Never mind. Internet equivalent of wasting my breath.

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

I suspect that you are correct. The things for which we employ protocols, although nasty, are nothing like what is possible (i.e. Ebola.) My little anecdote: Post-DD, I was in a very bad way. One consequence was multiple wounds. While in ICU, the wounds swabbed for the presence of MRSA/VRE (they never got into my bloodstream or I wouldn't be typing this.) I was treated as an "isolation patient." Sort of. By some people. (And, honestly, those who ignored the protocols-like my OB-had good reason. Their view was that those particular germs are everywhere living harmlessly on healthy people's skin and are of no risk to a healthy person.) I suspect that my little anecdote is one of many that contribute to complacence. I really fault the CDC for not sending a team to the hospital in Houston. Given the level of care deemed necessary in the cases of the people evac'ed from Africa (at a special unit in a special hospital), I find it incredible that they just assumed a normal hospital could handle it. On their own. Yikes.

I had similar symptoms caused by a ruptured cervical disk, so it may not be a heart attack. Going to the ER will resolve the doubt. Your symptoms are not ones to be ignored. Please go to the ER. Praying for your healing, comfort, and wisdom.

Oh, wow! This looks awesome-just forwarded it to DH for a possible winter project with DD. Thanks, OP!

Hmmm. Let's see, I posted the link to the article, Chrysalis Academy mentioned the book, and Hornblower references a DVD. So, who is writing this guy an email demanding our free copies of his latest?

OT: You got your name back! Congratulations!

I went to like your post and realized that wasn't quite right. :grouphug: My daughter once grew three shoe sizes in 6 weeks. Kid. you. not. That was before we moved to the land of snow and ice, so it was tennis shoes only, but still. :sad:

I don't know if this thread is intended to be a request for sympathy, but no dice. You brought this on yourself, sister. Everyone knows that buying clothes triggers growth spurts. If you want him to REALLY grow, buy shoes. Expensive ones. :glare:

I make sure that DD has two pair of winter boots: one pair of Bogs and one pair of Land's End snow boots. Yes, they are both expensive, but have been worth it, IMO. She has gotten two years of wear out of each, and our neighbor's granddaughter is the perfect size for hand-me-downs. Wish I could have been more help, OP.

My view: The whole issue is a bunch of hooey. God makes us all and makes each of us an individual. Some are outgoing, and some are not. Both are okey-dokey. Now for my anecdotal evidence: I am the world's MOST neurotic parent (or really close and DH is close behind.) DD is probably the most repressed, helicoptered child in the history of helicopter parenting. She has never met a stranger, loves everyone, and will talk the ear off of anyone who pauses within twenty feet of her. She was born that way, because, believe me, our parenting in NO WAY contributed to it. I am sure that there are parents here who have the exact opposite situation. So I guess my point is that you are going to parent the child(ren) God has given you. And each one will be unique, whether they are homeschooling or not. (OP: I just re-read my post and I'm not sure that the tone will read right. I do not mean to suggest that your question is hooey. It is a genuine concern, for you and for many others. It's just that, from my perspective of having experienced both regular school and homeschool, that which we categorize as "socialization problems" exist in both settings. It's just been exploited by anti-homeschooling types to criticize [unfairly, IMO] homeschooling.)

May I add my hearty congratulations? :party: (And a confession: I do feel a smidgen of envy in my cold little heart. :o As the [medically necessary] mom of one, OH how I envy those of you who have entire sports teams. Maybe my sincere envy [even though wrong] will cancel out some of the other bad karma.)

Cynic! :tongue_smilie: (Of course, if it were really cheap and qualified for Amazon Prime, I might consider it...'Cuz it's not like I have very many books or anything. And now maybe I ought to, I don't know, teach my child, or something. Hmm, I'm thinking it's really Monday around here. :thumbdown: )

While surfing the web reviewing my lesson plans this morning, I stumbled across this gem. Well worth the time to read for everyone teaching writing.

I missed the ones with percentages-possibly because the numbers are so frequently fudged, err, adjusted. :glare: I'm not surprised by the results, though. Nothing surprises me after having read this article. :huh:

"Like" did not begin to cover it. Thanks, Saddlemomma for a fabulous post. In a wonderful thread, too. Yay, OP! BTW, I agree about the swallows. We have a bunch here, and I just love to watch them just before sunset. They are beautiful. And then the bats come out-a different type of awesome!

:iagree: We have ten acres and I covet the neighbor's bare forty acres. I believe acres are like horses and potato chips: You cannot have just one.

DD started at age 9 with 30 minute lessons. We upped them to 45 minutes after 2 years. She is progressing nicely, but she is certainly not a prodigy. The teacher asks for daily practice, but just a 10 to 15 minute session at a time. Her teacher takes a very gentle approach, which works very well for my DD. HTH

OP, just so you know, there is a Lial's book that combines Pre-Algebra and Algebra into one (hefty) volume.

I found this to be a great read. It is a robust defense of homeschooling, albeit from a libertarian/conservative perspective. I have no wish to debate; I just thought that it was worth sharing.

I keep popping back in this thread to see if he ever came back to explain what he said. Having read 8FilltheHeart's reply and yours, I have to agree with both of you. And I suspect he's done himself no favors. ;)

Looking at your last post, I was thinking that perhaps the meat portion would be an option for a reduction. Have you investigated local sourced meats? Buying directly from the farmer can be surprisingly affordable, but I suspect this depends upon your area. The other downside is, of course, that there is a substantial one-time bill when you buy the animal. I will say, though, that we have grass-fed and -finished beef in our freezer at a lower price per pound than the supermarket meat.

We looked into them when we moved a few years back. We found them to be TOO EXPENSIVE. Hopefully, the price is lower where you are and/or your budget is bigger.

Reading a recent thread brought to mind this article from Psychology Today which I found interesting. It's about the personality types associated with online posting. Just thought I'd share in case anyone else also found it interesting. :001_smile: (Edited to finish my post after a premature send-oops.)

Thank you! For the answer and for answering! :001_smile: For some reason, I thought that they could re-try problems. My participation in this program has been minimal, though, and I'm just going off of things that I thought that I read here. Clear Creek, if you don't mind answering, did your child/children take many of the classes? If so, did you find it to be of value? We're trying the first one (mostly b/c DD thinks that anything done on the computer is a game and fun), but I'm not so sure that it's going to be worth the money. I guess my biggest issue is whether the class improves mathematical thinking, but I don't quite know how to measure that.