Wow...my heart breaks for you. I lost my father 21 years ago this past February 14. To this day, I cannot talk about him without crying. Our daddies are very special. I'm so glad that you were there with him when he passed on. I was in college so didn't find out until late that evening. My prayers are with you for comfort and peace during this very difficult time. I'm not going to lie, although it does get better, the pain never really goes away. :grouphug:

We are so stressed out that I may just do that, deschooling! We have done boxed sets in the past but don't particularly want to do that this time. Math is very hard for her with her having ADD and all but that is why I am here to help her every step of the way. Not easy but I know that I can do better than any of the school (public or private) teachers that she has had in the past. :001_smile:

Thanks ladies. I have her covered for Science (BJU 8th grade) and Math (Saxon Algebra 1/2). Now I need to come up with the other subjects. She is also ADD so I have to sit there and make sure she does her work. Nobody said parenting would be easy (or homeschooling).

Anybody in the DFW metro area of Texas? This is another hectic year for us...need someone to commiserate with. LOL!

So sorry to hear about your friend's baby passing. :grouphug: Will add them to my prayers.

Thank you so much! I should never have prayed for patience. :)

Yes, I agree with the others. You have to eat to lose weight. I have learned a lot from joining Weight Watchers. I was not eating enough and felt terrible. Now the pounds are coming right off. I only do the elliptical machine as doing the treadmill makes my left knee hurt from an old sports injury. I also only do the elliptical for a mile or two each day and I am consistently losing weight but I am eating more and better choices too. I used to hate fruit but now I eat at least two or three pieces of fruit each day. :-)

So overwhelmed! We had our daughter in homeschool from 2nd through 5th grade. She wanted to go to public school but our schools are pretty bad around here. We put her in a private Christian school for her 6th grade...didn't fare well as the teachers there didn't even care to set a good example. They couldn't spell to save their lives. When it was brought to their attention, I was ignored and looked down on. In 7th grade, she was put in a different Christian academy and again, same problems, teachers didn't seem to care. Her math teacher who was also her after school math tutor, would tell her she had to leave the building and wait for me to pick her up out in the parking lot because the teacher's ride home would sometimes arrive early. Needless to say, she didn't go back this year. We put her in a charter school, which we thought was going to work out but the first two weeks of school there have been no student textbooks passed out, their teachers are doing double-duty because they are understaffed and their "gym" time consists of letting the kids go outside and kick a ball around with no supervision. Argh...I'm at my wits end and have now withdrawn her from school and we are back to homeschooling, much to my daughter's dismay. If you have read this to this point, I appreciate your allowing me to rant. And now...I have to find a good curriculum for her. :confused:

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