We did it for about 10 months. I wouldn't do it again. It was hard on the kids. It was hard on me. It was hard on my dh. My dh was able to come home for 10 days every 3 or 4 weeks. We looked forward to him coming home, but it was hard to have any kind of routine during that time he was home. The kids are so excited to see him when he got home. When he was home our lives were like a vacation. He would leave and it was time to get back to school and real life and routine. That would take a week or more to get back in the groove and then it would soon be time for him to be home again. My oldest who was 13/14 during that time had the hardest time without his dad being home. He acted out in various ways, and I didn't have the support of a husband. It was so bad that we thought about him going with my dh back to work, but could never find a way to make it work. Instead, we ended up moving so we could all be together again. We gave up a ton to move---a comfortable three story home for a tiny town house, many friends, an awesome neighborhood and neighbors, a wonderful church, ect but I wouldn't do anything different if I had to do it again. I had a wonderful support system, but missed my husband all the time! And he missed me. We are each other's best friends and need to see each other often. Hope you find something that works for everyone in your family.

I voted smart. I feel that a smart kid can learn to be kind. I think kindness is a learned behavior. A smart kid could choose to be kind. A kind but dopey kid could never learn to be smart. And not all dopey kids are kind either. Maybe being dopey would make it harder to learn to be kind. I don't know!

She may want to try a water polo suit. We have had good luck with these for my daughter that has big thighs.

bump, bump, bump!

bump!

Okay, I understand it is not needed, but I wonder why it is not needed.

Yup. And as I'm on my last set of kids who are in eighth grade, I find myself not even drawn to the logic stage board much. For some reason, I haven't felt that drawn to the high school board either. These forums have meant so much to me through my 13+ years of homeschooling. I feel sad that part of my life seems to be coming to an end. I stop in every once in a while, but not so much any more.

The couple are married now! And I hear the wedding was wonderful!;)

I see your post.

We got a second opinion with our son. The second dentist told us it was a cosmetic problem and not a medical necessity. We decided not to do it at that point.

One should not try to remove their new spanx undershirt by pulling it over their head! And one should especially not do that when the only one in the house to save one from certain stranglation and death is an embaressed teenage son!

I'm sorry. We have frogs--Louis and Lilly. I understand how one could miss them.

YES!!!!!! Add lots of trips to the library. Read, read, read.

Mine is rarely bare. I don't get most of my food from the grocery store, so I have food coming into my fridge throughout the week/month. On Tuesdays I get a produce box. I pick stuff from my garden every day. I receive milk on Mondays and Thursdays. I order from my co op once a month--so I order yogurt once a month. I usually pick up meat on the weekend. So I have things coming in throughout the week.

I pin ideas I run across and have ended up with tons of boards. I also have boards for my kids, so they can log on to pinterest and get to their assigned reading for the week. I also pin interesting recipes on to different boards (salad, soup, supper, breakfast,ect), then on Saturday or Sunday I pin my menu for the week onto a board just for that purpose. Here is my address if anyone is interested. http://pinterest.com/lifeofeasier/

I think retirement will look very different for most people. My dh and I have saved for our retirement from the time we were in our 20s. But we carry debt in real estate, so retiring in the 10 or 15 years we've planned most likely isn't possible. Our plan is to have jobs doing what we've loved. Those jobs will be able to be on our terms because we will have other money coming in.

Buy dried beans instead of milk. A few pounds of beans could feed your family for 3-5 meals. Use the sausage to flavor the beans.

I have a dd that wears a 28 C! I've learned that I can buy a 30B or 32A and have the band altered.

I actually did a science project about which breed of cows produce the most cream. Jersey won out!

Note taking to prepare for tests. We are doing this with science. It starts with sitting down together and practicing taking notes paragraph by paragraph together in 6th or 7th grade. Gradually the student gets it and is able to do it themselves. And then it can become about using those notes for studying. I think the practice of outlining where one figures out the main idea of what one is reading is good practice for this. Also to keep kids in the habit of taking notes, I include notes as part of the grade. In history this year, 15% of their grade is notes on any reading they are assigned. At the end of each week, I check their notes. This is after a good year of working on taking notes together. Study skills is taught by practicing with tests. Looking at different kinds of tests, things that might be found on a history test, science test, or LA tests, and then looking at what we are studying and determining different ways it could show up on a test. Example---oh look at those facts listed there. Those would make good T & F questions. Or these list of vocabulary words look similar to the vocabulary words that were on the last science test as matching questions. This study question sounds like an essay question on a test. I also have my kids practice making tests with their material they are studying. Usually when they do this, they are well prepared for the actual test. Practice with grades. I have written up course descriptions including exactly how grades will be determined. This year my dds have a form to keep track of their grades. I want them to be responsible for keeping track of those grades. So they can keep track along with me. No surprises--as they go along they will immediately see how the 40% on the quiz affected the total grade. Independence---homework is assigned with a due date. The course descriptions include penalities for late work. Responsibility for own learning. My kids start young checking their work with me. Gradually it becomes them checking their own work and coming to me for help with anything they missed and need help with. Not doing this usually is reflected on their test grades.

I would tell her due to the situation with your parents and I, it just doesn't work out right now. Simple without being hurtful.

Megan, You can also try a petite size---that way the bottoms don't meet your b**bs!

Would it work to go to the library or a park for a few hours sometimes, so your husband can have silence for a little bit each day or every few days.

Let it go and get the audio book at a later point.

I wondered who would be the first to go there! :lol: