Just change your settings so you don't get the email notifications. That is how I have Yahoo groups set up. I just go to the actual group page and ready the posts, a few times a week. The other option is to just have a daily thread emailed to you, where you get one email and it has all the messages from that one day in it. Easy way to fix the issue on your end...because frankly if I asked for a prayer request, and I got nothing but crickets chirping, I'd be a bit hurt...I'd much rather get a quick response from the world that they heard my plea and are helping.

In my area, and other areas where I have friends, we've noticed the B12 weight loss thing kicking up. It's usually walk-in medical/spa type places, you know that, do Botox, etc. Others are just "medical"..though they really are weight-loss, not so much any other medical stuff. I'm wondering if anyone has used this and lost weight. Now, I know the proper protocol, ie exercise, eat less, eat the right thing...etc..the whole lifestyle change..I get that...no need to preach those topics...but honestly, most of that doesn't work for me. I went to the YMCA 4-5 times a week, from Feb-May, and walked 2-3 miles each time. I've done different diets, watched calorie intake, etc etc etc etc....barely lose any weight. As a matter of fact, I barely eat so I don't understand why I am chubby....though I guess maybe I've killed my metobolism by not eating. For example, it's 4:45 here, and I've had a serving of Cream of Wheat, 2 tbs of sugar and a dash of milk. A bottle of water. A handful of chips. Of course, none of that is good eating...but it's barely eating either. Done nothing physical. Anyhoo..back to the B12 thing. They do some medical tests, and give you a shot of B12 once a week. From what I've read, B12 gives energy, and speeds up metabolism...maybe what I need? I know it's a quick fix, and lifestyle change is the best option for long-run...but I'm thinking maybe it'll be the quick results that I need, to get me fired up....5-15 pounds in a month or so....more than I've ever been able to do in more time than that....maybe the B12 will help my metabolism speed up, so when I do make better food choices, I'll see results? I'm planning on doing Weight Watchers...but was thinking this B12 thing might be a good quick-start, and then start WW after the 4 weeks. I see the clinics show up on Groupon quite often offering the B12 program for a hefty discount. Anyone have experience with this B12 protocol thing?

I found them annoying....they tout themselves as "natural"... But NONE of their bottles list ingredients. At the party I attended, I remember the consultant saying how many products these days use sheep pee in their products...listed as Uracic acid....which I knew...she said Arbonne would never use that......so I asked for the ingredient list for a product I was interested in.....took her two weeks to get it...had to get it from her Upline.....sure enough, it didn't have sheep pee....but it did have the chemical version of sheep pee.....which I forget the name right now...but there's a particular chemical name for fake sheep pee, lol. So their "natural" was a chemical....I dunno , I kinda think real sheep pee is more natural then chemical sheep pee.....if we've got to have sheep pee at all, lol. So their sales pitch just didnt sit right with me.

Btw, I wouldn't bother contacting the school itself. Contact the school district. most have specific departments set up for dealing with special services and special education. And while school districts can not deny simply based on the fact that you homeschool, that would be against federal law....some will make you jump through hoops, take excessively long to roll the ball, etc, in order to get tested, qualified. That alone will make homeschoolers turn away. Alot of that has to do with staffing in your district, how many therapists are on staff, to handle the intake process. I contacted our school district in Dec, got a test date in Jan, and finally got him into actual speech therapy in March. So about four months. I've heard of it taking much longer. In the end, it wasn't worth it anyway.

FL does. It's a federal law, btw. Part of federal funding to schools, to,provide these services to all children, even if homeschooled or private schooled. Any district that denies, is in violation of that law, and it's likely that you just spoken to an person who doesn't have true knowledge (ie the school secretary is often guilty of spouting info that they don't really have experience or knowledge of). SC does as well....though we've found it's not all that useful. It was 30 minutes once a week, in group session with 4 other children, all with different speech issues.

One issue is that the governments there do not have the same standards in terms of farming practices. Although our own Gov standards are quite paltry, in terms of what chemicals can be used in farming, often even the chemicals that have been banned here, are not banned in other countries, especially S America and Latin America. And of course NZ is not in South America anyway, that's over near Australia. I do think Whole Foods in general is sketchy. They promote themselves as this upscale, organic healthy oriented store. You've really got to read labels though, just like in any grocery store.

My oldest DS is in public school...started last year for 9th. My younger two are still at home...and will be for many more years. It was hard for me the first few months, last year. I literally cried the first few days, after dropping him off...like it was Kindergarten all over again. I worried about him, thought about him all day, especially the first few weeks. Plus, it was hard giving up control of his education (I even wrote a post on the Chat side here, about this time last year, asking advice about bringing him home...I wanted too so much). At this level, there's only so much I can do in terms of involvement. After the first few months, we got into the swing of things, and it became our new norm. This year, it's old hat to us. Don't get me wrong...I love when my son is home. I love the school breaks, summer holidays, etc so he can be home with us. Just tonight, I thought to myself it's a bit sad how removed he is from our daily life (he's in sports too, so he normally doesn't get home until about 7:30, showers, eats and by that point my younger two are headed to bed). I thought how horrible it must be for those families where all the children are off to school in different classrooms all days, and only seeing each other for a few hours each day. How do they even connect? But beyond all of that, I know it's been good for him. It has provided things that he wouldn't get at home...based on his personality and personal educational needs. It's not all been roses, believe me, but overall, it's not been as horrible as I had imagined prior to him starting.

My DS15 hasn't dated or had any relationships. If he talks to girls at all, it's at school, in a classroom setting (ie lab partners, etc). He's super busy with football and baseball. He'd definately be the kind of guy that would need the girl to approach him, chat with him, break the ice. Knowing him, I do think that while of course a "cute girl" is going to catch his eye, the girl that he actually spends quality time with is the girl with a the sweet personality...and perhaps that one doesn't have to be the so visually cute one, because her personality makes her cute..if that makes sense. I imagine he has an interest in girls, and I know lots of his teammates are dating, but between his busy schedule and the fact that he's a bit reserved, it's just not happening. And I'm completely 100%%%% fine with that. I too know that these teen relationships are drama-filled, and often just surface relationships....and can lead to actions I just don't want him engaging in right now. So it it's a year or two before he starts dating, that's okay by me :).

Class A for Pack meetings and public outings. class B for camping and Den meetings.

Thanks all. I've not tested my blood sugar. I'm just noticing the carb + coma+sleepy in the last year...I mean, I'm just linking it...if I think back, it's happened for a few years. PCOS is something I've often considered I have. I once got tested for it, about 5 years ago, and the Dr. said the blood tests were negative for PCOS. I didn't know all the numbers and questions to ask, but I didn't quite believe him. I have many of the signs for PCOS. I'd like to go to a PCOS "friendly" Dr, one who believes it is real and looks beyond the basic blood work. It's just a matter of finding time. I'm going to do the high protein/low carb for four days, as recommended and pay close attention. I mean, I can do anything for FOUR days, right? Probably the way I should be eating anyway...would likely help with the weight issue too.

I can go all day without eating, and feel completely fine. I'll drink water, maybe a cup of coffee with creamer, perhaps iced chai with whole milk. But literally, I can go until dinner and not be hungry or tired from lack of eating. Sometimes depending on dinner and schedule, I may not even eat dinner. But if I eat something during the day, especially something with carbs, I'm done within a few hours. Exhausted by early afternoon, and needing a nap badly. Now I know not eating all day is killing my metabolism....and yes, I am chubby. I've done different diets, plans etc over the years, and have even done the eat several small meals throughout the day, in hopes to rev up metabolism, but it seems to just make me gain weight. I've focused on exercise...went to the Y 3-5 days a week, from Feb-May...walked 1-2 miles each time...which isn't ALOT but way more than I was doing prior....didn't lose a pound. Anyhoo, the weight thing is off on another tangent...back to the "exhausted after eating". The other day we went with friends at Panera for a coffee/breakfast. I felt fine, energetic, etc. I only had a caramel coffed..no food. My DS7 didn't finish his bagel, so we took it home. He said he wasnt' planning on eating so I finished it. Two hours later, I can't keep my eyes open. Just exhausted. I mean, EXHAUSTED. We'd done nothing physical...sat at Panera's for 90 minutes, came home, did some schoolwork, and by 12:30p, I need a nap. The other thing I noticed is if I eat carbs for dinner, like pasta, baked potato, or large bread...within 30 minutes or so..again, I'm completely wiped. I say it's my after dinner food coma...I'm so exhausted, I lay on the couch, and I can kinda hear what's happening around me, but I literally just can not wake up, can't get up, can't open my eyes. I'm not overeating dinner either. I've gotten to the point where I avoid carbs for dinner, and I'm not having the food coma issue. So I can go all day, and eat barely anything until dinner, and be completely fine, not feel tired at all. If I eat anything bready during the day, or carby for dinner....done...flat-out exhausted. The fact that I barely eat, yet as chubby as ever...is annoying. Is this a low blood sugar issue? Something else? Ideas?

Wait...your daughter works at Wal-Mart....so a very busy retail store....yet it's the other worker who we are blaming with absolute certainity of spreading the cold germs? Ummm...sounds unreliable. Wait...your daughter is in her 20's....and has a problem with a co-worker...a co-worker we are discussing here....but the co-worker is accused of "no one likes her" and "she talks behind people's back"....and YOU are upset???? Hmm, I thinking perhaps you may need to back off a bit...your daughter is an adult, and frankly, it's time for you to step far away from her work life that YOU don't become upset enough about petty issues at HER work place that you feel the need to actually vent about it.

Co-op was exhausting for me as well. I'm an introvert at heart, though I can fake till I make it, but co-op from 9a-2pm....I'd gethome and literally tell my children to do anything they want as long as they are quiet and then I had to take a nap, like couldn't move or keep eyes open had to take a nap. Decided it simply wasn't worth losing a whole day. No more co-ops for us.

It is. They talk about it during the Byzantine Empire/Justinian/Theodora chapter. Talk about the split and Eastern Orthodox versus Roman Catholic. Not sure which exact chapter off the top of my head...we did that chapter a few weeks ago but we don't do all chapters. We are on Chapter 10 this week, so it's prior to Chap 10.

I'm using Earth and Space with 2nd and 5th. I couldn't imagine doing two R.E.A.L. sciences at once...they are so experiment-heavy, that's ALOT of experiments going on at once with two different ones. Plus, I'd imagine the younger one is interested in what the older one is doing for experiments, and would end up watching anyway. Least mine would. I'd use the same science for both, and just expect less from the younger, in terms of output on the worksheets.

Wow, my eyes did cross a bit...lots of info...I'm going to reread it tonight, and read it again tomorrow,and probably re-read tomorrow...hoping to absorb it all :). Also going to head over to those links you've all provided!! I appreciate all the effort and time you all put into your explanations! Once again, the Hive impresses!!!

Yes, Amber Alert's are only issued if foul play and they have a description of the abductor.

That's essentially false advertising. Collecting $$ for something and then that something doesn't actually exist.....offering to replace it with something completely different is not acceptable. That's like buying concert tickets and the performer cancelling so the venue offers you a cd instead. Nope! Not sure what you mean that your bank wasn't hopeful. I'd be calling back and asking to speak with a supervisor or something. I don't understand why you were told that if the Sewing store fights it, they win. That's not the way the bank protection works, is my understanding. They have to prove their fight. If you have the flyer, you have proof of what you were sold. I'd be contacting your bank again and talking to someone about your case to get some clarification of what they are doing for you. BTW, I'd also be posting this ALL over. I'd be on the Sewing store's Facebook page, on the speaker's Facebook page, spreading this far and wide.

I'm wanting a NICE camera...thinking a Nikon 5200 or maybe even better. A package thing from Costco, probably, that comes with lenses etc. Just looking at lenses and trying to figure out what it all means. Here's an example (I know this is not a Nikon one..ignore that, just looking for clarification on the numbers etc): Canon EF 70-300mm F/4-F/5.6 USM Telephoto Zoom Lens Also, what other features should I be looking for? This is mainly for family life pictures, but I still want them to be amazing. Tired of the crappy iPhone pics. I love taking pics and take alot of pics of our life, just for fun, and to keep memories. I'm thinking I'd love to have Wifi capability...think I have to get a card for that to attach to the camera?

One of my preemie twins passed away at 11 days old from NEC. My surviving twin is 10 now. Life changed forever the day they were born, and then again the day my baby passed. I survive, and I appreciate so many of the good things life brings. That experience is one reason why we homeschool. Prior to that, we were very mainstream..I worked, only DS went to daycare, then school at age 5.....our preemie experience brought all of that to a halt, because I didn't want to put him in daycare when he finally did come home at 3 months old. I became a stay at home mommy. Unhappy with our oldest DS's experience in 1st grade, we decided, in the heat of the moment, to homeschool because I was already home anyway. I also think I was in kind of a blur, emotional mess those first few years. Not only going through the grief of losing a child, but the stress of keeping our surviving preemie healthy and all of the therapies and Dr's appointments he required those first few years, while still striving to keep life "normal" for our oldest DS. Overall, it's a heartbreaking, scarring experience. I'm definately a different person. We've moved from the town that we lived in during that life crisis so I don't have to worry about seeing the hospital (that's not WHY we moved). I think that would be jarring every time. Seeing boy twins in that 8-10 age range prick my heart. Hearing about other families losing babies pricks my heart, more than just feeling for them, it floods back memories of that horrible time we went through. My sister had a baby boy last year, and asked if she could name his middle name after my baby that passed. I cried for a good hour.....I'm not normally a crier. I'm tearing up as I type this. This is the one thing that makes me cry every time. Every time. I understand your pain. While I can stop and appreciate all the good that has happened in the last 10 years, it never truly takes that pain away. Hugs.

I don't think it's rude, but yes, a bit of finesse could be used. I'd read it back to her orally and use different tones...and when you say something like "Could you please confirm..."...it's almost impossibly to convey that rudely...where as a "Please confirm"...and order instead of a question...can be taken wrong.

There's lots of talk about this exact topic, if you can get the search option to work. In a nutshell, SOTW and CC will not match up. CC moves much faster than SOTW. You'd only be halfway through SOTW 2, before CC Cycle 2 (what they are doing this year) is waay beyond. Seeing that SOTW has four volumes, so four major time periods, and CC only does 3, and the third is actually a focus on American History, if I remember correctly, there's pretty much no point in matching up....you'd drive yourself crazy.

Coming in late to this conversation, though I've read a similiar conversation on Facebook. Here's my thoughts. 1. The book has been on the "accepted reading book list" for years. Now that people are bantering around Common Core, NOW we are fighting about that one book? Seems a bit late in the game, doesn't it? 2. I get it, I get it as a mother, I don't want or see the need for my son to read such a book. My DS15 goes to public school and this year he's a sophomore taking Honors English II which focuses on American Lit. Of the four books they will read (and I beyond happy they will actually read FOUR books this year...last year they read one :(. they are reading The Color Purple. I've seen the movie, way back when it first came out...don't remember much other than poor "colored" people (per terms in the book, not my word!), a rape scene, and Oprah Winfrey. I went ahead and read the book this weekend, and I was shocked!! The very first page talks about the rape, and graphic "slang" terms for body parts. And that continues for the next few pages, and then sprinkled through out more descriptions of the rape, talk of other sexual acts, including lesbian etc. My mouth was on the floor thinking that my child would be reading this. I know my 15 year old and he's like most 15 year olds...he's going to get nothing out of those graphic descriptions and the underlying courage of the story, other than a bit of shock value, perhaps giggling and maybe new "slang" words they'll use in their peer group (not condoning, only being realistic on how teen boys tend to talk amongst themselves). Frankly, I dont' get the value of having teenagers read a book of this nature, I don't see the real educational value in it. I don't argue that it's a great book, very interesting read and probably very like life in a certain era of our history. As an adult, I can appreciate the story line, feel the sadness, understand the pain, hope for the best, cry tears of joy for the happiness...a full range of emotions because, while the words are shocking, I can move past that. It's a book for grown-ups. I can't see most teenagers appreciating the magnitude, and nuances intertwined in the story line...and thus I couldn't condone it being an acceptable book for high school students. I think the same of the book in question on this forum. It may just be an amazing book, but it's not appropriate for teenagers to read. What is truly sad is that many parents of public school students won't even KNOW what their children are reading.

Mine is hardcover..same exact title as yours.

I've learned to either not respond in the first place, which is hard to do sometimes, but some topics are just heated and no one gets their mind changed on Facebook. They are only there to argue their point. Or if I just can.not.help.myself, and post a response....I've learned to post it and DO NOT CONTINUE TO RESPOND. I've said my point and if anyone wants to argue with me, I'm not playing. It's never a win. It frankly stresses me out to argue on Facebook. So I will read the replies, I hold myself back from responding. Again, I'm never going to change someone's mind who so aggressively attacks my opinions...so why bother conversing.