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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 19:43
I love slow cooking but the smell drives me nuts. At first you think mmmmm that smells yum but it just lingers and lingers...and seems to get into every room. Tried covering the top with foil on top of the lid but didn't make any difference. It puts me off using it. Do you all find this? Not at all. For me, it is one of the best things about it... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:) My family and I also love walking in the house after the food has cooked throughout the day to the wonderful smells!!!!
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 19:42
Thanks Basil!
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 18:30
which brand? Kenwood
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 18:27
Sounds easy enough!! Thanks Sid. PS ~ Reasonable pricing???
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 17:28
I bought a 6 quart slow cooker at HyperPanda and LOVE it. It's got low, high and auto (which I use the most) and have yet to ruin any dish I've made in it!!!
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 17:24
I got 200+ books from one of those unmentionable download sites.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:56
I thought I recognized you from some of your posts :) Thanks so much for the update - I'm not on much either these days, but I always think of you and your little ones. I'm so glad your DD is doing much better (touch wood). Thanks r3! It's nice to be in the place we are now. Nicer still if and when we aren't in the place at all!!!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:45
Nope. Ask anyone who knows me ;)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:42
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/emirates-id-card-deadline-extended Hope this helps! edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011 thanks Goddness, Of course...
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:40
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/emirates-id-card-deadline-extended Hope this helps! <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 14:19
Our documents are on thumb drives, one for each family member, and then one master. Photos are on a big drive. As I said in another post, my 19 year old now has her drive with all of her info, medical, birth cert etc... and we have the master.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 14:15
We have a 1tb drive specifically for photos and media.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 13:49
No problem with the net but certain channels are out. Thankful for Netflix and the DVR.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 13:37
http://www.childrencity.ae/CHCITY?lang=e edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011 The Dubai-based Children's City is the first educational city in the UAE devoted to children between two and fifteen years old where they can investigate, explore, play, discover, and learn about the world in which we live. <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 13:35
I didn't damage them but they did shrink slightly even though I didn't dry and used cool water.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 13:32
Thanks Meals..rest at night we do! Parker is sleeping 13-14 hours nights and she does 10 easily. Finally, the break we needed!!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 13:04
Brilliant news, Reagan is so adorable, a very beautiful little girl. xx She asks for you Sal. xx
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 13:04
Disney Channels are not working, no Handy Manny for my DD, she is not a happy trooper! Thank goodness we have Netflix.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:55
Check on the MMR thread on the other Dubai/Northern Emirates page.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:54
Thank you ladies!! It's been a long road but one full of growth and knowledge too! Hopefully one day I will be able to use what I've learned about her rare disorder to help someone else!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:52
We recently asked at DNATA if we could pay for an extension and were told no, that a visa run had to be completed. (That was about a month ago).
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:48
That's great news QOD. Have you gone back to the US permanently or can you resume your life in Dubai now? It's been a while since I've been on here. (Cracked my addiction :) ) We arrived back in September and Reagan has biweekly appointments with the Nephrologist to ensure she is on track. The medication can be toxic if the dose is too high so we are on constant blood draws..that is the price we pay to have her healthy though right?
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:42
What happens if no one claims the little guy?
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:37
We asked as dd is on one of the strongest immunosuppressants there is but in the end it didn't matter. This is where I can't understand medicine and priorities placed by doctors/pharmaceuticals. Now you have to roll the dice because you want to vaccinate, but don't feel quite comfortable giving the AIO injection because of underlying medical Let me clarify, SHE cannot have live vaccines due to her Prograf (which MMR is to a degree) and so figured getting the MMR in doses in her brother might be of benefit to her. <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:28
It's pretty much all **** tv anyway. Just glad we don't have internet issues.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:26
@GoddessUli The MMR vaccines are available separately in the US, but you have to ask and find a doctor/hospital that has it (which can be hard in some areas). Most do the all-in-one, but it's not a must. I know vaccinating separately had been gaining popularity over the last 5-10 years, and as a result more places began offering it. But if you don't ask, you certainly won't get it! edited by gleekfamily on 17/01/2011 We did ask and were told at the doctor in Michigan that MMR was NOT available separately. It all depends...In CA and TX the vaccines were available separately (and not in all hospitals/cities). You really do have to ask around if it's that much of an issue (ie like georgiagirl said it could affect hypersensitive immune systems to do it all-in-one). We asked as dd is on one of the strongest immunosuppressants there is but in the end it didn't matter.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:19
Same here though the box works, most of the channels are black screen. <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:17
Oh- and be more organised than me and make duplicates of baby records Good point Sallymander, I have copies of our passports, birth certs etc. which have been sent to our email accounts, I will add DD's immunisation records to it now. I was an expat child and had my immunisation records where ever we went and when I was an adult it saved me from have duplicate injections, cannot remember what they were for but one was for something nasty but would also have been dangerous for me to have another dose. Sorry - repeat of what GoddessUlli said, I started typing and got distracted before I finished. edited by MirdifIngrid on 17/01/2011 We also have birth, church records for each on their flashdrive...good back up even though we realize many require the actual document with the raised seal. Just makes obtaining a new one easier in some cases. Edited to add that keeping them on an email account isn't always a good thing. Should someone hack your email they can now steal your identity which is rampant now as it is. <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:16
@GoddessUli The MMR vaccines are available separately in the US, but you have to ask and find a doctor/hospital that has it (which can be hard in some areas). Most do the all-in-one, but it's not a must. I know vaccinating separately had been gaining popularity over the last 5-10 years, and as a result more places began offering it. But if you don't ask, you certainly won't get it! edited by gleekfamily on 17/01/2011 We did ask and were told at the doctor in Michigan that MMR was NOT available separately.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:07
i belive Hep B is mandatory in Dubai and its given at birth...older one got combined vaccine HepAB.Little one just HepB at birth. Per the US schedule my kids get the Hep vaccines at the indicated ages.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 12:05
On Sally's note, we have all of our important medical records scanned and saved onto a flash drive for each person in the family. We update that as needed. Our 19 year old now has her entire medical history, vaccination records etc on a flash drive in the US. We have the backup copy here in the UAE in the event it's lost.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:53
When it comes down to it, I won't risk these illnesses with either my healthy or child with a health condition. Some things just aren't worth the risk.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:51
To be fair...not all or even most US banks have collapsed. Happy to keep our savings in the US and wouldn't change that.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:49
My kids were vaccinated here as per the calendar, I think at 12 months, not sure at the moment. They had some fever for a while but generally it was ok. But, having said so and after reading about the potential side effects I am very reluctant about re-vaccinating them at the age of 6. In my home country the re-immunisation is not done until the age of 10-11. You can have them separately only in the UK and the US, that is what the doctor here told me. Not to mention they wanted to give them 3 vaccines at the same time regardless of the fact they were not feel well. The US does not give them separately. (Did some this summer for our youngest) MMR is done as one jab rather then broken up into 3.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:46
I know some of you know our story so update... Reagan is now on Prograf. It's an immunosupressant given to transplant patients to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. (She didn't have a transplant but her body was mimicking organ rejection and rejecting her kidneys) She has been on since the end of August and her kidneys have been functioning normal since about a week after the first dose. She is also now on a very low dose of prednisone. So, she is down from 6 medications multiple times a day to 4 pills per day. At age 3 she swallows the pills with no liquid!!!! Fingers crossed that she continues this way because if so, she will be weaned off in another 2 years and only started again if her kidneys stop functioning properly. Thanks again for all the advice and good thoughts sent her way. And she's a darling! ;) She told daddy about how little Harry shares so well and that Parker needs some lessons!!! :) <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:43
Hi QoD - so glad to hear nice news! Hope you are looking after yourself as well!!! Trying wikkid...hard to do with two little ones :-)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:14
Thanks ladies!!! She is such a strong little girl. Amazes us every day!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:03
I know some of you know our story so update... Reagan is now on Prograf. It's an immunosupressant given to transplant patients to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. (She didn't have a transplant but her body was mimicking organ rejection and rejecting her kidneys) She has been on since the end of August and her kidneys have been functioning normal since about a week after the first dose. She is also now on a very low dose of prednisone. So, she is down from 6 medications multiple times a day to 4 pills per day. At age 3 she swallows the pills with no liquid!!!! Fingers crossed that she continues this way because if so, she will be weaned off in another 2 years and only started again if her kidneys stop functioning properly. Thanks again for all the advice and good thoughts sent her way.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:56
I have a child with a long term illness..for her, chicken pox, rota virus vaccines etc... ARE critical. While they aren't mandatory, the less she is exposed to those illnesses the longer her kidney's will function properly. So, by vaccinating your children, you could be saving another child. (Not directed at hello...just commenting on her comment). edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011 Absolutely. My particular issue with CP and rota is that CP doesn't actually stop the child getting CP (so what's the point, imo?!) and rota isn't actually particularly effective, plus it was apparently pushed onto the American "must-have" list by a chap who forgot to declare he held the rights to it when he was made a member of the approval board. I think it's always important to keep a sensible perspective on vaccination. The fact of it is that it has not only saved hundreds of thousands of lives over the last 100 years, but has also eradicated horrible, deadly and debilitating illnesses like small-pox (google it - it's horrid!). It strikes me as a terribly middle-class view to think that we (and our children) can pass on such things as a lifestyle choice. We may be sheltered from a lot, but it's worth bearing in mind that a few thousand miles away from us, there are children still dying from these diseases because they don't have access to vaccines, but would beg to have one. Two thumbs up!!!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:52
Thanks a lot ladies. Good to know that research was a fraud. So, has anyone given chicken pox vaccine at the same time with MMR or later? In my limited experience, the chickenpox vaccine is worse than useless - is it obligatory here? I know it is in the States. Worse than useless is subjective I guess... As I said, I have a child with a long term illness..for her, chicken pox, rota virus vaccines etc... ARE critical. While they aren't mandatory, the less she is exposed to those illnesses the longer her kidney's will function. So, by vaccinating your children, you could be saving another child. edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011 I thought that the children still get chicken pox - just a milder version of it even having had the vaccine. I'm sure a couple of my friends kids got chicken pox and they had had the jab...... My 14 year old had the cpox vaccine early on and has never contracted it. A year or so ago, when Reagan became ill with her kidney problems, they tested my 14 year old again and she had the immunity so the vaccine was effective.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:47
Thanks a lot ladies. Good to know that research was a fraud. So, has anyone given chicken pox vaccine at the same time with MMR or later? In my limited experience, the chickenpox vaccine is worse than useless - is it obligatory here? I know it is in the States. Worse than useless is subjective I guess... As I said, I have a child with a long term illness..for her, chicken pox, rota virus vaccines etc... ARE critical. While they aren't mandatory, the less she is exposed to those illnesses the longer her kidney's will function. So, by vaccinating your children, you could be saving another child. <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:43
Just vaccinate by dithering you are putting your child at more risk. And u are basing your doom and gloom on what exactly? Unvaccinated children are at more risk than vaccinated children of contracting childhood diseases and lowering herd immunity. load of rubbish. UK schools are actually seeing the re-emergence of Measles and Mumps amongst children because parents have decided to not vaccinate. No vaccine runs at 100% efficiency, so even some of the vaccinated kids are getting it too... all because some didn't. Mine are getting theirs at the appropriate times following the UK system (13 months, 3-4yrs annnnnd... can't remember). This is one of the ones I consider very important. Chicken pox, rota virus, etc... I don't. I have a child with a long term illness..for her, chicken pox, rota virus vaccines etc... ARE critical. While they aren't mandatory, the less she is exposed to those illnesses the longer her kidney's will function properly. So, by vaccinating your children, you could be saving another child. (Not directed at hello...just commenting on her comment). <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:37
There is a saying...why put off tomorrow what you can do today? While contracting the illnesses is slim, putting off the vaccine only gives that much more opportunity to get the illness.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:34
there is a link to the article that proved that the scientist involved falsified information in his study yes, and he also had a direct financial interest in scaremongering about MMR because he had shares in a company making a single measles vaccine. And don't forget the invasive and painful tests he carried out on his tiny sample of children, which were condemned as unethical and unprofessional by the General Medical Council. The whole thing was just a huge crock of BS. And the fact that in his small sample of children, he forgot to mention that a number of them had issues prior to even becoming part of the study.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:33
my kids at 13 months. Just do it. Why are you scared? More children have suffered through catching these diseases than any from the vaccine (has that been proven yet? don't think so) There wasn't any panic in the mind before I read some articles with MMR can be related to cause autism. So, in my home country measles vaccine is due at 9months & MR (measles & rubella) vaccine is due after age 3yrs. So, there's no MMR in that schedule & I honestly haven't seen autism people there; I'm sure there're some but I mean seems cases are very rare. So, I'm just doubtful about MMR. It has been proven that there is no link between MMR and Autism. The scientist who did the study falsified and misrepresented much of the data.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:29
Each parent needs to decide for their child as they feel best. I don't criticize those who opt out of it for their children even though I don't agree with their choice. As a parent we are responsible for making informed decisions for our children with regards to their health and safety until they age where they are able to do so themselves. I'm a mother of four ranging from 19 to 1.5 but that doesn't make me an expert. The best person to be discussing this with is your personal physician.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:24
May I know when did you give it to LO? I'm loosing my mind by reading about side effect of that.. What side effect? If you are referring to the supposed link between MMR and autism, it's not true and never was. True...there is a link to the article that proved that the scientist involved falsified information in his study. A link on EW I meant. <em>edited by GoddessUli on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:21
We do all vaccines as they are needed, plus some since the requirements of the US and the UAE are different. That said, We opt to vaccinate our kids for their benefit...I'd much rather deal with temporary fevers etc..then another long term or potentially fatal illness.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:18
As U.S. citizen parent(s), you should report your child's birth abroad as soon as possible to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to establish an official record of the child's claim to U.S. citizenship at birth. The official record will be the Consular Report of Birth of a Citizen of the United States of America , Form FS-240. This document, know as the Consular Report of Birth Abroad , is a basic United States citizenship document. An original FS-240 document will be given to you at the time registration is approved. A Consular Report of Birth can only be prepared at a U.S. embassy or consulate. It cannot be prepared if the child has been brought back into the United States, or, if the person is 18 years of age or older at the time the application is made. Section 6039E of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 6039E) requires you to provide your Social Security Number (SSN), if you have one, when you apply for a U.S. passport or renewal of a U.S. passport. If you have not been issued a SSN, enter zeros in box #5 of the passport application form you are completing. Contact the Social Security Administration to request a Number. If you are residing abroad, you must also provide the name of the foreign country in which you are residing. The U.S. Department of State must provide your SSN and foreign residence information to the Department of Treasury. If you fail to provide the information, you are subject to a $500 penalty enforced by the IRS.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:14
Going in DIRECTLY and talking to a manager in person is the better way to go about it. First of all, if you ask if it's real shark fin, they are going to say yes whether it is or not. I mean, come on...how many places here tell you they are selling the real thing when it's actually a fake.
 
 
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