Kay in Cal
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was my parents (joking) mantra during my childhood. The only problem--I really thought that everyone was required to go to medical school. Be a ballerina--medical school first, then ballet school. A lawyer would do medical school first, then law school. Etc.
I discovered as a teen that this was not the case, but regardless I only dared to change my major from pre-med AFTER I was at college. :glare:
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Oh no! (((Ria))) take it gently today. Accidents are so scary... the emotional after-stuff is always bad for me, at least.
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I know... I was so looking forward to November, now we have to wait another seven months. I'm not sure I can handle it. Guess I'll have to read the book.... again!
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My dh is fairly picky about pencil sharpeners, he never likes the electrics we've tried... until...
We bought an iPoint at Costco. It looks kind of like a little blender. Works like a charm, very powerful, and I like that it automatically turns off when the pencil is sharpened, so you don't "over-sharpen" and waste lead. It was about $20 or so, as I remember. UPDATE: Saw it yesterday at Costco--was $18, and they still had them in stock.
Looking online there are tons of versions of this thing... our is electric, not battery operated, and red. Hope that helps!
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I sort of see where she is coming from... I once went to a women's support group where I shared that for a special treat the following week, I was going with my husband and children to Disneyland. Well, they jumped down my throat: That wasn't ME time. That was FAMILY time, and couldn't be the break I needed. I explained that I had chosen the outing, I wanted to take a break by going with my family to Disney... nope. Clearly I was delusional, codependent, and had no sense of self. That unhealthy kind of thinking is out there, I know.
On the other hand, I do sometimes need time to renew and refresh, and I don't think it has anything to do with my self-identity as a woman and mother. I just came back from a lunch out with a friend--we are planning to do a week long spiritual retreat next year, maybe with a couple of other friends. No guilt, just Christ in the Desert (the name of the monastery) and a week of silence. I don't think that makes me a bad mom, and it hasn't occured to me to feel guilty about feeding my soul. I do rarely take time away from the family, but that is because I love how we live and don't feel the need for it mostly. When I feel the need, I take it. And sometimes my soul does need to be fed. Is that Me Time? I guess it is.
I think that the author's definition of self/mother/wife has become enmeshed with an accute sense of guilt. She found a way to resolve that conflict that worked for her, but that doesn't mean that Me Time is a myth. Different strokes for different folks.
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UPDATE: We've been using Science Explorer. My ds is sitting behind me right now playing with a rock collection and figuring out where they are on the moh's hardness scale. I think it's been a success! Earth science is never as "crunchy" as he wants, but he likes it much better this year and I bought him the RS4K Chemistry to read in his free time. Best of both worlds, and he'll be ready for chemistry next year, right?
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Yep... our 360 is fine. And the PS III. And the Wii.
Actually, the PS II still works as well.
And I have nothing like the reason that Abbey does to have so many!
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Just a note about the photos... actually you DON'T have to pay for prints. When they take your picture they'll give you a card with you access number. You can access and download the pics for free--and print them out yourself. You keep the same card, and anytime a photographer takes your picture, hand them that card--then they'll all be on the same account. They'll keep them up online for 30 days so you have plenty of time to download.
I actually love having the opportunity to get pics of our whole family, without having to find someone to hold our camera!
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Ds 6: "Yes. Because I get to spend more time with Mom and Dad."
Ds 4: "Yes. For the same reason."
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It's 5 in the morning, dark, and they are stalking around in front of the bookshelves and drawers behind me, peeping in any smally space and scratching. Mouse? Lizard? Worse??? What do I do?
Edit: I keep on turning around, because I'm afraid it's going to make a break for it right over my feet. And they I'll scream and probably have a heart attack. OK, I think I'm going back to bed.
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My ds finally got into reading chapter books with Dragon Slayers Academy--a recommendation from the old board.
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I did this once many years ago when I was a newlywed... I started with "Hey, honey, I was just thinking about you..." and went into some very personal (though, thankfully, not explicit) romantic talk...
only to hear a deep man's voice say, "I'm not your honey, but if you tell me who you are, I could be." :blushing:
Ooops! I was mortified, but when I hung up the phone I couldn't stop laughing.
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OK... thank you all so much! It sounds like my collection of 40+ towels was indeed excessive! I'll do another cull soon, but it is wonderful that they all fit in our big linen closet without squeezing them in. I really need to sort out the sheets, but we're still not totally unpacked here, you know. I moved a huge amount of dirty laundry and unsorted old clothes that are now almost done. It's an enormous relief to be getting rid of so much--I've taken load after load to give away at Goodwill!
I think my views are skewed because of my mom--there are just two of them in her home (mom and step-dad) and they probably have 100 towels. She has four walk-in closets full of clothes--one in each bedroom of her four bedroom house. Last time I visited, I found a bathing suit in her closet that I remember from when I was my kids' age--around 1974 or so. I started to throw it out, and she said "Don't! I love that bathing suit!" Not like she could wear a brown tafetta like suit with a beige ruffle that's 40 years old or anything. Pack-rat, much?
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I'm still in decluttering mode since we moved. Tonight I decided to weed down the linen closet so that everything could fit IN the linen closet.
I kept: 10 bath-sheets (the really big towels dh and I use), 10 regular sized towels, about a dozen hand towels, assorted wash cloths. I kept the nice ones and a couple of "special" towels--one has the first page of P&P on it, one is my dh's childhood Star Wars towel. He loves it.
Is this enough for a family of four? I'm trying to be better about doing laundry daily, and we often hang up towels to use more than once... do I have enough? Will I end up desperately searching for a clean towel in an emergency? I've got about 20 that went into my "Goodwill" box, but I can fish them out if need be!
What about sheets? How many per bed? I think I've got about 5 or six for each bed now... sigh.
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(((Colleen)))
You've got several great ideas here... I think it boils down to you having to be the grown up and going from there. If Thanksgiving is really important to you, you'll go and it will work out, if not, you can have a special day at your home.
Mostly I wanted to let you know that I'm praying for you. It sounds like times continue to be tough, and after the not-so-great trip, you deserve some better times. Know that you do have some good friends here, we even exist IRL. Blessings.
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Hmmm... we have two Inspirion laptops that work fine. Maybe because this time I sprung for the extended warranty and service--that always seems to insure that we never need it.
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I joined in 2001 when I was pregnant with my first ds, and we were "future home-schoolers". It's so awesome how it all worked out! This board was a big part of that.
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We have the Memoria edition--my understanding is that the text is identical, only the pictures different. We do enjoy the color illustrations.
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:D Thank you!
Had the best morning... I slept late, woke up and read a novel for an hour in blissful silence until dh and ds's appeared with bacon, eggs, toast and hot coffee. Then they left me alone with my novel. Breakfast in bed with the warm breeze coming in through the sun-dappled window and a day of endless craft store crawling ahead.... sigh! It's like an alternate universe of blissful sloth.
I'm 38 today, so there have to be some perks, right??
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My boys still bathe together (ages 6 and 4), and they don't seem to mind. We don't usually shower together, but I have hopped in with them when there were major dirt issues. They walk in on me in the bathroom all the time, and it doesn't bother me from a modesty standpoint.
Now, when I want some alone time, I may use the bathroom as an excuse and lock the door...
My family was very comfortable walking around naked. It never bothered me, until I was about 11 and my dad's girlfriend at the time (my parents were divorced, and he had not yet remarried) made some snide comment about how inappropriate it was. For some reason it really hit me, and I spent the rest of my teen years with some serious body shame issues. Living in Norway helped--all my girl friends stripped down to panties to sunbathe, even those with less than "perfect" bodies, and I admired thier lack of self-conciousness.
I hope my boys grow up more content and confident in their own skins, and don't see all human anatomy as over-sexualized.
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My ID there is RevMommy--I even have a real (but not great) picture of myself as my avatar right now. Friend me if you have any knitting advice!
Question--if I have a pattern I bought, can I post it? It's copyrighted, correct? I tried to take a picture of my dishcloth, but it hasn't come out well yet...
I found a yahoo knitting group and asked about great yarn stores in LA, so tomorrow as my birthday treat I'm going to visit:
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http://www.thatyarnstore.com/index.html
Sounds like fun, huh? I'm looking for supplies to help me move on towards socks!
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OK, just got my account on Ravelry and joined the WTM group.
Question--how do you use the site? What are the cool feature I can't miss?
I'm halfway through my second dishcloth--exciting, huh??? I've been knitting a whole week now!
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So sorry for your loss. Please take care of yourself. You are in my thoughts.
Were any of you or any of your dc advanced enough to skip a grade?
in General Education Discussion Board
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My skip (1st grade) was a good thing for me, too. I only wish I could have skipped the three years the school suggested, rather than the one my parents allowed.
That said... there is lots of evidence out there that the outcome of acceleration (including "skipping") is dependant on many things, including the level of giftedness of the child. Definately go and read "A Nation Deceived"--summarizing tons of research on acceleration. Anecdotal evidence is one thing, but they have a lot more evidence supporting acceleration than you've recieved here.
http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/