Ha! I was going to post something similar. Basically I’m going to be cooking at my mom’s and she hates to cook so only has super basics.
So I’m here for all the tips, tricks, and ideas. Also, any recipes which can be made ahead of time and reheated or ways to keep things warm all day so I’m not struggling to get it all done and hot at the very end.
She called me a few weeks ago to ask if I had her immersion blender.
A) I didn't know that she knew what an immersion blender WAS
Do you think you mom would appreciate having her knives sharpened, maybe as a gift? Or would you just bring your own knives? I know I would bring my own, as well as all my specialty items.
Oh, I bring my own. I've cooked Thanksgiving at her house before we moved to our current apartment. I bring my own cutting boards, my potato ricer, my microplane grater, my silicone basting brush ....
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 29, 2021 16:42:06 GMT -5
Starting on my Thanksgiving menu -- I'll be cooking at my mother's b/c my brother can't leave his new dog alone, but can't bring them to my house b/c my dogs will eat him.
Plus side: bigger kitchen, two ovens. Down side: my mother can't cook, probably hasn't sharpened her knives ever, doesn't have any "specialty" ingredients (like any kind of vinegar beyond regular and cider vinegars, etc.).
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 29, 2021 8:10:09 GMT -5
DS told me he prefers the face masks with nose strips because they don't make his glasses fog up. We have solid-color ones from Gap, but he wants "themed" ones -- Avengers, Star Wars, etc. -- and they're sold out of those.
I bought two from Etsy, but considering how many we go through in a week, I'd like to get more.
A pediatrics group near me was already giving them to kids 12+ -- they've allowed parents to tentatively schedule for their 5-11 kids pending FDA emergency authorization and CDC guidelines.
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 25, 2021 19:36:24 GMT -5
I just finished Octavia Butler's "Kindred." I read it for a PopSugar reading challenge prompt (afrofuturism). I'm not really into the sci-fi genre, but I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would, as it's not heavy on sci-fi.
Executive functioning is really hard for kids with adhd. The teachers need to provide supports (checklist, reminders) for him. Does he have an iep? Put it in there.
IME, some kids with ADHD struggle using a list on the board and need something smaller and more personal. Then the teachers can just make a point of helping him if something out of the ordinary needs to be taken when they switch classes.
I didn't know that -- thanks! He has a similar list for things that need to come home every night taped to his desk, so I'll message them and see what we can do about a more personal list for changing classes.
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 22, 2021 15:45:57 GMT -5
DS will be ten next month, and is in 4th grade.
We got an email from Liam's teachers that he's starting to display more ADHD behaviors at school than he was when school first started (blurting out answers, humming during quiet time, crawling on the floor, making animal noises). We sort of expected that -- when he settles into a new situation and gets more comfortable, he starts pushing to see what he can get away with.
But I've also been forgetting to make sure he takes his medicine before we leave for school. I think we've remedied that with an Alexa reminder. (ETA: I'm not convinced we've found the right dosage, but his pediatrician is very conservative about using only the bare minimum of meds)
But part of the complaint was that he's not organized at school. This is the first year they change classes. They say he often forgets to unpack his materials or doesn't have what he needs with him for subject area switches. I ... don't know how I can help with that from home. I struggle with organization myself. The teachers say they provide organizational supports ("Morning To-Do List" -- a list written out on the Smartboard), and several verbal prompts, but he doesn't take advantage of those.
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 22, 2021 15:25:17 GMT -5
Kohl's for casual dress shirts and pants for work, as well as some casual (shorts and t-shirts) and gym clothes; Old Navy for some casual stuff. Target for their Goodfellow t-shirts.
He may go other places as well. He's SO PICKY (and cheap, he won't spend money on good quality clothes) that I can't stand shopping with him.
The Supreme Court on Friday once again refused to immediately block a Texas law that banned most abortions after six weeks. But the justices agreed to fast-track their consideration of appeals from the Justice Department and abortion providers in Texas, scheduling arguments for Nov. 1.
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 18, 2021 16:39:30 GMT -5
I posted a couple of weeks ago asking for tips on interviewing for a position in higher ed. I had phone screens with both universities I applied to, and have a second interview with one of them on Wednesday. So, thank you for all the tips everyone gave!
Here's where someone should just tell me if I am wrong, b/c I don't understand how HSAs can really work for most people with kids. Tell me if I am missing something major here.
It hasn't been an issue for us in the 4 years we've had an HDHP. We're required to have an HSA, and my employer contributes a significant amount to it. Maybe I'd feel differently if DS had a chronic condition beyond his ADHD, or was accident-prone -- we haven't need to go to the ER in the years we've had it.
Flyers: Here he is! Isn’t he great? Philly: The fuck is this ugly orange Phanatic knockoff? Who approved this? The nation: Wow, Gritty is ugly and terrible! Philly: FUCK YOU HE IS OUR TREASURE
I need to be sold on an IP. I am not an overall fan of Crockpot type meals and I get super frustrated by multi-use jawns bc all the parts piss me off. But all these responses are causing me to doubt myself.
A basic Instant Pot doesn't have a lot of parts -- a trivet, which I've used maybe twice, and a pressure cooker lid.
I make rice with the instant pot. It has a rice cooker setting, but I found a method that doesn’t require it so I haven’t used the setting - but it comes out great and I love eating rice a lot now.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson mocked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday for taking paternity leave following the birth of his adopted twins.
"Pete Buttigieg has been on leave from his job since August after adopting a child. Paternity leave, they call it. Trying to figure out how to breastfeed, no word on how that went," Carlson said on his prime-time show.
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The comments from Carlson, whose employer has a six-week paternity leave policy, come as his own colleagues have praised the very policy he criticized.
“Now I am pro-paternity. I used to mock people for taking paternity, I used to think it was a big ruse, but now, ya know, I wish I could take six weeks," fellow Fox News host Jesse Watters said in mid-April. Watters took time off following the birth of his third child.
Earlier this year, “Fox & Friends First” co-host Todd Piro also said that he would be taking off six weeks through the company’s paternity leave.