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  1. Aw, I hope so. I had a dog when I was a kid that would sometimes wander out into the woods for days and then come back. It was a little poodle. It's not like he was some sort of tracking hound or anything. :-) So, yes, I have high hopes that your doggie comes home.
  2. First of all, stop calling your dd bossy. Ha ha! I'm just kidding. I think this is a typical situation with 3 kids, right? Someone is always gonna be odd man out. Maybe they need a hobby or something that they can get involved in together??? My 9 yo and 4 yo are both girls. They mostly get along, but they certainly can get on each other's nerves. Some things they like to do together are color/draw, make movies with the iPad, ride bikes/scooters, watch movies, play tennis, have a dance party. :-)
  3. I think you should just show your sister this post. That should make her feel a little better. I have never "lost" my oldest dd. She never wandered more than 6 inches from me. :-) Lest you think I'm a fabulous mother, I have lost my ds at least 4 or 5 times. My point is that some kids have a tendency to wander and/or hide more than others. My dh has "lost" our toddler quite a few times. He seems to be one of those kids that gets away from you in a second. My SIL lost my niece at the mall at Christmastime when she was about 2. I was with her, and it was one of the scariest moments ever. She was only gone for about 15 minutes, but it was terrifying. She wasn't even my kid, and I was a mess.
  4. Yes, you would have a witty comeback. But, a 7 year old doesn't usually have a witty comeback to their teacher...
  5. You didn't mention if there were siblings or how they would be affected. That would certainly affect my response. But, in general, I'm not a fan of one person's activity dictating the lifestyle of an entire family.
  6. Collision insurance is often not purchased for an older car - especially if the car doesn't have a loan. I hope she isn't out too much money for her car.
  7. LucyStoner, I think that is the ultimate point. Once they aren't kids anymore, bossy isn't the word people use. It starts with bossy. It often ends with bitch. What many on here are describing are typical toddler and preschooler behaviors. Of course, everyone needs to be taught leadership skills and molded into good leaders. The majority of young children aren't naturally born with good diplomatic skills. :-) The point of the campaign is to raise awareness about how girls are often treated differently than boys for acting a certain way. As the campaign points out, by middle school many less girls are interested in leadership than boys. This is a campaign geared to the elementary age, in my mind. As well as a general idea to help shape skills as opposed to just labeling personality traits at a young age.
  8. Has anyone seen this campaign to ban the bossy label for strong girls? http://banbossy.com
  9. I'm probably a natural choleric. My main piece of advice (coming from my own childhood) would be to refrain from labeling your dd as "bossy" if she is the strong-willed, leader type. I'm not saying that you do that, but it seems like a boy with these personality traits is often looked upon differently than a girl with the same traits. The site I looked at said that the best way to reach these types is through mutual respect and appropriate challenges. I would say this type of child needs to be involved in the control of their life whenever possible. Out of my 4 kids, only 1 seems to have this trait so far. Luckily, it's a boy. Again, I just think that even now in society, these traits are often perceived differently in girls and boys. While things have changed a lot since I was growing up, I still think the world is a difficult place for a head-strong girl.
  10. I think what you're describing is called getting common sense. ;-)
  11. I'm sorry you are stressed. I know how out of control you can feel when dealing with a medical situation for your child. :-( Regarding the protein, I think we talked about this recently. What about canned tuna or salmon made into patties? Would cutting out some saturate fats (like milk) help with the lowering of triglycerides?
  12. Nothing you said in the op would raise a red flag for me. It doesn't even strike me as "being behind." It's perfectly reasonable that a 9 year old could be in the 3rd grade and have a 2nd/3rd grade reading level. A 10 year old with the same reading level isn't all that off either. Not being very strong in math at 9 and 10 years old isn't a big deal to me either. Science and History are ridiculously subjective. This all just sounds like different educational philosophies to me.
  13. It sounds to me like you are looking for a Homeschooling community and a little hand-holding with your curriculum choices. Are there any local Homeschool groups in your area? Maybe a group that meets weekly at the park, or something like that? When I go to www.localhs.com I can search for groups in my state. I follow TWTM pretty closely. I originally liked the idea of just a few choices to choose from. And once I got started with my choices, I mainly just kept moving right along. So, most of my suggestions would come from the book. I like Spelling Workout (SW), First Language Lessons (FLL), Writing With Ease (WWE), Handwriting Without Tears (HWOT) and Story of the World (SOTW). FLL is mostly oral for the first 2 years with many poems and such to memorize. So, you might like that. We have briefly used Shurley English this year while my kids were in a hybrid program. It has quite a few little jingles to memorize, as well. I agree with the pp about just having your older son read from a novel. My dd read from Little House in second grade. We also do the 4 year history cycle, so she read a few books to go along with our history studies as well. If you like a bit of a unit study approach, you could try the individual literature units from Moving Beyond the Page (MBtP). For the middle son, who sounds more like my second as well, he might need to just hold off on too much seat work for now. Maybe things that are more oral, if possible. Listening to you or big brother read while coloring to practice sitting still. :-) Is he going into 1st? We saw a lot of changes in 1st grade, in terms of ability to do seat work. For the little one, I love the Confessions of a Homeschooler (COAH) stuff. She has a lot of great stuff. I want to be her when I grow up. :-) We also use the HWOT pre-k book. I also like the Explode the Code (ETC) series. The have a Get Ready for the Code set of books that is good for pre-k. If your little one likes stickers, Usbourne Books makes some cute sticker books for learning numbers, letters, etc. I also like the Fundanoodle activity books. I order them on Amazon. We have a bookshelf of lots of little manipulatives, play dough, puzzles, lacing cards, etc. for the pre-k kid. I have a little workbox station setup for her. I typically fill her up about 6 or 7 boxes in the morning with some of the things I just mentioned. She is free to complete whatever she wants. She likes to do school that way 2 or 3 days a week. I don't mind if she does something else, as long as she can entertain herself. :-) On another note, if you like Charlotte Mason, but want a little more direction, have you looked at Ambleside On-line? Please forgive all of the acronyms I listed. I wasn't sure if you were familiar with all of the curriculum already. :-)
  14. I've used the Grammar stage Earth and Space, Chemistry, and Physics. I really like it, but I haven't used any other programs. I agree that it is easy to use and very open-and-go. I bought the experiment kit this year, so I didn't have to worry about finding random objects for our experiments. My dd enjoys it as well. The reading selections are brief. The writing assignments are also very brief. I would consider it more note taking than anything.
  15. If I had 7 kids and one on the way, I'd consider myself caught up on laundry, if everyone had at least one outfit to wear that didn't have visible stains. :-)
  16. If you don't work, I think the key is in creating a uniform for yourself - just like your sweats in the winter. For me, I typically wear shorts in the summer. I buy them from Gap, Old Navy, or Lands End. I have a few pairs in varying colors - khaki, navy, gray. I like the more tailored flat front type. That way I can wear them around the house or be presentable to go out and bring a kid to an activity. I mostly wear t-shirts or a blouse. I can dress them up a little with a cardigan and ballet flats or go casual with flip flops.
  17. Yes, I think I have that. I used this book to get going: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B9MAID2/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1397061439&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40 Mine started as an aversion to doing laundry. :-) In order to keep the laundry down, I wanted to pare down my wardrobe. The book helped me focus on the key pieces and colors. I made a list of the necessary pieces. I kept what I wanted from my current wardrobe and got rid of some stuff. Then I made a list of what I wanted to buy and slowly bought a few things. Easy enough. I'm a pretty basic kind of gal though. If you are more adventurous with your wardrobe, you can always get a little crazy with your accessories - shoes, purses, jewelry, scarves, belts, etc. But, keeping the actual clothes simple and basic is helpful. Hth
  18. I would definitely take the kids to HS. They have a Little Mermaid show and the whole Playhouse Disney show as well. Super fun for little ones. The Toy Story ride is really cool. If you like roller coasters, you might want to try the Aerosmith roller coaster. My dh also likes the Tower of Terror. Each park only has a couple rides that the little ones can't go on. So, you shouldn't be spending long periods of time away from the baby (unless you want to, of course). :-) We have brought infants and toddlers on our last 7 trips. Everyone above had great advice. We liked the Contemporary when we had 3 kids (ages 5, 2, and 3 months). Mainly it was nice to just be so close. We liked the Polynesian as well for close proximity. POR was just lovely and nice to have the boat to ride to Downtown Disney. We stayed there with one 2 1/2 yo. All Star movies was fun with our 1 and 4 yo, because of the giant Woody. :-) We have also stayed at Old Key West, All Star Sports, Caribbean Beach, and Coronado Springs. They're all really great.
  19. We remodeled our kitchen last summer and needed a new fridge. We went with the Samsung side-by-side counter-depth. I like it a lot. It has ice and water on the door. It is pretty roomy inside. We do have our old fridge in the garage for storing things like beer and soda, though.
  20. I hate to "like" anyone's post on this thread, but I do agree with Umsami. It is often a spur-of-the-moment thing. Even for people who have contemplated suicide before, I really feel that something just clicks in the brain at that moment to make it a sudden decision. My uncle committed suicide about 7 years ago. We all knew he was having some troubles. I had talked to my grandma that morning about it. He lived with my grandma and other uncle. But really, how were they to know? He never came out and said anything. I don't know that they could have done anything. I think I read your other post about this situation. It will weigh heavy on your heart, but there was nothing else you could have done. And, I think your explanation to your kids was excellent. He was sick, and he died. So sorry for your loss.
  21. I tip my hairdresser, nail tech, waiters, bartenders, sometimes Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts for a complicated drink order, definitely the Sonic person, pizza delivery person...
  22. I believe we read it around Chapter 18 or 19. It takes place in the late 1200's.
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