Jamee
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I was really surprised at the selection that Kohl's had and found a pair of funky running pants that fit really well. (They are compression pants, just I was shocked just being able to get them on.) Their sale prices were pretty good too. I've also had success at finding plus sizes at the Old Navy Outlets. I have two pair of yoga pants from there that are still wearing very well.
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I think this is a sign. I've been thinking of reading the Prince this summer to prepare for next year's history class, but maybe I need to read it now. (Especially since I looked at it on audible just this morning and said I need to do this now.)
On a completely other subject, I just finished Oranges and Sunshine. This was such a moving, eye-opening book about the child migration program in Britain after WWII. WOW!
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If the SAT II is available in the language, I'd take that to show proficiency. Or find the proficiency exam for the country you're in. I don't know exactly what it's called, but here in Japan, several home schoolers have taken the test here that shows proficiency in Japanese.
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Been in Japan for over six years now, I say go for it! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, and probably something you'd always wonder about if you didn't go. What's 2-3 years? Japan is amazing! The people are the friendliest we've met anywhere in the world. It's an extremely polite culture, very clean, very safe. Food is amazing. My kids don't want to leave--and they speak no Japanese yet have no fear going out and are able to get by just fine.
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My 9th grader attending public school language arts read Romeo and Juliet and is working on Poe right now. Same stories I read in 9th grade. (I actually found it interesting that it hasn't changed--not even in the same state.) I think Steinbeck and Homer on the list for later. I'll be curious to see how Homer gets presented considering my son started listening to him in 4th grade.
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That's what I always do. I never got the hang of a center pull--so I use a winder.
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Yes, it's an issue for us whenever we update too. My e-mail is our account so everything resets. I don't think when they started iTunes/Apple accounts it'd ever become this complicated with multiple users on one account. Really wish they'd fix that.
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I just wind it into a ball, then put it in a ziplock to keep it all together. Good luck.
ETA: Ravelry is great when it comes to patterns. If you know exactly what your yarn is and how much you have, you can enter that into the search and it'll pull up appropriate patterns. (Or even just the weight and amount.)
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My boys have really enjoyed How to Train your Dragon. These are available again on Audible and read by David Tennent. Your kids are young, so Magic Tree House is good; I get the collections as they're more bang for your buck.
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Just saw this. Hmmmm? From what I read, it's up to 5gb free with Prime. I wonder how well it'd work with my iPhone? I'm on a PC and haven't been able to get my photo stream to work properly in ages. This might be a solution.
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My big concern is I'd worry about this becoming a slippery slope. In Europe, elderly people are being given this medicine even when not suffering from a terminal diagnosis. That's disturbing that we can't even take care of our elderly and that they feel like they need to kill themselves when they become a burden and are no longer useful to society.
I find this very hard to believe.
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Wow...these comments surprise me. I haven't ever used it, and won't, because it's so expensive. But, you'd think for the price that it would have better success. Sorry, Calming Tea...this is no help.
They surprise me too. We've actually used it with some success to a degree. As in when my son started Italian in second, he worked diligently on it and got into it. Then we worked on it again in fourth, and he remembered a lot of it from his past use and got even further. We have taken a break since then, but even since then, now in 9th, he has a pretty good memory of many of the words and phrases he learned--in both English and Italian. Maybe it has more to do with the language choice and that HE wanted to learn Italian all along.
As far as vocabulary lists, our edition came with books of transcripts and even vocabulary--but now that I look at it, it's all in Italian. I'd think she should be able to make flashcards of the vocabulary she is learning.
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I believe that is why she moved to Oregon. I don't know, having seen family members suffer while their loved one suffered at the end of a terminal illness, I would think her family is more at peace. They saw her as she was/is; got to say good-bye on good terms. This should be a legal option for those who want it.
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I've been busy knitting chemo caps for friends and Knots of Love. But, now that it's November it's time for Woolly Wormhead's annual MKAL!
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If you say they're books that she's listened to over and over and knows the stories well, perhaps that is her "music." It often baffles me how much my boys can listen to the same book over and over, but what can I say? I have the same music playing every night. Only the husband can sleep in complete silence.
I think the bigger issue, and the one I'd be concerned with, is her carrying it with her everywhere she goes. I can see doing that with a new book--I've done that :blushing:--but just for noise, not so sure. It'd depend on the situation for sure.
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To me, the free movies/tv shows that are available through Prime are just a bonus. We got our Prime membership for the free shipping and it's more than paid for itself. We've watched a couple free movies on Amazon, but mainly use Apple TV when we purchase shows and whatnot. That said, we have it all: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Apple. To me, each is very different in what it offers and what it's purpose is. If I were to compare two of them, I think Amazon is more closely related to Apple than to Netflix or Hulu.
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We are using it this year, but I'm not sure how we're going to get through the entire book at the rate we're going. Really need to pick up the pace. Would love to hear more ideas.
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Those both look promising! Thanks.
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I'll second Good Eats. The books, and the series, are both fantastic.
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Thanks I'll look at those. Looking more for the portability of an app though, and one that doesn't need internet so he can practice whenever and wherever.
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I need an ipad math app that will do something like flash cards for DS, particularly in multiplication. I'd like it to be fun, but also not so fun that he's lost in other areas of the app--they have Rocket Math, but spend more time building and playing with the rockets than doing the math. What have you used successfully?
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Project Life is probably the easiest and fastest way to go. there are so many more page protector configurations that you could have some fun with it. I also love the envelope pages. Good luck. Reminds me that I need to get busy on it.
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Thanks for that link! We got the keyboard shift, but I couldn't find the polytonic. It wasn't as obvious as it was on the iPad--we have a keyboard for that. He said he had e-mailed about the site being down when he went to submit his homework, but I'm not sure if he actually did. I knew it was going to be tough, but I guess I thought there'd be a bit more introduction and how-to. (it also didn't help that we couldn't sign up for the class until about 10 days before it started. :ohmy: ) He had worked a bit on the alphabet prior, but not nearly enough as we should have this summer. I think it's coming along. We are just trying to get him to understand that this isn't like other classes, and keep him awake and alert for class. LOL It is pretty amazing that they're translating the first day.
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WE always camped in Williams at the KOA. Not sure what it's like now, but it was nice 25 years ago. :laugh:
Foreign Language question...
in High School and Self-Education Board
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I think it'd depend on the school. I was under the impression most schools want a modern language for the 2-year requirement. I've been following what the state schools require and plan to do SAT II to show proficiency.