Calculus class in college. We also had Physics, Statics & Dynamics, and a recitation together that semester. Plus we lived in the same dorm. I think we were destined :D

I would so do it. Sorry. I'm not going to be able to even try to talk you out of it :D

I loved it. It reminded me of when I read Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Both books changed how I look at God and the world. I like it when a book makes me think, and 1000 Gifts did that.

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My daughter is taking Chinese through FLVS and it has been wonderful. She is in the middle of her 2nd semester. Her teacher is a native speaker, is always available for questions either through email or phone, and is very encouraging. I would liken the course to using Rosetta Stone but with a personal tutor. Plus you can't beat the price ;) I would also encourage you to take no more than 4 classes at a time. if you want to have a life outside of school work.

:lol: I've told my kids that the reason they can't go to the local elementary or middle school is because I'd get them into too much trouble.

I started homeschooling #1 because he was a follower and then because it was what he wanted to do. He grew up to be very independent and a leader. #2 mostly because I was already homeschooling #1. But she's very social and at this point I feel like she'll benefit more and be happier being around people. She's starting high school on Tuesday. #3 has a LD. I think that she'll probably be homeschooled all the way through. #4 & 5 are home right now because that's where I want them, but I'm open to sending them later if it looks like brick school would be a better fit.

This is very recent for us. I have one starting on Tuesday :) What we did in 8th grade: 1. Our state has a free online school. I wasn't sure that she was up to snuff in English/writing so we enrolled her in Honors English 8. She was and she is, but either way it was a good experience. She got used to deadlines and test taking. 2. We also enrolled her in a critical thinking class and started her on her foreign language sequence. She will be able to continue this language online freeing up an extra elective period during the school day. 3. She took the 8th grade standardized test for our state, which allowed her to be placed into honors/AP classes this next year with minimal fuss. If we hadn't wanted her in honors classes I don't think that this step would have been neccessary. 4. She had to be up to date on her immunizations and they had to be on a special form. I found that part to be extremely annoying. 5. In fact there were a lot of forms. :tongue_smilie: 6. We did not wait until the last moment. Good thing because the school has required summer reading/questions for all students. 7. She needed a "school" physical so that she can compete in sports. 8. We had officially unenroll her from homeschool in order to register her at the highschool. They would not let them overlap at all. This was a step that we knew nothing about i.e. they didn't tell us, until we were turning in all the paperwork :glare:

I can see it, but it doesn't exactly jump out at me.

:iagree: 5 children here, ALL trained by 26 months, so I've never understood the wait until they're 3 thing.

I used to just carry my day planner, but found as I had more children and got more absent minded that sometimes I would set it down and forget about it :ohmy: So now I carry a tiny little thing w/ a cord, that my sil sent me from Thailand. It's really only big enough to carry my phone, necessary cards and some cash. Oh, and the car keys if I don't have any pockets that day.

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We do pretty much the same, minus the fruit, trail mix and breakfast time limit (kitchen usually gets shut when Mom is done with her morning coffee.) We have chickens so they are always welcome to cook up an egg or two, as we seem over run most weeks. I also always keep carrots, celery and PB in the fridge that are free for the taking. Usually though, they don't want to make the extra effort unless they're really hungry.

What a great word :)

We have considered me trying to get a job of some sort, though I'm not sure who would hire me seeing as I haven't worked outside of the home in over 15 years. I do have a teaching degree but very little actual "in the schools" experience. I imagine that I might be able to get a position as a classroom aid or maybe in a tutoring center. At one point in history (i.e. over a decade ago) I did have a valid teaching liscense. The state we live in is very depressed for the kind of work dh does, so he has been looking in the surrounding states. So far no luck, but maybe next week something will come up. Who knows :tongue_smilie: It's very depressing. Really whether we went with him or not would depend on the pay and COLA where the job was. We've even been looking outside of the good 'ol US of A. At this point we haven't seriously considered sending all the kids to public school. But if it comes down to not eating/losing the house or putting the kids in school, we would do it.

It would bother me bunches. But then again the sound of a basketball bothers me no matter what time of day it is :D My next door neighbor has a sports car w/ a loud muffler that he starts every morning @ 5:30. During the school year I use it as my alarm clock :lol:

:iagree: We are going through a really rough patch right now w/ dh being unemployed. I have a friend that I truly like on FB but I finally had to hide her status' because I was having trouble not getting angry everytime I read them. I'm happy that they're doing so well right now, really. Her husband works hard and they're a wonderful family, but it's hard when you're struggling financially, not due to poor choices, to have that in your face everyday. At this point, even if my husband were to land a good paying job we'd still have to do without, because our on hand savings has been absolutely decimated.

Thanks for sharing!

yup. yup. and yup. I agree, not fun :(

Just like I am on the boards, quiet :)

This is what I do as well. :iagree:

This makes a difference because you both have something invested in the transaction.

I did this one time with my VP Omnibus I TM, not exactly a cheap book. This was a new teacher that needed to look through it for "maybe 3 weeks". I finally had to ask for it (multiple times) a year and a half later :glare: The copy I got back wasn't mine and not as nice. Apparently he let a child use my copy and he had written his name in it :confused: Now I ONLY lend if I don't care what happens to it or to my family, because I know they'll replace it with a new/like copy.

:iagree:This has been my experience as well. I have very similar stories.

probably exactly the same thing that you just did :D