Mommy22alyns
-
Posts
10,256 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by Mommy22alyns
-
-
-
Yep, sniff it!
-
Huh? This makes no sense to me. Parents often spend large amounts of money on their children when their children are involved in sports or music study.
Maybe it's the "large chunk all at one time" aspect of it. We've spent a mint on Rebecca's gymnastics, and it's not going to get any cheaper, but it goes little by little. Just a thought, I could be wrong.
-
Rod & Staff. I did a year of CLE LA in first grade, but I prefer R&S. There are also worksheets available, which I always use. You can also selectively assign problems - I never have them do it all.
-
Does your gym have XCEL? That's kind of what it's designed for-the intermediate stage for kids who still want to do gymnastics and do a couple of competitions, but not do full JO. Since she likes gymnastics, it seems like that might be what to look for.
I do like cheer, but honestly, if your DD, at age 7, is topping out of rec gymnastics, she'd probably be encouraged to go into competitive cheer pretty quick, too, and that can easily hit many of the same drawbacks as gymnastics as far as expense, time, and travel.
I agree; check on Xcel. Also see if there are any T&T (trampoline/tumbling) teams going. They're less time-intensive.
Otherwise, I would check on running or diving.
Jumping into team is really a HUGE step. It's very consuming. Rebecca's been on a team for 3 years now. If you do decide to try it out, you can ask me anything!
-
1
-
-
The girls drink it more often now that they're older. They rarely even drank juice when they were younger; I didn't allow it as babies and we spent quite a while diluting it.
They will split a cream soda for a treat once or twice a week. YDD and I always get pizza when we meet up with friends for choir on Thursdays, so I let her take a whole can of cream soda along. ODD saw it and protested - I told her she could always skip gymnastics... she shut that down REAL fast. :D
At home, they mostly drink water, with some chocolate milk now that we've started buying it for Rebecca's protein shakes.
-
1
-
-
I am not in your shoes, but I can definitely relate to feeling worn out and hopeless. All I can do is offer hugs. :grouphug:
-
1
-
-
We can get riled up about how anyone who does not do certain math programs is not a real homeschooler. There was a big sight word vs. phonics thread several years ago, the math ones are more frequent, we have not had a good reading debate in a while...
Yep. For fun, go sneak onto the K-8 board and ask about twaddle.
I always said this was the only place in the world where you could find math brawls. :huh:
-
12
-
-
Not sure what sport, but Rebecca has Your Best Meet Ever and Sports Psychology Library: Gymnastics. I also got her a talk from Doc Ali.
-
Rebecca was a fluent reader at 4. She was also very active and talkative. I thought that would be a recipe for disaster in a public school. Then I started thinking... I wondered if we all just put our kids on the bus at age 5 because that's what you're supposed to do... how many people made a thought-out decision about this? I had felt that every decision I had made up to that point in her life was the best one for her, but I didn't feel 100% comfortable with putting her in school.
And God. Because I had dismissed the idea of homeschooling out of hand years before. It was a miracle that I ever seriously considered homeschooling.
-
3
-
-
Eeew, community earbuds - the thought makes me want to hurl. I won't even share them with my own kids!
-
2
-
-
I hope it's nothing. Hugs.
-
1
-
-
LOL, yep, I saw and shared this on FB too!
-
Meeeeeeee!! You can pry my Bath & Body Works shower gels and lotions out of my cold, dead hands.
I have a dresser full of gorgeous makeup. I love eye creams, moisturizers, vitamin C serums.... Sephora is like heaven to me.
-
Yeah, seems fishy. It's weird...
Christine is the 3rd wife. I like her personality. And I think she embraces polygamy so I'm afraid she is going to be hurt the most.
Her mom left a polygamous marriage when Christine was younger. but now her mom is living with Christine. I thought she should have moved into Meri's big empty house!
With the WET BAR!!!
Yeah, I had stopped watching, but I was bored Sunday before Downton came on, so I caught the last few epis including the finale. I'd seen an article online about the divorce, so... I watched it.
-
MUS didn't work for my son when he was 8 and 9. We switched to CLE and he works it all himself and has learned so much. You could recommend that program to her. A child can work on it pretty independently and there are very few people who have failed at CLE. I've mostly heard success story after success story.
CLE is a really good idea for the 10 year old. My girls have been able to be largely independent with CLE. She could have the older child do math, LA, and reading with CLE and then the basics would be covered. If she can get him independent, that would be to his benefit.
The kids don't sound THAT bad off - would I be happy with my kids at this level, no, but it's not beyond redemption at this point, especially if the reading is about on par.
As far as schooling during difficulties, the girls and I went with MIL to Michigan one February to visit my grandma, who was dying. I brought all of our school work in a big plastic bin and we kept up with just about everything.
-
1
-
-
My house is a mess, but I am not throwing away dishes. I think publicly being proud of the mess could be mask for " I am really unable to do the basics" , which would really be pointing to depression.
With a 10 year old and a pair of 7 year olds, basics could get done. Certainly, children those ages could do the dishes, plus vacuum, mop and sweep (daily?, weekly?). But if mom is in a funk and can't get it started the kids aren't going to follow through.
I think Quill said homeschooling is a job and you do have to decide to do it everyday. A person with depression is going to have a hard time following through on this job.
ITA. IMO, she should see a doctor.
-
1
-
-
Like a few PP's, I am also wondering if she's depressed.
-
It's white and gold, in poor lighting. The girls and I all saw it that way. DH saw black and blue. Then we tilted the laptop screen way back and looked at it obliquely and it was black and blue.
-
I have it waxed along with my eyebrows. In a pinch, I use some facial Nair. I HATE having my upper lip waxed! I never, ever, ever get used to it. Mine is fine and pale too.
-
-
I'm just sad. :(
-
The marshmallow chicks and bunnies - the ones with the Circus Peanut consistency.
Don't judge.
-
2
-
-
What questions I would ask an expert - approximate caloric needs for such an active growing kid. Good recipes for meals and on the go, quick meals. Best times for what nutrients. How to get it all in such a little kid!
-
1
-
If you have multiple kids: combine or keep separate?
in General Education Discussion Board
Posted
I combine the girls and it works out great. I will be sad when Rebecca has to do her own science next year and when she hits high school and the girls will be completely separate. :(