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One of my sons was recently diagnosed as with a wheat and corn allergy. And I recently read an article about how bad the high fructose corn syrup is bad for everyone, not to mention the allergy problem. I don't mind sugar but I'd like it to be real sugar. And I've been reading labels like crazy and I really need to remember to take my reading glasses with me to the store. I get about half way through the ingredients and then say, "oh well, it's not one of the ones at the top, It must not be that much". LOL!
I don't have an HEB or Trader Joes in this area but we do have Whole Foods, Central Market, and Sprouts. Plus we have Kroger that I regularly shop for natural products. I'll just keep researching and with the wheat thing, I'll have to become a baker....so not my thing!
Thanks again for all the suggestions!:D
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Oh yeah. BTDT...several times. My older dc get my 2yo buckled now when we get in the van so I don't have to hoist my hugely pregnant body into the van to do it. I usually ask before I start driving to make sure somebody did it. Once or twice I forgot and lo and behold...dd2 NOT buckled. Grrr.... Luckily, she is not a mover and a shaker while driving! Don't feel bad. I just make a mental note to ask/remind from now on!
Just did this yesterday for my 2yod. The olders usually help me and I either do it myself or check to make sure they did it tightly and forgot to check yesterday. Plus she was holding this big blanket against her. When she said something adorable, I flipped my rearview mirror down and oh, my....."she's not strapped in!" So older dd got out (we were at a red light thankfully) and did her strap up really quick! Yikes! I don't even have the excuse of being pregnant!:confused:
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I don't think you should feel guilty at all! It is possible that she wants your child to come over all the time so her child is entertained and she can be left alone to do her work. I think you said she has a home business or works from home. Plus, she may think that if your child comes over then her child will come over to you house and child care problem is solved even better on that day! I agree that it's insane to expect the kids to play when they've just spent hours playing already. Plus, I would not like it at all if the two girls were alone with a computer unsupervised or other kind of media viewing. Overall, it sounds like you have very different parenting styles and rules for your kids so it's really not a good match. Perhaps, if your dd does want do spend time with her dd it should always be at your house! If she doesn't take the hint after all your many "no's", then I'd say something to her along the lines of...."We really like to keep our activities to a minimum so we can have time for family and things we need to get done." Keep it short and unemotional. Follow your instincts!
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Does anyone shop for kid snacks that are free of wheat, corn, high fructose corn syrup? I'm talking about snack bars, cookies, and granola type stuff. Or do you make any snacks from scratch or bake anything that would be free of these things.
Also, if I'm avoiding high fructose corn syrup, anyone have a good recipe or product recommendation for condiments such as ketchup, mayo, salad dressings? I know they make more natural products but they are so expensive especially for a family of 6. We have some big eaters.
Thanks so much for any ideas!
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We're using Biblioplan Middle Ages/Ren/Reformation this year and it has not gone over well with my kids. They are 2nd and 1st and although I think Biblioplan is a good program, my kids needed more picture books and they did not like the encyclopedia, cultural atlas, famous people_____ type reading. They groaned every time I asked them to come sit and they saw me holding one of the books. They also needed more activities/crafts. Biblioplan is simply a reading list/schedule. I've ended up just focusing on the SOTW 2 chapters with some of the K-2 books and using the book lists in SOTW to increase the books written at their grade level. For my family, Biblioplan would be better suited when the kids are 5th grade and up. I know many people love Biblioplan, but I can only say what our experience has been.
I just looked at Easy Classical and it looks wonderful. I like that it has activities/movie suggestions, music, reviews built-in. For me, I would have to see if the books and reading suggestions were suited to my kids age and preferences. Just glancing at the Easy Classical books, I'd probably wait and use this when we cover Middle Ages the second time around, although I'm not sure. SOTW alone I think does a sufficient job of covering the time period and if you're like me and don't do projects on my own very well, you could buy the treasure chests or Hearts and Hands kits to go along with SOTW. I did have a HAH kit and the castle building book that the kids enjoyed using. Next year, we're going to use Winter Promise American Story I primarily because it has books for 1st-3rd level, read a-louds, activities/crafts, and a great teacher guide.
Of course what works or doesn't is different for every family. If I were to pick between Biblioplan 2 and Easy Classical, I would pick Easy Classical since it seems to teach to different learning styles/preferences so you have a better chance of all the kids liking it and learning from it. It really does look awesome in my opinion! I wish I'd seen it last year, LOL!! HTHs. Blessings!
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That would be so cool! Air shows are so much fun.
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The world stops. Everything stops. I look at them with a very very stern look and say something to the effect of "what did you say?" and then they realize they are in deep do do and suddenly reword what they realize they should have said.
I do this too. With one of my sons, however, it was not enough and it was becoming a regular pattern of disrespect. He was always remorseful but still kept doing it. A few weeks ago, I started doing "write-offs". The first offense of disrespect, he had to write "I will not be disrespectful to my mother (or father)" five times. The second time it was 10 and the next time it was 15. We haven't had to do it again. He seems to be more careful in this area now. Although, I have to be careful not to ignore the bahavior and respond with consequences every time. :glare:
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As for teaching reading...I don't know about how that would work. I can see it being a reinforcement to a phonics program, but not a stand alone. You could easily do as a prev. poster said and use the letter tiles to build words on a magnetic board along with another program like OPG or Phonics Pathways or something like that.
I agree with Sue, AAS would be a good supplement to a separate phonics/reading program and even then I wouldn't start AAS until some basic phonics are learned. I really liked Phonics Pathways for teaching reading and I think the author says it can be used with older children who need to go back and learn phonics method of reading. It's not an expensive book either. Then if you decide to use AAS, I would have the older child just sit with the phonics CD-Rom and click on the letters and learn the phonograms (at least most of them) for each letter before you do any lessons. I'm sure with whatever route you decide to go, any of these programs will be helpful to you overcome the obstacles you have identified. Blessings!
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You might try vinegar/water solution. I've used that for a doggie urine accident on the carpet. The other is this product called Kids 'n' Pets Instant All-purpose Stain and Ordor Remover. I think it has enzymes in it that are good for these kinds of things. I've used this too after many a stinky carpet related accident with pets and kids ;). I've found it at grocery stores.
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Our teacher teaches two lessons in June and two lessons in late August so we get a break in between. With my guys being so new to it, I think it's a good thing to continue some during the summer. They love piano anyways and don't object at this point. If we had a busy summer schedule I might object but I'm fine with it.
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I've tried to get my kids to believe in the tf. They asked my dh point blank if the tf was real on the first occasion of a lost tooth and dh said "no." So I spent all night making a certificate from the tooth fairy along with glitter only to hear my ds say, "I know you made this mommy!". Oh, and the first 2 lost teeth actually became lost in our house/couch cushions so the tf couldn't have taken them anyways. DS #2 just recently forgot about a tooth and I found it on the kitchen windowsill and I kept meaning to leave a note and some money there before ds found it. Well he found it and w/o my knowing put it under his pillow. He told me the next morning that he had tested to see if I was really the tf by sneaking the tooth under his pillow and now he knows for sure that it's me because there wasn't any money there. He says, "I don't need the any money from the tooth fairy, I've got my allowance." TOO Funny!!:lol: I told him not to tell his sisters!
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I am seriously behind and using Biblioplan 2 this year. It just didn't go over well with my dc. I'd like to cover what I can between now and next fall so my plan is to just do the SOTW audio and review questions in the order Biblioplan has it laid out and maybe some of the read alouds and skipping the rest. We are carschooling with the SOTW audio cd's and coloring in the car and that's it! And if it becomes a struggle to still finish before next fall, I will just skip and it know that we'll cover it again when they are older. I'm glad too for the ideas on how to handle this situation in our homeschool as well. Thanks for this thread!! :)
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http://www.veritaspress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=000026
It's Classically Cursive Shorter Cathecism and it uses the Shorter Cathecism. I'm not sure if you were looking for the longer cathecism. This is listed under 3rd grade on Veritas.
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Looking over the current list, I see that WP has cut out the use of a couple of reproducible paper craft books they incorporated the year I bought AS1. (So if you're getting a used IG, you'll need different books than are listed on the WP site.) Let me go book by book through what's there now.
I did not copy the MYO pages, as WP does not allow it. Anyway, the MYO for AS1 are not really things to do so much as things to read, so I would just buy one set for the whole family.
Does that help or make it more confusing?
I will be buying a new AS1, at least that's the plan. I thought the MYO books were what the student needed for making their notebooks. I thought I read on someone's blog that each child will want to make their own notebook. Also, I thought I'd need to get each child their own timeline figures. Correct me if I am wrong on any of this. And thanks for explaining it all! I guess I'd understand it a lot better if I had it and was looking at it personally. My other question about the timeline figures is which ones to buy. The WP ones seem to be a more filtered assortment which I think I would like, but the Homeschooling in the Woods one seems like a better value since I need copies for 3 kids. Any opinions?
I want to order it now but I'm still trudging through this years history (and very behind) and I'm afraid that if I actually have the AS1 in my house, I'll want to drop Middle Ages/Ren. without finishing it so we can begin Winter Promise, LOL! Thanks again!
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Thank you all for all the great ideas. They were very helpful! :D
Blessings,
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I, personally feel that the Middle East currently has a monopoly on our oil supply. Therefore, they can charge whatever they want. They KNOW that we will not drill because of our environment. It doens't matter if no one can afford to go see these pretty places, or if we cannot afford to feed our families. And they are probably laughing at us.
I just read an article that someone posted. It noted that during Katrina, there were no oil spills. ALl of the rigs in the gulf held up very well. So, whats the problem with a few more rigs? Especially up in Alaska, as someone pointed out, the Chinese are drilling just beyond our waters? Why should they be able to pollute/destroy our enviornment, and reap all the benefits?
If we started drilling, even just a couple of new places, the Middle East would realize that they can't sc&ew us as much, and would probably loosen their grip on our oil. They would realize that they are not going to get our money forever. There might even be, COMPETITION????? and lower prices. THEN some of us might be able to feed our families something besides beans and rice, and go to these beautiful places that everyone wants protected. Cause right now, I am not planning on ever seeing the north shore of Alaska. Where all the other drilling is taking place, just not the most efective one.
jmho, :leaving:
:iagree: I think we should drill domestically and do it responsibly. It is possible! Take the business away from the monopoly in the middle east!
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That was my intent this year, but I've found there is so much I don't remember or never learned about ancient history that I'm learning so much from my son's books (1st grade) and haven't yet gotten out of the children's section of the library. I'm finally starting to feel like I have a fair grasp of ancient history and I think definitely the next time we rotate through ancient history I can study it myself at a higher level. Right now though, I'm just soaking up what I can along with my kids.
I also haven't found as much time as I would like to do my own reading when I still do so much reading with them. But like you say, I have many years to really complete my own education along with them. ;)
Having the high school jr. varsity basketball coach for a world history teacher didn't do much for me! LOL! I'd say that I'm learning so much from the kids' books for now but would also like to dig deeper when we hit it next time. That's my plan for now anyways!
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What materials/curriculum do you recommend for a 12 week Chemistry Co-op class that I will be teaching for 2nd-3rd graders? I was looking at Real Science for Kids Chemistry pre-level 1. But I know the parents will not want to have to buy the student text and workbook. Could this still be used? The website doesn't have any sample pages. :confused:
I have not seen very many programs for the younger elementary group for Chemistry. Our co-op class is only one hour long each Friday. I saw a experiment book at Barnes and Noble that was for this age and I thought I could make up my own thing by adding in some library books and review games. But of course something already done for me would be even better!! Oh Jessica at Trivium academy I sure did love using your Earth Science lesson plans last year for the class I taught at our co-op last year!! :D Thanks so much for sharing! Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you very much!!
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We did. Yes, those are the two things I would say it definitely is: fun, and easy to use.
I love making little paper dioramas and stuff like that. If your kids aren't into crafts, it won't be as much fun. Most of the hands-on activities are just crafts. The read-alouds are fun, too, though, and the new spine, The American Story, tells all the exciting stories of American history.
It's amazingly easy to use. The supplies are listed by week and in general, and the readings and projects are laid out in an intuitive sort of grid. The most difficult part for me was sweeping up all the little pieces of paper after your kids have done all of the crafts for the day. However, before I had a photocopier at home, I found it harder. Many of the crafts need to be copied onto cardstock before you can do anything with them.
I have a question about all the copies though. If I'm using AS1 with 3 children, do I really need to buy three copies of all the consumable books i.e. Make-Your-Own American History 1 book, Make-Your-Own Native American book, Indian Tribes of North America coloring book, and the Plains Indians Teepee Village book? I really don't like having to make copies everyday for all three kids as I'm doing this year w/SOTW coloring/map pages. I just want to make sure I really need all 3 kids to have their own of each book since it will add a lot to the price. What are you making copies of if you do buy consumables for each student?
I'm really excited about using this next year! Thanks!
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Q2: Is 20 minutes per day correct?
Q3: Do you like this program. Has anyone used it and disliked it?
We probably only spend 15 minutes each day and I love, love AAS. Especially now that I have the magnets for the letter tiles!! The kids like it too!
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I started with level A with my strong reading 2nd graders this past year and they finished it quickly and moved on to level B already. I do think it laid the foundation for all the phonics sounds for all the letters and also the spelling rules (Key Cards).
I agree that you would not need another phonics program. I think you can use it as dictation practice as well. When you get to the end of each lesson and you are dictating each word and other words/phrases that serve as review, you can count that as handwriting/dictation practice as well. With my 2nd graders, I even dictated some sentences when we were learning about them in our grammar lessons. I would ask them to tell me what kind of sentence it was and so forth. HTHs! Take care!
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You may want to consider treating your yard for fleas. I'm not sure how often your cat goes outside but we treat our yard for fleas so that our dog doesn't pick them up outside. I think you can find the right kind of spray stuff at Home Depot, etc. I hope you get them out soon!
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I am not a doctor of course! LOL! About 5 years ago, my knee began hurting and I couldn't even pinpoint exactly what I had done to it. Although I finally decided later that it may have been when I was doing lunges in my backyard while carrying a 2yo on my back. I think I turned and my foot was planted and I twisted my knee. Anyways, I ignored it for about 6 months and it seemed to get worse. Then I saw an orthopedic dr. and had an MRI. I found out that I'd torn my miniscus (sp?) which is basically cartilage around the knee. They aren't able to heal by themselves. I let it go another 4 months then it started hurting worse (to the point that I couldn't sleep) after I danced the night away at my brother's wedding. I finally had the surgery and it got better after physical therapy. My husband tore his 2 years ago so badly that he couldn't put weight on it. In his case, the cartilage was stuck in the joint and preventing him from even straightening his leg.
The "getting caught" feeling you're having could be the miniscus. My orthopedic dr. described it as a round rubber band like piece that when it is torn it flops around and gets stuck which causes the pain. Mine at first was a small tear which is why I was able to function for so long. Although I couldn't squat on that leg for almost a year. It's a pretty common injury. If I were you I'd visit a doctor and see what he/she says about it. HTHs!! And be careful working out until you know either way. :)
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And I didn't read all the posts, but I had a VBAC with my second delivery after I had a Csection with my twins. I delivered with a midwife (who worked in the hospital) and I had a doula. I wanted to be in a hospital since I'd had a very serious complication with my first delivery. I was allowed to push for 4.5 hours and the doctors were only called in to give me some pitocin as my contractions were getting weaker as I was very tired (total labor was 40+ hours). The state and university hospital I was in and the fact I had a midwife and a doula I think were all factors in my actually having a vbac. Unfortuanately it's very regional as to the support you find in hospitals and doctors regarding vbacs. With my last child, I had since moved to a different state, and the obgyn I was seeing was supportive of my having a vbac and doing it naturally. The hospital, however, wanted me to be hooked up to a contraction and fetal monitor the whole time which meant I would not be allowed to walk around. Plus they didn't allow birthing balls. So I decided to birth at a birthing center. Unfortunately, baby was too big and not descending so I ended up with a c-section anyways. I don't think my midwife was really committed to me having a vbac since she seemed to rush me and only let me push for 2 hours. So you have to make sure your midwife is really good. And definitely get a doula! Especially if you're in a hospital. Blessings!
North Texas girls - anyone going to Arlington tomorrow?
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Sorry, I would have loved to meet other WTM ladies for sure! I just can't swing it this year and there's really only two or three booths I really want to visit. I hope you have a good time! Blessings!