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Carol, you know my flavor of Lutheranism. So, what is the first book of Lewis's Space trilogy? Do I possess it? I must start at the beginning!
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I can't believe how many times I've said that this is the last day this year we'll see 60 plus degrees. They just keep popping up. :D
School has gone out of the window here. I keep letting my kids play outside, thinking *this* is the last nice day of the year. I am hoping our zoo visit today counts as some sort of educational activity.
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So either Screwtape Letters or Mere Christianity. Thanks for weighing in on this topic! Another question. Do you know which one of those a Lutheran would enjoy more? I am not completely married to Lutheran theology, though we are going steady right now.
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Where does one start with C.S. Lewis? I've read all the Narnia books. I absolutely loved Till We Have Faces. I would like to jump into the Lewis theology pool. Where should I start? I own The Problem of Pain, Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, Miracles, A Grief Observed, Perelandra, and That Hidden Strength. No comments on owning books one has never read :p. You know how homeschoolers are with books.
Help a girl out here!
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We watched whatever it was they were playing during the money-raising event. Let's see if I can recall everything: Lady Mary turned down cousin Matthew's proposal (even though she said she loved him) because her mum was pregnant with a change-of-life baby, and it might have been a boy and heir, leaving cousin Matthew poor; however, the heir (the baby WAS a boy!)was killed by the actions of mum's maid, who erroneously thinking that her ladyship was hiring a new lady's maid to replace her (she was really helping someone else find a new maid), positioned a bar of soap on the bathroom floor so that her ladyship slipped on it, fell, and lost the baby. Ugh. Meanwhile, Mary had found out her sister had told some ambassador something or other, so when sister was expecting to be proposed to at a party, Mary told the groom-to-be how sister had laughed about some old boor was going to propose to her, and that was the end of that marriage prospect. The servants were having their own dramas. Some guy confessed that he did time as a thief, but wasn't believed. It turns out that he confessed because his wife did it. Whatever. I couldn't tell if one of the maids was in love with him and the news about a living wife was a blow or not. The mother of another servant died and there was a fight between him and some jerk who needled him about it. Some guy was caught stealing a wallet. And of course there was the trusted lady's maid who murdered her mistress's baby because she thought she was being fired. :svengo:
Well, yeah, but they do all that with their English accents and while wearing fabulous Edwardian dresses! That must count for something.
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Yes, it is Days of Our Lives, but with ACCENTS!!! And good acting!!! And clothes!!! Did I mention the accents? Say anything with an English accent and it sounds smart. All Downton Abby needs is a kilted Scot.
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It was 64 today. Our average high is around 39. We skipped school and went to the zoo ;).
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When I was in the Navy, I was a chain smoker. I could not run a mile and a half in under 15 minutes, tough I was we'll within the weight guidelines. The Navy put me in a step aerobics class. After 3 months, I killed the 1.5 mile run in 12 minutes. Step aerobics works. It's a bit painful at first, but it works.
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Lol. I try. My purebred Lab and Lhasa Apso were never registered with the AKC (I fixed them). You gave me an opportunity to be creative.
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FWIW, the UK has not banned spanking.
Laura
And now we have the perspective of a UK resident. Can we calm down now and focus on the kilts and cupcakes?
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Miscarriages suck. Period. Hugs to Kwickmom, Rivendellmom, and everyone else dealing with this.
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What about Fireflyz Rock In A Pillowcase?
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Some are concerned, but swellmomma's looney tunes comment was unkind and inappropriate.
I think Swellmomma was making more of a general statement against the tactics of HSLDA.
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Personally, I feel sorry for Sarah, who started this thread. :( She is a long-time member here, and it seems like she is being ridiculed. I hope her feelings aren't hurt.
OK, so most of us (myself included,) aren't buying into the HSLDA Wants To Take Over The World propaganda, but I think we also have to admit that some of their emails could sound pretty scary to someone who didn't realize that the HSLDA has a huge political agenda, and that their organizational goals no longer seem to have the slightest thing to do with helping gain and maintain the rights of homeschoolers in the USA... which originally seemed to be their whole purpose for existing. They have become quite the experts at fearmongering and scare tactics. :glare:
I am entirely in favor of continuing this thread in the spirit of cupcakes and kilts. :hurray: And I'm loving Patrick Stewart in a kilt, BTW. :001_wub: But I do hope we'll go easy on Sarah. Her heart was in the right place, even if she didn't have complete information when she started this thread.
:grouphug: to Sarah.
It's not her we are ridiculing. Some are genuinely concerned about her. Some of us are completely p!ssed that HSLDA can cause already stressed out hs moms to panic of this. That's what ticks me off. The fear-mongering. It's icky.
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Valerie, your posts were very respectful. IMO, most people are angry at the fear tactics of HSLDA. If HSLDA sends a fellow hs mom into an anxiety attack, we get angry. Logical, factual opposition to this treaty is perfectly acceptable. Fear-mongering leaves one without a leg upon which to stand.
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Op, if you are really, truly scared, I will offer up my services. It's the UN!!! They're not exactly know for their strength. This 5'2" Cajun girl who knows karate and can shoot a gun will protect you. The world is not ending. The sky is not falling.
And I'm not dismissing legitimate arguments against this treaty, as long as those arguments are logically formed. The fear-mongering of HSLDA irritates this Christian gal.
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I really enjoyed the ability to tag posts. While I love a funny tag, I really liked tagging posts to make them easily searchable. Is there any way we can bring back this feature? It sure would make searching for "middle school science" and "kilts" a lot easier.
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It is like eating two chocolate and one cherry tootsie roll at the same time. I like it :)
Drool! Sounds delicious.
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... discovering my son reading a bedtime story to his little sister.
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Gosh, I would give you a thousand "likes" for putting the Mike's on a high chair if I could.
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If it makes you feel any better, my son once wrote out instructions for making hand grenades and gave them to his friends. I'm sure we are on some FBI watch list.
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:(. I am so sorry. That really stinks.
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Bread with gluten is my favorite food group. If we had problems, I would eliminate it. We don't. I cannot imagine the lives of people with a gluten intolerance. My life wouldn't be complete without gluten.
C.S. Lewis (self-Ed post)
in High School and Self-Education Board
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Must. Start. At. The. Beginning.