I found one: Cranberry chutney. __________________ OHHHHHH My absolute favorite candle!! I almost posted that, too. So,add that to mine. That is my favorite candle. I see there is a new one. Garden herb or something. It's green. usually those smell pretty natural. Tracie

I like all the smells you mentioned. I loooove new tire smell. New car smell. New carpet smell. I loooove lemon. I think its a glade plug in lemon chamomile that I like. I loooove gardenias, roses, and lots of other flowers. I love lavender. I love my dh's cologne. I LOVE the way his shirt smells after he's worn it and its faint smell of cologne and 'man' scent. LOL I love new born baby scent with that baby powder smell mixed in. I love smelling my little ones hair after they have had washed it. New books!! Yum. lol Pumpkin muffins made with applesauce and cinnamon. mmmm Walking in the forest full of pines, that's a nice scent. Coffee!!!! Fresh and hot.. it gives me tinglies. Freshly cleaned sheets on a newly made bed. heavenly I could go on... but those are some of my favorites. Ohhh, Altoid peppermints. Actually ANY true peppermint scent. Tracie

how do I get it to the printers? Sorry, if this is a dumb question! Tracie

*anj* said: "If we could take his present income and live in TN or GA or even FL" I don't know about Florida anymore. It would depend on where you were in the state, but its getting back. Property taxes in some areas has tripled. Our power has doubled, insurance has either tripled in the past couple of years or people are getting DROPPED. My mom was just dropped. She had to get Citizen's, which is the state insurance. It's just nuts! Here are a few articles and the last one is showing the foreclosures all over the country. For the first time, (so they say) more people are leaving Florida than coming here. http://www.city-data.com/forum/florida/37492-i-know-several-people-leaving-florida.html http://www.news4jax.com/news/10731725/detail.html http://www.floridahomeloan.com/2007/01/florida-housing-market-too-expensive.html http://www.sptimes.com/2007/01/26/State/Do_stats_show_Florida.shtml Foreclosures by state: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/03/27/foodbank.family/index.html#cnnSTCOther1 Current Median price range $369,000 Middle management job pay scale not conducive to home pricing Triple homeowners insurance rate since 2002 Higher taxes based on median price home Double gas prices Severe traffic congestion due to highway construction ongoing for 10 years to keep up with growth Constant threat of looming hurricanes that had not existed for over 40 years

When we are home, mostly NO. If one of my older ones (17 and almost 14) see something going on, they will say, "Stop." "No." "Whoa, you are going to get hurt." Etc... And that usually alerts my dh and I. If my dh and I are home, obviously we are the parents. Our older ones never USURP us, nor try to do our jobs. It's just more of filling in the gaps if we aren't in the room. I have to say, I love, love, love having an almost 18 year old, while we have a 1 1/2 year old in the house. I NEVER thought in a million years we have such a spread, but it's such a blessing. (and good training for the older ones!) They have learned so much by having a baby in the house this past year and a half. You can't get that out of a book. ;) Tracie

My oldest will be 18 in a few months and he babysits. My children are well behaved, but kids are kids and the mice want to play when the cats away. So, if they get loud or out of hand or if someone were to hurt another sibling, my son, as the authority we left in control, has permission to deal with whatever comes up. He would never abuse his authority and the younger ones are usually 'in line'. They don't really fight, etc. They know the rules and the rules stand when we aren't there. Just FYI, he can separate them, ie tell one to go to a room or put the girls on different couches. He can use time out. He can physically break up a fight, but that's it. (DON'T see that happening, but we had to have the guidelines in place) Obviously we would be called if anything happened PERIOD, but he is the authority and the one responsible to handle whatever circumstance arose. It would be completely different (and it was for us) when he was 11 or 13, but he's almost 18 so my home is different their some of yours. :D Tracie

I'm not watching it. I have Bible study to do now that I'm done helping my dh list something on ebay. :001_smile: Night ladies. Oh Elaine, I think you should def. get the snoop dog hat and ring. Can you imagine running in that? :lol::lol::lol: Tracie

He just got back from a deaf coffee chat. He said he feels like God is calling him to be an interpreter for the deaf. :001_wub: Tracie

I LOVE soft wheat berries for pancakes. :D It makes them light and fluffy compared to straight hard red or hard white. Soooo, what else did you get? :D Tracie

He also did one on The Lion and the Mouse. He was cracking me up because he is so expressive being the mouse saying (well, signing) 'Don't eat me, don't eat me!'. LOL He has me intrigued and someday when I go to college, I'm going to take ASL, too. :)

Thanks, Julie. I can't believe he will be 18 in October. Tracie

It's a video assignment. He picked the story of the tortoise (turtle is what it said on the assignment list) and the hare. I taped us watching his video on the computer with him interpreting. :D It's a little blurry, but ds 17, said that's good since I'm sharing it. It blurs him *just* enough. :gnorsi: Anyway, just thought I'd share because I got a kick out of it. I just love how animated he is. Btw, when asked, he thinks he'll get a B, maybe a high C. His prof is kinda hard this semester. Tracie

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Fo...o_138683_7.pdf I have NOT read this through yet, but wanted to pass it on because I had 2 minutes to pop online. I did click on the 3rd grade quickly and skimmed. At very least, it looked promising to read later tonight. I posted this on the general, but put it here because it pertains. :) Tracie

We just made our son finish one more year and he was 16 at the time. It's just something we DO. The kids know it. If they excel and want to play something else, they can. But piano is required. My mil is a piano teacher. My dh grew up with his mom as a teacher and regrets never learning. He wishes she would've made him. Now, they had another child 16 years after their original 3 kids. She is the baby and grew up as an only child. She is 19 and at home. She is amazing at piano. She's taking voice and piano, respectively, in college. Voice major, piano minor. Mom made her do it and made the time to teach her. :001_smile: I understand how it is with multiple children. So, our children now take from their Nana, my dh's mom.

ut now, I LOVE to be home and don't want to leave more than I have to. I am able to keep my act together so much more when I am home. When I have to leave a lot, it seems like the house, meals and sometimes even school, just fall apart! Man, I know what you mean. It's just so expensive to go anywhere anymore. I am just more peaceful and things run more smoothly when we are home. My dh has started doing the Sam's shopping every two weeks. God, I love that man! :D (he's mine ALL mine! Bwwa ha ha ha) He'll even grocery shop. :D:D:D Even shopping has lost its appeal. I used to chomp at the bit to go out and shop or window shop. Don't get me wrong, I LIVE for date night and haven't had one in about a month. We are going out this Friday. Woo hoo! :party: But during the school week, leave alone and let me be home. :tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie:

So does a six minute trip count as "out" that day? I'm certainly not "on the go" on those two days. Out means out. If you leave (in a vehicle) then you are out. You aren't home all day and night. Close, but no cigar. lol Don't count running or taking walks. This was more of a transportation thing for me.

Oh, when will you women learn. You can't post a poll on a woman's board without providing "other" as an option, because most women consider themselves "others" and can't be confined by limited choices:) LOL Grrrr. I did say you can pick more than one. You win, next time I put an other! grrrr :lol::lol::tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie:

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Just a poll, just because. :D:D:D

Hey Jessica! This is what 2nd looked like: Rod and Staff! All subjects. I just bought 2nd grade. LOL (and she does BJU 2nd math as extra. the money, time, fraction pages are colorful and she actually asks for extra pages above and beyond R&S) Piano Yes, she's done with her work, did excellent. She is a ferocious reader, way above grade level. Bit, I think using ALL Rod and Staff was a bit overkill. She's an artist, artsy and while I'd like to stick with Rod and staff for math, she would like a little color and excitement. I'll probably use English since I'll use that all the way up. Here are a few things I have but don't know when and if I'd use them. The Mystery Of History English for the Thoughtful Child 1 and 2 Pathway readers (she read them, but I don't do the questions in the workbooks) Galloping the Globe I'm looking for something else for science this year. She loves it and wants more than the Rod and Staff. She LOVES nature and animals, space, etc. I don't know, I guess it was so easy for her this year. When should one start Latin? Perhaps Spanish? She's up for a challenge, so she says. :D Sorry I couldn't write more earlier. I'm alone with the 7.. dh is fishing. :drool5: Wish I was!!! :tongue_smilie: Anyway, any news insights?? Warmly, Tracie

What should 3rd grade look like? I'm looking to more structure and getting a bit more serious with work, work. kwim? (I have more to ask, but am putting this out here for the meanwhile.) I have to run! :auto: Tracie

Matthew. But starting in September its the life of Moses. Oh I got this from their site: The classes offered (in order) are: Matthew (2007-08) The Life of Moses (2008-09) John (2009-10) History of Israel and the Minor Prophets (2010-11) Acts of the Apostles (2011-12) Genesis (2012-13) Romans (2013-14) I need structure and had no problems with the rules. Be on time, if you want to discuss then you need to do your lesson, let them know if you intend to quit and they can fill your spot, and just study the Bible (no commentaries) This way everyone is on the same page. Tracie

I'll never go back to upholstery, in my living room, or in my car. At least not while I have kids. Yeah, what she said. :iagree: I'm in Florida and my leather furniture is never sticky. One thing it is, is clean. It's SO easy to take care of and keep looking nice. Everything else in our house seems to be worn, trashed, or broken due to children. :nopity: Everything, that is, except our leather furniture. LOVE IT. btw, I got mine from a classified ad. They were only a few months old and we saved a TON of money. Ours furniture is navy blue and hides everything. ;)

That sounds heavenly. I will definitely be making this. Thanks~ Copswife- milling grain for about 5 years now. :D

That's what I'm doing, going at night. I approached my dh and told him that I've been praying about a Bible study. I found two options. One study during the day and BSF that had day and night. My dh is home on Monday nights and its after dinnertime, 6:55PM. It's also the class where school age children can go. So, 4 of my 5 will be going with me and they will be doing the same study as I am. Right now they are in Matthew. (24 which is on prophecy and I'm learning SO much!) In September when the new year starts, the study is on the life of Moses. I went last night and am hooked. I need this; there are too many distractions to try and keep my own quiet time. Maybe I need to be more disciplined and I think this is it for me. It breaks down the study into 6 days and each day you are supposed to do your work. What is neat is that they are all over the world, so if you friend is in Oregon or England, everyone is doing the same exact lesson each week. That is why I was trying to find others doing it. :001_smile: Tracie