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I don't think books are better than ebooks per se. I mean, the same book as a print book and an ebook could be equally "good" depending on the kid and how they work and what they're doing with it... However, I think they're cheaper in the long run, more durable, and don't have digital rights issues attached to them. I don't fully understand why districts are madly switching to them when they're so difficult and pricey.
I think this can be true.
My at home kids are currently using some e-texts. They are in pdf form and can be viewed on our ipads. The graphics and text are clear, and since they're not of the age where they have to be flipping back and forth between multiple chapters etc. to search for stuff, it works.
Problems I've run into with e-texts are having them not formatted correctly for use with a computer, but they can't be used with an ipad because flash-player (I think that was the issue). Also having the kids work from a text that resides in the classroom and there's neither hard nor digital copy for home. We've personally had both scenarios at our house.
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My son had to borrow a copy of the Geometry book. It is for classroom use only. I got the ISBN number and found it on Amazon for $8.99 shipped. I ordered him his own copy to keep at home.
Dawn
Yup. This is how I ended up owning a copy of the Miller-Levine Biology book. How a kid is supposed to actually learn all the material in 10th grade bio w/o a textbook to read at home, I have no idea.
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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - set in 1920's Australian. Very low on gore. I find it to be a cute, lighthearted mystery.
Bones
Once Upon a Time - slightly cheesy but I like the twists on fairy tale characters
That reminds me, Grimm is also very good.
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I'm watching Rita. It's a Danish program about a deeply flawed, but extremely compelling high school teacher. It's all about her relationships, with her teenage children, her coworkers, her students, their parents... It's a comedy, but there is a lot of drama and some really phenomenal acting. The plots are sometimes a bit forced, but the individual characters are pretty believable. Three seasons, good stuff. And some very attractive Danish men...
I have Rita in my queue. Thanks for the thumbs up, maybe I'll finally get to it next.
Just make sure there are no kids within eye or ear shot ;)
There's also a spin-off, Hjordis.
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Midsomer Murders (BBC) - it's a loooooong running crime show, not graphic and light-hearted, but not silly. It can start to feel repetitive after awhile. Each episode is it's own, but the main characters stay the same.
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If your library has the Bobbie Kalman books (People, Culture, Land...series) they are quite helpful.
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I have an extreme talker. I wouldn't even classify myself as an introvert...may a mesovert? Okay. So I made that up, but she.never.stops.
Even reading. I have mentioned that she could read silently, especially since she read at least a couple of hours everyday. She actually said, 'no thanks mom, I LIKE the sound of my own voice!'
We did have to intitute a Talking Zone rule to ensure I would
At least get caffeine prior to the aural
Attack!
Yes, we have a "No talking to Mom until her second cup of coffee" rule. I milk that first cup for all it's worth ;)
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The only reason I didn't elope is that DH insisted a wedding is like a graduation party or a funeral - more for those in our lives than for us.
It was a nice wedding but I wouldn't have missed it if we'd eloped and had a nice honeymoon instead.
ETA: weddings are stressful hassles. If your sister is at all introverted she won't regret it.
Me, too!!!
I hardly even remember my wedding, it was so stressful.
If my children end up wanting to elope instead of having a wedding, I'm all for it. I'll even give them money :)
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One of my children was so sensitive to caffeine that I couldn't have even one chocolate chip or decaf anything while nursing. It was a long year :tongue_smilie:
I get palpitations, but I'm still drinking coffee and eating chocolate. I know I shouldn't. I guess I just haven't gotten scared enough to stop yet (knock on wood).
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I have a couple of cookbooks that fit the bill.
1. Leaving Home Cookbook and Survival Guide ~ Seth Braun
2. Cooking Know-How ~ Weinstein & Scarbrough
3. No More Takeout! ~ Hartigan & Boak
Also the old stand-bys
1. More-with-Less Cookbook ~ Longacre
2. Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook ~ Ranck & Good
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And it's always the M volume or the second half of the C's that go missing. idk...
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Nope, not a problem. I love being an introvert. My husband is an extrovert and it looks tiring.
The only time I've ever thought my introversion was problematic is now that my kids are getting old enough to crave friendships. Well my son is fine with a few friends here and there. My daughter inherited my dh's extroversion. She wants dozens of friends around her at all times. It's hard to quench that appetite for people when (1) I homeschool, (2) I live out in the country, (3) I'm an introvert, and (4) I don't have a big family or live near relatives. Takes effort.
Oh, and my children exhaust me. That's an introversion problem.
Ah yes, this I understand well. It is why dd#1 ended up attending school after grade eight.
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I'm lucky my DH is also introverted. In fact, as we speak I'm sitting here at my computer doing this and in the same room is my husband on his computer and at the same time watching some sort of German detective show. So we are together, but on our own terms. LOL
This is my ideal. We are actually doing the exact same thing, minus the German detective show ;)
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Nothing very exciting here.
I would like to have a second degree (BA) by then and have started on a career in that field.
I only used my first degree for a couple of years, and I've been out of the workforce for 18. I think getting a second degree will be faster than trying to get a Masters in the first subject area.
I have just enough time to complete this, maybe....
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I recently spotted a gal wearing:
capri sweatpants with cowboy boots and a backwards baseball cap
I have to admit to going to the feed store in shorts, gum boots and a hat, but it was the feed store, and I was driving a really rundown pick-up... So maybe it was OK?
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I think people are thinking I'm trying to force my opinion that "x is wrong" on every other family out there. That is not the case. I don't think or expect everyone shares my opinion that "x is wrong". That would be silly. Here's an example. I think it's wrong to not at least try to breastfeed one's kid. I am not going around to every hospital room forcing babies onto breasts. I have good friends who find breastfeeding icky. We get along swimmingly. There's no issue in the fact that I think a certain choice is wrong. I'm not rude, disrespectful, I don't really care what choices individuals are making for their own families. If asked, I will give my opinions and reasoning. On a discussion board I feel free to give my opinions and reasoning. It has nothing to do with trying to force my opinions of right and wrong on others. The fact that I think something is wrong and express that here is a discussion point, not an indictment of someone who thinks differently.
I think you're getting push back on this because you're turning something that quite honestly isn't a moral issue into something that is. Funding your child/ren as you're able, simply is not a moral issue and shouldn't be equated with things that are.
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Giving one of my cats dose of anti-flea medication a week early nearly killed it. I wouldn't try because you don't know how the cat will react.
Was it a kitten or was the dose too large?
This is what we've always done (the earlier dose) when we've had a flea infestation, and it was on the vets recommendation, with prescription not OTC stuff. I'm comfortable with that.
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I always use Advantage, but I've heard good things about Revolution.
I would NOT attempt to use a single dose for a large dog on your cat. The results can be catastrophic if you measure the new dose wrong, and you likely WILL measure it wrong. If you could get a jar of the medicine and an eyedropper that'd be one thing, but I wouldn't futz about with the single dose packages. Also, I strongly suggest you wear gloves when applying the medicine. If I get even a little bit of the Advantage on my skin I have a low-grade headache the next 12 hours. (I suspect one of my cats may also get headaches - she runs when she sees me coming with the medicine. Too bad for her I think the headache is worth it. If I can suck it up, so can she. Fleas kill cats.)
Fleas don't live on animals, they live around animals and jump on and off. If you lay out diotomaceous earth every day around the baseboards, and you're diligent about vacuuming twice a day and washing all bedding in HOT water daily, you should make a dent in your flea problem. It's no good to just medicate for this, you have to hold up your end as well. I *believe* there are some things you can do to your lawn to reduce presence of fleas there - beneficial nematodes or something like that - but I've never tried this myself.
Since you have a flea problem, I also strongly suggest you get your animals tested for worms, as fleas can spread worms to cats and dogs.
Adding to this, that you can also give them the next dose a week early (advice given to me from vet) to ensure that the life cycle of the flees is being broken. Once you have everything under control (3-4 months) you can go back to the regular schedule.
Ask for the jar and syringe. You need to know what each animal weighs, but it will be so much more economical with 2 cats and a dog being treated.
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I finally made a decision and will be using OM7 (World History Part 2) with my boys (11 &14) for social. I will probably also use the English portion with the younger, esp. since it's already in the text.
Still toying with the idea of getting the new grade 9 English for the older, as well as doing the first half of the Health course, which we already own.
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This is a fun/cheap place (esp. if you camp) to stop at the end of the day. http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/balmorhea It's a little out of the way if you're taking I-20 instead of I-10, but not by much.
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Never having to work again but being able to pay for college outright? I consider this way beyond "comfortable". This, to me, is quite wealthy. Very few people live like this but that does not make them poor or in a bad financial situation. I'm more considering people who don't know how they can cope with minor unexpected expenses, people who don't see their prospects improving. I know a family whose budget is so tight that if her child's extracurricular activity is moved any further away from her home, she won't be able to afford gas to get there, and they'll have to drop out. They are very frugal and there simply is no extra money. I know a family that lives without a water heater for a long period of time. Not because they want to, but because the money hasn't been there to replace it.
This brings back a memory. All my kids used to swim year round. Then the price of gas sky-rocketed (this was a good 7-8 years ago). We had to drop off the team. They offered to let us keep swimming for free, but we couldn't take them up on it. What they didn't realize is that my parents were already paying our dues and we didn't have the $100 extra for gas each month. It was, what it was.
At the time we were a little obsessive about making sure $ went into savings with every paycheck. IF I could go back in time, I'd make a different choice. Mentally it would have been healthier for all of us.
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We are comfortable in the sense that we have enough to pay for food, rent, electricity & wi-fi. Right now we don't have anything left over at the end of the month. It's pretty stressful. We are blessed in the fact that the country we're living in has socialized healthcare, so we don't have that hanging over our heads every month.
We don't have any savings because we had to use it all during the recession and we live in another country because that was the only job dh could find after looking for 6 months. If he lost his job again we'd have to rely on family to get us back home (to the States).
We have friends/family visiting off and on for the next month, but after that I will start looking for a job that is homeschool compatible. If oil goes back up our finances will improve again and things will feel a bit more secure.
I'm only planning to homeschool for two more years, so will start working on getting a certificate at the technical school down the street this next winter. That will end up paying more than working in the local coffee shop. It won't help us save a lot, but it will help to put the kids through university and give me a marketable skill long-term.
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I guess it depends on what you mean by open minded ;)
I know I have biases and I don't always hold to the majority, accepted opinion. I know this about myself and it doesn't bother me.
I do love hearing others' opinions, and I have been known to change my mind. I would consider myself open minded because of the fact that I AM willing to consider the other side, even if I don't eventually adopt the same view that you hold.
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I'm so, so sorry. I will continue to keep your family in my prayers.
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Dr. Hive - zero weight gain
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I have a brother that falls into this category: perfectly healthy & 6'3" 135 lbs, last time I saw him.