Most of the time we use my dh's glucose test strip bottles. They are slightly smaller, but most of the time they do the trick. So if you know any diabetics - ask them to save for you?

I think if you don't want them attending under these conditions, then you should only bring up your opinion/decision. You are planning the trip, so it's under your rules. Leave the supposed Issues of other families out of it unless you speak to them about and they say they have a problem too. Don't speak for them until you've spoken to them. People have very varying degrees of comfort zones in these situations.

I'm doing core 3 very easily with my 10yr old and 8yr old. How good of a reader is your 2nd grader? If he is at grade level, I would think he could handle the regular readers in core 3. My kids have really enjoyed it.

Done did and asked the same questions there! :) but it's a rather slow board and I thought I'd double up my chances of input.

I'm interested in both of these for different children. I'd love to hear from actual users what they do or do not like about either. How well they think a dc who has never done OM would fair with them? Could the 8th grade OM be challenging enough for a 9th grader?

Oh geez. I keep hearing that some idiots are using the ER like a drs office but I have never ever met them while there or had anyone say they were going for that reason. Most people including myself would rather wait until they were at deaths door before going to a nasty wait with who knows what sickness floating about to be poked by whatever dr clocked in ER. The closest I've ever heard are people who go to the ER bc it is the only place open when they got off work and they would've lost their job if they'd gone during their shift.

I agree. And I think at least 75% (statistic comes straight from ME alone. ;) ) of the cost of care is based on the presumption that the govt or insurance is picking up the tab. If more people flat out refused a huge bill, I think the cost would go way down. Fact is as long as people pay the demanded fees, there is no incentive to reduce the fee. In fact, it would be bad business to do do. I also think only truely medically neccessary to live things should be covered. Birth control. IVF. Viagra. Cosmetic things. All of these things should not bd covered. I don't view health care in general as a right. But if we are going to say it's a right, then it should be 22 kt gold coverage for everyone regardless of income because otherwise how dare the rich get more health rights than the poor.

I agree. I thinkinsurance in and of itself is the main problem, so insurance for everyone is not a solution. If insurance provided health or care, more than 1/2 this nation would be a LOT healthier than it is. Because for all the hype about those who don't have insurance, most do have it. And I'm interested in how they will force it too. What if you refuse to buy insurance for religious reasons? (Aren't there some folks that view insurance as gambling?) And let's say it does give insurance to everyone? So what? I cannot tell you how often our supposedly great insurance plan didn't cover something or covered after months of arguing or only covered 3rd rate care. Like I said, if insurance were the answer, america woudl be in a lot better shape than it is and I think more people would be for this bill. Truth is there's a lot of people who already feel scr*wed by insurance, whether it be private or gov't and they aren't looking forward to getting a lot more of the same. I can respect those who see it differently, but after a husband working in insurance for 15 years, various family health issues I've witness over the last 20 years for everything from pregnancies, to cancers, to heart, to diabetes to asthma, to accidents and more - I for one have yet to see insurance in any current form solve much. But I sure have seen it do a lot of damage.

I don't know why they think it will make anyone use priority mail. Getting packages trashed doesn't make me want to give someone more money in the hopes they won't screw it up if I pay them more. I've never understood this theory in regards to any business dealings, be it public schools, mail, cars or whatever.:confused: No, it makes me think I'll just go to UPS.

The only way I will eat peanutbutter and grape jam (NOT jelly) sandwiches is with a layer of nacho cheese doritos in between there. I will never ever forget the first and only time I saw someone get a slice of fresh hot allpe pie and place a thick slice of sharp cheddar cheese on it. :svengo: My uncle said it was one of them there weird yankee customs.:lol:

depends.. I just sprinkle a bit on my serving and it's no big deal, maybe a teeny bit sweeter, but it's a cream sweet, iykwim? Now my dad would put so much on that even hot it stayed grainy instead of melting in. ick. applesouce on white idaho potatos? Yuck. BUT applesause, cinnimon, butter, brown sugar on baked sweet potatos/yams is awesome good stuff!

As to why... The sugar makes the mac n cheese extra creamy. Without it that boxed stuff makes me feel very parched. Kind of the same as adding salt to canteloup or watermelon makes it sweeter.

My dh has asked if I have ever posted what he thinks are my weird food combos. Such as sugar sprinkled on mac and cheese tartar sauce for fried potato wedges mcdonalds fries dipped in soft serve ice cream I KNOW I am not the only person who does this. Esp the sugar on mac thing. I was in jr high before I learned there were people who didn't eat it that way! What think the hive? Care to share? ETA: it's only when dh makes kraft mac. When I make it from scratch, I don't use sugar. The kids have never done it. It's very rare I have boxed mac in the house, so dh making it for lunch brougt this up.

All I see is someone who needs to learn to edit - which they might honestly not care about doing just for a quick status update. (You honestly don't see PA spelled out very often. Maybe that's the problem. Living in an abbreviated society?) We see it here on this board all the time too. Even in my posts! (Yeah. I know. You're shocked, right?;)) Now, if this were her school paperwork, or a letter, or something other than FB or a off the cuff quick text - that would be entirely different. I would think it lazy ot not bother to edit ones actual work. But otherwise, truth is that I am not devoting my full energy and time to FB or this board or many other things. 9 times out of 10, these are things I do on my iPhone while nursing the baby, waiting in line somewhere, waiting for the pot to boil or some other moderately idle activity. I'm often fluctuate between horrified and amused by my typos and spelling when I go back later to read them. My dh's favorite is when I intended to text him to get me some thing to eat on the way home. My fat fingers hit "o" instead of "i" and dh found that message vastly amusing.:lol:

I'd immediately see to it that my hair was colored the beautiful shade of black with electric blue streaks like that girl in Glee. And I'd tell granny that if she is that unhappy with our company, then we can leave. I really don't have to travel to have someone make me feel like crap, tyvm. And yeah, I'm a bit like that and probably would actually say it. I'd say it when the kids weren't around to hear. I'd ask if granny was having a particuliarly grumpy pickle up her rear day/week or whatever first - 'bc hey we all need a pass for some of those once in a while. I'd tell dh he should talk to his mama if he doesn't want me to do it. Yeah, I'd do all that first. but then, yeah, if she's in the mood for sharing honest opinions - I'd give her some.

I'm curious about some things there too... Mostly the electives and technology courses look unique and interesting - how good are they if you do NOT enroll? The civics and english also look interesting to me. The science is using glencoe/holt/prentice hall - so I don't feel I need OM for those.

I'm very interested in this question too. And OM 7. Also, I don't suppose anyone can tell me if OM 7 math would bridge to Lials BCM or algebra?

Yes. It is very well done, in a similiar set up as modern curriculum press (MCP), which was what they used until they were able to house publish their own. I've used up through math 2 for young Catholics. I hate saxon. So I would recommend either seton or Mcp over that any day.

I think Elizabeth Foss' blog is very beautifully done and she has a wonderful book recommendation about Simplicity living. There's a link to her and others on my blog. So many things can be made so much simpler in our lives. I can also recommend introduction to the devout life by de sales. His other great book is Finding God's will for you. Catholic answers dot com is great too.

Well I'm more insulted than anything. I do not consider myself in my "late 30s" tyvm. (I am mid 30s!!) I am not a gemini I have no idea how it can put me in a 1million dollar house in a below average neighborhood. (I do not live in a 1M$ house, but I think our neighborhood is solid lower to middle middle class) And if it had to have a picture of my house, my couldn't it have picked a photo other than when we were cleaning up after the worst ice storm in our state's history? And I have profound and deep hatred of shopping, especially retail shopping. And I'm deleting my profile.

mine have seen it.

And if enough people refuse they will get over it and get a clue. Really. They do this bc people allow it to happen. I just wouldn't do it. But I am a huge proponent of quietly stating that these things are called EXTRAcurriculiar for a reason. I also do not commit to a schedule they don't give at sign up. I simply cannot put our lives on hold while some third party gets their calendar in order.

I let mine write in the book. They are so reasonably priced in new condition on amazon that I feel it's no enough savings to save the worktext.

Bingo!:iagree:

Tried and true baltimore catechism and daily mass/saint readings.