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The vocabulary from CE shows up in the Practice Town sentences, which helps.
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Doing our work feels good--that's my recharge. DS2 is a super active, cheery little guy. It isn't hard for the kids to focus on their independent work, so long as I'm running with DS2. But when he rests that beautiful head to sleep, we can teach, learn, discuss, draw.
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I'm thrilled with my present for DH: a backgammon board. It's something he wouldn't get for himself, but I think he will enjoy playing with me and the kids. It'll be a new game for the kids, too.
LAst year I gave him a really cozy, silky fuzzy blanket for our bed. He loved it.
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How old are your children, Liberty? I might have some advice if your kids are a little older than the guests who are coming. But first of all, hats off to you. This is a massive undertaking, and you must be a great sister! I think you might also have a grand time, but you are right to start planning now.
I too am curious why your sister is leaving her 3 month old behind. Babies that age are so easy to travel with--even to the third world if that is where your sister is going. It's such a long time, and having the infant with her mother would make your job so much more doable.
Finally, if you don't mind me asking, where is your sister adopting from? So few countries allow adoption by people with larger families so I am curious for my own little adoption daydreams.....
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My Dh either: works, plays with the kids, does chores, goes fishing (with some of the kids, always), helps me with whatever I needs help with. Sometimes we go out or stay in on real "dates". He's not in town for the next few weeks so we are missing him....
Some Sunday mornings the kids just frolic inside or out and Dh and I just drink coffee and chat. I love mornings like that.
OP--Does DH spend much time doing things with your children? That would seem to be the weekend's primary purpose, regardless of the activity...
I almost forgot--most Saturdays there are several sports games or practices to get the four older kids to, and to watch. Those days we are ships passing on the roads.....
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Set and Spot It! are my 5 yos favorite games.
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I think my dd hacked into some of your accounts. Why am I more tempted now than when I wrote the post?
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Maybe I could get over it. Maybe.
But I think respecting the animal and NOT making it part of Christmas morning is very important. If we are going to take care of an animal, we might as well start doing so right off the bat and put the creature's needs and comfort before my own desire to delight my child. Thank you for that reminder.
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The timing is out of his control for the most part. He's in abroad now. He had been home for a month before and we thought we got the timing right, but we were wrong. He'll miss our next chance, but then he'll be home for six weeks. That's why I'm thinking of seeing a specialist--between my age and his travel we don't have an infinite number of chances left.
That said, Dh is fine with things as they are. He's half hoping (maybe 75 percent hoping) the fever will pass. I don't think it will.
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I had just won a particularly arduous game of Sorry when my DS9 said, "we have to play to the finish." The two other players were about to rebel--I mean really, who wants to come in second--when DS9 started doing everyone's turn for him/her at really high speeds. You had to be there, but it was just so funny. He'd hop to the other person's spot, pull a card, move the piece while imitating the person, jump to the next spot, etc. He finished the game in about 5 minutes and we were all left laughing. He came in last and was just delighted with everything. So funny.
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To those of you who urged me to get my hands on a copy of Writer's Jungle: thank you. It has taken me a while to loosen up enough to just start trying some of the suggestions, but we are in a groove now and loving our free writing time and our chatty narrations and our poetry teas.
Just wanted to share that.
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My youngest just turned 2. I am about to turn 45. I have been very lucky and blessed to have the children I do have. My husband is terrified about the financials and the looming college tuitions. I really thought by now I would not be thinking this way. But here is again: baby fever. The "would it be great if it happened" approach we've taken over the last two years has not resulted in a baby. Dh travels so timing is an issue but, of course, my age must be the main factor here. Anyway, this is so personal I wonder why I am posting about it here. IRL no one would sympathize--we live in a 2.5 kids per family part of the world--or have real advice to offer. I'm thinking of seeing a fertility doc just to see what my options are. I'm really not crazy. I just love this baby-wearing, child-rearing, soon-to-be teenager part of life and never want it to end. Sigh.
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Good to know. I had assumed it was for anything they carry, which would have been too good to be true, really. Now I can plan accordingly. Thanks.
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My dd has wanted a kitten for a year now. She pines for one, and now she very sweetly and hopefully is talking about how Santa just might bring one.
I am just two inches shy of being phobic of cats. I really dislike them. (I don't mean to offend cat lovers so please just trust me when I say I know this is irrational.) They make my skin crawl. Also, I just don't want the responsibility that comes with caring for that kind of a pet. And I think the litter box and the cat hair will drive clean-a-tic me crazy.
I'm just getting itchy even as I write about this.
So I really don't think I will be able to get over this enough to give my daughter her heart's desire this Christmas.
What do I do to prep her for the disappointment?
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Love that idea SaDonna. This is not exactly on topic, but I do find the reading selections so extremely well chosen. Many of the selections are just great to read--the description of the door knocker in Dickens from week 10--or unexpected--Jonathan Kozol!!--or otherwise outstanding. They've led us to other reading and discussions. However, I hadn't thought of reading ahead and prepping for some of them. Maybe that is what I will do with my day off Friday....
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My children would be perfectly happy to have a nice challenging math lesson, and then just hours uninterrupted to read. They would end up writing, drawing and talking too. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if we did this:
Morning math
read all day
free write for 20 minutes (2nd grade) 40 minutes (4th)
Finish--polish--one favorite piece of writing every two weeks.
I think my current approach is a little over-complicated. Just musing here, but I invite your comments.
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I bought 4 boxed sets (history, math, geography, and science) for Christmas last year. My three older children love these. They have all been ready many times. To be honest, I have spent a few stolen minutes looking through them myself. They are really light and fun and interesting.
I'm planning to figure out which ones we don't have (does anyone know great ones that aren't in the boxed sets?) and order a few more for Christmas. They'd be met with smiles.....
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I use it all the time. I might have really screwed all this up if I hadn't. The sample examples are VERY helpful, as are the rubrics and the questions. If you are a natural teacher you might not need the IG but I find it very useful.
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You're on. I'll report back later. The problem is that my only thought about AR harkens back to college in 1989, and it this useless and obvious tidbit: annoyingly contrarian college girls and their smelly beaus like her.
So let's see.....
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I wrote off Ayn Rand in college, and have not thought about her since. I am really curious about how this philosophy affects grammar. I don't get it, but I am curious. I own Rex Barks, but we haven't needed it yet. Fill me in, please. I could use a mini intellectual road trip today
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No more stuff! You sound like a great aunt. I would suggest sending a gift that all the guys can (except the newborn) can play with together, but send it to the birthday boy. Magnatiles, unit blocks, legos, etc. If their house is anything like mine, they all play with everything anyway.
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Builders of the Old World by Hartman is a very good book first published in 1946. It is somewhat similar to the other books you mentioned in scope and tone.
For fun, my children like the Cartoon History of the World books, but preview them because are not to everyone's taste. My kids love love love them.
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Amazon UK sells them for L13.99--a great price for a Christmas present that will be loved, I think. However, I don't think the Zone 2 discs will play on my Apple. I'm sure they won't. Drats. I will try to set up a google alert so see if I can catch one available in the future.
And You Thought You Had a Bad Day...
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She got the camera out and started filming? I would have run out the door and never returned. Either this is a little bit staged or that woman is a saint. Or both.