Mommyfaithe
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Wow, I just saw this!!! I am so scatterbrained I forgot I posted. Thank you so much for taking the time to type this all out. I really appreciate this!
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I need a quick, to the point economics course (1/2 credit) for dd. it needs to be simply written....think artist, not economist or brain surgeon. Just the basic learn the material and get it done.
TIA
Faithe
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6 miles run/ walk/ crawl... Lead legs. Tired.
Hope you are feeling better Negin!
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inter illis, non ex illis
Does this work? Among them, Not of them.
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My 20 year old would like a tattoo for his 20th birthday. He wants it to say : Among them. Not of them. we do not trust google translate!
He believes it is Inter illas. Non ex illis. BUT, before it is permanantly etched, I figured i'd check with the experts! You guys!
Thanks.
Faithe
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Cycle class tonight. Surprised I not too sore from this weekend! Maybe my legs are getting conditioned to run? I think I may lose a toenail though...OY!!
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Sunday I ran my 1/2 marathon! 13.1, 2hours 19 minutes! Hilly course. Walked a few of the steeper hills. Bonked at mile 7.5...ran to a store for a Gatorade and Kind bar. Lol! I did it on my own because I wanted to get it done before I turn 50 in 2 weeks. Going to buy a sticker for my car and a new t shirt! I deserve it! ðŸ˜ðŸƒ
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Ran 6, walked 1. Wow, it was hot!
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Let me present myself as a cautionary tale: Remember on Saturday when I posted I felt like a train had hit me but was headed out for a martial arts work out anyway?
Dumb.
I had developed a small charlie horse in both calves but kept working.
Dumber.
After checking the clock and thinking to myself- time for one more Thai combo with my sensei before I have to hit the showers; I threw a foot jab and experienced blinding pain that took me to the ground. That little charlie horse from overwork had shortened my calf muscle enough that when I kicked I tore my calf muscle.
So now I'm in a boot and on crutches. Hopefully I will ditch the crutches by the end of the week but the ortho said depending on how it goes in physical therapy I could be in the boot upwards of 3 weeks.
MA testing is this Saturday. I won't be there... On the up side I still can do upper body and core workouts and in a week swim or cycle if it doesn't hurt.
😥. Heal quickly.
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Hits: chucking the workbooks, the schedule, the scope & sequences, credits, requirements and actually stepping back and recreating my relationship with my kids... And teaching HOW I love to teach!
Science kits instead of science books
Reading and discussing like big people... Not over analyzing everything.
Focusing on writing... And teaching grammar and all language skills off of their writing.
Misses: CLE full program with their oversight. Shoot me square in the eye! I love CLE for math, la and reading, but really more for how it lifted dd's self esteem. Took us down a MAJOR bad time!!! Now, I can not even look at a light unit! Ugh!! Their history and science are awful!
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I may not be faster, but I have more endurance. I can out mile them....but they can sprint faster. I call it even...because, well.... I am old and they are not.
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After all the driving that last few days, I'm checking to see if *I* am still alive!
Ha!! Me too! I think I may have detected a pulse. 🚙
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Faithe, I drove 7 hrs yesterday! It must have been the day for long drives. But I opted for yoga instead of a run. :) Today I ran 6 miles. The weather was perfect. I'm hoping for a whole summer of mid 50 mornings and no humity, I know that it's unlikely, but I'm hoping. (I can remember 1 summer like that in the 12 years that we've lived here).
Oh, those long drives! Still all cramped up. 2nd time this week I made a drive like that. Have my trainers by the door....only got 16 miles in last week...need at least 25 this week to keep up on my 15 k training plan.
I have to find some time for longer runs and some strength training. Last week was a total bust....this is a new week! Time for me to get serious busy again!
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Ran 4 yesterday ....after driving 6 straight hours! I should have stretched! I was so antsy and it was such nice weather ( very rare these days) that I jumped out of the car, grabbed my trainers and iPod, and off I went. Hard run! Went out too fast, and shins are sore! Want to run again today, but should unpack and clean up kids mess first!
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I cross out the days and just write in the number. Not fancy, but it works. I also like my days down the side and subjects at the top....easier to see where we are if the days get shuffled.
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Tuesday- nothing, nada, lumpy day:)
Wednesday- 3.64 miles with dd running 9 min. walking 1 minute, times 3. I couldn't figure out why run/walking with my dd is so much harder than running w/o walking on my own. On my own I only run. Then I realized that on my own my average pace is 11 1/2 minutes per mile. With my dd we averaged 9.64 minutes per mile with the walking included in equation. Suddenly I don't feel so geriatric.
Can you and your daughter come play with me? I need someone to push my old butt!
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Thursday- 2.64 mile barefoot run on a treadmill. First time and last time. The conveyor belt was like sandpaper.
Martial Arts.- mostly sparring, it was a blast. My 18 yo was in class too, she's downright scary when she sparrs. I was so proud:)
Barefoot on the conveyor???? OUCH!!!! And I barefoot everything except spin and running. Yikes!!!
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Why did I not know about Fitness Blender???? Kid in a candy store here!!!!!
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Home schooling is not the magic bullet I thought it was when I began.
I am sad not to be a home school mom anymore. For 16 years I have been a home school mom first. Now I have to reinvent myself. I am going to, but change, even for the better, is so painful when it is so abrupt.
Thank you for sharing! I also believed in the magic bullet....and I do have some pretty great kids, but as I said before....I am crispy! We tried online too.....that does not work for us.
I pray for your peace and have fun reinventing! Take some time for you. 16 years is a long time! Good luck!!!
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The bottom line right now is that I love love love homeschooling, but it makes me miserable. .
I could have written most of your post word for road! Homeschooling would be so wonderful if it weren't for these darn kids! 😳
Honestly, I love homeschooling, but it may not be best for these kids at this time. Taking a few weeks off is not going to solve our problems, but maybe I will be able to have a better perspective. I used to be so convinced and so fervently pro homeschool! The idea of NOT homeschooling all the way through breaks my heart, but losing my kids hearts and my own sanity is not worth standing on my laurels.
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What do your remaining hs kids think about it? All of them are old enough to have some serious say in how they are schooled.
I don't think the homeschool therapy thing needs to be a joke. There are HS friendly therapists and educational consultants.
This isn't your first rodeo. You are a veteran. If you feel the need for big changes, make it happen. Trust yourself.
Oops, You asked about my younger group. Dd loves homeschooling and hates being a homeschooler. She loves learning at her own pace, studying what interests her etc. she hates how isolated we can become. She craves friendships and social scene, which is not easily available in our rural area. I do whatever possible to make this happen for her, but she is shy and awkward...so that doesn't help much.
The 2 boys are 10&12. They have not really voiced an opinion. This is what we have always done. It is normal for them. They are not academics! They want to play. A lot. Homeschooling gives them that opportunity....almost too much!
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What do your remaining hs kids think about it? All of them are old enough to have some serious say in how they are schooled.
I don't think the homeschool therapy thing needs to be a joke. There are HS friendly therapists and educational consultants.
This isn't your first rodeo. You are a veteran. If you feel the need for big changes, make it happen. Trust yourself.
All of my older kids are thankful they were homeschooled. They are all a bit quirky and all 4 have either finished college or are pursuing a degree. My youngest of those 4 is at a weird place right now that I do not think was effected by school choice as much as him having a chronic illness which dominated his mid teen years. He is much healthier, but emotionally scarred. He is figuring it out, thankful we educated him the way we did, yet feeling cut off from his peers as well.
I don't think homeschool/ family therapy is a joke either.....just the dynamic in a homeschool family is so different than a traditional family, with a large amount of the burden falling on the teaching parent. I know we didn't know what we were getting into when we started! It was a grand experiment and I am trying to determine the results, and also determine whether the cost was worth the outcome.
Can you tell I am exhausted?
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If it were me...I would take 6 weeks off..work on relationships and just veg a little. Pick up in August when everyone has had a break. :grouphug:
Oh Tammy, I know the drill...and abide by it. I am talking the long term, not the short. And I am geared for a good 6 week break, but life will not cooperate. Putting the books away is easy. Taking them out again is going to be a challenge, especially when I see my deepest and most precious relationships deteriorating. I am not sure there's such a thing as homeschooler therapy, but I think if someone starts offering it, they are going to rake in the bucks!
Exercise Thread ~ 6/29 - 7/5
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Behind in my posts! Swim team for kids started this week so for me that means more running.
Sunday, 8M
Monday 3 walk, 3 run....spin class and body sculpt in the evening
Tuesday, 3 walk/run intervals. 4 run miles
Today is a meet....will probably walk/ run this morning and then come home and do some sort of strength and stretching exercises.