It's snowing here right now. It's beautiful and one of the reason's I call the Midwest home. Glad you're enjoying it. :001_smile:

If I had prior knowledge about any bad neighbors. If there were negative reports of any kind, there is no way I would buy. We are getting ready to move and have being dealing with rotten neighbors. It is the absolute worst. It definitely changes your life, the way you live your life, and life is way too short for that.

The ones called Thanks-A lot. A butter cookie that has chocolate on one side. Yum.

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$5400.00 out here in the Midwest.

I give my DD a daily dose of calcium D3 (gummies--just one) for cramps. We thought she had an abdominal migraine. It seems to have helped. I also take calcium daily.

My DD just had braces put on two months ago. She had to have teeth removed due to severe overcrowding and a small jaw. Our ortho is guessing (at this point) that she will have the braces on for two years.

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We dropped spelling in 5th grade as DD is a strong speller. If she spells a word wrong now, I have her write it on paper three or four times and use it in a sentence. Definitely get rid of formal spelling class if you don't need it. :thumbup1:

Yes, I have felt that way. I don't have the option though as DD wouldn't make it through ps unscathed. We are accidental homeschoolers. I can relate as I'm totally burnt out and it's only February. I also only have ONE. (LOL) Good luck to you.

No, you're not alone. I'm 100% in your camp. I even went as far as PMing a member. I didn't want to have to post my questions about high school on the forum due to worrying about looking stupid with my questions, my replies, etc. For some reason that didn't work out; I think they thought I was a troll. (LOL--that's okay, I can laugh about it.) Definitely know you are not the only one. I actually thought **I** was the only one. :tongue_smilie:

Yes, I've been planning for next year (7th grade) for quite awhile. Actually I'm getting ready to take pictures of a few items and post on ebay to try and sell them for next year's materials.

Sincere hugs to you. I had two beloved family members pass away in the same week. One was expected, the other was not. It took my breath away for a long time. I still have "those days". It's good you're seeing a therapist. Be open to anti-depressants if you need them. That's what my mom had to do.

I totally agree with you, goldberry. It is extremely sad. My DD would make someone a true-blue friend and has never ever received the same treatment in return. She couldn't make a friend if her life depended on it. ***sigh*** Also, I really don't think you can ever have too many (real) friends, can you??

Yes, I know what it is. I consider this a very old-fashioned term. Maybe that's me showing my age though that I know what it means. LOL :laugh:

Not to derail the thread, but could you please point me in the direction of the online supporting teaching materials? This is the small yellow book (LAoW)? Thank-you.

Runza's are excellent. We had a case of them; but of course, they are all gone. LOL

You're not alone. We've tried for five full years now and it's exhausting. I've got an only child so it's extra hard. My DD just celebrated another birthday with no one to invite. I don't know why it is so hard, but it really makes your heart hurt after awhile. There are virtually no other homeschoolers here in our area and the public schoolers are incredibly mean. There are no coops, no homeschool support groups, no parent support groups, etc. We are secular homeschoolers so that makes it tough as well. We must have bad luck as we have encountered so many rotten kids/parents. After so many negative encounters, we have given up on trying to find any friendly public school kids and there are no homeschoolers so.....................It's been very tough. DD has also been burned many times, so she's not even the same child she was five years ago. She craves friends so we continue to hope. I've tried to start a group six times over the last five years with no luck of any kind. I wish I had the answer. Feel free to vent. (I did want to clarify our situation. We've put ourselves out there with no luck. We have since left the area and are now driving to another town (25 miles away) for activities. It is what it is.)

Definitely stop blow drying it. Braids are your friend. (LOL) Wide tooth comb. Two of the very best products I've used for detangling are: 12 Benefits Instant Healthy Hair Treatment--Just 3-4 sprays is all you need of this. Matrix Biolage has an excellent Detangling Solution. I have very easily tangled hair and DD has extremely long heavy hair.

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We got our DC a cell phone (dumb) when she was 8. It only cost us $5.00 more a month. I thought that was a small price to pay in case she became separated from me in a store for whatever reason. She's an only child. She's now almost 12 and has a Smart phone.

:sad: I'm sorry you're feeling bad. It's frustrating when you're trying to find the best way to help your child be included. It really does make your heart hurt. My DC has this problem and has never had any friends. (((hugs)))

I had to start wearing glasses (astigmatism) at age 8. I always hated wearing them and went without them for quite a few years. I could tell my vision was getting worse and started wearing bi-focals (glad they are no line-) around age 43. I had a scare about two years ago when I went in for a checkup. They found a spot on one of my eyes. My mother suggested I start taking Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite, an eye vitamin and mineral supplement. I did and when I went back the spot was gone. I'm assuming my pressure (for whatever reason) was up in my eye the day the spot was discovered. But I also didn't need to get new lenses as my eyes hadn't changed enough to warrant getting new ones. I'm hoping that the B. & L. vitamin is helping as we have eye disease that runs in the family.

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I totally get this. I'm also outsourcing more to ensure that I don't burn out. My DD was just put back on meds so I'm hoping that helps.