Hi Dayle! I just saw Beth's thread about the hurricane, so you can go read how we fared. :) Hope you guys are doing well these days!

I don't want to add anything more to that thread, but those tags ARE hilarious! I was sitting here howling, and telling dh about the whole thing and then reading the tags to him!! She does rock.

Nan, I can't help but read certain messages today, and you are cracking me up with your responses!!!

HI!!!!! I found you!

Canadian content?? You and Wishbone Dawn are totally cracking me up!! :D

Hey Janice, I'm enjoying all your responses on SWB's new blog. Thanks for continuing to talk!

Kathy, your Latin post on my thread is SOOOOOOO helpful - I will get back to it later, hopefully tonight or tomorrow - but your info. is exactly the type of thing I was hoping for - esp. to know that someone out there did Henle III at home!!!!!! I've been a DIY homeschooler, some out of financial necessity, but mostly out of "I want to prove to myself that this is possible." There are so many benefits to it - I just often wonder "is this possible" when it comes to the next daunting skill that I never learned in my own education. So thank you, and I will get back to the thread after I've thought about it some more.

Hi Janice, So I reserved a few chemistry books from the library, and one came last week. It's called the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments. I started reading it, and LOVED the first few chapters - so explanatory, and so eye-opening - "Oooooohhhhh, so THIS is what chemistry is supposed to be all about - how INTERESTING!" And I love how the author tells you where to get equipment, how to sub in more available chemicals, how to properly keep a lab notebook, etc.. I had no idea chemistry could be so interesting. Then I said to myself, "cha-ching! I wonder if this is the book Janice talked about a couple of years ago!" A quick search, and voila - there it was, Janice's ravings. WOW! It's a great book!! I see why you like it!

Rosie, I've enjoyed reading your humourous attempts at trying to help people lighten up in the "low expectations" thread. You are extremely funny!! I particularly like the Australian politicians at question time comment!! It sounds like Canada.

I just read a math post of yours from this morning, and I just want to say that I always appreciate when I see your occasional posts here. You are sooooooo helpful!