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We normally have two. We have a claw foot tub which means there's no place to put shampoo bottles, soap, etc.
Can I just say that I'm jealous of you right now? Such a silly thing, but I've wanted a claw foot tub forever!! :D
We have one that goes against the side of the tub where we step out, in front of the sink, and one that is in front of the toilet. It has two "arms" that "hug" the toilet but don't wrap all the way around.I also have one that hugs my toilet, plus a big one that covers the floor in front of the sink and tub.
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It's been interesting reading about all the others homeschooling only children. My DD is an only, and we are just beginning our homeschooling journey. I am not a very social person, so I have to make concentrated efforts to seek out friends for her and remember that not everyone is like me. (I only have 3 friends... I would rather be alone than with other people.)
Although I have to admit, I hope she won't be an only forever. But she will be at least 12 before I have another (if I have another), so we will be schooling like this for a long time.
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It's been awhile since there was a Maryland thread so... Anyone else from MD/Eastern Shore?
I'm feeling pretty isolated, and have no idea how to go about finding other homeschoolers!! We are near Salisbury.
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Starting at the beginning sounds good.
Since it'll be 52 weeks we could break it up like:
1492-1500
1500-1510
1510-1520
1520-1530
1530-1540
1540-1550
1550-1560
1560-1570
1570-1580
etc.etc.etc. If I've done my math right, the last week would be 2000-2010/11 and bring us right up to present.
If we were going to break it up by month it could be easier to do themes, or time periods, such as Revolutionary War, Civil War, Reconstruction, Vietnam War...
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I'm in for Sense and Sensibility. I've been meaning to read it anyway! :D
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I'd be interested in joining. I love discussing books with others, but don't have time (or a babysitter!) to do one IRL.
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You're kidding! I thought this was a response to the evil threads. Wowie. Talk about perfect timing!
Those seem like pretty good rules. You might want to narrow it down just a smidgen, like choose a decade or event or theme for each week, and have folks weigh in with their thoughts about it.
I signed up over at the blog, so I'll be participating, but I agree that narrowing each week (or even month) down to a certain time period or theme or event could really open up the discussion possibilities. Otherwise people will be reading all different topics and might not really have anything to say in a discussion.
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You got great advice.
I wanted to add... I have to change the channel when this commercial comes on. Maybe you should for your dd, too. You wouldn't want her to have those images in her head at such a young age.
Oh, I do. Most of the time the TV is on, it is on channels like Nick and Disney, so we rarely see them. But occasionally we watch game shows or something else on an adult channel and they pop up. Of course I change it right away, but if she catches even a second of it she gets all upset.
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You guys are all wonderful. Thanks for the book recommendations, I will definitely be checking them out and seeing if they could work for us. I guess I'm just so concerned because to me she's still my little baby, and I want to make this tough situation as easy as possible for her. I'll be dealing with my own grief, as well as trying to deal with DD and my other dog, who will both be grieving also. It seems so silly I guess, especially to non-pet owners, but our dogs are so much a part of our family, and it is really hard to face this.
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Here's the situation. We have two dogs. Right now, they are living with my parents because I don't have room for both and I couldn't split them up. One of the dogs is 9 years old and very sick. We think she is probably going to pass on soon. While we are all going to be upset, I am very worried about explaining to my daughter. She is 4.5, and has never dealt with death before. And this particular dog happens to be the one she calls "her dog" and she is very close to her. When we leave my parents to go home, DD always talks about how much she misses her dog, etc.
I'm very, very concerned about this. I'm going to be dealing with my own sadness, but is there anything I can do to make it better for DD? We are at my parents now and I can't decide if it will be easier for her if we stay here and she is around, or if we go home. My gut says that if she is here and gets to spend time with and say goodbye to the dog that is better than us being at home and the dog just being gone when we come back.
Any experiences? Anything I can do to make it easier for her would be much appreciated.
(I should add that she is pretty sensitive, especially about animals. The humane society commercials that have that sad music and all the sad animals? She cries.)
Help!
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LOL. My dogs must just be spoiled, or lazy. They barely go out in the summer heat, and regularly lay on top/beside/underneath the air vents. And they are labs, not northern dogs!
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You said one girl is 10, how old is the other girl? Could she take your son out to the yard and play for an hour or so while you focus on DD that needs that special attention?
What is his sleeping schedule like? Does he nap or sleep longer than your daughters? Is there anyway to adjust his sleeping schedule so you get an hour or two of free time in the morning before he wakes up? I know with my daughter I can pretty much count on 11 hours of sleep unless I wake her up earlier, and if I do wake her up I can count on at least an hour of napping that day (or an earlier bedtime.) This is how I get quiet for MY schoolwork.
Do you know other homeschoolers you could trade off babysitting time for the littles? Maybe another mom is also having trouble focusing on the older kids with a younger running around, you could each take the littles for some time during the week.
Just from what you said, he does seem to be a typical boy! :D I actually worried about the little boy I babysat from 3-5 who DIDN'T EVER make trouble. Never. Ever. I'm still convinced there are some issues there, but the parents didn't see it.
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$50/day
Wow, that's over 8 dollars an hour!! That's more than many adults make in my area for babysitting.
I'd say $5-$6 an hour would be fair, especially if this is his first time babysitting.
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If a sibling is even remotely interested in gymnastics, many moms enroll them so that they can keep all the focus in just one place. Those siblings who are not interested come and hang out at the gym for hours. They do their homework there and bring their laptops so that they can do computer games. This is just what I have observed in many families at this particular gym.
I see this at my DD's dance school. It is the number one school in our area and has a strong competitive and performance squad. Some girls take 8-9 classes a year, plus flexibility classes and other stuff. I often see other siblings doing homework, bringing stuff to play with, etc. because they are there all the time.
There are also a number of girls who are picked up from school in carpools and everyone is dropped straight off to the studio. The girls then do their homework and have class until 9 or so at night, when their parents come to pick them up.
This is definitely one of the drawbacks to competitive sports. Especially for children in school all day, being at practice all evening, plus many times on the weekends, really cuts into family time. I'd be willing to make some sacrifices, but it is also important for us to spend time together.
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I have 4 (!!) email addresses that I check fairly regularly.
An AOL account from when I was a teen. The only reason I even still check this one is because my grandfather uses it to email me, and it's easier for me to check it than ask him to remember a new address.
I have a gmail address as my primary account. I use this for everything. I have folders set up so that my homeschooling lists, freecycle, postcard list, etc. all go to separate places and don't clog up my inbox.
I have a second gmail address that I use for things I don't want attached to me. I have some people that I met online use that, use it to sign up for things I expect to get junk mail from, various websites, etc.
I also have an email address through my school. I use that mostly for school stuff right now, although since they just switched providers and I'll have access to that account forever I'll probably start using it as my primary now.
I really like gmail. It's the easiest to use, I love being able to automatically archive my mailing lists so I can check them when I have time, it picks up quite a bit of spam, and there is lots of storage space. I also have my blogs through that email, use google documents to have a backup of my documents, and use google bookmarks. I love that I can access everything from different computers, since I regularly use computers at other places (school, library, friends houses..)
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Showing my complete ignorance of housekeeping skills (including cooking. lol)
What's a cooking stone?
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How wonderful for all the children who really need to be in a higher grade, but it seems like it wouldn't make sense that the average 5yo would be.
:iagree: In a perfect world, where parents would consider the academic level of their children rationally and then make educational decisions based on that, I think a late cutoff date is preferable to an early one. A later date could allow children who are advanced to be more to their level, and people could still decide (as they do even with an early cutoff date!) to hold their children back.
Instead, I believe that everyone will be pushing younger and younger children to achieve at levels they aren't ready for. Either more children will be lost in school, or the expectations of 1st grade (and all the grades following) will come down. There are many, many 5 year olds who can't read, and just aren't ready to read, but of course learning to read is a HUGE focus in 1st grade. I see a problem...
I'm glad this isn't the case in my area. With a Feb 1 cut off date, DD would be able to go up (January birthday), and I may not have considered homeschooling. The only reason I even looking into it was that she is already advanced and the school systems around here wouldn't even consider putting her in K instead of preschool.
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Not my child, but me. I was pretty good at soccer, and had I been willing to devote more time to training and keeping in shape I probably could have gone on to play at college. Even today, after a kid, and still carrying around baby weight (4 years later... hah), I can outplay many people.
Instead, I thought other things were more important. Like hanging out with friends for hours, working fulltime so I could drive a brand new car, etc.
I wish I had at least given myself the chance. What will she be giving up to join the rowing team? Is it something she is just mildly interested in, or has been wanting to do for a long time? Is it something she'd like to continue into college? 20+ hours a week DOES sound like a lot, but... if she *really* wants to devote that much time to it, I think I'd let her. (As long as it wasn't going to be a strain on the rest of the family, or take time away from other children.)
Competitive level sports can really open doors up for college. Scholarships, consideration from colleges that otherwise wouldn't be interested, plus an automatic group of friends once you get there. Of course that isn't the ONLY reason to consider, but at least one.
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I plan to teach my DD handwriting as a completely separate subject. We are starting Singapore 1A soon and I'll be scribing for her (or finding number stamps, I loved this idea!) at the suggestion of those on the board. I'll also be writing pretty much everything else for her, except handwriting/copywork.
Today I took over coloring for her. It was one of those "Color the..." worksheets, and after two questions, she was done. Once I offered to color for her she was completely willing to finish the sheet!! :D
She is 4.5 years old, and I have to constantly remind myself. Just because she can easily handle more than the typical 4.5 year old doesn't mean she'll be able to handle more ALL THE TIME, or in every subject.
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*But* the few home schooled hellions I know and the few parents who really *don't* discipline their kids or require socially acceptable behavior in public... They're the ones that stand out. And they're the ones that really tarnish the image of the "home schooler" for the rest of us. And it irks me.
It bothers me too. When a public school child acts up (or does drugs at 12, or gets pregnant at 15...) no one says "Look at what happens to children from public school!" But when a homeschool child isn't absolutely perfect, it becomes the stereotype, because OBVIOUSLY they aren't socialized.... -sigh-
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My DD is 4.5, and I do both directed projects and free form projects. I definitely want her to develop her own creativity, because those are the best projects, but I've found that since we've started doing some directed projects she is happier with the projects she does on her own because she's able to make the (house, cat, tree, person...) look like a (house, cat, tree, person...) Before, she would just get frustrated when she was trying to draw or paint because it just looked like "scribbles". lol.
Maybe if you continue to do directed projects, but also provide access to art supplies all the time she will start to do some on her own. Or try directed art projects that promote creativity like "Draw 4 lines from the top to the bottom of your paper. Now fill one section with a design. Draw 2 triangles near the bottom. Color one." I hope that makes sense. I don't know if this type of activity has a name, but it is a nice mix of directed and creative.
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-sigh- We have some of that going on over here too.
DD has been able to write her name since she was 2. However her e looked remarkable similar to her a, but if you asked her what letter they were she would say "e" or "a" (and could also point out an e/a in other words)
Lowercase e is a tough letter. So I just let it go. A couple months ago I started making her write the e correctly, and she usually does. But when she's getting lazy she'll say "Can I just write it my way?" even with words other than her name. lol. Or if she just does it and I catch it... "Well you KNOW that's how I write my e!"
gr.
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We do year round. My plan for this year is:
June 7-August 29 "in school". What I've found so far is we typically do at least one school activity a day, 7 days a week, with a couple days being longer. This is all at the discretion of DD, if she starts to feel overwhelmed or starts showing signs of overload we'll pull back. (And sometimes that one activity is just an art activity or PE thing!)
August 30-September 12 - take off. I will start back to classes during this time and I'll also use this time to plan our next "semester".
September 13-December 13 - in school, doing 3-4 day weeks and taking the week of Thanksgiving off.
December 14-January 2 - off for my finals, Christmas, and planning.
January 3-30, in school.
January 31-Feb 13 - off for my first two weeks of the new semester and planning
Feb 14-May 8 - in school. This will be the end of our year.
May 9th-June 5th -off for my finals and planning
June 6th- starting the new year
I have no idea how many days this works out to be, since we don't have to report this year. But while I'm in school we will only be doing school 3-4 days a week, and take liberal time off for not feeling well, playing outside weather, visiting grandparents when we can, etc.etc.
s/o stalking thread: Googling names - really freaky
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LOL, I am apparently an extremely prolific porn star. There are 6 pages of that, and at the very bottom of the sixth page there are two listings for a doctor me, and then at least 6 more pages of the porn star me. :D I'm a busy, busy girl!