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    Should I get a kindle paperweight?

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    So get a paperwhite even with all the thousands of books I can get on the iPad??  I agree that the weight of an iPad is restrictive not to mention the very low battery life.  And just now my dh was mentioning there's around 50 Dr. Suess books alone that we can get on our iPad right now if my dd wanted to read any of them.  I soooo wish this publisher had a kindle app!

     

    Yes, because you can read different books. And for all the other reasons mentioned...especially the "turn off wifi/fabulous battery life" of the Kindle Paperwhite! :)

    Fun Christmas ideas for teenagers

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    Sure. I'm trying to figure out how to attach a picture.  I can send you the story I wrote to go along with the figures. We made our figures out of wool felt but you could make them in any style you prefer. 

     

    Your nativity set is beautiful Tammi! I'd like to make one like it someday.

     

    We started with simple stickers on colored blocks for a preschooler in the neighborhood: http://lookwhaterinmade.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00:00:00-06:00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00:00:00-06:00&max-results=24

    Fun Christmas ideas for teenagers

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    First, if you haven't already, ask your dc what they'd like to do. Sometimes old traditions are revived this way. I keep a list each year after Christmas of what I want to make sure to do the following year. My list for 2015 includes read Christmas books for ds. He mentioned last year that we didn't do that. We'll be reading Christmas picture books all season and he'll be 17 in January. :wub:

     

    Some other things on my list that we are continuing with teens:

    alternating Jotham's Journey, Bartholomew's Passage, and Tabitha's Travels for devotionals each year

    celebrating St. Nicholas Day on Dec. 6th with small gifts and gingerbread

    putting together plastic bags of change with tags to put on vending machines for Random Acts of Christmas Kindness

    buying generic Christmas cards and putting gift cards in to give as we feel led by the Holy Spirit (people we see out and about)

    painting Christmas ornaments with grandma

    matching Christmas PJs

    making Christmas toffee

    leave nativity set piece each night at neighbor with little kids' door with baby Jesus arriving last

     

    My dd already told us without prompting that she's looking forward to decorating outside for Christmas, baking cookies, and going Christmas caroling.

     

    Last year, for my dd's December birthday, we played Christmas Minute to Win It games. I can see these becoming a tradition! http://happyhomefairy.com/2013/12/23/christmas-minute-to-win-it-game-ideas/

     

    I hope you get lots of good ideas!

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    Klonopin UPDATE in original post

    in The Chat Board

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    I would disagree about only using it in dire situations.

     

    My brother-in-law uses it every night to sleep.

    A friend uses it occasionally for anxiety.

    Another friend uses it to help her with PMS nightmares.

    They all have been fine using it as prescribed for many years.

    Talk to me about your small SUV!

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    We have a Scion XB that all of us enjoy riding in and driving more than my parent's Ford Escape. My ds is almost 6'4" and prefers the leg room in the Scion. You may want to look at one as even the price new is reasonable. It has a Camry engine, feels like a small SUV inside, but drives like a zippy car. We love it!

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    ISO: ideas for staying close to nieces

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    Send picture books that you read aloud on CD or some sort of recorder. My brother did this for my dc when they were young and my dd just recently listened to them again at age 13! They are treasured. He did nice things like talked to them by name describing an illustration and made a funny ding sound to help them turn the pages.

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    Do you/would you force kids to do things? - UPDATE and THANK YOU

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    One of the things we did at that age was pay for training. Our dc knew that once they learned the skill it would become part of their chores (or rotated, etc.) but while they were learning they were earning money. That way, I didn't feel bad showing them several times how to do things or making them go back to fix mistakes. They enjoyed the process because they enjoyed the money. It worked well for us. :)

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    WWYD with the last 8 weeks of homeschooling a 15yo?

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    Thanks Jaz. We've just got home from a fun trip to Europe. I was thinking more about the scholarly side of things :-)

     

    Ah, excellent!

     

    I hope Windows to the World from your other thread works out for you. We covered the first five chapters and are now taking a break until January. My ds wrote a literary paper and was able to understand when I told him he hadn't given me enough analysis. It's a great program.

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