Yes, I have had something similar with my MIL. When one of our boys wasn't walking yet, she said if we were to put him into daycare, he would start walking and talking quicker. She says that is what my sister in law did with her daughter and she just started talking and walking right away. When asked how old said neice was, she said about a year. Ummmm....don't most children start walking around a year old anyway! C'mon people, think! Story update: My son ended up having cerebral palsy and wouldn't have started walking if he was in daycare anyway. In the meantime, I feel like a bad mom because I don't put my kids in daycare. I choose to be a stay-at-home mom! :tongue_smilie:

For What It's Worth... 1. I am an ENTJ/P, melancholy/choleric! 2. As you can tell from #1, I enjoy learning about different personalities and how they function together! 3. I am the oldest of 6 children, and there are 16 years between me and my youngest brother. There are three girls and three boys! 4. I prayed for twins, and God answered my prayer! 5. I am part Hispanic; although, one of my twins tans more than I do. I burn! 6. I feel compassion for people who have messed up eyes. I don’t know what that says about me, but there you go! My sister laughs at me all the time, esp. when I am moved to tears by the employee in a McDonald’s drive thru who has crossed eyes. I couldn’t even talk! I think it’s God’s compassion! 7. One of my FAVORITE pastimes is laughing! I love to laugh. One of the most valuable lessons I am trying to teach my boys is to be able to laugh at themselves! 8. One of my favorite Scripture is “Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are acheiving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Cor. 4:16-18 9. I am an aspiring writer! I have been published, but I still don’t feel like a genuine author. 10. When I was little, I wanted to marry John Boy from the Waltons, Elvis Presley and Donny Osmond! Ha! – not at the same time, of course!

:iagree: I use this recipe, too! It does work great! So easy and so yummy!

I used to only read non-fiction books, and I've only written non-fiction; however, recently, I have begun to dip into the fiction genre through Karen Kingsbury novels. And...I feel like God has given me a message, but I am wondering if it would be a message best told through a fictional setting!

:iagree::iagree::iagree:Love it! Yes, I want to try this also!

Thanks, Everyone! I officially feel "normal"! I really think there is a dynamic to mothers interacting with their sons. He is such a sweetheart and loves on his younger siblings so tenderly, but my gosh we can butt heads and go in circular thinking/reasoning for quite a while before I wake up and smell the coffee: I AM THE MOM!!!! He is highly intelligent, and I think that is part of his "problem" -- if you want to call it that. And he has ADHD but not on meds! We didn't have insurance for awhile and so we couldn't afford the meds. PLUS....get this, he would FORGET to take the pills or he would forget where he put them last. If that isn't a case of ADD, I don't know what is?

I'm in tears today!!! Need encouragement and for someone to make me feel normal! LOL!!! I have a 13-year-old son who I butt heads with! I am constantly telling him to sit down, stop talking, stop interrupting, do your work, etc. He's 13 for goodness sake! NOT FUN!!!!

I really like "Hearts for Him Homeschool!" That kind of says it all, doesn't it?! Did your kids have any say in the matter?

Have you experienced cliques in your homeschool journey?

:lol::lol::lol: I was afraid of letting my boys have TOO much say in nameing our homeschool. For now, we will stick with Kairos Academy. If, in the future when they are a little more mature, I might let them have a say.

We call our school Kairos Academy! Kairos means "when heaven intersects earth"..."the appointed time in the purposes of God!" That's how we SPEND our TIME--pursuing the purposes of God! What about you? What do you call your homeschool?:001_smile:

My boys and I are starting school tomorrow. YAY!!! We are studying Ancient Greece (TruthQuest) and Latin and Greek Roots. We will be watching "Drive Thru History: Greece." I have a couple questions: 1. Do any of you have any ideas for Greek food besides gyros? 2. Do any of you have any good timeline recommendations while we are studying history in general? How do you do your timeline? Thanks! Julie :bigear:

JVA It looks like "The Squire and the Scroll" is a little young for my boys who will be turning 13 in October. Thank you for your input however!

Thanks for the ideas! For those of you who have something at the church, do you invite all the men at the church or just those who have had some sort of impact on your sons?

Thanks everyone! I will have to check out those links you sent Margaret in CO. We can't wait to get out there! We are in the process of getting our house ready to put on the market. It's difficult with four boys, three of whom are home all day long. How difficult is it to homeschool in CO? What does the state require? Looking forward to hearing from more people in Colorado Springs!