other that is all ;)

Just an FYI for active duty army, air force and navy personnel, the mypay site says the W-2's will be ready no later than 23 January, but I just checked and ours is ready. And here ... we ... GO!

Yes. Another poll. Smile.

Heeeeere's Johnny! Luuuuucy, I'm home! I love you, man. But what are you favorite new ones? That's what she said

I thought my three older dc would be interested in seeing the movie because they enjoyed the series, but their reaction completely surprised me. When they found out Brendan Fraser was in it, they said it was SOO wrong and that he would not do a good job portraying him. They said Mo was a sweet, gentle, caring, and loving father, but Brendan plays characters that are sarcastic, adventurous, and vine-swinging. Mo doesn't even know how to use a sword. He's a sweet, bookish father-figure, and Brendan doesn't even have black hair so how could he play the bluejay? I just had to laugh. I guess his Mummy movies are going to stick in their minds.

Oh, wow, I can't believe someone else here has read this. I read it when I was a teen and remembered it years later. I just couldn't remember the title. I just had to read it again recently because I was happy to have found it again.

I use facebook and myspace. I share more on myspace because I have more friends and family on there. I took a while to warm up to facebook but finally signed up for it because some friends/family are on one but not the other.

My, I'm grumpy today!

Some people take it very well, and some people still get mad. And some people probably don't take the time to read the whole thing. ;)

Do you know, and this is something so new for me, I've started doing that? I have no idea why. I just find hon, sweetie, or girlie slipping out and I can't figure out where I picked it up from, but it just sounds so friendly and outgoing I can't help myself. It's not meant disrespectfully or disparagingly. It's just ... uber-friendly! :w00t:

I used to reply with a link to snopes, but after some angry responses I just started responding with this. It sure has cut down a lot on the junk mail! Excellent article from http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/web1/bcc_field.htm My friends send me "stuff". And organizations I belong to send me "stuff". And mailing lists I am on send me "stuff". When you send people stuff you can send it in two distinct ways: 1. So that everyone can see everybody else's email address, and 2. So that everyone can't see everybody else's email address. When you put the email addresses in the "To" field or in the "CC" field, everyone can see everyone else's email address. But, when you use the "BCC" field, the system hides the addresses of everyone else. I am writing this page to encourage everyone to learn about the "BCC" field and to learn how to use it. The "BCC" field gets its name from "Blind Carbon Copy". "BCC" is a term that was originally used (back when dirt was a novelty and typewriters used carbon paper) to indicate a carbon copy that was being made but wasn't being acknowledged. It was a kind of "secret" copy, one that the addressee didn't know about. Today, in internet email it has a different use. It is used to hide email addresses so that you don't disclose everyone's email address to everyone else. Why should you hide the address of everyone else? Because when you don't those addresses can get forwarded all across the internet. When you send twenty of your friends an email showing all twenty email addresses and those people forward that email to twenty of their friends, suddenly 400 people now have your friends' email addresses. These email addresses remain in the email and many people don't edit them out. I once received an email that had been forwarded and forwarded and I was able to harvest 278 email addresses from that one email. Ever wonder how your email address gets on those spam lists? This is one way. Consider if every time your friend called their friend, they handed out your phone number to people who didn't know you. And then those people handed it out to people that they called. Or what if every time your friend wrote (through the mail) their friends, they handed out your snail mail address to people who didn't know you. And then those people handed it out to people that they wrote. This is what happens when people send your email address to people who don't know you. Are you writing 5 of your friends who all know each other? No problem. They all have each other's email address anyway. You aren't disclosing anything. Are you in the office or in a business transaction. No problem. But, the next time you open up that email that was forwarded to you with a joke, motivational story, funny cartoon, or even with one of the ubiquitous virus alerts, look through that email. See how many email addresses you can see for people you do not know. And as you forward that email across the internet to your friends sending those email addresses to spammers, remember that you know how to hide your friends' addresses to protect them. When you write, remember that you can be spreading your friends' email addresses all across the internet. Learn how to use BCC. And use it. Hints for BCC Some ISP's won't let you send only to BCC. If you try to send only to BCC and your ISP bounces your email, you may need to put at least one address in the "To" field. Here is a trick: use your own address in the "To" field. You can either put your own address directly, or, if you want to be even more clever, create an address in your own address book to use. For example, you could create an address in your address book called "My Friends" and give that entry your own address. Then when you want to use the BCC, put "My Friends" in the "To" field and the real addresses in the BCC field. The email will show up addressed to "My Friends". The other addresses will be hidden. And another one: 5 Rules of Forwarding Forwarding of e-mails is one of the topics I get contacted about the most. And, one which also causes hurt feelings and misunderstandings more than any other topic. Daily, e-mails flow in from onliners asking about a "nice way" of telling someone they care about, relative, friend or associate to not forward attachments, chain e-mails, political commentary or the jokes that are so prevalent online. Netizens are afraid to ask others to stop and those who are asked to stop, no matter how nicely, get offended and feel as though their thoughtfulness is not appreciated. But let's think about this a moment. How really thoughtful is it to click the forward arrow, then a bunch of e-mail addresses and hit send? Well, your brain had to "think" about those steps but does that make the effort truly "thoughtful." I don't think so... Here are the 5 Rules of Forwarding E-mails that those who are being truly thoughtful follow. If everyone followed them all the problems associated with forwarded e-mails could be avoided. Sticking to these guidelines will assist both those thinking they are thoughtful and those who don't want to appear otherwise: Don't forward anything without editing out all the forwarding >>>>, other e-mail addresses, headers and commentary from all the other forwarders. Don't make folks look amongst all the gobbly-gook to see what it is you thought was worth forwarding. If you must forward, only forward the actual "guts" or content of the e-mail that you are of the opinion is valuable. Check out this neato free program to help you out: Email Stripper. If you cannot take the time to write a personal comment at the top of your forwarded e-mail to the person you are sending to - then you shouldn't forward it at all. Think carefully about if what you are forwarding will be of value (accurate information), appreciated (something the recipient needs) or humorous (do they have the same sense of humor as you do) to the person on the other side. Or do you just think it is worthy? If you cannot think of why the person you are forwarding to would like to receive the e-mail - then don't forward it. It should go without saying (But I have to say it because folks do so anyway.) that forwarding of chain letters; regardless how noble the topic may seem, virus warnings or anything that says "forward to everyone you know" simply shouldn't be forwarded because it is plain old B.S. or commentary that many will not appreciate. If you must forward e-mails of this type because you simply can't help yourself, at the very least check @ Snopes.com to be sure that what you are forwarding isn't a hoax. If you must forward to more than one person, put your e-mail address in the TO: field and all the others you are sending to in the BCC field to protect their e-mail address from being published to those they do not know. This is a serious privacy issue! Do not perpetuate a breech of privacy started by other forwarders who included their contact's addresses in the To: or Cc: field by continuing to forward those visible addresses to your contacts! Remove any e-mail addresses in the body of the e-mail that have been forwarded by those who brush off the privacy of their friends and associates. The above 5 rules will help qualify if an e-mail is worth forwarding and the right way to do so if it is. If one cannot make these extra efforts, then they really have no excuse to get mad or have hurt feelings when asked to stop. And if asked to stop forwarding, don't get mad; just realize the person on the other side certainly has the right to make that request. On an aside, also keep in mind that if you are forwarding a private e-mail that was sent to you, you must get the sender's permission to forward it on to others (or post it publicly). E-mails are copyright protected by their authors. Not only that, common courtesy dictates that you should ask the author first if the e-mail sent for your eyes only can be forwarded to strangers or others for which it was not originally intended. At the end of the day, when it comes to receiving unwanted forwarded e-mails, if you fear hurting someone's feelings by asking them to stop forwarding you e-mail, know they probably meant well, were really thinking of you, were trying to make a point - ahhh, just hit delete! Judith Kallos http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/5-rules-for-forwarding-email.html

These are the only ones I was able to find at Netflix: High school level Basic Math - 30 lessons, 30 minutes each (Murray Siegel) 1998 High school level Algebra 1 - 30 lessons, 30 minutes each (Monica Neagoy) 2000 High school level Geometry - James Noggle 2000 High school level Chemistry - 2000 Unfortunately, each lesson is on a single DVD so in order to view the whole course you have to check out all 30 DVD's. I searched these titles based on the reviews from this site. The authors of these reviews list the recommended ages as 15-18. Algebra I Algebra II American Civil War, The Apostle Paul Bach and the High Baroque (DVDs and outlines) Basic Math: High School Level Chamber Music of Mozart, The (DVD) Change and Motion: Calculus Made Clear Dante's Divine Comedy European Thought and Culture in the 19th Century From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism Great Artists of the Italian Renaissance Great Ideas of Philosophy Great Masters: Beethoven - His Life and Music (DVD) High Middle Ages High School Level-Chemistry High School Level-Geometry History of Ancient Egypt History of Science: Antiquity to 1700 History of the United States, The , 2nd Edition How to Listen to and Understand Great Music Jewish Intellectual History: 16th to 20th Century Joy of Science Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas Life and Writings of C.S. Lewis, The Philosophy and Religion in the West Power Over People: Classical and Modern Political Theory Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies Shakespeare: The Word and the Action Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology Victorian Britain World History: The Fertile Crescent to the American Revolution

I think it was something Patty in WA (now Patty Joanna) used and it was a hit. Here's a link to a roll call post with an example of the hairy eyeball at the end. No clue if all the links work or not. Just figured what the hay ... make my day ... now go away ... I want to play ... morgan le fay ... whaddya say?

Well, it doesn't fit into your categories, but I'd never heard the expression "hairy eyeball" until visiting these boards. :D

How sweaty do his feet get? My dd has something called dyshidrosis eczema. I'll link to a previous conversation. skin on feet peeling? what is it?

I saw this wall calendar at Staples one year and tried it out. Since then I've reordered it online because I liked it so well. We use double-sided foam tape and put it on the fridge, so I can keep track of daily activities and appointments. I write in pencil only. It's mostly for appointments, games, lessons, trips, and outside activities. I have a different calendar for keeping track of homeschool assignments, etc. Right now it's Mom's Family Desk Planner. I think I got it at Hastings. I also like those little desktop calendars just for my own viewing pleasure. I had a countdown calendar, but it's almost over. Just got a Planet Earth calendar for Christmas. I keep that on my desk. We had a word-a-day calendar for last year. I think we got it for free in the mail or something. Now we have a Spanish word-a-day calendar. That's in the kitchen and just for fun. Oh, almost forgot. I keep one of those 2 year planner calendars in my purse, too. That's a calendar for my own personal use though. I've kept one since high school, and they're like little snapshots into my past! My little mini-diary.

I did this a while ago, so I'll copy and paste. I've seen some tests discussed on the board before, and I was trying to figure out the differences between them and decide which one to give to my dc. I thought I'd share this in the hopes that it might help someone else. I appreciated having this information summarized and compiled for me. This site discusses the five most commonly used tests. I don't know if that's nationwide or just within their state, but I thought it was helpful. Most Common Standardized Achievement Tests We've never tested before and are not required to do so, but I'd like to this year. I was going to go with the CAT (California Achievement Test) and couldn't decide between the Complete Battery or the Survey. But after reading this I decided to go with the Iowa Basic (ITBS). You can order the Iowa Basic tests from Piedmont Education Services by April 17th for test and scoring during Feb 27- June 17, 2006. It's $38 per test, and a bachelor's degree is required to administer this test. Iowa Basic (ITBS) from Piedmont Education Services Here are a couple of links that list several different places to order tests. Testing Services Standardized Achievement Test Suppliers When I recently posted about this, there was a discussion about which tests different people preferred. I went on the hunt again and found this article: Iowa vs. Stanford Test Comparison (broken link) This is their current blurb: Should I use Stanford or The Iowa Tests? Both are top-rated, nationally standardized tests. Both are designed to accomplish the same purposes. Both evaluate thinking skills. Both provide thorough results reports, and neither is more "difficult" than the other. Although the tests are similar in many respects, there are some differences that may affect your decision. Whichever test you choose, there are advantages to using the same test from year to year. Stanford tests evaluate listening skills through grade 8, The Iowa Tests through grade 3. ITBS permits a wider grade range of students to be tested at the same time. Both tests require administrators to meet certain qualifying requirements (Stanford / The Iowa Tests). Stanford is administered untimed; ITBS/ITED is timed. Frequently Asked Questions Hope this is helpful!

Love mine!

Why, yes. Yes, I do. I sometimes make mistakes in my check register, so this way I can catch it.

I was laughing the other night because my oldest dd was excited to be texting back and forth with my mom. Then I started wondering how many other 64-year olds text their grandchildren. How many 60-somethings do you know that text? Myspace or facebook? Email?

Yep. And, congrats to you, Lori!

I love reading Christmas letters. Anyone care to share?

Thanks much! I was trying to come up with a nickname for my parents for a project I'm working on for them. I liked Chenille, so I tweaked it a little and settled on Captain & Chanel.

Remember Captain & Tennille? What rhymes with Tennille?