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  1. Quick update... My son is doing ok at the public school. He has come a long way in his reading ability but he is still behind and he tells me all the time that he doesn't understand what he needs to do. He told me today he is often held in for recess and lunch to finish work. This upsets me as I feel he needs a break and a chance to hang out with his friends. I really wanted to just pull him from the school today and homeschool him using BJU DVD's. He doesn't feel like he has any friends at the school because of this. Anyhow, I sent the teacher a text asking her to please help me look into getting him an IEP. I don't know, I may still pull him at Christmas if things don't improve. It will be very difficult with my nursing school load, but I believe it is doable. I'll check back when something changes. Thanks for your continued support!
  2. Just a quick update... My daughter is thriving at her new public high school. Sorry for confusing everyone about the tuition. The cost was $3000 for the two girls but part of my problem was I couldn't afford it. I was under the impression that my younger daughter had a full scholarship so I thought that by pulling my older daughter, she would still be covered. It was my misunderstanding of the situation. Anyhow, I ended up keeping my younger daughter at the school. They allowed me to make a payment plan based on when I have money. So for now, I am paying $150 a month until Feb. when I get some financial aid from my nursing school. Then I will make a bigger lump payment. Then, I will resume the smaller payments until I get a tax return. This is my life. Juggle this here, juggle that there. I know a lot of people live this way. I am super used to it. It's been this way so long I can't even remember when it wasn't. That is what keeps me going each and every day as I undertake this massive thing called nursing school. It has been so intense. I study for hours upon hours and still feel behind. But I am determined to get through. Just 8 weeks left in this semester and then just four more semesters to go. I've passed my first big exam, Vital Signs & Assessment check-off, and Wound Care check-off. Just one more check-off for catheters and then we are in the hospital for the rest of the semester. Thanks for your words of wisdom, prayers, and support. <3
  3. Just a quick update... I got my daughter enrolled in just the nick of time and she started last Wednesday. So far she loves it! I can't believe what a good decision this was for her. Thank you all for your advice. This did open another can of worms for me however. My younger daughter (7th grader) was completely free at the school with financial aid and scholarships. Now, since we lost the multi-student discount we owe $2000 for her. I really can't swing it but she would be heartbroken to leave since she has already started there. I don't know what to do. She suggested a fundraiser. Would that be really tacky? I started nursing school this week and to say I am overwhelmed is an understatement. I don't have the time to do some big event. I don't even know how to go about it. I have spoken to the school and they will not award me any additional financial aid. So I need additional thoughts and advice on how to afford this for her. :)
  4. I tried keeping her home last year and I found that she retreated into her own little world in an unhealthy way. I am an introverted person so I understand the mentality, but she was literally shutting herself away from everything. I live homeschooling but right now for my entire families sake, it is essential I finish college and become a nurse. I am a single mom and I don't have the option to continue educating her myself. I tried BJU DVDs and while she did them, she put little effort into absorbing and working with what she learned. She is not licensed to drive, does not have a job and we cannot afford to send her to driving school, buy a car, get insurance just so she can go places. This last summer I was able to obtain a really nice scholarship for her so she could go to Word of Life camp. For the first time in a long time I saw her come out of her shell and want to rejoin society. I truly believe she needs people to balance her introversion. I had hoped the Christian school would be the answer and I hoped to have a large scholarship. I was going to pay for it with my own financial aid but it turned out to be much more than I expected with much less content.
  5. I tried keeping her home last year and I found that she retreated into her own little world in an unhealthy way. I am an introverted person so I understand the mentality, but she was literally shutting herself away from everything. I live homeschooling but right now for my entire families sake, it is essential I finish college and become a nurse. I am a single mom and I don't have the option to continue educating her myself. I tried BJU DVDs and while she did them, she put little effort into absorbing and working with what she learned. She is not licensed to drive, does not have a job and we cannot afford to send her to driving school, buy a car, get insurance just so she can go places. This last summer I was able to obtain a really nice scholarship for her so she could go to Word of Life camp. For the first time in a long time I saw her come out of her shell and want to rejoin society. I truly believe she needs people to balance her introversion. I had hoped the Christian school would be the answer and I hoped to have a large scholarship. I was going to pay for it with my own financial aid but it turned out to be much more than I expected with much less content.
  6. OK... I am overwhelmed that all of you are 100% agreement with one another. Wow! And I called a local lady that had a similar situation as me and her last child just graduated this year from that school as valedictorian and homecoming queen. She homeschooled some of her kids and sent some to the school. She gave me similar advice as all of you. So I guess I am going to jump on getting her enrolled before school starts.
  7. I am so thankful for the reply a so far. It is giving me so much to think about. Please keep them coming.
  8. It is the same district but my son is in elementary (4th grade). It is not the same school building or staff. The way this district works is there are 10 elementary schools that funnel into two middle schools that funnel into this one high school. It is a very large district.
  9. It is not possible to get into the other districts. She wanted to go to the public school at first. She doesn't like the Christian school. But now she said she is comfortable with whatever I decide.
  10. So you all helped me so much with my son a few months ago and now I need help with my daughter. School officially starts this upcoming week so I have to make a decision by tomorrow (Sunday). Anyhow here is the situation. My 16-year-old daughter (10th grade) has always been homeschooled up to this point. Last year I sent my son (age 10) and my other daughter (age 13) to the local Christian school as I felt I could no longer effectively homeschool with me being in nursing school and single. So off they went and both had a good experience for the most part. If you read my story about my son, we had issues with his reading and the school wanted to hold him back even though he is old for his age and even though he did well with his grades. So this year he will be going to a good public school. I met with the principal and he is a Christian man which makes me happy. The school is also considered a very good school district around here. We have several districts in my city. This summer I told my older daughter that she would be going to school this year. She is a quiet, reclusive kind of kid. She doesn't do anything socially outside of the family and I felt her homeschooling was just mediocre. She did mostly BJU DVD's last year without me. She is not a shy girl, just quiet and to herself. Being home all day, shut up in her room just wasn't healthy for her. So we began looking into options for her. At first, I felt the Christian school I sent the kids to last year even though I had big issues with how they handled my son. I applied and paid the enrollment fee. When I received the financial aid package I was kind of shocked because the cost was so much more than it had been the year before. My older daughter isn't getting as much aid so I'll have to pay a lot more. I don't doubt that it can be done, but it is going to be extremely difficult. I have a poverty level wage at this point and I can't work more due to the demands of nursing school. I will be going the next 5 semester straight before I finish. So then we went to our public high school which is considered a good school. I met with a counselor, toured the building, met a few teachers and learned everything I could about it. I was turned off because the kids didn't seem to be doing anything in the classrooms and I didn't see any teaching going on. BUT we were there the last week of school and it was towards the end of the class period. It is a HUGE school... 2000 kids, and there is a big drug problem in my city so I felt like if I sent her there she would get offered drugs and other negative things. So I kind of wrote that off. Well yesterday we went to the open house for the Christian school. It was not a good experience. First, they didn't even have her schedule made. Then when they did make it at my request I started realizing how limited this school was. Her only choice for fine arts is choir. There is only one math teacher that I know is a terrible teacher so there are no choices with that and it is so expensive... So I started second guessing my choice for this school. So I am going to list every advantage and disadvantage of the two schools and I need opinions bad. I have spoken to people around me and have gotten many different responses so I need your thoughts as I feel so unsure what to do. Christian School Positives Christian values taught throughout the curriculum Small School - approx. 150 kids in the high school Conservative Safe DIY Drama program Christian School Negatives Cost $3000 No Art classes for my artsy daughter Only basketball, volleyball, softball, or track No clubs No class choices - Everyone takes the same stuff - Only spanish for foreign language Conservative - too much possibly (no dances, no homecoming, no football) No hot lunches, must pack everyday. Public School Positives FREE Free lunch and breakfast if she wants it. 25+ Clubs to choose from HUGE sports program: Tennis, Track, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, etc... Fantastic Professional drama program Career and Technology Center that provides college credit. This is a wonderful program. Public School Negatives Size - 2000+ kids (My uncle said this was a positive because it meant she had her choice of friends) Could seriously overwhelm this quiet, always homeschooled kid. Drugs and other bad things. Secular
  11. Do you recommend a certain scale? How do you print labels at home? From ebay's website?
  12. So I am selling on ebay and other sites to earn extra money while I am in school. I am looking for ideas on how to ship inexpensively. Should I buy a scale? Where do I buy packaging materials in bulk? Any suggestions? I don't want this to eat into my profits and I want to be as efficient as possible. I can't work a regular full-time job and I am enjoying the online sales. It is just this portion has always frustrated me over the years.
  13. Just curious... Why are you doing chemistry for 9th grade? Also, I see he hasn't had algebra yet. It would be a lot easier to do chemistry once more math has been covered. Generally high school science is 9th - Physical 10th - Biology 11th - Chemistry 12th - Your choice
  14. I did for the last 5 years. My ex is supportive of homeschooling but I have full custody so it really wouldn't matter what he thought. I am not saying I don't give a crap what he thinks. To some extent I do, but I have to do what is best academically for my kids. As of last year, I put two of them in private school. This year I may have two in private school and one in public. That said, it was a lot of sacrifice homeschooling. I live far below the poverty line to make it happen. I have gone to school full time since 2013 and worked part time throughout. My ex used to pay his child support regularly until he got married Dec 2014. Now it is barely a percentage paid. But you know what? God is good! All throughout He has provided even when it looked impossible to me and everyone around me. So if it is what you believe you need to do, then do it!
  15. I'll add that I subscribed through Amazon Prime to Starz for $8.00/month so I could watch Outlander. I plan to cancel Starz once I catch up with all the episodes. Then when it comes back on I'll subscribe again. This is such a huge benefit over cable TV with no contracts or massive monthly fees. I barely watch TV but we have a Roku on all of our TV's and it is so much cheaper. My kids watch it more than I do and they love it.
  16. I am doing almost the same diet + eggs and some nuts. I have also added in a lot of bike riding (15 miles on average a couple days a week), my fitbit to track my steps, and any extra activity I can muster up. I am planning on starting lifting weights on Monday as I am going camping this weekend and plan to VACATION. I have already lost 6 lbs of my 18 lb goal so I am on my way. I am over all the cravings at this point (2 weeks in). I love low carbing. It is the only thing that works for me anymore. Sometimes I have a hard time reaching my calorie goal of 1200 however on this plan and I worry I will slow my metabolism. OH and I am taking these multivitamins which are wonderful!! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YFWZ36/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  17. Well, my divorce spurred me into action but I went back to school and it has opened up a world of possibilities for me. I am not done yet, but in just 5 short semesters I will be a nurse Lord willing! This coming from a girl who couldn't stand school when I was younger. I would encourage you to investigate this as a possibility to get started as your last child finishes up school. It could invigorate your husband knowing that some of the pressure of being the breadwinner will be relieved in just a few short years. It will give you something to be excited about and work hard on. It has literally changed my life to take this challenge upon myself. I am a completely different person than I was just a few short years ago. I am looking forward to so many new opportunities I couldn't possibly have had if I hadn't.
  18. 21... Way too young in my opinion. I have advised my daughters to finish college, get married, spend a few years traveling or saving or whatever and then have kids. Let me also add, I don't regret it. I have five amazing kids who I love more than anyone in the world.
  19. Not a person, but a clan of highland scotlanders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Cumming
  20. I am in nursing school right now. I actually started school in 2013 unsure what I wanted to do and took a bunch of classes that ended up helping me along. I have finished all my pre-req's and have 5 semester left for my RN Associates degree. Once I pass the NCLEX, my plan is to get a job and start right back to school online to finish my bachelors in nursing. I haven't decided if I will go on for my masters yet. I am strongly leaning towards Ohio University for my bachelors. I have all the pre-req's done for that as well and will only need to complete the nursing courses. https://www.ohio.edu/nursing/RNtoBSN/program.htm#.V3BmKJMrJR1 My main reason for getting a bachelors is I want more options than just standard nursing, such as management.
  21. I really want my 4th grade son to do both Mystery of History 1 & Veritas Press Self-Paced Old Testament and Ancient Egypt. Q.1 Is this overkill? Q.2 Which would be the main program and which would be the supplement? Q.3 Has anyone done this and how did it go? Q.4 Is there a list somewhere that shows what to do when? Or do I just do both everyday? Q.5 Do the VP History cards list MOH readings? Thank you for your help!!
  22. I am looking for some easy to implement Language Arts (Grammar, Writing) workbooks. I have looked at Abeka and I like that. Are they any you would recommend?
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