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I exercised regularly but still had osteopenia. I started BodyPump, a weight lifting class, and slowly upped my weight. I had a recheck recently, and I no longer have it.
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Hi Candace :), My absolute favorite resource is Hands and Hearts History Discovery kits. We've used both the Early American and Westward Expansion kits. We learned quite a bit from just using the kits, lots of information and authentic crafts and activities. We also did an American Girl Co-op with crafts from some of the books, I think. It was lead by another family so I wasn't involved with the planning. The kids had pretend barn raising with popsicle sticks, made berry dye, sewed quilts, etc.
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Can I eat this can of soup?
Julie in AZ replied to plain jane's topic in General Education Discussion Board
As long as it isn't dented on the seams of the can, it's safe to eat. My ds is a food safety auditor. ;) -
Summer Kids' Projects with a Purpose
Julie in AZ replied to amyofPA's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My dd and I do crafts with a little 5 year old girl who wanders the neighborhood. We try to invite her in whenever she knocks on the door. -
Rescheduling a Court Date?
Julie in AZ replied to july19's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I'm sorry but I wouldn't wait. I would see if I could change the airline tickets and eat the cost. -
What are your Easter traditions?
Julie in AZ replied to kalphs's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We have a Good Friday service at home using a homemade Stations of the Cross candle set. We try to decorate eggs in a new way each year. Here is a list of all our Easter week traditions! -
What do you do in the evenings?
Julie in AZ replied to fairfarmhand's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We just started doing some crafts with a read aloud some evenings. -
Check out our 10 Plagues of Passover!
Julie in AZ replied to NanceXToo's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Awesome! :) -
Scanning DC's artwork ???
Julie in AZ replied to mlktwins's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Could you take photos instead? That's I what I do and it has worked out well. -
Vision Therapy ?
Julie in AZ replied to Joyofsixreboot's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My ds needed vision therapy. We decided to try an at home program first then pay the huge pricetag for a therapy package if our ds still had problems. After completing 6 months of Dianne Craft's Brain Integration vision therapy, we had our ds retested by a developmental optometrist. The optometrist said he never would have known our ds had any problems if I hadn't told him. (I could see the difference during the exam!) This optometrist recommended one additional home exercise and never charged us anything additional for it. My ds started reading well and now loves to read! I highly recommend you try Dianne's program. -
Please help me understand this evaluation (long)
Julie in AZ replied to amyinva's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My ds needed vision therapy. We decided to try it first at home before paying $4000 for a program. We used Dianne Craft's Brain Integration. When we finished, my ds could finally read well! We took him to another developmental optometrist and he tested fine. I didn't believe at home therapy could work, but it did! -
Anyone else thinking about Lent?
Julie in AZ replied to Britomart's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We're going to read this too! I'm thinking about the sacrifice of "me time" in terms of relationships this Lent. I was inspired by a Sacrificial Hospitality blog post. We often do a theme for school too. -
The past few years we've had a theme for school for Lent. This year, we're going to read the new book, Amon's Adventure, a continuation of the Jotham's Journey series. Personally, I'm thinking and praying about the theme of sacrifice for myself this year. I enjoyed this series of blog posts about sacrificial hospitality two years ago.
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Where do you keep your kids' toys?
Julie in AZ replied to TKDmom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
bedrooms and garage -
If you can buy one extra item a week that is on sale, you could start to stockpile. You can store extra water and food items under your bed. Having extra food and water on hand may give you more peace of mind. :grouphug: Here's a homeschool mom in a suburb who has some good ideas about how to start.
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Internet Filter For Kids
Julie in AZ replied to cdrumm4448's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We use Safe Eyes and it's very effective. It does slow our computer down a bit but we think a strong internet filter is much more important. We've also taught our kids to turn off the computer if any n*ked pictures come up as the pictures apparently keep popping up when you try to click off the page. -
gluten free question...need help please
Julie in AZ replied to kfeusse's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Udi's is the favorite here for bread too. -
Tell me about Wii and Netflix...
Julie in AZ replied to Dianne-TX's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Roku works great! We love it here. You just need a wireless router for your computer. Using Roku, you can also purchase movies or television shows through Amazon video on demand. They automatically show up on your Roku.