What do you consider a veteran mom?

9th Grade History-BJU Cultural Geography (1 credit) English- (1 credit) IEW SAT Grammar Vocabulary Power Plus Editor & Chief B1 Literature (homegrown) Science- Apologia Biology (1 credit) Math- MUS Algebra 2 (1 credit) Foreign Language- Easy Peasy Spanish 1 (1 credit) Bible/Christian Worldview-(½ credit) homegrown book list that fits in with Cultural Geography Volunteer- State Park Prairie and Wetland Restoration (1 credit) Electives- Logic- (1/4 credit) undecided Photography- (1/2 credit) The Beginner's Photography Guide Canon EOS Rebel T5/1200D For Dummies PE- (1/2 credit) biking 10th grade History- World History (Not sure what we will use yet) English- IEW Essay Vocabulary Power Plus Editor and Chief B2 Literature (homegrown) Science- Apologia Chemistry (1 credit) Math- MUS Pre-Calculus (1 credit) Foreign Language- Homeschool Spanish Academy (1 credit) Bible/Christian Worldview- (1 credit) (Homegrown) Electives- Health Photography Rowing

Ok Tsuga, I went to my husband and asked why he was willing to provide, while I stayed home our first year of marriage. Also, why he would still never want me to work. I know you have been wanting to know why a man would do this. The first words out of his mouth were "I married you to be with you". When I asked for further explanation he told me that if I worked we would have to work out both of our schedules anytime we wanted to do something. He says it is so much easier to spend time together when you only have one job schedule to deal with. He ended it by saying "You're my best friend. I married you to be around you as much as possible." :).

Ok, I was a SAHW for a full year when we first got married. First, my husband did not want me to work. He liked coming home to a clean home, and good meal. He had a stressful job and liked the calm/peaceful environment to come home to, and I liked doing it. Second, we knew we would have children within in a year or two, so why should I go to work when it was important to both of us for me to be a SAHM. I ran errands, handled all our finances, volunteered. I kept myself busy. It was annoying to have a warm meal prepared and have a late dh. I can understand that frustration. I don't think she should be nagging, and it does not seem like he works too late at all (according to your posts). However, what is it to you if a couple chooses a more toned down easy going life style? My dh has never thought that I needed to work for money in order to contribute. I won't even answer your question about sex because I find it insulting. Now I homeschool 4 kids and our home is not as "peaceful" to come home to ;), but my dh is still so grateful for what I do.

My 3 oldest did not have colic at all. My 4th was very colicy. Of the first 3, two were breast fed for only 2 months. One was bf for 4 months. My 4th was bf for 16 months. I guess your theory doesn't work in our situation.

He is risen indeed!!!! Praise His name!

:lurk5: I am interested also.

I read Catherine F. Vos. Children's Story Bible to little ones. I start with the chapter about the Triumphal Entry and read through the Resurrection. This is the closest to biblically accurate I have found in a child's story book. It is very well written, and captivating for children. We also use the Resurrection Eggs. When my oldest two were real little they would watch Miss Patty Cake's Eggstravaganza video. I looked it up and it is still for sale on her site http://pattycakepreschool.com/index.php/store. She explains the Resurrection Eggs in a fun way. Here is a promo video for it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBQ7bDrmI8.

We just recently moved to the NE Houston area (near Lake Houston). We are basically in the corner of Hwy. 8. We really want to make some homeschool friends in the area. We moved from AZ and don't know anyone here.

My dd 9th grade English credit will look like this: Writing-IEW SICC-B Grammar/ Vocab.-PSAT prep/Editor & Chief/SAT Vocab. Literature- BJU Elements of Literature (1 semester course) and extra lit. The extra literature we will try to get to is the following: 1. Ben Hur (book and audio) 2. Julius Caesar (book and audio) 3. King Arthur and His Knights 4. The Complete Father Brown 5.The Count of Monte Cristo 6. Animal Farm 7. The Iliad and the Odyssey 8. The Enchantress of the Stars

........................................................................ Did anyone else see the mechanical hand of a hooded man touch R2-D2 in Rey's vision. The hand looked exactly like Luke's mechanical hand at the end! That was the clue that made me think she is his daughter, not Hans'.

We don't "do" Santa in any way really. My son (9yr.) was up at 4:45! My girls (11 & 13 yr.) were up a little after 5:00. They were so bummed and very ancy waiting for the baby to wake up at 7:00. The excitement has always been there. However, Christmas is very big in this house.

We are in a very similar situation. We have a long term guest in our rental right now. I think long term, off season guests are a huge blessing. We even gave them a break. To us it is more important to have the money to cover those months than to have a certain # of reviews. When we first started out it was the summer and we didn't have any reviews. We booked pretty solid. We had another long term offer also. I think long term might be the "norm" in the off season.

I was homeschooled for most of my education and have homeschooled my children for nine years. The problem that I see, with some parents, is that they get too caught up in proving that they are doing a good job homeschooling. They drive, and drive their kids to the point where all that mattered is getting that grade, or gaining that intelligence. It is easy for them to forget that they are parents first then academic teachers. Our focus can become school and nothing else if we are not careful. Yes, we can teach character, wisdom, and discernment through our homeschool, but we can also make the actual school work the main focus instead. I have seen the opposite also. There are those parents that in the name of character forgo the academics. Neither one is good, but both extremes exist. Rigor is not synonymous with character, wisdom, and discernment.

I am going to let you in on a little secret. My older kids hardly remember anything we did for history in grades k-3. No matter how I went about doing things. Whether we went fast or slow, more in depth or overview. All my planning, fancy timelines, and memory work did not stick. So my advice will be different than most here. I say do what your kids find the most interesting till 4th, 5th or even 6th grade. Ask them what they want to learn. Even if that means not doing the history cycle (gasp ;)). Just my two cents.

Christian Bale (After Newsies) Tom Cruise (sadly :glare: ) Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert Blythe) Cary Grant (even though I was a teen in the 90s, I had posters of him hanging in my room)

You could sign up for a year subscription to The Happy Scientist. He has some free videos that you can check out. His videos are really great! My kids love watching them. http://thehappyscientist.com/

No, I would not return to work. I love taking care of the home and my family. I consider what I do just as much of a contribution as working outside the home. The amount of money I save by cooking, bargain shopping, etc. makes up for the lack of paycheck. I would like to be available to my kids even after they are gone, like my mom is for me. When I had my c-section and broke my toe this year my mom was the one I knew I could count on to be here for me. My children don't ever want me to work either. They say their going to still need me when they are no longer living at home. I want to help new homeschool moms when I am a veteran (maybe give them some breaks by watching their children). I want to volunteer, put more time into my painting, and all together just relax. My husband wants it this way also. He likes the peace and calm that comes from me not working.

Haven't heard of it. Thanks for posting about this. I will have to look into it more.

I have two wiggly willy- I would definitely agree with LOE Foundations for Phonics/Spelling. For History something like Time Travelers American History from Homeschool in the Wood http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/timetravelers.html or Konos http://www.konos.com/www/elementary.html. I am using the Time Travelers with my 8yr. son right now and it is going great. There is just the right amount of text to read and a ton of activities that have been easy to implement. Yesterday we built a ship and went "exploring" with the dried fruit and lime juice aboard that sailor used to eat and drink. I am in the market for Science right now too. ETA: Oh, I forgot Konos is History and Science. I am already using Time Travelers though so I need to find something else for science.

Have you looked into Heart of Dakota's high school programs? http://www.heartofdakota.com/ They have tons of living books. Right now they only have two HS guides, but they plan on coming out with a new one each year. These are the two HS packages: Hearts for Him Through High School:World Geography - http://www.heartofdakota.com/hearts-for-him-through-high-school-packages.php Hearts for Him Through High School:World History- http://www.heartofdakota.com/world-history-hearts-for-him-through-high-school-packages.php

Anger stems from fear. Maybe talking to him about what he is afraid of or observing what he might be afraid of, when he is set off, would help some. Sorry it is so difficult for the whole family.

I was homeschooled, and now I hs my children. I have met plenty of awkward hsers and plenty of "normal" hsers (whatever that means) through the years. The ones that were/are awkward have awkward parents. The ones that were/are "normal" have "normal" parents. Now, if you want your kids to be more outgoing that is another thing. I think there are things you can do. My children know that I expect them to step outside their box. Because that is what we do as a family. As an example, just this last park day I told my girls that there would be many new families. I expected them to go up and introduce themselves to kids they did not know. My girls came up with the idea of making signs inviting others to come and build sand castles; as well as going up to kids and asking them to join. I have pushed my kids to do things that they were not comfortable doing at first. My oldest wanted to sell some jewelry. She wanted me to be right there and help her talk to the grownups. I said no. This was her thing. I talk about the best way to say things. And told her she must be bold. There was nothing to fear. Work through the fear, and just do it. She was shy at first, but as time went on she started to ease into it. Now, when she sells things or talks to adults she is completely at ease. I have had to do similar things with my other two. Being shy because of fear of failure or fear of others is not ok for my kids. JMO.

My dh thinks the way I dress rocks ;) .There are a few things I ask him about, before buying, because some patterns drive him nuts. However, usually he is the one to defer to me about his clothes.

Wow! nothing like taking Scripture out of context. Her view of Christian doctrine is bazar.