[Putting “homeschool parent” as job on a resume??]

Thanks for the update! Congratulations!

[History of Math]

Mathematicians are People, Too is a two-book series of short biographies.

[If you have visited Yellowstone NP come on in please]

When visiting 30 years ago, I remember my siblings and I begging our parents to stop along the road so we could get out, point into the distance (at nothing in particular), and see how many people we could get to stop and ask what we were looking at. 😁 I can’t even remember if they let us try it or not.

14 hours ago, Tiberia said:

or for groups of people with spotting scopes- which indicates that there's something to see. 

 

[If you have visited Yellowstone NP come on in please]

Has anyone gone to the snow lodges in winter? We would love to do this someday.

[If you have visited Yellowstone NP come on in please]

Our "Out West" trip was in late June 2019. We drove to Yellowstone from Denver, tent camping at the KOA in Dubois, WY en route (highly recommended). From Dubois, we went up through Grand Teton to the Yellowstone South Entrance. We spent one night tenting at the Canyon Campground and went to Cody the next night. So the Yellowstone leg of the trip was short, but we saw all of the highlights (Grand Canyon, Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Lake, bison, bear, elk, etc.). It was a lot of scenic driving, but didn't feel too overwhelming since the campground was in the middle of the park. There were lots of people, but I wouldn't say crowded like an amusement park.

Note: if you're buying an annual pass (good at all National Parks), you need to have it mailed to you before leaving on your trip. There isn't (or wasn't in 2019) a digital version of the pass. The nice rangers let us in anyway when we showed them the email receipt, but they didn't have to do that.

Have a great trip! 

 

[Tips for a more active sourdough starter??]

I haven’t done sourdough for several years, but feeding daily or more than daily after the initial set-up phase is unfamiliar to me. I think it was usually several days between feedings when I had some going. I didn’t bake every day.

Sounds like you have the right proportions — doubling the starter weight for each feeding.

Hope your starter perks up! 

[No gas, NC, GA, and SC have declared a state of emergency- Pipeline hack]

3 hours ago, Pawz4me said:

I think it's kind of silly semantics to say there's not a shortage, it's a distribution problem. It's almost certainly technically true that there isn't a shortage. As already stated, we have a strategic reserve in this country, so technically we're unlikely to have a true shortage of gas over a short term period. But if there is a distribution problem getting an adequate amount of gas to a particular area then for all intents and purposes that area has a shortage. So playing with semantics is kind of a distraction.

 

1 hour ago, Hyacinth said:

Supply problem vs distribution problem is a distinction without much difference for most people.

 

Exactly.

[How do you cope with a snoring spouse?]

A very surprising side-effect of starting a keto/low carb diet was that DH stopped snoring, even before losing weight. We wondered about reduced inflammation affecting his airway.

[No gas, NC, GA, and SC have declared a state of emergency- Pipeline hack]

“It’s not a shortage, it’s a distribution problem.” (from local news)

Either way, it sounds like people are having trouble finding gas. I waited 1/2 an hour to fill my almost-empty tank.

ETA we’re in western VA.

[s/o: How do you pronounce Gouda (cheese)?]

After a year in Germany, the German way: gow-duh. 
And the US deli lady looked at me funny and said, “Oh. You mean goo-duh.”  🤪

[URGENT - AP test code question]

See my other reply on HS board. 😊

[URGENT AP Exam Code]

I also replied on the Chat Board. The SAT code for homeschoolers is 970000. SAT and AP are both from College Board, right?

Here’s a paragraph from the AP coordinators handbook (p39):
“Homeschool, Self-Study, and Online Provider Codes
Students don’t enter homeschool, self-study, or online provider codes on their answer sheets on exam day. When a student provides their registration information in My AP, they can search for their state or country plus “home school” (e.g., New Jersey Home School) and select this entry. An education provider will receive a student’s score report as long as the student joins a class section in My AP through the provider.”

Looks like you may not need a code on exam day.

[URGENT - AP test code question]

Homeschool code on the College Board (for SAT) is 970000. I don’t know whether you need it for APs, but I think it would be the same.

[Garlic Chives]

Egg dishes, as others have mentioned. We make dumplings/potstickers with them.

Honestly, I don’t use my large clump for cooking much, but the have beautiful white flowers later in the season and the dried flower stalks are nice to decorate with.

[Parents of pre-med students]

2 hours ago, Dicentra said:

Dd just finished her 3rd year of uni - piano performance/composition double major.  Her electives have been things like human bio, org chem, biochem, etc.  She wrote the MCAT in March for the first time and got a 504 but wants to write it again to maximize her score.  She's chosen to extend her undergrad degree to 5 years so she can do a couple of multi-year senior projects with two of her professors so she has lots of time to retake the MCAT.  She'll probably begin applying to med schools in fall of her last year of undergrad.

I like the 5yr undergrad or 4yr+gap yr before med school idea. 

[Parents of pre-med students]

What is your dc’s major?
 

DS plans to attend a college with a biomedical sciences (ie pre-med) major, but we understand that this kind of major is not the norm for pre-med students. He is thinking through other major options that will allow time for medical school prerequisites/MCAT prep.

[What else do you use leeks in?]

We cook them (mostly white parts, halved) in water or broth until tender, then dress with olive oil and herbs d’Provence. Our kids used to think this was a big treat. ????

[Diabetes recipes]

You could try searching for keto dairy-free recipes. They would be very low carb. Most of the keto recipes that are coming to my mind have dairy, but I’ve definitely seen dairy-free recipes/sites out there.

[this housing market is freaking me out]

Could just the pets go to sister’s? That might make finding a rental easier.

[Which movies do you never get tired of watching over and over again?]

On 4/25/2021 at 7:03 PM, Spy Car said:

Another film I never tire of seeing and love so much, and probably few people have seen is an Iranian film called Bashu: The Little Stranger.

 

Thanks for the tip. We liked A Separation and Children of Heaven. 

[Which movies do you never get tired of watching over and over again?]

On 4/25/2021 at 7:03 PM, Spy Car said:

 

[Which movies do you never get tired of watching over and over again?]

Napoleon Dynamite (though I hated it the first time)

Nacho Libre

Princess Bride

National Treasure (the heist scene)

Strictly Ballroom

Class Rank (filmed in our former LA hometown)

Cyrano de Bergerac

Chuck (the TV show we’ve rewatched an embarrassing number of times)

[Giving a wedding gift to your child]

My parents paid for our wedding, but also went in with DH’s parents to give us a used car. The car belonged to ILs and they were ready to buy a new one. Much appreciated since we didn’t have transportation!

[Inheriting Care of Special Needs Sibling...]

Maybe writing down some of your questions, concerns, and suggestions and giving them to DH and ILs could start the “conversation” in a less threatening way. They’ll know what you’re thinking, but won’t have the pressure of replying to new ideas on the spot.

[Putting “homeschool parent” as job on a resume??]

9 hours ago, LAS in LA said:

OP - I'd definitely draw the lines 

Maybe “connect the dots” is the better expression. (It was late. 😎)