Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Coffee in a few.... Bookie, praying for Dave. And belated Happy Nirthday to Runner! What a lovely day! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Good morning! Taking The Middles to tutorial in an hour. Then home and more lessons for The Youngers. We are being told to be "weather aware". Lol. Which means we might get some rain from Laura tomorrow. Coffee! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Morning. Woke up before the alarm again. Evidently somewhere around 7am is the spot where I wake up on my own. 6:30am feels way too early and I can't seem to stay in bed past 7:30am. Now if only the rest of my life would work around that schedule. Open House today. Should be interesting. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Good Morning! Happy Thursday! I should probably try to get some cleaning done today, as I expect my health to temporarily deteriorate as the storm works it's way toward the Mid-Atlantic. Low pressure is not my friend. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Good Morning!! COFFEE!!!!~D Friday Eve!!!! School and work!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Good morning. I have to figure out some workspace rearrangements for the kids. The trouble we are having is that several of my kids find it very hard to focus of there are other people doing stuff nearby. But my kids have more of their work on computers this year and dh doesn't want any computers in bedrooms. We have the living room, kitchen, and playroom to work with. The playroom is really our semi-converted garage which might be kind of chilly in the winter. And is also short on windows--I prefer the kids have natural light. I need to talk to the kids and see what they think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Dd16 does not like Poe as much as I do. Sigh. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, maize said: Good morning. I have to figure out some workspace rearrangements for the kids. The trouble we are having is that several of my kids find it very hard to focus of there are other people doing stuff nearby. But my kids have more of their work on computers this year and dh doesn't want any computers in bedrooms. We have the living room, kitchen, and playroom to work with. The playroom is really our semi-converted garage which might be kind of chilly in the winter. And is also short on windows--I prefer the kids have natural light. I need to talk to the kids and see what they think. We have ordered ear protection for DS (like for shooting ranges)--the washing machine is about 10 feet from the school table and the neighbors have noisy toddlers sometimes out front during school hours, and after several years' practice, he is still not really able to tune out background noise. I wonder if you can also do some kind of visual barrier for your kids, like a foldable study carrel thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Junie said: Dd16 does not like Poe as much as I do. Sigh. This is a great disappointment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 🎉🎈🎈🎈 Happy Nirthday, Hurricane Kid of Texan! 🎈🎈🎈🎉 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Who is in charge of pestering Renai? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 35 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Who is in charge of pestering Renai? She's got a lot going on with classes and Baby Dancer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Slache said: She's got a lot going on with classes and Baby Dancer. Nevertheless. I feel it's our duty to pester her at least a little! 😂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I finished watching Indian Matchmaking on Netflix. Very interesting! Dh signed up for a month of Hulu, so I will have that to find a new brain-vegging show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, Servant4Christ said: All the back and forth banter between me and Slachie was the best kind of distraction. I learned so much ITT lingo, too. It was like breaking the master code to a hidden language here! 🤣 #pointsforquotingmyself ITT really is the place to be!, 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Nevertheless. I feel it's our duty to pester her at least a little! 😂 She needs to know she is loved and there’s no better way to show some you love them than by pestering them!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 EdPo: Bible is done and Latin is done. Now, on to Literature and History. When I write these things down, it makes it sound like we are actually doing school. I mean, we really are. But, it sounds like we are, too. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Bible is done... Are you still doing CAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 39 minutes ago, Spudater said: Well my verdict after nearly two weeks since starting is I have enough time for homeschooling, baby, and feeding everyone. I just need to cut dishes, laundry, housework, appointment s, outside commitment s, exercise, and going pee. Sounds do-able to me, as long as you can squeeze in time to pee. Maybe consult FlyLady on that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I have never been stuck in quicksand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 46 minutes ago, Spudater said: Well my verdict after nearly two weeks since starting is I have enough time for homeschooling, baby, and feeding everyone. I just need to cut dishes, laundry, housework, appointment s, outside commitment s, exercise, and going pee. Yes. Or you can stop feeding everyone except baby and start peeing again instead. #priorities Also, a good reply for the mommy good food wars: “My kids can eat whatever they can fix for themselves!” 🤣 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: Also, a good reply for the mommy good food wars: “My kids can eat whatever they can fix for themselves!” I can just hear the responses I'd get for this. "I see, well in my family we choose to make healthy eating a priority." "Ah, I thought you put more effort in than that." "Wow, ok. I guess if that's how you choose to parent." I can just see it. And I know who would say it. Now I'm angry. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I was really sensitive about mommy wars things when I joined ITT. Almost everyone in my life had either not had children or graduated to grandmotherhood and I felt judgement at every turn. My choice to limit screens was an insult. My choice to homeschool was controlling. When I changed my family's diet to accommodate my health I was selfish. Then I joined ITT and it was totally different. A lot of you even strongly disagree with my methods but you don't care. It's unlike any place I've ever been. My church now is like that though. They all do public school and don't feel like I'm a jerk for homeschooling, or homeschool with Abeka and don't care that I don't. It's wonderful. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) ... Edited October 2, 2020 by Carolina Wren 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 25 minutes ago, whitehawk said: The mommy food wars go splat once your kids are past elementary IME. This makes sense. I have so much control over them because they're little, but that'll pass soon, so what bragging rights will I have if they go over to a friend's house and have pizza not made entirely of cauliflower? 15 minutes ago, Servant4Christ said: I could've written this post almost verbatim. I'm sorry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I remember when John did something wrong at church because he misunderstood and I clarified and told him not to do it again. I was told I needed to make discipline a higher priority. Smacking a child for not knowing what they did wrong is not discipline, it's abuse. I should have said that. He was like 3, too. We stayed at that church way too long. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I'm bitter today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 25 minutes ago, Slache said: I was told I needed to make discipline a higher priority. The person speaking didn't happen to know any Latin, I suppose! As I've said to a friend (the one whose anniversary is coming up), discipline should be a whole toolbox; punishments are just different kinds of hammers. It's nice that you're somewhere better now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Slache said: Are you still doing CAP? No, we are taking a break. We finished our book waaaay early last year so I got a couple of CLE Bible Light Units. It’s a nice change. The girls like them. The only problem I have with them is that we are Calvinist and CLE is not at all Calvinist, so I have a few theological bones to pick with them, but other than that we are fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 57 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I just took off my bra do I could eat my supper. Couldn't handle that thing anymore today. It's a braless booya! Svengo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 55 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: And my supper is a grilled cheese with PROCESSED cheese on a PAPER plate! Kids are fending for themselves. I would win no wars. Another Svengo. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Folks, Angi is out. of. control.🤣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, KrissiK said: No, we are taking a break. We finished our book waaaay early last year so I got a couple of CLE Bible Light Units. It’s a nice change. The girls like them. The only problem I have with them is that we are Calvinist and CLE is not at all Calvinist, so I have a few theological bones to pick with them, but other than that we are fine. Yes, we're doing CLE this year. 4 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Folks, Angi is out. of. control.🤣 I've reported her 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: I was on Pinterest today, looking up quotes for my new vision wall, and I found a whole bunch about being strong and what toxic looks like, etc etc etc. They made me sad. I can't cut the toxic out of my life completely, but there's a real shortage of practical advice for "This situation sucks and a lot of the suck is totally up to another person to change and no, cutting it off isn't the answer, so do this." I get the encouragement to just hold boundaries or leave, but that advice doesn't really apply here. I'm kind of bitter, too. Dave's meeting was worse than expected, but not as bad as it could be. Thank you for your prayers. I think I'm going to go to bed early. Love and peace and joy to each of you. You deserve it. (((Bookie))) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, whitehawk said: The mommy food wars go splat once your kids are past elementary IME. (Or maybe people just hush when I tell them the truth? IDK, I haven't had a conversation IRL with a mom I don't know in quite a while now.) I think this is true. I rarely discuss the kids eating habits these days, people don't care when they're teenagers. Although there are still the diet discussions - keto, vegetarian, etc. Today I wore a bra for only the third time since March. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I've been trying to work up the energy to go grocery shopping all afternoon. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I love bras. And grilled cheese. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bagels McGruffikin said: But not a bra MADE of grilled cheese 😅 My husband thinks this is a fantastic idea. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Slache said: I was really sensitive about mommy wars things when I joined ITT. Almost everyone in my life had either not had children or graduated to grandmotherhood and I felt judgement at every turn. My choice to limit screens was an insult. My choice to homeschool was controlling. When I changed my family's diet to accommodate my health I was selfish. Then I joined ITT and it was totally different. A lot of you even strongly disagree with my methods but you don't care. It's unlike any place I've ever been. My church now is like that though. They all do public school and don't feel like I'm a jerk for homeschooling, or homeschool with Abeka and don't care that I don't. It's wonderful. That's really wonderful about your church. My former church (the "parent" church of current church) was made of primarily homeschooling families and I was horrified when I found out some kids were made to feel a little awkward or embarrassed for going to public school. We made discussions about educational choices a priority after that. Our current church is primarily public or private schooled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 hours ago, myblessings4 said: And my supper is a grilled cheese with PROCESSED cheese on a PAPER plate! Kids are fending for themselves. I would win no wars. I love grilled cheese with processed cheese the best. And at least your plate is a great color! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I ordered a couple things from ThredUp. We shall see how that goes. Since my thrift store closed this summer, I feel a little lost about shopping. There's another thrift store not far from here that was recommended by a friend that I will also visit soon. There's a tiny storm blowing through and puppy is going nuts. Sigh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: That's really wonderful about your church. My former church (the "parent" church of current church) was made of primarily homeschooling families and I was horrified when I found out some kids were made to feel a little awkward or embarrassed for going to public school. We made discussions about educational choices a priority after that. Our current church is primarily public or private schooled. Yeah, I've had a lot of parents essentially apologize to me for sending their kids to school. It's like ... They will ask me where my kids go and when I say I homeschool they give me a list of reasons why they can't. Like we are so used to attacking each other they have to jump in with a defensive. I'll be honest, I absolutely hate Public Schools, but I don't really care where you send your kid. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Another Lynn said: I love bras. And grilled cheese. Me, too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 My old homeschool group was really accepting. Nobody even knew what curriculum anyone was using because when we got together we talked about other things. I have like three pieces of gum in my mouth at the same time. Because I can. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Finally made it to the grocery store. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 My life is too chaotic for me to feel judgmental of anyone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Servant4Christ said: I've lived in them (suffered in them) almost 24/7 for the last 2 years. And nursing pads. Otherwise I spring leaks. #suffocating :jaw drop: I'm not really for or against bras. They're just one of those things that come with being female. Personally, I've always been modest and self conscious enough to prefer them. However, it would be nice to not have to wear them with my PJs. And don't get me started on the woes of nursing pads or I will laser glare hot enough to fry eggs. I'm slightly over 200 pounds and still barely a B cup. So bras aren't actually essential. I wore one when I interviewed for my new teacher position and for my two open houses. I do wear them when I teach. And used to wear them to church. But that's about it. Usually you can't tell whether I'm wearing one or not. For real, I know because my older daughter would say something if she realized I wasn't wearing one 😜 and I meet up with her every other day or so to workout (yes, I can workout without a bra). Nursing (and now) I wear camisole tops. Snug enough to hold nursing pads when they were needed. I do like grilled cheese. My gramma used to make it with Velveeta. Now we use white american cheese. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperofthekeys Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I'm brand new here and just figured I would plunge into the most active and perhaps random thread 🙂 I've been reading through the last few pages- what is ITT? Four boys here - DS7, DS5, DS3, and DS 6 months. I've always considered homeschooling and checked out WTM from my local library 4 years ago - but my husband was not on board until COVID. So we're taking a year by year approach and started this "year" in July. I'm loving it so far! Although things are tricky with keeping DS3 from concussing himself daily and the 6 month old alive and happy... Anyway, just happy to be here and wanted to say hi! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 minute ago, keeperofthekeys said: I'm brand new here and just figured I would plunge into the most active and perhaps random thread 🙂 I've been reading through the last few pages- what is ITT? Four boys here - DS7, DS5, DS3, and DS 6 months. I've always considered homeschooling and checked out WTM from my local library 4 years ago - but my husband was not on board until COVID. So we're taking a year by year approach and started this "year" in July. I'm loving it so far! Although things are tricky with keeping DS3 from concussing himself daily and the 6 month old alive and happy... Anyway, just happy to be here and wanted to say hi! Welcome Keeper! ITT comes from the original title of the thread--Ignore This Thread. As you can see, we didn't follow instructions very well 🤣 Now ITT is the awesomest most welcoming group of friends anywhere on the net. Also weird, quirky, and sometimes loud. Come on in, we'll introduce you to the staff. I'll let someone else do that though cause I get them mixed up 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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