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Eek. That's just weird that anyone would think ill of you for asking for prayers for a friend. Wild.
Thanks for blessing your friend, Audrey.
:iagree: I'm sorry that you faced that type of response for an honest and thoughtful request. I am humbled by your commitment to your friend and will offer up my prayers for Jackie.
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:thumbup: I was just going to ask if those of us with races coming up soon could post when the big day is. May the wind be at your back!
Wednesday-3 miles. Still hot. Tomorrow is supposed to be a bit better, only 81F, but it is still going to be a brute of a run on Thursday.
I'm in the tapering phase of my training for a 10K on November 17th.
Thanks! And let the tapering begin. I only have a few easy 5-milers and shorter runs over the next two weeks. Yay! I'm going to sign up for a Feb 2013 10K. I'm excited to try out that distance. I've only raced 1/2Ms and 5Ks.
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For us it is 5-5.5yo depending on the child. School was VERY short at that age and it seems to build each year. My only mandatory subjects at 5 were spelling (that's how we learn how to read), reading (to me), reading aloud (me to them), and math. Except for me reading aloud, it took about 30-45 minutes, 4 days per week. We could read for hours on any given day and they are always begging for more so it is hard to quantify that time as mandatory.
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My first post this week...
Sunday: Fast 5K run. Felt great and PR'd it.
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Nice Crossfit workout. All strength
Wednesday: 12 mile run. Last long one before our half marathon on Nov 11.
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Friday: Really hard Crossfit workout. I'm going to be very sore.
Saturday: Easy 5 mile run.
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I couldn't vote since my boys have been all over the map. My 8yo righty was easy to tell the moment he was born. I wasn't sure with my 6yo lefty and my 4yo righty until I sent them to preschool at 4yo. They are both ambidextrous and opposite footed. I didn't want to push my preferences (dh and I are both lefties and proud :D) so I asked their preschool teacher once they were established. She just confirmed ds4's right-handedness. I'm 90% sure my 1yo is a lefty, but wouldn't be surprised if he switches at some point. He's definitely right-footed, though.
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Wednesday: 11 mile run! Wahoo!
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Those of you who are saying yes, do you actually know what is involved in caring for an elderly person once they have reached the point of needing care?
Yes, I watched my grandmother take care of her father and, then, her mother. It was incredibly difficult, but she did it and they were better off for it. Now, when my great-grandmother's health deteriorated past my grandmother's abilities, she put her in a nursing home close to her home. That was the right decision.
I don't think there is a one-size fits all plan for care of the elderly. I do hope that my dc will make the best decisions possible for me depending on family resources. That may involve some sacrifice. I hope they are happy (for lack of a better word) to do it when the time comes.
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Expect...maybe.
Desire to cultivate our relationship and raise them with the values so that they will want to care for us...absolutely.
I fully expect to take care of my and Dh's parents when the time comes. I love them and think it is my duty as a daughter. Our sisters feel the same way and it will be nice to share that responsibility with them.
Now, I don't expect my dc to give up everything to take care of me with a debilitating disease. My grandmother was on the edge of that with my great grandmother. I completely respect her for taking care of her mother for so long, but the time came when Grandma couldn't care for her mother safely and had to put her in a home for Alzheimer's patients. I would hope my dc would do the same and visit often.
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Possibly in algebra.
Dd's math text introduced calculator use this year, but I have been making her do the problems without one. At first she whined about it. Now whenever the directions say "use your calculator to figure out...", she crosses out the word "calculator" and writes "mind". :lol:
My ds is using Horizons 5 as a supp and often wonders why they call those calculator sections. He also is proud doing them by hand. It's funny to me.
I agree with the others. Maybe Algebra, but sparingly.
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I have not gained weight, but I've really struggled getting the last of the baby weight off this time. I think that Mirena is the problem since this is abnormal for me. It is coming off, just REALLY slowly and it is taking a lot of work. I haven't had any other unpleasant side effects from it, so I'm going to keep it and probably get another one once this one hits 5 yrs.
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My oldest cut his first tooth at 4 mos and had a full mouth of teeth by 12 mos. My others didn't get them nearly so early ranging from 6-12 mos.
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Monday: Rest day
Tuesday: Crossfit. One of the toughest workouts since I've been going. Whew!
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I have theory a on top of my theory. If that is Bay, I'm going to also guess that Bay is Henry's dad, making Henry's other grandfather Gold.
I love this too!
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I'd also keep K nice and light. If it were me, I'd add Sonlight's P4/5 (the PP linked it above) to the basics you're already doing and call it a day. It includes Bible, science, cultures, and literature. That's basically what I've done with my K'ers and those were great years. You may find that you want to add extra fun stuff in as you go along which is great. P4/5 didn't take us a full school year because we love to read, but did allow us plenty of time to follow geography and science bunny trails.
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My only real issue would be the reference pages. I would really miss them. However, I think you can get a black line package of blank reference pages. I'm one who was VERY excited about the new formatted black learning log so we wouldn't have to make our own reference pages.
The rest of this is just being a devil's advocate: I do like how small and thin the learning logs are. Neither of my dc (1 righty, 1 lefty) have trouble writing in them. They are so easy to store on the shelf whereas a binder would take up more room (shelf storage is at a premium for me) and I would lose pages. We do the loose leaf thing with FLL and WWE and I'm constantly looking for papers I didn't file. :glare: That's certainly personality driven, though. I don't plan on changing my FLL/WWE system...I just need to take the time to put things where they go immediately.
Just some little thoughts. It wouldn't change the program at all, IMHO.
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I would let read whatever he wants despite reading level (content is a different matter, of course). I really think wanting to read higher level books continually edges my older two up the reading scale. I've been surprised what they will tackle. Sometimes it is too hard and they don't finish it, but often they do and enjoy it.
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We just bought our lefty a left handed pair of scissors and here is why
When a lefty uses "univeral" scissors, they can't see where they are lining up their scissors. The top blade is in the way unlike a right handed person. He kept saying I can't see where I'm cutting and well, we looked at it from his point of view and well he was right. We got them on Amazon. He can use right handed ones, but prefers his lefty ones when he is home and working on projects
I'm a lefty, too, and I voted yes. I remember being so thankful for the left-handed scissors I used when I was little and so frustrated with all the others. The universal ones we have at home now for our kids (all right handed) are easily used by either hand, but with the gappy ones, I still have trouble.Using lefty scissors as a kid does not preclude being able to use most universal ones as an adult.
Using lefty scissors as a kid did make it much easier for me to be able to figure out How to get the hang of cutting.
:iagree: You two said it way better than I did.
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I haven't read anything past the first page so I hope I'm not repeating too much...
We have a rainbow play structure (bought off of Craigslist at a steal) and my boys love swinging, "driving the spaceship/boat/dump truck/etc." around doing missions. It was such a great investment. We also have an outside playbox filled with sports equipment and they love to golf and play soccer. Golf has gotten tricky since the older boys can vault it out of the yard even with whiffle balls. It's a good thing we know our neighbors well since we're retrieving the other types of balls as well.
Our next project is to procure some fun lawn games like croquet and bocci.
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Sunday: Easy 3 mile run this evening.
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4 out of 6 in my family are lefties...Dh, myself, and 2 kiddos. We vary in our degrees of left-handedness with me being the least ambidextrous. I'm VERY left-handed. I've taught myself to do a lot with my right hand over the years and now cut with my right-hand unless a left-handed pair of scissors is within reach (which is almost never). However, I could not cut with my right hand at all in early elementary school. It was very frustrating for me. My right hand didn't work and I couldn't get right handed scissors to work in my left hand.
I did buy my 6yo lefty a pair of lefty scissors and he prefers them, but the dull, ambidextrous preschooler scissors worked just fine for him. He is pretty ambidextrous and has no trouble cutting with his right hand when he finds his brother's scissors first. He didn't really need the lefty scissors, but I'm glad I got them just in case. I'll have them for my next lefty coming down the pike. I would rather have them around than have a frustrated dc.
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I used my iPod Shufle with a C25K podcast. There are a bunch of different sets out there. I chose one from the UK because the ladies voice was so soothing and encouraging. The music was fun and running related. I had a different podcast for each workout.
If you want an inexpensive watch, you could get a simple Timex. My dh has one that he uses during his coaching and it is great for intervals and straight timing.
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Saturday: 6 mile run.
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At 50, I'd wear capris and a tank with a running jacket to take off and tie around my waist when I get warm. If it is cooler, I have a wicking pullover, running sweatshirt, headband, and gloves depending on what the weather dictates.
Running, weight loss and being vegetarian
in General Education Discussion Board
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I can't comment on the eating, but I can on the running. I started C25K in April of 2011 (after my last ds was born) with a lot of pg weight to lose. My first 5K in July of that year was 38:45. I started training for a 1/2 marathon in August and completed it in Nov 2011. I never got to a 30 min 5K that year.
Everything I've read said just to focus on the running and speed would come. Well, fast forward to this year and I'm now running a solid under 30min 5K with a new goal of a 25 min 5K. I haven't worried about speed at all, just made sure that I was taking my long runs easy (10-12 min miles...training for another half so they are all 6+ mile runs) and pushing myself once a week on either a 3 or 5 mile run depending on the timing. I'm also running a 52 min 5-miler that isn't too taxing. I have also included weight/cross-training 2x/week and try to get to yoga 1x/week.
All of that's to say...just get your mileage and time in and the speed seems to come. I've heard from so many runners that running takes years. The good news is that we get to improve consistently and that is motivating! What's really great for me is to enjoy a 5-mile run and not be terrified heading out for a 12-miler.
I have still not reached my goal weight. However, I feel healthier and am shedding those last 5 lbs slowly. I have really been focusing on eating enough protein as I just recently found out how important it is. It seems like there are a lot of options for vegetarians after reading upthread.