Hillary in KS
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Living History Farms: http://www.lhf.org/
Go on a weekend if you can, when there are plenty of interpreters there to show you arond. We spent the entire day there, and had a WONDERFUL time!
Also, we enjoyed touring the Capitol Building, believe it or not. We took a guided tour and had a woderful time. I blogged about both places. Here is the link: http://harmsinoz.blogspot.com/2006/09/andwere-back.html
Have fun!
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Well, I've done it two different ways: twice starting with newborns, and once starting with a four month old.
The first thing I must say is DO NOT BE A SCHEDULE NAZI! The schedule is a tool to help develop a rhythm for your child's day. It is not an absolute ("Baby is hungry, but he must wait another 30 minutes to eat", etc.) INot that you would do that, but too many parents use Babywise inflexibly, causing heath issues for baby - not good.
Anyway, with both the newborns I spent the first week or two just getting adjusted to having them around and getting my milk established. During this time, we sort of naturally fell into a feeding rhythm. With each child, I sensed how long they'd normally go before getting hungry (not going over 4 hours between feedings), and start from there.
I awakened them at the same time every morning, and then did the eat, wake, sleep cycle from there. gently, over the course of several days, we'd adjust to a fairly regular pattern of nursing.
With the 4 month old, we already were nursing at regular intervals, I just implemented the eat/wake/sleep schedule and made sure to awaken him at the same time each morning.
One of my babies was a great sleeper. I could lay him in the crib awake, and he'd fall asleep on his own. The other two needed a bit more training, but I did not let them "cry it out" until they were closer to age 1. Under 6 months, we rocked to sleep, and laid down together, etc.
I hope this helps. Babywise can be a good tool, if used moderately and wisely.
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Thanks everyone! I'll order straightaway, and Heather, I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. :)
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I wouldn't buy all groceries there but, as I said, I can't find Salsa Lizano in the States. Amazon has it, so I'll try ordering ti from them.
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I've never ordered from Amazon grocery, but this weekend I learned that they carry Salsa Lizano.
I have not found a store in the US that carries it - even the Hispanic bodegas in my city look at me funny when I ask if they carry it. I *miss* salsa lizano, and I have several recipes that just don't taste right without it.
I'll try ordering once to see how it goes. :)
Hillary
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I am DESPERATE to find Salsa Lizano, and I finally found a bottle on Amazon.com. I've never ordered groceries from them, though. How reliable are they? What's been your experience?
Thanks!
Hillary :)
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I set my homepage to http://www.foxnews.com
Fox News - the news portions - are very good. The opinions shows, as do the opinion shows on ALL news stations - are biased (both left and right). But the *news* portion of Fox News I find very good.
I have never read the Economist, but have heard good things about it.
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I would cross over, if there were anyone worth crossing over for.
Frankly, I don't like the choices in "my party," and I really don't like the choices in the other party.
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Stepping Heavenward (Prentiss) I also really like "The Chataine's Guardian" by Robin Hardy.
Christian worldview mind-candy: Books by Janette Oke, "Streiker's Bride" by Hardy, and the Glenbrooke series by Robin Jones Gunn.
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Washing a couple of times with Dawn dishwashing soap worked like a charm for us!
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Topeka, here.
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A friend (Melissa) suggested Horrible Books, but they're out and won't re-order until April.
She also suggested Book Depository, but that's in the UK. How does ordering from them work?
Is there another, perhaps stateside, reliable source for ordering these bokos?
Thanks!
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I've heard good things about So You Really Want to Learn Spanish, from Galore Park.
Thanks Laura! You're the second person who mentioned this program to me. :)I'll check it out.
Thansk!
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Thank you, Regena! I'll check out the BJU Spanish!
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LOL! It's in English here. My friends in Costa Rica are watching in English as well. :)
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I don't remember exactly what was going to happen this year, but the series ended with Audrey catatonic at her Dad's house, and Emo-Jack staning atop a cliff gazing over the ocean at the horizon, as the sun rises behind him.
Yeah. Last season was the season to mock 24. I'm hoping the next one will be better.
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You know what I miss? Being able to quickly scan the page for my favorite posters. They might be posting in a thread which was of little interest to me, but I'd usually stop to see what they'd written. While I do like some things with this format, I miss being able to see their posts at a glance.
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Thank you, McKay! We'll be sure to check out Lewisburg!
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We've been using Rosetta Stone, and he's almost finished with Level 1. But ds really *clicks* with the way Latina Christiana teaches Latin, and would like a similar approach to learning Spanish.
Is there a textbook that's been a hit in your home?
Gracias!
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I'm probably echoing everyone here, but I'd start with a hearing test first. Our ds had similar issues. We visited an audiologist first, and she ran several simple tests that gave us an indication of what was going on. Even if there had been no hearing issues, it would have been good to rule those out.
After that we asked our ped. to refer us to a private SLP for an evaluation. We were sent to the local Easter Seals organization, who did a thorough 2 hour evaluation of both articulation and language skills. It was the best thing we've done for our ds. After 4 months of speech therapy he is MUCH more understandable.
We've been trying to get him help since he was 5. School evaluators and doctors just told us to wait until he was in 3rd grade - he'd outgrow his issues. Finally (he just turned 7) we decided to just DO it, have him evaluated, and more forward. He's made tremendous gains, but I wish we'd done this two years ago, instead of waiting for others to get on board with us. :)
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My in-laws went, and took their 3 children 12, 10, and 9. They spent ALL DAY there and loved it, but they are a family who loves science and loves to read, love museums, etc. I think it would be too much for your littles, but the older children would probably enjoy it. :)
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I'm glad you got help. I think I've seen this movie. They went to the University of Micihgan and the story is set during the annual big game vs Ohio State that they watch on TV. Is that familiar?
I could have swore Jeff Goldblum was in it, but he's not in the credits for Last Spper so I may be thinking of something else.
Volty, I think you're thinking of "The Big Chill."
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Dh is headed that way next week for a job interview, and we know NOTHING about the area.
How is homeschoolling there? We've always lived in very hs friendly states, and PA has us nervous.
Judging from pics on the internet, it appears to be an economically depressed area. Does that sound accurate?
Thanks!
Hillary
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These latest Austen movies (Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and the new Sense and Sensibility that I saw on YouTube) seem to me like Muzak interpretations of the classic Austen stories. At least they provide a good opportunity for me to read the books again to get this fluff out of my mind. :)
Melissa! What a great comparison! Austen remakes to Muzak. Brilliant!
Patricia: Where can I find the SYRWTLS materials in the U.S.?
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Based on the response from my similar post last week, I ordered directly from Book Depository in the UK. The order process went very smoothly, and the order has already shipped. I'm hoping it'll arrive this week.
I'm more comfortable ordering from someplace in the US, but Horrible books didn't have what I wanted and wouldn't be ordering for another month or so. Several people commented on the excellent service from Book Depository, so I purchased there.