Post by textbookcase on Feb 21, 2017 11:39:45 GMT -5
You can take them at the same time and then alternate, as far as I know. I would take Motrin first next time, I think it works better for cramps/inflammation.
Post by textbookcase on Feb 7, 2017 14:33:02 GMT -5
Ugh I don't want to think about it. It prob doesn't equal the cost of daycare, though. That's crazy!
C and K are (almost) 13 and 10. They're in pretty much the same activities. B is 5 and is currently just in soccer and preschool.
Soccer - $65/kid per year for registration. Prob $50-100 in new equipment.
Volleyball - $30/kid registration and maybe $50 equipment.
Piano lessons - $80/month
Sleep away summer camp - $400/kid
4h - $150-$200 for registration, fair entries etc. I'm not counting cost of animals, feed, and tack because they pay it back with their profit from the sale of their animals at auction.
C is really involved with 4h leadership and goes to various retreats/overnights. That can range from $400-$500 but sometimes she receives scholarships for those.
Then we just do various other art/craft/whatever classes throughout the year, which range from $5 -$40 a session.
I don't know, I'm probably forgetting things. Kids are expensive.
Post by textbookcase on Feb 5, 2017 12:13:44 GMT -5
Super duper common. All of my kids lined things up as toddlers. Don't discourage it, it's their way of sorting and grouping and classifying and making sense of the world!
Yes, girls at my high school did this occasionally. Of course some did it every month because they hated P.E., but most were good about only skipping when they had really painful cramps.
There were no "wanna check?" comments though. Ew.
Yeah the "wanna check" was super gross, a friend of mine really loved attention and challenging authority, she pulled that on the regular to make our or teacher uncomfortable.
I agree it sounds like something out of the 1950s! I can't believe it was a thing.
Post by textbookcase on Feb 2, 2017 22:55:00 GMT -5
I literally just remembered this today, and I can't imagine that it still happens in this day and age, but when we were in high school all of the girls could sit out one day a month from PE class by saying "first day" as in, first day of your period. Did other schools do this or was mine just super weird? Also we naturally tried to milk the shit out of it, calling first day like once a week and then challenging our (male) PE teacher, "well, wanna check?!" Gross.
Post by textbookcase on Feb 2, 2017 13:54:46 GMT -5
Praying daily for you, V. Don't ever feel the need to apologize! We love you and totally understand the need to unload. I can't imagine how overwhelming this all is for you. Love you, lady.
Post by textbookcase on Feb 2, 2017 11:24:15 GMT -5
My cousin posted this, it's great.
Why not take a break from negativity and learn about each other? 😃
1. Who are you named after? There is a literal, fascist administration in office in the United States.
2. Last time you cried? Resist it, unerringly, with all your strength.
3. Soda or water? A woman, scheduled to be deported, attempted suicide in the airport.
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Donate to the ACLU.
5. Longest relationship? Law enforcement is illegally enforcing the ban, even though a stay has been issued by the court system.
6. Do you still have your tonsils? Soon, we won't have the courts to depend on, either.
7. Would you bungee jump? Get your news from Twitter, not Facebook. FB manipulates what you see. Getting an account is easy. Ask me who to follow.
8. How many years at current job? Stand up for minorities and women's health and freedom of the press.
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Make sure to take care of your mental health in this tumultuous and stressful time.
10. Roller coasters? Punching unapologetic actual Nazis is illegal and you definitely should do it every chance you get.
11. Favorite ice cream? Many of the Democrats are folding. Keep the heat on them, keep writing and calling them.
12. Favorite thing to do? This is not normal. Don't act like it is. You can't ignore this.
13. Football or baseball? Steve Bannon has said himself he is a Leninist who wants to destroy and remake society, and he is manipulating the POTUS to sow chaos as a pretext for crushing civil liberties and seizing permanent power.
14. Leggings or Jeans? Install the Signal app to make sure your messages are end-to-end encrypted and stop using FB messenger, Google Voice/Hangouts, and texting, which are easy to spy on.
15. What are you listening to? Keep up with everything going on, do not let up.
16. Favorite Color? Prepare for the increased repression of American citizens. It is coming.
17. Tattoos? Keep in mind that he is constantly lying to us. Do not believe anything he says. If he says the sky is blue, look up and check it, yourself, or save time and assume that he's lying.
18. Married? They still haven't fixed the pipes in Flint, Michigan.
19. Hair color? Stop being complicit.
20. Eye color? Stop being obedient.
21. Favorite to eat? Stop fooling yourself that you won't have to fight somehow.
22. Scary movies or happy endings? Stop being scared. Stand up for what you believe in.
23. Android or iPhone? America is a country of immigrants. We are better because of our diversity.
24. Chevy, Ford or Buick? We will not re-center the white working class at the expense of minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ in the hopes of poaching voters. Elevate people less privileged than you who are being actively repressed.
25. Favorite holiday? It will get worse. You are stronger than you think, and you can take it.
26. Beer or wine? You have to. We don't have any other options.
27. Night owl or morning? Your children and grandchildren will remember you by what you did during these years.
28. Favorite day of the week? Dissent is American. *All* enemies, foreign *and domestic.*
Come on....someone do this with me. 😄 Let's have some fun, take a break from negativity and learn about each other. Copy and paste into your status and just change your answers. ____ Copied from a friend
Post by textbookcase on Jan 31, 2017 1:25:42 GMT -5
I had my oldest and youngest 8 years apart so I wouldn't have to pay for babysitting 😉 our old babysitter before C was old enough to sit charged a flat rate of something ridiculous of $5 an hour for 3 kids. I always paid her more. When C sits for other kids she takes whatever the parents give her, usually between $20-$40 for a few hours.