Praying for you and your dd, Jean! :grouphug::grouphug:

Praying for you right now Christina! :grouphug::grouphug:

I'm so sorry that someone could wound you so. FWIW I think your beautiful.

Wow. There but for the grace of G-d, go I. My dh has been laid off several times in the last three years. We had to sell everything we owned and drag our kids across country for a lousy paying job. He was lucky to get it. After we got here he was laid off two more times. We have not filed bankruptcy be we sure have thought about it. Now, I know what people like you would think of us. However, you'd be wrong - we are the "sort of people" who were honest with our kids every time. As horribly hard as it was.

Praying right now Jean. Hope you can rest and that your body heals swiftly. Tell your daughter we are all proud of her. :grouphug:

:grouphug: I am so sorry. That would take a chunk out of whatever armor I had been wearing. I'm sure he believes your call is a reaction of what he's done with your parents.

This.

I am a huge fan of Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa). I have all her cookbooks except for the latest one. I catered oldest dd's Bat Mitzvah for 150 people and would not have made it without Ina. There wasn't a morsel left. Guests asked me if they could take the leftovers home. She not only has fabulous recipes but she has a way of telling you how to casually turn out great food and still have time to enjoy your guests. That was really important to me because we regularly had 12 -15 people over for Friday night Shabbat dinners and every other holiday.

IEW's High School Essay Intensive and Chalkdust SAT Math Review.

We don't make Christmas cookies, but we do make little rugelach cookies for Hanukkah. They are melt in your mouth delicious for any time! Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, cold 8 ounces cream cheese, cold 1/3 cup sour cream 1/2 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions 1 Cut cold butter or margarine and cream cheese into bits. In food processor pulse flour, salt, butter or margarine, cream cheese and sour cream until crumbly. 2 Shape crumbly mixture into four equal disks...wrap each disk and chill 2 hours (or up to 2 days) 3 Roll each disk into a 9 inch round keeping other disks chilled until ready to roll them 4 Combine sugar, cinnamon, and miniature chocolate chips 5 Roll each disk into a 9 inch round keeping other disks chilled until ready to roll them. Sprinkle round with sugar/chip mixture. Press lightly into dough. With chefs knife or pizza cutter, cut each round into 12 wedges. Roll wedges from wide to narrow, you will end up with point on outside of cookie, like a crescent. Place on ungreased baking sheets and chill rugelah 20 minutes before baking 6 Preheat oven to 350 7 After cookies are chilled, bake them in the center rack of your oven 22 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Cool on wire racks. These freeze very well 8 Optional: Substitute your favorite jam or Nutella for sugar/chip mixture Chag Hanukkah Sameach!

You can't fix stupid! That woman is past being worthy of even one more thought. Go get your money and then never, ever grace that store with your presence again.

Surgery to bring his jaw forward later will cost a lot more than the braces will now. Dd had the same issues as your ds. Now, not only is her bite corrected and teeth straightened, she no longer gets the headaches.

Do you have her email through the Paypal transaction? It's been almost a month, I think you've been more than patient. Since you're moving, I would start the process through Paypal.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - right before the plane crash in 1977 ZZ Top Linda Ronstadt Eagles George Strait/ Kathy Mattea Garth Brooks/ Trisha Yearwood Sorry, I know it's more than 5, but I couldn't choose! I went to a lot of concerts when I was young, but I can't remember most of them. :tongue_smilie:

Colleges Now Required to Determine “Validity†of High School Diplomas November 2, 2010 First, the bad news: The U.S. Department of Education has promulgated a new regulation that requires colleges that receive federal funds to adopt procedures to determine the validity of a student’s high school diploma when the student applies for Federal Student Aid (FSA). Now, the good news: This new rule does not apply to homeschoolers. But homeschoolers need to be careful to check “homeschooled†when filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to avoid delays in the processing of their application. Background The federal Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, makes federal aid available to participating colleges and participating students. The U.S. Department of Education has the authority to promulgate rules to implement the Act. Title IV and its implementing regulations require participating colleges and students to meet certain requirements to be eligible for federal aid. A student who wishes to apply for FSA must have a high school diploma, GED, pass an “ability-to-benefit test†or must have “completed a secondary education in a home school setting that qualifies as an exemption from compulsory attendance requirements under State law.†According to the DOE, “Though homeschooled students are not considered to have a high school diploma or equivalent, they are eligible to receive FSA funds if their secondary school education was in a homeschool that state law treats as a home or a private school.†The reasons for the DOE’s distinction between “high school diploma†and “homeschooled†are complicated and not entirely satisfactory, but this distinction is not new. In part, it is intended to accommodate homeschoolers who wish to receive FSA without requiring the student to obtain a GED or take the ability-to-benefit test. All students seeking FSA must fill out the FAFSA. Before the new regulation went into effect, students were able to self-certify on the FAFSA that they either had a high school diploma or were homeschooled by simply checking the appropriate box. In 2009, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted an audit of student-loan defaults. It discovered several areas of concern, including so-called “diploma mills†that were wrongly issuing high school diplomas to ineligible students who later defaulted on their federally guaranteed student loans at a higher rate than others. In response to this GAO audit, the new regulation, when fully implemented in 2011, will require participating colleges to have procedures in place to ensure that when a student checks “high school diploma†on the FAFSA that it is a “valid†high school. Additionally, the FAFSA will be changed so that if a student checks high school diploma he will have to give the name and location of the high school. To assist colleges, the USDOE will be compiling a list of “valid†high schools. If a student checks high school diploma, and the school he names is not on the DOE’s list, the college will red-flag that FAFSA and will investigate whether the issuing high school is legitimate or a so-called diploma mill. Homeschoolers, however, will be able to continue self-certifying that they completed secondary education in a homeschool setting. That is true whether they operate as a “home†school or private school under state law. But if a homeschooled student checks “high school diploma†and then identifies “Smith’s Home School Academy†as the issuing school the college will most likely audit the FAFSA, causing considerable delay. To be clear, even if your homeschool is considered to be a private school under your state’s laws, you should check “homeschooled†on the FAFSA if you want FSA.

So happy for you, I know you must be taking a deep sigh of relief! Congrats! :hurray::thumbup:

If you're open to the idea, we purchased a re-conditioned microscope and are very pleased with it. We paid $125 and dd uses it for Advanced Biology. Here is the contact information. The gentleman even sent the microscope before I paid him through Paypal. He was very patient and answered my endless questions. Pat Luna Director of Services Luna Global Solutions LLC Office (928) 476-4020 Mobile (602) 821-7468 Fax (602) 926-8261 http://www.lunags.com This is his ad on http://www.homeschoolclassifieds.com: (user id: PATLUNA) Compound Microscopes, Grs. K-12 -- $125. Nice. Compound Microscopes. Reconditioned microscopes, perfect for homeschool biology. Reconditioned 40x, 100x, 400x with independent course and fine focus exactly as described in Apologia. Comes with a 5 year warranty, instruction manual and cover. Email me pat.luna@lunags.com or call Pat (602) 821-7468. I have several of these units. I don't have any connection with him, or receive anything for recommending him. I was just so nervous to purchase this piece of equipment and hope I can help someone else who's also nervous .

Praying! :grouphug::grouphug:

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I am SO sorry that you had to deal with so many stupid people, and I hope that your root canal goes better than you expected. :grouphug:

When my dd's private school went belly up during third grade, my husband wanted me to home school her. :001_huh: I was scared to death! I never had any plans of home schooling and now I can't imagine doing anything else.

is the Kenneth Brannaugh version. It is my absolute favorite!

Oh no! I am so sorry and am praying for you and your family. :grouphug::grouphug:

I have loved this pic since I started coming to the WTM!

Mine is in memory of my cat, Hamlet. We had her for thirteen years. Love my two new cats but will never forget Hammie.

Sorry, I'm not sure why this posted twice. I must be tired!