Ds bought a first gen used ipad for $250. We haven't found another one for that price.

Hmm...I just went to their website and it tells me 20 of my friends are using it! As usual, I'm one of the last to know...

Found this explanation: "First of all I have to point out that Latin is an inflected language where every noun belongs to one of five declensions that have six cases, i.e. nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, ablative. Therefore every noun changes ending, according to its role in the phrase, and therefore every noun can be in the nominative as a subject of a sentence; in the accusative as a direct object; in the genitive, dative, ablative as an indirect object; in the vocative as a direct address to indicate the person or thing addressed. So, having said this, with regard to the noun DEUS meaning “God†which belongs to the 2nd.declension, here‘s the difference between ‘Deo’, ‘Deus’, and ‘ Dei’: -DEO can be the ablative or the dative case of DEUS. For example in the expression “Deo gratias †(Thanks be to God) or in “Gloria in excelsis Deo" ("Glory to God in the highest) DEO (to God) is a dative case, while in the phrase “In Deo confidimus†( In god we trust) DEO is an ablative, as the preposition IN takes the ablative. In short, either the ablative or the dative are the cases of an indirect object. -DEUS can be the nominative or vocative case. For example in the sentence “Deus me protegit†( “God protects meâ€) the nominative DEUS is the subject, while in “Deus, dirige me†(O God, direct me) DEUS is in the vocative which is the case used to indicate the person addressed. -DEI is the genitive case of DEUS. For example in the sentence “Fiat Voluntas Dei" ("God's Will Be Done") DEI (God's/ of God) is a genitive, which is the case indicating the person and number of the possessor ("belonging to"/ "owned byâ€) or qualifying a noun as in “Metus Deiâ€(`fear of God†in the sense that we fear God)."

:iagree: I've had the flu twice. It is awful, awful, awful.

No, I would not require my dc to handle an issue like that until high school. Even then, I would ask them if they wanted my help, especially as 9th and 10th graders.

Ok, that made me tear up, I can just imagine how you feel, :001_smile:. Such sweet children.

Oh, no...that is sad. I used to love her back in the 80's.

Never heard of homecoming mums in the Chicago suburbs (class of '82.)

I've seen this, too. The dd's own response to the public outcry is “Dude… it’s only a computer. I mean, yeah I’m mad but pfft.†(Source) The rest of her response is pretty amusing as well. I'm not into shooting laptops but I think he did what he needed to do to get her attention.

My husband bought this for me for Christmas a few years ago :001_wub: Touching, because my eldest dd used to read to her little sisters all the time. Love this print.

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Chapter 1 of Becoming a Problem Solving Genius by Zaccaro covers problems like this. His explanations are what finally helped me make sense of problems like these. Fwiw :001_smile:

Looks good. I was going to order the e-book, but then thought I need to leave this book on the coffee table so my family can see it and stop asking me to fill up every. weekend. on. the. calendar. :glare:

I couldn't open your link, but my homeschool group hosts a Bricks 4 kidz class once a month. It usually fills up quickly and has a waiting list. Prices are $4-5 per child. My little boys really enjoyed it when we were able to go.

My youngest would bang his head on the floor when he was a toddler and tantrumming (is that a word?:tongue_smilie:) He's my 6th child; I thought I knew what I was doing...and then he came along. He is absolutely delightful now. I'm not sure why his tantrums were so much more extreme than my other dc, but I'm sure glad he's past that stage.

:iagree: I have to wonder if the youth pastor cleared this with the senior pastors and elders? It doesn't seem very wise.

We stopped buying it over a year ago because the price skyrocketed. Iirc, it didn't even go on sale on St. Patrick's day :glare:. Normally, we would buy a lot on sale and put it in the freezer, but last March we only bought some for our St. Patrick's day meal.

My 5 y.o. would have responded the same way, not because he doesn't understand if-then, but because he knows I'm a pushover and would let him watch it anyway. Otoh, if dh said it, ds would start eating faster. All my dc have understood if-then by age 5; their cooperation was dependent on personality and consistency on my and dh's part.

I like the Deft's multiple propping angles and it has good reviews. The other option didn't have reviews (mcover) and that would give me pause when ordering.

Your links aren't working.

We have keys to two of our neighbor's houses, but we would never let ourselves in unless they specifically called and asked us to enter their home (which they have done.) We have not given keys to any of our neighbors because we have family that lives close by and they have keys. Both of these families~one is a couple in their 50's, the other in their 20's~regularly lock themselves out of their homes, lol. I think that's the main reason they gave us a key.

I had my last at 41 and don't feel any different than when my first was born at age 29. I think my dc keep me feeling young :001_smile:. I'm so grateful to have little ones in my life still and when I look at my older dc, I remember how quickly time goes by and purpose to treasure my time with my younger crowd. Affect on marriage? It's very easy for us to get wrapped up with our dc and neglect each other. Because we have older dc, though, we do have built in babysitters for when we are overdue for a date.;) The goods? My older dc are very realistic about what parenting young children involves. They will not take becoming parents lightly. They also love their little siblings and it is a joy to see them make time for each other, especially watching my 18 y.o. get silly with his little brothers. The cons? Hmmm...this is the life we chose, so I don't see the cons the same way someone else might. I have friends who are loving the empty nest, but I honestly believe I'd be depressed if I was looking at an empty nest in a few years. Yes, we'd have more money and time if we had less dc, but I'd probably spend that time wishing I had another baby, lol!

My dh is the same. He'll wash pots and pans without batting an eye, but load the dishwasher? ...Well, I'm just getting carried away if I think he's going to do that :lol:. That's ok with me though, since I'm kind of particular about the way my dishwasher is loaded.

Since both have pros and cons, I would choose the option where relationships are already in place. Yes, you would get a break with the PDO, but I would spend that time wondering how my dc were adjusting instead of truly enjoying the break, iykwim. I have been involved with a variety of PDO'S, co-ops, hybrid schools~whatever they're being called these days~and all of them come with issues. For that reason alone, I would hesitate to join a new one when I already have a known (and for the most part, satisfactory) situation. I've also found it's harder for my dc to form friendships that go outside of an activity if I am not around to become acquainted with other moms. ymmv, of course, and congrats on the new baby!