Was The Reader's Odyssey helpful? I have it in my amazon cart :)

lol!! I knew you guys would appreciate my industrious efforts!

Great ... now you can start re-doing the ones for next year when you change your mind ;)

Woohoo! Enjoy!

That was our yesterday...

My yesterday as well. Lots of weird customers. One accused me of being rude when I thought I was being nice. :0

One word. Chocolate. Take 3 and call us back in the morning!

I ordered kids not to sit anywhere near a skylight, which is hard in our house. I am also afraid of all the oaks crushing in through the glass. Our house is surrounded by trees. Kids are happy though today. :)

We just went for a wet walk (PE, right?) The river is up over the benches we usually sit on. But the theater is not under water, which is all the kids really care about. Final Dress is tonight!

It's pouring here! We just got electricity back. Kids want to run down the river, which has been pretty much dry for the past six month.

We live in town, but it's a small town, we're near the river. This is our first skunk encounter. It's truly horrific. The baking soda/peroxide thing worked on the dog, but the whole yard and back of the house reek.

Yikes! So sorry. I remember our dogs getting repeatedly sprayed when I was a child. (I remember b/c I would have to help give them tomato juice baths. But your HOUSE! Oh my! I hope you can find a simple solution.

Gross!

Yeah, she overtopped her grandma at 9. But I didn't think it would happen to *me*!! LOL

Obviously, it happened overnight and by MAGIC. [My eldest is within an inch of me, but I think she's done growing. DD#2 might overtake her sister & me if she keeps growing at this pace.]

If you feed them, they will grow!

Um, a really long time??? LOL. It seems like at least 3 or 4 months, maybe longer, but I did work on it in spurts.

:) I am just starting.

We have to use Alcumus if enrolled in the class, but it's more fun than I thought. Nerd fist bump.

Yay, hope they have loads of fun!

Lovely. Have fun!

Fun!

I'm so sorry! (((CA)))

Me too.

Happy Birthday!

I hope she had a great birthday!

Have a wonderful 13th year Shannon!

Congratulations to you and Happy Birthday to Shannon!

Hope it has been a lovely day for you and your lovely girl!

Shannon is touched and thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes. She's happy to finally be 12!

14 is a great age :)

Happy Birthday to S, wishing her the very best this year!

Happy Birthday!

Congratulations to you and your girls

Congrats! That is so exciting!

Congratulations to both girls!

Oh no! Hope you get it fixed soon...can't have you away for too long!

Ack! Enjoy the break!

We'll miss your wisdom. Read something great while you are off. :-)

"Not before coffee and not after wine." Too funny.

Got my mug in hand, it should be safe to dive in!

I thought your blopper was hilarious! I knew exactly what you meant, but I think in one post you made all of us other homeschool moms feel like slackers. 1,000 page paper! :)

I remember when I watched a film in history class, came home and said something to my mother, and she said "... I watched that on live television"

All of my college textbooks are long gone. I occasionally pine for my Calculus book, but otherwise no regrets over ditching them.

Oh my gosh, i'll be somewhat close to you when visiting ds once he moves to Mountainview!

Well, I highly recommend setting something up if you can manage it. I knew I was going to be within shouting distance of Chrysalis Academy while I was visiting a friend in CA, and all the stars managed to line up for us to have lunch together. Do it if you can!!

I'll probably go up north to Wine Country when it is whale watching season.

Mountain View would be near enough to me.

First meeting last night went well. We'll spend the whole day together, with other family members thrown in. Thanks for all the good thoughts, it's sure an interesting family dynamic.

Interesting, certainly. Stressful too. ((hugs)) and hope it continues to go well.

Best of luck to your family in mending the relationship.

Woohoo!!!

Yummy! We completely forgot this year. :( I've been so absent minded. Must treat boy to something this week. Glad you are having fun!

Sounds like a plan! We need to start that.. hmm where to go? I honestly don't know.. McDonald's, Denny's or Home cooking??

Enjoy your clean kitchen!

Math can bring out the worst in all of us! Good for you for getting something productive done in the midst of the frustration!

I hear you. I am ready to send both of mine to school today.

How exciting!

Congratulations. Showing horses teaches great skills. Wishing your dd many happy experiences.

You are so right, Lisa. She is maturing so much, learning to overcome fears, and learning both self-reliance and trust. And she has such a nice group of friends at the stable - horse girls are the best!

The perils of studying botany using the internet! Who knew.

My oldest (really into plants) says to be careful with a couple of plant names - I think she said Dutchman's Pipe Vine was one. There was another that was REALLY bad, but can't remember what it was. ;)

Yeah, there is a lady at our farmer's market who makes little stuffed kitties out of upcycled sweaters. My son wanted one but they were $$$ so we looked up "sweater kitties" online to try to find a pattern. Um. Don't. We went back to the market & bought from the lady.

I went for my run - should be safe for another day!

See, what I need to be worried about is the fact that multitasking apparently destroys your ability to concentrate. I'm doomed!

I can't even jog on a treadmill, let alone multitask on one!