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Right now I have:
Neighbor issues- Any Ideas?
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Best food processors?
That conjured up an image of the movie Fargo.
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Yeah, if anything they are just glad to have a tax paying body in the town (who doesn't use half the services).
Again, I don't get the argument that they lose money because your child is not enrolled.
I don't know all the intricacies of school funding vs. enrollment. I do know our small town school occasionally has to hire an extra teacher if a particular grade has a certain amount of students. For instance, the year we enrolled ds in kindy, there were 60 other Kers. The school had to hire an extra teacher to cover the increase in students. Most of the teachers here were born and raised here, so their jobs basically depend on enrollment. Now, out of those 61 Kers, only 55 went to first grade due to moving, tranfering to a different school, or in our case hsing. So, since the school already had 3 1st grade teachers, they had no need to hire another. The locals get ticked when you don't enroll your kids and provide jobs for other locals.
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When we moved to our small town, my oldest finished out the school year (ds wasn't school age yet) at the ps. The next fall the older two both started at the local school. They had tons of friends. I had tons of friends. I thought we had moved to the friendliest place in the world! We all would get tons of invites to play dates, parties, mom gatherings, etc. Then I pulled them out:glare:. People stopped talking to me. Teachers, who previously went out of their way to speak to me at school, would avoid me at the one grocery store in town. My phone was silenced. People really seemed angry that I took my kids out of school. They both were high-preforming kids, so I think that may have had a lot to do with it. Ds, who was only in K, was being sent to the 3rd grade title 1 teacher for reading (yep, I don't get the reasoning either) due to his high reading level. I'm sure there was some weird sort of funding going on there. I would guess that many locals do get angry when people move here and do not enroll their kids in school. The school is one of the biggest employers in town. They hire teachers depending on enrollment, so some people's jobs actually depend on enrollment. People have just been so mean and hateful that I just really don't give a flying fig anymore. We have a great homeschooling community here (rather large considering the size of the town) and that has made a world of difference.
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Isaiah 40:31
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
(ESV)
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:grouphug: We've been there. It sucks. Thankfully we are on the other side now and feeling extremely blessed. Keep encouraging your dh to finish school. We did the whole dh working full time plus going to school full time thing. It wasn't pretty, but it really did pay off in the end. Did I mention how craptastic it was? However, getting out of the Navy with a degree AND experience really payed off for him. I hope it is the same for you guys. Also, WIC really helped when we had our dd. Thirty dollars for groceries goes much farther when you don't have to worry about milk, cheese, PB, tuna, beans, and cereal. And the vouchers for local farmer's markets were heavenly.
I am so sorry you are going through this right now. I totally get it. Sometimes people work so hard for seemingly nothing. Sometimes I think the "American Dream" is really a big hunk of steaming manure.
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Tomorrow.:eek::svengo: I have school supplies and Mike's. I'm kinda hoping everything else will magically fall into place.
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Just a quick heads-up about traveling from Omaha to St. Joe. You cannot travel on I-29 as most of it is under water. You can take US highway 75 down and either cross the river at St. Joe on US highway 34 or meet I-70 in Topeka and get to KC that way.
I will just second all of Sis's recommendations. KC is a lot of fun.
If you do travel on US75, you will be passing through Nebraska City, which is the home of Arbor Day. If you want to stop, I recommend this. My kids really enjoy it.
Grand Island, NE has the Stuhr Museum. I haven't been there yet, but another hs mom I know said her kids really enjoyed it.
That's all I can think of right now. Enjoy your trip! It sounds like loads of fun.
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San Juan Islands....and if it's just the two of you, stay at one of the resorts there.
:iagree: Take a whale-watching tour there (depending on the time of year) and spend at least a night there. If you go in spring, you cannot miss the tulips in Mount Vernon. Walk around Seattle. Hit up Pike's Place (Or whatever it is called) Market. Take a ferry. Eat fresh seafood. Drink local coffee. Enjoy!
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LAW-yer sounds as if it would be a Southern accent to me. I and everyone else (from the Midwest) I know have always said LOI-yer.
Lesley
Well, I'm Southern and I say LOI-yer:tongue_smilie::lol:. I live in the Midwest/Great Plains now and I still hear LOI-yer. If I am thinking about it I will say LAW-yer, but in casual conversation it is LOI-yer.
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The state of Nebraska requires 1032 hours of instruction for k-8 and 1072 hours for 9-12. I count every day spent teaching as a full 6 hours. No, it never takes us 6 hours to complete all of our work, but I count it anyway. If the ps can count half days as full days, so can I. If you, as a homeschooler, count every single hour of instruction required, you will be light years ahead.
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I pronounce it with two "r" sounds. Which is funny when you consider the fact that I was taught English by non-native English speakers, whose first language was French.
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Good advice - thank you! I do have to find a way to let go of my guilt. I've been doing better - I gave up the guilt about stopping speaking German to my little ones all the time when my youngest was born. I was just so tired with no other German support and I could. not. do. it. anymore.
I am so there with you. I always imagined my kids would speak French. My Dad's first language was French. I had years of French in school. I lamented the fact that second language instruction started so late in public schools. My culture is so heavily tied in to the French (Cajun French) language. It just didn't happen. When I think of it, I feel really guilty. But you know what? My kids are getting a solid(ish) Latin education. It isn't French, but it's darn close, and that's good enough for me.
I get the perfectionist tendencies. Really. I tend to be an all-or-nothing kind of gal. Homeschooling has really taught me so many lessons about that. My kids are not perfectionists. They are happy with the process while I am only happy with the result. Talk about hard lesson learned.
I feel completely ridiculous even trying to give you, a veteran homeschooler, advice. I'm sure nothing I've had to say is useful, but sometimes it really is nice to know that you are not alone in you (feeling of) craptasticness. BTW, my impression of you from here is nothing short of Rock Star.
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"And how's that working for you?" is one of my favorites. (Thank you baby-who-would-not-sleep and late-night Dr. Phil)
I know the SNL people made "Really?!?!" big, but I've been saying that since 7th grade.;) Yep, gonna take credit for that one.
You seem like a nice, respectable lady:tongue_smilie:. I won't go into all my completely inappropriate witty comments.
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Oh honey! :grouphug: I almost get it. I've only been homeschooling since Dec 2008 and I am tired. I know deep down it is best for my kids. I know they would either get lost in our local ps, get bullied, or slapped with a big fat inappropriate label. You know better than I do that it is downright hard and exhausting to homeschool. It just is. Sometimes we just have to admit we are tired. That's ok. Really. I've accepted the fact that my kids will not have me to thank if they are ever fortunate enough to be Rhodes Scholars. I've had to embrace the whole "good enough" philosophy. It ain't perfect, but it's good enough. I personally cannot strive for perfection. I get the mom guilt if I do and don't reach that goal. Then I get paralyzed by that guilt. Mommy guilt sucks. Period. Somehow we have to find a way to get rid of that guilt. We just have to accept our limitations. We just have to put one foot in front of the other and, to quote a fellow Nebraskan, "Git 'er done."
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I'm not particularly conservative, or rather, I don't really need/want a church that is. My husband is definitely NOT conservative. Also, from what I can see LCMS is more of a closed communion, with children not participating until after confirmation, which is not something I really would want.
Understood. I get the reasons behind closed communion, but I think I would prefer to have my kids partake. It really all depends on what your particular hill is to die upon.
FTR, I have been to more formal ELCA churches. They can be found. Many have both traditional and contemporary services. Unfortunately for you, traditional services are usually attended by an older crowd.
I like the ELCA. Theologically, I probably have more in common with the ELCA than the LCMS. I just kinda ended up in an LCMS congregation. I really liked the formal worship of the local LCMS church.
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Zucchini. I am the world's worst gardener, yet I always get tons of zucchini. I'm sure a similar squash would work for you. I cannot grow greens for the life of me. It stays chilly here for a while, but it heats up quickly. My poor greens wither away before I can get to them. You would probably have better luck in your climate.
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Dh and I have these covers for our Kindles. We absolutely love them. We love having the lights attached, and the cases really do protect the device. They are a little pricey, but IMO are completely worth the cost.
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Well, the ELCA would have more in common with your more liberal Anglican/Episcopalian churches, while the LCMS would be similar to the conservative side. The ELCA churches I've attended have felt a little less formal, a little less high-churchy than the LCMS churches. Do you consider yourself a conservative Christian? If so, you may be more comfortable in an LCMS church. However, you do not need to be conservative to attend an LCMS church. I'm not. I just like the more liturgical feel of the LCMS.
Almost every Lutheran church I have attended (and I've been to ELCA, LCMS, and WELS churches) has encouraged kids to stay in the service with their parents. Our current church does not have any nursery services. It gets a little annoying on THOSE days to have little ones in church with you, but I will always remember what an older lady said to me after a particularly difficult day. She said something to the effect of "Honey, you don't always have to bring your little one out. I like hearing babies in church. It reminds me that the church is growing." I have found this attitude in every Lutheran church.
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I am not usually a fan of fantasy. Well, unless you count Harry Potter and LOTR as fantasy, which I don't. I'd never heard of Game of Thrones before I saw the show. After watching one episode, I decided to give the books a try. I could not put them down. George RR Martin is a maniacal genius. There are so many plots, sub-plots, story lines and characters. You NEVER know what is going to happen. I have actually thrown down my Kindle after reading certain chapters. I just couldn't believe some of the things he did to the characters I had grown to love. But, it all works out. I just HAD to keep reading. The story is not boring at all. There is just so much action all over the place. I just finished the 5th one and hate to think I will be waiting forever to find out what happens to my people. HIGHLY recommended.
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Overall I loved it. I preferred the book ending. I cannot be coherent at this time of night.
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Last- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (yuck)
Now- The Sixth Man by David Baldacci
Next- still trying to decide :tongue_smilie:
So glad it wasn't in my head! I just couldn't get into that one. I kept falling asleep.
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My pet peeve is pencil erasers that don't erase!
:iagree: I bought my kids a pack of Smencils for Christmas. It seemed like a cool stocking stuffer. Those things have the worst, WORST erasers! They leave pink blotches all over the paper.
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To be honest I am not sure where I got them all from, or if they came from the same place or what. I know when we went out of town to Wal-Mart (its a 1 1/2 hour drive) they had them on sale so I bought a bunch there. Then when we went to Office Max, or Staples (one of the two- its in the same city as walmart) that same day they had them on sale so ofcourse I had to buy them there also :lol:. I also know I bought a ton from Pamida when they had them on sale (and those of you from ultra small rural areas know what Pamida is :D) So the were from one of those 3 stores if that helps ;)
I am considering mechanical pencils as well now. So frustrating. UGH
I know what Pamida is! I'm going there today!
Anyway, I have noticed the same thing with pencils. You have to make sure you get pencils that were made in the USA. The made in China ones are terrible. I've had pretty good luck with the Ticonderoga brand. (Just ignore me. I just looked on my box of Ticonderoga pencils and they are made in China:tongue_smilie:) But as a general rule, the ones made in USA work better.
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Last- George RR Martin's A Feast for Crows.
Currently Reading- George RR Martin's A Dance With Dragons
Next- ? (I just read books on a whim. Whatever suits my fancy at the time, though I'm open to suggestions.)
What is your earliest memory of a news event that made national headlines?
in General Education Discussion Board
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I vividly remember the Iran Contra Affair. My dad had just recently been laid-off and watched the news all day long. I remember sitting in the school lunch room and watching the Challenger explosion. I was 5 and in Kindy. I always watched the news with my parents, but those are the first real memories that stand out in my mind.