u/Huckleberry0204

In a couple weeks, we will be moving 8-9 hours away in Idaho and we'd like to take our girls with us. The weather should be cooler, high of 60s. We both have small SUVs and unfortunately we won't have room in the cars to transport the chickens due to 1. no room for the kennel. 2. Our large breed dogs will take up all the space.

We have an XL dog crate i'm thinking of putting our 6 chickens in for the day in the back of a Uhaul truck. I don't like the idea of not being able to directly access them unless we stop, has anyone done this before? Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to transport chickens long distance? it's going to be another problem to solve once we get there to get their coop set up right away. Any advice is helpful in this situation! Thank you.

I have an associate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and originally continued my education with the goal of completing my bachelor’s degree in the same field. Unfortunately, when I reached the point of graduation, my school informed me that there had been an error in my curriculum requirements and that I was missing an additional math course before they could award my degree. Unfortunately, life got in the way, and I never ended up completing that final course.
I am also half deaf myself , and this has given me a passion for helping others who are deaf or hard of hearing. I have genuinely loved working in this field and would like to find a way to return to it. At this point, going back to school for an AuD or pursuing another degree isn’t a realistic option for me. I have considered working as a teacher for deaf and hard-of-hearing students because I also have teaching experience, but I don’t currently have the degree required for that career path.
My previous experience includes working as a newborn hearing screener, where I helped connect families of babies identified with hearing loss to state-coordinated early intervention programs. I have also worked in audiology settings in assistant/technician roles.

One challenge I’ve run into is finding a position that works with my own hearing loss. I previously tried working remotely in a position that required answering phones, but unfortunately it wasn’t a good fit with my hearing loss. I know that a traditional phone heavy position isn’t realistic for me.

I’m wondering what types of roles you would recommend I look into. Are there remote positions where someone with my background could assist an audiologist, support a hearing-loss program, work with patients who are deaf or hard of hearing, or provide family/patient support without requiring an AuD or another degree?Although I’ve been out of the field for a little while, I would really love to get back into it because this is an area I genuinely care about and feel passionate about.
I hope to find a role where my personal experience with hearing loss could actually be an asset.

I love the taverns Hummus, and I can't find anything like it! Does anyone have a suggestion of what kind of ingredients are used in their recipe? It says garlic and herb but it looks like they use other beans as part of their recipe? Does anyone have a hummus recommendation that's close to theirs?

We live in the Treasure Valley (Boise area) and we want to move out of the area into a smaller town. (I know, I’m sorry small town folks, but we’re not from Cali and want to keep IDAHO the way it used to be. We both grew up here.)

We don’t like the traffic congestion and Californication of Boise. We make over $100k a year and still struggle to be able to afford a home, so we’re looking elsewhere where we might actually have a chance to own our home. Boise just seems near impossible at this point.
With the expansion of Micron and everything else happening in the Treasure Valley, we’d like to get out sooner rather than later.
My husband does carpentry and welding, so he’s got a good skill set and some flexibility with work.
We’re very outdoorsy. We like to fish, paddle board, hike, camp, etc. Homesteading is also important to us.
We prefer areas with mountain views, pine trees, and generally more of that Idaho scenery.
I don’t like the wind, so areas like Pocatello and Idaho Falls aren’t at the top of my list, but we’re not completely excluding them because we know we can afford more over there than we can here.
The general consensus I’ve gotten about the Idaho Falls area is that it’s pretty heavily LDS (which we are not), and almost everyone I’ve talked to who has lived there seems to have more complaints than good things to say. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad place, though, so I’m open to hearing from people who actually live there.
Knowing all of these factors, does anyone have any intel on where we might be a great fit?
I’m especially interested in hearing from people who actually live in these smaller towns. What do you like about where you live? What do you wish you knew before moving there? And are there any areas you’d recommend looking into that we may not have considered?
We’re really just trying to find somewhere that still feels like Idaho, has access to the outdoors, and where we have a realistic chance of buying a home and some land.

Hi everyone! I’m hoping to get some insight from daycare directors, assistant directors,administrators and teachers.

I work with an extracurricular program that offers 30-minute sports and movement classes for preschool and Pre-K students. We focus on gross motor development, confidence-building, teamwork, and exposing children to a variety of sports throughout the year.
I’m not posting to promote my program—I genuinely want to better understand the daycare perspective.
For directors who choose not to bring in outside enrichment programs (sports, dance, music, soccer, etc.), what are the biggest reasons?
Is it scheduling?
Parent participation/registration concerns?
Licensing or liability requirements?
Cost to families?
Disruptions to the daily routine?
Difficulty evaluating outside vendors?
I’d also love to know:
What makes an enrichment program appealing to your center?
What would make you say “yes” to a new program?
What’s the best way for a program provider to introduce themselves without being intrusive?
I’m trying to better understand the challenges directors face so I can approach centers in a way that is respectful, helpful, and beneficial for both the children and the staff. Thank you for any insight you’re willing to share!