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Consider bioidentical progesterone.
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2 hours ago, SHP said:
I am on number 1. She is a monster
I thought this was a rather dramatic response to some crafts. And then I watched it. 😡😡😡😡
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I was under the impression that these extra thanksgiving meals were just another opportunity to eat traditional thanksgiving food.
If you aren't interested in that they walking tacos is easy to do for a crowd and a huge hit. I use individual bags of Doritos.
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I make Christmas crack for the neighbors. My husband really wanted to go caroling and pass out plates of various goodies. After a few years of attempting that with young kids and me about losing my mind we switched to a simple purchased item like nice cookies or mixed nuts or something like that. Now that the kids are older I still don't want to do the variety plates but I like doing just one thing and the Christmas crack is a huge hit. People love it.
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11 minutes ago, Kuovonne said:
I’ve seen people do that with plastic bags, and crochet instead of knitting. The results are pretty, but it takes a lot of bags.
Do you have to do anything to prevent the cut edges of the t-shirts from raveling?
Knit won't ravel. Irs perfect for this kind of thing because of that. It will roll on itself if it's jersey.
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2 hours ago, DawnM said:
I think my mother would have been mortified to take a photo of us in our nightwear for any sort of photo. We never even knew people did such a thing.
Although I did see it before social media. I think the Sears Catalog had photos of families in matching PJs, that may be where it started.
So do you get dressed before present opening? My husband's family did but my family didn't and we don't now. Everyone wears their matching PJs all day and it's part of the fun. My adult kids still beg and insist on them. I'm not forcing it
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48 minutes ago, catz said:
I'm glad we missed the whole elf on a shelf thing. I don't know if people are still doing that but dang that seems like a bunch of work!
I do it and think it's fun. But the elf only moves. No mischief or messes AT ALL. My older kids who stay up late are in charge of moving it because I go to bed much earlier. It's simple and easy and a very fun part of December for us.
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My son is 26 and I made them for his first Christmas. I was definitely doing it long before I was on social media.
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12 minutes ago, TechWife said:
Yes! If nothing else, wait until all of the kinks are worked out.
Also - who needs to start their washing machine remotely? Do they have little minions that move the laundry into & out of the washer when they aren't home?
I don't start it remotely but I do use the timer a whole lot. It works because I don't want the clothes sitting wet for hours. I put dirty clothes in before bed and set it to be finished when I wake up. If I actually started the load before bed they would or could get stinky.
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15 minutes ago, katilac said:
Trust me, grown men in the south most definitely get called sweetie, lol. And darlin', and honey, etc.
We went to Nashville for spring break a couple years ago (from Nevada where my kids are born and raised) and my teen boy was SO confused by the terms of endearment he was being called. Honestly almost offended but we had to talk him through it and explain it was normal 🤣
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I ended up ordering the beach towels with everyones favorite color and name embroidered on it. I did hand towels that say "Grandma's bathroom" for great grandma who is wintering at her daughters house in the same towns as us. I am so relieved to have this figured out so early. I think I will also do Christmas crackers just for fun.
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8 minutes ago, Spryte said:
Oh my gosh! These are crazy cute! I think I'm going to get a set with the clay for the kids to do and add to our village.
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Thank you! Some good ideas! I am leaning towards Christmas crackers because that does sound fun and easy and relatively cheap.
Ok but I want opinions on this. We are big on going to the beach. It's been a yearly thing for many many years. I wanted to do the nice thin Turkish towels I've seen advertised but they were so pricey for this. I stumbled on this etsy listing last night and I keep thinking it has to be too good to be true. The reviews are ok though. Thoughts?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1211704671/personalized-turkish-beach
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But I looked and can't find it. It's been quite a few years. I was hoping to look back on it for more ideas for this year.
On Christmas Eve we do a big dinner and on our plate is a gift. The gift is either the same for everyone or the same/similar category. This wasn't so hard when it was myself my husband and some kids but some of our kids are grown now and it just gets so hard every year to come up with something. I will list as many of the previous ones as I can remember. We will have babies- great grandma with all ages in between.
Santa hats with their name
Christmas pillow cases (I sewed them for everyone, each one was different)
Personalized ornaments
Favorite Team t shirts
Blank journals
Books
Light sabers (toddlers got cheaper ones, babies got a teething ring with a crocheted light saber on it)
Insulated tumblers/cups
Puzzles
T shirts(individual with funny sayings)
Rechargeable camping lanterns
My mom did this growing up which is where the tradition came from but she never had this kind of age spread to accommodate. I used to keep it under $10 and would love something in that range but know it's not super practical anymore. We will likely have 14-20 some people. Not sure exactly yet. Sometimes my sister in law buys or pays for her family's gift but usually I do it because I like it to be a surprise for as many as possible. At some point we may need to switch to each individual family doing their own but I don't want to do that yet. I would like to be able to keep it up forever.
I already sew Christmas pajamas for everyone and they help me so those aren't a surprise.
I am pretty crafty, sew, knit and crochet, embroider, scrapbook etc and it's early so I might be able to pull off something hand made. I could do something like bath bombs or something but that doesn't seem super exciting for the men especially. I do have to make a quilt for my son who just got married out of all the Christmas pj fabric scraps from growing up and I'm probably sewing my husband a Santa costume so I don't have excessive amounts of time but I have some.
Thanks for any ideas!!!
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1 minute ago, Martha in GA said:
Are you using red wheat berries? I think the white wheat berries make flour that has a lighter texture/taste. I get my wheat berries from Azure (I'm a drop coordinator in my area). I make much less bread than I used to, but I have switched to using spelt. I know people who only use Einkhorn.
No I use white. Generally hard white but I have also tried soft white for non bread items. We do whole wheat for most including bread and pancakes/waffles but it's just a few things like biscuits, pizza crust and garlic knots that we just prefer white a lot. I also feed my sourdough starter with white flour. Not really sure why I just always have.
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5 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:
My Winco (grocery store) sells organic non-GMO white wheat berries in 25# bags.
When I lived in the Midwest, I bought my organic wheat from Wal-Mart. The manager there special ordered it in because there were a few of us who all ground our own wheat. The price was about half of what it is to order it online for home delivery. Before the Walmart ordered in for me, I ordered from Pleasant Hill Grain. I just looked at their pricing, though, and their super pails (43#) are now $145 which is crazy.
Azure is selling 50# bags for $37, which is about what I pay at Winco. Azure is local to me also.
Bob's Red Mill has organic oats and a lot of grains. They are also local to me, but a lot of stores carry them and I think you can still order online.
Palouse and Ancient Grains are a couple of other places that I price through.
I usually do not buy flour because so many nutrients are lost shortly after grinding. If I do, I usually buy the King Arthur organic stuff, which is easy to find in every grocery store for me.
Thank you. We have WinCo here and I usually get my wheat from there so that would be an easy enough change.
There are just things I prefer with white flour 😬. I try to do at least 1/3 fresh ground though still. Ive had a wheat grinder for 20+ years and still don't love whole wheat biscuits and things like that.
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I have too many Christmas decorations. I have too many Christmas decorations. I have too many Christmas decorations.....
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Where is everyone buying organic flour and wheat berries? For reasonable prices etc. I have a wheat grinder but also use white flour for some things.
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1 hour ago, kbutton said:
So so funny. He is my new absolute favorite comedian. I've watched everything I can find multiple times 😜
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I had one and loved it. My mom still has it and my kids play with it there 😉
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I had mine out at 28 due to problems. I was breastfeeding a baby and chose to only have local anesthesia. It was HORRIBLE. The actual experience plus the recovery. Way way way worse than child birth which I did 10 times (7 of them natural at home).
My kids get them out in their late teens.
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In my opinion it's not the gluten exactly but the lack of proper processing. Quick rise yeast seemed to be such a blessing but it prevented the long slow rise of sourdough which breaks down the gluten. We feel a big difference when we eat bread etc that is properly soured/prepared. I have close family who has been gluten free for years/decades for health and genetic reasons and can eat sourdough just fine.
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11 minutes ago, KatieJ said:
I am so sorry you lost your daughter. I have seen photos as you describe , and felt all the empathy the family deserved.
It was not wierd, just very tragic.I sincerely apologize if I offended you.
Oh not at all. Just offering a different perspective. I do absolutely think it's not something to show with no warning.
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2 hours ago, KatieJ said:
I’ll add, photos of your deceased husband…in his coffin. Two different women showed me photos, at different times. The women were sisters. One husband I had never met, the other man I knew.
I can’t even imagine taking that photo, never mind carrying it around to show people!
Well I took pictures of my baby in her casket. They are sweet and tender with my other kids looking on etc. But I don't go around randomly showing them. Very few people have seen them and they know what they are viewing when they do.
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