That's an excellent book!

Sitting at Chuck fil A right now...Fries are still listed as an option on the menu. At least at our CFA you can request soda. It is not listed but neither are shakes (with the meal). I have a friend who always gets a shake instead of a soda. You just have to ask possibly pay a little more. But you don't need to get 2 drinks. I can't speak for other CFA's but ours will pretty much do whatever you ask. It's lunch time. There are lots of families with kids here. And no one has had any issues...or seems to mind. Grilled nuggets are very good.

SSL is just keeping it simple. They way they ask what is your name is just another way to ask it. Both are correct. I don't like they way SSL does it. I prefer the "Quid est nomen tibi?" Praenomen was the first of three names the Romans had. So it's like they are saying what is your first name. Here is a breakdown of student - discipulus- male student (singular) discipuli- male students (plural) discipula- female student (singular) discipulae- female students (plural) discipuli- male and female students combined Does that help?

We start with the outline then with Maine and work across although that's the order we learn the states and capitals in. Send me a pm and I will show you what I use with my kids.

We strongly prefer female dogs too for a lot of reasons.

I had this happen with my computer. 2 computer guys told me it was hopeless without a lot of $$. Neither of them could do it, so they weren't trying to sell me anything. I found a way (thank you Google!) to run a free program and retrieve all the data. Try looking on line for solutions before you spend the money.

In our house, restitution would be in order. We follow Biblical restitution. Sometimes full restitution is too much for a child, but they still get the message that when you damage something it needs to be repaired or restored. If it were my child, they would be responsible for making it right. Exactly what that looks like varies depending on many things including age.

Can you explain what you mean in the bolded statement? Thanks!

The best traditions just happen. Try to find something that speaks to them. I have a friend who watches It's a Wonderful Life every year while putting up the tree. I would don't like that movie enough to watch it every year! But we always open a present on Christmas Eve - that's a tradition my kids love. We also watch a movie, but it's not always the same movie. Let them help you decide what they want to do and you will find some traditions that stick.

It does sound like a tension issue. Those issues are pretty common. Have you adjusted the tension on the machine and the bobbin case? Have you tried different thread or a different bobbin? I don't know what you should do. But machines do need regular service even if they aren't used all that often - sometimes because they aren't used all that often. Annual service is best for machines especially the older ones. A lot of places won't work on a machine until it's been serviced. I would probably just google the issue and your machine to see what other say first.

Even if she is carrying the baby a stroller will make life so much easier. It can haul all the other stuff for her. I wouldn't use a small umbrella stroller, but one of the nicer ones would be easier than a big stroller. But being able to stick the baby seat in the stroller will make it so much easier on her. And she will have the option to put the baby done in the stroller if she wants. She will gate check the stroller, so she can have it until the plane and from the plane. It makes things so much easier. Is she holding him on the plane? If so, she really does want to be able to navigate the sling/wrap alone. That will be so handy on the plane - at least it was a nice break for my arms. She can box and check the car seat or use a car seat bag - they are pricey though. Although you risk losing it - they lost one of mine once. I was not happy - they do have loaners, but they are awful!! If she is putting him in his seat, she may not need the wrap/sling. He will be fine in the stroller as long as she stays close. Having all of the above options is a good idea though. She should get online and watch some video clips and learn to work her sling or wrap alone. Or get one she can.

Just quoting a snippet to save space. Diane Lockman makes these claims that classical ed isn't about the ages/stages etc but what are her credentials and what evidence does she use to support her claims? I do think that the WTM does things that aren't historically classical - they didn't teach history in a 4 year cycle. I think some of the methods are to make classical education do able for parents in our current society. Look to some authorities in the classical education world and see what they say before you decide who to agree with. I found that book thought provoking but lacking in evidence to support the claims. With CC and the Latin, the students already learned what each of the words meant. The students already knew the vocab - that was taught first. Now they are putting their vocab into a passage of scripture. Memory work is an exercise for the brain. There are some great resources out there on what memorizing doesn't for the brain. We use CC to train our children's brains. And because in our home learning never stops nothing is ever out of context. These things come up all the time. But Google can't always be trusted. And for us like I mentioned it's less about the information and more about the exercise of the brain. There are lot of other ways to accomplish this too though. CC/TWTM memory work are just 2 of the many ways.

I would first ask myself if my concern was more about the extra electronics or the upstaging of the other gifts. I am pretty sure if it were me, I would let them get the kids the Kindle Fire since it's what they want to give. I would let the kids get the cases.

I never understood that. I love homemade gifts, but unless you grow and make everything yourself you have to buy the ingredients/materials to make the homemade gifts. And there is plenty of commercialism with the craft stores and grocery stores! In my book there isn't much difference in the "commercial" aspect of it. I wonder if for those people they have been caught up and focused on the wrong things, and for them that signals a drastic change - IDK. We always do a combination of things.

Wow, that's great it's cheap. Here raw is more expensive than organic pasteurized milk. So when I am doing something like hot chocolate where I use a 1/2 gallon at a time, I get the cheaper stuff. Here it's from a local farm too. But for small things - 1/2 a cup here or there I use the raw.

I haven't kept milk for 2 weeks. I keep my milk just 7or 8 days, but our pick up is once a week. Using raw milk for cooking defeats the purpose of having raw milk. You can use it, but by heating it to the point of boiling you are basically pasteurizing it. So you may as well use pasteurized milk for cooking. Since we generally only use raw milk and don't have pasteurized milk on hand, I do sometimes cook with it especially the cream for soups. But if I am doing a lot of cooking, I get regular milk.

I don't remove people - I just don't accept friend requests from everyone.

This describes my boys. It's a relationship like no other. I love my girls. But my boys are going to live with me forever. Well at least that's their plan for now. It's good to be a mom of boys. Yep this too!! Boys are so amazing.

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:iagree: Hmm - CA then VA for me.

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Whenever we go and stay for a few days, I bring a crock pot and put dinner in the am. Breakfast and lunch are easy - cereal, yogurt, oatmeal, fruit etc.. Sandwiches or salads and snacks. We tend to pack a lot because the kids are hungry! We usually do one dinner at the restaurant - ours always has family specials when we go. We usually go off season on non peak days though. We get a family meal for $25 to $30 depending on what we choose - plus drinks. If we were going for one night, I would take breakfast, lunch and snacks and grab a quick dinner at a nearby restaurant.

I have a couple people blocked right now, but it is not because I don't like them or don't want to read their posts, but it's because their avatars or signature I mages bother me. I have a strange phobia. I unblock them and read their posts but I cover up the photos.

Yes.

If I understand it correctly, in states that recognize common law marriage it is illegal. The second two wives were common law wives in Utah. That's why they moved to Nevada.