I could take or leave the activities...they were nice options but we didn't do most of them. But the mapwork...that was key and a bit hit here. I appreciate the guidance with the questions and narrations.

I really wanted to like Singapore because conceptually it sounded like a great program and I spent a lot of money on it. But when it came time to teach it I was flummoxed. And I don't mean by difficult math concepts. I mean by stuff like addition. I just didn't understand what they were trying to get across. Now, mind you, I'm not at all math oriented so I'm easily tripped up by the unfamiliar in math. I just found Saxon much more approachable and fluid. But, for someone who gets it I think it can be a great program and my kids did like it. Luckily, they like Saxon too.

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I live in Northern CA and a surprising number of people peg me as being from MI or the Midwest in general. Surprising to me because I grew up being told that we didn't have an accent.

Dusting. I'm halfway there.

Not very strong to my ear (accent? What accent?) but I live in Northern CA and its amazing (amazing!) how many people can pick out that I'm from MI.

I like Selah! How about Greta?

Please, by all means, direct me and Bob Schieffer and David Gergen and almost everyone I know to the definitive unbaised source. I've been asking all day.

Well, the Monroe Doctrine, over time, developed a clear definition although it didn't necessarily have much to do with the original statement. But when you just slap the word 'doctrine' to any foreign policy statement by a particular president then, no, it does not have a clear definition. Nor an agreed upon definition which makes the question, "Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?", even more absurd. Not to mention that the term, Bush Doctrine, is not employed by many, including, the Republican party and, if David Gergen and Bob Schieffer are to be believed, the press. From Wikipedia re: The Bush Doctrine: The first usage of the term to refer to the policies of George W. Bush may have been when conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer used the term in February 2001 to refer to the president's unilateral approach to national missile defense. Which one you wanna go with? The Krauthammer one or the Gibson one? The Krauthammer one precedes 9/11 so it can't be about preemption.

Right, because an interviewer wouldn't want to put someone on the spot. Awwwkward!

Can I please quote you on my blog?

Actually Gibson gave her, "My understanding of it...". That's not what people say when they know something that has a clear definition. Is it?

You know what the "Bush Doctrine" is? I'm impressed. There seems to be NO agreement on what is at either wikipedia or anywhere other than left wing propaganda sources. An exchange on local radio this morning between San Francisco Bay Area host, Ronn Owens (voting for Obama) and Bob Scheiffer of "Face the Nation": Owens: The question about the "Bush Doctrine", was it a gotcha question? Was it legit? She obviously didn't know. So, was it designed to trip her up? Was it a fair question? Schieffer: I guess I'd say that is was a fair question. But I have to tell you something(chuckle), I had to stop and think about that. I mean, I know what George Bush's policy is but to hear it called, "The Bush Doctrine", and that is what it is, I had to stop in my own mind and say, "Wait a minute, what's he talking about here?". I came to it. And that is, that we have the right to go after people who are harboring people who are trying to overthrow our government and, you know, to go after these terrorists. I understood what he was talking about. I'm not sure I would really hold that one against her though, for not knowing right off the top of her head what the title of that policy was. I think the important thing, she did get the policy right. I think some people don't know the difference between a policy and "The Doctrine" or even the difference between "a doctrine" and "The Doctrine". Let's talk about the "Carter Doctrine" as its popularly defined. "Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force." I think that makes the "Bush Doctrine" (if one defines it as preemptive strike to protect interests abroad which is one of the definitions batted around) look more like the "Bush Corollary to the Carter Doctrine".

No. We have a solid nighttime routine and pajamas signal bedtime. Plus, our allergist insisted on keeping street clothes out of the bed. They don't even sit on the beds during the day. Of course, if the day clothes are clean I guess that wouldn't matter.

Thanks for the tip!

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Sounds like me as a kid. Is she very imaginative? I think mine developed into anxiety b/c my parents, not prone to fears, were so unsympathetic. As a parent now I totally understand how annoyed and frustrated they must have been but I think the situation would have resolved itself had they been more soothing without confirming my fears. KWIM? Like, "I know you're scared but I wouldn't let you walk down the stairs if it was dangerous. Let's try again later." Something like that. Good luck.

We're up! :001_smile:

My mom is a seamstress and bought me a Husqvarna...kind of an entry level model. Its indestructable. I've done terrible things to it and it still zips along.

Maybe there's really only one MIL and she's just really busy.

I'm not upset at all. Just think it looks a little desperate.

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Thanks!