With the lizardtail, I can just cut a stem with some leaves off and drop it in the water and it will eventually grow roots and new leaves.
Holy cow. I was literally starting to hallucinate pin pricks/the feeling of bugs on me from the lack of sleep. My eyes were twitching. But now I'm.... fine? Normal? It's incredible.
This is really making me think about getting my tubes tied. I currently have an IUD and we use condoms cuz I can't handle a third. We were leaving the possibility open but holy cow it's like my life has been given back to me. I don't think I could go back.
I'm gonna add links as I find them.
African American male found deceased 07/06/2026 in Fort Worth TX
Y'all don't even know how excited I am. The youngest qualified for pre K because of his speech delay so both kids are going to school in a week. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself.
What should I do first? What would you do first?
Pictured native plants and animals:
gray tree frog on NATIVE lizard tail (there is a Chinese version, do not buy it)
Long Leaf Pond Weed with TOAD EGGS.
Native Lily (next to the log)
Tadpoles
Baby toad tapoles (those black things on the last picture)
A TOAD SAW MY POND AND THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL THAT SHE LAID EGGS!
I cheated and got free tadpoles when I bought some of the native plants from a lady on FB marketplace. So the big tadpoles and tree frogs are all from that batch. The toads are the first generation to be truly born in my pond.
It's still a work in progress. Right now, I'm trying to build a waterfall filter. Then we will add more flag stone around the edges so it has overhang.
Native plants not pictured: pickerel weed, Louisiana iris, and coontail
Lay 4 pepperonis down, slightly off of each other. Fold in half and roll. Stick onto a toothpick with two pieces of mozzarella holding it together (I use cut up string cheese stick.) Add a basil leaf on one side and sandwich it between the rose and the mozzarella.
This is my go-to party food and it is a hit every time.
A friend suggested I need to share this since she had never seen it before so I figured this would be a good sub for it :)
I don't have anyone who will truly understand the importance this is so I guess I have to share it here lol.
Lately, I've been trying to put together playlists for different tasks, mostly leaving the house. I only have two songs so far, Song For Walking by Tophouse and Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root. My son (autistic/ADHD 6yo) gets distracted so badly in the morning. He will accidentally put his new pants over his pajamas. He will lose the socks I just handed to him. Doesn't matter what else is going on around him. So I hoped that by playing the music that is associated with leaving the house, he will head the music and subconsciously remember the task at hand.
Well, it hasn't worked so far but something else did.
Today at a doctor's appointment, there were toys and a tv playing in the waiting room. It was time to leave and go home, no amount of saying his name would get through to him. His eyes are glazed over. I have also been singing Country Roads when we are leaving a park or something but not so much as a subconscious thing but just to get the kids singing along and in the car. So I started singing Country Roads and immediately he stood up, eyes still on the tv, and started walking towards the door! I sleeper agent-ed him lol.
It's got me thinking that maybe the morning stuff isn't working because it's being played on a speaker vs me singing it myself.
Has anyone else tried stuff like this? Do you have any song suggestions for leaving the house?
They also insist on not pouting for the first 20 minutes but then they have a blast. Kids are weird.
We were discussing on a different post the discrepancies that we've seen on our own driver's licenses so I wanted to make a full post to share what I've learned.
Most likely, in the US, the police are using driver's licenses and state IDs to pull physical descriptions of missing people. And we know that our Does can vary a bunch in their estimated ranges for physical characteristics so if something doesn't match up, a good match may never be considered.
So let me make the case on why you can't let some physical characteristics of a missing person rule them out right away.
In fact, this study looking at Swedish children shows that, on average, girls stop growing at 17.5 and boys stop growing at 19.2. That could mean that you could get your license, list the accurate height for yourself and then grow an extra inch. And there is always an odd ball who will grow 4 inches after age 16. Now, it might not be a problem for all time periods. Americans have been steadily falling behind on their early drivers licenses obtainment for the past few decades, but it's not completely out of the ordinary for a 16 year old today to get their driver's license. It's more common in the Midwest and rural areas.
I thought I was 5 foot 4 inches this whole time but my husband measured me just the other day and turns out, I'm 5 foot 5 and a half inches. I don't think I grew after I got my driver's license at 17. (Both my parents stopped growing at 14 and my feet stopped growing when I was 13. I most likely stopped long before 17 lol) I legitimately forgot my height.
My eye color was wrong on my learner's's permit. The lady at the office argued with me and said my eyes were hazel when I would actually say they are green. A lot of people don't seem to know what hazel means anyways. It's possible that other people have similar issues with their eye color on their licences.
https://uamshealth.com/medical-myths/do-people-shrink-as-they-age/
"We can begin shrinking as early as our 30s, according to some research. Men can gradually lose an inch between the ages of 30 to 70, and women can lose about two inches. After the age of 80, it’s possible for both men and women to lose another inch... Older adults can get shorter because the cartilage between their joints gets worn out and osteoporosis causes the spinal column to become shorter."
There are also different types of medical conditions that can cause someone to appear shorter than they really are.
So watch out for 30s and older adults, they could realistically be 2 inches shorter than what their driver's license says.
Do any of you have a mistake on your ID? Did you also forget what your height was just like me? When did you stop growing?
It started with having a newborn during the beginning of COVID.
I had always had short hair growing up, ranging from a long bob to a true pixie, but between COVID and a newborn, I couldn't maintain it. So I let it grow out. And grow, and grow, and grow.
I mean, I liked that I could braid it. It looked pretty when it was freshly washed but I always wore it in a braid. I'm not going to worry about it getting tangled all the time so braid it is. With everything going on, having another kid, working, just trying to run a household, I just wouldn't go in for a hair cut. I went three years at one point without a trim. My husband was on an every 8 weeks schedule but I could never find the time.
By then, it was so long that I didn't want to cut it yet. There was just something wrong and I wasn't ready to cut it. But I finally did it two days ago. I finally got back to my pixie that I haven't had in 7 years and I can't believe it. I feel like myself again. I look in the mirror and I can recognize that person.
They cut off 22 inches. I'll be donating it.
I have a son who just finished kindergarten and a neighbor friend's daughter who is about to start so I figured this was the best place to tell this story.
I haven't been feeling the 250th spirit but I decided last week to try for the sake of my kids. I bought a quill pen and ink, colonial hats, and a replica Declaration of Independence. I wanted to talk a bit about the Declaration and then have them practice their "John Hancock" on some paper that I bought that looks aged. I described the Declaration as a letter to King George.
Well, the kids wanted to write their own letter. I asked, "do you want to write it to King George?" "No, he's dead! We can't write to him, silly." But they still wanted to write a letter to "the King." I told them that the current King of England is King Charles. OMG I blew these kids' minds. "What do you mean there is still a King of England? Are you saying that England people still have to do what the King tells them too? Oh no!" This is what they asked me to write.
"Dear King Charles,
We, the kids of ______ city, Arkansas really like being able to vote. Look at the back of this letter. (This is a prank included by the 4 yo who wanted the king to turn the letter over and see that there wasn't anything there.) Let your people go! Stop being King! We ❤️ your people. You and your people should be able to make their own decisions.
Signed,
(Children's names)
Now my problem is that these kids fully expect me to mail this letter as soon as possible to the King so that the citizens of Britain can be free.
I guess this means that they took something from my lesson lol. If you live in the UK, congrats on your newfound freedom.
Behold, the creeping cucumber Melothria pendula is a small watermelon looking thing that tastes kinda like a cucumber if you have only eaten one once in your life. The fruit starts off light green and turns black as it ripens. If you want a regular quick healthy snack to munch, only eat the light green to medium green fruit. If you want to learn why it is the Mother of all Laxatives, eat the dark green to black fruit.
Bonus bird poop. They seem to be the ones eating the ripe fruit and judging from the placement of the poop, the laxative effects are fast acting.
https://www.eattheweeds.com/creeping-cucumber-melothria-pendula/
/uj obviously this is not medical advice. A lot of official guides list this plant as a poison in its ripened state from just how intense the laxative effects are. Do your own research before you just start eating random berries you find in your backyard. And don't eat a whole bunch at once just in case they don't agree with you.
He just did this huge sigh, hung his head, and then jumped up and said "okay, I go get baby milk."
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I have treatment resistant depression. Sometimes I do have to steel myself before I go do something. I'm fighting for my life out here.
It just made me want to cry. He's noticed even at his age that I'm depressed and struggling.
I've always been a little weird about textures, clothing, water on my hands, how food tastes. I have to sleep with a blanket between every part of my body not a single area of skin is touching another bare area of skin. My legs can't touch nor can my arm be touching my body. I even stick a blanket between my boobs so they don't touch since I sleep on my side. I wear shorts to bed so you might think "but Glam, why don't you just wear long pants?" Idk! I've tried it and it doesn't feel right. I can't even let my husband cuddle me to sleep at night.
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But I also am sensory seeking. I love touching everything when I'm shopping (COVID was awful because I had to break that habit.) I love touching flower petals, leaves, fabric, rubbing them between my fingers and holding them up to my cheek.
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Sounds bother me too, stuff like whistling or people clicking their tongue or smacking their lips. And some electric toothbrushes make such a horrible sound. But lately, sounds have been really overwhelming me. It seems the more stressed I get, the worse I respond to loud noises. It's like people are screaming all the time. Or they talk way too much all at once. Which is not good since I have two little kids.
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I don't think I used to be this bad. It feels like it's gotten worse in the years since I left college. The thing that has changed is that I got an ADHD diagnosis and have been taking medication for it. Is that the problem? I've heard that women with autism+ ADHD will frequently see an increase in autism symptoms when their ADHD symptoms are being addressed.
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But I don't see how it could be autism. I don't have any other symptoms. I've never had to force eye contact, never had much of a problem making friends, I don't take statements literally, I have no need for predicability or routine. Everything that's "wrong" with me can either be explained by my anxiety/depression or by ADHD, all except this sensory processing issue.
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Anyone else in the same boat? What do you think? Is this just more extreme ADHD symptoms that I'm not aware of?
Yes, we make fun of Utah but we should always remember that Tumbleweeds are the ultimate invasive species and are our true enemies.
I do the weave method with a loom thing. I want to make a rainbow patch for my 6yo son's jeans. It's not a Pride month thing; he likes rainbows but more of the pastel colors so that's what I want to do. But I don't know if it's better to use color changing floss or use a different color floss for each row.
Thoughts?
The rash started on his butt and then spread. I realize now that it was making a mad dash for his hands and feet but at the time, I thought it was some sort of jock itch or fungal diaper rash that was spreading via water from showers.
I compared the rash to every single thing I could think of: measles, chicken pox, diaper rash, scarlet fever. And I had no match. I finally accepted that it wasn't a diaper rash and took him to the doctor today. Lo and behold, it is hand foot mouth disease. But why did it start on his butt, you and I ask. Well apparently it's a common presentation location. The pediatrician even said that they should add a B to the name HFM disease to cover it. And yeah that would be helpful because I never compared the rash to hand foot mouth disease because it started on his BUTT!