The only worse than reading aloud, is to listen to a child read to me. There is none of this snuggling on the sofa with kids all around. I'm asleep in no time.

This has been an interesting thread. I am going through Algebra I on my own right now, before taking my daughter through it. All of the ideas that have been listed are great!

Not to scare you, but does she also drink a lot of fluids through the day? Is she always thirsty? Has she lost any weight? Frequent urination is one sign of diabetes type 1. This is probably not the case with your daughter, but I just wanted to throw this out there. Our daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes months after she first started showing the signs. We even have a doctor in our extended family, and we just didn't pick up on the frequent urination and multiple trips to the bathroom through the night. Thirst, hunger and weight loss are some other things to look for. Again, this is just to keep you alert if some of these other signs become present.

Shannon!! Great to hear from you! Yes, our other twin is delightful in his own realm. He is a very devoted basset hound owner and most of his thoughts revolve around his dog. He is the kid that can step up and start lending a hand right away. He just automatically knows how to strain the spaghetti for me, or grab the right wrench for his dad. He will bring me a fresh glass of iced tea before we get started for school. He is the one who reminds us that we only have 15 minutes before we leave for an appointment. He insures that the dogs have fresh water, food and outside play time. He worries that his sister will forget her diabetes supplies when we go out on errands. He is a very caring soul. I'm blessed to have two boys that are as different as night from day. How are you? PM me.

My husband is in the military, so we are no longer in NJ. In fact, we were only there for 10 months, but I will forever have Mary in NJ as my name here on the WTM. I should have thought about that at the time. We loved our time in NJ, so I will mention that he may want to consider the governor's seat if he is not elected mayor! I think the governor's mansion in NJ is superb! I wonder if he would let his mom live with him in the mansion?

I think that this high school board has some of the best information out there. Ask any question and you will get answers from several different perspectives.

:grouphug: I will be praying for you. Hang in there!

I was living in Germany at the time. The German doctor ordered one for me to wear for 24 hours. I was told to just do my normal activity. He did not have me write anything down. It was a little uncomfortable, because I would just get used to having this thing around my arm, and then it would begin to inflate. Strange. I learned the results the next day. I do not have high blood pressure.