I have both and like both. However, for memorization purposes IEW is my choice. It actually gets done - which is my goal. I like the charts included; they help me stay on task. HTH, Melissa

I was born in Atlanta, grew up in a suburb there, and now live in a suburb close by. I have since found out, through working on geneaology, that we live in the exact area where my ancestors lived 150 years ago. In fact, my great (x3) grandparents are buried just about 10 miles away. Sometimes I'd like to go elsewhere for a new start. My parents, who still live where I grew up, would hate it, though. Besides that, my dh works for Delta which keeps us right here. Fun thread.

Mari, I used R&S 3 with my dds successfully. I tried it last year with my ds and switched to FLL 3 near the end of the "school year". He didn't retain anything from R&S. I am very excited about using FLL 3 with WWE this school year. I was not getting the dictation and narration in like I should/wanted to last year. This way, I know it will get done. Grammar and composition will be done adequately, and I'll stop beating myself up about not getting everything in. I love R&S, but I am looking forward to the other combo this year. HTH, Melissa

I love her site! I've tried several of her recipes, and none have disappointed. Lately, I've been making the Crash Hot Potatoes, and they have been well-received. At Thanksgiving, my turkey was a big hit thanks to her instructions on how to brine a turkey. My sil of close to thirty years secretly told me that my turkey was better than my mom's. :lol: I really appreciate her site. The recipes are awesome; I've learned lots about ranching and photography; and her energy and attitude are inspiring. Melissa

I really like this idea. Very portable which is always an asset around here. Did you have anyway to actually make the ducks stick or was just laying them on the "pond" enough? Thanks, Melissa

This is how I got mine, too. DH really lucked out and got one for me for $140 including shipping from Amazon. This was right around Christmas. It's the Artisan, and I love it. I don't make nearly the amount of bread you do, though. Melissa

One craft project idea that my brothers did in scouts forty years ago could use some of them. My mom still has one of theirs, and I made one myself that I still have. We glued and then decoupaged the stamps on a clean tin can. Voila, you have an interesting pencil/pen cup! My mother was asking me just last week about bringing some stamps for my boys to do this. HTH, Melissa

I agree with the All of a Kind Family series. They are very sweet, and you can learn quite a bit about the celebration of Jewish holidays as well as turn of the century New York. So you have a sweet historical fiction.:) I have never heard anyone else say they didn't care for the Cleary books. I read one, as a child, (I read everything I could get my hands on) but I never cared to read another. Glad I'm not alone:) HTH, Melissa

I cry at pretty much everything. I just watched "Into the Woods", and I'm still sniffling. But the line that popped into my head first is from "To Kill a Mockingbird": From the balcony, when the gentleman tells Scout, "Stand up, Miss Jean-Louise, your father's passing." I can be flipping through channels, and just happen to hit this scene, and I start crying. Fun thread. Melissa

What a fun thread!! My favorites are: The episode where Jerry & Elaine go to his folks in FL, and the guy gives Jerry the pen that can write upside down. The way that information sweeps through the retirement community cracks me up:lol: Also, Elaine screaming, "Stella!" all Brando-esque because of the meds she was taking. The episode where Kramer is mistaken for a mentally-handicapped person, and he's on the podium with Mel Torme. Kramer's facial gyrations are hysterical to me. Another one with Kramer when he has the Merv Griffin set in his apt. Reading off the index cards, etc. cracks me up. Also, how the others kind of look at each other questioningly, but shrug and go along with it.:lol: Last Christmas, I asked for a t-shirt from Cafe Press with this on it: "All I said was I liked the pen." I'm still waiting:) Melissa

I've done the same thing, but I recorded with Musicmatch. I've had reasonably good success with that. There have been times when the CD would skip, and I couldn't figure out why. My dds have cheap mp3 players, and we download onto that now. HTH, Melissa

I record all the poems we are using onto my computer. I'm sure I don't sound as good as whoever did the CD from IEW, but it works. Also, and I know this is hokey, I like the idea that my dc have my voice recorded. My favorite brother died a few years back, and my dsil left his message on their voice mail. At first, I hated calling their house because it was so startling to hear David's voice. After a while, though, I would call when I'd know no one was home just to hear him.:o My dsil remarried, and they got rid of their land line. I found this out yesterday, and it made me so sad:angelsad2: I've recorded longer picture books, etc., too. I've even burned most of those onto CDs ('cause you never know when your computer will go). TMI, I know, but I just wanted to put another spin on the topic. HTH, Melissa

I've had reading glasses since high school; gray hair, too. I'm trying to decide whether to quit dying my hair. I had quit a few years back, but started again when two people in one week asked about my grandson. He was my ds, and I wasn't forty yet!!:tongue_smilie: Getting old is better than the alternative, though:lol: Melissa

I like Matthias. Years ago, I read a book with a character with this name. His nickname was Tice. I've liked it ever since. I love name threads!! Melissa

I chose fork. If I am beating more than three eggs, I will use a whisk, though. I don't like the white in my scrambled eggs, either. So, if I'm making enough eggs for everyone, I use my whisk attachment on my hand mixer. Fun poll, Melissa

We go just a couple of times a year. Even then, that would be just me and my two dds or dh with all four. We've never all been to the movies together. I received a call recently from a surveyor who wanted to know what movies I'd seen, in the theatre, in the last three months. When I told her none, she asked to speak to someone in the house who had. She was incredulous that no one in our house had been to the movies in three months.:) Melissa

I could have written this post. I think prayer for contentment will be the only thing that will help me get over it. I'm glad to hear there are others who feel this way. I'm always secretly amazed at the people who are confident they don't want anymore. Melissa

I've never cooked a brisket, either. When I do, I will follow the pioneer woman's recipe. Her website is thepioneerwoman dot com. Go to cooking, then main courses, then beef, then brisket baby. She has pictures and detailed instructions. Plus her posts are always a lot of fun to read. She used to post here a while back. HTH, Melissa

I've mostly lurked since late 2002. I've only posted when I felt I could actually add something relevant. (not too often, I'm afraid):o Melissa

I have loved Tasha Tudor since I was a little girl. I receive the Sparrow Post from her farm and was so saddened to hear about her passing. I have plans to buy a corgi pup and name her Tasha. :) Melissa

I'm melhouse over there, too. Off to join the WTM group. Melissa

When I worked in service jobs, it was often very disconcerting and felt condescending when someone used my name intentionally. They didn't generally introduce themselves (as in, "Hi Melissa, I'm Sarah! Could I have a large Coke please?"), so they would refer to me by name, but I couldn't do the same. I felt it put things on a very unequal footing, and generally didn't make me feel much better about the transaction. It often felt like a manipulative tactic. Men were usually the ones who did it, too, This was my thought, too. Although, I've never been in a service job, I have been with other people who have gone out of their way to use the server's name (mainly in restaurants, I suppose). Sometimes the server doesn't seem to appreciate it; other times it doesn't seem to matter. Instead, I go out of my way to be very friendly, and I don't use people's names unless I really need to. Of course, it's possible that I'm the only service employee who ever felt that way, so take my words with a grain of salt :lol: Maybe it has to do with the name "Melissa",:lol: but this is what I do too! Melissa

One of my favorites that I haven't seen mentioned yet is Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt. I loved this book!! Fun thread, Melissa

This would be my experience, too. I had it in the house for a month or so before I finally tried it. It made me feel like I had gotten water up my nose in the pool - that was the extent of the ill-effects. I haven't used it long enough to decide if it helps or not, though. Melissa

My grandfathers are: James Clarence and Lamar Clarence. My daddy is Lamar Clarence, Jr., so we named my dd, Claire after him (the g-fathers, too, I suppose, but mostly Daddy:). My greats: James Presley, James William, Jefferson Andrew, and John Thomas. Pretty standard for Scots-Irish settlers. I did have one great who was named Isham. However, it was pronounced Isom. Also, I had a great grandfather who was named Lacy. He was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg. Names fascinate me. Thanks for the threads! Melissa