The peppers themselves have rice, beef, tomatoes, spices, etc... and will be topped with a cheese sauce. What else should I serve?

I'd never heard of IPC before a couple of months ago. Oldest 2 boys are going to a University Model School next year, and they wanted to see IPC on the transcript. Then I looked at the description on the Apologia website for Physical Science, and it looked identical in content. So, is IPC typically just another name for Physical Science?

We have a small get-together every birthday with grandparents, one aunt/uncle and cousins. We really downplay the big party idea. My oldest had a party for his 16th b-day, with maybe a dozen other boys over here for BBQ, swimming, and movies. That was his first ever. We set expectation from the beginning, and we've just never done the "friends" parties. We have, on occasion, had a friend or two spend the night around the time of the b-day, but that's about it.

For a number of reasons, this is looking like the best option for my son during Summer II at community college. (Summer I he's taking Speech). If your student has taken this, how did it go? This will be his first foray into community college.

Working in the Kinesiotherapy Dept. for the VA Hospital in Dallas. He loved it, got to be around a guy who used to be a professional bodybuilder, and had the opportunity to help veterans work with the weights and machines. Really fueled his interest in fitness and nutrition. He also rode the DART system train every day, having to switch trains once each direction. He had some *very* interesting experiences with public transportation.

If so, I'd love to hear how. No need to explain my situation in detail, as it's probably similar to many of yours. Presumptuous, ungrateful, entitled teen. Still 2 years before graduation. My other kids have never seemed to have this attitude, but this one in particular is a real gem. If you've found success in this area, I'd love to hear suggestions.

Yes! I could have written this. My 11year old is an accident waiting to happen. Seems like one would have to TRY to foul things up so much ;)

Ds16 will be taking classes thIs summer for the first time. Summer I he's taking Speech and Summer II he's taking Computers.

Wow, really? I mean, I don't have anything to hide on this group at all...I just don't want all the people I'm friends with to have to keep reading about it every time I post in a group that I'm sure they're not remotely interested in. Makes me not want to post at all!

I've only been on for a couple of days, and I joined a group that I've been asking questiong in (for Amazon sellers...not that it matters.) I was on my son's FB acct. a few minutes later, and I saw my question to the group I'm in showing up on his news feed (I think that's the right term). I don't want all my activity in that group to be broadcast to everyone I'm friends with on facebook, but can't find anything on my privacy settings to control what I post in groups and who it's visible to. Help? Lisa

Funny, we've just been doing our Dave Ramsey video course with my two oldest, so oldest ds is currently dead set against debt. DH and I have had the same attitude, but we were trying to show my son the other day how quickly debt from PA school could be repaid if he continued living like a college student after PA school (think Ramen noodles!) and put most of his early income toward paying off debt. I just don't know what other profession would enable him to do what he wants (medical-ish without going to med school) plus afford him the kind of salary he'd like to support a family. If he refuses to take on debt, chances are that he'll end up with a much lower paying job, which will be costlier in the long run that going ahead and incurring the debt and paying it off quickly. We livei n TX, too, BTW. Did your daughter go to PA school in TX?

I always thought the success of scams perpetrated on the elderly was due not to the process of aging itself, but to generation gaps, technology, the times during which they grew up being different from things nowadays, etc... Now that my parents are falling prey to things that they never would have fallen for in the past, I'm realizing it must truly be an aging thing. I'm aghast that they believe the alarmist emails they forward to me on a regular basis. Most are political, but not all of them. And they all seem to be these outlandish claims and outright lies that are probably constructed by a bunch of bored Nobodys sitting in cubicles, laughing their heads off at the folks out there who actually read this stuff and pass it on. Really, it just makes me sad. My parents have always seemed to have such good discernment, and now they're not even acting cautiously suspicious when these things arrive in their inboxes. A quick google search always turns up the origins of such emails, and every.single.time it ends up being a hoax. I guess what I'm also wondering is...am I going to be prone to the same gullibility when I'm that age?

Ds 16 wants to major in something under the Kinesiology/applied physical science umbrella, then go on to do PA school. He already knows that he'll be doing community college for the first couple of years unless he gets a full scholarship to a 4 year school. We don't have the funds to send our 5 boys to college, and we've stressed all along that they can work for it on the front end (scholarships) or as they go along (work/study program, job, living at home, community college, etc...) I know many kids pay their way through an undergraduate degree, but what about graduate degrees? Does a program like PA require consecutive semesters with no break? Would he be able to take semesters off to work if he ran out of money? Have any of your kids paid their way through grad. school?

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Yes, a scanner would be great. If I take the plunge, I think the item I'll end up buying is called a scanfob??? There's also a FBAScout software or application that lets you scan any item with a barcode from any location to get real time numbers from Amazon to help you make an informed buying decision on the spot. Sounds very convenient, but expensive at the outset. I'm just wanting to move slowly when it comes to investing in anything expensive. I'd hate to make a big purchase and then find out I'm just not cut out for this reselling thing.

We've been tightening the screws on our budget in order to send our oldest two boys to a University Model School next year. I've always had pretty good horse sense when it comes to deals/couponing, etc... and played the "drug store game" for years (when it was easier to play, coupons were better in value and deals were plentiful.) I'm kind of retired from the whole coupon thing, but a friend who knew I've always been an avid deal seeker and a "sometimes" ebay seller (for personal items only) sent me a link to a book about Fulfilled by Amazon selling. I bought the book, plus ended up borrowing another book from the Amazon Kindle library. Now I can't get it off my mind. It seems very do-able. I found lots of stuff online regarding tools of the trade, forums for support, etc... So has anyone here done this? If so, what kind of success have you had, and what kind of time/money investment has it involved? To do it right, I'd probably have to get a smartphone, some scanner equipment, maybe even some memberships online to FBA related services. I'm a little nervous about taking the leap, although the book I got gives suggestions about how to start things off without having bought all the "gear" that I might want later on. Any input would be great. Thanks!

R&S English Phonics Pathways Veritas History (elementary) Apologia Science MCP Maps, Charts, and Graphs Wheelock's Latin, though that's only a 2 year high school course. But both of my older boys have done this. Math, vocab, spelling, and writing have been all over the map.

Well, ds passed everything with flying colors. He didn't do amazingly well on the math, but I didn't expect him to. The language portion was a breeze for him, as was the writing sample. He scored very high on both. In any event, he's cleared for taking the courses I want him to take this summer. Yay!! I feel much better now.

Congrats on your daughter's results. My son wants to take some science courses, and I think doing well on the math portion will be important for him. He's currently doing Algebra II, and is about 2/3 of the way through the text. He's not exactly an amazing math student, though. We'll see.

Keep me posted! Ds will go tomorrow to take his test. Keeping my fingers crossed for your daughter, too!

As far as standardized testing, ds has only ever taken IOWA and PSAT. His selection index on the PSAT was 168, and he was in the 93rd percentile for reading, 78th for math, and 90th for writing (no test prep). He'll be a junior this year. Just how easy/tough is the Compass test? (We live in TX, if that matters...don't know if all states have the same test.)

I was looking at pass rates online, and it looked to me like it was one of the better ones for passing scores. Am I missing something, or is she generally unhappy with pass rates across the board with AP?

Wow, I'm so glad to know that Barron's might be part of the problem, because yes, that's what I've got. We'll definitely try some of the online practice tests, and possibly the Princeton review, too. Ds was discouraged at the thought of studying through this book after his results on the multiple choice test. That's why I'm always so glad to come to these forums. I know you all will always offer a helpful perspective or an important piece of the puzzle. Thanks so much! I feel a bit better about this. Lisa

and he only got 26 correct out of 55 on the multiple choice. (Using the Barron's AP prep book. He hasn't had any prep whatsoever, mind you, but still? Should we even bother? I'd like him to at least get a 3 on the test, but if my calculations are correct, he'd have to get a 6 on each of the three essays to end up with a final score of 3, given the way he did on the multiple choice. Anyone out there to give me some perspective? Again, he's done no official test prep for this test, and never taken any AP exams before.

all the rolls turned out beautifully....14 round foil pans-worth! Ate two, gave two away, and froze 10 pans. Thanks for the input, ladies.