Posts by anomaly13

My two little guys, 6 and 4, are going to have some dental work done in the hospital under GA.  It is something I am dreading but after much consideration feel is the right thing for our family for a variety of reasons.  I am...

We love store bought milk kefir, not just the flavored versions but the plain ones as well.  The homemade stuff I have been making for the past couple weeks is awful!  It tastes like rotten milk, even when I blend it up with...

The total days of schooling in our family really depends on how many hours a day we do school and how much time we choose to take off.  We do some school every day of the week.  This is our first year in Wisconsin and I plan...

pek64-  No, in Wisconsin the only required documentation is to submit the state's form stating intent to homeschool by a certain date each fall for each child 6-18.  You are required to log 875 hours of school during the...

We have BadgerCare/GHC and are looking for a family doc/ped. for our 3 littles, 2-6 yo.  We do delayed/alt. vac., co-sleep, extended bfing, etc.  I like GHC for the complementary services offered, the only services we have...

It's our first year homeschooling in WI also.  Like pp, learning takes place all the time in our home so counting hours doesn't seem to be a big deal, we will definitly go over or meet the mark early on.  We school year...

20 month old dd has had a cough for a few weeks now.  it has gone from frequent and wet to less often and mostly dry.  now it comes a few times a day and a few times at night, no "fits", no vomiting, just a cough.  it...

Also needs to be frugal Using fresh greens is pretty much out since I don't have a high power blender, tried once with kale in my current blender and it was awful- had to chew it down. Was thinking of getting a powder but that seems...

I need to buy a dozen prefolds and a couple covers to get my dd through the winter before we start potty learning.     The last bunch of prefolds were bought from green mountain, I got both red and yellow thread sizes,...

My DH's diet is completely wrecked!  A little background.....Before we met he was a macrobiotic vegan for 6 years or so.  Then he was working on the road a lot and slowly stated to eat just about anything.  When we met 6...