, so I probably flood other people with more than they know what to do with.) If it seems that they are not trying to solve their own problems but really asking about me, then it depends on whether or not it is a friend. Friends ask about each other's lives, and they often ask why. It helps to get to know a person if you understand why they do things. So I'm fairly open even to people I don't consider friends yet but who seem to be asking in a "get to know you" sort of way. If I'm being grilled, I owe no explanation whatsoever. If I need a polite way to make them go away, I might answer that I have ADD and cannot have as many balls in the air as other people and still expect to function.

:iagree: Short story of my experience: I was an agnostic. I started to be dissatisfied with not knowing. I read Mere Christianity around the same time that I began to pray to this God who (I thought) may or may not exist, and He convinced me that He does indeed exist. So I recommend a combination of praying, reading, and talking to people. You also want to avoid cults (my definition: any group that seeks a ridiculous amount of control over its members, and may not allow members to leave easily). People who won't allow you to disagree with them or who won't give a calm and reasoned answer to an honest question are sometimes cultists and usually just close-minded, but life is easier if you just avoid them, whatever their reason for being that way.

Overview of the choices as I understand them: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all say that there is one God. Christianity says that the one God exists as three distinct persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Trying to explain this can turn your brain into a pretzel, so I'm just going to leave it at that.) Jesus is God the Son, and is also fully human, as of A.D.4 or so. The deity of Jesus is the sticking point for both Jews and Muslims, who think that the existence of "one God" means that Jesus can't possibly be God. There are various religions that say there are many gods, and while they are all far more powerful than humans, none of them is like the "one God" that the above religions teach. It sounds to me like they have different jurisdictions or something, whereas the one God of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is everywhere, knows everything, is all-powerful, and is usually assumed to have made the entire universe. I think Hinduism is one of these. Other religions teach that god is not a being per se, or we are/can be part of god (God?). I'm much more fuzzy on this subject, and trying to explain what I think I know makes it all confused in my head. Buddhism fits in here somehow. Someone else who knows what they're talking about is going to have to explain this one. Okay everyone, have I left out any major religions? I was trying to avoid going into the different flavors of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, to avoid complicating things. Does Hinduism even come in different flavors? Disclaimer: I'm a Christian, so the less like Christianity it is, the greater the chance that I've gotten it wrong. Please correct if I did. P.S. I made it sound like the God of Christianity = Allah = the God of Judaism (whose name is not to be spoken, so I won't type it either). Opinions vary greatly on that subject, and I'm still figuring out what I think. The way I presented it here has mostly to do with ease of explanation.

Like a PP, I'm very curious as to why. (Original quote: "Perhaps a better way to phrase it, is that for many, a book as been the means used by God to bring about belief in Him.") My head is full of thoughts fighting each other, so I'm going to number them to make them behave. 1) Do you think it is at all useful to find out what other people's experiences are in their own search for truth? 2) God can use any means He want to use, right? What's wrong with books? 3) I'm not used to homeschoolers being allergic to books, and I'm wondering what's up with that. 4) I wonder if your objection to searching for spiritual truth in books comes from the fact that some books (and some people who read them) are very dry, impersonal, or even cold. I agree with you that having a relationship with a book is a poor substitute for having a relationship with God.

Books are really useful for finding out what other people have felt or thought, and especially for finding out that you're not alone in your struggles, even it you don't personally know anyone who has a clue what you're talking about (been there, done that, got really frustrated by it). The Reason for God by Tim Keller is a great book. But I also second the recommendation to read Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. If you're impatient, start with Lewis. His is the skinniest book that I know of on the subject, while still being at least as profound as the others. He's also the best author of any of them, imho, so he's easy to read in the sense of making difficult things easy.

I left it behind checking it out briefly. Never actually used it. But then, I also don't like computerized calendars or to-do lists of any sort - it just works better for me to put it all on paper. ETA: I have a friend who loves it. But her youngest is 11, and all three kids get into HST every day to find out what their assignments are, and check them off there. Apparently it really helps her keep track of where they all are.

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Several people have agreed that you might be more comfortable sticking to UU, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. I think that if that's true, those are a good place to start, but if the idea is to see what a variety of church services are like, you should also go to some others. Even in the more evangelistic churches, no one is going to make you go down the aisle. I've belonged to a few different kinds of churches, all of them conservative, and I've never even heard of one that would not welcome visitors, Christian or not. As for calling someone ahead of time, it's not at all necessary; people walk in off the street all the time. But calling the pastor afterward could be helpful to you if you ended up with questions, and would be entirely proper as well. All the pastors I've ever met are very personable.

I said yes I would take it and yes I would tell my Dr. I'd want to tell the doctor for all the reasons other people said. And I thought of another concern - if you're getting it from someplace less than perfectly reputable, it's possible it would be a different substance than advertised. In any case, I hope you find a solution that works. :grouphug:

A getting out idea: take the kids to the park, preferably one with shade for you to sit in, and bring a book, some knitting, or something else entertaining and portable. McDonald's playlands are fun too. Feed the kids lunch at home, and then get everyone dessert as your admission price.

I definitely agree with memorizing large chunks of the Bible, but you don't indicate your religion, so it's possible another book would be more to your liking. Otherwise, I'm working on memorizing the 1st amendment, and the entire Bill of Rights is on my list. The Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address would also be good.

My feet are always hot, so I think those three words should never go together. Ever, ever, ever. Another thought: sock yarn is thin enough to make a nice shawl, or a lightweight scarf, right? But I just realized those 4 balls don't necessarily match. Hmm.

That sounds exactly like what my 6yo dd would choose, colorwise! I checked "other" because "both" wasn't an option. Most of the time, I get yarn at stores nearby (Michael's, JoAnn, Hobby Lobby), so whatever's there isn't going anywhere, and I can wait until I have a project before I go buy it. But if pretty yarn is on clearance, or I find some at a yard sale, I get it, and I know I'll think of something to do with it eventually. I think I remember that your daughters are 4 and 6 (before I hit the reply button). So, possible projects: Do they need blankets? Do their dolls need blankets, or clothes? purse/bag/backpack/satchel Did you get enough to make them sweaters? Socks, as pp suggested. scarves, hats, mittens (though wool is better for mittens) amigurumi Definitely check out www.ravelry.com. You'll find patterns for stuff you never would have imagined. See especially the Bobby Award winners (The contest was a couple of months ago, but there has to be a link somewhere. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll go look.) www.crochetville.com and www.crochetme.com are also good.

This might help more in the long term than right now, but there are some truly yummy cookie recipes that are supposedly also low-sugar in The Flat Belly Diet book.