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  1. :iagree: We love Zaccaro! :wub: Also, How to Become a Problem Solving Genius is a good one. Might be closer to upper middle school level though.
  2. :iagree: Each one is sufficient on its own. I am currently using Fable (We've just started lesson 2) with a 5th grade boy for summer writing. I do intend to do Narrative 1 and 2 with him next year. Since he is older, and has done some "schooly" type narrative essays and reports, we can cover this in a couple of days a week. This leaves some time for me to teach him some beginning logic stage writing skills. But if ALL we did was CAP W&R? I would still consider that enough for the next three years if we kept it up consistently (We school year-round, so three books a year).
  3. No. I don't think it's a natural part of aging necessarily, but it has become a common one for lots of reasons. As for people being in tune with their bodies? Absolutely not or we would not be buying millions of dollars worth of Pepcid, Tums, Maalox, Lactaid and various other supplements, digestive aids and prescription drugs to deal with allergies, digestive issues & other chronic illnesses caused or exacerbated by diet.
  4. I have not yet experienced this. Mostly I get people telling me they are thinking of giving it up too for their own reasons. It certainly has not reached fad status around here if the bread aisle is any indication. Also, I rarely talk much at all anymore about what I eat and have long given up on the idea of getting anyone to understand. Not even with family. It was a long time before my kids even noticed (and we order pizza about weekly! lol!) Maybe I'm surrounded by oblivious people and you're surrounded by nosy ones? :tongue_smilie:
  5. I am not sure about the whole fad thing. It's just as likely that a whole lot of people are just realizing the trouble wheat is causing them or are curious and experimenting to see how they feel without it. I stopped eating wheat back in November, so I guess I might be considered a trend-follower by some. Fine by me. I have dropped about 10 lbs., pain in my knees and other joints has pretty much disappeared and I feel much better. I'm not even particularly fastidious so far about all sources of gluten--just the obvious ones. I did try it again recently, and all my various issues came right back.
  6. I take karate with my kids, am working my way through Lial's Introductory Algebra, and indulging my interest in neuroscience a bit. I also dabble in photography and am learning more of the technical stuff using Bryan Peterson's books. This summer I plan on learning how to do ceramic tile and a little cabinetry. There's more , but that's all I can think of on the little sleep I had last night. :closedeyes:
  7. I took Claritin for the longest time and it worked well... until it didn't. I switched to Zyrtec and that eventually left me with a dry, yet still quite stuffy nose. I didn't have allergy symptoms, but could not breathe normally. Now I am taking Allegra. I did not associate headaches with it, but that might be because I don't use it daily. I did take one today and I did get a headache. Hmmmm.... I guess I better keep an eye on that. It does kind of make me feel like the inside of my sinuses are kind of sore--kind of like that feeling when you accidentally snort a bit of water up your nose and it stings a bit.
  8. I'd pay that in a heartbeat. We mow close to three acres with a zero turn mower, push mow around trees and week whack around the house, pole barn and other various (non-living) things. It takes 2-4 hours a week on average. It's hard work. I've done it for years, now my teens do it. My mom took care of the yard too. I do not have back problems, and neither did she. I can't even picture my dad on the mower. I think it was the kind of thing that was hard on his bad hip. Little kids would not be much help with the yardwork here.
  9. You can set it to send you a text. I've recently set a few things up this way.
  10. There are several nice mobile home communities in my area. If there are more problems there, it's because there are more people there. That said, I would not want to live in one. They do seem to be tornado magnets. :tongue_smilie:
  11. I hate being out every day. I also hate being out for any length of time. I tend to go back and forth between frequent hateful errand running and the long, drawn-out, less frequent but still hateful kind. :tongue_smilie: So, a good balance for me is a big trip once a week with smaller trips here and there. Yesterday I went out just for sticky-tack adhesive, a wet erase marker and to mail a package. Took me about 25 minutes and gave us all a nice break.
  12. That's the edition I have also, but have not used yet. I also have this one: http://www.amazon.com/College-Algebra-Trigonometry-4th-Edition/dp/0321497449/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=06TV0E6ZBF7JY96ENP2M It is the exact same book. Get whichever one you can get in decent condition when you get ready to buy.
  13. I was so very careful to choose a nice soft pale lime for my living room. It's mint. :glare: The family room is more traditional colors and I am weary of that. Pretty much immediately regretted it since I wanted it a nice turquoise or a creamy pastel yellow. I kind of went along with other's preferences there. I'm changing it someday SOON. The pink stripes in my dd's room? They are very nice, but I did that when she was five. Now she's going on fourteen and it's time for a change. Youngest ds's room is ORANGE. He loved it for years--and this room needed a vivid color, but it's getting a little old. DS (17) has a bright blue and lime green room that was just right. When he was eight. :tongue_smilie: Love my kitchen though!
  14. Homeschool Buyer's Club is doing a group buy on Discovery Streaming right now: https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/discovery-education-streaming-plus-free-trial/?c=1 Also, Shakespeare in Bits looks fun too (though this is a downloadable product): https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/shakespeare-in-bits/?c=1
  15. Continuing education is a bit different from starting your FIRST college classes at 32. Don't do that if at all possible. Really. Just don't.
  16. I chose "drink anything as long as there are cupcakes", but my real choice would have been "drink it with a ton of sugar". :w00t:
  17. H*ll no! Ours may be somewhat of a cautionary tale, actually. :sad: Our oldest is currently working and attending part time--but he has his AS in Mathematics and he is twenty. No girlfriend or plans to move out anytime soon. He has a very good (well-paying, skilled) job that his 2 year degree + self education allowed him to get.
  18. That's why I said "might be". There are certainly people who do this, but it's the exception rather than the rule. I am thinking the military is not exactly what most think of as a typical family life either. ;) None of his jobs have required a degree, so I am glad he was not under pressure to get it in any kind of pre-determined time frame--especially since he has rarely worked under 60 hrs a week with a 1 hr commute. It's been something he wanted to do. The goal is to get into a line of work that is easier on him physically (He works with large chunks of metal) as he ages. He started this at 32. Not as a young man.
  19. I was certainly not intending to do otherwise. :huh: It would be a strange thing indeed to say that taking this long to get your education could possible be a good idea for everyone. Or anyone, really. :tongue_smilie: The cost of tuition has skyrocketed ridiculously. What's to be done about it? People will be forced to look for alternatives, follow non-traditional paths, rob a bank...
  20. We are very fortunate here in the CC department. Very very fortunate. Ours even has a university center where a student can pursue a 4 year degree or Masters in a few programs right there on one campus. With nearly (or maybe over?) 50,000 students, most classes are offered all day every day. Certainly required core classes are. And their math and science departments are highly rated.
  21. There have definitely been scheduling issues over the years, but he has mostly been on 1st shift. It's not unusual for him to start a class and have his employer extend his day. He has dropped classes once or twice and left early when possible. He has taken very few classes online (even when he could, small children around make this a tough option for parents) until the MS program which is entirely online. Teachers are pretty much required to continue their education. They might be the only group of people out there regularly living the work/school life WELL beyond the usual college years. Also, by "normal people" I mean those that want some kind of typical family life.
  22. That many questions comes off as challenging. I, in no way, implied that my husband was even close to a typical student or that just anyone could do what he did. I don't know ONE other person in our situation. He is not a student, but a working man who takes classes at night as time allows. I would highly recommend people get the bulk of their education out of the way before starting a family. Let me start by re-iterating what I said in the first place--it could NOT be done in four years. I was actually being (very) tongue-in-cheek. We've been married 22 years. He started when I was pregnant with our first child just to take a class or two in order learn how to program CNC machining centers. These were somewhat new on the scene at the time, and his employer did not even HAVE such a machine. He was granted a certificate (and a raise) and the company went out and bought a CNC machining center. This was the moment that made him realize there was something to this education thing, but as a 32 year old with a wife and child, it was going to be anything but a typical progression--and it was. Some time later, he left for more pay. His boss was actually understanding and grateful to him for bringing his business into the 20'th century (It was 1995!). This was a company that made dynomometers (theirs are machines that test brake equipment). It's been a series of mostly moving up since, and continuing his education. He has accumulated 3 AS degrees, something called a Six Sigma green belt, and a BS in manufacturing technology related stuff (from Ferris State about 2 years ago). His Master's is actually in Lean Manufacturing. He is currently a student at Kettering University. I think even the pace he did keep would have done in most people. He has more energy that what should be possible for a 53 year old man. The rate of progress was never related to money, but TIME. Almost from the beginning, he made enough money for me to stay home with our kids. We've been at (in the very beginning), slightly above, and well above average income level for our area all along. He is blue collar, but skilled trades in a state where manufacturing is still important (Michigan) and cost of living is low. All his employers have had tuition reimbursement programs. He has always been the only one taking advantage of this. I guess normal people do not want to work full time and go to school. It STINKS! It takes an incredible amount of patience (and stepping up to take care of pretty much everything else) on the part of the whole family, and an almost unreasonable commitment from the student. And patience!
  23. It could not be done in four years, that's for sure. My husband has attended school while working full time pretty much our whole married lives. He will be finishing his Master's degree this summer. He is 53. If he had worked 40 hr weeks, he would likely have done it much sooner. He has NEVER worked 40 hour weeks. Right now? 12 hrs/7 days. (Hopefully that won't last much longer.)
  24. Oh, I see. I never really used mine for... 3 of my 4 kids at all. They slept in my bed until ready for a twin. Never occurred to me to put the mattress on the floor. One of mine would have ended up under another kid's bed, and I would have freaked out in the middle of the night looking for them. lol! Bed placement is an issue in my house due to forced air heating and the stupid vents ending up in the middle of the room. It would be possible in maybe one of our bedrooms to place two twin beds. It was a major nuisance when our kids were little before we added on. We put bunks in one room (two boys) a single twin bed in another and our youngest slept with us.
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