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OK, I am embarrassed to be a Democrat today.
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I use Windows Movie Maker. I bought it via download about 5 years ago. I think it was about $20. It wasn't much.
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Oh, I'm so happy your dh came through tonight! :hurray:
Waiting until tomorrow would be a good idea. And you can *e-mail* the people you're putting *on* the wait-list.
*Call* the people you're taking off the list and moving to the "you can come!" group. Those will be happier calls. :)
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I'd read Douglas Wilson's "Lost Tools" book in 1993. Two of my good friends taught at the Logos School when it first started. So I was sold on the classical model.
In 1999 I was working a part-time job at Barnes and Noble and saw WTM, and found the forums a couple of months later.
But I'd still be doing a classical approach.
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Oh, poor kid!
I like that you're helping her find something else. That way she can just go from one job right to another!
Hang in there!
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You know, were it me, I'd e-mail every family who did not show and let them know I was putting them on the wait list. As of right now there are no open spaces, and you will let them know if a space opens up.
Then I'd call every wait-listed family and let them know when the next meeting was.
I'd give it one more try before I decide to give it up.
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I believe it was Valerie in Chicago? And her son is Nathan. We loved watching that show-we liked her ds!
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This. I remembered she was from IL, and her son was Nathan. That was it.
Great memory, Unicorn!
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It's not essential.
If your child had zero exposure to things like counting, shapes, number symbols (1,2,3, etc) and the concepts behind addition and subtraction (adding is "putting together.", etc) then you should begin with EB for a 4 or 5 year old child.
But in most homes children are already exposed to these things, and will be ready to move right into 1A with no trouble. :)
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I did.
When I received the summons I called, and was told to have a notary stamp my letter saying that I was a full-time student and ask for deferment.
They deferred my summons until Christmas Break. They had a shorter time requirement for students on holiday, so I only had to call in 4 or 5 days, I think.
ETA: I didn't wait until the day I had to show up to discuss this with them. I called them ahead of time and arranged a deferment. I really did want to serve, and they were helpful in scheduling it for a break.
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It's happened to me twice - once on this board and once on the old Titus2 boards.
On this board, it was the other mom who recognized *me* and said something when we ran into each other.
On the Titus2 board, I recognized the other poster. I had lived next door to her and her family when I was a newlywed in 1992. They were homeschooling their oldest 2 daughters, and they were the first hs family I'd ever met. I had not seen or heard from her in the 9 years since we moved away, so I sent her a message to double-check and make certain it was her. :)
We still correspond quite frequently! I'm so thankful that board reconnected us!
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it's sacrilegious to remake a John Wayne movie. After all he was THE Western Actor for years. Makes me sad that all Hollywood can do is remake old movies.
Well, you could look at it this way: They didn't really re-make a John Wayne movie. They made a "True Grit" that was more faithful to the book (Portis, 1968) than the John Wayne movie was.
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Um.
Your children are 13, 8, and 2?
If they were all older teens, then - maybe.
When my kids are/were those ages I work with them. Coach them. Train them. Not just expect them to do it.
This is the time for intensive interaction and guidance on your part, not passive-aggressive theatrics.
Take time off of school for a couple of days and have a responsibility "boot camp." Walk them through their day. Demonstrate and practice your expectations. *Teach* them the behaviors you want to see. Spend as much time as you can working on these behaviors; rewarding the positive steps and practicing their weak areas. Take breaks in the training for fun activities (bake cookies...then clean up! Play a board game....then clean it up!)
They need you to teach them.
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Isn't Elizabeth a lawyer? maybe she'll chime in. :bigear:
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We attend an Evangelical Free Church. (We're Reformed, though not every E-Free Church is. There's some variety within the denomination.)
Our children stay with us through the entire service. They do have a nursery for children up to age 3 or 4, I think. But many parents have their little ones with them.
After the service is over, Children can go to their age-appropriate Bible study. However, some of the teens choose not to go to the high school/ middle school class, and opt to attend the adult Bible study. My 15 yo ds is one of those. He much prefers the adult study.
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We have Rock Band, Beatles' Rock Band, and Lego Rock Band. We got them with our Christmas money last year.
Lego Rock Band is the most family-friendly, hands-down. However, you have to have the instruments already in order to use it.
Last year, instruments were VERY hard to find sold separately. After searching for a couple of weeks, we finally found a boxed set of Rock Band 2, with instruments included. The game store owner said that instruments and Rock Band 2 were VERY hard to find because they were phasing it all out before the debut of Rock Band 3. RB3 was released this fall, so hopefully instrument are easier to find!
The Beatles Rock Band edition was also very family-friendly and very fun for the grownups. :) You can find Beatles softwarre easily. We couldn't find any Wii editions that included instruments, though.
My husband and 15 yo ds play RB2, but the younger kids prefer the other two games.
Have fun!
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You might want to read "Why We Love The Church" by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck.
They deal with many of the issues raised in your book. I appreciated their take, and felt their praises and criticisms were very balanced.
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I'll admit, I sometimes miss the Clinton years. :D
But I'm amazed that having him take over a presser got a pass. Can you imagine if any other President had done that? :glare:
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This was our last exchange with CB this morning in almost the exact same wording, up to the part where you got to talk to a supervisor. If Sushi's scores aren't in the mail today, I'm trying again.
Yeah, she passed me off when (I think) she realized that I needed her to tell me what steps the counselor should take. That wasn't on the script of prepared answers.
I realize that 90% of the calls she probably gets are from ps parents who really do need to call the counselor. So my call was probably something she hasn't encountered often: a homeschooler who used the code AND had *already* spoken with the counselo.
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I called this morning, and the first person I spoke with insisted that I had to talk to the school's guidance counselor.
I told her that the PSAT website says the scores WON'T be sent to the school, only to our home. (This is because we used the homeschool code.)
She said they still went to the school. So I called the school, and the guidance counselor checked and had no information on my son.
I called PSAT again, and informed them of this, and they repeatedly insisted that I had to go through the guidance counselor. I told them I HAD, and he didn't have the scores.
We repeated this exchange several times ("Ma'am, you need to call the school." "I did. They don't have anything for my son. Now what?")
We both got frustrated. Finally I asked, "So when I hang up and call the counselor again, he will tell me that he has no information....again. What should he do next?"
She paused.
I said, "Do I have him call YOU? Can you release an access code to the counselor? What do you want me to tell the counselor to do?"
At this point, she put me on hold and I was transferred to a supervisor. The counselor asked me all his security questions, and then linked the scores to his Quick Start account.
Whew! :tongue_smilie:
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I can't.
I really want to. But I just can't. :sad:
I've heard a couple of interviews with Shohreh Aghdashloo when the movie was released, but I think that's as close as I can get.
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First, I asked for the access code and she said I should call his hs guidance counselor and ask for the code. After I explained that we homeschool, she said she could give me online access. She went away for a few minutes and when she came back, I was able to see the scores online at the MyQuickStart tab without being prompted for the access code.
I know this has worked for other homeschoolers on a yahoo group I belong to, so maybe it just depends on the person answering the phone.
That's great! I'll call tomorrow!
Thanks! :)
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Just got email notification that scores were online. However, I haven't received the paper scores yet so I have no access code :glare: But it looks like we should receive them shortly (ds took it this year as a 10th grader).
Same here. E-mail notification today, but no paper report.
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Thanks for the reminder, pqr!
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Go to Dave Ramsey's website and find the link for ELPs (Endorsed Local Providers) in your area.
Enter your information, and they will have the Investment ELP in your area contact you.
We met with the ELP in NW Kansas a few years ago and loved working with him. His consultation services were free. :001_smile:
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