Slache Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Matt's home. He saw it on Facebook. He's okay. We knew it was coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'm sorry for your loss, Slash! That is a lovely picture! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (((Slache + family))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I"m sorry for your loss, Slache. That picture is a beautiful tribute to Aunt Clair 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I got myself too tired. I did get normal people stuff done, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Love the picture, Slache. Be comforted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I got myself too tired. I did get normal people stuff done, though. I didn't. Matt's doing all my normal people stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What are your favorite boy names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Helloooooooooo! I'm bored. Fix it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 No. Fixing it yourself will keep you from being bored. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 No. Fixing it yourself will keep you from being bored.Spoken like a true mother. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Helloooooooooo! I'm bored. Fix it. The bathrooms need to be cleaned. (That's what I tell my kids, anyway. It seems to solve the problem for them.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I'm tired, but I'm getting ready to fix it. :D Sorry I don't have anything to offer in the way of entertainment. One boy's name I liked that seemed crazy at the time was George. But I guess it's probably more popular now that Prince William and Kate used it. And I like William. Not very exciting, huh? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The bathrooms need to be cleaned. (That's what I tell my kids, anyway. It seems to solve the problem for them.)I'm not allowed to clean the bathroom pregnant. I have no idea where it came from, I just know Matt sucks at cleaning bathrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I'm tired, but I'm getting ready to fix it. :D Sorry I don't have anything to offer in the way of entertainment. One boy's name I liked that seemed crazy at the time was George. But I guess it's probably more popular now that Prince William and Kate used it. And I like William. Not very exciting, huh? William is John's middle name. I don't like George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The bathrooms need to be cleaned. (That's what I tell my kids, anyway. It seems to solve the problem for them.) So funny. While I was still posting this, dd11 came in and told me that she was bored. She is now cleaning the bathroom. :lol: :lol: :lol: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 My bathrooms were cleaned this afternoon by bored children. :) Great minds think alike! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What did you guys use for high school biology? I thought I was leaning towards ck-12 flex books, but I need something written to the student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I am home. I spent all day at continuing education, learning about vomiting. Because it's always good to revisit things you ought to have digested. :001_tt2: I must remind myself that I have to get my Rabies titer pulled tomorrow. Slache, I'm sorry to hear about Ms. Clair. I can tell from the picture that she was a very special person. :grouphug: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I just read Gil's thread about guilt for academic excellence. :( We don't have that problem here. Everyone seems to think I'm not doing enough and that he should be really advanced because he has one on one instruction. I imagine we'll have it soon with Mary too. Yay. Matt thinks we're doing great by the way. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Actually, yeah! Why does everyone always judge other people's parenting? And the people that judge me are typically really bad parents. I don't get it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think a lot of judging comes from personal insecurity. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What are your favorite boy names? Is it sad to say that all of my favorite boy names have been ruined by students? :( 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What are your favorite boy names? Benaiah ("beh-NIGH-uh") - one of King David's mighty men. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Not at all! I was going to name one kid a certain name....I was 36 weeks alone, thinking of starting an embroidery project with his name, and then met a kid with the same name that just truly blew it for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Benaiah ("beh-NIGH-uh") - one of King David's mighty men.I LOVE IT! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Heart dissection has turned into a bloodless massacre. With maniacal laughter... Don't worry. I don't have a serial killer in the making. The laughter was mine. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What are your favorite boy names? My favorite names right now are: Levi, Evan, Samuel, Ryan, and Benjamin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I love Titus and Isaiah. But, if we have another little boy, he will be Fisher Isaiah. (It was a compromise name. Fisher is not my favorite, but DH is getting to pick.) I've always liked Avery, Noah (though that was completely demolished by an ex), Ethan, Micah. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Lol...Noah was the name I was going to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just curious - do your husbands have any input in the educational decisions of the kids? Like, curriculum, co-ops, etc? I'm just wondering because DH doesn't really seem to care that much. He says "You're the educator, so you know what you're doing." It doesn't bother me really, but I was wondering if that is the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Slache, I am sorry for your loss. And I think it is a beautiful and lovely photo. :grouphug: If I had been a boy, mom was going to name me William Jesse after my great grandfather. I like the name too. My oldest is named after dh. The youngest is named after a brother in law and father in law: Adrian Jesse. I have always loved the name Kaleb, with a K, just to be different. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just curious - do your husbands have any input in the educational decisions of the kids? Like, curriculum, co-ops, etc? I'm just wondering because DH doesn't really seem to care that much. He says "You're the educator, so you know what you're doing." It doesn't bother me really, but I was wondering if that is the norm. He doesn't care, but he'll talk about it if I want to. He helped me decide between Hey Andrew and Greek for children, as well as tell me it will be okay if we aren't rigorous for the first few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 My favorite names right now are: Levi, Evan, Samuel, Ryan, and Benjamin. I like Levi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just curious - do your husbands have any input in the educational decisions of the kids? Like, curriculum, co-ops, etc? I'm just wondering because DH doesn't really seem to care that much. He says "You're the educator, so you know what you're doing." It doesn't bother me really, but I was wondering if that is the norm. Dh's involvement has always been minimal, but it has evolved over the years. He has wanted to homeschool from the start; we went to a homeschooling conference when my oldest was literally still a babe in arms. Dh wanted me to create a budget spreadsheet with all kinds of categories during those early years of choosing materials. He was willing to walk the halls of the homeschooling conference vendors, but that was about the end of his involvement. Since then, he is happy to delegate it all to me. I have a budget, and as long as I stay in it, it's not a problem. I could buy whatever I choose. He no longer goes to conferences (I don't either), he doesn't look at magazines, but he is willing to review textbooks when asked. I had him look at some algebra 2 textbooks I purchased because he is mathematically inclined, and I am less so. My oldest's mind works much more like dh's in analyzing and conceptualizing math stuff. Dh is willing to let me talk about loud with him, but I'm not sure that he knows what grades our kids are in. He hasn't looked at their work in a long, long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Just curious - do your husbands have any input in the educational decisions of the kids? Like, curriculum, co-ops, etc? I'm just wondering because DH doesn't really seem to care that much. He says "You're the educator, so you know what you're doing." It doesn't bother me really, but I was wondering if that is the norm. DH doesn't care what I pick. He worried about cost at first, and whether he was progressing on par with the public schools. Then we went to visit a private school, and now he doesn't care about the money within reason, as long as I discuss timing of the purchases, and he doesn't worry about whether he is learning, because he saw the work being produced in the private school was no better than what we were doing at home. He lets me decide. I don't think he wants that responsibility. Edited February 6, 2016 by ikslo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 DS doesn't care what I pick. He worried about cost at first, and whether he was progressing on par with the public schools. Then we went to visit a private school, and now he doesn't care about the money within reason, as long as I discuss timing of the purchases, and he doesn't worry about whether he is learning, because he saw the work being produced in the private school was no better than what we were doing at home. He lets me decide. I don't think he wants that responsibility.Your son does some heavy thinking for a 9 year old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What are your favorite boy names?I know it's a little overused, but I still love Isaac. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Your son does some heavy thinking for a 9 year old. Dude. You beat me to it! :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I know it's a little overused, but I still love Isaac.Our names are Matt, Rachel, John, Mary, and we're considering Alexander. I'm not sure overused is an issue here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Dh is interested in the school work the twins do, but not any differently than the older dc that went to/are in public school. Each day he asks "how was school today" to each child, but that's about it. However, I discuss curriculum with him, because I truly want his feedback. But he doesn't research curriculum or anything like that. He trusts my judgement, I suppose, and I like to hear him say, "sounds good to me", or something like that.;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Dh is completely uninvolved in the educational decisions. I keep him informed, but that is about the extent of it, which is how I prefer it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I like Levi. Me too - he's a sweet kid. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Your son does some heavy thinking for a 9 year old. Oops! Fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Rusty bunny is shunning me. I clipped his nails. Last time I clipped his nails he shunned me for days. :scared: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) In 3 hours, I will be awake for 24 hours. My stomach is upset, and I just vomited. I don't know what is going on. Worrying? I just don't know. I feel like my eye lids are swollen. My brother and his wife are coming tomorrow, well, today. I am supposed to cook dinner. They are coming for my birthday so I was going to make a cake as well. He wanted to come last Saturday, but I put him off since I was sick. Then this one-and-only-home-church-service Sunday has me very upset. I feel so many different things; I don't even know where to begin. Except I haven't cleaned as much as I wanted to yet, and I don't know how much I will get done today with company coming and no sleep. I think I will try to read a bit. That should help relax me. Then maybe I can sleep. Eta: Oh my, what a horrible BOOYA. An insomnia and vomiting and complaining BOOYA. Sorry. :( Edited February 6, 2016 by Openhearted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 ((Dawn)) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (((Dawn))) Hope you are sleeping soundly now! Have dh or ds pick up a cake at WalMart. Don't worry about cleaning more. Praying for you. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Good Saturday Morning. It's a crazy day here. We're going in 4 or 5 different directions. It's all worked out except for picking up one while another is at a birthday party in the next county. Oh, and wrapping paper. I need to get wrapping paper for the present. I have a gazillion rolls of Christmas paper, but not much else on hand. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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