ITA, living near DC would be such a great opportunity for homeschooling! We just took a big family field trip up there last spring and it was fantastic. Anyway, I know it would be very hard to leave the one starting college. Could he attend for the first semester and then transfer? Will the scholarship transfer to another college? dh used to live in Springfield, Virginia in Fairfax County VA when his dad worked in DC. I know the commute is rough, and while one never.ever enjoys it, one gets used to it. We have lived in Atlanta for over 12 years, and traffic is just something that is a way of life. But, the mass transit system up in that area is incredible, so he could always commute via the Metro. good luck w your decision making!!

See, I have all these great ideas - busy boxes for the 1 year old, younger ones with their pinterest-worthy lapbook plans, older ones with their well planned, themed, interactive, technology based unit lessons. Fast forward to DAY 1 Toddler ditches busy box after approximately 48 seconds, proceeds to pulling every.single.book off every.single.bookcase, younger ones throw fits bc they get crayons instead of markers, cry when they cut the head off the animal they are supposed to attach, and go through 4 glue sticks while gluing lapbook pieces to each other. I spend the remainder of the time reprinting, and cutting out said animals, while older students sit aimless while the Discovery Education video keeps buffering bc it is day one of school so obviously today is the day for the internet connection to suck. At which point, does it matter what curriculum I have chosen to facilitate the madness? :willy_nilly:

The worst part is that Target does not have the school planner I need in stock. I'm going to have to order one from paper source that's twice as much, because what a travesty it would be to have an ugly planner! yep, ITA, no ugly planners! LOL Could you order it from Target online? If you have a red card it will ship free....

Can I join this party?! We never actually "finished" this year, and one day oldest ds said, "soooo, are we officially on summer break?" I was like, ya know what? yeah, we are! LOL. Then 2nd ds got his testing scores back and did really good except in grammar....so naturally I ordered like 32 different grammar curricula.....no lie, I think I have 4 different things. :ohmy: The key word being "think". I just keep ordering stuff and I don't even know what I have coming anymore LOL I'm coming up on my 7th year of hs'ing and I feel more chaotic and disorganized than ever! But, whatever, I know at the end of the day it'll all come together somehow! I do have Math figured out, I ordered new history even though we have SOTW....Got some Geography from MP, but not sure if we will fit that into our day...getting the idea of how scattered things are around here ?! LOL

Try reading The Temperament God Gave You. It is obviously religious, but the personality descriptions, IMO are dead on accurate. I was reading the book for myself, but it absolutely changed how I teach and relate to each child, and helped me understand my them, others, and myself in a way I never have before.

Can I get some feedback/description of the activity book for SOTW 3? I have used 1 and 2....I loved the first activity book, but the 2nd one, not so much. MOST of the activities are super involved and many times require that I go out an buy a lot of stuff I won't use again. I love how in the first book it was a lot of paper/markers/modeling clay/and your other typical art project type materials and projects you could complete in one class period. So I am trying to figure out if I am going to go w SOTW next year or something else....or just the book and not the activity book..... TIA!! All input is greatly appreciated!

the longest I have gone w/o is this: pg w/#3 so 9 months nursed for 23 months, no AF the whole time....apparently is was about to happen but then I found out I was pg w/#4.....soooo another 9 months then nursed for 11 months ~ dd self weaned...:( at 13 months it returned so if I did the math right, I went 52 months w/o!

First, sore loser here! still not over the pacey bit! Second, Spike! :p

:iagree: :grouphug::grouphug: my son has eosinophilic esophagitis. A lifetime of symptoms and I always thought it was this or that, and even his pediatrician kept blaming me for his eczema and dry skin, at every appt telling me I was using the wrong soaps, not moisterizing enough, etc. etc. Food allergies are so illusive and have such a broad spectrum of symptoms that can be easily explained by so many other things. Do not beat yourself up. You are on the path to finding out all that you need to in order to move on and get your child feeling better. Again, since you are losing insurance, please get her scoped now. The dx of an eosinophilic can take FOREVER. They always want to rule out everything else out first, and the sypmtoms can be anywhere from severe to nearly nonexistent. My son had SO many of her same symptoms, but he is not celiac and he tolerates moderate amounts of wheat. Feel free to p.m. me if you ever want to talk, vent, need more info, etc. With any food allergy, esp. one that is is in everything like wheat, soy, corn, dairy, egg, etc. it can be so overwhelming at first. Know that it will get easier, you will find substitutes, you will learn to cook safe, delicious foods, and your life will feel normal again. more :grouphug: to you.

tempera & watercolor paints 3-ring binders cardstock and construction paper erasers glue sticks composition books poster board crayons laminating sheets

I still won't walk on the cracks in sidewalks and roads. Apparently that "step on a crack, break your mother's back" thing scarred me for life! LOL Though I really love the taste of the skin on fried (or cooked any other way) chicken, I can't eat it....it makes me gag...that slimy layer between the skin and the meat...the thought of it being SKIN...omg I'm getting sick.... I have voicemail/answering machine phobia....I simply cannot leave messages. The times I have had to, I end up saying the STUPIDEST things and come across as a complete bafoon. The pantry must stay in order....the top shelf is for breakfast foods (cereals, grits, oatmeal, etc.), next is canned stuff, rices and pastas, then the breads and chips shelf, then the crackers/cookies/snacks shelf......

If you are in Woodstock, Canton, Acworth, or Marietta, I have started a new forum to help connect local families. Please join and share with all of your hs'ing friends in those areas! Thank you!! :001_smile: http://wcamhomeys.proboards.com/index.cgi?

Hi ! I'm in Woodstock :)

Just voted! When dh gets back in town, I will have him vote, too :) Good luck!

wait....I voted, but, um, can someone clarify what tEa stands for? I think I might have messed up....