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  1. Good morning! Another hot day here. I have already been out working in the garden- scolding poor perforners and picking spots for some new plants. Not too much is going on today-should be fairly relaxed. Getting ready for the buzz of activity tomorrow.

    • coffee/paper
    • quilt after dd2 and dh leave
    • general clean up
    • clean kitchen shutters
    • ds3 to courts
    • read a little
    • watch some NASCAR- baby!
    • get the calendar ready for next week
    • figure out where the tennis next week is going to be
    • not sure about dinner

    Have a great day!

     

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  2. Good morning! It is gong to be hot today- so the house is already moving. dd1 is going on a long hike, dh is playing tennis and I am watering. ds3 is playing later this afternoon- in the heat of the day.

    • coffee/paper
    • water garden and lawn- done and ongoing
    • electronic chores
    • general pick up
    • read
    • make some quilt blocks
    • write a little?
    • ds3 to tennis
    • not sure what is for dinner

    Have a great day!

     

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  3. Happy birthday to your dd, Selkie! I hope she has a wonderful day!

    We are starting our stretch of hot days- have to relearn how to keep the house cool. ds3 is hitting with a friend and we finally got word that his tennis is a go for the summer. We have to drive a little way (to a neighboring county that is following the state's guidelines- not the continued  (fill in with descriptive words) pettiness of this county. That means I am back to a taxi service- but I am totally willing and grateful to do it.

    • coffee/paper
    • check garden/weed a little
    • close up the house/turn on the A/C
    • general pick up- dust- didn't do that yesterday
    • read my library book (they are cleaning up the holds and doing curbside service)
    • take ds3 and friend to the courts
    • home to quick things-
    • pick up
    • make some quilt blocks in small snatchs of time today
    • no idea on dinnner

    Have a great day!

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  4. Good morning! It will be a lovely day here. dh left for an early tennis match. 

    • coffee/paper
    • water garden beds
    • dd2 has final check out at the school
    • general pick up/dust
    • make 3 quilt blocks
    • some extra things in the garden
    • drop off library books- use curbside pickup- they are clearing off their hold shelves to start all over again
    • drop off package/ buy stamps
    • not sure what else

    Have a great day!

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  5. Bathrooms cleaned

    4 quilt blocks made and scraps sorters for next set of blocks

    We were pretty sure online classes were going to be a train wreck for ds2 and they were. He will take a gap year if classes are online. His different LDs all conspire against success in the online format.

    I am relaxing with a lemonade and trying not to fret.

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  6. Honestly, if you don't have buy-in from your teen, homeschooling high school doesn't work well and might be hugely damaging to your relationship. 
    Teens are going to figure out social things. Mine have all figured out picnics with take-out, bonfires at farms, hikes etc.  

    If you have a social kid and that is the reason they chose b&m high school, that is not going to change even if school is slightly abbreviated. They will still want to be with their friends, even if it is shortened.

    I have graduated 3 and am homeschooling one more through high school because he asked me to do it. But my one who chose public school has never regretted her decision and I know that it saved our relationship, as I could never have provided for her social needs at home.

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  7. Good morning! We are going to have a cooler day with rain this afternoon. dd1 and ds3 left to go see ds1. ds2 is going to try to get in for a haircut and I expect dd2 will be napping most of the afternoon. She was at a bonfire and campout with her group last night.

    The car parade for the seniors was really fun- all the city high schools did it- one after the other in their neighborhoods. The cops and firetruck led the way for each parade and you could hear the honking all over town.

    • coffee/paper
    • calendar for next week
    • laundry started- also have sheets
    • probably a little weeding
    • update my books read list
    • read/relax
    • leftovers? pizza for dinner?

    Have a great day!

     

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  8. 15 hours ago, EKS said:

    I'm not suggesting it.  I'm saying it happens all the time.  It did in my son's health class at a well regarded public high school.  Extra credit, and quite a bit of it.

    Then why can't it go both ways?  GPA overcomes subpar test scores and test scores overcome subpar GPA.

    I also think that the low grades/high test scores scenario is most common to males. I have know many boys with this combination who have done well in college- in line with expectations from their test scores. To the shock of their parents- they grew up and did the work.

    Grades reflect effort, maturity, ability to work a system, and willingness to conform to the rules. All of which girls succeed at earlier than boys.

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  9. Good morning! Sort of a busy day here- tennis and then some things for the senior class.

    • coffee/paper
    • some weeding
    • pick up back yard
    • ds3 to tennis
    • errands- drop off drycleaning, return package, pick up earrings
    • general house clean up
    • parade around town for senior class
    • provide food for dd2's squad's outdoor gathering
    • relax- watch a movie with ds3 tonight

    Have a great day!

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  10. Good morning! A bright sunny day today. I am headed out ot take ds3 to the courts in a nearby city to hit. But first a few chores and water.

    • coffee/paper
    • water garden beds
    • finish with kitchen
    • wake everyone up- especially dd2 who has to pick up her cap and gown
    • leave- read while I wait- send some texts
    • pick up lunch for both of us
    • home to a few more chores/emails
    • not sure what else today

    Have a great day!

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  11. Good morning! It should be a little cooler today- much nicer to hang out outside. I have things to do with ds3 today.

    • coffee/paper
    • a little weeding
    • emails/make appointments
    • ds3 to haircut
    • ds3 to hit at courts
    • some things in the house
    • school with ds3
    • read/sewing room?
    • leftovers tonight

    Have a great day!

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