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My friend who also homeschools just started renting at Meridian Shores West. They moved to Mechanicsburg in the spring and love their complex. Salt-water pool!
http://www.apartmentguide.com/apartments/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Meridian-West-Shore/184160/
PM and I'll put you in touch with her. :)
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Awww...I love Knoebel's, too! We'll be there in August!
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You should just use tge leach. I know you don't want to, but it will remove more of the stains and keep the mildew at bay for some time. You could try brushing on Polyblend Grout Renew after to cover up the stains, but they will probably come back.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/10-Antique-White-8-fl-oz-Grout-Renew-GCL10HPT/100096585#.Ue0STIy9KK0
Mildew never really dies, and once it's in a porous surface, you've got a friend for life. :(
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My daughter is interested in going to an equestrian day camp when she's 10.
She just finished a week at a farm day camp that was run very well by a family - adult daughter in her 20s, her mother, her grandmother, and her two younger sisters - 18 and 14. It was such a wonderful mix of ages and experiences that I felt so comfortable having her go. There were usually 10 to 12 kids each day, so generally, a 2:1 child/staff ratio.
Experienced horse people - what do I look for in a well-run and SAFE horseback-riding camp? Helmets and good staff ratio are the only things that come to mind right away. We want a fun horseback riding experience that goes beyond a short ride in a ring, but we don't want to do weekly lessons. Just something fun for a week.
Are certified instructors meaningful? I've seen ARIA and CHA directories, and we have instructors certified by one or the other nearby, but I don't know without contacting them whether they offer any amps. There are at least three stables that offer camps, but none say anything about certification. One camp has a "Centered Riding" certified instructor, which I looked up, but it's not like the other certifications.
Day camps are also supposed to be licensed by our state through each county's health dept. So far, I haven't seen that information from any of the camps; the camp she was just in gave that info. right away. That also covers background checks, but only for the directors.
This whole horse camp thing makes me very nervous, so I want to research it thoroughly. I can make arrangements to visit the facilities and meet the staff, but I'd really appreciate hearing what knowledgeable people here have to say! Thank you!
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I googled Dirty Ethel a few years ago because I so wondered why in the world she called herself that! It makes me smile every time I see it. :)
Change is good, though, too!
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I just watched the BBC one - loved it!
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My daughter wanted to buy a plunger at the dollar store yesterday. She was so jealous that the woman in front of us was getting one! Maybe it's some Shel Silverstein "Teddy thought it was a hat" thing.
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Let's not and say we did! Oh, wait - I don't think that was what you were looking for here. My bad! ;)
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I was just going to post that their discounts for homeschoolers are available all year - hope you got a good deal! :)
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So beautiful! Have fun! :)
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My sweet Benny - a 1-y-o black cat - fetches a penguin finger puppet named Pengy. I grew up with black Labs, so I wanted to train him to be my little Lab. I treid to teach him to fetch, but it didn't seem to take. He started doing it on his own about 4 months later. I tell him to sit, throw his Pengy, and say, "Back!" and away he goes. My dad is astonished. His response when I asked him how to get Benny to fetch? "Get a Lab."
Bennyalso comes to me when I call, "To me!" He's a tiny Stark direwolf in my mind! ;)
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We love all the Jenny books!
I always planned to get a shy black kitten for my next cat and name her Jenny. When the time came, our vet said we should get a male cat to go with our two female cats. Although I was a little disappointed, I found a sweet, black male cat at the shelter and fell in love! I named him BENNY Linsky. He's Jenny's cousin who was born on the streets. He made a few bad choices and spent some time in jail. He even has a prison tattoo as a memento of his time in the slammer. He's pretty awesome...and the most loving, affectionate cat I have ever had. I love the NY Review books so much that I made his adoption announcement look like the cover of the reissue of Jenny and the Cat Club.
All of the Palmer Brown books are very good, too.
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It might be this list:
http://www.greatbooksacademy.org/curriculum/curriculum-book-list/
If so, I notice it has <I>These Happy Golden Years</I> as a second-grade book, which is ridiculous. My kid could read that now, but what's the point? She wouldn't appreciate it! Not because she's not capable, but because she doesn't have the necessary experience.
I'm also hoping that these are suggested books, rather than required books. Eight Shakespearean plays in 11th grade and another six in 12th? I think I read four plays in my 370-level college Shakespeare class as a senior, and I was an English major and Shakespeare fanatic. Let's remember the importance of multum, non multa.
Sorry - I'm all worked up!
Now, as for the Scholastic Book Wizard, I don't think it's particularly accurate, but I use it to try to maintain some consistency. I try not to use other reading-level evaluators and compare what Scholastic says, KWIM? I stick to just one and only use it for my own information.
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Coconut oil! Love the recipes you can find online with baking soda and arrowroot powder (or cornstarch). I find it works so, so well. I'm using one now that has probiotics in it.
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Non-Toxic-Deodorant-Probiotic/
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I'm having a roller-skating party for my 40th and making everyone bring a bag of candy. It will be EPIC! Just 4 more years, baby! :)
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Ebay is a good idea, and I feel your pain! I found one at the thrift store, too, and I love it! It's just right for sleeping...and drinking coffee on the porch without getting dressed. :)
Good luck!
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We went and had it on Tuesday! A man in front of us bought our cones for us, so we bought the next two cones in line. I liked the ice cream, but I'm eeally looking forward to rrying the Perry's Atomic Fireball flavor! Yum...next week! :)
Maybe we should have an ongoing thread about favorite flavors we found this summer. I had a fantastic cranberry habanero cone at our town's absolute best ice cream palor - Gannon's!
http://www.gannonsicecream.com/
If you're ever in my lovely neck of the state, stop in here - it's delcious!
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Ummm...you made that BREAD and didn't post about it?!! ;)
Also, the kitten is adorable. :)
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Oh, yum! I sense an ice cream run on Sunday! Seven places around me carry it; I'm in CNY. My neighbor always picks up huge Crunchie bars at the duty-free when she travels back and forth to Canada. Wegmans carries Crunchies, too, but the big ones are bigger...which is definitely better!
QValencia - not like circus peanuts, although my great-grandmother who lived in Buffalo loved those things!
Here's a Wikipedia article about it:
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If adults ask to be called by their first names, my daughter won't call them anything. :(
Did I train her too well when I told her to call adults Mr. or Mrs./Ms.?
I have a hard time calling my parents' friends by their first names when they've asked me to, so I get her dilemma.
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I found that after googling what you mentioned, and I think it would be okay to use it. It's public. If you don't want to use it, I understand that, too. :)
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Can you take the little burner covers off? The things where the flames come out - I can't attach a picture, or I would show you what I mean. If you can take thise off, it's much easier to scrub and not worry about where the cleaner is going.
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You generally need to be a resident of the state where you want to check out books, I think, or you might be able o pay a fee to some of the bigger libraries. I use the New York Pulic Library, but I'm in NY. Love it for ebooks!
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I'd consider a "prior-to-use" system for your clients - charge them on the first of the month for the next month's services and require 48 hours notice. They're ridiculous.
Park days with flaky homeschoolers are a pain...that's why we don't do them!
Can a rising 1st grader be done with phonics?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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We did AAS starting in 1st grade, and it really cemented phonics for mine. She was also a strong reader, but the variety of practice and different modalities of AAS made her an excellent reader - and a great speller.