thehsmomof2

@thehsmomof2 (145)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 18 years ago

I am here to help.

www.thehomeschoolmomof2.com/

Discussions (17)

thehsmomof2's Discussions

Should J.K. Rowling Writer More Books?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 26 Oct 07

Personally, I think that she is entitled to a long deserved vacation. Maybe a couple of years worth. The woman was raising children, on welfare, working, creating a storybook world and writing. All at once. Just one of those jobs...

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Great Activities for Sisters

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 22 Oct 07

My daughters are teenagers, and I like to see them hanging out. I hope that they will remain close throughout their lives, even though they will not be living in the same state as adults. For now, I encourage them to do things...

Author Sites?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 22 Oct 07

If you are a writer, with an suthor site or blog, I would like to see your site. I am looking for good quality sites and blogs to link to my author blog. I am creating a professional blog, with tips, writing samples, book...

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Any Other Authors Here?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 22 Oct 07

I was wondering if anyone has any tips for finding markets for your work more quickly. It seems to be taking me an incredibly long time to find the proper markets. I have written a childrens book, many articles, and a few short...

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For My Daughters: Creating A Household Binder

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 22 Oct 07

I homeschool my daughters. They are each creating a binder of useful information for when they move it out. We just finished up a childcare unit where they added important information to their binders. We are now working on money...

Autumn Recipe Search and Pumpkin Seed Ideas

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 22 Sep 07

So, I am looking for a few tried-and-true recipes to celebrate the autumn season. I am creating a scrapped cookbook for her, and one of the sections is for autumn foods. Can you help us out? This cookbook will not be published....

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Creating a Cookbook for My Daughter. Has anyone ever done this?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 22 Sep 07

I am creating a cookbook for my daughter. She will be 18 in a couple of months, and graduating in the spring, then she will be moving. I love to scrapbook, so I decided to scrap her favorite recipes for her. I am wondering if...

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Question for Ex Smokers with Asthma

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

Did you breath easier when you were smoking than you do now that you have quit? I had asthma as a child, but it wasn't too bad. The people around me smoked, but it did not really bother me much. As a teenager my asthma was...

asthma

ex smokers

smoking

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Teaching High Schooler's at Home, Any Suggestions?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

I suppose that most parents wonder if their children are learning everything that they need to know. I am wondering if there are any things that you all deem essential in graduating your children. Subjects? Life Skills? Anything...

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A Question for Authors/writers?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

I am a writer in need of some advice. I have a very demanding childcare home, I home school my daughters, and I am trying to build a writing career. A very demanding life indeed. I am also a single mother. My dream is to be and...

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Do you have any tried and true healthy recipes?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

I am looking form made from (at least mostly) scratch recipes. Food prices are on the rise, but my income is not. I feed my two children and myself, as well as my nephew. Our food budget seems to be only lasting about three weeks...

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How much do childcare providers in your area make?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

I am trying to decide what a fair price for childcare really is. I make $2.85 and hour for one nephew, and $3.00 an hour for each of my other two nephews. There are so many things to take into consideration, the costs of...

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Has anyone else know a male with Lupus?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

My father passed away from complications due to Lupus just over a year ago. I am not sure that he received the best care, because I do not believe that the doctors in our area had enough experience to treat him. They were the only...

lupus

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How Can I Lower My Cholesterol?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

I was diagnosed with "slightly high cholesteral" and am wondering what other have done to lower theirs. I do not need or wish to be on medication. I usually walk three or more miles a day, and I have whole wheat toast with...

cholesterol exercise

diagnose

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To Be A Better Person

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 27 Feb 07

One of my New Year Resolutions each year is to be a better person. I do this in a number of ways, and I am wondering what other people do on a concious (sp?) level to be good people. Here are some of the things that I do: *...

good person

nice

positive

Who can be diagnosed with Osteoporosis?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 11 Feb 07

Anyone can! I was diagnosed at twenty-three years of age. Still, there are professors who tell their students that Osteoporosis is an "old persons" disease. I know this because that is what my sister professor told her class last...

diagnosed

disease

osteoporosis

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I have lost 13 1/2 pounds, and I joined a site I want to tell you about.

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 11 Feb 07

Hello everyone, I have been trying to lose weight since November, and have lost 13 1/2 pounds. I am so happy! It feels so good to be losing this weight. I joined SparkPeople.com a couple of weeks ago, and I am very happy...

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