Most of the time I’m succumbing to the drive-thru line is when we’re grabbing food between daycare and gymnastics or some other evening event and I haven’t prepared enough in advance. I try to pack a snack/dinner for them to scarf down but some mornings are harder than others. But I wholeheartedly agree that I’d…

Not in my city, but I’ve drive 45 minutes for a birthday party there and it was totally worth it: Adventure Playground in Irvine, CA. It’s a little messy becaue there’s a tiny creek going through it. https://www.cityofirvine.org/parks-facilities/adventure-playground

in civil/environmental engineering and remember way too many of them. 43,560 square feet in an acre.

your 30-60-90 triangle numbers are wrong. It’s x, x*sqrt(3), and 2x. 3-4-5 is just a nice pythagorean triple like 5-12-13.

Right? Doesn’t everyone use the five-eighths rule? :)

I’m constantly astounded by the things my 3 and 4 year old remembers from months or years ago. And how important those old things seem to them. Yet, they still have trouble remembering that dirty clothes go in the hamper.

ooh, I should check that out. I usually go to Costco but the wait has been awful the last couple times. The kids already got theirs at the pediatrician, one needed a physical before starting school and the other one has a September birthday.

came to say the same. We’ve been going to costco for a few years. 

spicy ranch hidden valley mix makes a great taco salad dressing, it’s my mother-in-law’s secret recipe mostly because it’s hard to find in store around here.

I have not tried all of these flavors but I am always tempted to buy a new flavor when I get it practically free with ibotta. Maple has definitely been a big hit in my house and worth purchasing for full price though I prefer Life to Cheerios in general.

mine are 22 months apart, the witching hour starts as soon as we get home from daycare until post-dinner. It can be really rough and mornings aren’t super easy either. But when they are playing well together, it’s so awesome. And the older one is getting relatively easier and more fun to be around so I can’t wait for…

Definitely. I don’t want to go out at night, I just want to watch netflix for 30 minutes and pass out once I get the kids asleep.

prego is my husband’s favorite so I tolerate it but the sweetness took some getting used to.

My Costco Food Court had three different colored bins for different wastes and composting. Then they took the sign away that explained what goes where so now I guess they are all just trash?

This is really cool. I think online classrooms are a great way to get everyone similar tutoring I have tutored one-on-one and in small-groups and I really liked the interactions of the small groups.

This is the info I was looking for. I also took Suzuki classes as a kid before transitioning into private lessons. I’ve got a 4.5 year old that’s chomping at the bit but I’m waiting till she’s 5 to start group lessons. Maybe she’ll be reading a bit more by then since she just started TK and we’re working on her sight…

I can’t believe you left off Little Bites. Many good options here but I would go with the Party variety as number 1.  https://www.littlebites.com/products/little-bites-snacks?gclid=CjwKCAjw5fzrBRASEiwAD2OSV5BammqjjBfYdNM_6VYpfMdgdjNCtEOpZv8LuXaDMBTRFRO5tISyOxoC8FsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks, I always forget about this. Need to take advantage before my youngest turns 3 and he needs to pay admission too.

in a pinch (or maybe all the time) I will also use sour cream to replace either the milk or the butter with my boxed mac and cheese. Plain yogurt also works.

Would’ve been nice to have a longer lunch, or one that allowed you to leave the cafeteria. We had about thirty minutes but we couldn’t go to our locker or the restroom without a pass from the monitor. We had rotating lunch so it was either before fourth period, in the middle, or at end. I happened to have first lunch…