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Anyone do this? Successfully?
My homeschooling is very much one-on-one with my son; so there is no way I could work during the day. I also seem to be spending inordinate amounts of time getting ready every week for homeschooling. That's just my obsessive, perfectionist personality.
But, finances are a little tight right now, and I am toying with the idea of taking a part-time job during the holiday season to earn a little Christmas gift money. Has anyone else done this? Do you regret it? How do you balance your time? Any tips from those who've BTDT are appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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. . . they're the ones who have a shot at actually paying BACK the loans!!!
Dropping divinity students, now, THAT makes sense.
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The loans, once awarded, are guaranteed against default. Guaranteed for the lender. But EdAmerica (and the bank that's servicing my loan locally) has no money to lend me, so...
Yes to the FAFSA, but if there's no money, I guess there's no money. My credit is perfect, so it's not that.
I imagine there will be money soon. There just isn't any at this particular lender just now for my major.
Thanks for the good wishes. (And to everyone who has replied, thank you so much. It'll be ok. I'm almost finished, and school is paid for.)
My son's financial aid office told us EdAmerica is going out of business. They won't be loaning money to students, no matter what degree they are pursuing.
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I'm sorry to hear that!
Interestingly, we just found out this week that my son's university never received the disbursement of his Federal Stafford Loan for this semester, and they want their money NOW. It took a lot of digging... but it turns out the lender WENT OUT OF BUSINESS this summer before paying out the loans!
Gee, wouldn't you think we'd have gotten a letter or notice or something?! So, we are scrambling to apply for a loan from someone else, although I'm afraid it might be too late.
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T... What about Fox News, National Review, TownHall.com? ...
What about MSNBC, Huffington Post, Salon, DailyKos, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The New Yorker, ad nauseum? Please. There are far more liberal / left-leaning publications, news sites, and opinion writers than there are right-leaning.
As for studying past elections, nope. I'll confess, I'm not a poli-sci major, and I don't spend enormous amounts of time comparing (in a scholarly way) the 2008 election to the elections in the 60s or 70s. I'm only comparing it to the elections in which I've been old enough to vote (1988 and later), and stating the way I see it. It's my analysis, not a formal analysis (which would be difficult to complete, no matter how objective you tried to be, because much of this is subjective).
Of course, that's both the beauty and the harsh reality of it all, isn't it -- that each of us views events through our own lens of understanding and with our own perspective.
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Again, the news has been hounding "Joe", not Obama, McCain is the one that is making "Joe" famous, not Obama, and, I must agree with Obama on this, if someone is worried about paying taxes on an income of $250,000+ a year, I'd hardly call them blue collar, no matter their profession.
No one has implied it was Obama trying to dig up dirt on Joe the Plumber. It is all about the media, and their rabid response to anything that makes Obama look bad.
The point most people are making, in response to the OP, is that:
1. The media seems far more interested in vetting this guy than they do in vetting some of Obama's not-so-past acquaintances.
2. The media seems far more interested in trying to examine why Joe asked the questions (was he plant?!) than in examining why Obama gave the response he did.
There is no way Joe the Plumber could have "forced" that response from Obama, or "tricked" him into saying it, even if Joe were a "plant" paid to be there by John McCain himself. That has to be evident to anyone with a brain. Also, if he were a plant, there's no way McCain would have invoked his name in the debates as the symbol for "every man" -- he (McCain) would have to know that Joe's "true identity" would be revealed.
So, in spite of this overwhlemingly obvious scenario, the press has gone after Joe in a manner unprecendented in past elections. It's unnerving, to say the least.
An acquaintance of mine wrote this, and I thought it was well-stated:
It is egregious, because the press never,everdoes that kind of "digging" on people who publicly oppose McCain.The media's behavior this election cycle has been nothing short of scandalous. Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner has been covered to death, even dubbed a "-gate." But somehow Biden's son being given a lucrative job by MBNA while Biden was working hard to make sure legislation that would line MBNA's pockets passed is really not at all interesting. Completely insignificant. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along, move along.That's just one example. I've never seen anything approaching this level of bias in my life. -
This is ridiculous. McCain should have vetted Joe the Plumber before mentioning his name in the debate? I saw it as mostly symbolic of blue collar America, not him specifically. He used his example to draw comparisons between tax plans, that's all. The fact that this has become about him, with his life being scrutinized, to me is very ugly. ...
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That would be a great career move for either of them. I mean don't they say more people vote on reality tv stuff than the general elections?
Oh. my. gosh. I just had an image of Election Night...
Who do you think should be in the White House for the next four years?Phone or text your vote now!Please note: Limit 10 votes from each phone number. You will be charged 99-cents per vote.Hey! on the other hand, what a way to fund the Treasury!
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There is also some potential that Joe Wurzelbacher (whose name, incidentally, is misspelled on state voter rolls) is a relative of Robert Wurzelbacher, who is the son-in-law of Charles Keating.
Six degress of separation, huh? McCain MUST have put him up to this, then! :glare:
Honestly, this would be ridiculous if it weren't a little disturbing. People are upset by Obama's response to a question... so let's attack and discredit the questioner. Does this bother anyone else, or is it just me?
Seriously, let's get real. This guy acted on his own accord -- he was not a "plant." He had no idea how Barack Obama would answer his question; he had no idea it would turn into this major media event. He certainly didn't "trick" Obama into giving the response he did, and shouldn't Obama's response be the focus of discussion, not the guy who asked the question?!
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I guess Barack was serious when he said he was willing to reach across the aisle... :laugh:
(Zelda, this was great!) :thumbup:
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We are a military family, and move a lot. My oldest is 10 hours away at a college. I use Facebook to stay connected with people from our various duty stations, and to stay connected to my son, and his friends. It's a window, a way for me to peek into his world without invading it.
I've also been "found" by people I had long ago lost touch with! One was a bridesmaid in my wedding 20 years ago, but we had moved in completely opposite directions, and didn't maintain a connection. It was nice to hear from her, to see her picture, to know where she was, what she was doing, etc.
So, I enjoy it. Facebook, that is. I don't get on it every day, but I check it every few days, especially any time I get email notification of a comment or friend request.
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We do the projects as we go. But, not sure I'm qualified to answer, as we haven't actually ASSEMBLED a finished lapbook yet! (We're new to this.)
We are currently working on two lapbooks. One is Amy Pak's OT lapbook. It is chock-full of mini projects that are later assembled into a lapbook. We started the various projects in the spring, which is when we started with our creation unit. We started our chronological study of history (including Bible) then, and as we get to a portion in our Bible study that corresponds with a mini book in her project pack, we do it. It will take us the rest of this year to get them all finished.
The other lapbook I am bravely (or foolishly, depending on your POV) attempting is on biomes, and the desert biome in particular. I had purchased a lapbook template from CurrClick, but felt as if the artwork and such were kinda ... well, cheesy. I felt I could do better. So, I adapted some of the ideas, but am really making it up as I go along. It probably won't be as well laid-out as those who are fully planned out before any projects are begun, but I think they'll be OK. We'll finish them up in a couple weeks, and I'll post pix of the final product.
Oh, we started a lapbook for a C.S. Lewis book we were reading last spring -- again, this was a "kit" or "template" I purchased from CurrClick -- but got so overwhelmed by the mini books, which were taking forever to complete, that we ended up abandoning the project about 1/2-way through. :(
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I can tell you what DR would say about buying a mobile home: DON'T.
Rent instead.
He'll tell you that the mobile home is unwise because, unlike a home and more like a car, it depreciates in value, and you can rarely sell it for what you paid for it. You lose money on it. Plus, all the repairs are your financial responsibility.
Monthly rent payments may be the same, or even slightly more, than a mobile home payment, but at least you can call the landlord for repairs, if needed.
ETA: A.J. beat me to the punch! :)
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I'm in a similar situation, Jean.
I tend to avoid doctors, and after moving halfway across the country two and a half years ago, I haven't been to one, not even for a well woman check-up. I finally called last week to make an appointment with a doctor. I can't believe how long I have to wait to get the physical, though. I have an "introductory" appointment in mid-November, and the physical/pap in mid-January.
Last week, I went back to Virginia to visit some friends I hadn't seen in over year. I was shocked to see a former colleague of mine -- she'd lost 90 pounds in 13 months! She went from a size 22 pant to a size 4, I kid you not. She confessed she went to a "fat doctor." She took an appetite suppressant in the morning, along with certain vitamins and her blood pressure meds. She took a fat blocker at night. And, she got weekly B12 shots.
Now that she's lost so much weight, she doesn't need blood pressure meds anymore.
Its' something I thought I might check in to, as well. Unfortunately, my insurance won't cover it. Not sure I could afford to pay for it out-of-pocket, as the weekly shots are $55 (or so), plus the monthly doctor visit, and the prescription meds.
I have a similar fatigue problem. I am always tired. I've had this issue for several years, but tests of my thyroid always come back normal.
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AND NOW I'M GOING TO POST A VERY IMPORTANT INFLAMMATORY EMAIL I JUST GOT THAT IF SO-AND-SO IS ELECTED, IT'S A SIGN THAT IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD. AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT, I'M POSTING IN ALL CAPS. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS STORY!!!
Wait... maybe that only happens in the other forum I'm in.
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Posts to say this sounds eerily like something Yogi Berra would say and gives evidence that he is obviously in cahoots with rabbits.
Posting to confess that the thought was not original, I stole it from a movie. :blush:
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I love this game! But how dare you speak to me so!!:lol::lol::lol:
:iagree: Yeah! You shut your mouth when you're talking to me!
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I do cringe a little bit, (well, maybe more than a little bit), when I see obviously poor grammar (not typos) in an email or message board for hsing moms. I'm not talking about forums, like this, which have a quick pace of back-and-forth communication... I'm talking about places where homeschool moms (or dads) are posting messages that they have plenty of time to think about and write before posting.
I often see poor grammar in posts at a particular Yahoo group I'm in for homeschoolers using a certain curriculum. This is a group that generates maybe four to eight posts TOTAL per day, from all its users combined. There's no reason for any rapid-fire messages that can't at least be spell checked before they're sent off.
Again, though, it's not TYPOS that bother me; we all do that. I know the difference between their/they're/there and your/you're and still mess those up occasionally when I'm writing in a hurry. But, poor grammar ... when it's regularly displayed by the same person, and that person is a homeschool mom ... yeah, it bugs me.
Guess I'm a grammar snob. :blush:
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We are find in in Alabama and could make it to gatlinburg but to drive around and do what we want to do can we find someplace to fill up on the way home? I remember going to visit my aunt and mother panicing on the way home that we couldn't get gas this was in the 70's of course.
I hope not very hard! We live in northern Alabama, and are driving to Gatlinburg for the weekend, then on up to Lynchburg, VA, to visit my son at college (Liberty University).
Good to know we'll be able to get gas in Bristol, at least! :)
Is gas plentiful in Knoxville? We usually stop there to top-off the tank and get a Starbuck's.
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I'm so glad someone finally went and looked at the site! :) I think it is hilarious!
The illustrations just kill me, especially once you read the descriptions that go with them.
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A member of another forum in which I participate posted this link, and we all found this site to be QUITE entertaining! I'm not sure which is the funniest part -- the pictures (they'll get you grinning), the descriptions (they'll get you laughing out loud), or the realization that you KNOW these people: they live on your favorite forum!
Speaking of flames, no flames, please, thinking I'm directing this at ANYONE here! I'm a member of a couple different forums, and I can honestly say, these "flame warriors" reside everywhere!
Actually, I'm not sure what's worse... recognizing these descriptions as posters on your forum, or recognizing these descriptions as something resembling yourself. :blush: I am not confessing which ones I think describe me... no way, no how.
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No issue here in N. Alabama.
I'm in N. Alabama, too, but the stations near us have had trouble keeping gas on hand. Thankfully, I was able to fill up once at $3.67 (on Sept. 14) before the price jumped to $4/gallon. I've been frugal with the gas, not driving much, so haven't needed to refill yet. This past Sunday (Sept. 21), prices were at $3.85 in my area, if the station had gas at all.
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I voted until high school begins. We just started last spring, with DS10 (who is a fifth grader this year). I have a four-year plan for him, so I'm committed to it through 8th grade.
I so wish I'd been courageous enough to start homeschooling 15 years ago, when my oldest was entering school. I have a son in college (never homeschooled) and a daughter in public high school (never homeschooled). Both wished they had been, both asked to be homeschooled, and both are now extremely jealous of their little brother (but DD is no longer interested in homeschooling -- I offered!).
So, at this point, we're in it for four more years. Then we'll reassess.
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I recommend you consider one of these:
Lord, Is It Warfare? Teach Me To Stand - by Kay Arthur
When Godly People Do Ungodly Things - by Beth Moore
(This link is for the hardcover book -- you'd want the member book, which is a workbook.) The only drawback is that to fully complete this study, you need the DVDs, and they are expensive. Maybe your church can purchase them...? Or a local church might already have them you could borrow?
Spiritual Warfare: Disarming the Enemy Through the Power of God - by A. Scott Moreau
This guide is part of the Fisherman Bible Studyguide series. I've done several of these (although not this one) and they have all been very good. They require little to know homework, but the more participants do in advance of the weekly meeting, the more they get out of the study.
Other titles you might consider:
Lies Women Believe: And the Truth That Sets Them Free - by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
There's also a version of this book geared for teenagers: Lies Young Women Believe.
Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind - by Joyce Meyer
Do "strangely" spelled names bother you?
in General Education Discussion Board
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Yes, I admit, they bother me. And I have a fairly uncommon name - Cecily (which no one ever seems to be able to pronounce or spell correctly).
I'm not as bothered by foreign spellings for common names (like using Gaelic to spell Cayleigh/Kaylee), but I do find myself getting irritated by "made up" names.
My sister recently forwarded to me an email about an unusual name someone had run across, and how upset the mother of the child would get if people didn't pronounce it correctly.
How would YOU pronounce this: Le-a
Like you would the name Leah? or Lee?
No! the angry mother said. It's Ledasha!
That's right. The "dash" is not silent.
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