Heigh Ho, thank you! :)

My 16 year old son just made Eagle Scout a week ago! We are rejoicing in this, and are so proud of this achievement! He had to overcome so much to get where he is today. He has epilepsy and his seizures were so bad (grand mal) and frequent the last few years that he wasn't able to leave the house very often. Thankfully he was homeschooled. We searched everywhere for help for 10 years (we were told he would outgrow it while he continued to have more and more seizures) and went everywhere, and finally found Texas Children's Hospital in January 2012, where they diagnosed a brain tumor. They took it out on March 1, 2012. It was benign, praise the Lord! He has been seizure free since that time, and last fall was finally well enough to complete all his Eagle Scout requirements, which were put on hold for several years due to the violent seizures. We could cry with happiness that my son was able to achieve this. We love Scouting. My son is our second Eagle Scout. :)

Great thread. I will be working on this and replying. I think meal planning is one of my weaker strengths, but I am trying!

Thank you!

I find it hard to read, too. I could read for a long time on the old boards, and did many times when I found a good thread. I am finding this bright white too harsh. :(

Thank you! That is so sweet. :) I would like prayer for our finances. It seems to be one thing after another. When we think all is well & maybe we can have a breather (brain surgery for my son this year and lots of trips to doctors 900 miles away, which we are soooo thankful for); we then get home from our latest medical trip and last week our furnace control panel broke just 2 months out of warranty, and now this week both of our cars need repair work done. I know the Lord is in control and I have to trust him! We will get out of this financial mess, I know it. I appreciate your prayers! I will be praying for you, too, and for everyone else on this thread that has requested prayer. :)

Sounds Good!

The 109 glucose level is great 2 hours after you eat, but some people have higher numbers only 1 hour after their meals (including me). It fluctuates and depends on what you ate. I try to keep my levels at 120 or below at their highest (that is where a normal person's levels usually are at). So experiment with your meter and find out when your personal levels are at their highest.

We waited with our boys, and it really helped mature them. They appreciate that extra year. Our daughter had a January birthday, so she started on time, and that worked for her. I will always recommend waiting if they have late birthdays.

I loved living in Northern Idaho and the surrounding areas. Southern Idaho is desert. I would suggest going to college at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, or Washington State University in Pullman, Washington (which is just a few miles from Moscow). I grew up in that area and loved it! Four distinct seasons. Now I live in the HUMID midwest... Can't wait to get back to Idaho.

I like Charlie's Soap.

Books..... I love them! They are so hard to part with. I have been sending so many books to my granddaughters, and donating many more books to our local thrift store. I have kept most of the books from my homeschooling days, and trying to decide which ones to say goodbye too is what I am going through. So I am slowly going through and clearing out our bookshelves. We had 14 bookshelves full, and have pared that down quite a bit. Even got rid of 2 of the bookshelves. My huge old favorite library bookshelf went to a very nice homeschooling family who are just starting out. That made me feel good. We hope someday to move across country, so we need to pare down. I am keeping quite a few that I love so that my grandchildren will have plenty to read when they come to visit....

We used A Reason for Handwriting and really liked it.

Congratulations!!!!:)

We don't use fluoride at our house. No fluoride treatments at the dentist either, and no fluoride toothpaste. I have read so many negative things about fluoride, so we don't use it. My children do not have cavities either. At the dental office, I have to be careful so they don't "accidentally" give my children fluoride treatments (or my husband, too)..... They like to treat the whole family!