Definitely Etsy. It is a great way to get started. The website is fairly easy to set up (I have one in my signature) and fairly intuitive. Make use of tags as that will help drive customers. I would also suggest a Facebook/Instagram pages to advertise to friends and neighbors for both this website and the Etsy site. My cousins, Rogersmade, started on Etsy and still do a fair amount of sales through there, even though they have a fully run website.

My dad has done Thanksgiving for 20 years. My husband is the back-up. My mom stayed home with the kids for years and cooked regularly. After I moved out, she went back to school and then work and my dad retired. So, he started doing all of the cooking and has been doing it ever since. Turns out I married someone who likes cooking better than I do. :)

I will second Pixlr on the computer and I also use it on my phone. I think it has the most flexibility without a lot of complications. It is free. I also use Photoscape (free) but comes from a weird website which might scare you if you find it online.. I use it weekly.

Please no spoilers as I watch on Netflix at the end of the season :). I guess that's a good send off given the circumstances. Thomas Gibson's behavior cost the jobs of more than just himself and that's sad. I really liked both characters.

I just recently got my phone back from LG (I also have a G4) and after sending my phone to them, they sent it back within a couple of days. It was quick. My phone wasn't turning on either. I had a problem with my phone last night and if it reappears I will send it back to them.

I agree. Use the prednisone, it is worth it. I was on prednisone earlier in the year due to bronchitis/pneumonia and ended up kicking caffeine easily (no headaches) because of that boost of energy.

I have been taking vitacost for ever (about 14 years) and I love their products. I really like their probiotics and highly recommend them. Their prices are great, too.

One of my friends had to set up a meeting (it was today) because her school was not following her 6th grade daughter's 504 that was in place. She had made several attempts to fix things but had to set up the meeting. HOpefully now things will get better. Advocating is really important. If you aren't rude (which I'm sure you aren't) than all he is doing is asking them to do what they are supposed to do. You might want to start with an e-mail reminder to the teachers because I know it gets hectic getting to each and every student every day. It's possible but not easy. Good luck!

paperrater in case someone needs more ideas.

A number of years ago my husband came home after losing his job (we weren't homeschooling at that point) and I needed to find a job quickly. I found a job and had to leave the house and kids (then 2, 7 and 9) to him. I would come home to his version of homelife and the only thing I could (and can) do was (is) close my eyes. Eventually he found his groove and things got better but it was an adjustment for both of us. I couldn't tell him what to do (and he didn't want me to) because my work was my job and he had to figure out what worked for him. There was a lot of trial and error but things eventually settled. Eventually he started working and then we had a new schedule to work through. Best wishes as you move through this transition.

Use a tray of salt and have him practice making the letters in the tray while he says the letter name and its sound (I start with short when working with vowels). Be sure that he's using his should to make the letters and not just the wrist so that it is closer to a gross motor skill rather than a fine motor skill. That multi-sensory instruction (tactile, kinesthetic, auditory and visual) will help with retention. After he practices with the salt tray you can eventually transition him to paper and see if he's made the connection yet. Eventually it will stick.

I was at home with my then youngest (my eldest daughter) while my two stepsons (6&9) were at school. I was on the computer/internet and did not have tv at home. Our internet was slow. I was reading message boards online and I turned on the radio when I first heard there was a problem. I remember leaving the house for a little while and went for a drive wondering if I should pick up the boys from school. I made the decision to keep them there. I also remember, over the next several days and weeks, when I went to the store or for an appointment and there was a television, I would stop and watch because it was really the first time I had seen the events. To this day I can't decide if I regret not seeing something so important in my lifetime, or if it was a good thing. Over the years, I've seen many clips, but I think listening to it on the radio, as opposed to watching it on tv made it a slightly different event for me. .

But why is it only some stores/buildings that makes me dizzy consistently? It is just weird. :) I'm very glad you figured out a solution. I never would have thought about that as a solution. I have to laugh, though, at the idea of requiring a Dramamine to go grocery shopping or quick pick up at Walgreens. That's what I have, not car sickness but shopping sickness." Luckily the dizziness usually subsides after a couple of minutes.

Bummer. I take Claritin (generic) regularly and can tell when I don't take it plus I went back on flonase (generic) because things have gotten bad the past two weeks. I hate allergies. :(

I'm curious if other's have this problem. Background: I don't have A/C in my house but do use it in my car. I have year round allergies -- sometimes worse than others. I have noticed when I enter some stores I get really dizzy and this weird sinus pressure/headache thing. It seems to dissipate as I adjust to being in the store but it feels weird when it happens. The worse my allergies are the more dizzy I get. I've attributed it to differing pressures within the building as most air conditioned buildings are fairly well sealed so the A/C doesn't leak outside. Anyway, I was just wondering if others dealt with this.

He probably can't hear the difference. It is really hard for some people to hear it. Keep working on a lot of phonemic awareness. We attach a motion/word to go with the sound. So, 'i' is itch with the motion of scratching the arm. 'e' is edge with touching the side of a table. repetition helps but it still can be very hard.

I do it sometimes when I'm really congested/swollen. Sometimes the Flonase can't even go anywhere :(. Feel better soon.

I called the local community college and signed her up. She got her learner's a few months ago and we started driving immediately. Within 2 months she's driven almost 40 hours; she needs 60 to get her license. She can't get her license until June of next year. I still need to schedule her last two BTW sessions. There are a few private places but the CC was convenient and the schedule worked for us. It was just expensive. I'm glad it is done though. I will do it again in two more years.

My state, Maryland, offers free test prep and if you google your state you may find something similar. Here's Maryland for a place to start. http://www.mdadultedonline.org/ https://www.4tests.com/ged

My husband's defib/pacemaker batteries were switched a few years ago when he was around 42 and he had no changes in medical condition prior. His has an alarm that goes off when it is time to be changed and other than that there was no sign that the batteries were due to be changed. His, though, is used as a defib rather than doing any pacing so he hardly knows he has his. I hope you figure out what is going on.

Sorry, to clarify, it was karate camp so it was a day-camp in her karate school where the were mostly inside but occasionally went to the neighborhood school playground. I mentioned it only because she had a lot of kids hanging all over her :) so I'm assuming she got it from there. Breast feeding lasted about nine years but ended about 7 years ago so that isn't an option. :) I'm more concerned with the fact that we thought it was gone but now is back again.

Last Friday evening, after a week as a youth camp assistant, my 14 year old complained that one of her eyes was watery and it appeared slightly reddish. The next morning, it was crusted shut and the eyelid was very swollen. Off to the doc we went and got a prescription antibiotic eye drop for the one eye. By the end of the day the swelling was gone and the redness was gone. So, we guessed it was bacterial. She stayed on the medicine all week (per doc instructions) although 1-2x mentioned some blurriness. Last night it appeared her eye was slightly glassy and this morning she woke up with 2 red eyes and both crusted shut. Now, they just look very watery and pink. And it is a holiday week-end. We could wait it out a few days and see if it will go away on its own because it is viral. Take her to her regular physician for a second opinion. Take her to an eye specialist. She didnt' attend karate today because of it but I don't want to keep her in the house for weeks if this may take that long to get better because it is viral. WWYD. Thanks.

My 16 year old daughter (competitive gymnast) was diagnosed with a herniated disc in the spring. She has sciatic nerve involvement so if it gets bad she can feel it in her foot. Driving is very uncomfortable. We looked into the injections (too young) and surgery (too young) so after a little chiropractor (weren't impressed) we found a good PT. He was willing to work with her to get her back in the gym and his philosophy is for her to figure out what she can do and avoid doing what causes flares. By going to practice, she's maintaining strength and activity which will benefit her in the long run. Eventually she may need surgery but I'm hoping by that point that the surgery will be better. We currently have her functional so she's in the gym on a regular basis (a couple hours per week) instead of going to a Physical Therapy place) and hasn't had any flares in a couple of months. She can't do all of what she could do but she but her coaches are learning what she can do and encouraging her to work on those as much as possible. We will find out how much competition she'll be able to do this year. I do know of two mothers have gone through the surgery and they are very happy with the result. The did say that they had limited mobility for months afterward but it was well worth it. Can I brag :) ?? Here is her flipping on the beach last week-end. https://www.flickr.com/gp/60176769@N00/Avr3g8

I've worked with several middle schoolers with below a 2nd grade reading level and usually if I teach them more as an adult and respect them, I can get their emotional buy in (even if their parents are paying and requiring them to attend tutoring sessions). Once they start achieving some success, the buy-in gets easier. I try to avoid babyish activities -- selecting material without a lot of pictures but ensuring that I had leveled materials. You do have the right idea. Explain what you are doing and why to give them control in the learning. In my case, I usually meet the student for the first time when the parents after their parents have hired me and I just tell them that I'm there to help. Usually I get positive feedback and I can build from there.

Dairy has been the cause in this family. We used Miralax until we figured that out one.