My water didn't break, but I was leaking amniotic fluid at 22 weeks. I was on bed rest at home for 2 weeks (until they figured out that it was, in fact, amniotic fluid) and then hospitalized for 8 weeks. I was on complete bed rest and delivered a healthy baby at 33 weeks. I pray that all goes well for your sister. Please, make sure she stays in bed! I was told this is what made the difference for me.

:iagree: with several other posters that you should read up on RAD and find support groups. I have two girls that have been with our family for 1 year and 3 months. I never truly realized what we were getting into at the time. I just thought that if we showed them love that would be all they needed. The first few months with the youngest was wonderful. The older girl caused many problems at home and school. Now, the roles are changing and the younger one is a COMPLETE nightmare! I can't believe some of the strong-willed, devious behaviors that can come from a 3 yr old. Both are beautiful, intelligent girls and it breaks my heart to think what they've been through. However, I will say there have been many times I just wanted to send them back into the system. Fortunately, I had family members and now a support group to help me through it. (BTW - these girls are my cousin's daughters but I had never met them until we found out about the situation and decided to try for placement). We also have two biological boys. Even though we prepared the boys for the addition, it has been very tough on them. They were always so good with playing together, sharing, etc. The girls were not. The oldest girl is finally playing well with our boys and is becoming less selfish. Prayer is going to be vital in this situation - for the boy, you, and your family as a whole. May God bless you in this journey.

My husband and I believed we were never going to have children. So, our first was definitely a miracle. Then, our second became even more of a miracle in the fact that my amniotic fluid began leaking at 24 weeks yet he stayed in the womb until just over 33 weeks. He was a physically healthy boy! And finally, we have two girls which we have temporary custody of and hope to someday adopt. All are true miracles for us - hence my choice for forum name.

Whatever you do - do not use a moving broker (like moving.com). We did that to save money and have someone do the packing and transporting. However, it turned into a total nightmare! I would tell you all about it, but it is quite a long story! BTW - when researching a moving company look at the total number of complaints. If the complaints are excessive but it shows they were resolved - don't trust it! When we tried to settle with the moving broker they wanted us to sign an agreement that we would not report them to any consumer reporting agency or if we had, to revoke it. I refused to accept any money from them under these conditions! (It was only $250 anyway and we had WAY more damage to our goods than that)!

Mommabuck - I miss that Harris Teeter, too. We lived in Fayetteville from Sept '05 - Oct. '06

Thanks! I'm interested in this, too.

We received ours earlier this week but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I just love getting these freebies!:)

I was very surprised not to find the books using the inter-library loan. Maybe it's because we live in such a rural area - who knows? Thanks for the suggestion of the list of Sonlight books that follow WTM order. Looking at the books on that list, I have found many of them in the inter-library loan.

So, I picked up TOG YR1 classic to give TOG a try (and save $). I just began to set up lesson plans and figure out if any of the books are at the library through InterLibrary Loan. Well, I only got through the first 9 weeks and have found that very few of the books (including the alternate resources) are at the library. Previously, I used SL and was able to find the majority of the books at the library. I'm a little disappointed because our budget has run low and I know I won't be able to purchase all/most of the books. Any ideas on alternates? Thanks so much!:bigear:

I am VERY interested in the loop schedule. I plan on using TOG this year. So, for the things you do together do you put that on the loop? For instance, we will do the TOG activities together, Bible study/devotion, and Science. TOG and Bible study will be everyday; Science will not be. Thanks!:)

I belong to a hs group based out of Luverne. I live in Rushmore (just west of Worthington). I remember one of our past members also belonged to group based out of Marshall.

Thank you! Yes, he is 6 yrs old. I was just concerned because I have another 6 yr old nt girl who can answer questions about the story. :)

My ds is autistic and reads very well. However, he does not appear to have any comprehension. He has been in ps for early intervention and, most recently, kindergarten. This summer we have been doing our own "story time" and he cannot answer any questions regarding the story. He is anxious to answer, but his answers are not related to the story. I even tried acting out the story as I read but he still cannot remember. Does anyone have any ideas on how to work on comprehension? This will be my first year to hs him. Thanks! :bigear: