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We have an open floorplan, so you walk in the door and there is the living/diningroom and we don't have a schoolroom, not enough rooms in our house. My main living/eating area usually resembles a library because of this :)
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Yes. :001_huh:
Some people do have fine homes that they keep clean and neat. Even homeschoolers. Some decorate and clean their homes by themselves, some hire it done, but lots and lots of people have nicely kept and beautiful homes. And anyone who looks at photos of Ann and her husband can easily see by the family resemblance that those fine children are theirs, too. I'm pretty sure we are indeed looking at Ann's kids at home. Strange question!
I hope she doesn't read here, lest she get discouraged and wonder why she ever thought she should share her home, her life, her religion, her compassion, or her beautiful thoughts. Because I want her to keep sharing.
:iagree:wholeheartedly!!!!!
I absolutely loved her book. As I said to a friend just this morning, she writes like I think. Her photography is stunning and elicits an emotional response from me. I enjoy reading about her use of old family treasures. And I love the fact that she's willing to share the joy and beauty she finds in living life.
If you go back far enough in her blog you'll find out that she has laundry piles in her house just like the rest of us. ;)
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Same here! My dd that is getting a hand me down electric typewriter for her 10th birthday, has been asking for a typewritter for over a year. Ever since she read Kit Kittredge.
And I personally love the music on her website. This is very similar to what my favorite Pandora station plays.
That's what started it for my daughter as well :001_smile:
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Not getting on the internet myself until school is completely over for the day.
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We're finishing week 2 of Preparing and week 3 of Little Hearts. I love that we're getting done by lunch everyday. My kids love that they have time for things besides school. Now that I kind of feel like I have a handle on things I will start adding some other subjects that aren't covered back in. They were all disappointed that we didn't read Grandpa's Box this past week and my youngest absolutely loves Reddy Fox. I remember also enjoying Burgess as a child :) One of the things that I'm noticing with this curriculum is how well one skill builds on the next. It's so gentle that my kids don't realize they're doing more than they were the week before :D
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I am an introvert. I am not shy, but I am also not all that social. I don't know whether it's busyness or age, but I'm also becoming less social the older I get. I do love to get together with a group of friends or to have a nice one-on-one time with a dear friend, but I'm not very proactive about doing these things. I was just at Bunco the other night and was thinking how dearly I love these ladies I get together with and how precious it is to me to be part of that group, but at the same time, you won't see me calling everyone to get together all the time.
That's a big part of it, actually. I am phone-phobic. I can't explain my extreme dislike for calling people, but I rarely do it unless it is desperately necessary.
I just find that I'm very content doing things by myself or at home or with my family and don't "crave" arranging things with other friends. At least I don't crave it enough to seek/plan it that much on purpose.
WOW!!! Are you my long lost twin? :D
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I am the only one thinking "There is a child using a typewrite? Really?" I asked my 9yo if she knew what a typewriter was and after pausing she said "Oh yeah - I saw one of those once." :tongue_smilie:
It's all my just turned 12 yo has been asking for for at least a year. Her Grampy gave her one last month and it gets hours of use a day :) This is the same daughter that loves vintage books and checks out all the old hardbacks at our small town library because she says they look more interesting.
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We live 20 minutes from my parents and attend the same church. We usually see them between services on Sunday, occasionally we go home with them for lunch and to swim. On Wednesdays during the school year we go over to swim/play with the cousins (who live next door) - but neither of my parents are home, and again, occasionally we stay for dinner. I think we get together intentionally about once every 6-8 weeks.
Now when we moved back 2 years ago after being away on the other side of the country for 12 years, we got together for pleasure all.the.time., but when it started to become more of a duty thing, I backed off and now I just try and make sure that the kids get to see them regularly.
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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
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I would so do it. Sorry. I'm not going to be able to even try to talk you out of it :D
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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.
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Disclaimer: I am a rebel.
When my dd was in school, I refused to buy everything on the list. I bought essentials and then, if needed, I would buy other things.
For instance, copious amounts of hand sanitizer. Really? There is a sink in the classroom, wash your hands. Kleenex? What the heck they need Kleenex for? Because a child might have a cold? If the child has a cold and required a nose to be wiped that much then they should be at home not school. Big box of ziplock bags? Seriously? My dd never came home with one ziplock bag in the 2.5 years she was in school. Even the year I did get the ziplocks.
The lists are nit picky (I always got the spiral notebooks if the list specifically said not to :D) and they are asking way to much.
Of course I homeschool now and am glad I do. I know without a shadow of a doubt I would be butting heads with teachers and administrators. Shoot I was butting heads before, which is why I pulled her from school.
I digress... $600 is a massive amount and I would advise your friend to return half of what she bought, if not more. Seek it cheaper elsewhere or only buy what is needed for school now... not the whole blasted year like they want.
: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.
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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.
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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:
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I can see it, but it doesn't exactly jump out at me.
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I think late potty training is another of those "modern western parenting ideas" that we've come to take as fact, forgetting that the rest of the world just get on with things. We potty trained early, but then we were more "alternate" in our parenting style, more child-led, perhaps. Most people I know just assumed (because they'd been told) that it couldn't be done before 2.5yrs or so. I had friends from the Czech Republic and Slovakia respectively, and both of their mother took matters in hand on visits when the children were about 18 months, and had them potty trained in a week or so. It makes me laugh to think about. Congratulations to Natalie and the nanny!
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5 children here, ALL trained by 26 months, so I've never understood the wait until they're 3 thing.
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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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None.
Dh or dc make most of the meals these days.:)
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I've found, as my kids have gotten older, that we all do better if they fix their own breakfast, I pull out stuff for them to fix their lunches, and then we have a regular dinner.
But, to avoid people fixing meals, we've instituted a breakfast by 8:00 rule. If you're late, you can have a hard-boiled egg and/or yogurt, but NOTHING that needs to be made. I pull out stuff for lunch, and then call everyone to fix their lunch from what is out on the counter. Then, it all gets put away.
Anytime during the day they can eat fruit. And I keep a container of trail mix out on the counter that they are welcome to have.
So, how do you keep yours well-fed, happy, and maintain sanity?
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.
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What a great word :)
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....would you consider putting your kids in school and getting a job?
I've felt so badly lately for those posters who are despairing about finances. I can't imagine how tough it must be, but also realize that it could be any one of us, any year. I'm just so sorry....
I can't help but wonder, though, whether those of you who are SAHM's would consider giving up homeschooling in order to keep your house, keep your family together (prevent DH from having to move to another state to find work, etc.)
Would that be an option? Or would it be out of the question?
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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.
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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:
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