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BTDT <sigh> :grouphug: Pam :grouphug:

:)Thanks for sharing. I made an order and am awaiting the arrival of our task cards. I admit I've been a little nervous about purchasing "one more thing" since I struggle to use what we already have.

Wow! Thank you for sharing. So much easier to read.:thumbup1:

I noticed that our local movie theater shows opera/ballet performances about once a month. I'm still trying to figure out how it works but thought I would add a link to this discussion. http://www.operaincinema.com/ http://www.operaincinema.com/series/2011-2012-season-2/ http://www.balletincinema.com/ http://www.balletincinema.com/series/2011-2012-season/

This free planner is probably meant for the parent, but you could use these free pages to make one for your student....probably. http://new-bintexas.webs.com/freecurriculumplanner.htm

Teacher Talks Funny This definitely applies to at least one of my children. She may not sit in a desk, but I'm pretty sure this is what she hears when I'm trying to teach her. ;)

0 miles during the summer (in the other half of our duplex) 2579 miles the rest of the year (OR to FL)

I grew up in FL and used to swim in the lakes there. The water was a dark brown/amber because of the cypress trees. Kind of like swimming in tea. The top layer was very warm and the water cooled as it got deeper. I was more afraid of the alligators than an amoeba. The small fish would peck at my dry skin which scared me to death.

Congrats on the job! :)

LOL! That happened here too. I forgot I needed to go to an eye appointment this morning and that my mom wanted to take the older girls shopping at the fabric store. She's teaching them to sew. That counts for school, right? ;)

I know someone here already mentioned North Dakota. I recently took a road trip from Oregon to North Dakota and parts of North Dakota are booming. We saw plenty of oil wells as we traveled along interstate 94. Oh yeah, and LOTS of roadwork. Article

It will show up...when you least expect it. Hopefully sooner than later.

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I have announced to my children that we are starting school Monday. We'll see what happens ;)

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

I think she's talking about apostrophes.

Ok, I'm going to be painfully honest. We started out because my then 5yo would have been one of the youngest in her class AND picking her up from school would have interrupted nap time. One year wouldn't hurt, right? I liked it. We kept going. Fast forward a few years. We weren't doing so hot, I was discouraged. I prayed about it through tears and got the answer that we were doing the right thing. Continued homeschooling. Fast forward again. Oldest at home was being treated for depression and anxiety. I offered to let her attend public school. She absolutely refused. Next child down feels she is too dumb to attend public school. Last child is struggling to read at 9yo and would be lost if we sent her. At this point I'm not sure I did the right thing by homeschooling them, but what's done is done and there is no do over. Every day I try to do the best I can for them. We have our good days and our :banghead: days. We celebrate their strengths and try to shore up their weaknesses. Some days I feel stuck and some days I feel the homeschool :001_wub:

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LOL!! My mother is a nurse and my dad is a plumber. I tend to forget that other people haven't had as much exposure to certain topics as I have. :D There have been times when I have stopped myself from sharing what would have been TMI for my dear nieces and nephews. I resisted Facebook for a long time, but I'm glad I joined. It has allowed me to reconnect with many of my cousins and their kids which would not have happened otherwise with me living on the opposite side of the country from them.

My aunt is what I call a Facebook cheerleader. She shows her love and support by liking and commenting often. BUT, she drives me nuts because her status updates alternate between how to be a good christian and bashing our government's leaders. Seems a little contradictory to me. ;) And then there are those wonderful young family members who are crude. I want to know what is going on with my nieces and nephews, but I've had to hide of a few of them.

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We have the same problem. Years ago Lee made slim jeans for girls that worked beautifully, but of course they went with the elastic too :glare:. I have one kiddo who has hips but a tiny waist (I call it a wasp waist). She gave up on jeans and wears athletic pants with an elastic waist band. Even those are getting hard to find. She wears pants/capris similar to this.

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