I'm so sorry that she is gone.

Well, there is certainly a follicular resemblance....

I've got three versions of this song on my iTunes (Jeff Buckley, Kate Voegele, and Daisy Chapman). Off to check out k.d. lang as well....... (I also have Somewhere Over the Rainbow/WaWW by IZ, which my DD3 often requests at bedtime. Good stuff.)

It's not an online course, but the forums on photo.net have been very helpful fto me. Some of the posters are on the .... edgy/opinionated .... side, so I mostly just lurk. There's a ton of information and ideas there. You might try searching for course information. Good luck!

I like Luna a lot. I'll add Minerva (McGonagall) to the pot.

The Lymond Chronicles (all 6 of them) by Dorothy Dunnett.

Maybe a swollen uvula?

Why not do 9th grade at the private school, then transfer to the public high school for 10-12?

Mostly lurking, but here!

It's about 30 miles away, but we always combine Mission Beach with our Legoland trips. My husband and boys love the wooden roller coaster there.

I had my 6th grader read it this past year, because it has stuck with me all my life as a beautifully written book with a beautiful, powerful message. He loved it, too.

I would say whatever breed (or mix) that you want, it is AT LEAST as important to evaluate the individual dog as it is the breed. German Shepherd are among the best AND the worst dogs I have ever seen -- they can be loyal, intelligent, even-tempered and just plain fabulous....or they can be high-strung, anxious, aggressive, untrainable. Having said that, there are some general breed differences. Are you set on size? The reason I ask is that some of the breeds that came to mind when reading your post are smaller breeds, such as Papillons and Schnauzers. For a child that is scared of dogs, a smaller dog is less intimidating, and FAR less likely to knock them over in play. The flip side is that you may be more likely to encounter other issues, such as yappiness or difficult house-training with the smaller breeds. ETA: I almost forgot to add that my favorite dogs have all been mixes :-), but it IS harder to predict what you are going to get.

My first one scared me a bit, too. :grouphug: But now that I've had half a dozen of them (over about 15 years), they don't worry me much.....other than making sure I'm quick to pick up on the symptoms and get treated right away. Make a mental note of the earliest symptoms you can recall having, so you will notice them if there is a next time.

I just watched this last week. No sensuality that I can remember except for one party scene, and that was brief and mild.

If you haven't gotten an answer from your doctor, please try again. I had similar problems to what you are describing last year. My first two doctors (an internist and a pulmonologist) diagnosed asthma, but the treatment didn't help. I found a second pulmonologist myself who diagnosed mycoplasma pneumonia and allergies, and finally I started to improve. My father was recently diagnosed incidentally with walking pneumonia -- he had no idea he had it, but was feeling winded with a low-grade cough and the doctor picked up on that when he was in for other treatment. He felt MUCH better after antibiotics. If you feel like your current doctor isn't listening to you, I'd recommend finding another doctor.

at 10 A.M. in my part of Arizona it is 96 degrees.

I had just turned 44 with my last child. The pregnancy was only a little harder than the first two. It's the raising of her that may do me in ;)

At 6 weeks I would certainly be introducing solid food to the kittens. Once they are able to get most of their nutrition through solids they shouldn't need Mom nearly as much. I'd watch all of them carefully, though (especially the runt), to make sure they figure out how to get the food into their stomachs. You can offer a slurry in a shallow pan initially, so they can lap it up. Have fun cleaning them up afterwards :-) Don't go cold-turkey on the nursing though, they need to wean gradually. Some kittens are ready for dry food very early. One of my current cats was ready to crunch dry food at 5 weeks (he was bottle-raised).

My sister just had this done. One week out, she *thought* it was a good move. Two weeks out, she knew it was a fabulous decision. Hope it also turns out great for your husband. It is painful to recover from for sure. It's better if he doesn't try to use his voice much for the first week. My sister had a setback that way. (ETA: Actually not sure the talking bit applies to your husband.....my sister had a tonsillectomy at the same time as the work on her septum.)

I was kind of wondering how to say this gently myself :-) I have a border terrier. He's sweet and friendly. And obsessive. And totally uncilivilized, despite 4 rounds of obedience classes and 2 years of agility training. Some terriers are move civilized than others, but be very careful you know what you are getting if you decide to get a JRT. They can be intense.

I can't tell you how many vacuums I've bought over the past few years (Miele, Sebo, Panasonic, Bissell, Hoover, an Aspria backpack type, etc), trying to find a good, reliable one. Either they don't vacuum pet hair well or they break easily, or they're a bear to use and maintain. We have 4 cats, 2 dogs and 3 kids, so we are hard on them. I'm pretty fond of my Sebo Felix, and my Miele should be worth fixing when I find the time to take it in, but the vacuum that served me the best was a Royal I had many years ago. Not fancy (no attachments on board), but it worked and was reliable. My (new) husband didn't like it for some silly reason--it looks old-fashioned, but it could be retro-cool--and I sold it at a garage sale. I've been sorry I didn't hold on to it, and maybe my next will be a Royal. They are also not cheap, however. My sister has a Dyson, and she doesn't love it (it's heavy). A friend has one and she does like it very well. I agree that a Furminator would be a wise investment :-). It works great.

Not exactly a game, but we have been enjoying Geopuzzles for Geography.

I lurked for a year, after a google search led me here. I registered so I could respond to a post I felt strongly about, and have puttered about since.

I splurged on one a couple of years ago, after being frustrated with the performance and reliability of cheaper vacuums. Well, it broke down the fastest of any vacuum I've had yet. It broke under warranty twice....then I bought a replacement vacuum. It was well-designed in many ways, but I've been disappointed in it's reliability. An expensive mistake for me. We do have lots of pet hair in our house so vacuums get a workout.

I'm not an experienced homeschooler (just finished with 1 1/2 years), but I have picked up some great ideas from reading this board. Here's is what we think of this past year's materials for my son who just finished 6th grade. ---------------------HITS--------------------- MCT grammar, poetry and vocabulary. Will have to add more MCT in future! Geopuzzles as a geography supplement. Michel Thomas Method French for Beginners. As an intro to a spoken foreign language it has been pretty painless. He doesn't love it, but it has been working. We'll add more formal (written) French next year. Lial's Basic College Math, and a drill book for division. Hands-On Equations was fun; I'm unsure how helpful it was, though. Typing Quick and Easy. OK, my son hates learning typing, but after three programs I realized it was him, not the program, and this has been the best of the bunch for us. Assigned reading every day from Mom, without any formal testing. My son enjoys reading, but balks at anything that strikes his as busywork. We fit in lots of good books this year this way. ---------------OK, But Not a Hit-------------------- K12 for History, Science, and Literature. Not bad, but not great. I loved the independence, and the online schedule, but there was a fair amount of busywork and it wasn't terribly inspiring. IEW SWI B. I thought this would be a bigger hit than it was with my son. I'm not sure why it wasn't. Write With the Best. OK. Tablet Class Pre-Algebra online math. I really liked this one, but we hit some early frustrations and ending up using Lial's. We might revisit this, as I think it was a little too fast-moving and caused some anxiety. He might be ready for it now. No Major Flops, thank goodness! Gena