My favorite electronic Bible is The World English Bible on Kindle. It's free OR costs $0.99 if you want it with Direct Verse Jump, which I LOVE. Direct Verse Jump lets you type the book code, chapter, and verse into the search bar and will take you directly to the verse rather than having to go to the table of contents and scrolling every time you want to change what verse you are reading. For example, ge.1.2 would take you to Genesis 1:2. It's very handy and very easy to use once you learn all the book name shortcuts (which are listed in the table of contents next to the book names.) And I know you weren't asking for a read-through-the-Bible program, but I can't pass up any opportunity to recommend this program. :001_smile: I really like Read Through The Bible For Shirkers And Slackers put out by Ransom Fellowship. It has planned daily readings and you end up reading the entire Bible in about 2 years, but it takes out the guilt and frustration of missing a day (or a week) by assigning different types of books on different days: Poetry on Sundays, Pentateuch on Mondays, OT History on Tuesdays, etc. If you miss a day, just pick-up with the next reading for whatever day of the week you're on. It prints onto one side of a piece of paper, so it's really easy to slip inside the cover of your Bible or pocket of your e-reader cover. Ok, off my soapbox. :D Hope you find what you need!

Oh, Rosie. I am so sorry.

Thank you for sharing the link. That was a fascinating insight into the writing of the books!

My husband just bought a 2012 Ford Fiesta and he loves it. Fits all four of my kids, my dh, and all of their fencing gear just fine and gets great gas mileage.

It's cloudy here, so I am live streaming it: http://www.iflscience.com/space/total-lunar-eclipse-tetrad-begins-april-15 *scroll down to the bottom of the article to view the live stream

I actually like Mind Games, although I don't watch it regularly. I haven't seen any of the others and had only heard of three of them before.

Our bank did this as well.

We are currently looking to buy a house and we are most concerned with big fixes: roofs, foundations, updated electrical and plumbing, etc. (There was a bad hail storm here last year, thus the concern about roofs, and parts of our area are known for bad foundations.) Things like paint and carpets don't concern me since I consider them aesthetic and will probably change-out to something we prefer after we purchase. Everything does need to be clean, however. If a house we tour is not clean when we come for a scheduled showing, we take that as a warning sign that other (often hidden) maintenance has not been done. (And we by no means mean unreasonably clean; we actually prefer clean and tidy but lived in versus showcase clean because we can get a better feel of how it will actually feel to live in a space.) Fireplace and chimney maintenance is a big indicator for us as well. Also, because of severe allergies in our family, we take a close look at air ducts and filters. We expect to have to have them professionally cleaned before we move in (especially if cats have been in the home), but if they are filthy and will be difficult to clean we may pass on the house or ask for concessions to have them cleaned before we close.

I need to talk to my kids about giving me a raise since DR thinks I should be wealthy.

I am very thankful for our church's suppers. We have been attending this church for about a year, and there is a minimum of one supper a week, usually two. The food is amazingly delicious and healthy. Many of our members have health problems (my dh is gluten intolerant, the priest has heart problems, etc) in addition to many of us being food conscious (locavore, organic, etc) and everyone who brings food is very aware of these issues and plans food accordingly. There is a good balance of healthy options and indulgent treats (that are treated as treats). On holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter plus a few special occasions throughout the year), people bring bottles of wine to share with the meal. I don't drink due to genetic tendencies to alcoholism in my family and there are are others who don't partake for their own reasons (alcoholism, taste, etc). I think the positive communication among congregants makes these types of events possible. We do our best to look out for each other and support each other in the choices we each have made (or that have been forced upon us).

Nine nannies narrowed nighttime nappies. GVMOP

I don't drink (other than what soaks in to the communion wafer at Eucharist or sauces that may contain traces of alcohol after cooking) because of a family history of alcoholism. My husband does drink the occasional beer, cocktail, or glass of wine. We have let the kids know of my family history and the reasons why I choose not to drink. We have let the kids sample wine and beer in our home. They all take communion (one chooses to sip from the chalice, the rest dunk the wafer). We keep up a running conversation about alcohol, genetic tenancies toward addiction, how to identify and remove yourself from an uncomfortable or dangerous situation, etc and have decided not to forbid our children to be around alcohol or drinking when it is permissible for them to do so. At some point in their lives, they are going to have to address the issue of public or communal drinking on their own, so we've decided to introduce it to them slowly over time and demonstrate proper behavior and responses over time. It has worked well for us, although I advocate following the path with which you are most comfortable.

My kids wash their bathroom every day. Me? Ummmm.... less often. :blushing: (It actually gets washed about once a week, but it's definitely not as clean as the kids' bathroom.)

We are a family of 6. The extent of our sorting is a large, 3-section basket in the laundry closet where I toss reds, whites, and delicates/ dry cleaning. Everything else gets tossed in the washer at night when everyone gets ready for bed and washed on cold the following morning. Each day gets a second load of either towels, sheets, delicates, or reds (followed immediately by bleached whites - we had a problem with random red stains on clothing and this seems to have taken care of the problem). After Saturday fencing practice, I wash and hang everyone's uniforms.

I heard about it on NPR, too, so I put it on when we got home. The look on my husband's face said (at least) one of the following: 1) "Did you suffer from some sort of head trauma for which we should be seeking emergency treatment?" 2) "What would be a good time for an intervention? I think you have a problem." 3) "Do they make a medication for this?" 4) "Who are you?" I can sympathize.

I have a body moisturizer I use at night and occasionally during the day (nothing on my face but sunscreen when needed... my face needs no help with oils) and a lip moisturizer at night.

I work at our local library, and we had a few different programs for adults this summer. This is the first summer the library has provided activities for adults during the summer program. 1) For every book review written, patron receives a free book from the book sale table and their review was posted in the library. 2) Raffle for giant basket of newly published popular books. (I think there were 20 books in the basket.) 3) Parents who signed up for summer reading with their children were entered into a drawing for a gift basket of goodies from local merchants (gift cards, food, crafts, etc) 4) A history professor came in and held movie discussions and there was a drawing for a movie pack after each showing/ discussion. 5) Live broadcast of Dan Brown's interview from Lincoln Center about his new book with a drawing for a copy of the book.

No, it's not. The book is published with Hard Case Crime, and they only print throwback, paperbacks. There are apparently bootleg ebook copies available, though. (Not that I am condoning getting one, just found the news interesting.)

I don't know where the thread is (or if there was one), but... the book was fantastic! I really enjoyed it. Hope you do too.

I am a homeschooler and circulation assistant at our local library. At the library, we treat homeschool parents like all other teachers: they get a teacher's card that gives them a 4 week checkout period (as opposed to the normal three weeks). That's it. If anyone is late, they have to pay the fines. They can't renew more than the two times everyone else can renew. They can, however, request modified due dates, place items on hold, renew in person/ by phone/ or online, return all items to the bookdrop, return items to any library in the system, etc. If there are extenuating circumstances, we will work with patrons to reduce or forgive fines regardless of whether they are teachers or not. One of the reasons I was hired was to help the library attract more homeschoolers by more directly serving their needs and helping the library earn the best ways to communicate with the local homeschooling community. The vast majority of our patrons are NOT homeschoolers. Most of the homeschoolers in our area do not avail themselves of library services beyond the occasional book check-out; one group avails itself of our conference room for mock trial practice. Given the vast amount materials and services provided by our library system, I am shocked at how few homeschoolers I see on a regular basis. As to the original poster's question, our system does not have its system use policies posted on its website, just it's internet policy. You can, however, contact the system's customer service via the website. If you are interested, the website can be found here.

We've had warnings of potentially severe weather over the last few days. First it was expected to come last night, then overnight, then early this morning... the rain finally arrived around 10am this morning. There were a couple of rumbles of thunder around 2. It was breezy yesterday, so I secured everything on our balcony, but the wind pretty much died down today. The temperature went from 85 yesterday to 65 today. I am thankful that we were spared any major storms and the rain is very much needed, but it seemed like quite a build up given the end result.

My dh does some tutoring and edits papers for college students. He also picks up extra hours at the school where he teaches monitoring after-school care.

It depends: Live - college ice hockey TV- pro football

This is us as well. We used to have a larger saving account, but over the summer dh transitioned from being a full-time student with various part-time jobs to a full-time job and we lived off of our savings for almost 4 months. Now we're back to a small emergancy fund.

I am so sorry. You and your family and in our prayers.