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Sorry about my interruption last night, everyone. That comment really belonged in a separate thread. :blush:
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Nevermind whether the store thinks it's okay or not, eating in a store is Gross! Think of the germs on your hands, dc's hands, the hands of the person who touched the cart (or items in your cart) before you!!! So relieved to hear about the employee offering to wash the blueberries before the child ate them!
[DH says, "What about, like, a Coke?" Okay, I guess that's not as bad.]
And wearing clothing out of a store!?! Any idea how many sizing chemicals are on that (insert item here) before you wash it???!
[Yes, it's late and I'm prone to use a lot of exclamation points. Still . . . And BTW, our house is far from pristine, but they're MY germs, not somebody else's!]
Thanks for the interesting discussion everyone!
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I hadn't seen this. Very interesting. Thanks for the link, Bill.
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Cindy didn't mention this in her public post, but yes, it is an expensive place to live. More affordable housing can be found in outlying counties (Greene, Madison, Orange, maybe others) or over the mountain in Waynesboro. That said, it is a GREAT place to live for all the reasons everyone else is mentioning! The public libraries are awesome! And the thrift stores are good, too. There is also a huge twice-a-year children's consignment sale called The Lollipop Shop. I miss living there.
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I don't have any studies for you. Just keep in mind that consumer health is not the only reason to support organic. The health of farmers who spend years around pesticides and herbicides is also at risk in a conventional set-up. And how about the factory workers who produce those chemicals?
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What a cool project! How about the Chronicles of Narnia or some JRR Tolkien?
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We had a number of (outdoor) rabbits when I was younger. I don't know what my parents did when we went away, but probably someone was checking on the house and also feeding/watering them. I don't think they were as pampered as the pp's pets. :001_smile: I'm pretty sure they never went to the vet. We enjoyed playing with them in the yard occassionally. I'm thinking that handling them early in life and often after that results in a tamer pet that enjoys being handled.
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Curious: How did you all get started editing?
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FWIW, I think the hand-drawn look of the early books is less intimidating to students (and maybe teachers!) and makes math seem like something that people do because it's interesting.
My favorite Miquon scenario is: DS fuming over the page, erasing, clearly agitated. I walk over to assist. He yells "DON'T HELP ME!!! DON'T TALK TO ME!!!" I beat a retreat and he finishes the page.
Yep, that discovery-type method really works for some kids. :D
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Check out the Dexter breed of cattle. They are smaller and dual-purpose (milk and meat). No, I don't have one, but I've read up on them "for future reference" :D
Rabbits can also be raised for wool if you want to spin it.
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Praying for you all. :grouphug: [Please keep us updated when you have a chance.]
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Your story sounds familiar, but I'm not sure I'd want it any other way. I'm happy my husband trusts me with dc's education and, honestly, two people equally involved would probably complicate decisions. Right now, it's "my school, my rules". :D Dh is supportive of homeschooling and is happy to hear about school if the children mention it, he's just not part of the curriculum/philosophy decisions. I do hope for more of his input as they get older.
This board is where I go for homeschool discussion!
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Vive regional variations!!!
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Were you among the favored ones who got to see Northern Lights? How beautiful were they? Go ahead, make the rest of us feel how left out we are!
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Don't miss their measurements page, which gives exact lengths, waist, etc. for the item you're looking at.
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Another vote for "normal". My granddaddy died when I was 4 or 5. I don't remember anything about that time, except being at the graveside and asking my daddy (son of the deceased) why everybody was crying. I completely didn't understand what was going on.
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I'm definitely an ex-patriot VIRGINIAN! The 13-year-old me who moved to her father's home state would be very surprised to hear that the 34-year-old me thinks Virginia the best and most beautiful state in the Union! I hated it at the time (mostly because it wasn't Pennsylvania). We would like to live there again, esp. to be near family, but would miss some of the particular people we've gotten to know here in Louisiana.
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My family (my parents and 2 married siblings, 1 nephew) has a $10 limit on what to spend for each person. Everyone makes a wish list for books (used on amazon), copy paper, and other needed or wanted items. It's fine to go over the limit, but no one expects that. What a relief to us!!! Some years when funds were even lower than usual I have made things instead of buying from the list.
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oops. I voted <$100, but was thinking of our Children's Museum (not science).
Those prices sound completely out of reach for ANY kind of museum!!!
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I can't afford to spend much money there, but Hanna Andersson has lots of dresses, etc. for girls. I really like the image they project in their catalog (happy, healthy-looking kids; no skankiness), and the items we have purchased are well-made. Their size 160cm is for girls 62-66 inches tall and 88-110 lbs. Is that any help?
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The US government is not separate from its citizens. Your perception may have been altered, the government was not. If you feel divorced from the government, there are plenty of ways to be involved at all levels. This is particularly true with something like schools that are controlled mostly by local and state government.
I agree. My comment was about the way things seem to be, not the way they are or should be. At a certain point, perception matters more than fact because perception limits what we think we can do. When people think that sending their children to public or private school is the only option for education, they don't consider teaching them at home. Their perception is limiting. Hooray for the early homeschool parents who rightfully involved themselves in the democratic process.
[i do not now feel divorced from the government. Just noticing that previous proximity to places of govt. power had a lot to do with my empowered feelings.]
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There is no US government outside of the people. You are falling for a false dichotomy of the US government versus its people.
This dichotomy made less sense to me when we lived in Virginia, knew government/military people, etc. In civilian life, far from D.C., it seems a lot more plausible (that the government is it's own entity separate from its citizenry).
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A Gift of Music by Jane Stuart Smith and Betty Carlson might be helpful for a parent to read and then read or tell to a 2nd grader.
Night light?
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I don't know if they're battery-operated, but the salt crystal lamps give off a beautiful glow.