Three would have, one would not.

Our Cabrio just died ($800 to repair it) It was less than 5 years old. We live on a hobby farm and have six family members. We wash almost daily. Still, I was shocked that it was so broken. While shopping for a new one, I asked if washers had become a disposable item. We bought a Samsung FL washer that has good reviews from Consumer Reports and good ratings at the stores that sell it. But, so did the Cabrio, so we also purchased a pricey 5 year warranty. Sigh.

The dental hygienist who has cleaned our family's teeth for years asked me for socialization advice for her ps son. (because ours are so well-rounded and friendly). Ha.

We haven't required ours to move out. Currently we have our 24 yo ds and 20 yo dd living with us. Our 22 yo married ds and his wife are also living rent free on our property in an R.V. All of them are actively saving to buy their own homes. The 24 yo pays rent/board and is extremely helpful. He pays for all his other living expenses. His goal is to move out by the time he is 25. We don't make 20 yo pay rent because she is paying for college herself. She does pay for all her other living expenses (car, phone, clothes, etc.) She is engaged and will be moving out on her own when she gets married next year. The 22 yo and his wife pay for all their living expenses except rent. All three all paid for almost all of their own college expenses. Two of them were able to graduate debt free. Both boys lived away from home for at least part of their college years. Everyone is responsible, employed full time, and helpful. Our 16 yo dd benefits from having them around. I would be worried if they planned to stay here forever. But they don't. For now though, I enjoy having them close by. I love seeing them as adults. I love seeing their interaction with one another. Definitely a mutually beneficial situation.

Our hens are a bit temperamental. They don't lay if they have had a recent scare.

I agree with this. We stopped on a whim and it turned out to be the highlight. We had a great guide and the tour was fascinating.

That's the amount we settled on. Ours does help out with some chores and looks after himself, of course. I sort of estimated what it cost us to have him living here and went with that. He knows it's a good deal, but he is still working towards moving out on his own - that's just what we want. We hope to give him back part of that rent when he does move out on his own.

We've done this with two. No rent, but expected them to help out with chores and common courtesy, like letting us know where they are going and when they will be home. It's been good. Our oldest just got his first real job after graduation, we are now charging rent, but as long as he was in school full time and actively looking for a job (working three part time jobs and volunteering on the side) we didn't charge rent. Just our experience.

Okay, when my dc would do that I would tell them not to move a muscle. Then I would get my large hand mirror (we called it the "magic mirror") and hold it in front of them so that they would get to enjoy the same view the rest of us had. Most of the time they ended up smiling or laughing. Plus they got to see how really ugly their expressions were.

We have rabbit ears and only watch t.v. occasionally. Right now, the t.v. is used mostly for dh to watch sports when he can get them (I think we get about five channels). However, in the last three months or so, dh and I have started watching "t.v." via the computer (hulu and netflix instant). The dc (ages 15 - 24) do this as well. When dc were younger, we watched mostly family-friendly movies on t.v. - not that often. But since they all have their own computers, times have changed.

This is our 18th year to homeschool. Started when my oldest started 1st grade.

We have two adult children living at home. One is 23yo ds. He finished college in July and is looking for a job - very good possibility in the works. He actually works three part time jobs and volunteers in his spare time. And one is 19 yo dd. She took a year off to work and is now in college as well as working part time. Our rules: No curfew, but when they go out let us know when they expect to be home. They usually let us know where they are going without being asked. Clean up after themselves and help out around here as necessary. No more chore lists, but they do help with things like making dinner, cleaning shared bathrooms, putting away laundry. DS mows the lawn in summer (this is a big job) and takes care of firewood in the winter. They usually do these things without being asked. If they weren't working or in school full time, we would make them pay rent too. They do take care of most of their personal expenses. When ds does get a "real" job, we will ask him to pay some sort of rent while he lives with us. He doesn't plan to do that long once the job is in place though.

Four siblings. Two sisters, very very close. And two brothers, very close as well, but in different ways. The five of us are six years apart. So very close in age too.

Snow play first, then hot chocolate, then a modified school day.

All of mine were different the longest being ten months.

We only have one t.v., but it now has three remotes (and we don't have cable). Oldest ds finally wrote out what was for what on masking tape on each one. I guess he was tired of my asking how to turn the t.v. on. So I can use them, but they come with cheat sheets. The very last thing he wrote was, "If you still can't figure these out, Pray!" Funny guy.

So, I am not alone!

I have three GA homeschool graduates. They took the ITBS for the last time in 9th and then the SAT/ACT. No problems getting into college here in Georgia with that testing schedule.

My dc were homeschooled all the way through. They are ages 23, 21, 19, 14 (almost 15). Two boys and two girls. Each of the graduates has thanked us for homeschooling them. They all plan to homeschool their children. Their dad is a high school teacher, so they got to see a lot of what they were "missing" - I would say they had more curiosity about it than wishing they could go to ps. We do make a point of helping them to expand their boundaries socially and enabling them to pursue their interests in high school. I think that made all the difference.

After you get rid of the toys they really don't play with much, how about rotating out the rest? Put up 3/4's of them - they won't have as many choices at one time. You have simplified without the final commitment.

This will be our 17th year homeschooling.

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo

They add on and offer a much wider variety of playing options.

Okay, I have three homeschool graduates. They are active on a Home School Alumni forum and have been actively discussing this the whole courtship, marriage, parental involvement in that area subject. My ds (23 years old and not yet married) sent me this link: It is amusing: http://nogirlleftbehind.99k.org/index.html It is very interesting to observe homeschooled alumni digest, reflect, and evaluate their experiences being homeschooled.

We didn't have very long at Yellowstone last summer. But one of the kids was on crutches so we didn't do a lot of hiking. However, there were several short "hikes" to see amazing sights. We picked up a map as we entered the park and talked to someone about which ones would be appropriate. There were wheelchair accessible hikes. I think you could easily find plenty to do without a lot of hiking. The animals we saw were right off the road and it Old Faithful did not involve a hike either.