Posts by Lovesong

Hope for what exactly?   I do firmly believe that the reason for the decrease in life threatening or possibly crippling childhood diseases is because we started vaccinating children against diseases like measles and polio. I...

Duck soup sounds lovely!   We are having pork roast, with rice and pineapple carrot curry sauce.

Quote: Originally Posted by rubidoux  Hi, everybody!  :)     So, I got all my stuff done yesterday, but omg, my muffins just plain sucked.  Wah!  It was a recipe I had never...

Quote: Originally Posted by KestrelDream  I don't have rules for homework. I feel my kids spend more than enough time in school.  If a teacher complains about homework being done, I'm very quick to point out...

We aim at 68 in the room where we have the thermostat for the furnace. This room does get a little bit of spillover heat from the kitchen, when we are really cooking, but generally is a reliable room that is not too affected by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruthiegirl  We leave our messy boots by the door.  And really, no one in my family wants to wear their heavy winter gear in the house anyway.  We slip off our boots and get into...

Quote: Originally Posted by treehugger86  I am going to ever so shyly poke my head in here. I have been lurking on MDC for several months, but I rarely post (and I don't feel entitled, because I don't have...

Pulling on the cord? Couldn't that cause severe damage? *shakes head*   I'm sorry you had to go through two such traumatic births before you could have two that sound more like they should have been from the beginning.

Today we took in the last of the harvest, the parsley. We got fifteen bags of leaves, and one big bag of stalks for the freezer (great for soups, stock etc.).     Other than that I've been really rather...

I would be sure to invest in cold-pressed paper if she likes water colours and good brushes that are not made from stiff, thick, synthetic bristles in different sizes. You need not invest in professional brushes, since a child will...