I don't have any verses for not spanking a teen. The Bible does say not to exasperate your children. And I think spanking a teen could do that. I don't think discipline should be humiliating the goal is not to embarass them but restore them to right behavior. (On a side note, since many have stopped spanking they have turned to humiliating to discipline. To me that is sad.) I agree with Joanne. And I don't think that you will be able to change their mind. If you aren't ready to leave this church, I would pray that God would change their hearts on this matter.

I let my daughter sit there at 9 - she was 5'3" and over 110. She 10 now. Dh is the car business and says with the information for our vehicle airbags she is fine. Not all airbags are the same, so it would be important to know your vehicle.

As a parent who had to take a second out on the house to pay lawyers bills when we got drug into family court through no fault of our own, I joined them without question! It's been 6 years, and dh and I are still paying off lawyers bills. I know how expense those lawyers are. And that was with one working for free and one at a half rate. With the housing market what it is now and owing what we do, we couldn't get enough money to hire a lawyer if we needed to. (Our one lawyer was ready to drop our case because we came up short one month. We were 10 days from our next hearing, and had to come up with thousands of dollars.) All the attorneys we talked to wanted $10,000 or more up front before they would talk to us. I am just glad back then we had the equity, or we would have lost our child. Granted the situations aren't everyday but they do happen. I am thrilled to have that protection, and I am happy to help out families who wind up in those situations like us through no fault of their own. I guess it's like a lot of things you don't think it could happen to you until it does or it happens to someone you know. Never in a million years I did I think we'd wind up with the mess we did. So you never know what could happen. And I got to know a lot about social workers and GAL, and I don't have a lot of confidence in the "system".

I have to agree with these posters. They did a nice job, so I won't repeat what they said. But here you can look at their Scholars list of books. They give a list for younger student and older students. http://resources.veritaspress.com/Scholars/OTAE.html They don't expect you to read all the books in the catalog, but they make them available. And I am glad because I will choose different books at different years depending on the child. I love their selection and variety and how well it lends itself to families with different ages trying to do the same history with all. For example - dd 10, I also found them a bit behind us and we worked ahead in everything but math. We have been behind their standard in math. With dd 6, they are right on maybe a little advanced. She started off slower with everything but math. She is ahead of them in math. So go figure... And I agree you have to keep in mind that it's just a catalog not their curriculum. Their catalog is a listing of everything they sell not everything you must have. I love how they lay it out by grade, but not everyone does Egypt in 2nd grade. But you will find all books that fit Egypt on that page. Some are for moms or as read alouds. It all depends on the family. I just order what I want no matter what grade level it's listed in. They tend to list their materials at the earliest possible grade. I would guess that's so you don't miss it or maybe that is where it seems to fit best. And maybe some would want to do it then. But they don't necessarily do it then. With Latin for example, they list Latin for Children A in the 3rd grade, but their online classes don't offer it until 4th grade. So some do it in 3rd while other prefer 4th or 5th. I have never found VP dry - it does need to be fleshed out a bit. But we do that without much trouble. It's not for everyone, but it really fits our classical approach - we do heavy grammar memory work, lots of Latin and such. That the classical method we like and use. I want to be moving out of focusing so much on learning the facts come middle school, so this works for us.

1999! I was catching up. Back in 2002, I did a bunch and got all the way to 1999! That's where I quit... I am moving on to digital scrapbooking - someday!

I loved Abeka when I was in a classroom. I did one year at home and :banghead:I wouldn't do it again!

I had a company do this to us regularly. We always paid on time, but they always got it late. They claimed it was opened and posted the day it was received. So I personally mailed it return reciept or something where they had to sign for it. Sure enough it was late. But I have proof it was signed for on time. I called them and sent them a copy of the reciept saying they signed for it 5 days before they posted it, and it never happened again. But in this case I would start with calling the bank.

Oh my! That's awful that she thinks that... God is sovereign and know the number of our days (PS 139:16) and God allows these things to happen. He could have stopped it, but he didn't for what reasons I don't know. And He will work this for good (Romans 8:28). Something amazing will come from this because that's the way God is. But death is a result of sin and the fall. Death comes because we live in a fallen world. It's the result of our sin not God's goodness.

This is one reason I love our Essentials of the English Language in Classical Conversations.

Julie, They are coming HEAV. I will get it there. Thanks for the offer though.

I didn't know you were coming to VA in June? Hey, I wonder if they will be at HEAV. I am working at HEAV. Let me check that first.

I saw media mail. I can't do that because my mail lady won't bring it to my house - she will cram it in my box and ruin it as she has in the past. (No amount of complaints have helped. So it will just turn into a big mess - me making them pay for a replacement.) If it's not in a hard box, she will smoosh it. But I still, I can't help but wonder if that is right.

I am not sure if the is correct forum for this... I was getting ready to order Song School Latin from Classical Academic Press. But to get that one book with CD the UPS shipping is $13.95! That's outragous especially since I am one state away. According to UPS, the cost is about 7.00 actual shipping add their handling fee and I understand it's not cheap but one book for $14.00! Can that possibly be right? Should I call them? I will not pay 14.00 for shipping on a $22 book...

It's funny how different the reactions to those readers are. It's about finding what you like and what works for you. I choose the program because of the readers. I was so tired of trying to find books for my oldest to read when she was in K. I got so tired of Jen the Hen, Matt the Cat stuff... I switched when my olest was in 1st. They are sometimes weird or awkward, but we love the readers. It really challenges them to stretch their reading skills. Not to mention the value of the content. They are the only books I have even seen at that level with substance. I love being able to start my kids on quality books instead that twaddle junk like Ben sat on the mat that we had with DD #1. And I find that those books are enough reading practices without having to buy/find other one vowel books. I love that repetition and similar works - like rig, rag, rug because if forces my dd (who is currently doing it) to really read the word and not guess. We have been very happy with those readers! I have to disagree that it's sight word based. There are sight words - but you can't read anything if you don't teach a few sight words. It has IMO less sight words that the other programs I have looked into. I haven't looked at WRTR I also found that my kids in the end were stronger readers with this. Other programs keep at the phonics, but there simply isn't a need to with this one. I have friends with dc the same age as my oldest still teaching phonics (going into the 5th grade) because their kids don't get it. Both of mine who have done PM have a solid handle on phonic sounds and rules. We don't do the games a lot, so my kids haven't gotten bored with them. They enjoy them when we do them. But it's not something I take time for regularly. I think there is sufficent copy work for the ages - there is more in 1st grade. I have added a little handwriting practice and copy work to PM when I thought it was needed. If you have any questions let me know...

I know so many women who have and are having babies past 45.

Yep have to add too that :iagree: there is a difference. After using freshly milled flour the store bought stuff looks, feels and tastes awful!

There are 3 parts of the wheat kernel: the bran, the germ and the endosperm. White flour is made from the endosperm. During commercial grinding processes they are often seperated. The germ is the most nutritious portion of the wheat kernel and is very oily, which causes it to turn rancid quickly. Wheat germ is usually separated from the bran and endosperm during the milling of flour because the germ's perishable oil content limits the keeping time of the flour. So often when you buy whole wheat flour it's minus the wheat germ because the wheat germ makes it go bad too fast. So you aren't getting the full benefit of it. And it's a nice savings too.

It depends on the make/model etc. The cost can vary a lot from less than a $100.00 to a couple hundred depending on the cost of the seat belt and the cost of labor. We were looking to buy a van that needed 2 seat belts replaced. They cost of having them replaced was about $250.00 but that was with discounted labor. So it could be more. I think it's something you have to have done by a dealer but maybe not. Just call your local dealer and ask them.

we are on the same track as you. Come 9th grade or so maybe before, we will do another language. Probably Spanish maybe something else. Latin at a young age has been beneficial for my daughter. I am starting the next 2 even younger thanks to Song School Latin.

We use wet erase marker for things like lines that I don't want to wipe off when I wipe off the dry erase. I have also used the tape.

I got a really good deal from them complete with free shipping on a large container - I can't remember how large - 5 gallons maybe.

It's $312 for Foundations and $288 for Essentials. As a tutor, I am assuming she didn't pay therefore it's considered income. Any tuition credit has to be claimed as income. It's possible that your director should have given you a 1099-MISC. I would check with her.