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So dh came in to show me my bat. It was a piece of insulation that got lodged between the rafters.
Thank you all for your advise and support. I'm crawling away in shame now....
(We did hear an owl, though)
AWE. SOME!!!:lol::lol: I am laughing WITH you, not at you. Seriously. We have had a total of three (yes, 3!!!) snakes INSIDE (as in, not outside, but really inside our doors). I have been known to absolutely flip out over a suspicious piece of yarn.
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Around here 3 gets looks and 4 is definitley considered big. Recently someone commented on my ds with a "you do know what causes that" and I told her that I did and that it was a lot of fun so we may have more.
Yep! My Catholic friends often use this one when confronted with obnoxious comments.
The whole "What is a large family" thing is so subjective. It really depends on where you live. We had out third when we were in upstate NY. We got looks and comments all the time for just 3! I felt like such a huge family. Then we moved here. Four dc is quite common and considered perfectly normal. Five is pretty popular. Six will generate suggestions than you should get cable. Seven, though still seen, is usually met with a jaw drop. I know people on their 8th and 9th kids. Suddenly my three kiddos seem puny. I guess there really isn't all that much to do here except, well, ya know;). I think big families are great. My dad is one of 9. My mom is one of 6. I'm the oldest of 3 and I wish we would have had more.
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I hate snakes!
Bombs away!
Also, I'm warning you. Don't google to see what this snake looks like. Very disturbing. Maybe even worse than the trailer for "The Human Centipede" movie.
PS I would be evacuating based on the snake information regardless of the threat of bombing.
You know I had to Google that, right? And I now agree with the bombing idea.
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This is better than a soap opera! Gosh I love you guys!
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Have you watched Maria Miller's YouTube video on the topic?in my signature line. Click on Sample lessons, then Level 3, then Lesson 5 Multiplying with Fractions for a cogent explanation. :001_smile:
ETA: Sorry - I just realized that this reply doesn't answer your question :o
Think of what a fraction means. Lets begin with a simple one: 1/2.Multiplying something by one half is the same as dividing by two.
Because the division is the inverse of the multiplication, DIVIDING by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by two, i.e. the reciprocal.
You can visualize this by having a pizza and dividing it: division by 1/2 means "how many half pizzas can you fit into one whole"- the answer is 2.
For fractions that are 1/3, 1/4 and so on, the same procedure applies: dividing by 1/4 means answering "how many 1/4 are in a whole" - 4.
So division by 1/4 is teh same as multiplication by 4.
A fraction that has a numerator larger than one is a combination of two actions: a division by the denominator, and a multiplication by a numerator.
If I multiply by 3/4, I can first multiply by 3, and then divide by 4 (or vice versa)
So, dividing by 3/4 is the same as dividing by 3 and then dividing by 1/4 (or vice versa).
Division by 3 is the same as multiplying with 1/3.
Division by 1/4 is the same as multiplying with 4.
So, division by 3/4 is the same as multiplying with 4/3.
hope this helps.
Thank you so, so very much! We watched the youtube video and the Professor B sample. Those were perfect and exactly what she needed.
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Can anyone explain to me why we multiply by the reciprocal when dividing fractions? I never learned why, just how. I need to explain this to my 5th grade dd (and to myself really). And links would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
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I'd rather not. I have a 3yo. She's just...... well, ummmm...... Just be prepared.
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Our family met him last year in Cincy. He was wonderful! We went to one of his sessions late at night. It was the perfect bedtime story for my kids. My kids actually prefer to listen to him read SOTW. I've thought of sending him a letter asking him to do a recording of basic commands, like "Clean your room" or "Stop hitting your sibling" since my dc prefer his voice over mine.
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We've done 4+ and the second semester 4 book. Basically, 4+ starts out with basic grammar and progresses to writing paragraphs. The second semester 4 book focuses more on writing 5-paragraph essays. Dd is doing a lot of KWO work and rewriting given material in her own words. I have my MC5 book open right now. It seems to cover paragraphs in more detail, many KWO exercises, citing sources, outlining cards, thesis statements (which are also covered in books 4+ and 4 II), and organizing research. If your son already has many of these skills down, you could start with the 6+ books, which can be used to remediate older students. You have already used IEW, he is writing history summaries and outlining science, so many of the skills covered in 4+ would likely be below his level.
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You all are so ambitious!
I'm totally pumped because dh just pulled out of the driveway with both kids and an SUV full of camping stuff...
AND I'M NOT IN THE CAR!!!
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They won't be home until Sunday. Oh yeah. Quiet house. :D Think I'll watch some basketball now.
You win!
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We are celebrating a birthday today! My baby boy is 8yo:eek::crying:. I originally planned to invite his friends over to our place. We have 8 acres, which is almost enough space to contain 8 crazy boys. However, Spring decided to go away (we currently have snow on the ground...again), so we moved the party to the bowling alley. I had an outdoor activity planned for tomorrow, but it is supposed to snow again. Since dh is working, we may just have a movie day. If I'm feeling really adventurous, we may go to our local craft fair, but only because our local Usborne book lady will be there.
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:iagree: My kids never want to talk to me until I am on the phone. :lol: I think it is important for them to learn that there are times when they need to be quiet and respectful. I am SO good at the "threatening eyes". :lol:
Someone implanted something in my dc's brains causing them to go absolutely nuts anytime a phone rings. They can be happily occupied doing whatever, but as soon as the phone rings they need a snack/have an URGENT need to ask me about bugs/start fighting. I too give them the "stink eye" but they never seem to care.
OP, I cannot tell you how many times I have put my dc in time-out due to their inappropriate behavior while I am on the phone. And they will continue to get a time-out if they keep on acting like rabid monkeys while I am on the phone.
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Ooh, me, me!!!
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SWB
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It is never "simple" or "minor" when it is YOUR child. :grouphug: momma. I hope you get some rest tonight.
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My baby sister just committed to Tulane today. She will have a full ride, everything (meals, books, room) included! She is a 3-time state track champ (indoor and outdoor) in the 800m. She just competed in the National Indoor Track Championship games a couple of weeks ago, where she finished 19th in the nation. She is an honor student who works so very hard. She was also courted by Columbia. I am just one proud big sister right now!
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:grouphug: Dawn, there are no words. We will remember your sweet boy in our prayers.
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I attended the Cincy convention last year. Overall, I was blown away by the variety of speakers and left the convention feeling recharged and inspired. However, I did walk out of one seminar due to the speaker's constant bashing of Catholics. Why am I mentioning this? People (thankfully not many of the logic-minded ladies here) are flipping out over uber-conservative Ken Ham getting kicked out of the convention due to his childish, tacky, and utterly un-professional behavior, yet many current speakers can bash Catholicism all they want without any consequences. Do I think the Great Homeschool Conventions board did the right thing? Absolutely! Not only did he behave like an illogical child, but he likely violated his contract. Also, the decision to exclude Ken Ham makes me more likely to want to attend future conventions. I just wish the GHC people would extend the same courtesy towards Catholics. (BTW, I'm not Catholic. I just HATE any divisions within the Body of Christ.)
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Compromise. Seriously.
My dh and I are both mules. We have had to learn to compromise on so many things. Basically, we have to ask ourselves "Does it mean more to the other one if we do ____ one way than it does for me to NOT do _____." I'll give you an example. When we only had two dc, I wanted a bigger car. It was a pain getting my dc into and out of our tiny car. The car did not handle well in our snowy climate. I really wanted something to make my life easier. My dh was vehemently opposed since our car was paid off. When we finally sat down to have a real discussion about it, he realized it meant more to me to get a car than it did to him to NOT get a car. Now, we didn't get the big ole SUV that I originally wanted, but the vehicle we purchased met both of our desires (me-space and safety, him-affordability) perfectly.
Now, dh and I have been married 11 years. It took a lot of hard work to get to this point. Being the stubborn person that I am, when I make up my mind to do something, I want it done just because. I hate having to formulate a logical argument for my decision, then hear my dh's logical argument against that decision, or vice versa. Every major decision takes time in our house, which can be frustrating for a stubbornly impatient person, but this is the only way two mules can live in harmony.
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I was raised Anglican. In my 20's I tried some community churches, a four square etc... I am now back in a very traditional Anglican Church.
I could be very off base here, but for me it was politics, or wanting to be away from politics when I am worshiping. Politics have crept into a lot of churches. Including the more modern one I was attending a few years ago. I bounced around trying to find a place where politics was not present in church, and I found it in an traditional Anglican church.
One thing with the more modern churches, they are newer. They have had less time to figure out how to keep politics out of church. The Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist (and I am sure a few others). Have been around for centuries and I think they understand that worship on Sunday is about God.
That is just my thought on a possible reason
I was so ready to agree with your post until you mentioned Lutherans being able to keep church politics separate. I thought the same thing when I left the Baptist church to attend a Lutheran congregation. Umm, we have politics, but it is very German and stoic. Apparently it is not ok to disagree with anything the church leadership/people-who-have-been-there-forever decides to do. Ask me how I know.:glare:
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I grew up with parents who grew up nominally Catholic. They knew absolutely nothing about the Catholic church, though they attended all their lives. When they finally left the Catholic church to attend a fundy Baptist church, they had developed a hatred toward the Catholic church. I grew up with that hatrred. They felt as though they were missing out on some great message, when really they just never looked.
For a while after I left home I attended a number of different Protestant churches. While in San Diego, I attended a huge mega-church with a full band and an awesome pastor. It was great for the hour and a half or so while I was there, but I felt as though I had nothing to take home with me. When we moved away, we visited a number of different churches and denominations, though I absolutely refused to enter a Catholic church. My youthful indoctrination had been quite thorough:glare:. We attended an LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) church for a while, but never joined. We moved again (thanks to the Navy) and kept searching. We mostly attended a Congregational church, mostly because we could walk to it. Full band, at least 30 minutes of dramatic praise and worship music, big fancy VBS program, etc. It served a purpose, but I felt as though I was being fed on bread alone. You know, enough to keep me going, but not enough to meet all my nutritional needs. Then we moved again, lather, rinse, repeat.
We searched for a while and finally settled on an LCMS congregation. For the first time in 10 years I actually joined a church. I loved the liturgy. I loved the traditional worship. I liked the fact that the pastor was not just an actor on a stage, but more of a facilitator. It was my first real experience with a traditional, liturgical church. However, now I want more. I feel drawn to the Catholic or EO church. I want something that is not just a fad, and I honestly think given the time between Christ and now, many fundy churches tend towards the faddish side. And now that I feel drawn to the Catholic or EO church, I am scared. I have purchased bookes on Church history, and I'm scared to open them. I'm scared to find out the truth. I was raised flaming Protestant. I think I am supposed to be morally opposed to traditional churches. Heck, my Southern Baptist preacher dad flipped when he heard we joined a Lutheran church. I don't even want to imagine his reaction if I told him we went to a Catholic or EO church.
So what is the deal with all these people wanting to know more about the Catholic or EO church? Like the anology I used before, I just think many people are tired of being fed just bread. Yes, it sustains, but many people want the meat and veggies. Maybe the Catholic or EO church holds the meat and veggies. Many of us want more than smoke and mirrors. We want something that has lasted. We want something concrete and real. We want to enter a church and be able to say "Hey, I suck at this Jesus thing, but I'm trying. Help me without judging." I just haven't found that in any of the Protestant churches I have attended so far.
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:grouphug: I am really sorry you are suffering at this time. That just bites.
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Oh sweetie! :grouphug: I had PUPP (PUPS? whatever) with my first. It really, REALLY bites. Really. Mine seemed to get better around 37 weeks, but it was just sheer misery. Awful. Did I mention how terrible it was?
I can't tell you what to do. You're kind of a pro at this baby-making thing. You know what is best for you, your body, your baby, your family. Do what works.:grouphug:
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I was asking which incident you were referring to, but finally figured out that TMI is Three Mile Island. (it looks remarkably similar to the TMI used for Too Much Information :001_smile: )
Lol. It is commonly referred to as TMI in the nuke world. Dh and I joke that TMI (of the too much info variety) was the only thing released at Three Mile Island.
Disappointed in MACHE-stance on Ham
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Seriously, I love Jesus. For real. I don't give one good flying fig what some "respected theologin" says. I don't follow some random guy who claims he has the market cornered on Jesus. Sure, the Bible is the ultimate truth. Unfortunately, humans (who are quite stupid, honestly) are left to interpret the Bible, and we all get at least some of it wrong. I'm pretty sure God will grant us some slack because He knows how dumb we all are. Wouldn't it be lovely if we could just grant everyone else the grace (ahem) God grants us? And be tactful about it?