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Debbie in OR

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  1. Scarlett-- Is there room on your spaceship? I think that the whole situation is sad. I see nothing admirable about that woman. It is sad how marriage vows hold so little regard for many in our culture.

     

    I'm coming, too! I don't post much anymore but I just can't pass on this. My MIL has been a quadriplegic for nearly 30 years. My FIL gave up his medical practice to care for her full-time. This year marks their 50th anniversary. Has it been very difficult? Heck yeah. But it has also been a lesson in character and perseverance for their kids and now, their grandkids. It was one of the reasons I wanted to marry my dh...I knew this was the role-model he had and respected and that I could also trust that I was marrying a man with similar character.

  2. I bought one about 7 years ago at a yard sale and the lady said it was 5 years old at the time. I LOVE IT! We have not had one issue with it; still has great suction, picks up everything. Plus, after using vacuums at friends' houses (when helping out for whatever reason), I realize how fabulous the 8 pounds really is...everyone comments on how easy it is to use.

     

    I just bought another one at a yard sale so I can have a replacement if our current one EVER BREAKS! Highly recommend.

  3. Is that pic on the Terwilliger curves? Couldn't tell...

     

    I remember in the early '90s when it snowed so much around Newberg that we had to park our car at the bottom of our road because a) who has front wheel drive there, much less 4 wheel drive and b) who owns a shovel to actually shovel the drive?! That was a fun few weeks...seemed like it went on forever because no one could stop talking about it. Everything shut down..you'd have thought it was Armageddon :). I moved there from Colorado so I just sat back and enjoyed the show.

     

     

    Now we live in central Oregon and well, all we do is snow (since we are all skiers, it works for us).

  4. I am one of those (probably unsafe) people who will stop traffic if there is an animal in the road. I routinely pull over and try to get loose dogs into my car if they are on the highway. I stop or slow for any animal that is trying to cross the road. If the animal seemed sick or in need of care, I would call the sheriff or animal control and would wait for someone to come. I realize this can be unsafe in itself but I would not be able to pass and do nothing. Just could not do it.

  5. We have done (with modifications) the Principle Approach (some with the NOAH Plan) for a few years now. There is so much about it that I love but it is a lot of prep...until you get used to it. I nearly gave up when we first started but there was so much great about it that I was determined to stick with it. There is more of a flow now and we have kept what we love and eliminated what we don't. One of its best features is that it is more a method than a curriulum (well, NOAH Plan is curriculum) so you can implement the ideas with most curriculum. I will try and write more later...I have a co-op to get ready for now.

  6. ETA: I thought I should clarify that these are a 3-dvd set entitled The Two Andrews: On Writing and Teaching Writing. They did a kind of workshop/symposium together and produced the video from it.

     

     

    I have this DVD set on my wishlist and am wondering if anyone has seen it and what you thought of it. I love, love, love the LTOW and we are working our way through some of the IEW material and had thought a couple of times that it would be great if they would do something together. Anyhow, if you have any thoughts on the dvds, I would love to hear what you think.

    • Subscription to a running magazine
    • Have his winter running shoes "screwed" at a local running store for winter running (if you live in a snowy, icy place)
    • If he's a distance runner, gift cards for "Goo" and accessories from running store (or stock a box full of his faves)
    • Running shirt that has removable sleeves
    • If he's a trail runner, lots of black running socks (took me a few years to figure this one out :001_huh:)

  7. It's a little drive but if they have time, they MUST drive up to Kittridge just outside of Denver and go to Dick's Hickory Dock (dickshickorydock.com). It is fabulous bbq plus you can sit creekside and watch the gorgeous scenery and eat baked potatoes the size of a shoebox. It was our FAVORITE place to eat in the summer because it's always 10-15 degrees cooler up there.

  8. (I am a melancholy and therefore process internally so it normally takes me two or three times to get one complete thought out there.. :tongue_smilie:)

     

    So, what raised the panic in me what that it seems to me that even though we don't hs to shelter or cocoon (we are Christian but it had a lot to do with academics and schedule flexibility), and even though we are involved in our world and culture, etc...that it ISN'T ADEQUATE. My interpretation from reading the book is that our kids have to be on the front lines of the ps in order for their faith to be forged and real.

  9. I have not read the book, but am hesitant to give much attention to anyone who claims to know exactly what would "serve" or "completely mis-serve" all children... especially if it's tied up with a Christian bow.

     

    Families, children, communities, churches...they are all so different. What serves one child beautifully may fail another. He doesn't know your child, your community, your family, your neighborhood, your church. YOU do.

     

    Yes, see...this is what is bugging me, I am realizing, after reading all the responses (like caffelatte's...I mean, you went to ps but that didn't prevent the rebellion...it had so much to do with the parents). There are so many variables that come into play and it seems (to me, at least) that he is making his conclusions in a very generalized, and pretty harsh, manner.

     

    That said, though, I still find so much of value in it. I just wish he had presented it less over-reaching. It makes it so much harder to wade through.

  10. OP, have you read "Already Gone"?

     

    I have it, but based on the author, I will have to be careful on when I read it because it's likely to drive me crazy.

     

    I have read it and actually, I think it was probably that book that prompted me to find Kimmel's book.

     

    It's probably going to drive you crazy (if you are not a literal 6-day Creationist) but there is still good stuff in there. :001_smile:

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