Wheres Toto Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Today I'm heading into work to gather the stuff for tomorrow's science workshop, feeding the snake we're babysitting, maybe doing a small amount of other cleaning/organizing (but I'm doing a big clean/organize job when I'm off week after next), and then going to the Y to workout. It's a sunny day today for a change so I may also take a walk at some point. ETA: A boring Friday booya. Edited March 29 by Wheres Toto 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Since it's been raining and warm(ish) and they are doing a ton of construction work in the space next to mine after years of it sitting empty, we are getting a bunch of ants at work. We usually get them for a few weeks in the Spring, especially when it's raining, but this is excessive. I had just set up shelving lining the walls in our main classroom a few months ago and when I'm off I'm going to pull them all out, make sure nothing has gotten behind them that is attracting the ants, put down diatomaceous earth or borax or something that will repel the ants, before putting them back in place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Looks like ds is going to get an A or at worst a B in his precalculus class. He was really worried about it when he started because the "pre-precalculus" test the professor gave them was a little confusing (he hadn't done math in years except statistics) but once I showed him how to do some of it, he felt better but was still worried. The professor seems good and really wants to be helpful but giving them a test of stuff they should already know that is harder than some of the stuff they are doing in class seems weird. So many of his professors seem to go into the first day trying to scare them about how hard things are going to be. Ds has never been in school before cc, and is on the spectrum and he's dropped a few classes based on the professors first day presentation that he may have been fine with if he stuck it out. He mainly stuck out precalculus because I was able to help him with the test and could help him throughout the semester if he needed it (he hasn't needed my help at all since). It seems a weird choice to start classes at a community college by scaring them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Toto, that's awesome that ds is doing so well in his class! Hopefully this will help him get through future "first class" doom&gloom with more confidence. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I am not happy. i just went to the store to get a spiral cut ham for Easter. They had it advertised for $1.77/lb. They were out. The only hams they had left were regular, bone-in for $75.00. Yes, you read that right. $75.00. I about choked. So, I called my mom. She talked me down, and we discussed various other options for dinner (I am having DH’s family over, there will be 20 of us). I ended up getting a couple of pork loins that I will roast and will go well with the potato casserole and veggies I had planned to go with the ham. And the meat ended up about half the price as the ham. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 $75?!? Yikes! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Good morning! We are not having any extra people for Easter, unless you all want to come over. There will be plenty of dessert - way more than 5 of us need, lol. Other than that we are having herbed lamb roast (from Aldi), apricot roasted green beans, strawberry spinach salad, and Easter Crown bread, which dd15 is starting on today. We are planning to take Sir Pups-a-lot and Little Pup to the dog park this morning. It will be Little Pup's first time. Later this afternoon dd21 and sil will come over and we will color Easter eggs and put together the resurrection biscuits. Coffee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Saturday!! It rained last night. I guess I will get the house ready for Easter today. The girls will help, of course. For all intents and purposes Easter vacation is over for me. We do have Monday off. I got nothing done that I wanted to get done, and yet I was busy every day and am exhausted. I hate it when that happens. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 These children! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Little Pup had fun at the dog park. Both pups were immensely fascinated by two dobermans, lol. I have noticed an amazing difference between training a dog who is motivated by food (Little Pup) vs a dog who has little to no interest in food or treats (Sir Pups-a-lot). Imma get ready to mow the lawn. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Watching this creepy, scary dinosaur movie for Family Movie Night. I'm not watching. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 There was a lightning sand scene, just like in Princess Bride. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 The geyser just cooked the T-Rex. Now they gotta get off before the asteroid hits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 It's all fine now. The movie is over and my children are All hitting each other. I should go to bed now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Happy Easter!! Church and then DH’s family are coming over for dinner. There will be a little more than 20 people. It should be a good time. It’s a bit chilly out, so we will be eating indoors. Typically we have Easter outdoors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 9 hours ago, KrissiK said: Watching this creepy, scary dinosaur movie for Family Movie Night. I'm not watching. What movie? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Happy Easter! We're having turkey. I don't know what else because dh does all the cooking. We're heading over to dd's house around noon, dinner around 6. No egg hunt or dyeing, no baskets. We're boring now that there are no young kids. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 37 minutes ago, Wheres Toto said: What movie? 65. Honestly, it was pretty dumb. Nothing really objectionable. Lots of scary dinosaur scenes. DS chose it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Happy Easter. I planned to make too many different foods and now the refrigerator is Tetris. Oops. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/26/2024 at 7:55 AM, Servant4Christ said: I'm trying to do something soooo simple that I literally can't make or even beg my computer or phone to do it. It's just a simple worksheet with 4 flowers that need to be the same size. I could do this in a couple of minutes 20 years ago without a problem. Technology is now micromanaging every.single.feature?! On to plan B, I guess. Use Canva. 19 hours ago, KrissiK said: The geyser just cooked the T-Rex. Now they gotta get off before the asteroid hits. I thought you weren't watching the movie...? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Good Evening! Happy Easter! We ate dinner in a couple stages 1. Strawberry spinach salad, sticky green beans, & Easter crown bread 2. Lamb roast I don't know why the lamb roast cooked so stupidly but when I started slicing it, it was totally raw in the middle. The meat thermometer said it was ready. I stuck it back in the oven. Twice. Dessert will come later. We're going to play Uno if we can find the cards and then maybe watch a movie. I'm thinking "The Accountant". Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Renai said: I thought you weren't watching the movie...? I wasn't. Really. Well, not all of it. I never realized how inhospitable prehistoric Earth really was. Everything was out to get you. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I ate too much chocolate. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 17 minutes ago, KrissiK said: I ate too much chocolate. No such thing. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 My Easter Dinner wasn't great. Thanksgiving I have down to a science. Everything is planned down to the last detail. I just don't have my mind around Easter Dinner. And not having the ham kind of threw me. The pork loin didn't turn out well. The rub was too salty. I was just kind of disappointed in it all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Renai said: No such thing. Agree. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 12 hours ago, Renai said: Use Canva. I tried. I've tried using Canva for several things over the last year. I'm not sure if there's just way too much to figure out or if the site itself is just less than user-friendly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 EdPo: I'm looking at writing programs for Oldest. I don't know if I should trust and continue through the two R&S 9/10 books or jump ship and get a straight up writing program like Writing Strands or Jensen Format Writing. I feel somewhat panicked after reading some of the highschool Notgrass book samples and seeing the level of writing required. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Good morning! It's The Queen's Favorite Day! Happy April Fools' Day! I got up extra early to bring the Pups to the groomer. It's Little Pup's first time there. Hopefully he won't be too freaked out. Sir Pups-a-lot is way overdue for a grooming so he may be getting a full shave. It's weird not having the pups here at home. I have to leave in a half hour to meet with my financial advisor who will be doing my taxes. It's usually a pretty quick and painless process. Then hopefully the pups will be done at the groomer and then off to afternoon and evening lessons, choir, and scouts. Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 12 hours ago, Renai said: No such thing. I concur. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Monday!! Today is our last day of Easter Vacation. I need to get out and plant some seeds. Don’t really have any other plans for the day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Servant4Christ said: EdPo: I'm looking at writing programs for Oldest. I don't know if I should trust and continue through the two R&S 9/10 books or jump ship and get a straight up writing program like Writing Strands or Jensen Format Writing. I feel somewhat panicked after reading some of the highschool Notgrass book samples and seeing the level of writing required. I have families who use Write Shop and some who use IEW. If I were still homeschooling I would choose one of those. Back in the day IEW was pretty intense on the teacher, but they seem to have made it a lot more user friendly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 29 minutes ago, KrissiK said: I have families who use Write Shop and some who use IEW. If I were still homeschooling I would choose one of those. Back in the day IEW was pretty intense on the teacher, but they seem to have made it a lot more user friendly. I looked into IEW a couple years ago and I honestly don't know if I can handle that on top of first grade and Pre-K this fall. There won't be enough of me to go around! I really loathe trying to teach writing. I never know how much to critique vs let go and Oldest absolutely hates to write. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, Servant4Christ said: EdPo: I'm looking at writing programs for Oldest. I don't know if I should trust and continue through the two R&S 9/10 books or jump ship and get a straight up writing program like Writing Strands or Jensen Format Writing. I feel somewhat panicked after reading some of the highschool Notgrass book samples and seeing the level of writing required. I use Notgrass writing assignments as conversation prompts and skip the writing completely. 1 hour ago, KrissiK said: I have families who use Write Shop and some who use IEW. If I were still homeschooling I would choose one of those. Back in the day IEW was pretty intense on the teacher, but they seem to have made it a lot more user friendly. YES! 50 minutes ago, Servant4Christ said: I looked into IEW a couple years ago and I honestly don't know if I can handle that on top of first grade and Pre-K this fall. There won't be enough of me to go around! I really loathe trying to teach writing. I never know how much to critique vs let go and Oldest absolutely hates to write. I think it's not very intense at all. The videos teach, it's only two days a week and then you grade. I wouldn't want to jump in in high school and I don't have anything to compare to except Clearwater Press, but with everything that's been listed so far, it's my pic. If I were in your situation and also had the money I'd do a WTM class. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 41 minutes ago, Slache said: I use Notgrass writing assignments as conversation prompts and skip the writing completely. In high school? I'm debating on using Notgrass strictly for the history/Bible credits in highschool or find a way to get Oldest to the level he needs to be at in order to do the English/lit assignments in the Notgrass courses. I have all of 8th grade (next school year) to get him there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 5 hours ago, Servant4Christ said: EdPo: I'm looking at writing programs for Oldest. I don't know if I should trust and continue through the two R&S 9/10 books or jump ship and get a straight up writing program like Writing Strands or Jensen Format Writing. I feel somewhat panicked after reading some of the highschool Notgrass book samples and seeing the level of writing required. Have you looked at Writing & Rhetoric? We went through 2 books per year - we skipped lessons here and there in books 9 & 10, but overall it worked well for my kids who don't like writing. And also the ones who do like writing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Servant4Christ said: In high school? I'm debating on using Notgrass strictly for the history/Bible credits in highschool or find a way to get Oldest to the level he needs to be at in order to do the English/lit assignments in the Notgrass courses. I have all of 8th grade (next school year) to get him there. Eldest is in 7th. The writing assignments in Notgrass are too much on top of a writing curriculum, in my opinion, so I ignore them. We discuss it to ensure they understand, but I never require the writing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, Susan in TN said: Have you looked at Writing & Rhetoric? We went through 2 books per year - we skipped lessons here and there in books 9 & 10, but overall it worked well for my kids who don't like writing. And also the ones who do like writing. Thank you. I'll look into this. I already knew we'd have to decide between getting his highschool English credits through Notgrass or R&S. I certainly won't use both as that would be way too much. I plan to focus on writing in 8th so he isn't completely overwhelmed in 9th. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 For reasons I fail to understand, our Christmas tree is up. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 14 minutes ago, Slache said: For reasons I fail to understand, our Christmas tree is up. Head start on Christmas in July decorating? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 5 hours ago, Slache said: Eldest is in 7th. The writing assignments in Notgrass are too much on top of a writing curriculum, in my opinion, so I ignore them. We discuss it to ensure they understand, but I never require the writing. Which Notgrass course are you doing? We're in Uncle Sam and You, right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, Slache said: For reasons I fail to understand, our Christmas tree is up. Still or Again? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, Slache said: For reasons I fail to understand, our Christmas tree is up. I have implored the girls to take down the snowflakes that are still hanging from the living room ceiling. It's time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, ikslo said: Head start on Christmas in July decorating? Must be. 27 minutes ago, Servant4Christ said: Which Notgrass course are you doing? We're in Uncle Sam and You, right now. Uncle Sam here, too. 17 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Still or Again? Yes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I juiced 7 quarts of lemon juice for DD1’s graduation party. They are having a lemonade bar. i have never heard of that. But I am glad I have some use for all my lemons. However, I am in a bit of a time crunch because the County is coming on Friday to spray our citrus trees and our grapes for bad bugs. Then I can’t use my lemons. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 11 hours ago, Servant4Christ said: I looked into IEW a couple years ago and I honestly don't know if I can handle that on top of first grade and Pre-K this fall. There won't be enough of me to go around! I really loathe trying to teach writing. I never know how much to critique vs let go and Oldest absolutely hates to write. Maybe not too intense, but it's a pretty meh program in my opinion. I like the keyword outline teaching...mmm...that's about it. I've tried to twice with two different kids, and hated it each time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Tuesday!! Here I am, up at O’ Dark Thirty in the morning, as usual. Spring Break is over. I think we have about 10 more weeks till summer vacation. I need summer vacation right now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Good morning! The radio man has cautioned us to be "weather aware" today. Storms blowing through this afternoon. Ds28's office in The Big City has actually requested that all employees work from home today. My poor pups have hopefully recovered somewhat from their grooming yesterday. Sir Pups-a-lot was given a full shave-down, they said due to matting but I think they were just being lazy. His fur wasn't more than an inch long and we know well enough now when it's matted or not. Little Pup, after a "Puppy's First Grooming" looks like a demon possessed screech owl. Imma have to find another groomer who knows how to groom a doodle. There used to be a person there that did a good job when we could get an appointment with her but she's not there any more. I need to make a couple phone calls today - appointments mostly. I'm glad to have my taxes all done. Nothing else exciting on the schedule but I'm sure the kids will cook up some excitement somehow. Coffee! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 hours ago, KrissiK said: I juiced 7 quarts of lemon juice Svengo. How many lemons was that?!?! I've never seen a lemonade bar but it sounds amazing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Two weeks of spring break. This week is cleaning, next week is lounging. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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