I thought they spent a LOT of the book on furniture arrangements and a lot of micromanagement, but when I read the beginning of 'Causes of Bad Writing,' I understood their emphasis for efficiency.

Why do you have to get rid of them? Can you store them in the garage in boxes (which take up less space than out on bookshelves?) I started collecting books for my future kids before I was even married, and I keep all the books that I don't have space for on the 3 bookshelves, but aren't currently being read, in boxes in my closet.

:iagree: I would also include an emphasis on history as well as "classical" literature. It is very diciplined, as opposed to "unschooling," which kinda sounds like what you're doing.

I chose "other" because we use a fitted bottom sheet and a comforter or blanket that is washed way more often than I "make" the bed :tongue_smilie: Every single person in this house is a very restless/moving around a lot sleeper. When I was a kid I hated top sheets because they would get twisted around and I would wake up feeling trapped. My ds1 has the same problem. So no top sheet. But if I was making the bed for someone else, it would DEFIANTLY be right sides together. I learned that from my Granny :D

My 4 year old has been doing this for a while. He thinks it's hysterical to give the wrong answer, especially if it's a computer game that makes a silly sound when you answer wrong. He'll do things just fine, until he has the answers memorized, and then he gives every wrong answer in a multiple choice option :glare: That's when I know he know it and is bored and it's time to learn something new. When he does it when I'm verbally quizzing him, he answers "Is it xyz?...Nooo, that's too silly!" and goes on until he realizes he's not getting a reaction, and then he answers right, which does get a good reaction. That's what I do. I don't give him the satisfaction of a frustrated response, when I know he's just being silly, and really knows the answer.

I saw this as a comment on an online article the other day and had to share :D Add ones if you know any others! "Why did the chicken cross the road?" SARAH PALIN: The chicken crossed the road because gosh-darn it, he's a maverick! JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road. HILLARY: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure right from Day One that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me. GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here. DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun? BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken? AL GORE: I invented the chicken. JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it. AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens. DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems. OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a NEW CAR so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens. NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks. PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American. MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information. DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told. JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side.' That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that. GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough. BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heartwarming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road. JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace. BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2010, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken2010. This new platform is much more stable and will never reboot. ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken? COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road with guns because it was time for change! The chicken wanted change!

Well, no one else said it so I will: It's your (canceled) party and you can cry if you want to :D If you want, you can follow the tradition of many American women who stay 39 for as long as they want. You can turn 40 whenever you are able to reschedule your birthday :001_smile:

:lol: :smilielol5:We live in a group of townhouses all connected together, and unfortunately all the bad neighbors are 10 feet away in the "other" buildings, which our homeowners association can't do anything about them :glare: Anyone know, legally, I can do about the bratty teenagers who ring my doorbell and then run away...at 1 am...three times in a row? After the 3rd time I took a walk around the complex with my jo, but the only people I saw were the other people this perp woke up...

If you want to sew something, I'd go with the crayon roll, but bigger. Make something he can hang over the side of his hospital bed (crib?) so that he can have all the toys and craft things available, instead of having to ask a nurse or a parent for every little thing. You could also sew him a hospital buddy.

I feel your pain. Either my husband wants something we can't afford, or what he wants is specialized and he needs to get the exact one that he wants. I made him make a wish list on Amazon.com, but all he put on was 2 movies and a DS 3D. I ask him months in advance, many time, "What do you want?" All I get is "I dunno." "Well, think about it!" One week later: "So, have you thought about what you want?" "I dunno." :glare::banghead: And then I find something that I think he will love, and no reaction. He'll sometimes say "Oh, cool. Thanks." :cursing: I like the "acts of service" ideas, but I've tried them on mine, and his attitude was I should have done it anyway, so what's so special about me finally doing it? :angry: Sorry for the rant...

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Sometimes I go to the closet and close the door and just breathe. It helps when I'm overwhelmed. But it sounds like you need the opposite :) How far away would you have to drive to get to an empty field, or a small woods? Also, though it costs start up money, an AeroGarden is great. You can grow herbs, lettuce, small tomatoes, and even some flowers. And it doesn't take much space at all.

For me, "baby fever" = hormones + ovulation= unprotected (married) sex=ds2 :001_smile: So there is a good chance of the one causing the other.

I'm 24 with two kids of my own, and my parents still don't know anything! ;) But that's a long, depressing story... My husband had to deal with a dad that was/is always right. And sadly, he really is a lot of the time. I don't think that opposite extremal is healthy either. Maybe 14 is old enough for him to start being allowed to make small mistakes on his own?

Thanks for making me feel like a slacker! :001_smile: jk My friend who's dd is the same age as my ds2 is starting her on the "Your Baby Can Read" dvds. Personally I prefer learning phonics rather than sight reading (which I think is a big part of YBCR) but you seem like you might want to go that early route. I agree with the read, read, read! advice, although I'm starting to go a little crazy with all the "Read stories? Read stories? Okay!" every five minutes from my almost 2yo :001_rolleyes:

Well, that depends on when you're reading them :001_smile: In elementary school I got in trouble for reading when the teacher was talking. In middle school my then guardians/maternal grandmother took ALL my books away because I was "reading too much." And even today I sometimes read instead of doing housework...

YES! And I have carpet, too. And it isn't just toys. But we have so many toys that the ones under the sofa aren't missed. I consider it "natural toy rotation." (Fancy way of saying I'm to lazy to clean under there :tongue_smilie:)

:blink: :glare: :smilielol5::lol:

We (I think) live below the "poverty line" but we certainly don't feel poor. I checked 4 of those boxes, and I still don't feel poor. I feel blessed. I feel angry that the new(ish) Health Care bill made it too expensive for my husband's company to continue to give us great coverage, and we're now paying twice the premium for NO coverage until we've already paid $3,000 besides the doubled premium. But I don't feel poor. But that might be because we did our taxes and got some money back to give us a little breathing room, and a few special purchases...

:lol: If she still wants to know, try The New Way things Work. I love this book :D http://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Things-Work/dp/0395938473/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299288645&sr=8-1

I read this earlier and it made me cringe. Did someone force her to become pregnant? If not, then be responsible for your actions people! :glare: This is my same problem with people who want to have sex, but not deal with the natural consequences of it.

I always take a few seconds to think about it before I answer. It always surprises people. Most of the time, if I can't think of anything recently (that day) bad, I say "I'm doing okay, thanks for asking." Sometimes when people ask when I'm at church or Bible study my answer is "Well, I'm here." It always makes me internally roll my eyes when doctors ask because my smart-alack answer is "bad enough to come see you!"

@Sis: I LOVE your avatar! I'd use the eye rolling smilie, but it's smiling. This is ridiculous. You have made the right decision and did nothing wrong. I hope she gets over this so it doesn't interfere with your daughter's relationship with her friend.

My boys are sick. The other day I told my dh that ds2's hoarse voice broke my heart. Ds1 immediately went upstairs and came back with his toy tools and proceeded to "fix" my broken heart by banging it with a hammer and drilling it with a (toy) screwdriver :D The other day ds1 said "Excuse me!" and then asked "Does it smell better?" :lol: Someone hacked into a Blond's computer account. The password was:MickeyGoofyPlutoDaisyCinderellaShrekDonkeyFionaWashingtonD.C. When asked why she had such a long password she replied that she was told it had to have at least eight characters and one capital.

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2477757#post2477757 This was posted yesterday. I don't know if it has different information, but maybe you two could help each other out.

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250132 This was posted today. I'm not sure if it has different information, but maybe you two could talk.