Liza Q
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I like Frizz-Ease Dream Curls spray :)
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I almost voted for #2, but I decided on the last - because I just do not know what I think. At least, I think a lot of different things and they don't all fit together well!
I think that marriage between a man and a woman is the foundation of human life.
I think that the word marriage means what it means - and civil union means something different.
That my marriage is between God, my husband and me - a spiritual union, I guess - and the State has little to do with it. If (yes I know this is a stretch) someday our government were to declare all *patriarchal* marriages invalid (out of concern for the women who were victimized), I would be just as married as I ever was. Make sense?
That a gay couple should have the same options that my husband and I have when it comes to naming next of kin, insurance beneficiaries, child custody, etc. That is a legal issue and I think that this should be fixed - I just don't know how
That as a Christian (I can't speak for other povs) I see a difference between marriage and living together but not all people see things the way I do!
That there is a big difference between the Church and the State - different responsibilities.
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Fine!
5. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House- Cary Grant
Oh - this almost made my list. My husband and I just love this movie, especially the scene in which Myrna Loy is explaining the paint colors to the painter: "Now for the powder room - in here - I want you to match this thread, and don't lose it. It's the only spool I have and I had an awful time finding it! As you can see, it's practically an apple red. Somewhere between a healthy winesap and an unripened Jonathan. Oh, excuse me..."
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hmmmm....
I listed my five favorite genres, then chose the best movie for each.
PG-13 plus
Costume - A Room With a View
Romance- High Fidelity
Science Fiction - Serenity
Classic - Rear Window
Musical - Victor/Victoria
For the kids films - I just chose my favorites.
PG and under
Toy Story 2
Mary Poppins
Star Wars
The Sound of Music
Sleeping Beauty
Oh - that was very painful!
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Nope - indoor plumbing is not something I would ever willingly give up. I am so not dealing with pumps and outhouses :ohmy:
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I wonder how much you have to spend to get cash back. Are you spending several thousand to get that thousand back? We've never had a card that gave us enough back to make spending worthwhile.
Yes - several thousands! All grocery shopping, tampons/gum/tylenol at the pharmacy, restaurants and fast food places, Amazon and Borders/Barnes & Noble, Target (which is a little of everything!).....really, the only time I don't use a credit card is when I shop somewhere that does not accept one!
Obviously, this only works when you only buy what you can afford. If we don't have the money in the bank, we don't buy it! That way we never pay fees and only benefit from the cards.
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We all loved Bleak House! Mr. Guppy was especially delicious :)
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This is just not true. Sorry. I use the credit card almost exclusively, but not for frequent flyer miles. I get cash back. Last year, I got more than $1000 back. I don't spend more. I buy what I need, or what I want. I have a monthly statement that tells me exactly what I bought. I carry a bit of cash that I use for small purchases, but I usually have no memory of what I spent it on. The credit card keeps me more accountable, not less.
Oh, and I pay it off every month. Last month, it was $8000 because we got new appliances. I paid it in full. If we didn't have the money in the bank, we wouldn't have made the purchases.
It's not hard, really. You just need to live within your means, and not spend money you don't have. How you get the money out of your bank account and into the hands of the merchants is just logistics.
You can't say that "People spend more with credit cards", and apply it across the board to every individual you meet. That's like saying "Homeschoolers win spelling bees," or "homeschoolers don't really teach their kids anything." It may be true in some cases, but it certainly doesn't apply to everyone.
We spend/pay in the exact same way. The cash back program has paid for plenty of books and clothing over the past few years!
But - I will say that personality has a lot to do with it. My husband is super with money. If I were in charge of paying the bills, I fear that I would be less strong in the face of temptation :eek:. Plus, I am not as organized and I would be likely to miss payments, even if I had the money available!
And, although we use Microsoft Money and not Quicken, I agree with Nick&Zack's Mama -
We have years and years worth of data to establish spending needs and savings goals. I think Quicken type software and the data is gives you helps me more than any envelop method would. -
Thanks so much for the info - I will be passing the links on to him!
And I do hope that you are feeling better :)
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One that I used differentiated this way - 93+ = 4.0, 90-92 = 3.75, 87-89 = 3.25, etc. Calculated in this way, my daughters GPA was slightly (.05) lower than the way you mentioned. I want this to be easy but I also want it to be accurate - and I have no idea if it matters!
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Thanks for posting this article. I will have my husband and daughter read it as well!
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My younger brother is planning a trip to the Big Island (do I have that right?) this July. He and his family have been to Oahu and Maui but have not yet seen the volcano, so that is the *focus* of this trip.
Well, I saw (in another thread) some ladies mention that the *vog* was unusually bad. And then I remembered that he had mentioned being concerned about the volcanic activity this spring.
Sooo, would any of you recommend that he cancel his trip?? Or am I being concerned for nothing?
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Wow - I have never heard of *vog* before! I hope that you are feeling better :grouphug:
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I have found a few different calculators online - and the GPA comes out slightly differently (within .05 points, but still...) and I want to choose one and stick with it!
TIA.
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Thanks Cinder. I suspected that it was more math than Eco, but I wasn't sure!
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#1 - 5yo
#2 - 7yo
#3 - 8.5 yo
#4 - just turned 8 and not really there yet.
I am using the American Girl books as a measure....
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I would like to have my daughter do this course next but I am not sure how to give her credit. Can I use it as part of the semester Economics course she needs to take (I have yet to choose a text for that) or should I use it as part of a Consumer Math course and add a short text (do they make semester length Consumer Math texts???).
Any ideas?
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My husband goes foodshopping early Saturday morning. In the summer and winter (when we have no art classes or soccer) he will take one child a week with him - we have a schedule. They get a little extra Dad time, get a muffin or bagel for breakfast and get to to choose a little junk food for the week - sugary cereal or cookies or something. Even the big girls still love this!
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Oh, they are making this so complicated!I loved how at the end they showed that there was one person from each group that gets off the island. We know there has to be some more switching up.I can't imagine why Kate would say that she was pregnant when she was apprehended. Wouldn't there have been witnesses to her arrest or people who remembered seeing her in Australia? And 5 weeks??? Aaron so does not look that young!
I also think that Sawyer has changed the most. His grief over Claire and Aaron - and Hurley, I guess - was so obvious when he saw Kate and Jack. He didn't even waste any time flirting.
I nearly cried a few times - when Sayid saw Nadia, when Hurley saw the odometer, when Claire's mother showed up. My girls and I think that it was a very sad episode.
John Locke. I think that he means well but that he may end up doing some things that end up being bad for everyone.
Sun is awesome! I wonder who the other person is - the one she holds responsible for Jin's death.
And I loved the *moment* between Daniel and Charlotte - I hope that they do not die!
All in all, a fabulous episode.
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A few more titles, in case your daughter has read all of the ones I mentioned!
Downright Dencey (Caroline Dale Snedeker - historical fiction)
Up a Road Slowly (Irene Hunt - modern-ish, Newbery winner)
And some great series -
Homecoming, etc. (Cynthia Voigt - modern-ish, some of the sequels are Newbery winners)
All the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace - my daughters think that Joe Willard is the perfect man!
The Anne of Green Gables books - but I am sure that she has read these!
If she likes Science fiction, my girls thought these were great -
Podkayne of Mars and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel (Robert Henlein)
Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I am sure there are more.....
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We really loved it. It was not as ambiguous (and dark) as The Giver but still gave us a lot to discuss. The sequels are ok, but not as - inspired, I guess.
Here is a little review/synopsis - http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/City-Ember.html
HTH!
BTW - we are eagerly anticipating the movie, as Bill Murray is playing the Mayor!
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I noticed two things -
will she be taking Biology in the 9th grade? If so, that is going to be a lot of the same science two years in a row.
have you considered beginning a foreign language? I think that having some prior experience in the language of your choice makes high school level study a little easier - just my opinion here!
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My daughters (just turned 17 and 15) recommend these titles for light, fun, non-school assignment reading -
Modern books
Hope was Here (Joan Bauer)
Bloomability (Sharon Creech)
Songs from Home (Elizabeth Goodman)
2 series by Hilary McKay - the one that starts with Saffy's Angel and the older one that begins with The Exiles
These next books are sf/fantasy -
Goose Chase (Patricia Kindl)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Heir Apparent (Vivian Vande Velde)
Book of a Thousand Days (Shannon Hale - actually, anything by Shannon Hale!)
These are a little better/older -
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
Quick Service (P.G. Wodehouse - and, of course, anything with Jeeves!!)
What is it about adolescence that causes a sudden interest in pop music?
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This seems right to me - 5 years ago they barely noticed music unless I played it in the house or they heard it at church and now they seem to know everything!