Clarita
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I think my thoughts are Target, Amazon and then Ulta.
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6 hours ago, HomeAgain said:
DS14 can write beautifully. DS14 chooses not to write beautifully because he's, well, a teen and more interested in just getting it done rather than taking his time. But I still have his work from the early years when he cared. If you could figure out a way to make a teen boy interested in written communication again, I'm all ears. 😄
Well my MIL has given up now that her son is over 40... .
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I'll start. I don't put levels down because most of it's just going to be where ever we are.
Math: Beast Academy
ELA
Reading: We are past the learn to read stage so currently I'm envisioning assigned reading. (Maybe I give him some choices and he chooses.) This year has been very interest-led in this area but some of the books he picks sometimes has questionable grammar and punctuation. (I think this year this approach was fine because we are just working on writing a sentence, any sentence. Moving forward though I'd like us to be reading well written books.) Continue with read alouds. I would like to do Chronicles of Narnia (I'm hoping his little sister (to be first grade) will be able to enjoy it with us.)
Writing: HWOT (handwriting), Reading Poodle books and Grammarland, do some madlibs for grammar. Explode the Code focusing on phonics rules and spelling. Copywork and narration from the reading. Writing across subjects with The Writing Revolution.
Science: Mystery Science
History: Curiosity Chronicles Medieval. I will supplement with SOTW because I can borrow that.
Extracurriculars: Piano, PE class, Baseball, and Chinese.
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2 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:
she uses scrub daddies.
I broke down and bought some. I'm hooked.So I bought a scrub daddy 10+ years ago and I wasn't impressed in fact I felt like it didn't work at all... Did they improve am I missing something? It was scrubby when the water was cold but when the water is cold the dish soap doesn't work as well?? When the water is warm it didn't scrub at all.
Interested because I'm getting nervous about cleaning the enamel cast iron with the OXO nylon brush... I'm nervous maybe the rigid plastic piece with making marks on it.
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I found golf pencils to be really good at teaching grip. The regular pencils are too long I think making it uncomfortable for little hands.
But ditto everything @Rosie_0801and @HomeAgainis saying. For most children they will just get the hang of it after lots of play (seemingly unrelated to handwriting) and lots of scribbling and coloring (if they enjoy this it comes quicker, if they don't they'll still be able to write).
I have one who liked to draw and one who doesn't. DS7 who doesn't like to draw he got legible handwriting at around 5. Google what children's writing looks like. There you can see the progression because at 5 and under you are still expecting them not to always write from left to right, top to bottom (especially if they are doing it on their own).
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On 2/18/2024 at 12:11 PM, HomeAgain said:
Deconstructing Penguins (beginning book analysis)
I'm reading a used version of this book. Really opening my eyes to the why of literary analysis.
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Thanks for this I read/saw some of her stuff and I'm starting some stuff too.
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4 hours ago, Ginevra said:
Just FYI: he apologized when he came in for dinner. I am not really ready to let it go yet. But at least that.
Don't feel like you need to apologize if you don't think you actually have anything to apologize for. I know what I said before but I was also not there so perhaps you did nothing to dismiss his thoughts. You can also just have a conversation about how you could address him when you think he's overreacting or getting too worked up. For example a specific phrase so that you can disengage from a discussion that is turning into a screaming match (and that topic really isn't important).
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Yes we do and I do feel like we have a good relationship. I used to get really worked up over these, especially since they are a lot of times over stupid little things that really don't need much resolving or completely unresolvable because it doesn't matter. Usually it's because one or the both of us are under some sort of stress and we are each other's safe person.
We've done a lot better since we started communicating more about these fights and we've given each other space to calm down. Before there was a huge subscription to not going to bed angry but... sometimes I don't think it can actually happen. We don't let it fester for weeks though just talk about it as soon as it is feasible. Most of those conversation goes "hey, what happened yesterday?" He might tell me I just felt like my opinion and thoughts were ignored blah blah blah. I may say something like "I'm sorry for making you feel that way. Yes I was a bit dismissive." That's pretty much the end of my part unless he continues to apologize for blowing up at me because really it was because he had a hard day at work or whatever - or this whole policy just triggered him because he has to put up with some stupid policy at work.
If there is something he did that hurt you as well after your apology you can wait a few minutes and then talk to him about how he hurt your feelings. I think it's important to take a pause between your apology and telling him about your hurt feelings so there is a feeling that your apology doesn't hinge on his for you.
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I stopped using sponges. They feel really gross to me now.
I love my swedish dishcloth. It's basically a dishcloth that holds more water, which is great for me because I get water everywhere in my kitchen. For scrubbing I use a nylon brush and for the cast iron I've always used a stainless steel scrubber, even when I was using sponges.
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On 2/24/2024 at 8:50 AM, Laura Corin said:
I lived in those temps and humidity in Hong Kong without a car. Most people use public transport, which is air conditioned. They cope.
It's the top thing I miss about Hong Kong. I would happily give up my car for Hong Kong's public transportation. It's way more convenient than owning a car. (My mom who moved there doesn't miss having a car at all.)
Also, it's a pretty high standard because some say it is the best public transportation system in the world (and it actually makes money on top of being absolutely amazing).
On 2/24/2024 at 10:09 AM, Terabith said:Our area deliberately and overtly chose to not have sidewalks because they don’t want poor people and thought no sidewalks would keep the riffraff out.
In my area decades ago decided they didn't want poor and other people to have quick and easy access to the nice neighborhoods. So, they dead-end east-west going streets so it takes FOREVER to go east-west, enough so that it's faster for me to go to the Costco 3 towns away than to go to the Costco in the same town as me. 🙄
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1 minute ago, chocolate-chip chooky said:
Glass, ceramic, marble, granite - anything like that would eliminate my concerns about plastics, glues, resins, polishes, wood oils etc.
You could see if there's a local wood crafter in your area who can make you an unfinished board. Then you can apply your own "coating" to the board. There are food safe options out there. I bought beeswax from a local maker.
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1 hour ago, elegantlion said:
We have a small granite slab for a cutting board.
Wouldn't that ruin your knives?
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I'm probably going to come back and edit this. My first grader is my second but she feels so different from my first.
Language Arts: All About Reading, HWT/D'Nealian (seriously she can't decide so it's whichever she wants to do on any given day), The Secret World of Talking Animals from Thinking Tree, I may also use some stuff from the year of Bravewriter Quill I had got my son. Tag along reading Poodle with older brother.
Math: Singapore Math
Science: Mystery Science, some The Writing Revolution output.
History: Curiosity Chronicles, some The Writing Revolution output.
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Well car or no car that guy is a NO!
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I make a list of the subjects I need to cover. I put down a thing that I can use for that subject. I use a different color to put down supplements (nice-to-haves) next. Hopefully my budget can cover the one thing I put down for each subject. Our curriculum expenditures tend to happen throughout the year my son is really asynchronous so the purchase all my curriculum for the year at one point in the year has never happened for me.
For me though, I need a "free" fall back plan for things, because I go over budget with supplements (mostly books), and self-education stuff. That's why I need my charter school, they make sure I have something for the necessary subjects. Without that option, I think I would keep a list of free (maybe not ideal) things I can use for certain subjects.
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56 minutes ago, heartlikealion said:
I have led before but there’s an element of feeling desired that is sometimes missing.
I did a lot of the initiating with DH. He made me feel desired by indulging me in being me. I wouldn't be surprised if we tallied up the calling and I did the lion's share of initiating, but he would stay on the phone with me for 2 hours (now that we're married he's a bit more honest about not wanting to listen to me ramble for hours). Then, there were things that made me feel desired, that didn't even inconvenience him, which were the things that ultimately brought us together (because we're compatible).
I suggest the leading thing a lot for you only because it seems like the wait really bothers you. Sitting around waiting bothers me too and I need a bit more contact than perhaps the average girl (probably number one complaint of men who don't want to date me). From experience it's always better for me to find out earlier rather than later a guy isn't compatible with me and who I am. It doesn't matter how many guys I can get to date me by me trying to be what some generic theoretical male wants me to be. I'm not going to be happy in those relationships.
Of course dating isn't that enjoyable until we happen upon that compatible person. While I don't believe there's only one person that's right for anyone, I do believe there is a lot of not the ones.
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I like the plastic ones and DH likes the heavy wood ones. So we have both at our house.
Plastic is great because it's light and I can shove them in the dishwasher. Wood is nicer to cut on and looks better, but I hate washing them.
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9 hours ago, heartlikealion said:
Well apparently you’re not necessarily the pursuer just by striking up a conversation. So I’ll keep that it in mind. It’s just a gamble no matter what. The first guy I met in town that I dated I met organically. And I see how that went 🙄
I literally just read/skimmed a book called Never Chase Men Again (Bruce Bryan’s). He specifically says you will never know if the guy actually wanted to contact you if you do the chasing. And other things that I’ve experienced. From a man’s perspective he’s telling us the men want to work for the woman, want the challenge. If we do it, they don’t value us and get lazy and move on. So for the most part I’m in the “don’t try” camp.
I was not the only woman pursuing DH when we first met. (Granted I didn't find out until we had be dating for a few years.) DH wasn't the only guy pursuing me. I was majorly interested, I wanted him to be mine. I'm a self confident woman (some have said a bit too much) and I am going to after what I want; I don't care what some random person says in a book. I'll call him when I want to talk to him. I'll make plans to have dinner with him if I have nothing to do Wednesday night and I want to spend time with him.
If he can't handle or doesn't like how much I want of him, then we are probably not compatible anyway. To be honest men have rejected me for being as forward and demanding as I am; they were good guys but we wouldn't have made a good couple.
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3 hours ago, heartlikealion said:
And I don’t want to be the pursuer. So it’s a stalemate.
I'll put this out there. I'm a pursuer. I figure any bachelor who's a good mate probably has more than me pursuing him. If he's checking all the boxes of being an amazing person I'm going to take up all his time so he won't have time to entertain anyone else.
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I'd definitely take him out of the K-6 class. It doesn't sound very well run right now.
I do think maybe you could work with him on the anxiety part of having to change classes and teachers for subjects. Will this be a new experience for all entering students? (I didn't have to change teachers and classes until 6th grade.) Maybe it'd make him more at ease if everyone is learning how to handle changing classes. Also changing teachers does not mean changing students so he can find a buddy and they can try and ask for the same classes to up the chances of being in a lot of classes together.
Of course bringing him home can work too. Maybe you could get numbers for his buddies and make a point of staying in touch with them.
Honestly though I would have this discussion with my son and see what he wants to do. The K-6 class sounds like a mess so I'd take that option off the table and ask him what he would choose between homeschooling and mainstream classes. Just make it a year commitment type thing (or even shorter if that's possible) so he knows it's not a forever thing if he wants to change his mind.
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1 hour ago, DawnM said:
We mostly need it getting through airports. I don't think we will be using it too much while out and about just due to the nature of the trip. We may go to a couple of places like museums, but we won't need it as much while we are actually there.
Cheapy umbrella stroller. If it doesn't fit in the in the plane with you they will take it at the ramp during boarding. I did that for a domestic flight. They stow it away with people's wheelchairs and walkers. You should be able to check out if it's allowed with your airline(s).
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17 minutes ago, Kassia said:
A friend of mine's dd is getting married soon and she is stressed because the groom's family hasn't mentioned anything about contributing. She wants her dd to bring it up to them, but I think that would be really awkward. She's spending about 25k and her dd is paying for some things above that, but haven't planned the rehearsal dinner and are hoping that the groom's family communicates with them soon about that and any other contribution.
The bride and groom need to initiate these conversations, Well bride and groom talk to each other about their visions for the wedding then, they go to their respective parents and talk to them about cost and vision. There is such a blending of cultures in many places a lot of people are just sitting around waiting for direction so they don't offend anyone.
DH loves weddings. So ours was big and fancy with 100's of people. A lot of it were these pieces that DH sentimentally wanted at his wedding and pieces there to accommodate that (handbells is one of his things, and he really did know the 100's of people we invited because he's a major extrovert). It doesn't make any sense for our parents to indulge us in that.
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Thanking God I found my rings!
in The Chat Board
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Yes!! I used to do that until I lost mine. We ended up finding them under a leaf on the sidewalk of a busy street at 10pm at night. (I used to do that when I went to ballet class now I just leave them at home. Better field people's questions about whether DH and I are still together than to lose the most expensive jewelry I own.)