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  1. Let's say you were going to renew your wedding vows for your 20th anniversary. You wanted to have a really fun, big party, and money was no object.

     

    Give me some ideas for fun "themes" you would use for such an event, if you weren't looking for a particularly religious vow renewal, but more of a recognition of 20 years, a commitment to each other, and an opportunity to have a fun, wacky party, unlike your actual wedding, which was traditional and largely planned by your mother.

     

    Ideas? What would you do if money was no object?

    Michelle T

  2. I have a 13.5 year old DS with raging ADHD and fairly severe LD's. While he does read more-or-less on age level, he doesn't have great comprehension, and he is quite behind in every other area. He has dyscalulia, and believe me, he doesn't understand fractions either, or much beyond the absolute basics of the four arithmetic operations.

     

    The reality is, my DS is extremely unlikely to achieve the level of academics spelled out in WTM. I doubt he will really get beyond an 8th grade level. And that's okay. If that is the highest he can achieve, then his achieving it is a big deal, KWIM? Not all kids are academic whizzes. Not all kids or adults are capable of abstract, complex understanding. There are tons of people out there who are basic memorize and simple thought/understanding type people. And that's okay. They still lead happy, productive lives, which is my main goal for my DS.

     

    I consider it extremely unlikely my DS will go to college, maybe a 2-year, but not a university. If he does, that is great, but he will require major accommodations to be able to handle any college class. My husband also has raging ADHD and LD's, and was absolutely unable to do any college. He had a tough enough time just graduating high school, and is definitely NOT a rhetoric thought level guy. But he still has a good job and supports the family.

     

    It is very hard. I'm not saying to have no or low expectations for your DS. But you do have to have realistic expectations. And for a child with fairly severe learning issues, very often they are not going to get through a lot of subjects other kids can handle. And that's okay.

    Michelle T

  3. Starting in March, we will be doing world history. DS will be using SOTW 3 and 4 (he's done ancients and middle ages in the past, and isn't interested in covering them again) as readers. I will be adding in the Usborne history encyclopedia, along with a couple other supplements that provide questions, writing assignments, comprehension questions. I will probably also use a couple of the Genevieve Foster books, along with historical fiction.

     

    I'm going to more-or-less follow the Sonlight Core 7 schedule, but substituting and adding a variety of books. I expect to take more than a year, probably 1.5 full (not school) years.

    Michelle T

  4. Corgis are medium sized dogs (adult males are generally around 22-28 lbs) but have very short legs, so they are sort of compact. Our pooch is great with everybody, our three cats included. He is quite active, but easily handled with daily walks, tug-of-war sessions, fetch with tennis ball, and general play time. Corgis do shed, although they are short hair dogs. Definitely NOT one of those purse-dogs, not a frail, delicate little thing, corgis are real dogs.

     

    We love our corgi dearly. He is the smartest, most fun, most affectionate and cutest dog we have ever owned. I'm going to try and attach a picture.

    Michelle T

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  5. Giving to charity is required, not an optional thing, at least in my religion. I send checks to various charities monthly. I do often send these checks in memory of a family member who has died, but I do this for my own gratification, there is no notification going to anyone else.

     

    Gift giving is totally separate from charity, IMHO. While I think it would be lovely to have a donation to a cause I believe in sent in my name, it would in no way relieve me of my duty to do my own donating. It wouldn't be a gift to me, but really a reflection on the person who did the donating.

     

    And if a donation was sent to a cause that I feel is wrong or misguided, it would be a hurt, not a gift.

     

    It is absolutely fine to just not give gifts. It is absolutely fine to donate to a charity that a person has asked for, or is something they strongly support. It is however, giving merit to the giver, not the receiver. IMHO, that is not a "gift" in the sense the word "gift" is normally used.

    Michelle T

  6. Shabbat Shalom!

     

    I researched where to place the candles, but the 2 sources contradict each other....I think.

     

    In addition to the helper candle, one source says to start burning candles right to left and the other says to start left to right......both instances as you "face" the menorah.

     

    Which is it?

     

    I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

     

    Sheryl

     

     

    Fried foods are traditional at Hanukkah. Potato latkes, mmmmmm! Donuts,mmmmmmm! I hope those of you lighting menorahs are also enjoying these tasty snacks!

    Michelle T

  7. Laurel, the previous post to yours said that Jews light "2" candles on Friday. I did it incorrectly then. I have a 9-candle menorah. I lit the helper candle first. Then taking that candle, I lit the "1" candle on the far right. One and only candle on Friday. Then Sat, we lit th Helper and that lit one on the far right and one on the far left.

     

    What am I doing wrong....:confused:

     

    The helper candle is called the shammus. The other, eight candles are placed in the menorah going across from right to left, one more candle each day of Hanukkah. So tonight, you would have used the shammus to light three candles, placed in a row from right to left. But you would light the candles from left to right. It sounds complicated, but it's not, it's just easier to understand if you actually see it happen, rather than reading a description.

     

    I'm Jewish, so have lighted many a hanukkiah in my day. Doesn't matter which family member does it. It is not at all uncommon to have several menorahs, and kids each light their own candles.

     

    I'm intrigued by the fact that so many Christians light menorahs at Hanukkah. I never knew that. My DH is Christian, DS and I are Jewish. DH doesn't usually even bother to watch when I light the candles.

    Michelle T

  8. They are incredibly common. A staggering percentage of the population carries the viruses for genital herpes and warts, and then there are the other, more easily curable STD's that are around.

     

    Smart people use condoms, which are not 100% effective in prevention, but certainly HUGELY help. Not-so-smart people don't use condoms, and are either lucky, get infected and get treatment, or get infected and don't know they are now carriers, so don't get treatment.

     

    Well, I would add that the smartest people of all don't sleep around to begin with, but I'll assume you know what I mean!

     

    Very few people announce they have an STD, or have had one in the past.

     

    As an aside, DH and I met at a medical laboratory that specialized in STD testing. Mainly HIV, also herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, all the rest. I was a lab technician, he was in charge of customer service and couriers. We were NOT patients of the lab!~

    Michelle T

  9. except for salmon, since I don't like fish.

     

    I'm still alive. But eventually, I'll die. So will every single one of you, despite not eating microwave popcorn, or canned tomatoes.

     

    I think we are at a point where the endless messages of danger, warning, threat are so overwhelming, that it is close to impossible to just live. Sure, be as healthy as possible, but if you didn't eat every single thing you were warned about, what would be left? And you are still breathing the air, touching the soil, having sex, being around other people/animals, driving in cars, going on airplanes........

     

    I pick and choose what to worry about. There is only so much one can do in the face of endless warnings. Regardless, I will die no matter how healthily I eat, exercise, live. I figure I might as well enjoy life while I'm living it. Worrying about the occasional canned tomatoes isn't worth it, IMHO.

    Michelle T

  10. I have had to ask him many, many times to not constantly text when we are at the dinner table, sitting together talking, or spending time together. He will read incoming texts while he is driving, which scares me to death. I guess I should be glad that so far, he hasn't texted while we are in bed!

     

    I send DH texts occasionally during the day, but I'm sitting at home on the couch while I do it. Not talking to someone else. That is very rude.

    Michelle T

  11. My DS is 13, and would love more time to hang out with friends. He is an only child, so friend time is even more special.

     

    There are no kids his age in our neighborhood. We have an even mix of homeschool and public school friends. It usually seems to be complicated getting the kids together due to school, lessons, various other life factors.

     

    I had no limits on time with friends as a kid. I was pretty much on my own.

    Michelle T

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