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  1. And now the pieces are coming together....
  2. Went in for my first mammo today. They took the initial images, then consulted with the radiologist and took a few more images. Apparently the first image (but not followup) showed some sort of small spot and I need to go back in for an ultrasound tomorrow, and possibly a biopsy if needed. The radiologist talked to me and said it didn't look particularly concerning, and that since it was my baseline we just had to be more thorough. The tech also talked to me and said it's very common and she doesn't think I had anything to worry about, but it's just an extra step to be sure. She seemed to think it may be a point where some dense breast tissue meets up (I do have a few sections of that) and just looks a little different. At least I know I'm not alone, as I did a search and found that several boardies have had similar situations over the past few months. I hope all of yours turned out well. I know there's a very, very high likelihood that it's nothing at all. But I had a scare with my pap last time (repeat was fine, thankfully), so I was already tense about things. And knowing the odds just doesn't always help when it's your body sitting there waiting for follow up. Seeking hugs, pats on the head, and possibly someone to drink a martini with me... (Where's the "curled up in fetal position" emoticon when you need it?!?) ETA: Update in post #22. All is well. :)
  3. Wow. I fully admit to being a bit of a slacker mom some days. But wow... no words. And if there's ever a time to be judgmental, this seems to be a good contender.
  4. I'm glad that the responses have helped your daughter understand a bit better. Based on what you said about the inappropriate pictures from a previous pastor, other families leaving, etc.... honestly, unless there's a particular reason you really love this church, I would look elsewhere altogether. Something about the overall culture of this one just seems to be off.
  5. Oh my, how sweet! DS big puffy heart LOVES kitties. (We can't have any due to my allergies.) I will show him these tomorrow and he may very well pass out from the cuteness. I hope mama kitty does get to stay with you! :)
  6. Not a fan, at all. I wouldn't have a problem with group texts to the kids, or a group Facebook account or something like that. But between personal texts, last minute plans, lack of contact with parents after repeated requests... no. I'd be very uncomfortable. And taking them to another town in the middle of the night without permission? That would have been the absolute end of it. I'm protective too, but guess what? We're moms. It's kind of our job.
  7. I have this one but we haven't used it yet: http://www.amazon.com/Young-Investor-Projects-Activities-Making/dp/1569765464/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429117392&sr=8-3&keywords=stock+market+for+kids It looks good, and I believe I bought it for an Athena's course that we didn't end up being able to take. But hoping to use it this summer (or if we are back home next fall, that Athena's offers the course again!).
  8. Reading this thread has been interesting. Personally, I've gone from being a fairly conservative Christian (albeit one who *always* had questions) to a more mainstream, open minded Christian, to teetering between that and "there's *something* out there but I'm not entirely sure anymore if it looks like I thought." Perhaps I'm joining Quill in the Deist lounge. :) Which would mean that my answer to Moxie's question is that perhaps God, in some form, is out there, but it's not the personal interactive God with whom many of us were raised. Perhaps it is and there's a different answer, but we can't know that. But it strikes me, reading the responses, how different starting points take us different places. Some who are talking about faith have some assumptions about the world that others don't have. I'm going to take Heidi's post as an example (sorry, not picking on you, Heidi): Most devout Christians share the assumptions in the post: that God is holy and just, that we need his mercy, etc. But many others are back at the starting line of "that's not an assumption I share." Like other posts that have encouraged the more secular among us to read the scriptures... again, many have, countless times. It's what others have said: one only needs faith. But that's not something you can stop in and pick up at Target, KWIM?? For me, it'd be a lot easier if I didn't question everything, but I'm not built that way... I'm learning that DS isn't either, which makes for interesting conversations sometimes. I'm kind of rambling, but my random thoughts as I read through. :)
  9. Our internet has gone out the last couple evenings. Not for long, probably planned outages, but... what on earth am I supposed to do then?!? :cursing: Yes, first world problems indeed...
  10. Am I the only one who cringes at the mention of Kidzbop?!? Yes, they're cleaned up lyrics which is definitely better, but... so, so annoying. My son, around 8 or 9, started becoming interested in what I listened to, and developed his own favorites from there. I would say a combo of pop, rock, and alternative. He loves Imagine Dragons and One Republic. And when we're driving, depending on what I'm in the mood for, I also make him listen to a variety of everything under the sun... 80's, 90's, Classical, Jazz, Classic Rock, etc.
  11. The whole thing is mind boggling. I went to a nearby LAC, and when I attended in the 90's, tuition, room, board, and fees averaged about $15k per year. Now, the same school costs about $38k per year. DS wants to attend a nearby state university where the tuition would still be affordable for us, as long as he lives at home and the costs don't double again in the next few years. It's just hard to imagine the increases continuing much longer.
  12. Rose, as I can't remember the last time I told my child "no" on *any* book... I completely understand! :D
  13. Thanks, ladies... this is all extremely helpful. Sounds like it's concept heavy, practice light, which would make the boy happy, LOL. He wouldn't be big on writing either but we could work around that. I'll give it some more thought, of course factoring in what we decide to do about school next year. And I probably need to read more prealgebra/algebra threads and figure out the following steps as well.
  14. Hello, dear reading friends! I have been MIA again, just seems we have had a crazy schedule and not been home much. I'm hoping that subsides and things relax a bit again soon. (She says, currently snuggled on the couch with the big floppy dog. Bliss!) I skimmed through all your posts in hopes of getting caught up before the thread got too long. Will go back and take some notes. I have had CS Lewis on my list for years and actually have 2-3 books on my shelves. Perhaps I'll finally pull one out! :) Currently reading "First Frost" by Sarah Addison Allen, her newest. And then, only about three million books left on my TBR shelf, LOL!! In the meantime, enjoying spring... trees and shrubs are budding, flowers are trying to peek up through the mulch, and my forsythia has popped open its bright yellow blossoms... to me it's the first sign that it's truly spring. Even enjoying the mild thunderstorms today... April showers, May flowers and all that. I will try very, very hard to keep up this week!!
  15. Let me preface this a bit: DS was homeschooled for 3 years, and has done 6th grade in private school this year. We're not 100% thrilled with the situation, although it's worked well for the year. But we're making some decisions about next year, and considering everything from bringing him home full time to a part time enrollment to who knows what. :) So, DS has always been accelerated in math. He completed most of MM6 at home in 5th grade, and has gone through some of the LOF pre algebra. He's been studying pre algebra this year at school, but I'm not entirely satisfied with the way it's been done, as they're trying to do several levels within the classroom and it seems a bit disjointed... pre algebra to me is something that needs to make sure you have the concepts down cold before moving on to higher maths. I've been looking at resources either to shore him up at home over the summer (to be ready to take Algebra I in the fall), or to use if he does come home. I keep seeing threads on Jousting Armadillos... I've read through some of them and I think it looks good. But I'm hoping someone can answer some basics... Is the three book series supposed to be a complete pre algebra program? I see that it uses some discovery method but not like AoPS, which is probably good... DS is strong but I'm not sure AoPS is the right program for him. Would the series be good for someone who has covered some pre algebra, or would it be very repetitive for him? If he's covered a lot of it already, would it be worth doing maybe just the third book, or do you really need to do all three together?? I looked at the website and saw a few samples, but is there a scope and sequence anywhere as to what each book covers? Finally, if we do come home, I think we'd like to use either JA or LOF to flesh out the rest of pre algebra then move on to Algebra. I'm thinking Jacobs seems a good contender... but I see that JA is partially based on Jacobs? How does that work and is there too much overlap?? Hope this makes sense, sorry it got so long!! Any thoughts appreciated! :)
  16. It's great news, and I'm glad you're starting to feel better. It's not easy... just remember each baby step forward leaves you better. :grouphug:
  17. We're in a city setting, but our area is not walkable. Yes, we have sidewalks and such, and he could walk to another home, but there isn't a grocery store or anything like that where he could walk to. So loosening the reins here, so to speak, includes the following (some are things that others have mentioned:) Control over time at home within limits (e.g. x,y, and z all must be done before leaving at 10:00, manage accordingly) Progressively less supervision online (although we still check in plenty!) Going to another section of the store to pick up something I missed Encouragement to make his own arrangements socially (with permission)
  18. :LOL: I'm dying at this, only because it's not too far off from our house most days. Here's to, um, a *casual* home... :cheers2:
  19. Hello, ladies!! :) Stacia, I took your quiz and got the same book as you (and half the rest of the board, apparently). I finished "Pride and Prejudice" this weekend, really enjoyed it! Now reading "The Peach Keeper" by Sarah Addison Allen, then onto "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman. Then back to a couple more SAA titles! As for Virginia Woolf... I tried reading Mrs. Dalloway some months back. I couldn't follow it; it just wasn't meshing in my brain for some reason. I have, however, always wanted to read "A Room of One's Own" so I may give that a whirl! Stay warm... It's not at all enjoyable weather here. Today on the radio the DJ joked that for Lent, he was giving up snow. I think that's a fabulous idea, though I'm going a step further and giving up winter altogether. Now I just need Mother Nature to indulge me.
  20. Yes, I'm about 2/3 of the way through Pride and Prejudice, and I've found many moments to be quite funny. A few of the characters are rather over the top (looking at you, Mrs. Bennet and Lydia!), and though I hadn't thought of it as satirical, I can see that now that it's mentioned. Really enjoying it. Jenn, congrats to your son!! Tell him there's a whole gaggle of mamas quite proud of him. :)
  21. Sigh. I haven't even made my New Year's Resolutions yet... :LOL:
  22. I just plain don't answer the door if I'm not expecting anyone. The dog can shove the blinds aside and bark his head off as much as he wants... they'll go away! :D
  23. But that's what public education has been sold as... run by the government, whether at state, local, or federal level. I think a lot of people would be shocked at seeing the level of corporate involvement. I'm not anti corporate or anti capitalist at all and I don't disagree with you that in general, government solutions get pushback. I just don't like that it's basically selling out education to a corporate sponsorship.
  24. It is frustrating. I don't have issues with a set of standards... but it's disturbing how our *public* education system is essentially in the hands of one large corporation. Education needs to return to being about the students.
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