There are some good resources listed on this university library subject resource page (pasted below). You may also want to email the Irish Studies department to ask for a recommendation. I know that this is a homeschool friendly school and would very likely love to give some recommendations. http://libguides.stthomas.edu/irish

The last time I went in for a pap/physical was 10 years ago. I did have a mammogram a few years ago followed by biopsy on a suspicious area. I have been thinking of making an appt. but...

Lodge cast iron. Will not cook without it.

I don't think it is a disservice, but that they could be missing a large part of the learning experience. I personally believe that the conversations and learning that takes place in a college classroom is great for developing a deeper level of thinking and approaches to life problems. I want my kids to go through those four years as young adults just to be able to be a part of that.

Before putting any heat on, I grease a cast iron pan liberally with butter and crack an egg into the pan. Then I let it slowly cook over a very low heat keeping it covered with a lid. After a few minutes you can check the temperature of the yolk with your finger (being careful not to poke hard enough to make the yolk run). If the yolk is heated through, it is done and can be taken out of the skillet. For me the result is to die for. I won't eat a fried egg any other way

My daughter has done this for as long as I can remember. She loves names. Quite a few end up being characters in the stories she writes. I think it is a great creative outlet.

I would like to hear some suggestions too.

Yes, I would for sure pay for it. I think it is the driver's responsibility to make sure nothing is behind the car.

I am not sure if they allow it for parents, but a possibility would be to take it Latin online with Lukeion (they use Wheelocks). I think it is the best program out there. We did LFC when the kids were in the elementary years and I was able to learn along with them. But, in the later middle school/high school years it was clear they needed somebody with a full skill set in the language and so I outsourced to Lukeion.

I would not return the bracelet. It is taking a chance on whether or not the store manager will be reasonable in his response. There have been so many news stories as of late where people are made an example of in extreme ways. I don't think it is worth the risk of that. (That doesn't mean that restitution can't be made in a different way though which of course the parents would have to be willing to implement.) It may be uncomfortable but I think you really need to tell the parents. By leaving stolen merchandise in your home he has set up your entire family for being involved in this. I also feel the conversation should be done in person so that the other parents can read your body language about the situation. Making them not feel judged as parents would be important. As far as the friendship, that is tough. I had a thief friend growing up as well. The older we got the more daring she got in all of her behavior. I think that my parents took a blind eye to this because the family was wealthy and influential in the town. Let's just say that things turned out horribly for this family and they eventually moved to a new town where nobody knew them. Their problems only followed. The friendship was a terrible influence on me and led me to have been in situations that I still cringe at today. I wish my parents would have redirected me to other activities so that I would not have had time for that friendship.

I have no great advice but can relate very well. It is horrible when one child upsets the entire family with a bad attitude. We have had many years of this and right now I also am at my wits end for many days of the week. We are counting down the time until dd goes to college. I know it sounds horrible, but I feel so bad that all of our energy in the family seems to focus on this one child. :grouphug:

Yes, I did go back and teach phonics to my older reader (when he was in 3rd grade). He was reading well until third grade but then hit a wall. I wanted to make sure his phonics were solid enough to get him past whatever was tripping him up. He was taught to read in public school with what I assume was a predominately whole word method. It only took him so far before the level of books that were interesting to him just became too difficult. Going back to the basics (we did Writing Road to Reading) worked wonderfully at getting him ready to read at the next level. I am very glad we did it.

I won't buy or sell them anymore. Too unhealthy and expensive.

Yes, I would not have been happy watching it on Christmas at all. Terrible ending.

I think it is harder for me to homeschool them during the younger years and harder for them to be homeschooled in the teen years.

We just finished this as our read aloud and loved it, but I would not do this with younger ones. The vocabulary is difficult and it is full, full, full of metaphors and similes. Before middle school I feel it may be too hard to follow the long passages. Are you looking for something from a specific time period? If not I would recommend The Sign of the Beaver or Johnny Tremain.

Love them!

:grouphug: Happy Birthday!

:iagree:Exactly this.

I have been through this as well. I would sit and cry over not being pregnant anymore. It was such a sad feeling and I couldn't explain it well to anyone because it seemed like I wasn't grateful enough for the new baby I was blessed with. Somehow the feeling did go away eventually. It did take awhile though. You are not a horrible person at all. :grouphug:

The food service department does not get any of that $20k a year per student (our district spends 22k per student :001_huh:). That is a separate pot of money. The food service provided meals get paid through federal/ state reimbursements and through paid meals from students. Our district has an awesome food service program. They are very tuned into health and food trends and provide quality meals with very little money. Sadly that's where the awesomeness ends -- our graduation rate is 43%.

I have been wondering this too. :bigear:

We have a Melissa & Doug dollhouse and love it. My daughter is 8 and has played with it almost daily for 3 years.

You definitely have to be willing to go through a couple of weeks to one month of adjustment to a new shampooing schedule. After that you will see a huge improvement.

Awesome! :hurray: