Noreen Claire
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This is what happened with us. The funeral home took care of everything, from getting the remains from the hospital, holding a small service, to getting us back the ashes. They even sent us a Christmas ornament with our baby's name on it. All for free. They really were wonderful and helpful.
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This is not really relevant at all but when my girls were little they were obsessed with the Barbie version :lol:
Ha! Sadly, that won't fly here!
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DS8 just finished reading The Prince and The Pauper and asked if there was a movie version. Which version should we watch (along with DS5 and DS3), the 1937 with Errol Flynn or the 1962 Disney version?
FWIW, they were transfixed by Errol Flynn in Robin Hood a few months back.
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Sudden tics, OCD, and anxiety symptoms, even if the child has a history of some anxiety, is a huge red flag for PANS/PANDAS. Please look into it, even if you can't remember a specific illness link. Be aware that psych meds can make children with PANS/PANDAS worse so the correct diagnosis is crucial. Also keep in mind that anyone can get PANS/PANDAS even if they already have ASD or another diagnosis. The symptoms can mimic so many other things and overlap other conditions that many, many children are undiagnosed.
https://kids.iocdf.org/what-is-ocd/pandas/
I second this. Also, realize that the child doesn't need to have been sick recently - my son tested positive for strep even though he never had a fever or sore throat. Antibiotics helped immensely.
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Our library gives us the option of replacing the book ourselves if we can get it at a cheaper cost than they can. I've replaced two books in the past two years by ordering off Amazon, though the book had to be the EXACT version being replaced.
We routinely have +/-100 books checked out of the library. We keep them in a special box in the living room (I keep books for school on the school bookshelf), and DO NOT allow them into the kitchen. They can go into the dining room during school time only. No one is allowed to touch a book while eating/drinking of any kind. Has worked fairly well here so far.
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I'm so sorry for your lost.
FWIW, I went through the same thing at 18 weeks. The ultrasound showed that growth had likely stopped at 15 weeks. After discussing it with my midwife, I decided to be admitted and induced instead of the d&c. We had a service with a priest at a funeral home, followed by cremation. I needed to process the loss that way. I also think it helped my oldest grieve, who was 15 at the time.
Be kind to yourself.
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My best friend has a family recipe - let me ask her if I can post it here.
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He's 9 this spring but he's already outgrowing size 12 shirts and pants. Oshkosh goes to 14, but at the rate he's growing in going to need another option soon....You do know that Oshkosh goes to higher sizes, right? So this year I bought the $5 door buster long sleeve tshirts from Oshkosh instead of Carters. It's all the same site online, just changing tabs. You can even check out with both together. So I'll stick with their shirts until they run out of sizes.
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Younger boys are almost 9, almost 6, almost 4, and 16 months.
Almost all of their clothes (that weren't hand-me-downs from cousins) were bought at Carter's/Oshkosh. I've kept everything, mending rips & tears as needed, passing things down to the next boy. DS8 is now taller every time I look at him and outgrowing all of his clothes!
Where do you buy sturdy, well-made boy clothes for boys, sized 12 or 14 and larger, that will hold up over multiple children?
I used to get such great deals at Carter's/Oshkosh and the quality of clothes was excellent - I will miss that place.
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In addition to all of the soups, stews, roasts, whole chickens, etc. that everyone else has mentioned we also use ours several times a week for baking our no-knead bread!
Me, too!
I'll be using mine this afternoon to make mujaddara (rice and onions). My stove-top beef stew last week was so good, I can't stop thinking about it.
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35. We just finally became prime members, but I'm also trying not to order online as much.
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This idea might be too ambitious, but I am looking for a simple sweater that a young teen with limited knitting experience could make, probably in a wool blend.
I will be available to help.
What is a good place to look for pattern?
Thanks!
Tin Can Knits has a collection of patterns for beginners, called The Simple Collection. They are all free patterns, including lots of links to tutorials and simple explanations. They are meant to be done in order, from scarf to hat to mittens to sweater, but I have no doubt that an ambitious beginner, with plenty of in-person and YouTube help, could make this sweater: http://tincanknits.com/pattern-SC-flax.html
FWIW - I learned how to knit just last summer/fall by picking a (non-beginner) pattern that I really, really wanted,buying top-of-the-line wool and knitting needles, and watching lots of YouTube videos. Also, I keep notes in a small notebook to remind myself of the things I had learned. My advice is to buy decent yarn and tools - it really does make things easier!
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I'm no help here but, seriously, you can never go wrong with s complete set of Calvin and Hobbes books. My oldest two have read them so many times that they are falling apart. I may need to replace them!
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes https://www.amazon.com/dp/1449433251/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_B3ZHAbT2QPQVV
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Yes. My anxiety levels go into overdrive when I'm pregnant but, overall, my baseline anxiety level has been rising as I get older. I'm going to have to consider medication soon.
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I'm not typically anti-government, but seriously, the government doesn't care if people on SNAP eat healthy or not. As you can see from the current admin's announcement about their proposed overhaul, they only care about distributing food they're already subsidizing. Which is why if it passes, low income families are going to be stuck with a ton of cereal and pasta and juice and canned corn. Letting the government dictate what people on food stamps eat is going to make people LESS healthy.
And I know you know this, but some people buy junk food because they have no way to prepare healthy food. When you're homeless, or live in a hotel room, or your slumlord won't repair your oven or fridge, your food options become extremely limited. Junk food is ready to eat, doesn't usually require refrigeration, it's calorie dense, and tired, stressed out kids will eat it without a battle.
The problem isn't that poor people are too stupid to feed themselves healthfully. It's that they can't afford to. Making junk food more expensive isn't going to fix that; we need to make healthy food- and actually healthy food, not the crap they give out on WIC but fresh produce and meat and fish- more affordable. Way more affordable. My family has a reasonably comfortable food budget each month, and even I struggle to make healthy choices because it's so expensive. When I went shopping the other day, a bag of frozen cod big enough to feed my family of four (only three of us who eat solid food) was seven dollars. A bag of apples is six. A small bag of avocados is also six. Blueberries are four dollars for a tiny container that my nine-year-old will eat in one sitting. There's no way I could afford to eat like that if I was on SNAP. And let's be honest, no one wants to have to eat rice and beans all the time. Yes, it might be healthier, but people who are already stressed from living in poverty don't want to have to tell their children that yes, they're having rice and beans for the seventeenth day in a row.
As someone who's subsisted entirely on WIC while pregnant, and then later on both WIC and SNAP while I breastfed a child who ended up with multiple significant food allergies, I agree with all of this.
Here is a good summary of the issue (Twitter thread): https://twitter.com/hugwins/status/963282840292032512 (sorry, can't link properly from my phone).
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We actually flipped it around and now mainly use BA with the SM Extra Practice books as reinforcements for things I think he might need a bit more repetition with.
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We have been having a very laid-back, easy K year with lots of Legos and trips to the library. He's learned to play chess and to knit. He's very good at memorizing poetry, but morning time has been hard to keep in the schedule and I'm hoping that I can make it work better next year, when everyone is a bit older. My ideas for first grade so far:
phonics: Ordinary Parents Guide, and maybe a bit of Explode the Code
handwriting: Zaner-Bloser
grammar: FLL1
writing: WWE1, but probably not right away, maybe after Christmas
math: SM 1A/1B and lots of logic and 'mathy' games
tagging along with his brother for these:
history: SOTW4
literature: read-alouds from the WTM recommendations (to go along with SOTW4), plenty of picture/chapter books, and audiobooks
science: self-designed physics course (he's going to LOVE this!)
He will start CCD through church and I would like to find an art or gymnastics class that will fit in our schedule/budget.
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If he's got reliable access to WiFi (home, school, dorm, etc) then I can't imagine he would need 2G. I'm on the 1G plan, stare at my phone waaaaayyyy too much, and have only every run out of data once. I noticed the day before and just paid the extra $5 for another 1G for the rest of the month. (This was last month, I didn't realize that my home wifi was on the fritz.)If I get the 2gb data for $10 (data portion of $5 per gig) and I get to the 2gb limit, what happens? Does the data shut off or do I just get charged $5 per fb after that?
I am considering getting RW for my son in college, but he pays no attention to the data amounts until we look and tell him. I would love something that would just auto shut off or have unlimited but throttle after a certain amount.
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My oldest has epilepsy. This is my constant nightmare.
My heart breaks for you, your family, and your daughter. I'm so sorry.
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I'm going to be 44 in a few months, and am still cosleeping a nursing 15 month old. My last pregnancy was physically HARD, and I'm freaking exhausted. I've been pregnant/cosleeping/breastfeeding for nearly 10 years straight, and my oldest is 22. Yes, 22. I'm done. I don't have any more to give. I need to focus on the five boys I have....
I still have baby fever. *sigh*
Don't Tell my husband - he's up for more!
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Yeah I’m not looking forward to buying a new car seat, they aren’t cheap! None of my friends have kids young enough that they might have an infant carrier that hasn’t expired yet. Fortunately our finances are better now than when our oldest was born so it won’t be a huge burden, but I’m still not looking forward to it.
The local Babies R Us is closing down, maybe I’ll catch a deal there.
If you are north of Boston I have one for you. ;-)
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My kindergartener (nearly 6) spends most of the day playing with his brothers. We read books, do some art projects, and go to the library once a week. He spends two hours a day in quiet time designing/building with Legos while listening to audio books (Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz, etc). He dictates stories to anyone who will scribe for him or he will sit and write himself as long as someone will spell the words for him. Occasionally, he will ask for a workbook but he would prefer to play a board game for math and spelling. He's starting to read but gets frustrated because the books he can read are much too simple than what he wants to read (he will spend hours pouring over science, engineering, or architecture books). He also likes to knit. ;-)
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My oldest had an interview a while back and forgot he had his pocketknife with him until he saw the 'no weapons' sign. He tucked it in between the cushions of the couch he was waiting on and grabbed it again in his way out.
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My local newspaper has a puzzle every day, starting with an easy one on Monday and progressing through to the hard ones on Saturday and Sunday.
The NYT sells books of their old crossword puzzles, bundled by day (Monday is always easiest.).
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Night weaning needs to happen
in The Chat Board
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For my 4th, I bought this book to read before bed:
Nursies When the Sun Shines: A little book on nightweaning https://www.amazon.com/dp/0615756425/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_qEDNAb58XCK6X
I'm not sure if it helped during the night, as he was the *neediest* nighttime baby I've had, but he asked me to read it to him multiple times a day while he was night weaning.