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:iagree::iagree::iagree:
That's how I feel, too.
I have to admit that I don't quite understand the statements about "fighting every day for your marriage," or how it's a "constant battle" or "so much hard work" to keep your marriage strong.
I don't fight for it. It just "is." I trust my dh to do the right thing, and he trusts me. I don't think I have ever been in a battle to save my marriage. If my dh ever cheated on me or was abusive, I wouldn't be fighting for the marriage; I'd be kicking him to the curb and calling my attorney. And he knows it. :tongue_smilie:
Of course, every couple faces hardships and crises together, but again, the key word is "together."
Will my marriage last forever? I have no idea. We've been married for 18 years (just like Danestress!) and it's still good. I don't really spend time wondering where we'll be in a few years or worrying about all of the "what ifs." Maybe that's part of why we're still together. (And I hope I didn't just jinx myself... ;))
I think I may have said something about fighting for my marriage, or at least working on it. Like a few other posters have mentioned, my dh was in the Navy for 10 years. We really had to work on communication because he was constantly gone. That's what I mean by working on my marriage. We had to work through long-term separations. We had to work through so much stuff. I personally have to move outside of my comfort zone and give him those words of affirmation. He has to move outside of his comfort zone and actually say more than 2 words. We work hard every day because I don't only want to be married, I want to be happily married. Neither of us look at a long, terrible marriage as some sort of merit badge to be earned. We want to be happy, and we want to make the other one happy.
And I have thoroughly explained to my dh that if he ever wants a newer model to drive, it would be much cheaper to fix up the one he has.;)
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I sorta felt like I need to add that we are in a much better place than we were 20 months ago. We have been together for 25 years. I guess I am trying to say that I believe that it takes lots of work to keep communicating and getting through life to make it. Otherwise - yes - I can see how this happens to couples that have been together for a long time. It is really sad, but life can be really sad and that is sometimes just part of it.
:grouphug: In June of 2010, I had a friend who lost her 21 month old in a tragic drowning accident. This poor child was the youngest of 8. This couple was truly an example to everyone. A few months after the accident, dw filed for divorce, despite the fact that she was pregnant with #9. It was a shock to everyone in our small community. Thankfully, this couple worked through their issues and a now back together. Losing a child does a real number on a marriage. Dh and I experienced 2 miscarriages in 4 months. We went through a really dark time. Very dark. Like I've said before, marriage isn't for sissies.:grouphug:
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Girl vs. boy. Seriously. Boys are a whole 'nother ball game.
:iagree:. Word.
My 10yo told my 8yo that if you wash your hair and rinse so the shampoo goes down your body It counts as washing!My son does the same thing.
I think I started a thread not too long ago about thing you never though you would have to say. I mentioned that I never thought I would actually have to tell my son that the underwear he wore for God-knows-how-many-days were not acceptable to wear after he took a shower. Also, just because you do not rinse out the shampoo does not mean you do not have to wash your hair for a week.
Unfortunately, my dd still needs to be reminded to wear deodorant and shower. Poor girl is completely oblivious.
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I try not to take my marriage for granted, but it is hard, especially for a homeschooling mom. We put so much time and energy into educating our children that our husbands can get pushed on to a back burner.
Dh and I will have been married 12 years on the 18th. I try to point out all the things I love about him on a weekly basis. He needs words of affirmation. When I have to be out of the house for church commitments, I tell him how much I appreciate him taking over for me without complaint. I tell him how much I appreciate the fact that he picks up my slack. (I'm a terrible cook.) I tell him how much I appreciate him going to work every day, sometimes working way too much overtime, so I can stay home with the kids. When he has to go back to work after a (scheduled) week off, I offer to break his leg so he can just hang out with us.:lol:. That's a carry-over from me offering to break his leg so he wouldn't have to go on a six-month deployment.
He does the same for me. He just booked us for a romantic weekend at a B&B for our anniversary. He totally found childcare all on his own. He cooks when he knows I've had a bad day. He forces me to leave the house, alone, when I've reached my limit with my sweet angels. He is my best friends. He keeps me from shooting people and/or slashing their tires.
Despite all that, the worst could happen to us. We are not as toned, ahem;), as we were when we got married. We have both grown in incredible, unexpected ways. The teA service does not come nearly as often as it used to. Luckily, we both know that marriage isn't for sissies. It takes work. A lot of work. All the time. Sometimes I have to talk to the punk when he is acting like an idiot. He has to talk to me when I am acting like a psychotic shrew.;)
We are not immune to disaster, despite all our work. But we will make darn sure we work on our marriages every day of our lives, even when the other one is acting like an idiot.
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Yay! Saints win the Super Bowl!!!!!! Woohoo!
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My children wondered why a momma would show off her panties like that!!
:iagree:, especially considering that Madonna is older than my own mother:tongue_smilie:.
It was ok, but I think someone should pass a law requiring Madonna to sing Like A Virgin every time she performs.
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I am! Well, I'm cheering for the Giants because a) I dislike Tom Brady and b) if the Giants win, the Saints are the real champs since they already beat the Giants.;)
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:grouphug: A thousand hugs and prayers for you, your son, and your family.
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Freak.
Crispy bacon is my life. I am on steroids for RArthritis and truly would wrap myself in it if I could. Sad but true. Sex is not interesting but bacon?? Heck yes.Bless you! Nice to know you have your priorities straight.:lol:
Yes.Everything's better with bacon.
Preach it sista!
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"They stole my rug! It really pulled the room together."I love that movie! They have so many great lines!
"Brother Maynard! Bring out the Holy Hand Grenade!"
"In the frozen land of Nador they were forced to eat Sir Robin's minstrels. And there was much rejoicing." "yaaaaay" :lol: :lol: :lol:
Monty Python's Holy Grail. The whole bit with Michael Palin as the peasant when King Arthur approaches him just cracks me up! :lol:Me too! Patsy with the coconuts! :p The Knights who say "Nee" and of course John Cleese as the Black Knight "it's just a flesh wound." :lol: :lol: :lol: That movie is so funny.I knew I liked you! Those are two of my favorite movies! I gave my son an A+ on a writing assignment mostly because he properly quoted Monty Python.
I quote Napoleon Dynamite all the time.
My sister runs track. I always call her before a meet and tell her "Run Kelci, ruuuunnnnn!"
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Wow! Thanks for bringing up CC! That is exactly what I was searching for! Perhaps I should ask the very serious poster who just bumped up an old thread about CC programs in Nebraska! And maybe if I use enough exclamation points everyone will know exactly how serious I am!!!!!!! Woohoo!
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We are supposed to get snow tomorrow night and my 4 year old is so excited. I've heard a forecast from an inch (nooooo) to 7 inches (yeaaa!). We will be going out tomorrow morning to grab some food and hope it doesn't rain too bad. Yea, rain before snow. This is going to be quite lovely. :tongue_smilie: I don't think the snow will stick around long though with forecasted highs still in the mid to upper 30s for the rest of the week. Gotta make sure to put my son out in the snow immediately Saturday morning, just in case.
I'm a little south of you on the other side of the river. Forecast is calling for 6+ inches starting late Friday night/early Saturday morning. I'm ready for snow. I hope we get tons.
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Good for you!
It's not to say you can't ever get it, you just might struggle with it more or need more repetitions.
Now, if I could just get/remember Statistics...
:lol: Statistics was the only math that made sense to me! Of course, I was a Criminal Justice major.
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I forgot to offer suggestions. Perhaps you can find a way to work in some history, specifically views on witches/wizards throught history. Maybe incorporate something about dragon myths. The WTM 1st grade science recs would fit in well. Just call it Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. But really, you shouldn't have to add much.
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Wow! Teach me your ways, oh wise one! This is incredibly creative.
Honestly, if I was a 6yo boy, I would love to attend your school. No, it isn't classical, but this sounds just downright awesome. Whatever it takes to get a kid excited about learning. Seriously, for a 6yo, this seems like enough. Of course, I have an 8yo (almost 9) boy who would love nothing better than to have a complete Star Wars curriculum:tongue_smilie:.
Good job Momma!
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Right there with you! The sad part is that I took 4 years of math in high school, finishing with Trig/Algebra 3. Then I took Calculus-type math in the Navy. And I passed every class with flying colors:glare:. I don't understand Algebra. I just did what they told me to do. Geometry was my thing.
Luckily dh is a engineer. He gets math. Sometimes I have to have him explain some of ds8's Singapore problems because I just don't get it.
I plan on doing some serious remedial work next year while dd11 does Pre-Algebra. No clue what I will be using, but it will happen.
Just wanted to say you are not alone.
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Really? Really?!?!?! Just..... Huh? I'm sorry. This goes beyond "misunderstanding" the rules. That's just stupid.
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I had almost the exact same symptoms yesterday. We have had some sort of weird, cold-like crud. I figured it was sinus related. The headache finally went away last night, only to return this afternoon. I think it's just a viral.
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You say that like it's a bad thing:tongue_smilie::lol:.
I'm not a hoarder. I just tend to plan for every possibility;).
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I've been thinking about this all morning. Perhaps some of the rebellion against "rigor" we see in many homeschoolers has a little bit to do with a general rebellion against societal expectations. We're homeschoolers. We're kinda rebellious by nature:tongue_smilie:. Maybe some parents equate rigorous academics with monetary success. Relaxed homeschoolers may look upon academic-focused hsers as snotty, presumptuous, and driven my a desire to not only succeed, but excel. I'm just rambling here, and I reserve the right to be completely wrong. I'm just trying to see the other side.
I do consider myself an academic homeschooler. That is our focus. My kids will not fall behind. They will be challenged on a daily basis. Obviously this will look a lot differently in someone else's home, but I am only teaching my kids. Yes, it does bug the ever-loving snot out of me when I see a 7th grader who cannot spell simple color words and reads at a 2nd grade level. Yes, I get dirty looks when I tell people what we are doing. Oh well. I will do my thing and they can do their thing.
Homeschooling comes in many different forms. No two homeschoolers are exactly alike.i do understand that many of us here feel like drill sergeants around most homeschoolers. That's ok. We just need to keep plugging along and know we are doing the best job we possibly can for our own kids.
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Feel free to completely ignore my post as I am only in season 1 with my 6th grader.;)
I love the thoroughness of AG. My dd needs all that practice. However, if you feel as though your dd is mostly fine, perhaps you can have her do 3-5 problems per exercise. Randomly choose the sentences. If she passes with flying colors, move on to the next exercise. Personally, if I was in your situation, I would still require my dd to complete the tests.
We have taken a while to go through season 1 of AG. My dd needed the time to let everything sink in. It seems as though your dd is getting the concepts. Just speed it up. Does her writing for other subjects reflect her years of grammar study? If so, I would quickly finish AG, making sure you cover all the bases, and only use the AG reinforcement books.
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:grouphug: I am so sorry for your loss.
I will echo what everyone else said. You can do this, even with your own school workload. (I completed my degree online. I completely understand.) Your kids are young. Right now they need to focus on the basics. They need that solid foundation before anything else. Focus your time, energy, and financial resources on phonics and math. You do not need a big cadillac phonics program to help your kids read. Phonics Pathways is cheap and effective. Starfall.com is a great site. For math, you cannot beat CLE for cheap, thorough, and student-focused. Everything else can be found at your library. Go there often. Check out tons of books on science, history, and whatever else they want to learn about.
Good luck! I hope and pray you find something that works for your family.
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Dude, the chickens are highly overrated. Our chickens keep getting eaten by chicken hawks, raccoons, possums, foxes, or my Lhasa Apso. And the kids complain about feeding them.
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I liked the article. It presented a balanced, mostly positive view of homeschoolers while addressing real potential problems (artificially-created social groups). Of course, I don't consider my artificially-created social group to be any worse than our local ps's artificially-created social group.
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January is always a hard month for me. I had my first miscarriage six years ago this month. I always remember the day it was confirmed. Even though I went on to have a healthy baby after, I still really sucks. And we won't even go into the weight thing:glare:.
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Good luck to you sweetie.
Educational songs that are more geeky than 'kiddy'?
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:iagree: My kids love They Might Be Giants, especially their science CD. Now, some of their songs are definitely aimed at an older audience, but they do have a few "educational" songs.