I would either take my kid with me on the trip or arrange to have him spend the night at a friend or relative's house. Not leave him home alone, because I would worry and the child would be lonely.

So for my dd, her eczema is at times caused by milk or eggs or our cat. But sometimes it just happens. And yes, stress can trigger it as can almost anything, really. Zyrtec can help with the allergic part. CeraVe products really help. That was what finally made a dent in some that wouldn't go away with anything else. She uses the CeraVe Hydrating Body Wash, the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, and a CeraVe moisturing lotion with sunscreen for her face. HTH

We enjoyed this when my dd was that age: https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/language/writing-grammar/ready-to-write-prompt-box-grspan-stylewhite-space-nowrap2-3-span-/p/PP568

Wheezing (or possibly coughing a lot) can be an asthma attack. I don't know if you're niece is faking, but since a quick trip to the doctor would get her a rescue inhaler, I think that needs to happen.

Lands End carries cardigans in many colors. They are not cropped. They are waist-ish length. They are not trendy in the slightest, but good for work. If she wants trendy, I would go to Plato's Closet and cull through their cardigans. I think the black one would work for the black and gray dresses, but not the green. Ivory, rust, or some other color for the green. And a nice pink or red might be more fun with the black and gray dresses. If you want to order something online, American Eagle seems to be very trendy right now, and they have many cardigans: https://www.ae.com/us/en/c/women/sweaters-cardigans/cardigans/cat360013?pagetype=plp For modest undies, my dd likes jockey, smallest size, or Hanna Andersson (largest girls size). For top "undies," Victoria Secret https://www.victoriassecret.com/vs/bras/lounge-and-wireless/the-t-shirt-wireless-bra-6a07a3e7-5037-49d6-8170-b478a2edaa2f?genericId=11158477&choice=94V9&stackId=9b269bc5-363e-477a-99a2-00309a91e19a&filter=color%3AOrange%2Ccolor%3ARed%2Ccolor%3AYellow&brand=vs or Lily of France https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C981PLY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

((hugs))

Not to hijack the thread, but can you tell me what turmeric you are giving him? We tried a tumeric gummy to help my dh with some pain, and that was ineffective.

Oh, Plato's Closet also carries Nike shorts, if new is cost-prohibitive.

Nike athletic shorts are the norm here. My dd owns several pairs of these: https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/nike-womens-dry-tempo-shorts#repChildCatSku=109502400 They have a built-in panty, which helps them hang longer than they are. The in-seam is technically 3", but with the panty, they sit a bit low and appear longer. I encourage you to take your dd to Academy or somewhere similar and try these on. You'll be surprised! Also, some of them come with built-in bike shorts, making them even longer but still trendy.

Well, my kid with milk, egg, and peanut allergies can't get the Dining Coordinator to answer her emails, and my dd chooses not to elevate it to the Disabilities department. But she's living at home and commuting to school, so we are making do. There is a Subway on campus (safe for her to get specific sandwiches) and an Einstein Bros. Bagels, plus a grill place that presumably she could get a plain hamburger. This semester, she only needs to eat on campus twice a week for lunch. It's not easy. I don't think a celiac kid would do well here relying on the Dining people, but it is very common to live off campus, so adjustments can be made, I think.

We found Abeka's 11th grade grammar to be great prep for the SAT.

A bouncy seat is the only way I got to shower, so I consider that essential. As it was, I had the bathroom door wide open and baby could see me the whole time from her seat on the floor. Once she grew out of the bouncy seat, one of those saucers was needed for times like that.

You are definitely over-reacting. ((hugs)) Let it go.

I would do option 2. Do another year of Calc 1 with a different curriculum. Then when he's solid, take Calc 2. I would not take years off from Calculus if he will need to get back into it.

Minor grammatical question: If you use "they" as a singular pronoun, what is the associated "to be" verb? Do you say "they are" like you would if it meant plural? Or do you say "they is" like "he is" and "she is"? I'm guessing "they are" but I'm not sure.

Usborne Mysteries and Marvels of Nature is really good. https://smile.amazon.com/Usborne-Internet-Linked-Mysteries-Marvels-Nature/dp/0746052987/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=usborne+mysteries+and+marvels+of+nature&qid=1565376431&s=gateway&sr=8-3

At my dd's school, she needed a certain math score on her SAT (540), and for her, that was not accomplishable until we hit certain chapters in MUS PreCal. Although it wasn't like they would have rejected her, she would have to have taken remedial courses to be eligible for the one math the university required, which was Statistics or College Algebra, depending on (Humanities or Nursing) major. So actually, if you can hit MUS PreCal before the SATs, that's not a bad thing. My dd took her SATs senior year to have the most math, and even then I had to skip ahead to cover some SAT topics that were further along in the book. (She took MUS PreCal senior year.) HTH

When he says one of the mean things, say "If you want me to quit, keep talking." I did something like this once, and the comments stopped. And I was serious. I would have walked. I am a firm believer in knowing your worth.

Next time, if there is a new time, you could use vinegar instead of bleach. It works, and it might be kinder to the lawn? Thankfully, my dh dealt with this but I know the vinegar absolutely worked.

We love our iphones! My husband buys them gently used from Gazelle and then we use Ting for the monthly plan. My dd's iphone is a newer version, and her camera has portrait mode which is AMAZING. We used it to take her Senior Pictures and you would never know they weren't professional.

I got a bachelor's degree in Math, also had excellent writing skills, and my first job was as a Contract Administrator. I wrote contracts (based on boilerplates) and edited them. Made copies, mailed them. Later, I worked as an Administrative Assistant and a Management Assistant. Really, those were secretarial jobs but paid better than secretary. I liked it. And because I had good writing skills, I did first drafts of letters and reports for my bosses and took great meeting minutes. So my suggestion would be the Administrative Assistant jobs. HTH

Vinegar works on maggoty garbage cans. Ask me how I know. 😞

I think Gatorade might be your answer. I'm in south Texas and our heat is brutal. I find that I need a Gatorade at least once a day in the summer to feel normal.

If you have to cook in your hotel room (can you tell I've done it?), an electric skillet works well. A hot pot is also good for some things. If I were you, I would try to bring a lot of stuff from home. And they can't keep you from eating in your hotel room, obviously, so you can bring/buy any food you want and take it to your room if you are worried about a restaurant frowning on that.

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