AMJ Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I hope his last name isn't Andretti. I want safe responsible driving. No, I forget his last name. He has a brother, Luigi, who also is willing to drive the kids around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I understand. I thought what you just described sounded more like what Slache was talking about than what I remember festina lente being about. I get how there could be tension between mnm and spreading a feast, but I didn't really get why there would be tension bw FL and feast. But then, I don't remember Perrin talking about CM ;) it's been a while. The purpose of making hast slowly is so that you can go deeply with much, not many. How's that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I tried another recipe from the Fresh20 cookbook -- citrus chicken, from near the back of the book. It's good -- everyone quite likes it -- but I find the name of the recipe a bit odd. I would have called it Quinoa Chicken. The only citrus in it is the lemon wedge you serve with it. I also pulled out a bagged salad with a bunch of different greens and veggies. Between that and the artichokes I cooked for part of lunch the girls and I ate another 7 veggies today. To date the earlier days of June our new-to-the-month veggie count was 7. Now we are at 14, nearly halfway to the goal of eating 30 different veggies in the month of June! Go, us! Tomorrow I'm gonna pull out some beets. :drool5: (In actuality I have eaten MORE different veggies this month, but I'm trying to get the girls (and maybe DH) to reach 30 veggies in June and I'm eating all of the veggies they are. I figure keeping track of their progress is close enough for my own consumption.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 You're the kind of interesting person who writes novels and considers taking up swordsmithing. I think you count as at least a side dish. A really cool one, like samosas, not green beans from a can. Fried okra, maybe. And swordsmithing sounds like too much work, too. But I'd like to watch. And commission somebody to make me one like my protagonist carries so I can hang it up over my desk. :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I made the mistake of washing my hands with some cinnamon-scented soap that I always promise myself I won't use. Now my hands itch and I wish I'd remembered not to wash my hands until I got home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) At some point I've got to sit down and think about the fall schedule. I think I'll put on some Vivaldi and do that next week sometime. ETA: It's a musical motivation Booyah! (Although perhaps, given my current mood, I should go epic and hope for the best?) Edited June 8, 2017 by Critterfixer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I fixed my signature. That's better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Guilty! :D I don't feel guilty about writing a lot. Sometimes I have a lot to say. You can tune me out if you want. My kids do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 It took me a while to figure that one out. My brain kept insisting it was another Lord of the Rings movie.... I never did figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 It sounds like a secondary benefit, not the main purpose and I'm not absolutely convinced you couldn't festina lente with a feast. But maybe I should go watvh instead of talking out of my arse. Look for my witty rebuttal in a few months when I actually get through the whole thing. I have no idea what I'm talking about if that helps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I had yogurt for lunch today, and oddly, I think I felt better this afternoon because of it. I'm going to try that again tomorrow to see if it helps with the afternoon growls. It's also possible that getting out and walking around helped, despite feeling that the sun was sitting on top of my head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Lynn, there was a thread about a provider that got mad and expelled all the OP's children. What provider was it? Potter's School. You might search for older threads on the highschool board. Not the first time I've read complaints about the admin there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Well, pick a lane, Perrin. :laugh: (I know he has great ideas, but I have a hard time listening to him. Shhhh, someone will come take my classical educator badge. #dontreallyhaveone #nosuchthing) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 It took me a while to figure that one out. My brain kept insisting it was another Lord of the Rings movie.... I googled it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Well, pick a lane, Perrin. I don't know what this means. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We just got home from a swim meet. It was freezing. Well, freezing by KY standards. Normally after a swim meet we're so stinkin' sweaty we need a shower before bed. Tonight we're too cold to think about changing clothes. :laugh: I came home, took off my sandals and shorts and put on wool socks, pajama pants and a sweatshirt. Brrrrrrrr. (And I wasn't even the one in the water! :laugh: ) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 He really sounds like that one guy years ago at work who remarked on me putting on weight when I was 7 months pregnant. I wonder if he retired and moved?Maybe! I do know he's recently divorced, but that's all I know. His kids are a little...different, let's say, but I forgive them that since they are young, their dad is weird, and their parents just divorced, ya know? They seem like they'll turn out okay. Dad is a very loud, strange fellow. Today simply added to my previously formed impression of him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I don't know what this means. Like, your ideas are all over the road. Pick a lane (idea) and stay in it instead of swerving all over the place. (maybe.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I'm going to start adding lemon slices to all my dinners and calling it Citrus xyz now. Citrus tacos! Citrus meatloaf! Citrus curry! Okay, maybe not. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Like, your ideas are all over the road. Pick a lane (idea) and stay in it instead of swerving all over the place. (maybe.)Oh. Maybe I would have gotten it if I had understood who Perrin was. But I've been tuning out that part of the conversation. I mean, I'm reading the posts, but my brain is not engaging. I'm one of those homeschoolers who couldn't really tell you what kind of learner my son is - at least not in that fancy educational speak. And reading books on educational philosophies? Why don't you just force me to sit and have a poetry tea while you're at it? Sheesh! Do I look like I like kool aid? (No offense. :LOL:) Slache knows more about homeschooling than I do, and John's only in 1st grade! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 He was talking about multa non multum when he was supposed to be talking about festina lente. The nerve. I don't know what this means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 On a positive note, I'm really liking A Long Fatal Love Chase. I think it was Krissi's recommendation? Thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 It's okay. No one's totally sure. Not even the PhDs homeschooling moms fangirl over. I wonder if this is how the dad felt when he didn't know what Cape Cod was. Karma just kicked me in the tush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I never did figure it out. Too Long; Didn't Read. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Maybe! I do know he's recently divorced, but that's all I know. His kids are a little...different, let's say, but I forgive them that since they are young, their dad is weird, and their parents just divorced, ya know? They seem like they'll turn out okay. Dad is a very loud, strange fellow. Today simply added to my previously formed impression of him. Okay, that sounds too young to be that guy from my work. Maybe your guy is the son of my guy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Did I mention today that I also tried cooking radishes for the first time? Basic red radishes, roasted in the oven (cut in half, coat lightly with oil, pop into a 450 degree oven for about 10 minutes). They were quite good! The roasting takes away the bite and mellows the flavor. I made the girls try radishes both raw and cooked. They both agreed they would eat them cooked again. I forgot to count the radishes in the total veg count. 15 so far! Halfway to the goal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Too Long; Didn't Read. You miss gems that way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Oh. Maybe I would have gotten it if I had understood who Perrin was. But I've been tuning out that part of the conversation. I mean, I'm reading the posts, but my brain is not engaging. I'm one of those homeschoolers who couldn't really tell you what kind of learner my son is - at least not in that fancy educational speak. And reading books on educational philosophies? Why don't you just force me to sit and have a poetry tea while you're at it? Sheesh! Do I look like I like kool aid? (No offense. :lol:) Slache knows more about homeschooling than I do, and John's only in 1st grade! I like that stuff. It's fun. And I've learned to enjoy things even if some of it goes over my head. My education was abysmal; I've not been shy about that, but in my quest for a better, more entertaining, more opportunistic environment for my children I have had fun. The world is so much bigger, yet so much more unified than I ever could have imagined. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Yes, he's American. My friend just said that she didn't expect him to know that. I'm like, really? It's like Italy is the boot and Cape Cod is an arm? Apparently I overestimate people's intelligence. ;) Not everyone from your state (ahem ;) ) is that clueless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 That was a lot of ketchup. Now back to the NBA Finals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Back from watching the basketball game. No one is taking this thread seriously. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1964. I have a hard time understanding how a person could never have even heard of Cape Cod. I've never been to MA, and I don't know what it looks like the, but sheesh. It's the place. Named after a superhero fish. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1964. I have a hard time understanding how a person could never have even heard of Cape Cod. I've never been to MA, and I don't know what it looks like the, but sheesh. It's the place. Named after a superhero fish. My parents were married in 1950. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We had a theatre miracle tonight. We spent an hour going over sets and cues for the cut-down version of the musical and 15 minutes before showtime the director announced that we would do the full show. It went fairly well. The only hitch was when I went on stage (during a scene) to remove a prop and the prop wasn't there. I just kept walking and found out afterwards that they cut the prop out of that scene. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We had a theatre miracle tonight. We spent an hour going over sets and cues for the cut-down version of the musical and 15 minutes before showtime the director announced that we would do the full show. It went fairly well. The only hitch was when I went on stage (during a scene) to remove a prop and the prop wasn't there. I just kept walking and found out afterwards that they cut the prop out of that scene. I'm so glad that it went so well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We had a theatre miracle tonight. We spent an hour going over sets and cues for the cut-down version of the musical and 15 minutes before showtime the director announced that we would do the full show. It went fairly well. The only hitch was when I went on stage (during a scene) to remove a prop and the prop wasn't there. I just kept walking and found out afterwards that they cut the prop out of that scene.Yay for theater miracles!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1964. I have a hard time understanding how a person could never have even heard of Cape Cod. I've never been to MA, and I don't know what it looks like the, but sheesh. It's the place. Named after a superhero fish. My parents were married in 1950.My parents were married in 1960. Why are we talking about this?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I went to water Aerobics tonight. It always makes me sleep better. I gotta go get the COFFEE☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Ready for tomorrow morning!! And then I go to bed!! Good night!! Sweet dreams, my lovelies!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1960. Why are we talking about this?? Susan started it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Susan started it. I think Luuknam started it. My parents were married in 1966. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Oh. Maybe I would have gotten it if I had understood who Perrin was. But I've been tuning out that part of the conversation. I mean, I'm reading the posts, but my brain is not engaging. I'm one of those homeschoolers who couldn't really tell you what kind of learner my son is - at least not in that fancy educational speak. And reading books on educational philosophies? Why don't you just force me to sit and have a poetry tea while you're at it? Sheesh! Do I look like I like kool aid? (No offense. :lol:) Slache knows more about homeschooling than I do, and John's only in 1st grade! I used to be really interested in educational philosophy, but my implementation stunk so bad that I figure I only need a small dash of it now. I don't really need the difference between whatever that one word was and multa non multum. I just need to make sure we have a balance of skills and content, make sure we're moving forward in skills without too much busy work, hope we're engaging with something somewhere and try to tweak it if we're not, keep enough activities going that they're not on screens half the day. (Is there a 3 word Latin phrase for that?) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I used to be really interested in educational philosophy, but my implementation stunk so bad that I figure I only need a small dash of it now. I don't really need the difference between whatever that one word was and multa non multum. I just need to make sure we have a balance of skills and content, make sure we're moving forward in skills without too much busy work, hope we're engaging with something somewhere and try to tweak it if we're not, keep enough activities going that they're not on screens half the day. (Is there a 3 word Latin phrase for that?) Actually, that's not totally true. I'm a bit more interested in educational philosophy than that. I did really enjoy Karen Glass's book Consider This. And I have to restrain myself when people I know think that CC (Classical Conversations) IS classical education because I don't think it is. And I should probably re-read Teaching from Rest every summer. :laugh: #jadedveteran 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1964. I have a hard time understanding how a person could never have even heard of Cape Cod. I've never been to MA, and I don't know what it looks like the, but sheesh. It's the place. Named after a superhero fish. This my hang up, too. I get forgetting where it is, or not having been there. But the way he asked first, "What's Cape Cod?" And then, "never heard of it." I was just astounded. And then my friend telling me she wasn't surprised he didn't know, and that I expect too much from people. But I didn't know Perrin, so... :) I guess I forgive him. :LOL: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) I started out reading educational books. I found TWTM forums easier and more fun. Like, you learn the best parts and skip the rest. I was able to figure out early on that CM was not for us, for example. I learned to let DS play Legos while I read. That sort of thing. I'd rather spend my time reading good literature. BUT I only have 1 kid and he's somewhat normal. Edited June 8, 2017 by ikslo 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Mom-Sleep -- The type of sleep in which you sleep so lightly that every.single.noise wakes you up because you think that someone might need you for something. :lol: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Good Morning! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We had a theatre miracle tonight. We spent an hour going over sets and cues for the cut-down version of the musical and 15 minutes before showtime the director announced that we would do the full show. It went fairly well. The only hitch was when I went on stage (during a scene) to remove a prop and the prop wasn't there. I just kept walking and found out afterwards that they cut the prop out of that scene. Hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1960. Why are we talking about this?? 1961 for mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My parents were married in 1960. Why are we talking about this?? An interesting note: the "generational" differences (the differences due to the times and not due to levels of maturity) don't seem to follow the generations arbitrarily defined by the Census (baby boomers, generation X, etc.) so much as they seem to follow when the parents of the generations or individuals being compared were growing up. Many people of my sister's so-called generation had parents younger than my sister, so they tend to be surprised by some of the things she, their contemporary, does. As for me, I'm on the cusp between two Census-designated generations. I refuse to be categorized so easily. :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I used to be really interested in educational philosophy, but my implementation stunk so bad that I figure I only need a small dash of it now. I don't really need the difference between whatever that one word was and multa non multum. I just need to make sure we have a balance of skills and content, make sure we're moving forward in skills without too much busy work, hope we're engaging with something somewhere and try to tweak it if we're not, keep enough activities going that they're not on screens half the day. (Is there a 3 word Latin phrase for that?) How about proelio facto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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