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Finished: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
FIAR Vol 4
Working on:
Fiction: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Kindle: Naomi and her Daughters by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Non-fiction: The Reader as a Learner by NZ Ministry of Education
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: Motherhood Realized by Power of Moms
Well Education Mind: Gulliver Travels by Johnathan Swift
Angel Girl: Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook:
Total Read for 2014: 45
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I love MealBoard. It lets you import recipes from either known websites or by hand...I do it using their on website off my computer...it is very flexible and seems to do everything I need it to...short of planning my week for me lol
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I love LifeTopix...it is GTD esc...but really it is a great thing that I use to hold my brain with lots of different options...that said if you want a paper option Power of Moms has a program called Mind Organization for Moms that looks INCREDIBLE!!! I have read through it once and now just need to make the time to implement it but it really is a fabulous way to organize the brain from what I have seen...it is also GTD based.
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My opinion is EVERY baby is a blessing (thus congrats are in order) but it is ok to be sad about the situation of the persons involved in the making of the baby but the baby is a blessing and thus loved and accepted regardless of thoughts on the situation (and the baby should NEVER hear negative remarks about the situation that is disapproved of).
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Finished: The Lodger by Liz Adair (fluffy)
Dancing with the Pen by NZ Ministry of Education (I really like their approach to education less every child will hit this point at this point...more children are within a band of learning)
Mozart’s Sister by Nancy Moser (interesting look at the life of Mozart's sister...I enjoyed it)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (fine enough...I have a hard time with this series...but it was a good audiobook)
Abandoned: The 4 Levels of Joy by Richard Eyre (just couldn't do it...not interested)
Working on:
Fiction: Arianna: A Gift Most Precious by Rachel Ann Nunes
Kindle: Naomi and her Daughters by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Non-fiction: FIAR Vol 4
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: Motherhood Realized by Power of Moms
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook:
Total Read for 2014: 42
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We love Ohanas!!!
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My son had the exact same speech issues when he was 2.5 years old...NEVER had an ear infection! We found out he had fluid build up in his ears when he shoved a piece of styrofoam down his ear and had to have an ENT remove it. We did not have an antibiotic offered but we did have tubes put in...the fell out in June and Aug of last year (based on Dr. appt were we asked)...by Sept we had hearing problems again and in Nov were referred back to ENT (because we kept taking him in and showed evidence of fluid over 6 weeks with no sickness). Tubes were put back in Jan 3rd...and we are again having a speech explosion...I would make sure your daughter follows up and possibly pushes for tubes...because without ear infections regularly the parents are the only ones that can see the speech/hearing issues that result from infectionless fluid build up and it really does effect the child's ability to learn and talk. Good luck!
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Finished: Ariana: The Making of a Queen by Rachel Ann Nunes (fine fluff)
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (why have I never read this before)
Witches in Flight by Debora Geary (in love and sad to be done with all the current books in the series)
The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher (turned out better than I thought)
I Didn’t Plan to be a Witch by Linda Eyres (fine enough)
Working on:
Fiction: The Lodger by Liz Adair
Kindle: Mozart’s Sister by Nancy Moser
Non-fiction: Dancing with the Pen by NZ Ministry of Education
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: The 4 Levels of Joy by Richard Eyre
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Total Read: 38
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Does everyone need the beverage card?
When we went on our cruise only my husband got the card because I wanted the kids to only have water (which was in the kid area too) and I only drink water and that was not going to change on a cruise.
Also we were able to fill up my refillable water bottle as long as we did it using the cups not sticking it under the faucet...something about hygiene. So there are more options than just everyone getting soda.
ETA: If you have older tween/teen age kids then the beverage card is AWESOME for them. My kiddos are little and so I don't like them to have that much soda.
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Chasing Vermeer!!!! by Blue Balliett....there are 3 books in this series.
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Finished: The Act of Teaching Donald Cruickshank, Deborah Jenkins, Kim Metcalf (makes me realize how not prepared teachers are out of college)
Tahn by L.A. Kelly (I really enjoyed this book, I felt the Christian bent actually fit as opposed to other Christian books that did not fit)
A Joyful Mother of Children by Linda Eyres (Interesting read but not my fav of the ones I have read)
Working on:
Fiction: Ariana: The Making of a Queen by Rachel Ann Nunes
Kindle: Witches in Flight by Debora Geary
Non-fiction: Dancing with the Pen by NZ Ministry of Education
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: I Didn’t Plan to be a Witch by Linda Eyres
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Total Read for 2014: 35
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my 6 yr old is the same way especially the potty she has sensory processing disorder that may be something to think about. She does have a high pain tolerance which means she really does not notice when things hurt like the scrubbing her face.
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Finished: 3 Steps to a Strong Family by Richard and Linda Eyre (I really liked this book and think I might be able to convince my husband to read it)
The Simple Dollar by Trent Hamm (did not enjoy his writing style)
Mind Organization for Moms by April Perry (I totally need to implement this in my life...when I get some time lol)
Bones of the Faerie by Jani Lee Simner (fun dystopian type fantasy looking forward to reading the rest of the series)
Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts (fluffy mystery totally adorable)
A Deliberate Mother’s Guide to Disneyland by April Perry (this will come in handy for our summer disney trip)
Working on:
Fiction: Ariana: The Making of a Queen by Rachel Ann Nunes
Kindle: Tahn by L.A. Kelly
Non-fiction: The Act of Teaching Donald Cruickshank, Deborah Jenkins, Kim Metcalf
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: A Joyful Mother of Children by Linda Eyres
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Total Read for 2014: 32
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Some special needs don't show up in infants right away, and some moms are not forthcoming about their actions during pregnancy--
So being an infant is no "guarantee" of there being nothing going on that may show later.
Good luck. Maybe someone else will have an idea for you.
Yes! My amazing dd is special needs (ASD, ADHD, food allergies, epilepsy) even though her birthmother was the "perfect" expectant mother and took care of herself and her baby. My ds is neurotypical even though there were a few concerns before he was born...just as birthing a child is not guarantee of a "perfect" child adoption is not either.
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Option #1 Foster care Pro basically free Con you may have to give the baby back to the birth family because the goal is always reunification.
Option #2 100% private adoption Pro usually just legal fees and a lawyer depends on state allowances Con if it fails, minds are changed, you lose all the money you have put into it...also there may not be as much support of the birth family and you are the one doing all the work
Option #3 "advertising" agency Pro someone else find the expectant families Con you are paying someone else to arrange the adoption but there is no guarantee of a baby and you still have to do a lot of the work and the all the legal fees
Option #4 full agency Pro a good agency will have a money back option so you don't lose what you have already paid, they do 90% of the work Con they are expensive, you need to shop around for ethical agency that supports the birth family and has a valid plan for expectant mother's that choose to parent
Basically you can spend less if you are willing to take more risk of losing money and losing a potential child and willing to do a lot of work.
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Finished: Teaching Your Children Responsibility by Richard and Linda Eyre (loved this book!)
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (enjoyed this book with my kids)
Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (interesting story and I enjoyed the way she put it all together with news articles, past and current concurrently told in the story)
Redemption 1 by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley (this book frustrated me!)
Teaching Children Joy by Richard and Linda Eyre (cute)
Cutting Edge by Jeffery Savage (fluffy fiction)
Working on:
Fiction: Bones of the Faerie by Jani Lee Simner
Kindle: The Simple Dollar by Trent Hamm
Non-fiction: The Act of Teaching Donald Cruickshank, Deborah Jenkins, Kim Metcalf
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: 3 Steps to a Strong Family by Richard and Linda Eyre
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Total Read for 2014: 27
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We are using it right now but have never tried the book...it is hard to get the best score and that is causing some frustration...it does adjust but just going back to the previous game. I do like it because my dd can type better than write so it takes out that frustration.
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We had that issue 2 summers ago...and paid to get a new buckle...so mad to know that it is a design issue but we are out the money regardless...we ended up switching dd to booster sooner than I wanted because of the stupid buckle issue. But I will be calling for my son's nautilus so hopefully he can stay 5 point longer.
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Finished: The Happy Family by Richard and Linda Eyre (interesting book about the worlds assault on "traditional" family)
Five in a Row Vol 2 by Jane Claire Lambert
Witches under Way by Debora Geary (fluffy series that I am so in LOVE with!!!)
Working on:
Fiction: Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Kindle: Redemption by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
Non-fiction: The Act of Teaching Donald Cruickshank, Deborah Jenkins, Kim Metcalf
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: Teaching Your Children Responsibility by Richard and Linda Eyre
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Total Read for 2014: 21
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Oh good because that is what I am working on right now
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I find that I read a pretty good combination of male and female writers but it really does depend on genre....many romance fluff I read is written by women whereas much of the non-fiction I tend to read on my kindle is done by men, but a lot of the ebooks I have on my computer are written by mommy bloggers I follow.
Finished: Surrounded by Strangers by Josi Kilpatrick
Rain Song by Alice Wisler (didn’t like)
The Unwired Mom by Sarah Mae
Working on:
Fiction: Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Kindle: Witches under Way by Debora Geary
Non-fiction: Five in a Row Vol 2 by Jane Claire Lambert
Phone: Lies, Da** Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
Computer: The Happy Family by Richard and Linda Eyre
Well Education Mind: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Angel Girl: The Aesop for Children by Aesop
Sweet Boy: Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales Book
Autobook: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Total Read for 2014: 18
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That map made me laugh...I am technically in the 24 inch category and get cancelled before that...mostly we get cancelled for ice or since we are 100% bussed school if the back roads aren't plowed no school regardless of the amount of snow...but I use to teach in Utah...they NEVER cancelled school! Ever no matter how nasty the roads are (and they don't seem to believe in salt)...I was teaching one day when at dismissal time it was white out conditions and they still sent kids home...other school more north in that district had kids spending the night like the kid in Atlanta...nope school still doesn't get cancelled.
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So I am listening to Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith and came upon a part that has characters being a bit sexist...and I am trying to figure out why it bothered me...I know the book has already been talking about the change in morality of Botswana...but to hear (vs read I think) these young men saying things to girls walking by bothered me...How do you reconcile the isms (racism, sexism, imperialism et al) whilst reading/listening to books? I am not going to stop listening to the book just trying to figure out how I feel about isms in literature and how to approach it will my kids (although this time they were not in the car). Hoping this even makes sense like I said not sure how I feel and trying to figure it out.
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I was happy to find out it was actually a mystery set in England, but I felt it was a little gimmicky to have an 11-year-old as the sleuth who figures things out before the police. Even if she'd been, say, 16 or 17, it would have been better for me. So I was a little up-and-down with this one. Overall I did enjoy it, and passed it off to my daughter for a change of pace from the YA novels she inhales. Not sure when I'll be getting the next installment, but I'm pretty sure I will next time I need something light and fun.
So I looked up the author why I was reading this book last year. From what I remember reading the reason he picked 11 was because he felt like an 11 could hide more efficiently out in the open because people don't pay attention to children whereas if she was older it would be harder for her to be in the places she was...I don't know if it actually works but that was his reasoning.
Ballet studies resources for older kids... any ideas?
in General Education Discussion Board
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YouTube has a entire series about the NYC ballet company explaining what a dancer's life is like...its by AOL Originals.