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Are there any popular TV shows or children's books that make mom the dufus and dad the common sense hero? i can't think of any, but the reverse: Dad is a dufus and mom really has the sense is a common theme in books such as the Berenstine Bears.
:iagree: I refuse to let my boys have Berenstain Bears books for this very reason. The few times I have read them to my boys, I significantly edit them as I'm reading. I hope my boys grow up to be husbands and fathers someday and I want them to be more like my husband and less like pop culture dads.
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We have a large basket by the stairs of things that go down to the basement, and a smaller basket at the bottom of things that come up to our main living space. Every day after lunch we have a 15 minute clean-up time and one job is to put everything in the "goes downstairs" basket away. We transfer the basket contents into two small laundry baskets depending on which part of the basement they belong. For some reason, things that have to come back upstairs make it back up without too much hassle.
The biggest key for us, though, is setting aside a particular time of day that the basket gets cleared out.
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My dh is a pediatrician, one striking thing I've noticed over the past yr is that the father brings in the child for the office visits at least 60% of the time.
To me this meant that the mom was working and the husband wasn't.
My DH often takes the kids to the doctor for sick visits because health and medicine is one of his interests. He is a scientist at heart and thinks of questions to ask that would never cross my mind. Also, like others have mentioned, it's easier than me taking all the kids to the doctor when only one needs to be seen. It gives me time at home to get some rest and get some things done that I haven't been able to get to while dealing with a sick child.
We usually both go to well child appointments. Our wonderful doctor will schedule all three of my kids to come at once and we both need to be there to help the whole production run smoothly! (And it is a production!)
Maybe the change your DH is seeing comes from more flexible work environments for the dads. My DH is able to take time off when he needs it because his boss knows that he'll still get his work done.
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Honestly, I wouldn't bring a food dish if the hostess has asked you not to. Even a dessert may "compete" with whatever she's made.
:iagree: My thoughts exactly.
Wine or some other hostess gift is the best bet.
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But the first time my boys dumped them all out so they could play with them and NONE of us wanted to do the shaking thing again,
See, my boys don't dump them out so they all need to be sorted again. They set the trays side by side and dig through each tray to find the piece they need. The only ones that have to be sorted are the ones they just played with.
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We use a Box4Blox for the bricks and a small plastic tub for larger specialty pieces. The only problem is that we should have bought two Box4Blox. We have a lot more Legos than I realized!
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Bad:
I woke up at 5:30 the morning of the wedding puking my guts out. A horrible stomach virus was going around and I got it the morning of the wedding. DH got it on the honeymoon. It was bad...the worst stomach virus I've ever had. Thankfully one of my bridesmaids was a nurse and met me at Burger King to give me a phenergan suppository. I was in all my wedding clothes except the dress. Fun times.
The girl delivering the flowers got lost and showed up about 10 minutes before the wedding. Thankfully they were only the bouquets and corsages/boutonnieres NOT decorations. Oh, and my bouquet was not what I had ordered. The florist didn't know how to make the type of bouquet I had ordered despite the fact that it was all the rage and pictured in every single brides magazine at the time. If she didn't know how to make it, she should have told me!
The pastor delivering the homily didn't realize how sick I was. We had an outdoor wedding and I was sick, feverish, and standing in the sun. My dad, who is the one who actually married, us elbowed him to get him to get on with it.
Good:
My mom made my dress. It was my design and just what I wanted.
My aunt was dying of cancer, but played the piano anyway. My wedding was the last time she played in public. It's a very special memory for me.
The reception food was (apparently) very good. My caterer still managed to pull it off despite her husband being admitted to the hospital during the night before.
My photographer was amazing. I don't look sick at all.
15 years later I still have people tell me what a beautiful wedding we had.
Still, I was puking my guts out the whole day.:D
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Thanks ladies. That's what I was thinking, but like I said earlier, my head is spinning. I just needed some validation that I was looking at it correctly. :001_smile:
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Let me go find my book. BRB
Thanks! I'm not usually this dense. :D I pride myself on being able to figure things out. I think I'm on brain overload trying to get everything ready for school to start back in two weeks!
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I believe the first list is more of a non-fiction list. The second is fiction.
I use the fiction list for reading and the non-fiction list for history
Hmm... I don't think that's true with these two lists. For example, it has African folktales on the first list, and Tales from Africa by Kathleen Arnott on the second. The first list is generic and the second list is specific.
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On page 348 (3rd edition), there is a list of people/topics. The text says to go to the library and find middle grade books on these people/topics.
Then on pp 368-371, there is a list of books, listed in chronological order, of specific books for the child to read.
How do these two lists mesh together? I'm not sure I'm thinking through this correctly.
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(180 days of school is required per year)
NC doesn't require 180 days. The law states:
Required Days of Instruction: At least nine calendar months of the year, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations.However they recommend 180 days...along with a lot of other recommendations that are outside of their legal authority.
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Thank you!:thumbup1:
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bumping again. Anyone?
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I bought desks from IKEA. I was able to pick all the components separately for custom desks. I love them. Some day I'll take pictures.
I did this too. I bought the smallest table top they have and added adjustable legs. I wanted every boy to have a desk that is the right size for him. I used to use the kitchen table, but I hated not being able to separate them if needed. I was constantly telling them to be quiet, stop bothering each other, etc.
I don't do a lot of group work because of differing abilities.
My sister-in-law has to use her dining room for school. She needs to keep a dining room table in there (their only place to eat!), but wanted to be able to separate her girls when needed. She bought two tables like this and keeps them side by side most of the time for a squarish dining table, but she can pull them apart for separate workspaces. As an added bonus, she can put them end to end and seat even more people when they have company.
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Cute!
Just today, on his way to the shower, my 9yo told me, "I feel so much wilder, like a Greek runner, when I don't have any clothes on." :D
Just last week my three boys were wrestling nude. My oldest said, "Just like the ancient Greek Olympians, Mom!"
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Anyone? My hubby is going by Lowe's after work to get this if I can use the Vis-A-Vis markers on them.
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Can you use Vis-A-Vis (wet erase) markers on showerboard? I love to be able to use my Vis-A-Vis markers on my whiteboard, but I know that some boards are strictly dry erase. Thanks!
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Well, that particular issue won't mesh; however, I would go ahead and encourage her to learn CC's skip counting songs. Eventually, you'll get away from the ten-one, ten-two method anyway and then she'll have those pegs firmly planted in her brain.
:iagree: You eventually get to lessons in RS-A and RS-B that help you transition to the way we normally say our numbers. We call the RS way of saying numbers the "math" way.
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It's sad, isn't it? That's why my kids no longer go to AWANA. Even when there are adults present, kids will find a way to be mean to each other. After talking with a couple of parents who have kids in my son's class, I decided confronting the child's parents and the adult leaders was useless and let them quit.
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Thanks! I'm feeling a little more confident about skipping Island. I'm one of those people who worry about missing out on something!
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I asked a question on the accelerated learner board and I'd love some more input before I hit the "Place Order" button. Thanks.
If you are a church goer, your opinion would be appreciated
in General Education Discussion Board
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This is a church that doesn't allow children, even the children of visitors, in their main service.
Apparently it is becoming more and more common. I think it is a shame. These churches tell kids over and over, "You're not welcome in here," and then scratch their heads in amazement when these same children leave the church when they are young adults.