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Sometimes the hardest and best decisions are the ones that hurt the most. Praying for you... :grouphug:

I'm sorry :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Has anyone else seen this? http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/the-g...of-poetry-dvd/ I stumbled upon it today since their ad popped up on the sidebar of my Facebook page. I went to the site, watched the 2 videos (they've since added a 3rd), and then I emailed the writers with a few questions: age/grade level, approximate length of lessons, and if the student is to watch and then complete lessons in accompanying text afterward. They responded within 2 hours! I love great customer service! Here's what they said. 1. The Grammar of Poetry video is designed for the 6th-9th grade range, but is built in such a way that even older students can benefit from it. I'm expecting more than a few adults to buy this course for themselves! As we say in one video, the Grammar of Poetry is really for anyone who can ready proficiently. Have you seen the video "Homeschooling with The Grammar of Poetry"? http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/2012/04/homeschooling-grammar-poetry/ This video explains some of this, and gives additional insight for the homeschooler. 2. Because of the "imitation" approach, there is a variance in lesson length. The concept lessons are 15-20 min in length with a few longer ones towards the beginning of the course that go over the practice sessions in more detail, and the imitation lessons are about 10 min. long. The video "Course Structure of The Grammar of Poetry" ( http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/2012/04/course-structure/ ) addresses the "modules" that the course follows. And yes, you are correct! The student is encouraged to watch the video and enjoy it without the book while he teaches the concepts, and then pick up the book as he starts going over examples. Matt Whitling will typically do the a sample assignment on video for the student, and then give a few additional comments of how the student should fulfill the rest of the assignment. Some lessons will have several small assignments, in which case we would encourage the student to pause the video (especially younger students), finish the assignment, and then watch him explain the next assignment. Each assignment/example and section of the lesson is a DVD chapter marker, so it will be easy to navigate. Thanks for your interest! Feel free to ask more questions. I'm bummed that my son is only entering into 4th grade because it looks like an excellent program - very thorough and the examples of poetry they use to instruct are classics. Hopefully, this will help someone on here! I'd love to hear from anyone who tries it.

Has anyone else seen this? http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/the-grammar-of-poetry-dvd/ I stumbled upon it today since their ad popped up on the sidebar of my Facebook page. I went to the site, watched the 2 videos (they've since added a 3rd), and then I emailed the writers with a few questions: age/grade level, approximate length of lessons, and if the student is to watch and then complete lessons in accompanying text afterward. They responded within 2 hours! I love great customer service! Here's what they said. 1. The Grammar of Poetry video is designed for the 6th-9th grade range, but is built in such a way that even older students can benefit from it. I'm expecting more than a few adults to buy this course for themselves! As we say in one video, the Grammar of Poetry is really for anyone who can ready proficiently. Have you seen the video "Homeschooling with The Grammar of Poetry"? http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/2012/04/homeschooling-grammar-poetry/ This video explains some of this, and gives additional insight for the homeschooler. 2. Because of the "imitation" approach, there is a variance in lesson length. The concept lessons are 15-20 min in length with a few longer ones towards the beginning of the course that go over the practice sessions in more detail, and the imitation lessons are about 10 min. long. The video "Course Structure of The Grammar of Poetry" ( http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/2012/04/course-structure/ ) addresses the "modules" that the course follows. And yes, you are correct! The student is encouraged to watch the video and enjoy it without the book while he teaches the concepts, and then pick up the book as he starts going over examples. Matt Whitling will typically do the a sample assignment on video for the student, and then give a few additional comments of how the student should fulfill the rest of the assignment. Some lessons will have several small assignments, in which case we would encourage the student to pause the video (especially younger students), finish the assignment, and then watch him explain the next assignment. Each assignment/example and section of the lesson is a DVD chapter marker, so it will be easy to navigate. Thanks for your interest! Feel free to ask more questions. I'm bummed that my son is only entering into 4th grade because it looks like an excellent program - very thorough and the examples of poetry they use to instruct are classics. Hopefully, this will help someone on here! I'd love to hear from anyone who tries it.

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:iagree: May he rest in peace...

Lifting you & Wolf up! :grouphug:

Rigatoni with marinara, garlic toast, and steamed broccoli. Nothing overly exciting here.

Mayo, definitely. I grew up on Hellmans, but now that I live in the south, it must be Dukes. Much better than Hellmans!

Dh is really excited about this! We haven't read this to our boys yet as the oldest is a pretty sensitive soul, but we'll probably end up getting them anyway for dh :)

Many prayers and :grouphug: to you this day. I will say Happy Birthday because if you were not born, you would never have been blessed with your son, nor would you have been able to bless others with who you are to them. You are important to many, including your beloved son, try to celebrate the gift of your life today. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Congratulations & prayers to you!

I sent you a friend request. I'm still working on my Goodreads account, so I don't have much up there yet. :)

That's awesome that you two were able to meet! I am jealous too, though! :D

Welcome back, Imp! Glad everything is going well!

Praise God! So glad he's been found!

Congrats, Tammy! One*Mom... our day was good... yesterday was my day like yours was today. We had Japanese for lunch with some hs friends and then I was able to take a short nap which is always a blessing! Hope tomorrow is better for you!

Praying you have answers soon and this boy is safe! :grouphug:

I'm sorry, Faithe. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

The one that comes to mind for me is The Same Kind of Different as Me. This book hit me hard, and I think about it often. It's non-fiction that reads like a novel. For fiction, I really enjoyed Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.

Modest level... probably not. I wish I could say otherwise, but those whose families have a blue collar, one income situation are really struggling. It takes A LOT of financial discipline to make money go far, so it's not impossible for a family in this "category" to live modestly; it just takes a lot of effort, and I wonder if some don't even try, preferring to do the "Keep up with the Joneses" mentality regardless of their means. Sadly, there's a lot of Keeping up with the Joneses where I live in suburbia. :rolleyes:

The whole concept is disturbing, but I found this statement to be especially so... “'We’ve already seen several cases [of pregnancy] in girls of the Wayuu ethnicity,' Efraín Pacheco Casadiego, director of the hospital where the girl gave birth, told RCN La Radio noticias. 'When in fact [the girls] should be playing with dolls, they are having to care for a baby. This is shocking.'†That is just WRONG. I wish the ages of these fathers were available. However, I'm leaning toward Chucki's comment regarding r@pe which is why the "jurisdiction is keeping tight-lipped".

You are not being selfish at all, although I can see how you would struggle with those thoughts because I struggle with how I don't want to go to NH to see my family there. My mom comes here 2-3 times/year (my sister and I are down here with our families) because she says it's easier for her to travel since she's just one person. While we are down here, however, our lives must STOP so we can cater and dote on our mom the entire time. My sister makes the trek once per year, and my family and I go every other usually (though dh dreads it and that is where his parents are). It's not a relaxing trip for us though because we spend the entire time running around visiting family and friends throughout NH and MA. It's time for your mom to make the trip to you. You have the right to experience other locations with your family and not just NH.

We had a quiet, traditional meal with just the four of us. Some friends of ours were supposed to come over, but they had to attend to a family situation out of town at the last minute. We had ham, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, corn, & pineapple. Dessert was simple... ice cream with sprinkles.