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  • Birthday 10/21/1974

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  1. That's good stuff. I can't wait to start listening!
  2. I would be probably be happy to vaccinate my child for measles on schedule if one could get the "M" separate from the "other M" and the "R." My midwife actually looked into it for me but was told that vaccine manufacturers don't find it "cost effective" to break out the components into 3 shots. Most parents who question the vaccine schedule or deviate from it are well informed and know what they must do to keep their children safe.
  3. My accountant asked me how long I was "allowed" to home school my kids? "Like through elementary but surely not middle school and high school I assume?" Sure buddy, but you know what assuming does right? ;) I have found the longer I do this the less combative my responses are to people's strange and sometimes rude questions/comments. I just don't have the time to educate these folks and my kids!
  4. Any chance you have your 36 week schedule on paper that you might like to share? ;) Next year will be our 2nd year of CC but the first without a structured curriculum "safety net." I was just sitting her looking through Cycle 3 thinking "This moves fast! Uh oh!" and trying to decide how to link it all up. My panic at having a 2 month old baby when CC starts again might be playing into all this as well. I did CC this year in a vacuum basically - as extra to our curriculum and I really don't think that is the right route for us but I'm slightly lost at making the plan.
  5. I have heard nothing but good things about Hypnobabies. Unfortunately, I can't find it used and my DH would die if I bought it new so I think I might have to just check out the Hypnobirthing book and CD from the library. I think I was hypnotizing myself without knowing it when my son was born. I was incredibly tired so I was falling asleep between contractions. I hope I can get there again this time!
  6. I am going to have to call them tomorrow. Ummm, if they are still in business? I found an bit on the irs.gov site about this: Based on the circumstances, a taxpayer could qualify for an agreement to full pay within 60 or 120 days. The IRS is willing to offer these short term agreements to full pay in order to assist in tax debt repayment. A taxpayer can request an agreement length depending on the specific situation. Penalties and interest incurred will be less through an agreement to full pay within 60 or 120 days rather than seeking to enter into an installment agreement. Either this or we are borrowing from somewhere until we get that state return. Taxes bother me - a necessary evil I know. I'm just not sure how GE makes a gazillion dollars last year and the government gives them money back and we make significantly less than a gazillion and still have to pay.
  7. Thank you. I appreciate it. The IRS website was not clear about it at all. Surprising huh?
  8. Our tax returns so they are all sitting upstairs ready to be sent. By not paying better attention this year we ended up owing federal for the first time in a while. It would really help us if we could get our STATE return back to pay our FEDERAL liability so I'm wondering if I can send my federal return in with no money and pay it when the state check comes?
  9. :iagree: I used to babysit for an exclusively breastfed little boy who had a bowel movements only once a week. Very healthy and very happy. When he finally did go though -- watch out!
  10. This is one of the biggest sacrifices we make for home school and honestly it does make me sad. My husband gets to see the kids for 1 to 2 hours in the evening and on weekends. It's tough. He's a great guy and really connects with them in the time that he does have but it does make me sad.
  11. The first problem is parents are actually pressuring others to watch their children while they leave campus - they are not just leaving the classroom. Next year I will have to split my time between 2 classes just because of the ages of my kids so that's understandable of course. And I'll determine where I spend my time based on the make-up of the class, the tutor and the number of other parents in the room at any given time. We just have parents who NEED to be in class with their kids who aren't there - and sometimes it's because they aren't actually on campus! We've got some dysfunction for sure. Those who follow rules and expectations because it's the right thing to do for the group and those who think rules and expectations apply to everyone but them. I enjoy Classical Conversations - I just don't like this particular part of my campus.
  12. Thanks. I figured it was part of the job description but sometimes people think they are good at something that they really aren't you know? Here's the thing: there's this starry-eyed expectation at my campus that since we are all home educators we have the same expectations for behavior from both our children and ourselves. We are learning quickly that this is the real world and standards are certainly not universal!
  13. Granny? It seems old-fashioned but it sounds really sweet when my kids call my mom that.
  14. Thanks for the reply. I'm asking here because my director is blessed with many gifts - however confrontation and rule enforcement aren't among them. :banghead: I just found this in the new family covenant: 6. The parent of the Classical Conversations® Foundations and Essentials students will remain on the CC Campus during weekly program meetings. Should a parent not be able to stay they are to find another parent to be responsible for their child and let the Program Director know of the arrangements. I really don't like the "out" at the end - I know we would expect people not to abuse this but unfortunately that is sometimes not the case.
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