dragons in the flower bed
-
Posts
4,935 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by dragons in the flower bed
-
-
Aw, that stinks. Can't say I'm surprised, though.
-
Well, it was his blog post that told me the info, so that was all I knew. And you are right, it was public. I was so mad at my computer when it lost so many sites for me. His blog was called something like "Life Reloaded" but I can't find it...and I do not trust my sieve-for-brain.
Yup. It was A Life, Reloaded, and it's not public anymore.
-
Thank you. I am sorry if what I wrote was off-putting or gossipy. It was the state of his life the last I heard, but I didn't want to answer any more questions, myself.
Oh, no, I didn't mean to say that you were doing anything wrong! He posted a giant scarlet letter on his entirely public blog so I am pretty sure that info is in the public domain. :001_smile:
Ack, now I sound like he's doing something sneaky and awful. :facepalm: I'm just going to very quietly slip out of the room now...
-
All else aside, I would not trust someone who hates my kids to punish them at all.
I didn't even realize it because it wasn't something on our radar -- we don't spank -- but our family court judge automatically enters a "no corporal punishment" clause in every custody order. You might look yours over to see if it's there.
If you do take this to your ex (and I think I would), you might want to start with a lot of sympathy and qualifying, saying, "this is awkward because I don't want to overstep bounds," and, "I realize your wife needs to be able to maintain some control in her own home, but..."
Good luck. So sorry you have to deal with this.
-
I miss his posts. Does he have a different name now?
No, he hasn't been active on the boards for a while. He's left Facebook too, but is on Google Plus. He (and his family) seems happy and wise and kind as ever, though. I'll see if I can get him over here to say hi 'cause it feels a little gossipy to answer questions about his religious position.
-
-
This looks really good! http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/02/vegetarian-lettuce-wraps/
Mmm. I usually don't like what is posted on that blog, but I wish I had made this for dinner. I am definitely putting that one on the meal plan.
I started out making a spinach & chik pea fritter, but then I saw all the cans of black beans in the fridge and realized I like spinach pancakes a lot without chik peas in them, and so I just boiled red & black beans down in a vegetarian brother with garam masala, made spinach pancakes, and served on top of rice noodles. I didn't like it, but three of the four menfolk I was feeding scarfed it down.
-
Totally uninspired about dinner tonight. What's gluten-free and vegetarian but full of protein and not something I've eaten a hundred times this year so far already?
-
I bet she'd like Manitou Springs.
-
Art-I have Drawing with Children and have never even done a lesson with it (see above about being an open and go type of person), yet I want Artistic Pursuits, Meet the Masters and Mark Kistler.
DwC is a really tricky program to implement. If you are an open-and-go person, you should sell it and get Artistic Pursuits.
Alternatively, buy the lesson plans for it from Barb (Harmony Arts). She also sells plans for classical music. ;)
-
I love WP. We used American Story I, Children Around the World, and The World Around Me.
When the company first started up, they experienced massively overwhelmingly positive response, much more than expected. As a result, they were unprepared to handle shipping, taking orders, answering questions. In those first few months as they struggled to keep up with orders and create a business structure that would be sustainable, they got a pretty bad reputation for customer service and backorders. I wish folks would give them a second chance. They've really grown as a company.
-
Writing With Skill 2 is scheduled for release in May of 2013.
-
Email can be tough sometimes. I don't think this came across the way you meant it? It feels...unsupportive to ME
I didn't mean it in a snotty or judgmental way. I screw things up all the time, too, bigger errors than spelling, and I am usually grateful when someone lets me know. We're all trying to educate our kids and need to know this stuff, right? I'm sorry if it came off to the OP as unsupportive.
-
But when I was reading about your rough night I couldn't help thinking that at age 20 I was off at college keeping late hours and meeting new people and taking care of myself without my mom knowing the details.
:nods: Me too. When I was twenty I was married and pregnant.
For grown-ups of any age and gender, a good first date safety rule is to tell someone, anyone, the name and number of who you'll be meeting. Aside from that... I'm pretty sure it's overkill to worry about a grown-up who is still out on a date at three a.m. That usually just means the date is going really well!
I would totally be annoyed if the date just honked and she ran out, though. That's obnoxious. Reminds me of a person whistling for their dog.
-
If you are doing a phonic program is it bad if they learn some site words early on?
Well, it's sight words, not site words. Also, phonics, not phonic.
Almost every phonics program I have used (and there must have been ten!) has taught a few sight words as soon as reading of sentences is introduced. "The" becomes important to know, pretty much right away.
So, I'd say, no, in the right context, there's nothing wrong with memorizing a few words by sight, if you take the right approach to it and don't allow your children to rely on memory alone.
-
But you already have the perfect name: The Dessert Fairy.
-
I agree! I'd be down at the county court tomorrow filing a claim for hospital costs and damages.
I agree. If I couldn't stop it any other way, I'd do that, just in the hopes of making them care. But if your kid is physically injured by them, can't you press assault charges?
Some obnoxious kid chased my nine-year-old out of a park, hitting him, early this week. I went back down with just my cell phone and snapped a picture of him, not saying a word. He freaked out, ran home yelling, "his mom took a picture of me! she took a picture of me!" I figured it would make him feel like what he does has consequences, help him remember that people are taking note of his behavior. I'm not going to do anything with it. Hopefully that puts an end to it.
-
Our schools do "global studies" in 9th and 10th grade, a two year course that can be done as a world cultures kind of thing, but usually includes tons of world history because the state test includes questions on it.
-
But I have a bunch of questions.
Is the Fun Ride Deluxe kit that Heartsong sells a good choice?
Does it come with a brake system?
Do I need to use a tire or block brake? Do I need a brake system, I guess I mean.
Does anyone want to try to scare me off? Are the neighbor kids going to kill themselves in my backyard? Have you had bad experiences with a zip line?
Alternatively, would you like to cheer me on? Do you love your zip line?
-
I am unwilling to consider a lifestyle that does not include a canine companion. Cats, though... I feel like I live alone even when I live with them (which I usually do).
-
Depends on the day, but lately "Love Shack" by the B-52s is my go to happy place song.
I hear that and raise you one or ten dorkiness points: mine is Mmm Bop by Hanson. Of all people.
-
In it he commented on his observations that many of the most brilliant scientists working on the A-bomb project were not all that good at basic math or "math facts."
I've heard this before, and it has sustained the morale of my little family through the "but I want to do trigonometry, not long division" years.
-
If are in the position anywhere along the line of having to wait for the next installment of BA, the time can be filled with interesting diversions: I have more math supplements than is decent to admit in mixed company.
Yep, that. I'll be starting my youngest on it as soon as he is done with his current math book, likely June. If we have to wait, we'll fill in with what's on the shelf, LoF, stuff from livingmath.net, Family Math games, Jan Van Cleave math project books, stuff like that.
-
DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoa! Deep breaths. Something is being done! Others have called CPS already and I just found out today that the younger sister has gone into therapy.
HELP us find a new place to live! (Warning: even more long-winded than usual!)
in General Education Discussion Board
Posted · Edited by dragons in the flower bed
Really, Kalanamak? I would say not to go to Cheyenne. I love that city, but they were always expecting me to act like a New Yorker. Also, there is no great high school. Your son would probably be bored; there is not a lot for teens (who aren't into 4H or ATVs) to do.
Albany, I think, fits all your criteria, except that high school again. The best senior high in the area is a lottery. No one can be sure of getting in.