Edit: It's actually La Boum.

C'est chouette! Merci. : )

Does anyone know or can listen and write down in French the lyrics to the Les Schtroumpfs cartoons? My daughter is trying to learn it in French and my ear isn't good enough. Youtube link to the song: Is that allowed? Merci!

Perfect for tweens: Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec on Netflix This one has an ancient mummy that comes to life and horrid flying creatures. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Sec. Also: La Guerre Des Boutons (the remake from 2011 on Netflix) Some crude language and penis references if I remember correctly. It could be called The Button War on Netflix. La Boom - you could rent this from Amazon. Was a big young teen hit from the 1990s. Google search TF1 then Replay then Informacien then La Meteo for daily videos of news and weather. Let me know what you think!

Thank you for the link. I ordered it :)

Does anyone know where to get "Un Monstre a Paris" in French on DVD that will play in the US? Thanks.

I just revisited this list and I am adding "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It's a dystopian masterpiece.

I had a rueful LOL when I read your post. PSU. My son was not invited to their "Honors College" even though he had stellar high school resumé. But that's okay he's on scholarship at a top ten now and he had some other great offers on his plate. Good luck to your son. Something great will turn up for him, too.

There are too many bullies in life aren't there? DD16 will be well served to learn how to handle a bully. Bullies look for easy targets not people who defend themselves. I would advise DD16 (and I have done this with my own kids) to directly tell her friend that the comments are mean and hard hearted - even if unintended. DD16 should give the relationship and the humor blog a breather to allow her perspective to sink in to the friend. DD16 has to decide if she wants a close relationship with a frenemy.

This may not work for you but we continue golf and tennis through the day as the ps kids shuffle off to the bus until the courts and course close at Thanksgiving. :D The golf and tennis mommies are envious but they have their socialization rationale to comfort them.

I'm cringing at the impending questions because I plan to take my 4th grade daughter to my Yoga class during the morning this fall. :ohmy: We live in a "such a good" school district with sky high taxes that it's incomprehensible to the kool-aid drinkers why anyone would want to home school.

:auto: Quick follow up: We ate at Spanky's in Chapel Hill. Pretty good. My husband ate a pulled pork sandwich on a roasted bun with cole slaw. Mmm...too many calories for me, though. Plus two interesting beers. I had a tomato and mozerella salad w/ vinaigrette. Delish. We also ate at the Washington Duke in Durham. We had a shrimp, corn and bacon chowder. I had a petite filet from the children's menu and he had a shrimp, sausage and tomato saute over asiago grits. Super yummy. The house red was very good. We golfed there too. What a lovely course. Then there was Adrianna's on Manteo's waterfront (Outer Banks). Perfect. We had a mushroom and crab chowder and we split a fabulous entree but I can't remember what it was because I'm a functioning amnesiac. You North Carolinians are extremely lucky with such a cool, beautiful state. I'm surprised you don't brag more.

:auto: Quick follow up: We ate at Spanky's in Chapel Hill. Pretty good. My husband ate a pulled pork sandwich on a roasted bun with cole slaw. Mmm...too many calories for me, though. Plus two interesting beers. I had a tomato and mozerella salad w/ vinaigrette. Delish. We also ate at the Washington Duke in Durham. We had a shrimp, corn and bacon chowder. I had a petite filet from the children's menu and he had a shrimp, sausage and tomato saute over asiago grits. Super yummy. The house red was very good. We golfed there too. What a lovely course. Then there was Adrianna's on Manteo's waterfront (Outer Banks). Perfect. We had a mushroom and crab chowder and we split a fabulous entree but I can't remember what it was because I'm a functioning amnesiac. You North Carolinians are extremely luck with such a cool, beautiful state. I'm surprised you don't brag more. AHHH shoot! I just noticed I posted this in the wrong thread.:o

My sons' have great legs maybe I should suggest kilts to them. When ya got it flaunt it right? When my younger son comes home again we're going to get him fitted for a suit for formals and new dress shoes. He's a tie-a-holic so I try to keep him away from the tie tables. It's like an illness.

I didn't see the movie list on Paula's Archives. Where the heck is it?

I rarely answer the why question. I say instead that homeschooling has worked out really well for us so far. Or I say we're just so happy. Or I say we enjoy the flexibility of being able to travel without being attached to a traditional school schedule. I've been at this a very long time and I have found that it is really easy to offend just about anyone when you define your reasons through negative comparatives.

Davidson's Class of 2013 (July 2009) ***Early Decision: Applicants 497***Enrolled 213 Overall Acceptance Rate 26.3% Enrollment Yield 41.9% From the stats on Davidson's Admissions page it appears that even homeschoolers can increase their opportunity for admission by going ED. Why not just ask nicely when you visit how Davidson handles applications fom homeschoolers and what they like to see in the applications? That's what I intend to do when I visit in the next several weeks.

Bump. :001_smile:

"Good insurance" is very expensive. But if you need a costly Rx filled it can be worth the cost. Dang! Visiting the doctor or a specialist is very expensive. And I want to blame it on the all the layers of bureaucracy (and CYA) between your health, your money and your doctor. The article is correct in that many young adults don't consider that they will need insurance until something happens to them. If anyone knows of good insurance that a college grad could purchase privately please share.

Flat iron or hand held portable steam iron. I have zero experience with a handheld steamer but I have several friends who swear by them. I bought it because a college salesgirl at Steinmart recommended it for college students - and I have two college students. Well actually I bought three :blink: because they are "Sharper Image" and cost $19.99. I have to demo it to my two sons and my husband and convince them that they want to get my money's worth out of them. I tried it on an Oxford style office shirt but I think a flat iron is better for sleeves and cuffs. Please share your steamer magic. I would be most grateful.

Did you remember office supplies? Stapler and staples, tape, paper clips, Post-It notes, Printer Ink and an extra ream of printer paper? Can-opener for midnight Spaghettio's. Which you can send in the (see below) I sent all of the forgotten stuff in the USPS Flat Rate Boxes. Nice generic picture of the whole family. Also stamps - my son never sent me anything with the stamps but they saved his future several times for deadlined applications. After he called me and asked me where the stamps were located in his room. :001_huh:

You're better off. When it comes to Stepford style - ya gotta want it. There's nothing worse than a half-arsed Stepford Wife. It takes skill and focus to embody a satire of a mockery. Plus, denim jumpers are pretty darn cute.

Geez, tough crowd.

What the heck is CC?

Can somebody please tell me the secret of how to get PH to respond to phone calls or emails. I have contacted admissions several times. Called during standard business hours and have never gotten through to a live person. I have left my personal info and requested a return call or email - and nothing! More than once. This worries me about this college.