Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Day 190 steps. Day 61 hips 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 8 hours ago, mama25angels said: That sucks! Would a cup of tea help? Thanks, but no. I did finally go around 11:00, so could have been worse. 7 hours ago, Junie said: Dd15 is finally home from camp! I missed my girl. Yay! 7 hours ago, LauraBeth475 said: I spent something like three hours today picking a student planner for my kids. I may need help. That's because you didn't ask us. We could have told you which planner. (Then you could have spent 3 hours choosing from our favorites, lol.) 7 hours ago, Slache said: I cannot relate to this in any way shape or form and will absolutely not do the exact same thing for my kids in a few years. Just remember to ask us first. 6 hours ago, IsabelC said: I have a burning desire to spend many hours researching home ed stuff. This may or may not have something to do with the fact that I have a major assignment for uni due in tomorrow. @ Junie I hope your Ms.15 thoroughly enjoyed her camp and is also happy to be home There's is definitely a correlation between the need to research home ed materials and the nearness of uni due dates! (Hope you got it done without much angst afterall!) 4 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Day 190 steps. Day 61 hips Yay! ??? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good morning! Glad your dd is back, Junie! Today is Party Day! Really an open house from 1-4 kind of thing. The kids will play a little party music once in a while. I expect to see relatives and people from my ancient past and people I don’t know at all. But I will survive. ? COFFEE!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Susan, that sounds so nice. Hope you have a great time! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Ugh, been up since 6:10 again. After going to bed at about 1. Not a big fan of these new meds. On the bright side, I won't have as much jetlag when we go to Europe? 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!!!!~D Saturday!!!! Hot!!???????????????? We broke the record yesterday. 22 days over 100 degrees. And it’ll be that hot into the foreseeable future.?? I hate summer!! DH and DS2 went hiking this morning. Some Boy Scout requirement. I guess I’ll do some gardening before it gets too unbearable. I went to The Afsa last night, so I don’t have to do that today. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: Good morning! Glad your dd is back, Junie! Today is Party Day! Really an open house from 1-4 kind of thing. The kids will play a little party music once in a while. I expect to see relatives and people from my ancient past and people I don’t know at all. But I will survive. ? COFFEE!! That sounds wonderful!! And yes, you will survive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 There's a marathon in San Antonio sponsored by Krispy Kream. The 5K is called the donut dash. I'm finding it all rather funny. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, Slache said: There's a marathon in San Antonio sponsored by Krispy Kream. The 5K is called the donut dash. I'm finding it all rather funny. There is a beer dash here. And one with couches along the route and donuts. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good morning. Ds got home sfter 1 am and the puppy had to noisily protect us from the intruder. It took me awhile to get back to sleep so I overslept this morning. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: There is a beer dash here. And one with couches along the route and donuts. This is so weird! Talk about sick. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I was wrong. Beat the Blerch (spelling?) has couches and cake and nutella. Not donuts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I was wrong. Beat the Blerch (spelling?) has couches and cake and nutella. Not donuts. Oh, that's totally different then. I could do that. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I was wrong. Beat the Blerch (spelling?) has couches and cake and nutella. Not donuts. I like donuts. Glazed, old-fashioned are my favorites. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I pulled some weeds and dead headed some flowers and swept some dirt off my patio. Now, I am having a smoothie for breakfast and will clean my bathroom and my bedroom. That is all. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 2 hours ago, myblessings4 said: Good morning! It's Saturday!! ☕ ☕! I'm picking up oldest dgc from their other grandma this morning, and taking oldest dgd school clothes shopping. Her 12th birthday is this month, and I wanted her to pick her own clothes this year and go out to eat for her birthday present. We will pick out clothes for the others while we're out. Three of them will get haircuts sometime this weekend. Then they're spending two nights. Party time!! Sounds like fun!! You’re a cool grandma! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 25 minutes ago, KrissiK said: I like donuts. Glazed, old-fashioned are my favorites. Then come to Texas and run a marathon with me. There will be free donuts at the end. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 My oldest two are heavily engaged in some kind of brainstorming conversation - throwing out ideas, considering various consequences, keeping some and tossing others, etc. I think they're world building together for something. It reminds me of overhearing them play legos and playmobile about 7 years back. ❤️ (Don't tell them I said that.) 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 How are you feeling today, Critter?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 The kids can't stop talking about how excited they are about San Antonio. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, KrissiK said: How are you feeling today, Critter?? I survived work. Now I am home in bed. Editing, but a nap is in the works. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I haz moving advice thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 SIL is on her way over with her big energetic dog. I'm going to let Juliet and Pete play at the dog boarding place across the street. Neutral for both (but less for Juliet) and a dog friendly place. Plus, I'm watching the place right now and was given permission to use it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I cleaned, dusted, vacuumed, and mopped. I fed my children and the two neighbor girls lunch. I haz done the things. Now, I will continue my journey of planning history/writing and literature for DD1. It’s going well. I like doing that sort of thing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 My jaw is getting very sore from clenching. I need this and next month to be over. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 5 hours ago, KrissiK said: Hot!!???????????????? We broke the record yesterday. 22 days over 100 degrees. And it’ll be that hot into the foreseeable future.?? I hate summer!! I hate summer, too. Ugh, ugh, ugh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Play date with cousin dog went well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spudater said: Hallo BESTEST. POTATO. EVAH! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I purged my clothes and the girls are stunned at how much I am getting rid of and how much I have left, yet I think I probably could have ditched more if I went strictly by what I love. I still need pantz, though, even if I don't love it. It was kind of hard to decide because the past 18mos have included pregnancy and weird postpartum body changes that are probably still not finalized. So I kept big, medium, and small for me pants just in case I need any of them after weaning which would probably be sometime next year. I should have taken a picture before the girls went through and grabbed what they wanted and before I bagged it up. It's kind of shameful how much I had! Good news for the girls is that the 90s are coming back in style! "When did you last wear this, Mom?" That'd be about 1998....? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Spudater said: I didn’t choose the spud life...the spud life chose me...? ha, how are you guys? Feeling well! You? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 John's mad scientist. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 John drew that? He has some amazing talent! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Junie said: John drew that? He has some amazing talent! It's from a how to draw cartoons book. He is really great though. Mary is too. I am not. His proportions are off but he took some cool liberties. I like it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Spudater said: Hallo 57 minutes ago, Slache said: BESTEST. POTATO. EVAH! 49 minutes ago, Spudater said: I didn’t choose the spud life...the spud life chose me...? ha, how are you guys? Spud’s back!! Insert happy dance guy!! Yay!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Spudater said: Hallo Hi!!! <insert waving like crazy emo> 50 minutes ago, Spudater said: I didn’t choose the spud life...the spud life chose me...? ha, how are you guys? We're missing you! How are you? 16 minutes ago, Spudater said: A little better. My vit D came back low and I’ve been taking extra and I think it’s helping me sleep better. I’ve been waking up at 6:45 most mornings instead of 5:00! It’s been a nice summer with lots of visits to the splash pad and watching old episodes of the GReat British Baking Show. We made a tiramisu roulade for my birthday. My in-laws are moving to town, which I think will be good. I’m looking forward to the free babysitting. Yay! Glad you've had a restful summer! And help on the way! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I keep rescuing clothes from the bags... 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 49 minutes ago, Paige said: I purged my clothes and the girls are stunned at how much I am getting rid of and how much I have left, yet I think I probably could have ditched more if I went strictly by what I love. I still need pantz, though, even if I don't love it. It was kind of hard to decide because the past 18mos have included pregnancy and weird postpartum body changes that are probably still not finalized. So I kept big, medium, and small for me pants just in case I need any of them after weaning which would probably be sometime next year. I should have taken a picture before the girls went through and grabbed what they wanted and before I bagged it up. It's kind of shameful how much I had! Good news for the girls is that the 90s are coming back in style! "When did you last wear this, Mom?" That'd be about 1998....? Not shameful at all. Pre-preg, Maternity, post-partum.... that's probably at least 4 wardrobes! Good for you! It's a "Hooray for purging" booyah!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I napped. Still feel tired, but got up and made something to eat before crawling back in the bed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, Paige said: I keep rescuing clothes from the bags... STOP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hi, Spuds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 It looks like we'll be using uhaul pods. It will cost roughly $200 more than our cheapest option and be way less of a hassle. One major selling point of this particular company is that we get to pick the delivery date. Matt's making us watch The Alamo. It's awful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Everyone at the Alamo is drunk. This is why we lost. We should refrain from doing that in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Spudater said: Hey, before I go swimming in the sea, have any of you used Apologia General Science? I’m a little annoyed with myself after all the effort I put in tracking down and planning out Conceptual Physical Science, but after really looking at it I started to worry that it would be too hard for Lego Lass, and now she has the opportunity to do First Lego League (time consuming!) so I’m even more concerned that it would just be too much. My original backup plan was to do McHenry’s Carbon Chem but looking at it almost every chapter has them doing a ton of internet research which I don’t want to have to supervise. Also, after seeing how it’s been for dh teaching math to her this year I’ve given up the idea of him being able find time to help teach science. So Apologia looked like something I could potentially handle, and I liked that if it’s working and no one is wanting a STEM degree I can just stick with it all the way through high school...I really need to cut down on the number of subjects I couture the living crap out of. Am I going to be drowning in “experiments”? How much Scripture is there? I mean, I like that it’s Christian but some of 5he samples I’ve run across seem a bit cheesy, like, stop and look up in this psalm what it says about stars...I just don’t feel like it’s a good use of time in science class, I’d rather they were praying the psalms and be able to draw from a rich background of knowledge to increase their wonder, if that makes any sense. How much of the extra shtuff did you find useful/necessary? We are using Apologia through high school. (And my kids aren't STEM kids either. At least not yet.) We have a couple of the elementary books that the kids just read through on their own. (I'm a minimalist during the elementary years.) The General Science book is recommended for 8th grade. Physical Science for 9th. Ds17 used General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Human Biology (accelerated schedule for 1/2 credit of Anatomy) and Chemistry. Dd15 used General Science, Physical Science, Biology, and Marine Biology. She is also planning to do Chemistry before graduation. Dd13 is currently doing Physical Science with me. We skipped General Science with her. She will also do Biology and Chemistry and maybe Marine Biology or Human Biology. Science is really not my thing. We did buy the videos for some of the classes. So far we haven't done as many experiments as we should have done. I hate doing science experiments and I have zero motivation to do them. I don't remember them being told to look up Bible verses or anything like that. From what I can see there is a huge age gap from their elementary books to their middle and high school books. Feel free to ask any questions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, Spudater said: Hey, before I go swimming in the sea, have any of you used Apologia General Science? I’m a little annoyed with myself after all the effort I put in tracking down and planning out Conceptual Physical Science, but after really looking at it I started to worry that it would be too hard for Lego Lass, and now she has the opportunity to do First Lego League (time consuming!) so I’m even more concerned that it would just be too much. My original backup plan was to do McHenry’s Carbon Chem but looking at it almost every chapter has them doing a ton of internet research which I don’t want to have to supervise. Also, after seeing how it’s been for dh teaching math to her this year I’ve given up the idea of him being able find time to help teach science. So Apologia looked like something I could potentially handle, and I liked that if it’s working and no one is wanting a STEM degree I can just stick with it all the way through high school...I really need to cut down on the number of subjects I couture the living crap out of. Am I going to be drowning in “experiments”? How much Scripture is there? I mean, I like that it’s Christian but some of 5he samples I’ve run across seem a bit cheesy, like, stop and look up in this psalm what it says about stars...I just don’t feel like it’s a good use of time in science class, I’d rather they were praying the psalms and be able to draw from a rich background of knowledge to increase their wonder, if that makes any sense. How much of the extra shtuff did you find useful/necessary? I think the cheesy stuff is probably more in the elementary series than in the Jay Wile books. However, iirc, there is material related to young earth in the General Sci book. This was great for us, but you can see if it fits what you want. Also, a lot of the first chapter (or two?) is historical information about science. One of my history lovers ate it up - really she enjoyed the entire text. We just really like Jay Wile a lot. She did it at a co-op, so all experiments were done there, thank goodness! If you want more accountability for labs - you could check and see if he offers an online class for General. I believe his highschool level online classes require lab reports to be submitted to him. If you wanted to stick with physical / intro to chem and be fairly assured of Lego Lass working independently without issue, you might look at Exploration Education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 32 minutes ago, Slache said: Everyone at the Alamo is drunk. This is why we lost. We should refrain from doing that in the future. I guess you're not watching the Disney Davy Crockett version. Which version are you watching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, Spudater said: I could see “hold my beer” being our national motto. Isn't it? 5 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: I guess you're not watching the Disney Davy Crockett version. Which version are you watching? A very, very, very old one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 On 7/27/2018 at 12:07 PM, Slache said: It would seem the majority of my IRL homeschool friends (none of which live locally) have gotten over their homeschool phase. 2 more families are enrolling in school this year. This leaves 2 families out of 8, both of which are traveling missionaries. Is this common? Yup. For a very long time I was the only IRL person who was homeschooling someone older than 4th grade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Spudater said: Hallo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ Hey Girl! ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 The IKEA mice return to visit their homeland after 5-1/2 years, and make some new IKEA rat friends. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: But do you remember it? I'm too young. Do you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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