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  1. Colleen, I just wanted to say that as someone who has had 6 c-sections, I completely understand and concur with the points you were trying to make. Joy
  2. Our Dollar Tree carries it right now. HTH, Joy
  3. Let's face it, there really is no unbiased news anywhere. You just have to decide whose bias you are willing to put up with when getting your information. Joy
  4. I have had this done at both Office Depot and Office Max. You can get spiral binding and plastic covers. The cost depends on the thickness of the book, but it shouldn't be more than $5. HTH, Joy
  5. I have a friend who has used Scaredy Cat Phonics Reading and she really liked it and she didn't find it to be teacher intensive at all. I have heard Dancing Bears talked about over on the special needs board, so maybe if you haven't already done so, you could ask for more info over there. HTH, Joy
  6. It is so worth the money. I love being able to make 6 loaves of whole wheat bread at a time. We also make pizza crusts, cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns. It has an amazing motor. It is a 4 speed mixer and yet mixes 15 pounds of whole wheat dough on speed 2 without even bogging down. I had the kitchen aid before this for 11 years and it doesn't even compare to the bosch. Just my opinion, Joy
  7. A couple of sites that I really like are recipezaar.com and supercook.com. Recipezaar has thousands of recipes contributed by members and you can make a cookbook and print a shopping list for free, but you can also join for $24.95 a year and make multiple cookbooks and and really customize things for yourself. Another great thing is that people rate recipes and leave comments an how to make the dish better/different as in less spicy or whatever. Supercook is a massive database of recipes where you can list ingredients that you either have on hand or like and it will list recipes using those ingredients. You can get like 2000 recipes to choose from in no time flat. HTH, Joy
  8. My husband and I married young. I was 19 and he was 21. We also had children right away. As far as marrying young, all I can say is I would rather my kids marry young than have s*x before marriage, but I think that all depends on when they find the person they are ready to commit to for the rest of their lives. I totally agree with the statement that people should not regard divorce as an "option". My husband and I had a lot of problems in the first 4 years of our marriage and the only thing that prevented us from getting a divorce was that neither one of us could afford to leave:) We both threatened to divorce the other plenty of times. It wasn't until we became christians and we both decided that divorce simply wasn't an option that we made true progress in dealing with the problems in our marriage and we will be married 20 years next year and I wouldn't change a thing. Joy
  9. I feel for you about the 12 year old boy thing. I think homeschooling teenage boys is especially hard for Moms because the boy is wanting to be a man and that means he really wants to assert himself to lead over his Mom. My oldest son is 19 and we have been going through this for years. He is a good kid, but he really wants to be in charge. Some advice I have to give you: Don't stoop to his level by arguing or playing the martyr. You are in charge and you need to be firm on a consistent basis. Also try to get your dh behind you. I sometimes will refuse to even grant/deny my son permission to do things if I think it is going to lead to an argument. I will immediately refer him to his Dad which means that sometimes I don't always agree with the decision that his Dad makes, but I try to trust dh in his decisions because I think sometimes it takes a man to raise a man IYKWIM. What I really wanted to address is the situation with your Mom. My Mom doesn't live with us, but for years she would cause trouble between my husband and I. Not because she is evil or anything, but because she loves me and wants what she believes is best for me. She would say things like I can't believe dh does XYZ this way or treats you or the kids in this XYZ manner. I would then start thinking "Well, now that you mention it, I can't believe it either." Guess what would happen then, I would bring it up with dh and then there would be hard feelings or a disagreement between dh and I. I constantly felt like I was defending one to the other and being torn between the 2 or trying to mediate between them so they wouldn't argue because that would make me feel bad because my Mom tends to cry and is a lot more emotionally sensitive than dh, so guess who always got the sympathy. Anyway, all that history to tell you that I finally realized I had to stop trying to mediate between the two of them. It was tearing me apart. I had to learn not to engage when my Mom would criticize my dh and also realize that my dh has feelings too and although I love my Mom, my loyalty really has to be to him. Sometimes, if she brings something up I will even say "Well, that is just the way it is." and change the subject. Also, I don't try to referee if we are sitting at the dinner table or in the car and they start talking about something that I know could end up with one of them being unhappy. They are adults and really need to deal with their relationship. I think I came to this realization about 5 years ago and you know what, they get along pretty well now that I am not trying to micro manage their interactions and they have developed their own boundaries with each other. I think you really need to have boundaries with your Mom. Don't let her make your husband into the bad guy and don't try to defend him to her, just don't engage with her about him or other choices in your life. Once your husband sees that you are not being manipulated by your Mom and you support him, he could become a whole new man especially when it comes to supporting you in parenting your sons. Most of all, don't lose heart. As women, I think we sometimes take it upon ourselves to try and make everyone happy and then we feel like failures because we can't be all things to all people. Don't be so hard on yourself. Take some time to yourself even it involves locking yourself in your room and reading a book or painting your nails. Sorry this is so long. I hope you find something helpful in this book I wrote:) Joy
  10. I also think Rock Solid is great. They have a good product selection and very good customer service. HTH, Joy
  11. I have been a member for several years. I think it is really worth it. Joy
  12. I have a dd going into 6th grade. She hasn't had a lot of grammar. Do you think she could start in the 6th grade book or should she start a year younger? Thanks, Joy
  13. Here is another free one. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/election.php HTH, Joy
  14. I have not read all of the responses, so forgive me if this has already been said. I think you should follow your husbands leading in this. I think a spanking given in the proper manner is perfectly acceptable. Only you and your husband can decide on the circumstances that you want to give a spanking. If it were me, I would sit down and talk it over with dh and decide on the circumstances you will spank. If you decide on first time obedience, then be consistent. Having children that are constantly manipulating, whining and talking back to get what they want makes everyone weary. It is not good for your mental health and it is not good for a marriage. Ultimately, it is not good for the children. Just my 2 cents, Joy
  15. The problem is that they contract out the work to all different companies. Like the countertop is one guy, the floor is another, the dishwasher is another and where you buy the stuff from is a separate dealer from the rest too. So to get everyone together is a nightmare. Ask me how I know. I got a countertop from Lowe's. They cut the hole for the sink in the wrong end and brought it to install it 3 times before they got it right. I kid you not. It got so I could stand at the door and when they started getting it off of the truck I could say, nope, try again. Best of Luck, Joy
  16. I bought a Krups waffle iron at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I like it a lot. HTH, Joy
  17. We are using it right now. It is very well laid out. I don't think you could possibly do everything, but for me it was great because I had a lot of the resources like Draw Write Now and History Pockets and it helped bring them together for me. You can also download it in a Word file, which makes it easy to add or delete things before you print it out, so you can completely customize it for yourself. Joy
  18. Oh, and the book does have instructions for doing it as a group. It also has pages you can copy with supplies and instructions to make each bag. It also includes activity instructions you can cut out and tape to the bag. The book helps a lot with organization when doing it as a group. Joy
  19. The name of the book is Preschool activities in a Bag. I have used the first book. I notice they have a second book out now. Here is a link: http://www.activitybags.com/ActivityBags/index.html HTH, Joy
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