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We have a standing rule in our house that nobody, nobody is allowed to take the last of anything without asking every other member of the family if they want some. Sounds cumbersome, I know, but it was the way I was raised. Even at supper, if there is only a dab of something left, we ask, "Does anyone want that last bit of X?" Usually nobody does, so the person asking gets it.
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well, if the doctrine is still Baptist, isn't that kinda a bait & switch?
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Alright,
I lived in the inland empire(or the armpit of socal) for 7 years growing a family of 6.... Totally scraping by - we were students.
We moved to the Valley - and we make close to 60,000 and have 8 in our family. The housing market has really dropped and we have been looking at 4+ homes for under 150,000. Sacramento, and now inland empire are actually affordable. We have two cars (used - but I would never buy new - anyone else read Forbes?) and we live comfortably. We drive to the Bay Area quite often - and Yosemite for trips. We take the kids snowboarding quite often, and they are in/on sports team. Extra money would mean more things that I'm not sure would be needed - but maybe I would splurge for a maid :)
I guess I do a lot of thrift - but I really enjoy it (I always ask myself - what do I really think something is worth). So, we are comfortable - but always could use more pillows :)
Tribemama
Mother to the Tribe
I found Northern California to be quite affordable, as well. But I must say, when I sold my little house (what folks in the midwest call a bungalow) out there and found out how much house/land I could get in Indiana I was shocked. But I do so miss the winter weekends in Tahoe and the summer weekends in Monterey (two places I could never afford to live, but loved to visit).
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We've had this happen to us from time to time when we get a sub mail person. I put a post-it note on the letter that says "Delivered in Error"
I have no idea what happens from there :tongue_smilie:
Once UPS delivered a package that wasn't our address (the numbers were the same, but in a different order). We drove the package a few miles to the correct address and left it on the stoop.
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Every year, after I do our taxes, I say to dh "Do you realize we mad $X last year? Where did all our money go?" Then we play the game of: Well, if we didn't have X, we could do X. As in, well, if we hadn't bought that extra 10 acres, we could afford a brand new car. Sometimes I say, "Look out the back door, there's your vacation."
Like all families, we decide what our "comfort level" is. We live much better than some, but not as well as others, because of the choices we've made with our money. I have house envy like crazy....then I met someone who lived in a gorgeous house who envied my land. Go figure.
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My kids always bus their plates when they get up from eating, no matter whose house they're at. Seems like a small thing, but I appreciate the automatic help.
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Why don't you take this time to study for the CLEP tests and CLEP out as many credit hours as you can? I assume no credits will transfer from that long ago?
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Get help, honey. ((hug)) I thank God for His common grace to mankind, in that we have medications to relieve depression. You are not alone! Many fine people~ Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, David Brainerd, probably Emily Dickenson, and so many more bore this affliction.
Don't let days turn to weeks,then months ,then years before seeking help. You WILL get a reprieve! Hang in there. The way I look at it is... a (relatively) healthy mommy in the home who may need some medical/counseling intervention sure beats mommy being in an institution. ;-)
this is good advice.
I only want to add, please don't let anyone make you feel bad if you and your healthcare professional decide that medication is the best route for you. There should be absolutely NO stigma attached to taking medication for depression, any more than taking medication for diabetes, hypothyroidism, or any other condition that is treatable with medication. Keep in mind that sometimes a combination of medication may be necessary, and it may not be an overnight "cure." Many times, patients begin taking medication for depression and do not see results for up to three weeks. Sometimes the results kind of sneek up on patients, and the patient's family members will actually notice a difference before the patient does.
I commend you for being brave enough to bring this up here, and encourage you to continue to be brave enough to bring it up to your doctor.
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Was homeschooled. Wrote Eragon when he was 15. The family self-published it. Then someone important (or someone important's son) read the self-published book and things started happening. The entire process took years. Read more about it here http://www.alagaesia.com/christopherpaolini.htm
Really is inspirational for homeschoolers.
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56 and sunny here in NW Indiana, but the wind was blowing a gale. Ds9 and I did go for a long walk down the road, though, and sent stickboats down the rushing rivers in the ditches created from the rapid snow melt.
DD said, "Is this the first day of spring?" I hated to break her heart and tell her that spring is still a loooonnnnggg way off.
Makes me want to move to Arizona, where I see it was 80 degrees the other day.
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Wasn't there a thread on here a while back where someone thought there was too much sexual inuendo in the Eragon series?
I loved it, btw. Perhaps not great literature, but a great read.
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That strikes me as really funny, but then, I have way more personal opinions than I do religious opinions, iykwIm. My opinions may be colored by my religion, but it's also rooted in my upbringing, personal experience, etc. So, it seems like personal opinion would be even less objective than religious belief.
IOW, religion figures in, in some places, but personal opinion (imo) colors everything. Why all the fuss over religion, when p.o. has so much more sway. Even in religion, personal opinion colors how/what we believe. Our political affiliations are colored by our opinions, everything is, but the biggest concern seems to be how religion and politics effects our kids education (not just homeschooling, but in any school), what doctors we use, where we shop, what we eat; in reality, it seems, to me, that personal opinion, involving everything from what's fashionable, to what's tolerant, to what's good and bad, holds greater sway than either of these.
Well yes, but isn't religious affilaition/belief just an outgrowth of personal opinion, too?
I don't know why it is so easy for some to take offense regarding political/religious opinion, but not other strongly held personal opinions.
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We follow the HIG for scheduling purposes. It has it broken down into which pages to do out of the textbook, workbook, tests and extra practice. If you're doing CWP or anything else, you've got to work that in on your own.
We use the Standards edition
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Wow! This is great...above my kids, but great for me! I love lectures. Okay, yeah I know I'm a freak (this is but one example of my freakish ways).
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Soy milk for me. cows milk always smells & tastes rotten to me (and I'm allergic).
One time I asked the babysitter to pick up some milk when she was out & about with the kids. She asked the kids, "what kind of milk do you drink?" Here are the answers she got:
Mom drinks soy milk
We drink Cow milk
White Milk
Cold Milk
what she wanted to know is (fat-free or 2%).
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The toddler stage is such a cute stage! My youngest is loosing her baby fat, becoming such a little lady (4 yrs old). She also wants a baby around the house. Every time I get sentimental, I take the kids out somewhere to remind myself how nice it is that I don't have to buckle anyone in (they do it themselves), everyone can articulate his/her choices to me, nobody needs carried halfway through our outing, I can have actual conversations with them, and nobody is going to need a diaper change!
Of course, we can't just show up and snuggle a toddler like some lunitic, can we?
Somewhere out there is a young, harried mom with toddlers who is wishing someone like JennifersLost would show up to babysit her toddlers for a few hours.
Maybe your local MOPS group could use some help in the toddlers room, then you'd get your fix. You could take your olders with and count it as a community service project.
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Mom keeps saying she will see us when this week is up. She is too contagious now and wants the antibiotic to kick in good before we visit. She got this idea from a friend, not from her doctor.
1. Is she really all that contagious now?
2. Will she still be in a week anyway?
Thank you again everyone!
I cannot speak specifically to your mother's medical condition, but I will tell you that in the hospital, if someone has MRSA in a wound, we use gloves, gown & mask when we're going to come into contact with them. If a patient has MRSA in the sputum (which means it is in their respiratory system), we use gloves, mask, gown whenever we enter the room. Outpatients are usually advised to keep the wound covered, use good hygiene and advise all visitors to wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
The CDC has a lot of information about MRSA, whether it is community acquired or healthcare acquired. It may relieve some of your fears to browse over there. Here is a link to the infection control page. If you scroll down, you'll see a link to MRSA.
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I am not trying to achieve a "random sampling". As I stated in a previous post, most people ASSUME that homeschoolers are (a) Christian and (b) wish the Bible would be taught in schools. I thought by posting here I would get a variety of opinions...and I did. But don't worry, I didn't include any of them in my homework as it was already done before I posted. I don't cheat.
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Heather, you've asked a lot of these sorts of questions lately.
Are you trying to get us to do your homework for you?:001_smile:
I was thinking this, too....I was also thinking, what an odd question to ask a group of people who have opted out of the public school system. Certainly not a random sampling, here.
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Isn't it funny, then, that personal opinion almost seems to be a plus, whereas beliefs are so often seen as stifling?
Well, I guess that's a matter of personal opinion :tongue_smilie:
Frankly, I suspect that it is just easier (less apt to come across as intolerant, less likely to be flamed or to inadvertantly give or take offense, or whatever) when "talking" about subjects other than religion in this particular environment.
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Too funny. My wife just arrived home with a copy of The Wanderings of Odysseus the follow up to Black Ships of Troy by the team of Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrator Alan Lee.
And inside all the pictures of "naked ladies" are neatly taped over with pieces of paper re-cycled from an announcement for a gathering called The War Against the Bible.
Feature talks:
The War Against Masculinity Anthony Kidd
The War Against the Masculine Mind Robert Scott
The War Against the Masculine Husband Dr Don Roberts
The War Against Masculine Fatherhood Carl A. Hargrove
The War Against the Masculine Leadership in the Church Alex Montoya
So who's going to fess up? This has "classical home-schooler" written all over it :lol:
Bill (who's pleased to report there is no permanant damage to anything, but my mind :tongue_smilie:)
Well, it wasn't me (I would never censor a book....It goes against the very fabric of my being), but I'd like to know: Were the pieces of recycled paper cut into tiny little dresses or just haphazardly taped over the "important" parts?
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Well, right now I'm working outside the house (RN), three 12-hour shifts per week. I don't get it all done, and there's no way I could. Dh *must* pick up the slack. I was only working 2 12-hr shifts per week, and we counted those days as the "weekend." I have to tell you though, it burnt me out. I had to pick up a 3 day contract because dh is about to get furloughed. We need my income. Therefore, since we both agree that homeschooling is our route for right now, he has to pick up more slack.
I also have very low standards when it comes to housecleaning, so that helps.
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Okay, it IS random...now Natural living. Or maybe *my* foil hat works better than yours. You are wearing it shiny side out, right?
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I'll try to keep track...this time it was the Writing like your hair is on fire group....not one of my interests. lately I write only under duress when forced to do so for my MSN studies.
Church name change... any thoughts?
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I don't get it. Become their name?