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We are using workout level D and flying through it. KK is a natural speller though. Otherwise, I would have stuck with AAS! I, however, need to use AAS! I was not taught phonetics and now I am paying the price. :glare:

I am having the same problem with my 3 yo. I gave up and put a mattress on my floor at the foot of my bed. She sleeps straight through the night now. Naps are a different story... she is ready to give those up. :glare: She is supposed to be sharing a room with her two sisters. That is part of the reason I gave up. I couldnt handle her keeping the other two awake all night too! While I hate having her in there, I am so thankful she is OUT of my bed and sleeping through the night!

Thanks for all the replies. I will call his pediatrician on Monday for a referral. I hope my waiting hasnt caused too much damage :(

About six months ago I noticed ds (4) eyes started looking a little strange. Sometimes one of his eyes would look like it was looking more in towards his nose... like he was looking at something other than me. I pointed it out to dh, bt dh said not to make a big deal about it... he didnt think it was a problem. Well, now it happens a LOT. My 8 yo has noticed and started asking why his eyes look weird. It isnt just one eye. They both do it. So I am getting paranoid bc I am just the type who worries until I get answers from a doc, but since we cant call for an appt yet, I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with this? He had his eyes checked in Nov but they didnt see snything and I didnt mention his eyes bc they werent as bad then. There is a history of lazy eye on my father's side of the family and dh has to wear glasses. Sorry for typos - Im trying to type on phone with kids crawlig on me :tongue_smilie:

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:iagree: It is the same here. I also didnt decorate for two yrs bc we couldnt agree on anything. Finally I decided to take control and do everything... while he is at work :)

I want to thank you ALL for your advice and experiences! I am so excited bc I signed up for WW and I found out my Y has a couch to 5K group starting next month and I am registering tomorrow!! I love the cycle classes and will go tomorrow!!!!!!!! Youve all motivated me! I will come back and let you know how it goes. I think I remember my bike setting!

Congratulations!!! That is so exciting :)

Congratulations!!! :party:

You are totally not alone!!! :blink:

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We juat started the first of this month and I have yet to come up with a schedule, so our day is complete chaos and it is really starting to hurt! The kids all wake up about 8 and get me up. We then have breakfast. I usually let the three youger ones play with playdoh or color or something while I get my 8 yo started for the day. The three younger ones do not understand that they shouldnt interrupt me while workig with 8 yo (and I dont really expect them to understand at their ages, but maybe I should?), so I am usually running back and forth between the kitchen and school room until lunch. After lunch we either do baths or play for an hour. Then, I usully get the youger three to nap and 8 yo and i can do the more one on one stuff. After nap, it is more chaos until dinner and bed. We are taking this week off for me to try to get more organized and to breathe! Im also trying to finish painting the school room at night and get our workboxes finished. I havent been able to do anything with my 4 yo bc of the younger two demanding my attention. He really really wants to do school too. Then dh is off on Thurs and Fri andthen NONE of us want to do work!! ugh. Come Monday, I have a plan though! 8 yo and I will get up at 6 and work in the quiet until everyone else is up. Then we will have breakfast and while I work with 4 yo, 8 yo will do crafts etc with the 3 and 1.5 yo in another room. Then lunch and stuff as we already did. Hopefully this will work! :tongue_smilie:

If WTM hadnt been written, I wouldnt be hsing! It was the book and this forum that solidified my decision :D

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We were this family. I was a SAHM and DH has always wanted to hs, but I was VERY against it. I was too selfish at the time. I was afraid to give up the "free" time I had when KK went to ps for kindergarten. I also had a newborn and serious PPD. It didnt help that every time I would mention it to my mom, she would be completely unsupportive and tell me I couldn't handle it and it would be a big mistake. But, DH never gave up. He would casually mention it often to keep the thought in the back of my mind. He would bring up the positive aspects of hs'ing and point out the fact that if I didnt like what was going on in ps, I had the option to take control and hs. It took me 4 yrs and the opportunity to meet another hs mom and this forum to change my mind! I wish all that had happened four years ago :tongue_smilie: It took me a month before I finally told my mom I had decided to hs and before I told her, I said, "I am going to tell you something I am very excited about and I do not want to hear your negativity! Just listen!"

I am exactly the same way :(

How in the world do you get over it?! i dont know what I am so afraid of! I guess I dont want to be the newbie again. Maybe I just dont want to put on my gym clothes and see how tight they have gotten... maybe it is all just an excuse bc NOT going and NOT exercising is so much easier than trying to do something. Maybe it is the idea of getting all four kids dressed and loaded in the van and taking them! I just dont know... DH wants to go and is begging me to go. I just dont undertand why I used to run 12 miles and was training for a marathon, did spin clazses at the Y three times a week and felt GREAT!!! But here I sit... I quit all that when I went to work full time last April. I quit working in November and still have not gotten off my butt to do anything... except make that dash to the drive thru for some much needed comfort food!!!!:glare:

Thanks for all the replies! I talked to DH about everything and decided an online acct of his own will be better for us both :). Now... I have another ? for a new thread :tongue_smilie:

I used to run... and I miss it. I've gained 20 lbs in the past 9 months since I quit running. I don't know why I won't just toss on my shoes and get back out there, or go to the Y and hop back on the bicycle for spin classes like I used to love!! Something happened somewhere along the way and I am terrified to do anything alone anymore, yet I crave "me" time... I think I fell and hit my head or something. :glare: Tonight I signed up for WW meetings plus eTools and I am really excited about it. I am in desperate need of the motivation and help from fellow WW members. However, my DH needs this same help, too. At first I thought we'd both just follow whatever plan I get, but I think he'd really enjoy tracking his own food and going to meetings, but I don't know if it's worth paying the extra $ for two accounts. So, if you and your DH follow the WW plan, are you on the same account or do you have individual accounts?

Thank you!! :)

Thank you!!! When you check the order history, will it matter that I have moved or will my payment type be enough to verify my previous order back in Nov 2010? ETA: I think I will just call :)

I just signed up for the Greenville SC conference and cannot wait!! It will be my first ever and I get to go back to my hometown!!! Hopefully the 6/7 hr road trip with four won't make me too crazy before we get there :)

Thank you!!!!! I have no idea how much Time I spend here until I cant :lol: :party:

You have gotten a ton of great advice. But I wanted to chime in... for us, it was the other way around. DH wanted to hs from the get-go but I was 100% against it because I didnt want to give up my "free" time and I honestly didnt think I had the patience... and that was when I only had one!!! :lol: He would casually mention it, but never push it. He would talk about bad things he had heard going on with ps... it wasnt until I met another hs mom that I decided to research. Then I found this forum and bought twtm and here we are!!! Now I am trying to convince a friend of mine to hs and pointed her here as well :)