[STOW cd's vs book?]

I love having it just because I can never pronounce things correctly.

 

I usually read the chapter once and then they listen to it a few times during the week.

[I have those Honey Lentils inthe crock pot]

"Horny lentils" just...didn't seem right to me.:D

 

I don't know I think my dh might like the sound of it:D

 

Heck I seem to know quite a few men who might eat their beans if they had such attractive names.

[How do you find the time to pre-read lit books]

I'm not there and I don't have so many children. But, personally I would just pick the ones I was really interested in and read those. Your children just have so much more time than you do. I think books on CD would be great though. Perhaps if you don't have one already you can ask for a iPod or MP3 player as a gift for Mother's Day. I know our library know has audio books available for download (ours doesn't work for MAC/ipod though) and that would help for getting them on without having to add another thing to the library list. But, you should be able to finish some just while washing up and doing laundry.

[Please pray for a missing boy]

Another prayer for him and his family. May he come home soon and safe.

[Poll: Do you home school for religious reasons?]

I originally wanted to homeschool because I wanted my children to have freedom to learn and have leisurely days. I wanted them to be able to savor the books they read and have a say in how they learned.

 

Where we used to live it seemed a lot of people homeschooled because of Faith (Christian overwhelmingly), but now we live right in the midst of a big city. We belong to a public program and there are all sorts of people with all sorts of reasons.

 

Some of those reasons include special need children like Aspie, ADD who suddenly don't have many if any problems anymore, children who generally dislike school, dissatisfaction in the school system and it seems a lot of us have the first reason I mentioned. Letting children have some freedom and time to ponder. A chance to grow without everyone butting in.

 

 

 

I answered that faith does have some say because my oldest does have some rather strong convictions and when he tried public school last year he felt hampered in his faith.

[After Bob Books?]

I'm interested, too. My 8 year old is finally reading without being awful to himself. He is reading Danny and the Dinosaur right now. It's a book with three in one. I figure I would just go through the Cat and Hat, Easy readers at the library.

 

My oldest went from learning to short novels like Magic Treehouse, so I need some more ideas.

[What Jane Austen gentlemen is for you? fun quiz]

Mr. Ferrars. Sense and Sensibility's Edward Ferrars is soft spoken, but he is firm in his decisions and will always make good on his promises, even if he's changed his mind. His good nature might lead him into the wrong situations sometimes, but he's not as naive as you might think.

 

And a perfect fit I might say! If my husband was anyone that would be him!

[What would you do with leftover roast?]

Enchiladas-make a pan to freeze. Just the tortillas and meat. Add sauce/toppings when putting in the oven.

 

Put the roast in the crockpot with some powdered au jus and water. Cook all day and serve on toasted rolls.

 

Fry corn tortillas and use it for the filling. Add a can of rotel when heating.

[Colored Pencils]

We really like the German ones. The colors are smoothness are amazing.

We buy ours locally but here is an example of what to look for. http://www.artistcraftsman.com/lyraPencils/index.html

 

I used to use Prismacolor, but I think these are even better. My kids use the triangular shaped ones which are nice because they don't roll AND the lead is really thick all the way through.

 

My younger guy uses their crayons and we have markers, too.

[Question...say you had a neighbor that feed all these stray cats and they start to re]

I would do the Feral cats program. I would always tell her about the program but maybe after you do it. A lot of people do not ever realize this is available.

[Having a black dog just may drive me insane!]

I have a ticked Border Collie. This means he has lucious long white hair that lives under everything.

 

I try to brush often. But, that's easier with long hair. We have wood floors so I use the same type of stick mop. I try to sweep and mop daily. I have an old spray bottle that I put in some watered down Trader Joes spray cleaner in. I just spray a bit and mop the high traffic areas. It doesn't take too long and if I do it every other day then it's pretty tidy.

[How do you plan out your year?]

Before I plan anything I figure out what we can do together. We do History and Science together. While we do those I keep something handy for notes. That is usually a pad of sticky notes. I can then jot down those annoying bright ideas I have and not run off to the computer or various other corner somewhere.

 

I only do 2 weeks at a time. Otherwise I feel so disappointed in myself if we stray. I just look ahead an order some library stuff for History/Science and fill in what we accomplish in Math. Language Arts is just do the next thing. One page goals are plenty for my guys.

 

We are out of the house 5 days a week and we all need room to breath. I've accepted our limitations in this area. There are some academics that have taken us more time. (History is going to take more than one year.) But, we can make those up this summer when there aren't so many fun classes to be apart of!

[Science and History just once a week?]

We usually do it once or twice a week for 2-4 hours. We don't do much else that day. It seems to be working better for us. We take classes outside the home 5 days a week. I find if we try to do a little bit everyday it just doesn't work well with us. Since, we have started this we are progressing much faster. It's hard to wrangle 3 boys down all week. It's much easier to give them chocolate and hold them still while I can.

 

I guess it depends on what curriculum you are using and what your expectations are for your children. My oldest is just starting to write more. He is an Aspie and it's been difficult for him. So, we are not doing outlining yet. We do SOTW/MOH together, read books, watch DVDs, SOTW student pages, activities (more since doing History in a big lump)...

[If my husband were president...]

I wonder what types of things people would change, but won't admit here:tongue_smilie:

[Lentils--Anyone have any recipes?]

We add them to pasta sauce, sloppy joes and chili. They give it a kind of meaty texture and a little boost of nutrition.

 

But, after looking at all this recipes I think I might have to give a few new ways a try.

[What if your dd didn't want to shave her legs or armpits?]

I would be proud of her!

 

My mom doesn't shave and I've been known to boycott. My dh loves hairy armpits, so it doesn't bother him.

[My son's handwriting is so sloppy!!!]

I think it's normal. For what it's worth my boys are doing much better since we moved to Italics.

[Poll-]

I didn't answer the poll. But, I'm 31 and most people think I'm about 10 years younger. I guess I don't act like a grown up:tongue_smilie: My female acquaintances and friends are of a wide age range. I just prefer married with children. I have some single friends and it's often hard to hang out with them.

 

So many people are having children when they are older that I'm often the one with the older children. I would prefer our children are a compatible age and that the mother is similar to me. I don't care about her age.

[Someone reassure me the 2 year olds eat what they need]

If she is prone to constipation than it is probably dairy. PB on 3 seed bread is excellent.

 

Could she be getting in some molars?

 

One of my boys is a little guy and had weight gain problems. He has always loved smoothies. I've gotten good at adding things into those. Oatmeal, avocado, flaxseed, fish or flax oil, coconut oil are all things that can be added to ump the nutrition.

 

Dad's Sneaky pudding which can be found by scrolling down is a great snack http://www.vegfamily.com/babies-and-toddlers/weight-gain-veg-toddlers.htm

[Is there some device I can put inside shoes to dry them out?]

I have hyperhydrosis so if you two need to talk about it let me know. It's hard on young people.

 

I always have two pairs of good running shoes. I have to wash them often or I get athletes foot. I rotate shoes. In the summer I set them outside and in the winter I put them upside down on the dryer.

[Guess how much we spent on gas?]

One of the things that makes up for our move (we moved from out in the country to right in the middle of a large city) is the cost of gas. We pay a few hundred more per month for this house but we make up for it in that fact that we don't need much gas. We bike, walk, or occasionally take the bus for going most places.

 

That must really hurt!

[What would change if we went from a MOH/SOTW to TOG?]

We are using SOTW/MOH at the same time using the outline from Paula's Archives. The MOH gives my 5th grader a little extra plus he is really interested in Christian viewpoints/church history. I really like that it's pretty low cost, I can use the library, and there are plenty of projects to choose from and worksheets from SOTW. I'm really, really happy at this point and things are going well. But, I'm curious what would TOG offer me that might change my mind.

 

(I'm trying to plan for next year)

[Does anyone have a really good recipe for potato soup?]

We use one can of coconut milk (full-fat) and fake chicken broth to fill the pot. It's quite good and really rich!!!

[What curriculum would you have if you lived in your perfect world]

I really am happy with what we are using right now. But, we have to use the library a lot. It would be really nice to have a couple of hundred to drop on books and art supplies every month and a really nice full-color laser printer.

 

I would love a Christian based Waldorf Curriculum though.

[Recommend the single most soul-expanding book you've ever read....]

Blue Like Jazz

The Artist's Way (She has some new books out since then though and I cannot wait to read them! I've read some other things that I just love from her.)

Anything from Anne Lamont