Red Sails to Capri is light hearted and fun, but not about an animal. My dc loved it and laughed so much when we read this. Brighty of the Grand Canyon is another great one.

My youngest was high needs from the get go. As an infant, he just seemed miserable, his toddler tantrums were horrific; had he been my first, there's a good chance he would have been my last. Then, around age 3, he just calmed down. :confused: Now, at 6, he is very sweet and loving and just so dear. eta: Still high energy though; I definitely have to take a slower approach in his schooling than I did with his older sibs. I don't have any answers as to why he was initially so high needs. Maybe to keep me humble? My other babies were dream babies. I definitely have more compassion for parents when I hear them talk about babies with colic.

Voddie Baucham's church doesn't celebrate Easter, nor do many who have commented on his facebook page. It's been interesting reading the discussion.

What a lovely idea. I wish we had thought of that. We are saddened to hear of Mr. Kinkade's passing as well.

Why, yes he is a cutie! My dc ask a similar question. Are we Irish-Mexican, or Mexican-Irish? It doesn't help them that dh and I see ourselves as Americans and have no loyalties toward our ancestor's homelands. Check whatever box you want to is what I tell them. :tongue_smilie:

I don't mind the term hispanic, but I don't see the need to differentiate between color/shade. And I'm not white like you are, so why don't I have a third option like brown hispanic? In the summer I get really dark; then am I superbrown hispanic? I guess I just don't want to get sucked into the color games. If specifics are really needed, then ask the specific question: What is your heritage? I'll answer that .

I have seen it before. I always thought it was a dumb designation and my responses have been equally dumb. ;)

I refer to myself as hispanic when I'm communicating with non-hispanics. Fellow hispanics have no patience for that~"C'mon, where are your people from?!" Usually followed by a swear word under their breath. :lol:

Maybe it's hard to understand because not too many people self identify as a white hispanic like you do? My dc would be identified by the media as white hispanics, but we all laughed when we heard that term in the news last week. And they're not white. They're the same lovely shade of brown that I am. ;) Ime, hispanics do not refer to each other as white or black hispanics. Instead they take the time to ...y'know...ask where the person is from. He's Cuban, he's Puerto Rican, he's Venezuelan, Guatemalan, Mexican etc. regardless of what shade or color their skin is. Or if they are second or third generation, then his family is from... It's really not that hard, and my reaction to seeing that term in the news last week was that it was petty and meant to create division between black and white. Just my two cents.

You can speak with the utmost respect and love to a 12 y.o. child and still get an immature response, because...well, they're 12. Obviously, they are all different, but I've lived through three 12 y.o.'s so far, and I know this is supposed to be the logic stage, but ime, they're not so logical, :tongue_smilie: especially, when they are being held accountable for their actions. In our home, our older teens have told us how much they respect us now for holding them to a high standard of behavior. :grouphug: My first 12 y.o. had me on my knees in prayer all.the.time. Dh and I worked hard at tying heartstrings; dh and ds took many father/son trips together and we emphasized how much we loved him and wanted the best for him, and because of that, would diligently enforce rules meant to strengthen his character. How he chose to respond was up to him.

:iagree: Calling other parents to apologize is a good logical consequence that shows him he is going to be held accountable (by you) for his actions, and hopefully will make him think twice about being sneaky in the future. We would be adding some heart to heart discussions about trust and honor and building his reputation as a trustworthy individual. Strengthening your relationship is more effective than being grounded from movies, ipods and sleepovers. Just my two cents from someone who's btdt ;).

I tried to purchase this and it blocked me saying it could only be sold to people residing in the U.S...I'm in Georgia. Anyone else have a problem?:confused: nm: It let me purchase it as a gift, so I bought it for dd.

Wow. I think you really tried to redirect your friend quite well, and her refusal to take the hint was out of line. Especially, given your dd's anxiety issues, I think I would have gone on the offensive and made the conversation about her. "My dd has no problem getting along with other people, but are you still struggling with that? Is that why you're so concerned? I'm very confident teaching first grade~did you have a hard time in school? Yea, I can see why you wouldn't want to homeschool. I'm sorry your ds had a tough time, I'm so glad we could take action when our dd needed us. We will always be there for her." Would I respond like this to curious questions? No way. But she really sounds like she thinks she's doing you a favor by questioning you and she needs to know discussing your dd is off limits. I'm sorry your dd had to hear her nonsense.

:grouphug: Sunday mornings were the most stressful part of the week when my oldest dc were little.

Our neighbor is convinced a fox got to her cat. Another friend lost kittens to hawks. An owl lives in the greenbelt behind us and we often hear him catch his dinner. I'm glad he's there, though, because he does help keep the rodent population down.

Yes. And that's all I'm going to say about that. :glare:

I saw this thread earlier and was hoping you'd have several people selling you on the idea by now...because we are thinking of installing one this spring, too ;). Several of our friends have one and all the kids have so much fun on them. The only reason we are hesitating is because our little boys have a way of thinking up stunts that their older siblings would never have considered :blink:. We might just might make it shorter and lower though~of course, that won't be fun for the older sibs, though.

My oldest dd loved, loved, loved, Beatrix Potter. I know the wonderful feeling that comes from finding the right book for your dc. My little boys were just meh about books until we found the Mr. Burgess books.

In a heartbeat. We have been fortunate in never having to deal with lice, and I'd like to keep it that way. :D

:iagree: My dc laugh at me because I'm famous for getting my words mixed up, especially when I'm in a hurry, but saying the word "sex" when speaking to a group of children...:001_huh:...yeah, that hasn't happened. Reminds me of when I took my 7 y.o. to the dentist and the receptionist told him his new haircut was "sexy." What? Why? Whatever happened to "nice haircut" ? Some adjectives just don't need to be introduced, whether it's describing a haircut, star or symbol :tongue_smilie:.

Red Door Consignment in Tyrone. Wellspring in Peachtree City (by Publix.)

When I have sold things, people would ask about availability all the time, then not follow up with a purchase. I would have sold it just like the seller in your case did.

:confused: I'm curious, too. So is he for Ron Paul, or against? Hmm..

My boys accept these kinds of truths from their father much more readily than they will from me. It also helps for boys to hear friendly ribbing occur between their father and his friends to understand that boundaries still exist when joking; some topics are fair game, some aren't.

The requirements are not a big deal. Our county has recently allowed homeschoolers to fill out attendance reports online which is convenient. No one asks to see lesson plans, copies of standardized tests, etc.