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  1. I'm happy for the update and to see you starting your own cafe & bakery!! :grouphug: If I lived in your area, I'd make it a point to eat there weekly! Please keep us updated on how the cafe gets closer to opening day. We know of Dairy Farmers who moved out of San Bernardino County to Clovis, NM about 15 years ago. NM is having a horrible drought that is not helping them (or anyone) right now. Any option for the family business to survive another generation out-of-state? You mentioned dh is the last dairy farmer in the family?
  2. Eh, none of that talk bothers me. :001_rolleyes: Whatever floats your boat. But when the conversation turns to ALIENS??? Um, yeah... like ancient civilizations were too stoopid to figure out how to build a ziggarault or pyramid and needed aliens for help. Puh-leeeze. That is just so insulting. :cursing:
  3. Having homeschooled my own LD (and rare liver disease) son since the 3rd grade... now that he is a Senior in High School, it is not that difficult creating your own transcript. Son was just accepted as a Dual Enrollment at the local CC with my "Mommy" Transcript and testing. The only caveat I would suggest when homeschooling an LD student is that most private online companies do not have to follow the IEP. If it is a public online charter like K12's state virtual academies... then, yes, they have to follow the IEP. But they can go at a fast pace too. My son has terrible OCD/Anxiety, Severe Dysgraphia, Expressive Writing Disorder, Working Memory Issues and has done really well with my tutoring him to his old IEP goals. He works at a slower pace and I created his own path to college. One thing you want to do is get recent testing within 3 years of going to college for DIsability Services on campus. We're having ds retested by his Neuropsychologist for an "adult" test now that he is 18 -- and submitting the report to his campus' Office of Disabilities. You do what you feel comfortable... but there are so many resources out there for LD homeschooled students. HTH.
  4. My son was 12 days overdue. Had him via naturally and got chewed out by the midwife as sonny boy had meconium and peeled skin as signs of being overdue. Oh dear! I loved the quote from the Queen for Kate to get on with it. Poor Kate. :lol:
  5. If it helps, tell your friend that some rich parents hire a private tutor (with a college degree) to supervise their high schooler (online school student) for $15-25 an hour. I've seen this work at the company I worked for. But, those families had a lot of $$ to throw around. Plus, there are scheduled class (online) times she has to check in and participate. She does not check in,it is counted against her like an unexcused absence. It will affect your schedule. And tell your friend if her child misses out on the mandatory State Assessment testing... it is re-scheduled at another inopportune time from 8am-2pm at some large city you have to drive to. And if they miss out on that testing date, they are dropped from the program. I think the OP needs to be blunt -- forget about feelings and simply say NO.
  6. We have that set -- bought it at some mom & pop (cheap) shop back in 1993. We still have them 20 years later and so far, no breakage!! I'd love to paint mine... but hubby is aghast at the idea. Before that, we had an ugly hand-me-down 1960's table & chairs from the in-laws.
  7. Used to have Verizon prepaid and the coverage (while traveling out of state) was excellent! Now we have Virgin Mobile and it is okay, but it is a basic plan. It will not cover really rural areas, tho' like Verizon used to.
  8. It sounds like the mom is dropping the bulk of responsibility of homeschooling her dd onto your lap. I would not do it. What are you going to do when it is time for state testing and you have to drive them to the closest major city 3-4 days in a row? I used to work for an online K-12 company and we'd have to do Fall and Spring testing for grades 3-12. A lot of parents dropped their kids out of our program as they realized the child could not learn independently while they were at work. Many pulled out and simply homeschooled due to the rules of our program.
  9. Born and raised in NoCal -- at our county & state fairs, I never heard or tasted a Funnel Cake until I moved to SoCal in the late 80's. Now you see them everywhere! :hurray:
  10. :hurray: :hurray: CONGRATS!!! :hurray: :hurray:
  11. Makes sense to an ol' fogey like me... thanks! I made the mistake a year ago asking the question what is a hashtag and got a nerdy (tech-speak) answer by a IT guy that made no sense to me. Your explanation makes sense. :lol: I know of a young lady who was a super go-getter in high school (class of '09) and Class President. She recently married the high school's star quarterback and all of her FB posts always had hashtags that were (even to me) annoying. I understand she does this from a PR to all of her friends... but I think she has a future in politics the way she self-promotes herself. Yowza.
  12. So, does this mean my PC isn't infected?? The message on the CAPtCHA page on the lower right said to run a malware... wot the??? :glare:
  13. My DH says to do the sleep study overnight in a clinic setting... but don't expect the person to get much rest. :laugh: He is now on a CPAP with a nasal pillow and has no regrets.
  14. :thumbup: Reminds me of when I was a kid and my Great-Auntie (Tia) would make a dish fresh from the garden zucchini -- in large chunks sauteed in a tomato sauce base with fresh garlic, ground cumin seeds, oil and seasonings. On a hot summer day that was the best dish to eat!!
  15. I understand your point. However, at our homechurch, where the 2 toddlers are involved in our small group... they are given the communion by parents to stop their whining or crying (they see everyone eating and drinking). Neither child has been baptized. Nor told about the reason we are doing communion. The parents are our close friends and we know they are overwhelmed with raising twins. I see it as more of a parenting faux pas than a religion thing.
  16. :iagree: Only in that situation, I call that a Natural or Logical consequence to the choices or behavior. Natural consequence would be getting wet after refusing to carry an umbrella. Logical consequence would be taking away the iPad or video game console after breaking a serious rule in the house. There is a delicate balance in doing this as a parent without always crowing, "I told you so.". But repeating ad nauseum (being consistent) until something clicks is the hard part.
  17. As a former Catholic, I also find it difficult during our homechurch to see little children participate in the communion without any instruction from the adult leader or parents. When my son was their age (he is 18 now), we did not allow him to participate until he understood what was going on and made his own decision. We have no teachings or childcare in our group. I know the parents truly do not think of any harm of the kids being involved in communion from a non-denominational POV. But it bugs me from my old Catechism days as a child... oh well.
  18. This. As the years go on, I realize how easily I could have said, "I told you so." for many, many errors my hubby, family and friends have walked through. Never saw the point of going over it with them as why would they want to have me rub their nose into their foolishness or folly?? What kind of a spouse, parent or friend would I be to do that... it would be cruel. I have learned to keep my mouth shut with other people's choices in life. If they open up and ask for my opinion, then I politely tell them what I think. But often times, people really don't want your advice or opinion. :lol:
  19. Anyway to get a local realtor to help you find a roomate? They will take the first months rent you pay to the landlord (along with a deposit & last month) as their finder's fee. But it should be at least 1/2 of what you may pay living on your own. Another thought is that your state should be paying for the children's medical foods (if it is for them via doctor's prescription) and that should save you a lot of $$. Worse case scenario is to look at your nearest Women's Shelter for assistance. They usually run a program for work training and you and your kids have to live on site for a period of time. Once you graduate from the program, you then can find a roomate (another homeless woman w/family) who graduated from the same program... and share an apartment together. My niece's ex is in prison for battering her -- and she is doing this program in another state. She is on SSI with 2 kids and her new roomate is wonderful!
  20. Had a friend whose son struggled with this issue. Problem with him was that he found the bm disgusting (for him to wipe) and held it in and it ended up being an serious issue with his lower GI as he grew older. He'd go days without a BM. She would have him drink a small glass of Aloe Vera Juice before bedtime and her son said it helped in the morning for a BM before school. He was very fastidious and hated going potty anywhere but at home. The whole family struck me as odd as they had a germ issue -- mom would clean the silverware in lysol before putting it in the dishwasher for a "sanitizing" cycle. She had major anxiety issues. Sounds like the OP's dd can go bm at grandma's house? Well... it could be a control issue or stubborness?
  21. We moved to the DFW area back in 2005 - from Southern CA. I grew up in Northern CA since the early 60's. I have to admit that TX has a LOT of churches compared to my old neck of the woods in No & So CA. But locals tell me that is because TX is part of the "Bible belt". I do find it easier to hear or talk about religion in public with strangers -- in CA, that would be very difficult to bring up in polite discussion. One friend told me of a local church who is offering FREE CHL gun training classes, for example. And they are getting a lot of attendees. But that is TX for you. :laugh: Austin is the odd "city" out of conservative TX and is great for liberal and free thought. I have many liberal cousins (from the West & East Coasts) who purposely chose Austin and love it there! And yes to those who say it is HOT!! Plus, if you are very allergic, keep in mind that Cedar Elm and Pine Pollen (Piney Woods region of TX) are horrible to allergy sufferers. My allergies are worse here compared to CA. And traffic in any of the major metro areas suck big time... do due dillegence and avoid a large commute if you can. TX roads are not efficient or always under construction (at least in my area). Oh, and if someone tells you, "Bless your heart." -- that is not a compliment. LOL
  22. Boredom also causes them to pick. Good luck.
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