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  1. ((Jill)) praying for God's overwhelming grace for you and the family. sniffle. sniffle.
  2. You have awesome recommendations. Have you looked at Latin's Not so Tough? VERY simple to get started and you begin translating right away. My selfish motive for posting this is that I have it for sale very inexpensivley = )
  3. My 17 yo went through a phase when she was 8- 10 of making pickle, mayonaisse sandwiches: 2 slices of bread, thick slathers of mayo and pickles daintly laid atop one another over the mayo slather. She LOVED them. My dh loves thick slices of cheddar cheese with a spoonful of p.b. over a bowl of yogurt! I can't even stand the smell!
  4. How easy will it be to re-paint when you need to- way down the line- if you did the touch ups your dh wants? We have an older home, too and some of the "renovations" make the next job almost unbearable.
  5. This was the "break-through" program my 13 yo ds finally learned to spell with. We LOVE it (and we do 4 lists a day- though only in the summer- we started with book 1 last summer - that's how bad of a speller he was!).
  6. I love teaching my kids to read! I have used AlphaPhonics in conjunction with the Explode the Code series for all 5 of my children - all who have different learning styles and abilities- with great success. They all love to read, read far above grade level, read with understanding. Plus, it's still a pretty inexpensive way to go- specially if you laminate or put the ETC books in page protectors.
  7. My oldest is graduated and has been abroad 5 times. She raised or earned the money to go by herself for each trip. She is conversant in Hungarian, and fluent in Romaian and ASL. She recently was awarded a 4 year, full ride scholarship to an accredited school. She plans to get a degree in Cross Cultural Ministries with a minor in counseling. Our second will graduate next spring. For the past year she has led a group of girls on a study of "Protocol," hosting 2 formal teas (one at Christmas, one in the spring). Both of our older girls are well-liked, respected and trusted by their employers, freinds and family. They both have deep convictions, well formed opinions and the ability to express them well through writing or speaking. Both have had the opportunity to speak publically on many occaisions. We still (this will be our 18th year) get flack for homeshcooling. One relative told me that even though I "ruined" my older kids, since my youngest turned 5 there is still time for the 2 little ones to go to school and "be normal"! We have become real good at re-defining "normal." Our kids rock. They are confident, poised and intelligent people who know how to learn.
  8. We read between 15 min to 2 hours a day, depending on the season (summer less so). It is one of our great joys in life. Now that some of our kids are older I have to say that reading aloud together has created some of our favorite memories- books shared have afforded us with such a common frame of reference. It is time well spent! :001_smile: P.s. - we just finished "Twice Freed"= wow. What an awesome book (cc)
  9. HI!! Sorry for the long delay in responding! My dh is teaching on-line and so my computer time is, sniff, very much different! I have received the "Fables" and it looks great! The font is larger. It is divided into 3 sections (fables, myths and fairy tales) with a page description of each. There is also a section on presentations. I'm going to have the parents have their kids memorize the definition of adverb and adjective before class starts!;) I think that the younger kids will LOVE it. I used to teach using the TWSS but it was so much work. I love the theme based units! Many cover all 9 TWSS units and many get into the decorations, etc so they can be used for many different ages. Our co-op does history on a 3 year cycle (ancient, midieval/reformation, explorers to modernity) so it's easy to pick an IEW theme based book. If they weren't I would just pick one that was age appropriate and that I found interesting! If you have any questions about the theme based books, lmk- I might be able to answer them! I am going to do the Progym with my 12th graders at home this year. I can't wait till she gets back so we can start- it looks like fun! I am teaching Bio too- are you using Apologia? Have you seen the schedules on Donna Young.org? Also, Learn'N Folders for Apologia's high school science courses. Have you seen these? They look like a fun way to get the drill in and learn the stuff. they would probably be very useable with another bio program as well. have a great year teaching! I'm glad it's summer still but I love looking forward to a writing class :001_smile: Blessings!
  10. sounds like lots of us are in de-cluttering mode! It's so interesting to read about what everyone else is doing!
  11. Summer is speeding by! What have you gotten done so far and what is still to do? My list so far: gardened: The flowers this year are beautiful; echinacea, bea balm, hostas, daisyies, lilies. Veggies: zukes, tomatoes (none ripe yet), parsly, basil, green beans, gr. peppers, lettuce, radishes. Recovered dining room chairs. Packed up and sent off 21 yo to college (sniff, sniff). Moved 5 yo into her room with 17 yo sis. -doesn't sound like much, but whew! Sorted through ALL the kids clothes in the house- packed off 18 bags to friends (where does it all come from?) and Savers, put 4 boxes up for later. Scrapped bathroom down to plaster. Poetry Memorization program-level 1- on poem 14 Finished 1/2 of Greenleaf's Ancient Lit study with older kids Planned next school year (love the Donna Young site -and here!) made sales for book co I work p.t. for- sorted inventory. Helped plan next years co-op. Sorted and rearranged ALL school books. Weekly play dates Still to do? Decoratively plaster bathroom walls. Paint "wall words" in girls bedroom. sell used curriculum. Purchase what else we need Canning/ freezing. Plan bio and Omninbus for co-op. Plan 3 IEW classes Plan read-alouds for the year. Finish chairs how 'bout all of you?
  12. My dh is a Clinical Psychologist. He sees clients in private practice, does Biblical Counseling at a retreat center, teaches classes at University, speaks, writes, consults, does psych evals. His true love (besides me :001_smile:) is teaching and Biblical theology. He has a weekly Bible Study that rocks!
  13. Holly has some awesome ideas! I am less creative :) but we have had some effective courses. I've taught IEW in co-ops for several years. At times we've just used the TWSS but I have been using the student themed books now for a couple of years and really like them. This year I will be teaching 3/4th graders from the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales, 5/6 from U.S. History and 8th and up using the Medievel (all IEW). I copy the writing criteria (pg 33 from TWSS I believe) and laminate it for the kids so they have a ready check list. We've used Lightening Lit for literature and really enjoyed it. The books are classics and the list of possible assignments are fun. I pick and choose so the kids don't have to do all of them. We also work in some presentations basd on the writing assignments. Have fun! I have loved teaching these courses!
  14. I've heard "it" referred to as, "modernity." Post-modernism = definitions are subjective. You create "reality." Is the sky blue or do you just think it's blue? A quote by a "successful" (i.e. rich) divorce lawyer sums it up: "Consistancy is the bane of small minds." Kinda sums up post-modernism to my way of thinking.
  15. What a touching post, Colleen. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. All of my kids were in a serious car accident 2 1/2 years ago. My 2nd oldest dd had a head injury and they medi-vaced her to hospital. When I arrived at the E.R. they wouldn't tell me if she was alive or dead and sent me to a small room to "wait." She was "scalped" by a bolt and lost a 1x3 inch section of skull - her brain was exposed, the derma torn. And yet, no brain damage, no lasting physical damage. All of her lovely, thick, pale blond hair grew back. Yet, I am so often reminded that we could have buried all 5 of our kids that day. That my dear KB could be a shadow of who she is. That that afternoon as I said a hurried "Good-bye" could have been the last "good-bye" I said to her. So many, "what ifs." I will be praying for your neighbors. That God keeps them in His perfect peace through this time of loss. That the "what ifs" do not torment them.
  16. I had a homebirth years ago in Los Angeles- 1/2 a block away from the 210 highway (one of the largest in the world). No way was it clean. BUT...I had visisted a couple of the L.A.hospitals and NO WAY was I delivering a baby there! Crack moms, prostitutes, etc. No matter how dirty our 900 square foot married student housing was, it was still cleaner- in many senses of the word!- than those hospitals. Personally, I'd be more o.k. with getting it ready, for say, a house showing, or g'ma coming, than I would to hire professional clearners- esp. carpet. They use some serious cleaning products. I'd be more worried about the toxins in those than a little "normal" dirt:)!
  17. Kindergarten Foundations from Classical Conversations Linguistic Develpment through Poetry Memorization Italic A & B AlphaPhonics ETC 1 & 2 ALAbacus A CD's, tapes and read-alouds weekly science experiment- our Body drawing using Draw Write Now 3rd grade Foundations from Classical Conversations Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales- IEW Poetry- IEW Italic B & C Sequential Spelling 1 Hands of a Child Grammar pack CD's, tapes and read-alouds weekly science experiments- our Body Drawing using Drawing Textbook 9th grade Omnibus II- selected readings and projects IEW- Midievil theme based book Our Mother Tongue Sequential Spelling 4 Saxon Alg I Apologia Bio with lab Drawing using drawing Textbook and God and the History of Art Music Appreciation- Carmenda & classical CD's for kids Phys Ed (co-op)- hopefully fencing with Dad Latin- LFC 12th grade Saxon Alg II IEW- progymnsasta Apologia Fearfully and Wonderfullly Made some Omnibus II reading & projects hopefully fencing "Back to DC"- TeenPact 2 mth internship with Above Rubies wants to do 4 mth outdoor leadership training through DTS p.t. job
  18. what a great year you have planned! Have you seen the Logos Academy "Carmenda" program for eled music?
  19. I was going to suggest Bruschetta, too. We have a bumper crop of basil and it is delish with fresh basil and thinly sliced tomatoes. It's good on the bagel crisps, too -yum! Our summer mainstay!
  20. You have great info already. Just a thought. Inge Cannon had an intersting stat in her homeschool high school seminar. She said that 4-5 years ago the AFAcademy accepted 6 homeschool grads. While they all turned in excellent work, all but 2 of them would not be returning to the academy after the first year- because they were not used to external deadlines and didn't get their work turned in on time. (I'm probably off on the exact details but close to the gist of it). Something to think about.
  21. Is it expected that your kids will go directly to college? Did any of your kids take a "gap year?" If so, what did they do and how did they pay for it? Anyone with kids who aren't "academically oriented?" What are your expectations for those kids?
  22. I am so thrilled- I have a blog :001_smile:. I've even changed the settings and posted more than once (I know this is old stuff for all of you with lovely blogs but I am feeling pretty 21rst century here -lol!) How do I put my blog in my signature block? When I tried it came out as the http:// address. tia.
  23. :lol:Mamagistra, you made my day! Why I thought Miss S. Carolina was so darn funny is beyond me. My 5 yo says, "she looks like Barbie." Kinda sounds like her too. You are too funny!!
  24. :)Hey Jessica! I hope your move went great! (lol- having moved a zillion times I count a "great" move as one where the car didnt' break down, no-one threw up in the car, the dog didn't run away, etc). I just read a great article on Cross Walk. I've linked it below. It might give you a boost with your son:) Hardest Hit: Pastor's Sons -- Paul Coughlin I wanted to add a book suggestion. "The Way They Learn" by Cynthia Tobias Ulrich. She has a great section on the strong-willed child. This might really give you some perspective with parenting. Also, Kevin Lehman has a good book on the strong-willed child. I would encourage you to remain true to the vision you have. It sounds like your dh is fine with whatever so maybe you feel that you are carrying the burden alone? I felt that way for some time but then I realized what a gift all of that freedom to choose was. My dh trusted me with whatever decision and knew that I would choose the right one for our dc's. I am like you- a reasearcher. Sometimes I think that those of us who are thourough and research and really get stuff down tend to irritate those who don't (like certain family members). I have had family set out to prove that I was wrong with fervor. Over the years I've stood my ground. The funny thing is that they still don't approve and are still sniggly but the fruit of our labors are being realized. Visionaries can walk a lonely road. You are charting a new path, and in many ways re-defining normal. I have learned that when I am feeling discouraged or jealous or discontent that it is time for me to grow and that the circumstances or situation is forcing me to do that. My dh and I have a new mantra; "What is God trying to teach you through that?" You said you felt like you were fighting with everyone but what I read was that you weren't getting support or approval. Standing firm with boundaries and feeling at peace with that is difficult (especially for those of us who are "pleasers") but it's not necessarily adversarial- kwim.
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