i'm doing it now. i'm on week 6. these first 6 weeks are interval training. you can see it online. I would think that you could most likely start at week 3 easily, but it's a jump from week 3 to 4. If you need to, do week 3 twice. From week 7-9 it is just increasing by a minute each week until up to 30 mins. So do weeks 3-6 (3-4 weeks) and then see if you can just spend the remaining time working yourself up to running 3 miles straight, regardless of your 'time'. I run so slow that I bet I do not run 3 miles in 30 mins. I'm running one the end of May for the first time so I'll be working towards that as well.

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go to my fitness pal and start recording your exercise. it will set you up with what you should do to lose the weight. also, i do atkins. they have an online community to help you. drink 60 oz of water a day so that your kidneys will function and your body will not reserve fat in your body. good luck.

You are the parent. You have to consent to the 'label'.

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I also do small servings b/c i eat small amounts and i hated being forced to eat too much as a child. however, my children are not allowed to snack between meals unless it's an apple. so they don't just eat a tiny dinner and expect dessert. we only eat dessert on the weekends.

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I would agree with this post and it's most like our home. Maybe it's my time as a public school teacher and my internal clock, but when June rolls around I'm done. D.O.N.E. We start after Labor Day b/c I have always wanted to do that and for the last five years, I've been in control. :) We only take off a few days at Thanksgiving and two weeks at Christmas. For right now, having two little ones keeps us at home, so we might as well do school. We're also early risers so we can get in the 3Rs by lunch without issue. Last year we continued through June to 'finish' curriculum and even that was a bad idea. We were grumpy. This year we will shut down the school on June 10th. Mom will be 100% mom. We will catch up on neglected chores and continue Novel Reading and Math Trainer daily, as I would if my children were schooled somewhere else. As children get older and curriculum gets tougher they want the break. Also, my children enjoy the challenge of working ahead to finish curriculum so they can coast those last few weeks of school.

I would start earlier in the day. I am schooling 3 kiddos and have almost 2 yo twins. We finish by 3 pm every day because otherwise our afternoons are nuts once the twins are up from their naps. We start school at 8:30 am. It's great b/c the twins are usually content to play right after breakfast w/o interaction with us too much. What about finding a 'mother's helper' that you could hire for very little money? Maybe she could 'supervise' the girls and work on prepping dinner for you/your husband/whomever cooks? I agree that i do not believe children need to be directed every minute or it will lessen their ability to self-entertain.

I would say more traditional, than unique. But a rarely used traditional would be great. Wondering if it's possible. Colin James Adams seems like a great name from this list. Boys are sooo difficult to name. I completely agree.

I need baby boy name suggestions. The last name is Adams. Nothing unisex. First and Middle suggested together, if possible. James might be a choice for the middle name, so put it with that if you have no other idea. Thank you in advance!

redwall... a movie for each book. it can be cartoon, but just accurate, as much as possible...

I teach my children that the earth was created in six days, as it says in the Bible. However, I personally could care less. I am one of those believers that believes if God can part the Red Sea, if he can renew my soul, he can surely create the entire galaxy in six days if He wanted to. Personally, everything is too perfectly done to leave it up to a 'wham bam thank you m'am' type of development. But I really do not enjoy any discussion about it. My husband is a scientist and a Christian, which can wreck your faith if you are looking for solid evidence on either side. However, after many many years of research, he has settled it in his heart and mind.

Will you reference some verses from God's Word to back up that belief?

You are saying, based on God's Word that atheists are not going to hell... Just clarifying

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Do you mind if I ask what you base that assurance on?

Try the level 1 Green Light Readers at the library. She will feel like she's reading a book. i would back off for a week or so and then instead of saying that you are going to 'practice' reading, just say, 'Let's read!' You could start reading the book and see if she wants to give it a try. i would set a timer for 10 mins. if she wants to stop then, let her. if she wants to keep going, sigh and say, "okay...five more..." even though you are smiling inside.

marbles museum is $5 per child. it's usually very crowded, but fun, depending on your children's ages... the farmers market is free and sometimes has taste testing, etc... google wake county parks and see which ones are closest to your hotel. we have lots. we like to drive to southpoint mall (durham) and eat ice cream and browse Barnes and Noble.

this is pretty much us as well and my son is in kindergarten. ETC; Math, if able; Journal; Read for 15 mins w/o me; Handwriting 1/2 page; Together- Math; Reading 'lesson'; SOTW w/ siblings; Apologia w/ siblings I have five children and I used managers of their home to set up my schedule. it is a life saver. it is on our fridge right now. maybe you could incorporate some chores in there so that there is a staggering of time for you to work with both? also, scheduling some time with the youngest sibling to play a game; read a book, etc... the managers of their home is good about showing examples.

My girls do my kitchen clean up every day. one child does dishes after each meal and the other sweeps/sprays countertops after each meal. my son does silverware and picks up toys in the den after lunch. they fold laundry and put away their own whenever necessary. they can clean bathrooms, vacuum, dust when asked. if you take the time to train them, they will be great helpers. just pick one room each day.

i did not read responses. I reward one daughter, but not the other. my eldest will read 24/7 if i let her. my 2nd would listen to books on tape 24/7 if i let her. to get her to read an actual book from start to finish, i pay her a penny a page. the book has to be level appropriate and she has to finish it. i have found that she enjoys books more than she used to, but i cannot say that she 'loves' reading. she does love listening to books however, so it's not all bad.

thank you.

hmm... for the record, I do not believe that you have to be a Christian to be moral. as the thread progressed, i was (but this has been asked and answered) curious as to what the driving force/moral code was for that morality, if it were not because of a 'higher' power. not to be rude, but i cannot think like an atheist because i have always been taught/believed in a higher power, even before I really knew what that meant. my parents taught me my values based on their knowledge, so on and so forth... so, i really wanted to know some background on how that works...

I did not see anyone imply or state that non-Christian= immoral... did i miss that?