LOL!!!! :lol:

Sounds like a wonderful Mother's Day! Congrats on your DD's confirmation! :)

This made me laugh... Did you say "Hey, give that back, I'm SAVING that!!"...?? :lol:

I hate it when that happens... :lol: I once went through an entire work day at the office, not realizing that I had dried baby vomit on my shoulder. My DD had thrown up that morning and I didn't think any of it had gotten on me (even checked myself in the mirror afterwards - not sure how I missed it as it was quite noticeable). Attended meetings, talked to several people, had lunch with someone, etc. - no one said a THING... :blushing:

Sending thoughts of safety your way!! When I was around 4 or 5, we briefly lived in Kansas. My mom (who is German) had never seen a tornado before and didn't know anything about tornado safety. We sat outside on the porch of our house and WATCHED a tornado go by not too far away from us. We both thought it was extremely fascinating. We finally went inside when mom said "it's getting a little windy out here"... :001_huh:

"Wonderful Ways to Love a Child" by Judy Ford (it's a short book with quick inspirational chapters that you can read in 2 min. or less - I keep mine in my book basket in the bathroom for a quick "pick me up") "Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul" by Jack Canfield et. al. My homemaking skills are lacking (I'm a good cook but not where I'd like to be in other areas) so that's an area where I need inspiration too... I used to subscribe to FlyLady's email digest (www.flylady.net) and found that to be pretty encouraging. But that's more about housekeeping vs. the broader context of "homemaking". Looking forward to reading others' recommendations on these topics... :)

Oops, I went with Southwest on your poll (because I was going by a different map) and then I looked at your map which has all of Colorado as "West". Oh well... :)

It's your thing - Jackson 5 (I used this in a slide show I did for work) I feel good - James Brown I am woman - Helen Reddy I did it my way - Frank Sinatra Birthday - Beatles (as someone else recommended) Yes, a couple of these songs are a bit corny - but they're upbeat, fun, and would lend themselves well to celebrating the life of a 60yo lady! :)

It would bother me too, but as others have pointed out, there's probably not much you can do (other than ask them nicely to wait until later, which may or may not go over well). I would let it go...

I'm sorry... I know it can be very frustrating, especially when you're in a leadership role. Hope these families "get a clue"...

That's a fantastic idea!! Faith - I'm exhausted from just reading about everything you do... My hat's off to you. I could honestly never keep up with all that. Amazing!!

1. What's your name? Julie 2. How many kids do you have (include ages if you wish)? DS6 and DD2 3. What curriculum/curricula do you use? FLL, HWT, OPGTR, SM, SOTW, our own science curriculum (eclectic mix of books), and whatever else we find that suits our interests/needs 4. Something interesting about yourself. I was born in the U.S. but grew up in Germany - German was my first language (and I actually spoke English with a German accent for awhile). 5. What's your favorite season? Summer!!

My mom does professional editing/proofreading (she has done this for the past 30+ years - for book manuscripts, articles, etc.). She doesn't have a set fee schedule - she works this out 1:1 with each client, and I'm sure she would be able to work out a very reasonable fee structure with you for this type of work. She doesn't have a website I can direct you to, but if you're interested, let me know and I'll PM you her email address so you can get in touch with her directly. She does great work - I grew up having ALL of my research papers, etc. very thoroughly edited. :)

Since it's just on paper and for the purpose of aligning his "assumed grade level" with that of the public schools, I would go with K for a 5-6 yo and 1st grade for a 6-7 yo. This is what we've done with our 6yo son (I've told him he would be in 1st grade if he were in school). In our area, it's common to hold boys back as well (mainly from a social and emotional maturity perspective).

Well, mine are both still little but my 2yo DD eats WAY more than her 6yo brother... She gets up before him and eats a huge breakfast (more than me!!). Then she has a snack. Then she wants breakfast #2 when her brother wakes up and has his. Then she finishes his breakfast... She eats ALL DAY LONG. And she's a skinny little thing!! Very healthy too - so we're not concerned about the amount she eats. Just constantly amazed... So, in our family at least, the girl is "out-eating" the boy... :)

I haven't done this but think it's a great solution given the situation. A 6yo can easily handle a cell phone (mine can) and if it puts your DD's mind at ease and she has a way to reach you, perfect!

I'm sorry you had a no-good day... Hope tomorrow is better! :grouphug:

Ahhh, but Ben & Jerry's IS calcium (high quality calcium at that!). You're on to something here... ;)

This is me...TODAY. :crying: I now know not to take myself (or life) too seriously when it's "that time", not to have any big discussions or make any important decisions (if it can be avoided), and I just tell myself it will pass. It always does...

This sounds like our backyard (minus the pool)!! DS6 has a 5 foot deep hole behind our barn where he's been "excavating" for over a year now. This is in addition to tons of smaller holes all over our property. So, you know you're a homeschooler... -When your backyard looks like a dig site. -When you open the oven and see baking pans filled with rocks. -When you never have vinegar or baking soda when you need them (but you always just bought them yesterday). -When your barn looks like a giant Rube Goldberg contraption. Twice this past week, DS filled some of my baking pans with rocks and had me bake them in the oven (part of some experiment - I don't even ask for too many details anymore, I just do it). I was just happy that I was able to talk him down from setting the oven to 500 degrees to a more reasonable 375 degrees. We constantly have experiments "in process" (vinegar and baking soda are his favorites - we probably go through one bottle and box per week and I never have either when I need them for a recipe). I'm always finding mixtures everywhere and have no idea what they are. Luckily, we have a large barn (hoping to get horses some day but it's empty right now). We've set up a workshop for him out there and that's where he spends hours tinkering, inventing, etc. It currently contains a plethora of old electronic equipment in various stages of "deconstruction" and being reassembled into new inventions, several home-made pulley systems hanging from the ceiling, and a bunch of other junk...uhhhh, treasures. I love how his mind works, but the "up-keep" wears on me sometimes... :blink:

That's disgusting... I realize many boys go through a spitting phase, but WOW... Can't believe the parents not only failed to stop him, but then got on your case about saying something!! No wonder he does this - he seems to be screaming for his parents to set some limits for him and take control. I think Mrs. Mungo's take on differing responses depending on the age of the child is a good one. However, I think the way you handled it was just fine. Someone needed to say something....!!!

DH calls, sends her a card and has flowers delivered to her. I'm not very close to her so I don't call. DH is the youngest of 9 kids, so my MIL gets PLENTY of attention on Mother's Day.

Now THAT is the most bizarre thing I've heard in a while... :confused: BTW, what is Pick up Stix? Whatever it is, we don't have that here in CO either...

Got this from a friend a few weeks ago, but it was fun to read it again today... And it's all too true some days!! Now about that cup of coffee...

:iagree: A higher offer wouldn't concern me. I would just arrange to meet them in a public place (police station is fine, but I think any public place would do)...