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  1. Life of Fred and Beast Academy! Solved our issues; he wants to "do Fred" even on off-school days!
  2. Wasn't peanut butter and bacon Elvis' favorite food that his "Mamma" used to make for him? My sons saw a lady on a tv baking contest show make a chocolate-peanut-butter-bacon pie and they thought it sounded really good but they wont be getting it from me, unfortunately! BTW, She won that round of the contest! She's from a small SC town close to me.....maybe a southern-based flavor combo?
  3. Love the tether ball idea! That clip is so ridiculous ..... But makes me think that dh might enjoy playing with our sons. He's hard to buy for. We always struggle with gifts though tools are usually a hit with him . Yawn.....
  4. This might not be the type of answer you want.......but here goes anyway. We lost several microwaves in quick succession a few years ago due to lightning and just gave up. Haven't used one in years and don't miss it. Have heard that microwaving isn't very healthy since it "activates" the food molecularly rather than just heating. Don't know about that .........but it makes me feel better not using it anyway. Maybe it's "a sign"?!! (Big grin )
  5. Yes, I normally ask those questions.....just wondering if there are any dermatological-type questions that might be pertinent.
  6. Thanks! I will call dermatologists tomorrow. Should I just find one that's conveniently located or is there anything I should ask about? What would make one better over another?
  7. Thanks so much for the info and insights. I was afraid that a derm would jump to Accutane so I've been resisting taking him to one. I'm happy that there are intermediate steps that we can try (with some professional help). Not afraid to go now... thanks! We have very basic insurance for him...will have to see if they will accept it.
  8. I'd like to hear from those of you with Accutaine experience. My fourteen year old son has been getting some pretty major acne outbreaks on his chin area and my mom wants him to take Accutaine (has offered to pay). Is it really dangerous for boys? I know that there are warnings for girls (pregnancy issues)and I understand that monthly blood tests are required to monitor for problems. Sounds so drastic....... He doesn't have any issues anywhere but his chin and we've been getting *some* results with a mix of natural approaches (oil cleansing method, tea tree applications, Burts Bees, etc.)Anything with benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid has been too drying or worked for a few days and then stopped working. The improvements are there with the natural approaches, but small (and he's patient) but it's so frustrating for him. My mom says a few months with Accutaine and it'll all be over. Is this true? Is it worth it?
  9. Don't give up! Test scores are information....not criteria for success/fail at homeschooling. So many variables are at play here. Please take your time to consider them and tweak or adapt as necessary. Homeschooling offers so many benefits beyond academic! Love on your little ones, take a breather, and take all things into consideration before deciding on ps.
  10. We've been going across state lines to purchase raw milk (legally) from a certified farm (they are inspected and milk is tested), and we enjoyed visiting it as a field trip. What a pleasure! Raw milk from Milky Way Farm in SC is one of our favorite foods! It is illegal to sell raw milk in NC but there is legislation in the works for a "cow share" type set allowance. I think it would be safer to just allow purchase of certified/tested raw milk than open a "cow share" can of worms, IMO. I'm afraid there might be more milk-related health problems with inexperienced folks deciding to "go in on a cow" than purchasing from a legal raw milk provider. That said, I'm officially in favor of having the *liberty* to make these types of choices for our families. I learned about the benefits of raw milk from Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) http://www.westonaprice.org/. Their research has really had an impact on the foods we eat. We have had many improvements in our overall health as a family from following a WAPF-style "traditional" foods/cooking and primal approach (milk is debatably primal). I used to soak grains and make our bread but it just took too much time to prepare (same with the loads of fermented foods). Am losing weight now by eating primal and have discovered that I am sensitive to grain (never knew!). If possible we'd eat our entire diet from local sources....can't always swing it, but it sure gets easier in the summer! Looking forward to our own garden veggies and local foods to enjoy now and put aside for the winter months.
  11. I have multiplication and division Wrap Up's for sale. They come with cd's so he can get the audio as well as tactile. Maybe try to beat his own times? Good for riding in the car or messing around with while waiting for something. See this page if interested: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/classifieds/item/5059-fs-numerous-math-books-games-manipulatives/
  12. NC - pork, pickles (eastern); apples (western)
  13. Thanks so much for your replies! We'll finish up the elementary series this summer and continue to do a little drill with MM to solidify. Sounds like we'll be sticking with Fred for a while.
  14. Yes, paleo diet is helping me with neck and other joint issues as well. Neck used to crack and pop, pain (both shooting and dull) and stiffness, frequent headaches....same for ankles and oddly, even my collarbone and chest area. Used to see chiro regularly, insurance dropped it so I did, too. I can only attribute my symptom decreases to paleo diet (3 months and lost 20 pounds, too!).
  15. I used one on Donna Young that ds made an illustration for and wrote in/numbered the days himself. Here it is: http://donnayoung.org/f12/calendar-f/blank/ndhalf.pdf
  16. I think we'll turn it into an exercise! "Local homeschooling boy completing assignments on schedule as mother collapses in disbelief. Ten minutes later, mother recovers with glass of beaujolais!"
  17. Is anyone else bothered by the continuous present tense grammar that is used throughout the news casts? Maybe it's just overused by our local station and then I'm hyper-sensitive to it by the time the network news comes on, but it makes me crazy!! It's so distracting.....I can't watch the news anymore. "Firefighters knock out four-alarm fire in thirty minutes in Hendersonville. With residents looking on, homes and belongings are completely destroyed....." etc, etc. all in the present tense. It happened four hours ago! Can we shift to past tense now?! And then they air reports about how poor our country's grammar is..... Maybe homeschooling has turned me into the Grammar Nazi?
  18. You can only watch the movies. Can't do the games/activities on the ipad.
  19. Fantastic thread! For me: plan organize work reflect tweak (repeat) My vision is fluid, as is our homeschool journey. Sometimes I like that and sometimes it's unsettling.....I suppose we have gained so much from it, though, it's worth the ride.
  20. I let my son (now 8th grade) start keyboarding in fifth grade, however, he still doesn't use cursive. He prefers to use script. I told him that as long as it's legible and he can make notes quickly, he can use whichever he prefers. He is now in boarding school and it varies with the instructor on whether he makes notes by hand or on his laptop in class. Some profs have definate preferences.....I'm happy that he is required to use both. My 4th grade son really wants to learn keyboarding but he knows that until he's up to par with the legibility and speed of his handwriting, he will have to continue to work by hand. He loves his cursive and has been working more recently with italic. Once he's able to pick up the pace and it still looks good, we'll mix it up a bit; some handwritten work and some typed work. Additionally, I thought I'd remembered that there is a brain/handwriting link....here's an article that reflects what I'd remembered: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704631504575531932754922518.html. It reminds me of the crawling before walking research....
  21. Wow! The pinterest women certainly are inspiring! I've been embracing my greys (I'm 49).....knowing that they've come honestly and I appreciate that my guys don't really express preferences to me on my appearance very often. I find that very freeing. I suppose I'm in a more "authentic" space with my appearance. What you see is where I am right now! So beauty *can* be in the eyes of both the Beholder and the Beheld. That said, I do hope that I might age as beautifully as the lovely "Grey with Grace" women. Thanks for sharing that!
  22. Something I've been doing lately that has helped us with burnout is enjoying more depth. By this I mean my son does a bit of bible, a bit of writing, and a bit of math each morning but Monday is Math Day, Tuesday is Language Arts, Wednesday is Science, Thursday is History and Friday is Arts/Field Trip/Whatever. On each dedicated day we work on the concepts that I would normally cover in a week and we do it in "chunks" throughout the day (snacks, outside time, down time, etc are interspersed). This allows us to make more progress and be sure to hit the points in each area that I think are most important. I don't think we'll do this forever, but it's really provided a little wind in the sails here for the time being.
  23. Singular.....husband......husband........although sometimes I do wish I had another choice! Or maybe a clone!
  24. I agree with the other posters on utilizing the "apple environment" together....we do that. We also have an Apple TV hookup - LOVE IT! Basically, it's a projector for whatever is on your phone/ipad. You can also use Netflix, ITunes (of course) and a few other channels (no Amazon Instant Video....bummer). If I had it to do over again, I'd skip the ipad and just go with the iphone and apple tv. Reason: my son plays *way* more "educational" games than using *better* educational websites on the ipad than I'd intended because (this is important) ipad doesn't work with Flash animation. BrainPop and many other educational websites use Flash animation. The only thing that's working for us educationally on the ipad are just a couple of "educational apps". Not what I had in mind. Lots of apps for "littles", not very impressed with what's available for my 4th grader. Would sell my ipad if my sons and husbands could ever forgive me for it!!!!
  25. We're big LoF fans here and I'm just wondering if anyone has used Life of Fred all the way up? I've heard both sides of the "is it a complete curriculum" debate, and we've supplemented it with other materials so far, but I'd love to hear from someone who's actually used it from the elementary books and up into the higher levels (with or without supplementation). I'd *especially* like to hear from anyone who's *actually used it* as a "stand alone" curriculum. I understand that you may not have had many of the elementary books that are available now....perhaps you started at Fractions or Decs/Percents? Many thanks!
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