lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 What are you good for? Pondering this. Cooking? No. Making use of expensive graduate degrees? Nope. Cleaning? Once upon a time, but now, no...... I'll get back to you on this.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Pondering this. Cooking? No. Making use of expensive graduate degrees? Nope. Cleaning? Once upon a time, but now, no...... I'll get back to you on this.... Flying? Swimming? Eating bread? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Flying? Swimming? Eating bread? Nope. Nope. Nope. But I'm an old pro at managing all the droppings around here. That counts for something, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hmph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Nope. Nope. Nope. But I'm an old pro at managing all the droppings around here. That counts for something, right? Sounds crappy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hmph. Mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The girls are STILL awake. Organizing games. They are all wearing matching pink union suits. It's adorable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Mph. Miles per hour. And I'm the bad speller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Miles per hour. And I'm the bad speller? It's a joke. You're dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 It's a joke. You're dumb. H, baby. All the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Sounds crappy. Groan. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Somebody messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Do you get a break at all this weekend, Renai? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Do you get a break at all this weekend, Renai? There will be no such thing as a break until Nov 7. If I graduate by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 There will be no such thing as a break until Nov 7. If I graduate by then. YOU WILL. I have full confidence in your ability to conquer the world. And Tex has your back if you need a plan B, right, Tex? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Somebody messed up. What's up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I want this. We did SL for years. Unsolicited advice - buy the IG used cheaply and fill in with used books. (Or skip the IG at this level because it is essentially a schedule.) I did this for a couple of years before I started tweaking SL so hard it was unrecognizable. I paid about a third of the cost and lost none of the benefits. (But I did really enjoy and still miss "Box Day". The kids would help me check to see that all of the books were there. <sniff> They are big now, most of them - the kids, not the books. The books are the same size.) You guys are boring. I even bore myself. Drop the H and I will clean your house. I will drop all the letters and speak in piglatin for someone to clean my house. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 YOU WILL. I have full confidence in your ability to conquer the world. And Tex has your back if you need a plan B, right, Tex? Send me your stuff and I will edit the hell heck out of it. I promise. I owe you for the chocolate. :D (I quoted duckie, but that was actually to Renai.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The girls are laying their heads down now and sleeping. They had to. Simon said so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 True story. I cannot bear to split up SL Cores because I want to sell or gift them complete, so I buy the books I like from the Core. :leaving: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Simon needs coffee. And chocolate, but I'm not sure M&Ms will cut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 We did SL for years. Unsolicited advice - buy the IG used cheaply and fill in with used books. (Or skip the IG at this level because it is essentially a schedule.) That was my intention. I did purchase 3/4 because I got it for like $178. I won't be doing that again. I plan to use My Father's World starting in Adventures, so I'm looking for fun fillers until then. I would not buy the IG for this level. I also want KONOS I. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 True story. I cannot bear to split up SL Cores because I want to sell or gift them complete, so I buy the books I like from the Core. :leaving: :svengo: Actually, I have no idea what this means. I'm not a SL person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Simon needs coffee. And chocolate, but I'm not sure M&Ms will cut it. *Shimon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 :svengo: Actually, I have no idea what this means. I'm not a SL person. Do you use the library? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 That was my intention. I did purchase 3/4 because I got it for like $178. I won't be doing that again. I plan to use My Father's World starting in Adventures, so I'm looking for fun fillers until then. I would not buy the IG for this level. I also want KONOS I. I keep looking at Konos. I mean, I've looked at Konos since Dancer was 5. I really looked when units could be bought separately. But, I've never purchased it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 What's up? Well, speaking of drinking... It wasn't me. That's all I'm sayin'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I snagged a few fabulous used collections of children's classics from ebay (about 40-ish Landmarks, and I think the entirety of the OOP Children's Classics Library.) Oh, and My Book House, plus a bunch of random assorted favorites from my childhood and my years as an ed major. So for read-alouds, we have lots at home to choose from. And a great library to fill in the gaps. As for curriculum, I'm a control freak so I pick what I like and have settled into a routine/schedule that works for me. I think boxed schedules would drive me bonkers, though I do like to check them out for ideas on historical fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Okay, I'm going to get to work revising a discussion post and writing my literature review. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 *Shimon I do look a little Jewish. I'm not, as far as I know, but Jewish friends have wondered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I keep looking at Konos. I mean, I've looked at Konos since Dancer was 5. I really looked when units could be bought separately. But, I've never purchased it. I think we're doing it for kindergarten. Unit one was literally written for a 5 year old boy (not that you shouldn't use it, just that I HAVE a 5 year old boy). Knights, cowboys, jungles. I mean come on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well, speaking of drinking... It wasn't me. That's all I'm sayin'. :grouphug: I'm sorry, Renai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well, speaking of drinking... It wasn't me. That's all I'm sayin'. I'm so sorry. That's just what you need. I'm sorry. Hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 :grouphug: Renai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I snagged a few fabulous used collections of children's classics from ebay (about 40-ish Landmarks, and I think the entirety of the OOP Children's Classics Library.) Oh, and My Book House, plus a bunch of random assorted favorites from my childhood and my years as an ed major. So for read-alouds, we have lots at home to choose from. And a great library to fill in the gaps. As for curriculum, I'm a control freak so I pick what I like and have settled into a routine/schedule that works for me. I think boxed schedules would drive me bonkers, though I do like to check them out for ideas on historical fiction. Well, I was going to recommend my favorites from my package, but I guess I won't. Since you're too good for such things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well, I was going to recommend my favorites from my package, but I guess I won't. Since you're too good for such things. :lol: No, not too good. Just too control-freakish. I'd love your recs. So far all of my Slache-Certified Recommendations have been home-runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I snagged a few fabulous used collections of children's classics from ebay (about 40-ish Landmarks, and I think the entirety of the OOP Children's Classics Library.) Oh, and My Book House, plus a bunch of random assorted favorites from my childhood and my years as an ed major. So for read-alouds, we have lots at home to choose from. And a great library to fill in the gaps. As for curriculum, I'm a control freak so I pick what I like and have settled into a routine/schedule that works for me. I think boxed schedules would drive me bonkers, though I do like to check them out for ideas on historical fiction. We have My Book House. You can send me everything else you have, though, because want. I tweak almost everything, even single subject curricula. I can't help myself. I love planning and writing schedules. I never once looked at KONOS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 :lol: No, not too good. Just too control-freakish. I'd love your recs. So far all of my Slache-Certified Recommendations have been home-runs. Well you would have had a lot more if not for your frigging booyahs. :glare: Especially for that slow cooker of yours. What do people do all day? Horton hatches the egg Noah's ark by spier (or anything by him) Harper Collins treasury of picture book classics The 20th century children's book treasury 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 We have My Book House. You can send me everything else you have, though, because want. I tweak almost everything, even single subject curricula. I can't help myself. I love planning and writing schedules. I never once looked at KONOS. As soon as we're done with it, it's yours. Over my dead body. But yes, that's me, too! I love Spalding, for example, but Ellie -- I mean, Romalda --- would be horrified if she saw how I've adapted it. And I think I've finally hit my stride this year (three years into this great experiment called homeschooling). I love my routine, I love how the house is organized, I love my filing and recording and planning system. It's totally quirky but it works like a well-oiled machine with minimal oversight on my part. We are two weeks into the year and I'm not burnt out yet. That's a record. ;) If the basement weren't a shambles and stinking like a dead mouse, I'd be in heaven. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well you would have had a lot more if not for your frigging booyahs. :glare: Especially for that slow cooker of yours. What do people do all day? Horton hatches the egg Noah's ark by spier (or anything by him) Harper Collins treasury of picture book classics The 20th century children's book treasury Gymnast lived in those treasuries for a long time. I actually still had the one I had bought when Dancer was little. Gymnast also liked the other books. Right now, her favorite story is Lentil in the McCloskey treasury. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well you would have had a lot more if not for your frigging booyahs. :glare: Especially for that slow cooker of yours. What do people do all day? Horton hatches the egg Noah's ark by spier (or anything by him) Harper Collins treasury of picture book classics The 20th century children's book treasury I LOVE SPIER. Do you know I was fit to be tied a few hours ago???? Someone who shall remain nameless asked to borrow Oh Were They Ever Happy. Hardbound copy. Well cared for. Mine since childhood. They returned it with the binding ripped in two. They are only 6.5 years old and were guilty only of forgetting to keep it out of the hands of the 1.5 year-old, so I will forgive them. But good golly day! That book is OOP and impossible to find now at any reasonable price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I love Lentil, too. That's a library one for us, though. But we got Make Way for Ducklings. (Did I even need to say that?) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Gymnast lived in those treasuries for a long time. I actually still had the one I had bought when Dancer was little. Gymnast also liked the other books. Right now, her favorite story is Lentil in the McCloskey treasury. We love them so much. I've probably read both all of the way through 5 times so far. One day Mary was really sick and I read the 20th in one sitting. She was quite content. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 As soon as we're done with it, it's yours. Over my dead body. But yes, that's me, too! I love Spalding, for example, but Ellie -- I mean, Romalda --- would be horrified if she saw how I've adapted it. And I think I've finally hit my stride this year (three years into this great experiment called homeschooling). I love my routine, I love how the house is organized, I love my filing and recording and planning system. It's totally quirky but it works like a well-oiled machine with minimal oversight on my part. We are two weeks into the year and I'm not burnt out yet. That's a record. ;) If the basement weren't a shambles and stinking like a dead mouse, I'd be in heaven. This is so impressive! (not the dead mouse part) I LOVE SPIER. Do you know I was fit to be tied a few hours ago???? Someone who shall remain nameless asked to borrow Oh Were They Ever Happy. Hardbound copy. Well cared for. Mine since childhood. They returned it with the binding ripped in two. They are only 6.5 years old and were guilty only of forgetting to keep it out of the hands of the 1.5 year-old, so I will forgive them. But good golly day! That book is OOP and impossible to find now at any reasonable price. This is absolutely horrifying. I gasped out loud, They should replace it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 This is so impressive! (not the dead mouse part) I paid my sister to take the children for 36 hours in August while I revamped everything. Best use of money ever. (And lest you think she's an awful sister for not taking them for free.... I didn't even let her consider it. She's an amazing single mom of three who needs income and I was desperate for a sitter who could take the kids out.of.the.house. It was a win-win.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 You guys are talking my language. I absolutely love children's books. I'm sad that my kids are teens now and that I can't read them The Big Red Barn and the Pokey Little Puppy and Tiki Tiki Tembo (which I have memorized and still quote verbatim to the kids while they roll their eyes at me). . . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I saved a lot of books from my childhood. I also have saved the ones I love from my kids' childhoods because grandkids. :D ETA: Booya(h)!!! Susan's song 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 This is absolutely horrifying. I gasped out loud, They should replace it. I thought about raiding her tooth fairy money savings, but I just can't bring myself to do it. Besides, she's cute and gives me I Love Mommy notes all the time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 You guys are talking my language. I absolutely love children's books. I'm sad that my kids are teens now and that I can't read them The Big Red Barn and the Pokey Little Puppy and Tiki Tiki Tembo (which I have memorized and still quote verbatim to the kids while they roll their eyes at me). . . OOoooh, Yes! I just bought Harvey's Hideout used. It had belonged to one of my sisters, so I didn't have my own copy. ETA: See, Tex?? The downside of sisters. Sharing. Uggh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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