Yes, I have...I worked in a dentist's office before having children. I'm glad he saw beyond the dollar signs... You're right -- it is a different topic. ;)

:iagree: -- We *love* VHSG... :iagree: -- we used the schedule from Core Foundations before we found VHSG.

The doctor isn't working for FREE!!!

The OP didn't ask for a "free ride"...she is paying the bill. It's called a payment plan...some of us aren't on the "high horse" you're riding around on. :glare: Seriously...I don't understand some of the snooty/I'm better than you are attitudes...

I'm not so sure a doctor can deny medical care to an existing patient...

Is that even legal?? :confused: It *is* stupid... I'm sorry she treated you this way!! :grouphug:

Yep...smile and wave boys, smile and wave... This is EXACTLY how my aunt handles her gifted classes.

Not where we live... :glare: My nephew will be a Freshman this year. His golf team has a match at a school about 1 1/2 hours away (one way) the night before school starts. So...that's 3 hours on the road and whatever time it takes to play a match plus time to change up and get everyone back on the bus...oh, and don't forget the stop at McDonald's on the way home. They'll be lucky to be home before 11 PM...

Best wishes! :grouphug: My son, also 13, will be "stepping up to the plate" this year: TOG (History/Geography/Lit and Writing) Vocab = Classical Roots Apologia General Science Pre-Algebra Keyboarding Programming/Robotics and a few other things... :)

Hmmm....my surgeon knew my belly would continue to grow (and have added stress on the muscles) as I was only 20 weeks pregnant. So, he made the patch larger than the actual hole -- he went to the left and right and up and down. My belly is bigger and not the same shape as it was pre-pregnancy, but it is hard to tell how much of that is because I've had 3 babies, 4 miscarriages and I'm overweight. :tongue_smilie:

I had a hernia repair done about 13 years ago...I was 20 weeks pregnant with my third child. (I had never had any abdominal surgery previous to the repair...) I have mesh and staples...I have had no complications. I was on "light duty" for about 4 weeks. I could lift nothing heavier than a gallon of milk. I couldn't sweep, vacuum, lift the toddler, etc. I recently heard that many of the mesh repair failures are due to surgeons using the wrong type of mesh.

I have started several timelines over the years with my children. We seem to do well for a few weeks and then it gets "put on the back burner". I wanted to like the HTTA figures, but it just seemed like a big pain in the butt to find the various pictures that dovetailed with the TOG timeline entries, cut them out, paste them on, deal with the leftover pieces/pictures for another week or two, etc. I'm seriously considering this for my children: http://www.bramleybooks.com/Easy-Timeline-Creator.html ETA: You might also look in the Yahoo Group for the TOG year plan you're studying. I think they all have some form of a pdf for timelines. ;)

Nope...never. :confused:

I've been homeschooling for 8 years. I started out with Saxon -- my girls *LOVED* it and did very well. Then, one year, when I went to have my portfolio review done, the teacher suggested I try something different; something more "visual". (Math-U-See) We used that for a few years and now we are back with Saxon. It is a very thorough program -- tried and true.

Breakfast: eggs, sausage & cinnamon rolls -- around $4 Lunch: Leftovers from previous night's dinner Supper for 4 people: Chicken Thighs - $4 Couscous - $1 Baby Carrots - $1 I have 4 Chicken Thighs left to shred up for chicken salad for lunch today. :)

Yep -- kids are gross. :lol: Admitting that my son drank "New Skin" when he was younger. The Poison Control people were awesome.

:iagree: -- We started last week w/ two subjects. This week we are doing four. Next week we will do six. By Labor Day, we will be up to a "full load".

Thank you for sharing this... :crying: I really needed this today!

Yes...*BUT* he doesn't wear them every day. He runs barefoot alot and wears workboots when we're doing chores .

Both of my youngest are very hard on shoes. (sneakers especially) For the past several years, we have purchased New Balance. We shop their Factory Outlets or Tent Sales. Do you have something like that in your area? I rarely pay over $15/pair for their sneakers. I buy 2 pair/year -- the size they are wearing at the time and then 1 size larger.

Ahhh...yes, the USPS is crying "wolf" again. :glare: Maybe they could actually get out of the red if they figured out how to ship packages efficiently. (When I mail a package from Maine to New Hampshire and it ends up in a sorting facility in New Jersey, there is a problem.)

My DH is in IT...this is a SCAM. Check out the security bulletins/articles he received regarding this very thing: 1) http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx 2) CyberheistNews Vol 2, 35 Editor's Corner Scam Of The Week: Tech Support?! Telemarketing scams come in waves. In the past it was time-share condos, but now we hear horror stories about boiler rooms pushing tech support. People get harassed with phone calls at the most inconvenient hours, posing as Microsoft employees and trying to scam you into some kind of PC security service, because your machine is infected with malware. So, please let your friends know that phone scammers with foreign accents try to social engineer people to pay with credit cards and paypal for services that they don't need! Forward this to employees, as their home systems might get compromised this way as well, which opens the door to security breaches in your office. When Microsoft publishes a page called 'Avoid tech support phone scams', urges you to not trust unsolicited calls, and do not provide any personal information, you know that there is a fire somewhere: http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

I believe it is recommended in one of the TOG year plans...

Our local college has a "Resource Depot"...they sell all kinds of office type products. I bought 3" binders for $2 ea.

:iagree: -- I started shopping at a liquidation center and then shopping sales. I also cut WAY back on paper products such as towels, napkins and plates. I also stopped buying sandwich bags and we now use reusable sandwich and snack containers in DH's lunchbox.