Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It's waco Wednesday because we're non-conformists. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I ate 4 tacos and a pie. I still don't have my vision back in my right eye. John told baby stories all through dinner like how Alex recognized his voice from inside my tummy and how he would sing at night when he couldn't sleep. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (((Slache))) Did you call your OB about the seizure? It sounds scary. 😞 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Spudater said: Lol, I just played out arguments in my head in while driving dd to ballet I want to know which thread! And what your arguments were! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, Spudater said: Planning threads sprouting up everywhere. 🌱 Ijust posted in the 9th grader one if anyone is curious. I thought about posting there, but my rising ninth grader is...a complicated kid. Basically I have no clue how I am going to get him through high school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, Paradox5 said: The trophy is for John’s stories, not your eye. You ok now? Yes, but migraine. 18 minutes ago, Junie said: (((Slache))) Did you call your OB about the seizure? It sounds scary. 😞 No. I get them every pregnancy. They're harmless. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Slache said: Yes, but migraine. No. I get them every pregnancy. They're harmless. Oh, ok. You said your first one and I thought you meant your first one ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Slache said: I ate 4 tacos and a pie. I still don't have my vision back in my right eye. John told baby stories all through dinner like how Alex recognized his voice from inside my tummy and how he would sing at night when he couldn't sleep. Of course, out of all of this, all I want to know is: what kind of pie? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Junie said: Oh, ok. You said your first one and I thought you meant your first one ever. No. Y'all be forgetful. 4 minutes ago, Renai said: Of course, out of all of this, all I want to know is: what kind of pie? Apple. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Slache said: No. Y'all be forgetful. Apple. Yes, I am forgetful. Hope you're feeling better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: Guess what I'm watching! Christmas movies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 11 hours ago, maize said: We got snow last night. I am tired of winter. The weather forecast for this week does not make me happy. Come visit me. My daffodils are getting ready to bloom. It is supposed to be 62 degrees tomorrow. I am not ready for summer. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Slache said: Christmas movies? 5 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: You know me so well! 🥰 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Have you guys seen this commercial?? It is hilarious! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, KrissiK said: Have you guys seen this commercial?? It is hilarious! It's not going to be long before I can drive. Our car has a ton of features that would help me and it's the bottom of the line. I really wonder what will be out in 10 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Warning! Grosspo: I ate homemade tacos and threw up taco bell. I had no idea I have this power. I will not be eating taco bell for a very long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 4 hours ago, maize said: I thought about posting there, but my rising ninth grader is...a complicated kid. Basically I have no clue how I am going to get him through high school. Ahh, try posting on the HS board anyway. Many of us there have raised complicated kids and may be able to offer some suggestions. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Slache said: It's not going to be long before I can drive. Our car has a ton of features that would help me and it's the bottom of the line. I really wonder what will be out in 10 years. This is my hope for dh as well. He does drive, his difficulty is a combination of visual acuity and limited peripheral vision, he currently is nearing the boundaries of what is legal for driving so will likely eventually load then--unless cars can make up the difference. A truly self-driving car would be a life change for his blind sister. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 7 hours ago, KrissiK said: Come visit me. My daffodils are getting ready to bloom. It is supposed to be 62 degrees tomorrow. I am not ready for summer. That sounds lovely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It's not even 7am - how can I be out of likes already?!?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I am in such a bad mood and received an email advertisement saying "beauty to match your personality". I have that currently. Have for weeks. I need more beauty than this. I'm frightening children in stores. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Good morning! I like y'all! High school kids have tutorial today. Dd13 has a checkup at the orthodontist this morning because the dental hygenist said she saw something coming off her braces. Road trip to cello lesson this afternoon, and I have my first orchestra rehearsal of the year tonight. Coffee! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, Slache said: I am in such a bad mood and received an email advertisement saying "beauty to match your personality". I have that currently. Have for weeks. I need more beauty than this. I'm frightening children in stores. (((Slachey))) I have seen you after a 17-hour car ride. It is not possible that you are not beautiful! I'm sorry about the bad mood. I'd blame hormones. Seriously. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, klmama said: Ahh, try posting on the HS board anyway. Many of us there have raised complicated kids and may be able to offer some suggestions. Maybe I will; at this point I'm not even sure what to post. I'll put my morning musings here: What do anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, tic disorders, hearing acuity problems, and scoliosis have in common? Potentially, a gene called TPH2. This child is homozygous for a TPH2 polymorphism that impacts the expression of that gene. TPH2 codes for an enzyme that converts the amino acid tryptophan to 5HTP. 5HTP is then converted to serotonin, a major transmitter, and serotonin itself is eventually converted to melatonin (among other things) which is of course critical for regulations sleep. TPH2 mutations have been potentially implicated in all of the symptoms I listed above--well, I haven't found a study linking TPH2 specifically with problems with hearing acuity but there is a recent study associating low serotonin levels with lower hearing acuity. The link with scoliosis was a surprise to me but it turns out that TPH2 and serotonin are major regulators of bone deposition. What does this have to do with planning high school? Well, physical and mental health are pretty darn fundamental to our ability to learn. No sense in stressing over curriculum plans when brains are not functioning well. So I know my kid--who has all the symptoms above--also happens to have double copies of the not-so-functional TPH2 allele. Which suggests a potential path forward: if the TPH2 enzyme isn't functioning well, the body has trouble making 5HTP, which therefore limits production of serotonin and melatonin. 5HTP happens to be available as a supplement. It's one I have been hesitant to use in the past because supplementing with 5HTP can mess with the regulation of other neurotransmiters---my understanding is that there are some shared pathways and too much 5HTP means that other molecules don't have enough access. Of particular concern, supplementing with 5HTP can result in less dopamine being produced in the brain. BUT it turns out that my child is homozygous for another gene allele, one that up-regulates the production of dopamine. High dopamine levels are associated with anxiety. If a person is producing excess dopamine, introducing a supplement that has a side effect of reducing dopamine production is maybe not a bad thing--in fact potentially beneficial on two fronts. So, for now, that is my plan. The science part is not really cut and dried, our current understanding of human biology at the molecular, genetic, and epigenetic levels is actually far from complete. Human brains in particular are exceedingly complex. And of course I am neither a doctor, a molecular biologist, nor a geneticist. But at least I have a direction to pursue with some evidential backing. Edited January 30, 2020 by maize 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!!~D Friday Eve!!! I don’t want to do any of it!! ((Maize)) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 26 minutes ago, Spudater said: You’re 9 weeks pregnant. You’re sick. It’s ok to notlooklike a Stepford wife. At that stage I look like the creature from the Black Lagoon. That's about right. 25 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!!~D Friday Eve!!! I don’t want to do any of it!! ((Maize)) Hmmm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Where's mom? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Spudater said: I probably don’t understand this because I don’t know what up-regulates means, but I always thought dopamine was associated with pleasure. Too much is associated with anxiety? OK up-regulate isn't the right term in this case, it means increase expression of a gene (i.e. produce more of whatever protein that gene codes for) but I was going off of memory of research I did awhile ago and all I was really remembering was "too much dopamine". So I went back to check; the gender in question codes for COMT, which is actually involved in the breakdown of dopamine agree it has been released into the brain synapses. One variation on that gene is less effective than the other in breaking down dopamine. If you get two copies of the less effective variation, dopamine builds up in the synapses; if I am understanding correctly, the problem with this is that with too much dopamine hanging around the brain is unable to respond to new releases of dopamine the way it should. Maybe? It's all super complex. I actually own a thick medical school textbook all about dopamine; haven't got far in it yet though. Dopamine is involved a lot of stuff. Edited January 30, 2020 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cns-spectrums/article/warriors-versus-worriers-the-role-of-comt-gene-variants/E6F5022493DF363D21DDF17D79852FAF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It is my mother in law's birthday today. I still miss her. She was genuinely kind and infallibly encouraging to everyone. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) I'm going to art today! And that's good, because waiting to hear back from agents, magazines, and my last Beta reader is not something I do well unless I have things to do. Now, if I'm busy, no problem at all. I have four different pieces to work on: a book exercise, a smack of jellyfish that I'm going to splurge on and treat myself to a whole sheet of watercolor paper, a full-figure character art piece, and a bookmark. ETA: It's an artsy-busy Booyah! Edited January 30, 2020 by Critterfixer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Good Morning! Happy Thursday! I've been up for a while, but I forgot to post before I was interrupted by school. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Look, look, look! It's a day without a doctor appointment! So we could do lots of school! 📕📙 📗 📘 Except for the tree company cutting down trees and shredding them thirty feet from my house. I hope they're done soon. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, whitehawk said: Except for the tree company cutting down trees and shredding them thirty feet from my house. I hope they're done soon. We never get anything done when the tree people are around. I just call it part of school. Like....horticultural studies. Or something. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 7:27 AM, Spudater said: I would like more snow. I know I’m a weirdo. Iwould happily move farther North to the mountains. ❤️ On 1/29/2020 at 7:37 AM, Renai said: You can come out west and get snow. We get plenty in northern NM. That's not what she means. On 1/29/2020 at 8:04 AM, Spudater said: I can see the rockies from my window. But they're better when you go north. Just ignore them, Spuds. I knew what you meant. (You're gonna be such a GREAT neighbor!!!😀) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Planning threads. 😢 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 12 hours ago, KrissiK said: Have you guys seen this commercial?? It is hilarious! What's so funny? Seems totally legit to me. That car is wicked pissa though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I loaded the dishwasher. Who's gonna give me my trophy? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I don't usually do the planning threads. I'm usually really light and not as certain as most people on there. So much of what we do is also - continue with this, continue with that, since we don't actually finish things up to align with a normal school year. We go year round and just keep trudging along until things are done, then we move on to the next thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, maize said: I loaded the dishwasher. Who's gonna give me my trophy? I'm fresh out. Just gave my last one to DS, who read 2 chapters of Lord of the Flies instead of just the one assigned because he was enjoying it too much to stop. 🥰 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Where's Toto? said: I don't usually do the planning threads. I'm usually really light and not as certain as most people on there. So much of what we do is also - continue with this, continue with that, since we don't actually finish things up to align with a normal school year. We go year round and just keep trudging along until things are done, then we move on to the next thing. This is kind of how we do school, too. I have a(nother) ninth grader next year. She will probably do most of the same things that the first three did. I will tweak a few things to better suit her specifically, but I am not planning to reinvent the wheel for her. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 15 hours ago, KrissiK said: Have you guys seen this commercial?? It is hilarious! Yes! I thought it was funny/cute/surprising too! Chris Evans in a youtube commercial speaking yankee, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I haven't been in any planning threads, because it's not very exciting to post "outsourcing nearly everything" for highschoolers and using a CM co-op for nearly everything for my middle schooler. Plus, until I see the schedule for our high school academic center for next year, it's all speculation anyway. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I just post on the planning thread so everyone here thinks I actually homeschool. Because mom's basement. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Or maybe I post so I can tell my husband we have to cough up the money for those online classes because I already posted it and he wouldn't want to make me out to be a liar. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Holy cow, people. I can understand those who don't know me taking my post to mean something about planning, but the rest of you? Sheesh. It's JANUARY. Why on earth would you ever think that I intended to discuss actual educational planning? Pleez. No, I just realized that all I have to plan for is a solitary and empty life and I haz the sadz. 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, JoJosMom said: Holy cow, people. I can understand those who don't know me taking my post to mean something about planning, but the rest of you? Sheesh. It's JANUARY. Why on earth would you ever think that I intended to discuss actual educational planning? Pleez. No, I just realized that all I have to plan for is a solitary and empty life and I haz the sadz. Any update on where she's going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, Slache said: Any update on where she's going? Still pending; it's going to depend on the money. NM finalists won't be announced until the second week of February, and that will make a big difference in the scholarship levels at the schools we've targeted. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Apparently everyone in the Hyundai commercial is a celebrity who lives/lived in Boston, but the only person I recognized was David Ortiz. Also apparently: I watch more sports than TV and movies. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, Spudater said: We might be up in your neck of the woods come June. You can plan to hold the tater tot! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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