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  1. For a moment I confused this with the oak parlor, but only for a moment. I promise. Cross my heart... (Chocolate to the first to name the book with the oak parlor...)
  2. I stand corrected... What?!? Is there no curtsey emoticon? Not even a bow or a tipping hat...Horrors! I feel faint...
  3. Another thought... So much power is in our phrasing and the light in which we cast our situations, either staying home by the hearth or venturing out to experience the world... Each can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes it is within our own minds the decision is made.
  4. But those are not staying home, correct? That's the rub - it's not possible to have it both ways, is it? Not truly.... One can't stay home with no schedule most days and also be involved with long term, in-depth, life enriching activities with dedicated mentors outside the home. A choice must be made... Ironically two thoughts you mentioned in another thread about birds and horses mean more days out of the home for us... I don't see a way around it.... It was funny you mentioned those two things as they are so significant in our schedule... I've been thinking about this thread and the other one (about feeling like a failure) frequently the past few days. So many ideals seem at odds with one another. Maybe it's just a matter of realizing there is no one true ideal... (Not directing this at you 8! I'm just thinking aloud, trying to make sense of things...)
  5. This thread brought to mind a book I hadn't thought of for quite some time. Mothering Without a Map: The Search for the Good Mother Within by Kathryn Black Flipping through the various pages I marked years ago gave me chills. One of them discusses the mother of a gifted twelve-year-old daughter spending hours in the car each day so the girl can attend an appropriate school for her "unusual academic needs." Chills. If only I had known when I marked that passage how closely it would resemble my life. The passage has come to mind many, many times. Actually reading it again was surreal. "It would be a mistake to think she doesn't need me now, because she does, but in totally new ways I can't quite verbalize. So before I can stake my claim to my hours, I have to get past the question that looms like a gatekeeper: What does my daughter need? Really need, not apparently need as seen from my eyes looking past her to the freedom to be self-involved, which I'd have if only I didn't spend so much time accommodating her. " "The complexity of this child is not going to go away just because she's growing older. Her interface with the world will only get more challenging, not less. Now's the time to be here, not to fade away." I so needed to read that right now as we try to juggle driving schedules for the fall. Thank you, everyone, for prompting me to pull the book off the shelf for the first time in forever...
  6. I accept! :cheers2: Hmm...choosing...I can't handle the pressure of choosing.... I'll let you choose! Mysteries is my favorite, but The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne is super short. Of course there are others in-between. If you read Athlin and Dunbayne, please know it's not her best work!
  7. My Kindle refreshed its last page a few days ago... I had no idea they only lasted a couple years or so, although it shouldn't have been a surprise... I wandered around lost, wondering what would happen next... Existential angst - that's what. I thought of all the lovely hardbacks we donated before the moves and my heart sank. Why? Why had we recklessly discarded so many books? I tried to decide if it was worth it, this lightening of the load...I wandered past our shelves of books we deemed worthy of transport, out the door, and into a bookshop. Life. Why does a physical book seem to have more life? I will replace the Kindle because it has its place. A total replacement, however, it is not. Good luck with the move and good for you for packing the books! I'm so thankful for the ones we kept.
  8. Anywhere, start anywhere! :laugh: Oddly enough, I've never read anything by Georgette Heyer, although she is on my list. Tit for tat? :lol:
  9. :svengo: Clearly something is amiss on the BaW board...
  10. I have an original; it makes Penguin seem large type! Talk about tiny, tiny print!!
  11. You've not read any Radcliffe? :svengo: What on earth have you been doing with your life? :toetap05:
  12. Public Service Announcement: Some of these books are available for free on Kindle. Take care when telling one's offspring that downloading any free (or relatively inexpensive) classic is fine. I'm not sure what she stumbled across, but several months ago my daughter somewhat admonishingly told me that I was a bit naïve if I thought all free classics were appropriate. Oops.
  13. I'm not familiar with the level, although maybe it's mentioned elsewhere in the thread; I haven't read it all. There are so many good books. I would try to find a biology book that is the appropriate level AND comes from an angle that interests the student. For example, we studied chemistry from a forensics angle. It made even learning the basics more interesting for my daughter. (Although she found chemistry somewhat interesting anyway...)
  14. I want to live there! Do the book club meetings align with the street names? ;)
  15. I have always had two tracks going for almost every subject. A textbook track and living book track. It's worked well for us. :)
  16. Doesn't it depend on the textbook, though? We have a few textbooks that are written by one or two authors which we sometimes read for pleasure. I visited a friend the other day and was surprised to find a textbook by her reading chair. I asked if she was getting another degree. She replied that it was for leisure reading. I do agree many textbooks are far from pleasurable reading material!
  17. Thanks. I guess what bothered me was being quoted and misunderstood. Attempts at clarifying made it worse. Oh well. I tried. Lesson learned. Moving on... Thanks, again.
  18. Once again, I apologize. I'm not sure why my posts are coming across poorly, but apparently they are. I'm sorry for any toes I've stepped on, feelings I've hurt, or sensibilities I've offended. My only intention was to point out in some cases the name of a homeschool might need careful thought. I'm not sure how I'm botching that so much. I didn't mean people couldn't post here. My posts are not coming across the way I intend them to, so rather than trying to explain I'll leave it at that. I was only trying to help, which apparently I'm not doing. I see that now. Sorry.
  19. For further clarity... I didn't intend to imply any comment or judgement one way or the other about companies asking for information and whether or not someone should apply. I was merely stating a fact: some companies ask. Think carefully about the name. Perhaps a thread for those who aren't required to name homeschools and/or whose states don't have official documentation would be helpful to those that find this thread irrelevant to their situations. :)
  20. I apologize for not being clearer in my posts. I hadn't realized so many people not required to name their homeschools would be following the thread so closely. My mistake. I'll try again. For the vast majority of people, the following will be completely, totally, and otherwise irrelevant. Please discard if it does not apply to you. Your situation is not the one I'm discussing. If, however, you live in a state that requires you name your homeschool, it might be wise to give careful consideration to the name. Some possible situations are listed in this thread. In the end, free to name it whatever you like. A few people have shared their experiences, but as always, YMMV.
  21. Unless the child applied for something else earlier. We've needed official documentation aleady for situations in which PJ School would have been wildly inappropriate. ;) Eta: Sometimes opportunity comes unexpectedly. Not needing to wait until the next year so the name can be changed to something more appropriate is a good thing.
  22. I've heard of a few instances when PhD's were asked for official high school paperwork for one reason or another. Other degrees didn't eliminate the need. Better to have it and not ever need it, as opposed to the reverse. It's such a simple thing to choose the name wisely in the beginning. It could be a headache later on...
  23. Sometimes a copy of the diploma and other verifying information is requested for applications. Being able to provide paperwork from the state and a diploma with the same school name listed can be a nice benefit to have.
  24. I don't remember all the state regs that I read and which is which. Through the years I've read about various states and at times looked up info on recommendations for naming schools. I think it was a matter of trying to avoid having several homeschools named Smith Academy. It wasn't actually prohibited though. The state would just tack something else on to help distinguish. I don't remember what. I will say that it's entirely possible that has changed. (Or that my memory is faulty! :tongue_smilie: ) I don't spend time researching various state regs anymore. I did that much more frequently in the early years. :) I just wanted to point out that there may be another reason not to use Lastname Academy.
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