ChaosCoati

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[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Great capture! I have a hard time getting a good shot of creepers since they so rarely stop moving

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Cherry for me. Common flavor in lots of fruity candy mixes but not my favorite. I do like cherry sours on their own though

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

Canid and canine generally mean any of the dog-like animals: domestic dogs, wolves, fox, coyotes, dingoes, jackals, wild dogs

Parrot applies to members of the Psittacine family: parrots, macaws, parakeets, cockatiels, cockatoos, parrotlets, lorikeets

Herps and herpetofauna are used to collectively refer to amphibians and reptiles: frogs, salamanders, newts, lizards, turtles, snakes

Bear means all actual bear species but is also often used in reference to pandas and koalas (just don’t say it in front of my scientifically accurate kid)

Waterfowl is ducks, geese, swans

Depending on why or how you’re using categories, you can also group by characteristics: Do they have fur, feathers, or scales Do they lay eggs or give birth Are they predator or prey Do they eat meat, plants, fruit, pollen, or some combination

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

southsamurai has a great overall explanation. I would add it also depends on the age and any medical conditions of each.

We have a 45 pound dog (age 12) and a 15 pound cat (age 17). The dog is on senior/old man food but is otherwise in good health. The cat has kidney disease so we have to get only specific kinds. Per month the cat’s food is about $5 more than the dog’s, but that’s for a smaller amount.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Well done. Anesthetizing birds is always so tricky

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

My cat will also do this. And if I put a blanket on his spot he’ll go sleep somewhere else

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Shows from my youth I’ve watched with my kid: The Muppets Full House Animaniacs

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I feel like his childhood was incomplete

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I think it’s going to be used to hold toys, but plants are a great idea!

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah I’m gonna have to knit some for me now too. They’re just too fun not to

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Me too. My younger brother has no memory of them

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

With the occasional “nooope” thrown in

 

My shaping needs work, but I’m excited to have these for dinner tonight. Making some chicken sandwiches.

 

First attempt at the fish lips kiss heel. I got stalled on these socks for a couple weeks because no matter how many times I read the instructions it didn’t make any sense to me. Plus I don’t get much time to knit most days, usually just 10-15 minutes while I’m waiting for my kid to get out of school.

I ended up finding a video (Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Betty Mueller on YT) and it made sense! It doesn’t exactly follow the FLKH pattern instructions but it worked for me. Unfortunately looking at them this morning I’m pretty sure the sock is too long for my spouse, but I have to wait til they get home from work before I can see for sure. Either way I really like how quick and easy this heel was so I’m not concerned if I have to tear it back a bit and redo.

 
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Protein Bread (midwest.social)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by ChaosCoati@midwest.social to c/lemmybread@lemmy.world
 

Protein bread is what the recipe calls it. You blend cottage cheese with egg whites and use that as some of the liquid in the dough. It’s a good chewy bread, I like it toasted with some cream cheese.

Edit: I forgot to mention this recipe uses bread flour so isn’t gluten-free

 
 

I need all your tips, tricks and ideas - both to help my kid get started on and finish her work, and to help me get through it. Because currently it’s painful for both of us. I feel like I want to crawl out of my skin, sitting with her and trying to make myself stay focused so I can help her stay on task.

What does your evening look like? How often do you take breaks and what do you do during the break? Do you have any fidgets, wiggle chairs, etc., that you keep in the “homework area” for them to use while they’re doing their homework? Anything you’ve learned almost always derails things?

What we’ve tried so far (she’s in 4th grade):

  • Do one entire item (ex: worksheet, reading passage, spelling list) then take a break and do something fun - this works for some things but others we’re sitting there for 20-30 minutes struggling to finish it
  • Set a timer and do as much as she can in 10-15 minutes then take a break - this works well at the start each evening but each time it’s more of a struggle for both of us to come back and do more homework. I feel like it may be too many transitions for our tired, end-of-day executive functioning abilities (or lack thereof).
  • Earn a small piece of candy for each question answered, math problem solved, etc. - This works well for math, but I don’t like to use it before we eat dinner, and usually we do at least some homework before dinner.

I just want to help her find some skills she can use to tackle “have to do” things - because as we all know it’ll be a daily struggle even as adults (at least during the work week).

 
 

Still pretty new to bread making. I think I needed to add a little more flour and next time I won’t egg wash the slits I cut. But it’s tasty!

 

Lifeline is in so I’m ready to try the fish lips kiss heel for the first time. If you’ve done this heel before I’d love to hear how it went.

Two at a time toe-up socks with a P1, K3 pattern across the top of the foot, yarn is Knit Picks Stroll Gradient in Storm

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