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We will be at about 182 by Christmas.
We school from Feb-Dec (Southern Hemisphere schools from Jan-Dec)
This is probably an average year for us.
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I have used a few ideas that I have pinned, though I will admit sometimes I pin things knowing I will never use/make the item- I jus like the picture.:D
Here are my boards
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I feel your pain.
This is what is currently working for us - I have one in:
9th grade,
8th grade
Prep (kindergarten for those in the US I think)
and Ds is 18 months
This is how a day sometimes looks
Morn- the eldest watches the youngest for 1 hr so I can do school work ( math and reading) with preppy.
2nd child starts school work
When hr is up, oldest joins me at table, and starts independent work.
The two younger ones play together - I usually have some interruptions, but they aren't usually too bad.
After lunch,youngest naps ( from roughly 1-3pm)
During this time we more together work (history, science,economics etc and preppy does art or brings out small toys she cant bring out when baby is up)
When little one up, we are usually finished or close too.
Then 2nd child watches youngest for an hr ( this time I do meal prep or go for a quick walk)
Their roster looks like this ( we rotate week 1 and 2,so the hours even out)
Mon: #1 has baby in morn -1 hr
#2 baby in afternoon -1 hr
Tues: #2 has baby in morn-1 hr
#1 has baby in afternoon -30 min
#3 has baby in afternoon -30 mins
Wed: #1 has baby in morn- 1 hr
#2 has baby in afternoon- 30 mins
#3 has baby in afternoon - 30 mins
Thurs: #2 has baby in morning- 1 hr
#1 has baby in afternoon- 1 hr
Fri: #1 has baby in morning- 1 hr
#2 has baby in afternoon -30 mins
#3 has baby in afternoon- 30 mins
There are days where things just.don't.come.together- but overall it is quite manageable. The whiny days drive me insane though...go on,ask me about today :lol:
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Gee- I feel like a real party pooper after reading previous replies.
My DS (14) and DD (13) are in bed and lights out by 8.30pm ( time doesn't change even for holidays,unless we are out visiting etc)
Kids wake around 7.30-8 am
Having a bedtime of 8.30,for all the kids means that DH and I have each night together, and when DH is away for work (like he is now...again), I *need* that time alone, to soak up the quiet at the end of another long day.
Ahhh, the serenity.
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Ramadan Kareem Nadia!
After living in the ME for many years, and now being back in country Vic (Aus), I cant tell you how much I miss sharing Iftar with my wonderful Muslim friends.
As soon as call to prayer (adhan?) would be heard ( and our local Muezzin had the most beautiful voice), our wonderful neighbours would be at our door with plates full of wonderful food.
Then,of course,followed by celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr- oh, the memories!
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This is only true if you have a health care card. If you don't qualify for one you pay up front. Our medical clinic charges an upfront fee of $60 to see the doctor -if you don't have it they won't let you see one. Last week I broke my toe but I didn't go to the doctor - I didn't have the $60 and the $150 to do the x-ray. So I strapped it up and got on with it.
Right now I need a refill prescription from my doctor - I'm missing out on required medication becaue I can't afford to see the doctor till payday.:glare:
The doctor once perscribed me some medication that was so crazily expensive that I just went without -again if you don't have a healthcard card you pay full price for medications. When I had to get an MRI it cost me $500 -when I had to get ultrasounds for my pregnancies they cost $200.
So UHC is great in Australia IF you are a low income earner. If you are stuggling middle class you are left paying for for a lot of things.:glare: Don't get me wrong though -I'd still rather be here where the procedures are cheaper then the US - but still - I don't always have money lying around to pay for emergencies - even if it is a couple hundred comapred to a couple of thousand. I HAVE been denied treatment because of lack of money -so yes it does happen -even in Australia.
I had a neighbour who had cancer -she had to pay for treatment herself -chemo was not free. She ended up having to take a large loan from the bank (not easy to get -who is going to loan money to a potentially dying person). Now, instead of resting properly after her treatments she has to go straight back to work to pay off the loan. She is terrified her cancer will come back because she will basically get no treatment if it does - she cannot get another loan and again - chemo is not free. This was in NT so I am not sure if it is state dependent -again she did not have a healthcare card either.
I'm a little jaded on the subject of free medical care in Australia -where I sit -although much cheaper then the USA - it is not free. There have been plenty of times I have had to make the decision about whether I can afford the doctor or not. I've not gone because I had to feed the kids and then got pneumonia for my efforts :glare:
Doctors are pretty well trained to spot the drug users. Drugs are not given out haphazardly just because you want them. You can't just go ask for them. Drugs are not offered unless you really, really need them. I can't tell you how hard it is to get antibiotics out of my doctor -I usually have to visit him 2-3 times before he agrees it is not "just a virus" and he will prescribe them for me. Sometimes I think they do it just so they can get more money out of me having to come back for multiple visits :glare:
As for what a doctor earns in Australia -well my local ones are just regular GP's and they all have luxery cars and live in the inner city. I imagine the specialists would do a lot better then them.;)
Im in country Vic- went to Drs yesterday- it is $30 a visit-I think it is about $15 back from Medicare.
Rang, got an appointment straight away (not with my Dr though as he was working in neighbouring towns nursing home)
Saw a Dr. Got referral for xray ( 2 hyperextended thumbs during a netball game on Mon night...ouch)
Went into next town ( 20 mins) to the hospital.
Waited 2 mins in waiting room,had xrays,-free ( local hospital bulk bills all xrays)
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I will be 60 when youngest is 20
I will be 46,47 and 54 with others.
My eldest did say to me recently.."Just think mum,when Griffin finishes school, I will be 32, and I will probably have my own children then!"
Noooooooooooo
:willy_nilly:
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Never happened to me.
The petrol gauge in my first car didn't work, so each day on way to work, I would put $5 in.
Upgraded to newer cars over the years and I never let fuel drop below 1/4 of a tank (really hate the thought of running out!)
Current car has 2 fuel tanks. Drove into town today and petrol light came on during trip home. So,I flicked the switch and started using fuel from 2nd tank- even though realistically I probably could have made it home, and back into town again (20 mins). Once this tank hits 1/4, I will fill main tank again.
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Mine is short for Soneva Gili resort in the Maldives- my favourite holiday of all time.
The 3 is because 3 of us went- my sister, our best friend and I.
Was the best husband and child free holiday ever!
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Currently DS (almost 15) and DS (17 m ) share a room.
The girls, DD (13) and DD (5) share a room.
The elder DS and DD shared for a while, and there were years when the older 3 shared together ( before last LO was born).
Soon, they will all have their own rooms, and I have decided that I'll keep sharing with DH. I like sharing a room with him :D
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My DS (14) and DD (13) go to bed between 8-8.30pm ( lights out at 8.30)
They are up anywhere from7.30-8.00am ( pretty much all rise then)
DS shares a room with DS (1) and DD shares with DD(5).
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Keeva ( or Keevah, Keva)
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We miss you guys! Has it really been two years?! :)
Happy to see your name again...
Hello Kate!
You have often been in my thoughts! Yes, almost 2 years we have been back ( 22 months). The time has passed so quickly. Hope you and the family are well, and the weather isn't heating up too much for you!
x
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I thought it must be the school in Maryborough :)
Well now I've met MelissaL, I shall have to scrounge the cash to come and meet you too! (Assuming I'm invited. :D)
Rosie
Assuming? But of course you are invited! I guess that goes both ways....;-)
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Hello Rosie!
They were going to a school in Maryborough.
Thanks for the welcome back- I think part of me never left, which is why we are back homeschooling.
I know of others around here, and the (only) friend I have made is a former homeschooler who is looking to take her kids from school and start again.
We hit it off from the start- a real connection- we just 'get' each others philosophies regarding education..:lol:
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:D
For many years, whilst abroad, we homeschooled our older 2 children. Upon returning to Australia almost 2 years ago, they have been attending a small Christian College.
It is a fab school, and they have thrived there...but
they miss the freedoms that came with homeschooling, and I miss them being at home. So it was decided on the weekend that they will be coming home to be educated.
DS is in year 9, DD is in year 8 and DD just started Prep( Kindergarten) and our bundle of joy/energy is 1, so he will just cruise along doing his own thing.
Feeling happy, nervous and overwhelmed.
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I have to ask: why is it so tiny? Are you in a super small town? An unusual denomination? Sorry to be so nosy, but I'm really curious!
My favorite church experience was about 15 years ago or so. There was one service on Sunday, about 75 to 100 people attending. I *loved* that church. We were a fairly even mix of parents, non-parents, college students, married, single... plus one fabulous elderly woman. I smile just thinking of her :) It worked because the church was so small it felt more like a family get-together. The weird mix of ages/stages worked.
I think when churches get bigger the demographics start to really matter more to me. Large churches feel more like organizations and less like families. I'm not bashing them. There are some real advantages to large churches. But, for reasons I can't really articulate, it does make demographics more important.
This is a town of about 700 ( a few hundred of those are not permanent residents- just here for weekends)
The town has 3 Christian churches-
1 x Uniting Church ( which we attend)
1 x Anglican Church
1 x Catholic Church ( which I think due to numbers, only has a service in town once a month)
Generally, the population in town, is on the older side.
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I am very new to our church, and now I totally understand their excitement when I rang to enquire about timings etc.
The first 3 Sundays there were 8 people in attendance:
the minister ( lady in her late 60's)
organist ( in her 70's)
2 x ladies ( mid- late 70's)
1 x man ( early 80's)
.......myself and my 2 daughters! ( ALMOST 40, 13,5)
One week it was a combined service with next town over, and there must have been about 15 of us- again it appears all were aged 70+
They loved the day I also bought along 1 yr old son- they keep saying how wonderful it is to have young ones in the church again.
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I feel a little guilty saying this - I really love my older son and daughters name, but I adore the younger ones names.
Griffin Lennox
Maya Lakia
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Just what I was thinking.
The other thing is to define a LOT. In places I have lived that would be 3 in others it would be well over 3,000. Ask an Australian from the cattle stations to define "a LOT"
WE are soon to be on 12- which in the Australian country side, isnt really a lot ( I grew up on large dairy farms, so 12 acres is nothing...lol)
Australias largest farm is Anna Creek- it is 6,000,000 acres ( or about 24,000 km2)
The family who own Anna Creek ( the Kidmans) own many properties- running about 200,000 cattle over 110,000 km2
Now THAT is a lot of land!
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Thanks for sharing. I've been giggling ever since I read it.
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Yes- generally our school year runs from Jan-Dec ( give and take a few days/weeks for different states)
My older 2 started back yesterday, after an 8 week summer break.
Our ( Victoria) 1st term break is April - 2 weeks off (Autumn)
2nd term finishes at the end of June- then 2 weeks off (Winter)
3rd term finishes mid September - 2 weeks off (Spring)
Then school finishes anywhere from early Dec up to a few days before Christmas- leaving the children with anywhere from 6-8 weeks for summer holidays.
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Well my children initials are :
ML ( boy)
GL ( girl)
ML ( girl)
GL ( boy).....so the letter S is new to me...:lol:
Here are some suggestions-
Sadie
Sahara
Sanchia
Saskia
Scarlett
Serenity
Sian
Stella
Sydney
Saxon
Seaton
Seely
Selby ( a place in Vic, Australia)
Seth
Seymour ( a place in Victoria, Australia)
Shannon
Smeaton ( a place in Victoria, Australia)
Soren
Spencer
Strahan ( a place in Tasmania, Australia)
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My DD is 5 1/2 and her bedtime ( and ds 1) is 8pm.
They both wake around 7.30 am
The older 2 have a bedtime of 830 and they are 12 and 14.
We have always been on the stricter side when it comes to bed times, as when the kids are in bed by 830, the adult tv shows start,( which Dh and I like to watch on occasion), and it gives us each night to spend together- chatting about our days, snuggling on the couch. Its like a stay-at-home date night....every night.
s/o...what are your FAVORITE read alouds?
in General Education Discussion Board
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My ( our) favourites are
' Where the Red Fern Grows'
' Bridge to Terabithia'
' Anne of Green Gables'
So difficult to choose though, as we have read so many great books together over the years.