Oh thank you!! That sounds great! :) I'm going to check the library too. She loves mysteries. :)

Then you really are just like us! hehehehe :lol:

My 12 and a half y.o. dd is a voracious reader and she goes through books faster than I can buy them. She reads many things, but I wanted to get her some Christian junior fiction books to read. She has already Chosen Girls and one with Warthogs, I can't remember the title, but I wanted to put it out there to the hive and glean from your experience. :) She's pretty tomboyish so the books don't have to have particular girl appeal. In fact she hates all the princess stuff and tends towards more boyish books like Diary of a Wimpy kid. Any suggestions?? Thank you to all who reply.

LOL Oh wow! That should be very very interesting! hehe She'll have to cover up those tats to play Elizabeth though. ;) :D

LOL Pretty much I reckon. :) Except ya'll speak French and we speak Spanish. ;)

LOL but of course!! How else would they learn what a flesh wound is. ;) :) "supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." "Help! Help! I'm being repressed." :lol:

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:lol::lol::lol: Those are just too cute!! hehe Hey, I've tried to do that too! hehehe Doesn't work though. :glare:;) :D

I can only offer speculation since I don't own one of those watches nor does my dd, but I do carry my cell phone around often in my pocket. Many times I put it on vibrate mode when I go to church and forget to take it off and I will get a call that causes the phone to vibrate and it makes me jump from being startled! hehe I am certain that if a watch is able to cause that same effect that there would be no child who would be unaware of what time it was. :)

Same here too. You've got another shoulder to cry on. My Aspie/OCD/ADHD dd is 12 and a half in raging puberty. She's gets angry all the time too. She's also very sensitive and always sees the worst in everything. She thinks that everyone is out to get her and I have to keep telling her, "you're not a victim here, stop trying to find a way to be one." :rolleyes: I am so with you. I am not ready for this either. She is very emotionally immature as well. sigh. I dread the days ahead when my severely Autistic son hits puberty. :(

Awww she's so cute!! A very happy birthday to your big girl.:) :hurray: :party:

Why is this name making me think of The Love Boat?? :confused::confused:;)

Really??!! :eek: :svengo: I had no idea. I'm so glad I didn't read them now. I had no idea that's what they were about. I remember everybody reading Flowers in the Attic and telling me that I had to read it too, but meh... I didn't want to go the way of the crowd. I did read copious amounts of Stephen King though and Whitley Streiber and Edgar Allen Poe too. :eek: Stuff of nightmares too be sure! I confess I did do the Sweet Valley High books when I was in middle school. I had quite a collection of them in fact. I always wanted to be Jessica! hehehe She was like the Joan Collins of tween fiction. :lol:

It goes fast doesn't it?? Mine are 8 and 12!! How this is possible I don't know. :confused::tongue_smilie::001_smile:

Do we get better clothes really? Hmmm. I need to tell dh that one. :) hehe But seriously speaking. I am sorry. I can hear your heart through your words and I understand your dilemma and although it's all fine and good to joke to make you heart lighter, I know it's no laughing matter. It is difficult weighing the costs and choosing what is best. I hope that you can come to a solution that gives you peace in your heart and mind and that benefits your whole family. :grouphug: :grouphug:

What an adorable picture!! Your kids are so cute! :)

It's funny that so many people think that V.C. Andrews was horrible. I remember those books being wildly popular too when I was in school. I never read them on principle because I didn't want to be like everybody else. hehe:tongue_smilie::lol::001_huh:

You MUST be in Florida! hehe It's been 92 down here by me. :) I sure do love Florida's winter though. It's so nice to leave the house and actually make it to my car without dripping with sweat. I also love how blue the skies are in winter. So beautiful. :)

lol never heard of that one. :)

Michael, Jason, Andrew, Steven, Robert, Nathan, Micah, Daniel, Noah, Caleb, David... okay those are all the two syllable names I could think of off the top of my head that aren't in Spanish. :)

:) My pleasure. I think they're kind of a cross between public and private at least the one my dd went to for one year was. It got public money as well as private so it was free, but they didn't have bussing or anything like the public schools do. They also had an arts program that the regular public schools didn't have but they still took FCATS (standardized tests) which are required for all public schools in my state.

From wiki. :) Hope this helps. :) Charter schools are elementary or secondary schools in the United States that receive public money but have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter.[1] Charter schools are opened and attended by choice.[2] While charter schools provide an alternative to other public schools, they are part of the public education system and are not allowed to charge tuition. Where enrollment in a charter school is over subscribed, admission is frequently allocated by lottery-based admissions. In a 2008 survey of charter schools, 59% of the schools reported that they had a waiting list, averaging 198 students.[3] Some charter schools provide a curriculum that specializes in a certain field—e.g. arts, mathematics, etc. Others attempt to provide a better and more efficient general education than nearby public schools. Some charter schools are founded by teachers, parents, or activists who feel restricted by traditional public schools.[4] State-authorized charters (schools not chartered by local school districts) are often established by non-profit groups, universities, and some government entities.[5] Additionally, school districts sometimes permit corporations to open chains of for-profit charter schools.

OHHHHH!!! :hurray: :party: CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS!!!!!

His poor mother must have had a thousand heart attacks by now. :eek: :svengo: I was afraid for him watching that, but he has amazing skills. I've never seen anything like that. Very cool. :)

I'm so sorry. :grouphug: It is hard when you have hills and valleys. Sometimes those valleys can seem so low. :( Maybe you can become guitarmom3?? ;) :p Just a thought. :rolleyes: ;) :D hehe