As soon as I saw they were doing this I thought, "There's no way people will put up with ads when they're READING--um, hello--for a measly $25. Drop the price to $99 and they'll get a truckload." I have yet to hear of anyone doing this. But mark my word, if they get it to less than $100 people will do it. I LOVE MY KINDLE!!! I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd prefer to read an e-book over experiencing real books, but I'm in love with that darn thing.

What they said. :D

:iagree:

We use the largest bedroom upstairs as a school room. It is wonderful to have everything in one room, even on the days when we don't do much school in there. My kids know where to find things and where to put them away. There is a designated place for art projects, math on the computer, seat work. I do not miss having my things stored various places and trashing the kitchen table every day. Here's my daughter doing her math with a friend's Flat Stanley that was "visiting". Our class pets--two Mali Uromastyx--are behind her. We have two nice windows, good lighting, the walls are painted a sky blue - it's very cheerful and bright in there. Nice setup and pic!

Okay I literally snorted tea reading that. Good one!

Homeschool Buyers Co-op has a great deal on them through 5/31. https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=1510 10 for $50, a lot better than inching along and paying $10 each.

Ambidextrous. I'm ambi, too.

You implied it. You instructed her to keep looking because the examples she gave weren't scriptural. I am assuming that finding something to be scriptural (or not) is your litmus test. Is there something I'm missing here?

Scripture Only isn't scriptural.

And they receive all sorts of bennies from the US government. You've got people screaming about Planned Parenthood, saying that all the good they do is outweighed by their abortions so they don't want any of their taxpayer money supporting them. Meanwhile you've got the government giving the okay to an org that openly discriminates against gays and atheists. Should we make a fuss about them getting government funds? :tongue_smilie:

Thing is, a LOT of Christians--from liberal believers to fundies--think that this morality was defined by Christians. You'd be amazed at the plethora of people who cannot see that the most common moral precepts are shared by all religions and cultures. A religion isn't required to define right and wrong.

^ You have me very curious about your advice of checking My Computer. What version of Windows are you running? (Or are you on a Mac?) To the OP: What version of Windows are you running? I have problems alternating between external speakers, on-board laptop speakers, and headphones I use via a USB device. I often find I have to reboot between devices to clear out the memory. Is there a chance one of your kids used earbuds or headphones on the computer? When was the last time you rebooted? What are you needing sound for - something online? (Sometimes certain browsers will give me trouble with certain devices. e.g. If I want to watch Netflix streaming and use my external speakers, I can't use Firefox or Chrome no matter what I do with the drivers. The only time I use Internet Explorer is under these conditions, lol.) Drivers can be an issue, but I wouldn't assume that first. Because it was working before your kids messed with the computer, I would first eliminate other things.

I don't correct my husband in front of my children because it would be disrespectful and insulting. I don't even like to imply in front of the children that the kids did something stupid under his tutelage because, well, it's disrespectful and insulting to him. I talk with him privately because that is the respectful way to handle this sort of thing. If another parent has a habit of correcting children in front of the children's parents, that is by its very nature insulting. Talk with the parents privately. Ask them if they're okay with you talking with their kids. Do I think it's ever okay? I'm sure there are but I'm hard pressed to think of a situation at present. I'm not even that fond of my mother correcting my children in front of me. It says, "You don't have this situation under control so I need to help you here." How can that NOT be insulting?