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  1. This was a big part of his childhood. He has a younger brother and similar aged friends next door. They would play street hockey in their spare time and swim in the pool (Florida). I send my kids out to play every day. But it's JUST THEM, and according to DH that's part of the problem - no same-aged peer competition/support.
  2. When I step back and try to get a big picture, this is what I'm thinking. They're middle school boys, what do you want from them? I just wanted to make sure I'm not off base in thinking this.
  3. I've asked him this. He wasn't as into video games at the same age - he was into sports and music. But he can't seem to tell me what he would TALK about with other boys. He's more of a doer than a talker though.
  4. He's very involved with his scout troop. He camps almost every month with them, goes to weekly meetings. We also camp as a family and just got back from a long trip to Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone. I think you've pin-pointed DH's concerns - he wants his boys to be capable. DH isn't worried about DD because she is very capable, though she too talk about video games with her brothers. I think girls SEEM more mature too as they have more social interests.
  5. I have four children: DS12, DD9, DS7, and DS5. I have homeschooled from the beginning and DS12 is currently in 7th grade. DH is concerned that our boys are not maturing socially. He says they all act a grade-level younger than they are and are too obsessed with video games. They currently have 1 hour of screen time a day spread between the Nintendo Switch and Minecraft. They do talk A LOT about those games with each other and friends. They will discuss other things if we bring up a topic, but all organic conversation revolves are video games and and stories they've made up around the characters. DH would like to put them into public school. He's pleased with their book- learning education, but is afraid they will not mature at the same rate as their peers and I guess not be ambitious or successful adults. A big piece missing from this puzzle is what is the state of middle school boys, their interests, their conversation points? I'm not confident that there will be LESS video game talk or MORE maturity. But I honestly have no clue what the landscape looks like.
  6. Mild symptoms for my 12 yo son. Sore arm, kinda tired, didn't want to do much else than rest. The first does was worst than the 2nd, but both very mild. Friend's DS14 had roughly the same experience. The 2nd dose was rougher for him though.
  7. Use less soap than you think. Leave the door open as wide as possible. Wipe out the standing water in the gaskets after the last load of the day. Or more often if pet hair is involved. Tub clean with bleach every 4-6 weeks, or immediately if she notices a smell that doesn't go away with the next load. Mine has a plastic filter I can access from the front. I clean it out every 2 months or so. There's gunk and junk build up that I just wash down the sink. She may not need to do it that often if it's just her and another person (laundry for 6 here).
  8. Ours came direct deposit today (15th). Our 2020 return was processed in March.
  9. carriede

    Loki

    I wasn't too happy with it. It answered questions, I guess. But it felt anticlimatic to me - maybe that's before I knew there'd be a Season 2 (stamped on a file in the credits). Definitely setting up for the new bad guy(s). I'm very curious as to what Miss Minutes gave Renslayer to read that made her leave. I do find it interesting that you have so much character development in Loki, but Sylvie confirms that most Lokis don't experience that.
  10. Same here for my just-turned 12 yo! His arm hurt Friday evening and a little again on Saturday. Never hurt enough to take a pain killer.
  11. There's a chance DS will be attending public school in 8th grade, so I'm trying to create 7th writing sequence that will be helpful if he goes next year. We use mostly Memoria Press, so he's completed the first 3 levels of Classical Composition. CC does NOT follow any semblance of a public school writing curriculum, so I fear there could be some unknown "lingo", procedures, etc that he would just be expected to know. CC is great for logical thinking, but has little to no practice in writing to a prompt or particular sentence or paragraph composition. So, I would like to choose a workbook type program that is not intensive that will introduce him to all those things I fear he's lacking. He also has the tendency to complete an assignment in as few words as possible, so I'd like to work on diction and description. This would be in addition to "writing across the curriculum" as topics present themselves. Between his literature studies and American history, I don't think we'll be lacking for material. I'm looking specifically at Jump In or Killgallon's Sentence Composing and/or Paragraphs for Middle School. Can anyone speak to either of those books or some other option I should consider? Thank you!
  12. carriede

    Loki

    LOVED IT! I had to twist my head around to remember that we're watching 2012 Loki and not post-Ragnkrok Loki. Definitely setting up for the Dr. Strange movie.
  13. An engineering/programing idea that gives an opportunity to be creative: https://www.turingtumble.com/
  14. I had a sore arm for 3 days after the first shot, only sore for 1 day after the second. DH, though, he had a sore arm after the first shot, but the second shot knocked him out for about 24 hours. Tired and achy all over with a fever. No sore arm though. He took one day off work. But then he had night sweats the night his fever broke and again 2 nights later.
  15. You can put a layer of polyurethane on a wood table top to seal it from water.
  16. Bible: I use a lot of Memoria Press curricula, and I use their Bible history as well known as Christian Studies. It's a historical, facutal study with no added theology. It's once, maybe twice a week with daily flashcard review if desired. Catechism: Faith and Life. One chapter a week, read then discuss with just the text book. Some years I have them memorize the questions and answers depending on the other coursework load. This is in addition to our parish's RE program. Saints: I've been loosely following Mater Amabilis' sequence and that has worked well for us. My middle schooler is doing the Vision series with whatever Saints fit his history time period. So it's mostly independent reading a few times a week, or a read aloud with the youngers. You can add a written narration if you want, but I just let them read for exposure. Hope that helps!
  17. In the small coat closet in by the front door. It hangs on a pushpin on the wall the closet door is on, so it doesn't touch anything but the wall and you dont even see it if you don't know it's there.
  18. We're going to continue with Memoria Press for most things. Latin: Second Form Latin Math: Math Mammoth 7 Literature/Reading: MP 7 Writing: CC Confirmation and Refutation Grammar: English Grammar Recitation III Spelling: Spelling Workout book F, maybe? History: MP 7 includes • Famous Men of Greece with the Greek Alphabet • American History • continue Book of Centuries Science: Novare's Physical Science Religion • Bible: Christian Studies IV • Catechism: Faith and Life book 7 • Saints: Vision Books series He'll also continue Scouts BSA and tennis camps from time to time.
  19. My mom's doc said she "wouldn't get Covid" because she's on Humira for her psoriasis. I thought she maybe didn't understand, but this brings a little insight, thanks.
  20. We'll be tent camping 2-3 times this year. Our main event is a trip to the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone. The last time DH was talking with his boss, his boss said he'd make a note that we camped before it was cool. 😎
  21. I posted this on Facebook too, in case you see it twice. Help with 6th grader, please! We've used MM for his entire math career and he's done well with it in the past - not always stellar, but decent. He just took the 6th grade final test and scored 73% (passing is 80%). There are of course some sections he did better in, but there are still only 2 sections he scored 90%+. So he failed 6 topics on the test. My plan was to finish out the school year with 7a, then next school year do VideoText which has a pre-algebra element as it's first module, so he would double up on some topics. Would that be enough review and reinforcement for the topics he's weak on? I feel like he did well on the daily assignments for 6th grade, but the test shows me he hasn't retained much. Or do I go back and explicitly work on the weak topics using what I have (light blue texts) or some other resource? Thank you for your help!
  22. Take everything you just said, write it in a beautiful card, and send it to her.
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