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  1. Daisy
    I buy all of DD's dresses at Lands End. She practically lives in those dresses. :) They go on sale and I snatch them up.
  2. Daisy
    Just to throw something into the mix. I don't see a blog listing for you but you can still do the same thing at Amazon. My daughter has started posting a once a week book review at my blog site. She has a blast. It is good practice for her and she enjoys when Papa (grandpa) leaves her a comment. We call it Buttercup's Book Reviews. She has only done it the last two weeks but she is already "planning" her next one. So I think she is really loving it.
  3. Daisy
    Oh brother. Seems like folks would have more productive things to do with their time then ding others with negative comments. To be specific, I enjoy seeing your art when it is personal. I loved the pictures of your daughters and the one of you when you were young. I'm not into pop culture so those don't interest me BUT I'm not going to ding you for it. ;)
  4. Daisy
    This happened to us every single time we bought a newt. I think we went through 5 newts before we finally gave up. We made the tank as newt escape-proof as we could. It was really sad to see those dried up little guys. We studied amphibians last week and the kids were just amazed at how amphibians soak up water through their skin just like a sponge. I actually poured a glass of water on my 5yo's arm and then asked him if he was still thirsty. We all got a kick out of it. Hope your fire-bellied toad starts feeling better.
  5. Daisy
    We are using Rod and Staff 3rd grade science. I didn't think we would enjoy a textbook but we are loving it. I use it with my kinder also. Both kiddos notebook with it.
  6. Daisy
    I'm really enjoying blogger. I have found it super easy and I'm pretty much computer illiterate.
  7. Daisy
    I think I'm writing in this one. I think he'd fit in nicely with the competition. Wily Coyote
  8. Daisy
    The only small appliances I own are... toaster oven (cannot live without this in the blazing California summers) crock-pot coffee maker microwave I love to bake but prefer to do most things by hand. I wouldn't turn down a bread machine though.
  9. Daisy
    Wow! I enjoy many blogs. I especially appreciate those who write frequently and with variety. My absolute favorite is Holy Experience. Others I enjoy... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/harmonyartmom http://homeschooljourney.wordpress.com/ and here is a list of homeschool blogs you could try. http://heartofthematter.gotop100.com/index.php
  10. Daisy
    Are we talking good "actor" or just drop-dead gorgeous?? My favorite actors/actresses (as in acting ability) are all dead... Gary Cooper Michael Landon Katherine Hepburn Danny Kaye Bing Crosby Burt Lancaster Gene Kelly Judy Garland Dorothy McGuire Current Actors/Actresses tend more towards eye candy and less towards ability with these glaring exceptions (IMHO)... Viggo Mortensen Emma Thompson Densel Washington I'm sure there are others but I don't watch much tv so I'm rather clueless. Now if we are going on eye/ear candy alone, I like just about any guy with a accent. There is just something about it that gives me warm tingles. :p
  11. Daisy
    I use stew meat for my chili.
  12. Daisy
    I'm a Bakersfield gal.
  13. Daisy
    Huh? I thought "get me a bag" meant...Go into the garage and grab me a plastic bag. Mostly likely needed for the garbage can. LOL. :confused:
  14. Daisy
    Well, he certaintly meant it in a derogatory vs. descriptive way. When Oliver Twist is given a new suit of clothing, he gives his rags to a servant woman who is told to go sell them to whatever "Jew" she can find. If Fagan had simply been called, "The Jew" through-out the book, I could see it as descriptive. Just as in a Muslim world, you might refer to a lone Christian as "The Christian". However, that doesn't seem to be the tone here. Anyway, fascinating discussion and much food for thought.
  15. Daisy
    I totally agree. All I know it that, as much as I have always loved Dickens, I'm bothered by the descriptions in this particular work.
  16. Daisy
    Well, he obviously chose to revise his own work. He didn't have to and common versions of his original work abound or I would not be reading one. I agree with your interpretation of his statement in the article. He seems like someone I would have enjoyed meeting.
  17. Daisy
    Excellent! Thank you so much.
  18. Daisy
    I absolutely agree. I wouldn't stop reading Dickens because of that. I LOVE Dickens. This is just the first Dicken's book I've read where I've even noticed the possibilty of this. Thanks for your thoughts, GothicGyrl. I'm still interested in any books "about" Dickens. I remember someone on a blog from here (I think) had read, What Jane Austen ate and Charles Dickens Knew, but I cannot remember who it was. Has anyone read this book or can you recommend another one?
  19. Daisy
    No one??
  20. Daisy
    I choose curriculum that fits our religious beliefs and is academically solid. From that point, I can tweak it to fit my children's learning styles. I'm fairly traditional in my choices for math and language arts but we rarely use those texts in a traditional way. For history and science, I use more of a unit study approach which is very easily tweaked to an individual's learning style.
  21. Daisy
    Agreeing with WTMindy. I have my DS5yo (almost 6yo) wait until the end of the page. It drives me nuts but he actually remembers the text better if he can talk about it at the end of each page. For loonger passages (like when I'm reading to the entire family), I keep him occupied with either drawing or builing with legos. He still hears what is going on and retains a ton but his energy is directed towards his hands instead of his mouth. :D
  22. Daisy
    Wow! I love snow. I realized just this week that my chidren had NO frame of reference for snow. They didn't know what a toboggan or icicles were. They've never built a snowman or gone ice skating on a pond. I grew up with lots of snow and it made me kinda sad. So enjoy your snow! We've had unbelievable high winds for the last 3 days but NO rain. I think it has rained all around us.
  23. Daisy
    I'll never forget my little brother stomping through the house at 5yo telling all of us he was running away. He had his backpack full of toys (no clothes) and he was heading for the door. My Mom calmly looked over at him and asked if he would like her to make him a PB&J sandwich to take with him. That she could only make him one and he'd have to find his own food after that but she was more than willing to send off into the world with one PB&J. He decided at that point that maybe staying at home wasn't such a bad thing. He sat down, ate his PB&J and forgot about the whole thing.
  24. Daisy
    I'm reading Oliver Twist and I was suprised to re-discover (I'd read the book 20 years ago) that Fagin was Jewish and that Dickens often alludes to "The Jew" or selling old clothes to a "Jew" and the tone makes it sound like a dirty word. So my question is was Dickens anti-semitic or is this another commentary on the times in which he lived? I'm having a difficult time deciding. Does anyone have any thoughts? Can anyone point me in the direction of a good resource on this? I've read some general biographical information about Dickens but that is the extent of it. I guess I'm just curious. :confused:
  25. Daisy
    I seriously think this is a West Coast thing. No one RSVP's out here. At least not in my town. I. cannot. stand. it!!! It is a serious pet peeve. I always RSVP, even if it is just regrets.
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