20-30 mins. My dh takes longer! :)

I'm just getting re-started. I made my dd her own ~Control Journal~. Now, I need to do mine. One thing I REFUSE to do is wear shoes in the house! We live in the country on a farm...I don't even wear shoes outside unless I go to town or am on the tractor!

I also don't think it's insane. We're getting ready to buy a house as well. I would almost rather buy a trailor then be saddled w/ a big house payment. Renting is just as expensive! I understand completely!

I'm a very private person and would not feel at all inclined to *hang out* w/ others. I don't have any friends outside of family and do wish we knew some nice homeschooling families. Maybe when we move.

I save my dd's portfolios only. Everything else gets tossed!

My dd just turned 11 and she does not love learning either. I think that I have also inadvertently encouraged lazy habits. She has some learning issues that fueled that. I am changing that though. We are doing summer school, much to her displeasure! She is waaaay behind in math and her penmanship is awful! I think some children are naturally good learners, but others need to be forced into it. Education is a discipline, not a good time. She does enjoy crafts, geography, and science though.

My dd just turned 11 and the answer is NO to all of your questions. I wouldn't allow any of it til she's much older 16 or so. NEVER 2 ear piercings. I don't even have pierced ears! She does have lip gloss and body spray though.

We love lasagna w/ lots of different kinds of cheeses, homemade spaghetti sauce, browned ground beef w/ onions and peppers and pepperoni!

When my dd was 2.5 she got small warts on her hands. The only thing that worked was banana peel. I would rub the fleshy side of one on them before she went to bed and in a few weeks they were gone!

I think a square neck top might look good on you. I love them! I also love jean skirts that hit at the knee. Capri's look nice to on the right people or bermuda shorts. A pair of Clark's look nicer than crocs if you're interested in that. I agree that personality is much more important than attire. However, I don't want to undermine my dh at work in any way so I try to look nice whenever I'm around the people he works with. lisa

Yes! Thank you very much.

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