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Yes, I have heard this. It's ridiculous.
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Dh is from that area. Here's what he's dictating to me.........
First, it depends on what you like. He says, "Me, I'd go to Fort George (Canadian side) or Fort Niagara (American side). But that's me," says he with a smile.
If you like boats and water, Maid of the Mist is fun -- but you will get wet! There are helicopter rides from the American side, but he has no idea what they cost or how often they run. There is also a cable car ride across the gorge just north of the falls too. There is a wax museum on the Canadian side, if that tickles your fancy. Plus there are a number of parks in the area. Goat Island is a unique vantage point if you want to picnic. If you get a chance, he says definitely go out and see the falls under the lights at night.
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If at all possible, I would avoid the GED. Many people, from general Joes on the street to college admissions officers and potential employers, see "GED" and think "couldn't cut it" or "dropout." I wouldn't want that stigma on my dd if there was any other way.
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I am having ds read nonsense words to help with his reading to get him to stop guessing. I am looking for simple cvc words, ccvc words and cvcc words (just basic k/early first level!) I didn't realize how hard these were to come up with :lol: TIA!
Get thee to Seussville. Take your pick!
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As for the parents still paying.... They shouldn't have agreed to spend so much. Weddings can be wonderful without expense, and parents who go into hock to give ridiculous ones,,,, well - that's on them.
I have to agree with this. There are no laws saying the parents HAVE to pay anything. We accepted gifts from our parents when we got married, but they were pittance compared to what I see sometimes and neither family went into debt on anything they gave us. We did not ask for a dime -- our assumption was that we were adult enough to get married, so we were adult enough to pay our own bills. And we did.
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Dh takes care of his mom. He knows her better, and quite frankly, she'll like the gift better if she knows he spent his own time on it rather than me spending my time. It means more knowing he made the effort. He will ask my womanly opinion, but he makes the final decisions. And I like it that way.
I usually take care of my mom, but sometimes dh helps too. My mother loves dh, and she loves seeing us work together since her own marriage didn't work that way. It's almost part of the gift when we say that we chose something together.
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I would use it as a simple choices and consequences issue. She made a bad choice, and she paid for it. I would discuss the alcohol almost as a secondary issue, since it was the item being abused; I would concentrate on the "when we make bad choices, bad things happen" side of it. We'd talk about what could happen if she hadn't had a friend to take care of her and point out that, even though bad things did happen, much worse could have happened in addition.
IMHO, it doesn't matter if she had an underlying medical issue -- if she does, she probably is aware of the dangers of alcohol on her specific condition. To me, that's private information and not really part of what I'd want my kids to get out of this occurrence.
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I try to label all of my curriculum books, not just Sonlight. I like Sonlight's labels, but I've used regular Averys from the office supply store too.
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Last year my ds put her in a class and she did great...but she was not near her territory.
This is a big key: in her territory. Dogs are pack animals, so you need to think like a pack leader, especially in the dog's natural territory. If you don't rule the place, she will. Period. Some dogs are not aggressive at all except on "their turf." You have to make it clear that it's YOUR turf, not hers.
When she does something aggressive, pull down on her collar until she is forced to lie down. (It won't hurt her -- the body will naturally follow where the head goes. Make the head go down, and the body will too.) Make her lie on her back in a submissive position and hold her firmly but gently until she stops fighting you so she understands that you are alpha dog. Do this every time she's aggressive -- you have to be consistant.
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My brother is 8 years older than me. I voted that we roughhoused a little but not mean-spirited... and that was usually true. Every once in awhile, when my parents were gone, he and my sister (9 years older than me) would have a "pick on little sister day." That was a problem -- they thought it was fun to tickle me until I cried. But they didn't do that very often, and I don't remember if they ever got in trouble for it or not.
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I don't know exactly when I started to show, but I have a note in my third child's baby book that at 7 months with him I was the size I was when my first baby delivered. They were about the same size babies at full term.
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:iagree: Sometimes you just know that blowing it won't stop the sniffing/running.
On a good day, I can handle a sniff here and there. On a bad day, I'd prefer the kids walk around with Kleenex stuffed up each nostril instead. ;)
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Oh, yeah. It's all over. I hate it, but it's very common around here.
Add in makeup, fwiw.
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I was a straight-A student, but I didn't always understand the material..... I was just a good test-taker. As I'm preparing to teach elementary-level chemistry next year, I'm finding it to be one of the more difficult courses I'm teaching!
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:grouphug:
Mono takes a long time to recover from. Rest. It is better than relapse. Give yourself time to heal.
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I had mono AND walking pneumonia at the same time this winter. Talk about frustration -- I couldn't walk up the stairs without sitting down for a rest.
I was pretty much worthless for a couple months. The hardest part, for me, was that in-between stage where my mind was rearin' to go but my body just couldn't keep up.
I was diagnosed in February, I think it was... and even now if I push it too hard my body gently reminds me that I can't go-go-go yet. I definitely have a lower limit that usual, but at least I'm not napping every afternoon anymore.
You'll get better -- but the easier you take it now, the shorter your recovery will be. I know it's hard, but you can do it.
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Thanks ladies! This makes him feel so much better about taking it along.
Any other tips?
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Dh is considering taking his Kindle on an upcoming flight. We don't fly at ALL -- is this a good idea or a bad idea? Anything he should know, do/not do, say/not say, allow/not allow? Any and all info would be helpful to this newbie.
Thanks!
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I know many on here despise them, but is this where HSLDA would be useful???
This was my thought, too. I wouldn't want to go into this alone -- I'd want legal help. You know the school and CPS have their lawyers....... and if this woman has a chip on her shoulder she might try something less-than-legal (knowingly or otherwise). I'd want help.
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We love Sonlight here. We started out with a textbook/workbook based program, and when that didn't work for us we switched to SL. We'll never go back to workbooks as a base program.
That said, I don't use the IG the way it's written either. I'm really not a fan of busy-work or extra projects just for the sake of having something to do, so a lot of the time we just read and discuss the books together. I know some moms really like the more hands-on stuff, esp for younger kids, and they will be frustrated with the lack of that from SL. However, there are also times that we get so involved in something that we get off track for awhile, and that's fine too. That's one of the reasons we hs, after all.
You can use their LA and science and all or not. Personally, I don't, but I have bought a nice selection of their science books for supplemental/fun material. Overall, I'm very happy with SL.
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I didn't, but then again
1) I was a nerd and would have been the last person anybody groped anyway, and
2) I was incredibly naive (I wouldn't have known where to get drugs, either).
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Water evaporating is a change of state (from liquid to gas), but not a chemical reaction because the gaseous water molecules are the same as liquid water molecules.
A chemical reaction requires that atoms or molecules re-arrange to form new combinations. For example, one molecule of iodine is made up of two iodine atoms. If you react that molecule of iodine with two molecules of potassium, you end up with the reactants (iodine and potassium) consumed, and the product being two molecules of potassium iodine, each of which contains one iodine atom bound to one potassium atom.
As another poster mentioned, molecules differ in stability, depending on their bonding energy, physical conformation, and other factors. Some molecules (nitroglycerin, for example) are very unstable. It takes almost no energy to cause them to decompose. Other molecules, including water, are very stable. Causing a water molecule (two hydrogen atoms bound to one oxygen atom) to decompose into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas requires a very high energy input (normally, in the form of electrical energy).
:iagree:Decomposition is NOT evaporation.Thank you both! I think I'm getting a handle on this.
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It's been a while since I've studied chemistry too, but from what I can remember, water is a very stable molecule and will only decompose in the presence of a catalyst like electricity. When water evaporates, it becomes water vapor, and the water molecule (H20) is still intact. Because water vapor is a gas, it just means the molecules are much farther apart than in the liquid state.
But if you stick electrodes into a container of water and run an electrical current through it, you can force water to decompose into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
Someone else correct me if I'm wrong, please!
This helps. Thanks!!
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I'm working through RS4K Chemistry level I in preparation for next year. Bear in mind that chemistry was never my strong suit....
In chapter 3, we get into reactions of various kinds: combination, decomposition, displacement, and exchange. I'm following that, in theory. But then we get the following example (from the teacher's guide p21):
"In a decomposition reaction molecules decompose or 'break down' to form other molecules. Note that two molecules of water decompose into one molecule of oxygen gas and two molecules of hydrogen gas. This is called a balanced reaction because the number of H and O atoms is the same on both sides; only the nature of the bond changes."
So..... is this evaporation or is it something different? The book never addresses this question, but I'm certain my kids will ask it.
I've been taught that water changes forms from liquid to gas in evaporation but I've always understood that it's still water vapor (H2O). In this decomposition reaction, it looks to me like we no longer have H2O but rather two H2 molecules and an O2 molecule, not water vapor.
Can someone explain the difference to me? Under what conditions does water decompose into H and O rather than evaporate into water vapor? Or is this really the same thing and I'm just totally off the mark?
Thanks!
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I have seen this repeatedly in regards to marriage advice.
Weird thing is, my dh and I have been married for almost 15 years. Sometimes we do go to bed mad. And then the next morning we get up and figure it out. We sometimes feel silly about getting all worked up over certain things. After a good night's rest we can work it out better.
Now I will say that sometimes we are so worked up about things that we don't go to bed till it is somewhat resolved, but the don't go to bed angry thing is not 100% at my house.
Am I weird like this?
Are there other traditional marriage advices that just don't apply at your house?
I agree with you. Some things need to be worked out right away, while others do better on a good night's rest and a little perspective.
The other one that I see a lot of women tout is "Never say no." I'm sorry, but I do, and I'd like to think dh would feel badly if he knew I really didn't want to but I'm doing it "anyway." There are times I'm in the mood and he says no, too, and that's okay. When we both say yes, it's with a certain level of certainty and openness, kwim?
Going straight to the double dog dare......
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