Just Another Jen
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Joanne, I don't have an answer for you, people are dumb. My oldest had a mohawk and then blue hair, green hair and then a practically shaved head. He got the hawk when he was 14. Now he's 17 and he laughs about the whole thing. He's very into punk music and I'm sure that when he pulls together enough money (and is 18) he'll get a tatoo.
In our area its unusual, when he would walk our youngest to the park- cars would actually slow down because they were staring at him. He's an accomplished fly fisherman and you should have seen the old guys stare as he stood in the river at 6am with his waders on!
Now our second son is 14- and he wants a mohawk. Our saying around here is- Its your hair. By the way I have 4 sons so someday I'll probably have one of those picture compiliation things with 14 year old boys in mohawks. My brother had a mohawk in my wedding pictures.
I guess my point is if its against their rules see if he'll just wear his hair down for class. My boys have done that for scouts (so they could wear their hats). As someone else said its a good life lesson. But, I do see how you could use a good vent. If it were me I'd be just as frustrated.
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Music is my visually learning daughters favorite class. We use Music Ace deluxe.
Jen
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Wow! 25 plus for me.
We started 8 years ago and its 3 years before our youngest even starts school. Then we'll have him to school for 12 years!
Jen
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That would be great!
I emailed again this morning, but got no response.
Hopefully we'll know one way or the other soon.
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Someone in my local group is using Family Formation
Has anyone tried it?
We've been slugging along using CHC materials after having a boring couple of years with Seton.
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Nice to see there is someone else talking some sense in there.
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Gosh- thanks for all the responses. You all have got me thinking. I think that Jenny is right- there is a lot of this that can be done now. I've spent so much time-thinking well after this crisis I'd like to/ or I'll start _____. This was a great reminder that small changes do count. I'm such a all or nothing type.
Now, if the economy will hold out long enough for me to sell this house....
See I'm doing it again-already. :confused:
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Karen,
Beautiful! maybe we should start another thread of dream houses.
jen
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Me too. :iagree:
I'm feeling really good about the fact that we've gone dairy and gluten free. We got dragged into it kicking and screaming all the way. But, now I don't have to worry about processed food, because we hardly eat any now. Back in the day though- 2 packages of oreos would last about minutes here.
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Paula,
Your island school sounds good too. I imagined myself sipping tea on the many rainy days in England. But then I read yours and I thought about nice chilled tropical drinks. Maybe in my "different" life I'd split the year between the two. :)
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What would you be doing?
You know- if you had taken a different turn on the road somewhere?
I don't mean in a regretful way- just different.
I blogged mine. I'd still have the same family (which means my DH would have taken a different turn as well so we'd meet over there.) We'd just be over there and I'd homeschool and own that sweet book shop.
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I emailed Peace HIll and got a reply that they were going to put more lessons up on the website. Maybe they got too busy with the board upgrade.
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If you want a character meal-then yes. We always camp at Ft Wilderness and cook a lot of our own food. But we do eat at the parks for counter service meals and always make reservations for at least one character meal. We also usually go in October to attend Mickeys not so scary halloween party. TYhe characters dress up too at that event.
Chef Mickeys is one of our favorites. They serve a meal GFCF waffle!
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Thanks! We've been playing the Viking game over at bbc. So I bookmarked this one for later in history!
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Nutmeg- Right there with you. We only here through my MIL when they are going on a vacation etc. I always think- I guess we paid for that too....
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We bought the Pet store version. My kids got bored after about a week. There is a lot of repitition. You set up your inventory and do the math associated with that. Then there are chance cards that total your sales and losses. Of course then you do your inventory again. There are enough pages that you run your "store" for 12 months. I thought it was cool. My boys who were 9 and 11 then liked it but could estimate about where they stood inventory wise without doing the math. We shelved it.
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Ronpaul.com is sending a link to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSNnembIJ_c
What does the hive think?
By the way the title of the email was: Are we headed for a new depression?
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We read:
Rolf and the Viking Bow
Viking Adventure - Clyde Robert Bulla
Norse Myths- D'Aulaire
Beorn the Proud
Sword of Clontarf
All were big hits with my boys. My 9 yo daughter didn't really love any of them.
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Jenne,
I feel so badly for you. I too went to the hospital and they found no heartbeat. They induced me,heavily medicated me and I waited to give birth to my dead baby. Luckily (?) I started to bleed so heavily that the hospital brought in a doc that was certified to do a D and E.
Please know my thoughts are with you, I don't think I'll ever really recover- and for you to have lived through that experience three times is amazing to me.
Jen
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My 20 week old gestation baby was stillborn in June. The Doctors actually told us that 20 weeks was the cut off. Prior to that week he would have been classified a fetus. But because he was 20 weeks we got to hold him and bury him.
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I just got a shipping email from Peace Hill so I'll have my WWE2 workbook Tuesday. I emailed them and asked them to put up 10 more lessons for FLL4. We finish the first 10 this week. I'm still waiting to hear back.
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Amy,
My boys are 3,13,15,18. I also have a daughter turning 10. The three teens exhaust me. Literally. I get so tired of having to get between them as they fight for alpha. It always starts out as fun but ends up where I really think I'll see blood. Chores and school only get done when I nag them.
It's gotten so bad that my DH now asks whether he can do the morning interaction for me. Meaning he'll get them out of bed to the table and lay down the law before he leaves in the morning. I get so tired of just talking some days- I really don't think they "hear" me- you know?
I guess this is more of a I'm in the trenches with you type post. But, I do see the 18 year old coming out of it, so that gives me hope. And I also see repeated behavior with the younger- which makes me think either I'm making the same mistakes, or it is normal to have your teen boy spend an hour on his hair?!
Jen
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Ok- I'm just chiming in here. Picture me sitting in the back of the room, waving my hand. That mohawk thread is killing me. People are debating if Jesus would wear a mohawk?! All I can picture is Homer Simpson yelling,"Save me Jebus"