Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Are you kidding? 129 posts to catch up on? sigh... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I still want to die at 68. Is there a way to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I still want to die at 68. Is there a way to do that? Whatever for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I still want to die at 68. Is there a way to do that?Yes, but it's only legal in a few states. When you are old like Jean and me you will feel differently and will not want to leave your kids. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 It is really, really hot here. Principal Daddy has declared an end to the school day. We are heading out to the lake for the season's inaugural boat cruise. Yay, Principal Daddy! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Whatever for? I see you haven't read the entire thread. ;) Everyone in my family is/was an addict aside from me and one cousin. Watching them age was terrifying, especially my grandmother who had cancer. She was given 2 years but made it 6 and I watched her wither away. It gave me a faulty view of what ageing is supposed to look like and I just never got over it. I have stories of peeling skin, a prolapsed uterus, blood gushing from horrible places, bones breaking during normal activity. Ugh. To me that's what growing old looks like. I know it's not true, but knowing something with your head and believing it with your heart are two different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nope. You rock. Wish I could be you. Instead... I plan. Then re-plan. Then switch things up so I can plan again. Then I do it all again mid-year. And I document what we do ad nauseam. I have a booklist of everything I have either read to my DS or he has read (much smaller list) since we started homeschooling K. And I have dates. and hyperlinks. And their isbn and the library call. Color-coded. Want to know what date my DS watched Liberty's Kids episode #10? I can tell you. I can also tell you what else we studied that day and whether we went to the library. And what park he played at. It's a sickness. I wish I was like this. Sometimes. But I'm not. And I'm glad. :001_tt2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yes, but it's only legal in a few states. When you are old like Jean and me you will feel differently and will not want to leave your kids. That's what I figure. Plus, when I'm sixty and have the body of a sixty year old and not a ninety year old I'll feel a lot better. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 It is really, really hot here. Principal Daddy has declared an end to the school day. We are heading out to the lake for the season's inaugural boat cruise. Yay, Principal Daddy! He really is a pal! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hurts my head just thinking about all of those! My MIL gave both of my kids bunnies that sing "Jesus Loves Me" for Easter. Is it wrong to want to torture them? Remove their stuffing bit by bit, then an arm...maybe a noose out of the second story window.. There's only so much one mind can take. Once you know Jesus loves you, you don't need to hear it 50 billion times a day. Over the years some of the most obnoxious toys that entered this house were "put away" for so long they were conveniently forgotten about. And then they just magically found themselves in an outgoing donation box.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I am not a ten on that test. I'm a 9. <sob> #bigbuttnolegstrength Wrong. On my list you are a 25, because my list only goes to 10. So there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Oh, suck it up, Buttercup. How many ladies have the distinction of having a thread titled "Insert name, you were right?" #justwallowintheawesomenessbabe Link, please?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 It would have to be at least a two-week event. One week to decompress from life, a second week to plan. In Hawaii. On some island other than tourist-filled Oahu, though we need at least a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Someplace with soft beds and fruity drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 :001_rolleyes: #onceanewbalwaysanewb One can't always be a newb. #gettingolderbythesecond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!! This is a truth that should NEVER be shared in this happy place. I think my head shall explode. (BTW, newb, I believe this issue was discussed, like 97 pages ago. You're welcome.) No such topic was discussed. You need to go back and review, then be re-tested. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Well I did do that during elementary. And a little bit during ds's middle school years. But I mostly don't plan now because we're at a boring "do the next thing in the book phase" so once I've panicked late August and chosen our books then there really isn't so much more to do. My teens are capable of looking to see what pages lesson X are on and doing them. Wish my teen was that capable. #darninoperableexecutivefunctioning 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I can do the sit-down-stand-up-without-falling-over thingy!!!! :hurray: Am I a 10? Do I have to do it 10 times? Is this a thing now? I've always been able to do this. Never lost my touch. #hairflip #toolazytolookupicon 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Link, please?!?On my phone so can't link but I am there with my twin with bells on. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 In Hawaii. On some island other than tourist-filled Oahu, though we need at least a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Someplace with soft beds and fruity drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic).Kauai 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 You are in luck. Cat just bumped my thread. Quick go look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Just bought learning resources c-rods on amazon. Wooden ones. Please tell me this was the best choice. I came to WTM to check it out, but it was broken, so I had to go by Amazon reviews instead. What a coincidunk. I put that same set in my cart just yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Actually, the plastic are preferred, but they are very close in the running so no worries. #homeschoolmomproblems What??? Back to the drawing board. Or in this case, the amazon cart. I actually had a set with my oldest. But, once we gave up thinking we'd ever have another one (11 years infertility will do that), I got rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nan report: She has eaten a total of about a third of a banana since June 1. She drinks some still, water or cherry slush. MIL brought cherry slush which Nan could not manage (too thick), but after it melted it provided a wonderful overly strong flavored medium for dissolving her twice a day pills in so she could drink them and not taste them. She is in bed 24/7 and incontinent. She is fairly alert and talkative all day. She hallucinates, but this is not unpleasant for her. She talks to the wall and said, "He has some good ideas". She says things that make me think she is working out her unfinished business so she can move on. Yesterday she grabbed my hand and told the caregiver, "This is a nice lady and a good lady". The other day she told me she loves me and that there had never been anything bad between us. It is so interesting to watch this process. The nighttime caregiver said that on Friday she woke up in the middle of the night and Nan was reaching her hand straight up and calling to Jesus and then called for her dad. She has one foot in this world and one foot in the next. :grouphug: This is sad and sweet at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Speaking of Nan, I have no Nan sitter today so I will plant my large, sturdy butt on the couch and finish some planning for next year. Dd's history and lit are almost finished. Next I will tackle my 9th grade English class for co op, which will be a large undertaking, as I have never used the curriculum. Also, we will do our summer school. We took the kittens and cat back to the shelter yesterday, and it was very emotional. I miss them this morning. :( Little dd wanted to keep the little tabby kitten named Marley. I wanted to keep the mama. Instead, we kept Nan. #Isaidbutt I'd like to see a copy of one of your syllabi. I know I can google syllabus, but I'd rather see yours. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Oh, do it! I kinda love scheduling even though it is overwhelming at the beginning. I like to schedule too. Then tweak the crap out of it throughout the year. It's fun. But, I am a planner, I love it. I also love tweaking. I got all kinds of fixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I love scheduling too! Prepping, planning, choosing…. yee-haw! I think we should rent a house in the Outer Banks and have a week-long planning retreat. "We" being all of US. The ITT. Posters, lurkers, and anyone else who can brew a good cup of coffee or bake a decent batch of scones. Well, I've never made scones. But, I can do breads and cakes - banana nut, banana without nut, pumpkin bread, apple (or other fruit) coffee cake, wheat breads, other breads, other cakes, etc... Can I still come? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Ok, I rarely post, except here. BUT I couldn't take the bashing going on in the "Are your kids addicted to Minecraft?' post (k-8 board). Are the others (non-ITT posters) usually so quick to jump down each others throats? I'm a little scared after reading it. There are some. In any group of any size there are always some. They are by no means the majority, however, so don't lose heart. Personally, I have learned to steer clear of certain types of topics, and I steered clear of that particular Minecraft thread because of the wording of the topic. I have found that titles like that tend to either start with someone pushing their opinion, or they attract those who do so quite quickly. I find myself hanging out in this thread most of my WTM time now, and only visiting the rest of the forums when I'm caught up and bored or needing info on something specific. This thread is good. It fills dang near all of my online foruming needs now. :thumbup1: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I love planning. Implementing, usually not so much. See above comment about my planning and tweaking problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 sigh, one more page to go to catch up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 sigh, one more page to go to catch up. Just think of all the calories you're burning. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'd like to see a copy of one of your syllabi. I know I can google syllabus, but I'd rather see yours. :DPm me your email addy and I shall send ya some. They are nothing special, just word documents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Scones are so easy! I make them gluten free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I didn't take the test, but I'm sure I'm a 10. I love to plan too. I even have a rough sketch of what I want to accomplish from K-12. I have no idea what we'll actually do, but I love to look at it. The guilt trips get to me. That would be a lie. I've been working out, swimming, eating whatever I want and using Listerine for 2 weeks. #whatsacommasplice You will learn to get over the guilt trip. You will reach a point where you are tired of the repeated attempts, and will finally get ANGRY that they continue to pull that bs instead of you falling prey to it. When you do you will find some amazing words addressing their particular version of thoughtlessness, and I will be rooting you on from back here. Trust me, as the years go by you find your bs tolerance goes down to nearly 0. It's one of the gifts of accumulated life experience! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 There are some. In any group of any size there are always some. They are by no means the majority, however, so don't lose heart. Personally, I have learned to steer clear of certain types of topics, and I steered clear of that particular Minecraft thread because of the wording of the topic. I have found that titles like that tend to either start with someone pushing their opinion, or they attract those who do so quite quickly. I find myself hanging out in this thread most of my WTM time now, and only visiting the rest of the forums when I'm caught up and bored or needing info on something specific. This thread is good. It fills dang near all of my online foruming needs now. :thumbup1: Mine too. This, and NOOOOOO! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Do any of you use Google now? What does it do for you? When you sign in, you can use google drive and save all your bookmarks and such. You can go to any computer in the world and sign in, and there's all your stuff. I can do homework anywhere now, because I type it up in drive. Special formatting, I wait to get home and download it, format it, then upload to drive again. Cool stuff. My dd15 taught me all this. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Phew, caught up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Will I be kicked off the ITT thread if I admit that I no longer plan? I just go by the seat of my pants and my kids are in high school and middle school Gasp! I panic over needing a plan, but then the "plan" only develops enough for me to choose some curricula and give some general, get-off-my-back (but polite) responses to certain extended family. I have found that my plans never really last very long once implementation nears, and they often fall apart long before the start date. So, your kids are ahead of mine from the sounds of it. What are you doing regarding high school transcripts? I'm going to have to figure those out in another year or so.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 When you sign in, you can use google drive and save all your bookmarks and such. You can go to any computer in the world and sign in, and there's all your stuff. I can do homework anywhere now, because I type it up in drive. Special formatting, I wait to get home and download it, format it, then upload to drive again. Cool stuff. My dd15 taught me all this. I know by the time you read this you'll know it's an app, but yes I love drive. It's where all my homeschool plans are. I've been building a booklist for years. It's bigger than any list I've ever seen from the hive. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 As Thread Granny, I say that you can. Here, have some candy. or chocolate . . . because even though people lump chocolate into the "candy" category I think they are separate. Chocolate is its own separate food category. It is one of the most crucial kinds because it's like being hugged from the inside. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I know by the time you read this you'll know it's an app, but yes I love drive. It's where all my homeschool plans are. I've been building a booklist for years. It's bigger than any list I've ever seen from the hive. Yes, I got a new phone and the app was on there. Coolest. Thing. EVER. You'll need to share that list. (The other cool thing about drive) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yes, I got a new phone and the app was on there. Coolest. Thing. EVER. You'll need to share that list. (The other cool thing about drive) :D It's extremely disorganized and in need of some TLC. I had planned on linking it in my signature when I had finished. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I panic over needing a plan, but then the "plan" only develops enough for me to choose some curricula and give some general, get-off-my-back (but polite) responses to certain extended family. I have found that my plans never really last very long once implementation nears, and they often fall apart long before the start date. So, your kids are ahead of mine from the sounds of it. What are you doing regarding high school transcripts? I'm going to have to figure those out in another year or so.... WTMCassandra e-mailed me her transcript. I took out her names and put ours in plus our grades of course. I'm about two years behind though. I mean, I have the grade books but I need to make it official looking. We follow basic high school / college prep type class choices though with the exception of continuing the 4 year history cycle so 9th grade has Ancient history and then Ancient literature; 10th grade has Medieval history and Medieval Lit. etc. Plus a few electives. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 You will learn to get over the guilt trip. You will reach a point where you are tired of the repeated attempts, and will finally get ANGRY that they continue to pull that bs instead of you falling prey to it. When you do you will find some amazing words addressing their particular version of thoughtlessness, and I will be rooting you on from back here. Trust me, as the years go by you find your bs tolerance goes down to nearly 0. It's one of the gifts of accumulated life experience! YES. A lady I know friended me on FB and then immediately invited me to groups for her MLM thingie for skin care. I unfriended her immediately. She friended me again. I accepted. She never invited me again. We are both well into our 40's and old enough to get all of this without even speaking a word. I have a high tolerance for people's hobbies and MLM activities, but if you friend me to try and reel me in, I will not bite. You may ask once. Once is all. If you post too much about your MLM stuff, I will hide you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I panic over needing a plan, but then the "plan" only develops enough for me to choose some curricula and give some general, get-off-my-back (but polite) responses to certain extended family. I have found that my plans never really last very long once implementation nears, and they often fall apart long before the start date. So, your kids are ahead of mine from the sounds of it. What are you doing regarding high school transcripts? I'm going to have to figure those out in another year or so.... You need help. You sound indecisive, which is the worst problem to have, IMO. Once you decide and plan, it is easier to implement. Stuff happens and things may not go exactly as planned, but it will be close enough. We can help if you want to get all specific. We love to be bossy boots about other people's lives. :D 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Did I post on this thread that dd is gone for a sleepover and I have the grandbunny all to myself tonight? Bwahahahahaha! Rusty Stu! (Ok - I just get all his cuddles for myself. Hopefully Mr. Stubborn will behave for me. ) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This is Libby the Disabled Wonder Dog guarding her "baby" (aka Rusty Stu). Rusty does not like her because she wants to pick him up and baby him. (I couldn't get Rusty in the picture but he's chilling in the corner of the cage.) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Woah - that is huge! Resized it because the young whippersnappers aren't the only ones who can figure out these computer things. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This is Libby the Disabled Wonder Dog guarding her "baby" (aka Rusty Stu). Rusty does not like her because she wants to pick him up and baby him. (I couldn't get Rusty in the picture but he's chilling in the corner of the cage.) Little dd saw the picture and wants to know how Libby is disabled. ETA: Booya(h), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Little dd saw the picture and wants to know how Libby is disabled. ETA: Booya(h), etc. Libby was hit by a car about 4 years ago at an inadequately fenced dog park. She has a spinal cord injury and cannot put weight on one of her front paws. She can use the shoulder muscle to move it though so that she can kick me for pats! http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/308431-please-pray-jean-in-newcastles-dog/?hl=libby%20car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Libby was hit by a car about 4 years ago at an inadequately fenced dog park. She has a spinal cord injury and cannot put weight on one of her front paws. She can use the shoulder muscle to move it though so that she can kick me for pats! http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/308431-please-pray-jean-in-newcastles-dog/?hl=libby%20car Awww, I read that whole thread. Libby is doing really well considering. Little dd was born with bilateral clubfoot, and it looks like Libby has a dog version of that on her front paw so dd was very excited thinking that Libby was like her. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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