Chinese Mormons are one group that I do actually know. The one family I know well is absolutely lovely.

Way to go Chinese Mormons!?!? Seriously, this list makes me wish I had personal knowledge of some of these cultural groups so I could form my own opinion.

Yes, almost every day. I am required to submit a copy of my license yearly. We also pay a monthly fee for insurance, maintenance, and fuel but it's well worth it. I've even wrecked it and they still let me keep driving their vehicles.

I'm sorry. I hope you can find someone who can relate. It must be overwhelming.

We went to LA on the 1st and they had dancers there as well. We watched them for a few minutes but dd didn't care about the dancers, just the doll.

Thank you for all the responses. I really have a much better understanding of Saxon math now. I will definitely be administering the placement test.

It is Basis that we are considering. On a tour of the other school, a parent mentioned that the biggest complaint he had heard from parents was that students coming from the school that my child attends find Saxon Course 1 to be too easy and repetitive. They will finish Singapore 5A by the end of the year but I'm not convinced that will lead to a smooth transition to Saxon 8/7.

Can someone tell me the difference in leveling between Saxon course 1 and Saxon 8/7? I'm not finding much when I google it. We are looking at two different schools and they start fifth graders at these two different levels. Is 8/7 realistic for a fifth grader?

The only way I would prohibit my children from going to a home where alcohol is consumed is if my goal was to socially isolate my child. Since I don't have that goal, I don't have that rule. My kids would have only have Mormon friends if I had that rule. Yes, I'm a Mormon so my kids do have Mormon friends. I don't want them to only have Mormon friends though. That's weird. I am very open with my children about being aware that alcohol is in a particular friend's home and having conversations with them regarding the day when their friend asks them to have a drink. I am instructing them in the way I would like them to handle the situation. Hopefully the conversations I have with them will influence their actions. The last thing that I want is for my children to not socialize with others simply because there is alcohol in the home. We'd miss out on a lot of wonderful relationships.

Why not let the speech therapist use the more public parts of your home and you retreat to the bedroom with the 16 month old?

Saige was purchased on January 1st at the Denver Store. It was so cold standing outside waiting for the store to open but dd wanted to be there at the very beginning. Dd paid for her. I'm thinking of getting her the 2014 doll for this Christmas and then making the trip to the store on January 1st. It may just become a tradition at our house.

You avoid salicylates on the Feingold diet. I highly recommend this diet if you think your child has food sensitivities that are causing inattention or behavior problems.

Excellent research skills

Thank you! I edited it out.

He's older than I am. I'd guess middle forties. He really should know better. I do know what you mean though. Ds had a second year teacher who thought she could tell me what to do with him at home. That's when I started homeschooling him. I'm feeling much calmer about the situation today. I'll have to see how dd is when she gets home. Hopefully, today will go well.

If the 10 and 14 year olds are okay with it, I think it's okay. The 23 year old's opinion wouldn't enter into the equation. Personally, I can't imagine leaving a 10 year old on Christmas but you know your family.

Definitely worth looking into Aspergers.

Wow! This makes me look at the situation in an entirely different way. Now I really don't know what to think.

With your experience of working in a school, do you think it's worth saying something about or do you think I should just document and wait for the next incident? Of course, I really hope there isn't a next incident.

I think you're fine. You shared information. You didn't force it on them.

I can't imagine not having a dishwasher. Ours broke last year and it took two weeks to get a new one installed. My kitchen looked horrible and I just couldn't keep up with the volume of dishes. It was installed just in time for Thanksgiving. We were going to have day old delivery pizza if it wasn't installed before then because I just wasn't going to do all the Thanksgiving dishes by hand.

Can't say I fell like I won the battle when he extended the offer of accepting the assignment on Monday after 10AM on Friday. It was too late at that point. Great idea. Arbitrary and capricious may be an even better choice and two words in one!

I don't really know but he came to our school the first year it was open. I imagine it was a step up the career ladder from the parochial school he taught at previously.

Personally, I can't wait to see next week's plan. I'm hoping it says due Friday. Even if it says Monday, she'll have it done for Friday because this is too much drama for my liking.

Unfortunately, more committed than I want to be. It really is an excellent school. I haven't had a single issue until this teacher. Bringing her home isn't really an option because ds requires all my attention during the day. He will not do his schoolwork unless I am sitting over him. I can't provide dd the education that her school is providing her. She wants to stay with her friends and since it's a charter with a long waiting list, pulling her for this year only isn't an option.