Another Lynn Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Phew. Healthy enough now to have my computer back,* so I'm finally caught up. :hurray: That Imposter Discussion may have done me in again, though. Y'all are too deep for me. Off to contemplate my perfectionist tendencies and find a motrin. Or three. *Because Curious George babysits for free. (Though I'm not thrilled that he taught my darlings how to make pinatas.) ETA: Well look at that. Boo to the Yah. :D It's okay. I'm over the imposter thing now. I've decided that, in my case, there are parts of an activity that I'm good at and parts I'm not good at, and that's okay. I can live with that. Maybe I could have overcome the parts that didn't come as naturally to me, maybe not. That's okay too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I just ate an entire candy bar. The whole thing. (I usually do only one or two squares a day.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I just ate an entire candy bar. The whole thing. (I usually do only one or two squares a day.) New Year's Eve, my dear. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I am trying to find science curriculum for next year. It's exhausting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 We are not starting school next week. I don't think. Unless the kids start going haywire. Maybe they should do math and music. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 DH came home today with an Apple TV. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I need to finish my Christmas/New Year's/Epiphany letter. I hate writing. Pictures would be easier, but we don't have the ink to print a bunch of photos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 DH came home today with an Apple TV. Yummy? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Yummy? Awesome. He wants to drop cable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I am trying to find science curriculum for next year. It's exhausting. Have you looked into RFWP since you like their other stuff so much? I'm really excited about BFSU. I have the K-2 PDF and it looks neat. I love science but I have a *lot* to learn and I'm excited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 DH came home today with an Apple TV. There's an Apple TV??? :huh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Have you looked into RFWP since you like their other stuff so much? I'm really excited about BFSU. I have the K-2 PDF and it looks neat. I love science but I have a *lot* to learn and I'm excited. They only have Dr Dave and I wanted to physics and similar next year. Leaning towards superchargedscience. DH is opening the purse strings now that it's looking like we will be doing this homeschool thing long term, LOL, and we've checked out the cost of private school ;). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Sad news - Misty the Hamster has passed away. Visitation and burial service is scheduled in 5 minutes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 There's an Apple TV??? :huh: Apparently! http://www.apple.com/tv/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ikslo - what age kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 RIP Misty. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ikslo - what age kids? He'll be in 4th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ikslo, yeah. My husband went to private school and despite the money put into it he still believes homeschooling can provide a better education. Susan, I'm sorry. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 RIP Misty. :grouphug: Susan. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 NYE: There's a church thing, but neither Gymnast or I should leave the house. I'm wondering if we'll be over this by Monday. I did a mile on my exercise bike this morning and then passed out. Besides, the church thing is 20 minutes down the highway, and I'm not sure I want to be out tonight that far from home. Usually, we watch the ball drop in the East and everyone goes to bed. I get up (or have stayed up) for our new year's. I wake up everyone else about 10-15 till. Or an hour. It depends on who all is singing during the show :D. If it's a good band, we'll sing and dance along. I remember one year it was Earth, Wind, and Fire. That was a fun night. Usually, dh stays in bed, because he's a bump on the log. Dd16 and I (and now Gymnast) will run into my bedroom when the ball drops and jump on the bed, waking dh, screaming and yelling "Happy New Year!" It's a great tradition. Dinner tonight will be a traditional one I haven't had in a long time - ham, collard greens, black-eyed peas, and cornbread. You have to have black-eyed peas on NYE. Just sayin'. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 :grouphug: Susan and family. May Misty rest in peace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 So, I kinda sorta finished the course proposals. I feel like I know what I'm doing with Basic and Advanced, but no idea about Beginning and Intermediate. I'm also only supposed to have three proposals, not four. I had copied and pasted all ya'lls previous comments and my original thought, which was a good thing because I had lost my original vision - literature-based and conversation. They can all use some fleshing out, but need ya'll to decide which three to keep and/or maybe combine. I had to put ages on them as it was a requirement. My brain just isn't working right now. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oa0ibyAw-qa6YpMVn8GvSMXNGcgpzlisRfLSBGjq_tw/edit?usp=sharing 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Sad news - Misty the Hamster has passed away. Visitation and burial service is scheduled in 5 minutes. Rats! I just read the obit, so I missed the services. (Didja catch that? **snort, giggle** I think I'm soooo clever! :wacko: ) (Actually, I really am sorry. Losing a pet can be hard, especially on short people.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 So, I kinda sorta finished the course proposals. I feel like I know what I'm doing with Basic and Advanced, but no idea about Beginning and Intermediate. I'm also only supposed to have three proposals, not four. I had copied and pasted all ya'lls previous comments and my original thought, which was a good thing because I had lost my original vision - literature-based and conversation. They can all use some fleshing out, but need ya'll to decide which three to keep and/or maybe combine. I had to put ages on them as it was a requirement. My brain just isn't working right now. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oa0ibyAw-qa6YpMVn8GvSMXNGcgpzlisRfLSBGjq_tw/edit?usp=sharing to be (ser, estar) and gustar. For consistency should read: to be (ser, estar) and to like (gustar). I can't pick three. Maybe one could be listed as a prerequisite of another in the latter' description, so you don't actually have to eliminate one? ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Rats! I just read the obit, so I missed the services. (Didja catch that? **snort, giggle** I think I'm soooo clever! :wacko: ) (Actually, I really am sorry. Losing a pet can be hard, especially on short people.) :D (I always laugh at my own jokes. I am so uncool.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 So, I kinda sorta finished the course proposals. I feel like I know what I'm doing with Basic and Advanced, but no idea about Beginning and Intermediate. I'm also only supposed to have three proposals, not four. I had copied and pasted all ya'lls previous comments and my original thought, which was a good thing because I had lost my original vision - literature-based and conversation. They can all use some fleshing out, but need ya'll to decide which three to keep and/or maybe combine. I had to put ages on them as it was a requirement. My brain just isn't working right now. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oa0ibyAw-qa6YpMVn8GvSMXNGcgpzlisRfLSBGjq_tw/edit?usp=sharing What is the difference between basic and beginning? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I dropped off the last of our stuff at Goodwill, ate burritos out with dh and the girls, hit the grocery store and Target and we're home before the crazies are out. Traffic on the main road was backed up in either direction for the two miles we could see it, and well beyond, so we didn't venture out far. Dh is out mowing the lawn (because Texas) and I'm eating valentine's day candy and avoiding putting away the stuff from Target. I keep avoiding the school room. We don't HAVE to start back Monday, do we? (We do.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Sad news - Misty the Hamster has passed away. Visitation and burial service is scheduled in 5 minutes. My condolences. I was going to post flowers, but I don't know how to do fancy stuff like Renai. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 What is the difference between basic and beginning? Ages and approach. I think. Beginning would add some grammar aspects, but Basic would not. I'd probably rather just do a Basics type class, method-wise, but was trying to get the age groups in there. Kwim? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 RIP Misty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Slache has been importing Whole30 recipes into her Plan to Eat recipe book and BOY IS SHE STARVING! How could I have forgotten about Romesco Sauce? Everyone should make it. I want to get into tea. Do you guys do tea? I mean hot tea in a mug, I don't like cold tea except for sweet tea and my hips don't need any more of that. Romesco Sauce: 2 tablespoons cooking fat 1â„2 cup almonds chopped 1 small onion diced 3 cloves garlic minced 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon paprika 2 tomatoes seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 1â„2 teaspoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 1â„2 teaspoon pepper Melt the cooking fat in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the fat is hot, add the almonds and toast for 3 minutes, stirring often. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the chili powder and paprika and cook until the flavors open up, about 30 seconds. Finally, add the tomatoes, mix into the ingredients, and cook, stirring to bring up the tasty bits from the bottom of the pan, until the tomatoes are warmed through, about 2 minutes. Transfer the sauce mixture to a food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend on low speed until the sauce is smooth, then pour into a serving dish or glass storage container. Allow to cool before refrigerating; the sauce will keep for up to 5 days. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 The grocery store was C.R.A.Z.Y. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I drink red raspberry leaf tea which is an herb and not a true tea. It is full of magnesium and other minerals which my body seems to crave, especially when I'm pregnant or nursing. Those days are done now for me, but I'll link this study for you: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10754818 I still drink raspberry leaf tea most days. Whole 30...does the book have a lot of recipes with coconut or coconut oil? I'm allergic to coconut, and it's frustrating to buy a book and not be able to use half of the recipes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 We also drink a lot of hot teas. I'll sometimes buy bulk certain ones: chamomile, red raspberry leaf, nettle, spearmint. These are good alone and mixed with other herbs for medicinal use. Peppermint is good too. When buying premade, dh likes the fruity ones from Celestial. Red raspberry leaf is good for pregnancy, but if you have early labor history, do not start to drink until after 36 weeks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 This cornbread is soooo good. It makes me happy. :D 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I drink red raspberry leaf tea which is an herb and not a true tea. It is full of magnesium and other minerals which my body seems to crave, especially when I'm pregnant or nursing. Those days are done now for me, but I'll link this study for you: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10754818 I still drink raspberry leaf tea most days. Whole 30...does the book have a lot of recipes with coconut or coconut oil? I'm allergic to coconut, and it's frustrating to buy a book and not be able to use half of the recipes. Thanks for the tip! Whole 30 has a lot, but most call for "cooking fat" which is one of 4 things, we used butter. I imagine most people use coconut oil, but we're fat. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 My condolences Susan and family. RIP Misty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 We went to the zoo today. Fresno has an awesome zoo. They have a new African Safari exhibit. It is really cool. Lions and rhinos and elephants and cheetahs and giraffes all out in the open. And you walk along these walkways through this big Safari thing. It is really awesome! That zoo has come a long way from the days when I was a kid on a field trip, trying to avoid the poop throwing gorilla. It's now really a beautiful park! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Matt's making this for church tonight while I lay in bed. I fear my largeness might be a danger to the children and I shouldn't work in our tiny apartment kitchen. Think of the children! http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/broccoli-ham-ring 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Pan-seared steaks with shallot sauce, broccoli, roasted potatoes with garlic and thyme, and peach cream pie. Tomorrow we diet. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 My barn kitties look so beautiful! They are two, big, strapping boys. Each is a bit on the chunky side (they plumped up for winter), but their coats are so thick and soft and lustrous. They're so black they're almost blue. Petting them is like petting the softest, finest fur coat. :001_wub: *this has been my random post of the day. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 You all are quite ambitious. Here, it's hot dogs, buns, and chips. With doughnut holes for dessert. Because tomorrow, we diet. :lol: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I finally got to see Star Wars today. :hurray: I give it :thumbup: ! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Why is it that I hate/dread/put off the chore of cleaning the bathrooms so much. It doesn't take all that long. They get cleaned every week, so they aren't particularly gross. But I just don't want to do it! Grrrrr! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 We're having fish and chips (from frozen) and shrimp spring rolls (also from frozen). I got back from the Y where I did 45 min. on the treadmill and 4 abdominal crunches and 4 shoulder presses. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Jean, they would've been rolling me off the treadmill and onto an ambulance stretcher. You are awesome! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 My barn kitties look so beautiful! They are two, big, strapping boys. Each is a bit on the chunky side (they plumped up for winter), but their coats are so thick and soft and lustrous. They're so black they're almost blue. Petting them is like petting the softest, finest fur coat. :001_wub: I love a plush cat. I don't have any cats with thick coats, because they are all indoor. And the kitten has the thinnest coat of any cat I've ever met that wasn't a Rex or a Sphinx. When she gets old and cranky I'll either have to keep a fire year round or put her in a sweater for winter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) And this Booyah has been brought to you by Neko the cat who is scared by a rabbit. Edited January 1, 2016 by Jean in Newcastle 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Ok, fine, you people! I cleaned both bathrooms, vacuumed my bedroom, the hall and the general living area! Are you happy now? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I have a Build-a-Bear stuffed monkey named Neko. He wears dragon wings. When the fam has pushed too far, I grab Neko and screech calmly say, "Don't make me let loose the flying monkey." Newsflash: I'm kinda weird. :wacko: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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