Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 This is the racing cane I want. http://www.fashionablecanes.com/85096co.html 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I could not get my peanut butter jar open this morning. I tried and tried. I hit it repeatedly with a butter knife. I used the special jar opener tool. I contemplated hitting it with a hammer and picking out the glass pieces. (Got to have my peanut butter.) I finally had success! (not with a hammer) Woo hoo! But now my hands hurt. The price of crunchy delicious peanut butter. Going to have some now with my banana. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I could not get my peanut butter jar open this morning. I tried and tried. I hit it repeatedly with a butter knife. I used the special jar opener tool. I contemplated hitting it with a hammer and picking out the glass pieces. (Got to have my peanut butter.) I finally had success! (not with a hammer) Woo hoo! But now my hands hurt. The price of crunchy delicious peanut butter. Going to have some now with my banana. I feel your pain, Jean. My dd9's hands are stronger than mine. And I often decide my pain reliever of the day based on which bottle I can open. Ouchie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Snowplows make me do this. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I feel your pain, Jean. My dd9's hands are stronger than mine. And I often decide my pain reliever of the day based on which bottle I can open. Ouchie. I have teens. I get the easy open caps on my prescription bottles instead of the child-proof ones. So much easier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Where's JJM? She is pretending she's snowed in and playing hooky. Or marathon sessions of poopaerobics. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Snowplows make me do this. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: That seems painful. And rather dangerous. I would worry that they would plow me into a drift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 She is pretending she's snowed in and playing hooky. Or marathon sessions of poopaerobics. I hope Buddy is ok. And she is not having a power outage. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 The curriculum planning for 2016-17 thread is making me feel like a slacker. It's not February yet! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BJl5Zy7HQ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Oh. Sorry. :grouphug: Did the auditor's flight get cancelled? No. Humph! It's okay, though. I shall survive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 The curriculum planning for 2016-17 thread is making me feel like a slacker. It's not February yet! I know. I just finished getting a new curriculum ready for next week... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 This is the racing cane I want. http://www.fashionablecanes.com/85096co.html I just spent way too long on that site... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I'm starting a conference wishlist any ideas? So far I have... Pathway Readers Developing the Early Learner (he doesn't like BTS) Singing Made Easy for both kids "Indestructible" books for Molly The new Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization* A few books on castles and horses and other essentials Can I use Galloping The Globe as a fun resourse guide or would that only work as a unit study? The book is only $25. *There's not a price on this yet so it might be a pipe dream. It has a new section on speeches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 The curriculum planning for 2016-17 thread is making me feel like a slacker. It's not February yet! No kidding! So far for 2016/2017, I have made an ortho appt. and registered/paid for ds's university housing. That's enough for now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I mean, I do have summer done, but only because I did it when I planned for last year... :lol: I'm still up in the air on what I want to do for writing for next year. It isn't going to be CW Maxim (as I've said, I don't think the literature choices are appropriate for my boys and their reading level. Not to mention that I might have to feed myself bags of chocolate chips to get through the Autobiography of Ben Franklin!) On the other hand, I really, really like the progymnasmata. I'm taking a look at CAP's Chreia/Proverbs to see if it might suit me. It looks like it might be a little too easy, but it's easier to make something a little more challenging than it is to take things down a notch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I know. I just finished getting a new curriculum ready for next week... Seriously. Dd16's 10th grade year may stretch until November...(and I still haven't ordered her new math program). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Ack! Curriculum talk! Cleanse the mind. Cleanse the mind. . . 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I did, however, hand over the MFW lesson plans last night and told her to "do this." We'll see how it goes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) [*]The new Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization* We have this, though we don't use his "memory system/chart". We just work through the poems at story time and review on occasion. I have swapped out some of the poems for others that I prefer; a couple in level 3 and several in level 4. I despise the cd recording - his voice is annoying and he has some weird inflections. Edited January 25, 2016 by Susan in TN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I also have Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization. I did use it for years 1 and 2 almost according to the book, but now we just pick poems and learn 'em. After lunch we get a cup of tea and a little treat, say our new poem, review an old one and generally have a good time. Like everything else in my life, I simply can't just go by the book. :mellow: CAP has French now. Cool that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Eeeek. No planning going on here yet. We still need to see how far we get with what we've already got. And find the missing 1st grade MIF text. Honestly, though, planning should not be hard. I like what we are using (or adapting for our purposes) and will probably just need to move up a level for everyone, replacing workbooks and other consumables. I like my Planner/Journal method of tracking what we've done, so I only need to print out a new one for next year. I think we'll keep on with CC, so I may want to collect songs and other supplements for Cycle 2. And I like our spaces, just the way they are. I do want to Tackle Eating. Or more precisely, the Cooking that Eating requires. Huh. Guess I can now say I've planned for next school year. Go me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 *VENT* Why, why, why do people only answer the first question in an email and ignore everything else???? *END VENT* *Leaving vent open because I am sure I am not done venting.* 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) On 1/25/2016 at 3:30 PM, ikslo said: *VENT* Why, why, why do people only answer the first question in an email and ignore everything else???? This? Edited October 2, 2020 by Carolina Wren 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 We saw a young bluebird in our tree yesterday. A real live bluebird! I honestly don't think I have ever seen one "out in the wild". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Openhearted, you go girl! Jean, that's the most awesome cane I've ever seen. Kind of makes you want one just because it's so cool. As far as planning for next year goes, I never make lesson plans, I choose resources. And I'm always thinking about resources, lol. Usually by October or November I start a new spreadsheet with columns for the last couple years, the current year and potential future year (for the younger 3 kids), to see how things look from a big picture view. Later I may add columns to consider different combinations of options. And on one sheet I keep a list of things I might want to look at when I go to the home school conference. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 We saw a young bluebird in our tree yesterday. A real live bluebird! I honestly don't think I have ever seen one "out in the wild". Maybe because we all have shorter attention spans than goldfish? So I'm told. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (((Praire))) (((Whitehawk))) - hope you guys got out and about today! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I don't intend on using Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization as written, or buying the CDs. I have this image in my head of all of my kids sitting on a hand made quilt under an oak tree while we do our Bible, poetry and academic memory work followed by my reading books about geography, history, science and literature aloud while fairies braid our hair before they go off and do their independent subjects. I have the CC foundations guide and I want Living Memory and LDTPM to use at our leisure. Fitness question: If I work out my abs that will work out my lower back, correct? If you have any tips on strengthening my lower back I'll take them. Mooies question: I need workbooks for her. I'm planning on getting her some coloring books, what else should I get? I don't mean educational, just something that resembles school. I'm sure you can imagine why. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Slache, do you already have all the Draw Write Now books? (IIRC, you do). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Get Mooies a spiral bound notebook of pages that are half lined and half blank. She can do the drawings from Draw Write Now on the blank half and copy the sentences from DWN on the lined part. And if she gets tired of DWN, she can draw whatever she wants and copy sentences you help her with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Slache, do you already have all the Draw Write Now books? (IIRC, you do). No, I have Drawing With Children. I don't to have to direct her, I just want her distracted for 10 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Maybe because we all have shorter attention spans than goldfish? So I'm told. Yes, could be SQUIRREL!! Edited January 25, 2016 by Susan in TN 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Okay, then you definitely need the Draw Write Now books, imho. I did not think I could draw anything, and even I can produce something that actually resembles what it's supposed to. All of my kids have liked them at different times - both those who draw well and even those who don't. Also, as far as workbooks - what about Kumon? - they have mazes, as well as more school-y ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 ....and I want the fairies braiding our hair curriculum. That sounds neat! :hat: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Okay, then you definitely need the Draw Write Now books, imho. I did not think I could draw anything, and even I can produce something that actually resembles what it's supposed to. All of my kids have liked them at different times - both those who draw well and even those who don't. Also, as far as workbooks - what about Kumon? - they have mazes, as well as more school-y ones. The DWN books are $100!! I shall get them, but not today. She's not ready anyway. I think the Kumon books sell at our local educational store. I'll check 'em out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Lynn, I've been drooling over this recently. All of your kids could use it. The drawing one is $30. I think they vary in price, but I'm only interested in that for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 My youngest loved the Kumon books - I finally bought her a few when she outgrew scribbling in her siblings' finished workbooks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Okay, I think I am up to speed. Busy day here - odd father, friend with dd with cancer, children, phone calls, making food, doing laundry, etc. MIL story to add to the mix: We found a bag of several books, a used, odd bracelet, and a Kohl's gift card in it on the front porch this morning. I assume the gift card is for my bday. It had no writing on it. The books included a huge volume on treating diseases related to aging, a book on Alexander Hamilton, and one about people who were in the Olympics but got stuck on a boat or something. I didn't read that one too carefully. The bracelet went directly into the goodwill box. Edited May 22, 2016 by texasmama 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) I like DWN books. I did not like Drawing with Children. (((prairie))) Edited January 25, 2016 by texasmama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 When I needed educational-looking stuff for my littles to do, I looked at at the clearance section of Half price books. Lots of workbooky stuff for a low, low price to keep little hands busy. Found some pretty cool stuff there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Don't get all the DWN books at once. Just get Book 1 to start with. It will keep her busy for a long time. If you like them, get 1 or 2 each year. Virtual Instructor - I bet it's great. My one who likes art the most has an art class at her co-op this year. And I am not doing a lot of extras this year. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Okay, I think I am up to speed. Busy day here - odd father, friend with dd with cancer, children, phone calls, making food, doing laundry, etc. Made an orthodontist appt for ds15 who has popped a wire. Friend with dd with cancer coming over to talk to me about nutrition and medical stuff this week. Texted former coworker who is kinda mom-ish to me who is down with Crohn's really bad currently offering to help. She has no kids. Called and made dh and me appointments to be cryotherapied because the hairdresser said it was the bomb and there was a Groupon. :leaving: I need to grade English class assignments and plan for Friday. My roots need to be dyed but I cannot even. MIL story to add to the mix: We found a bag of several books, a used, odd bracelet, and a Kohl's gift card in it on the front porch this morning. I assume the gift card is for my bday. It had no writing on it. The books included a huge volume on treating diseases related to aging, a book on Alexander Hamilton, and one about people who were in the Olympics but got stuck on a boat or something. I didn't read that one too carefully. The bracelet went directly into the goodwill box. Planning for 2016-2017 to add to the mix: I am almost completely planned. :laugh: I am a planner. Also, in high school, with outsourced classes, folks make you register early. Ds's are already registered for Landry Spanish 2 and ds15 is registered for Jann's Algebra 2. Folks force this stuff, I tell you. Co-op registration is not until April, but I have a sneak peek at the classes and schedule because I'm special so I already know the line-up and what the boys will be taking. Do not hate me. I need to know all of this now. Yes, this is true. Youngest two are registered for CC's Foundation for next year and next week I'm taking in registration for 14yo ds for Challenge 2. (12yo dd's co-op will post stuff around May or June.) I like DWN books. I did not like Drawing with Children. (((prairie))) Me too! I have Drawing With Children because it's a resource I was required to get as a Classical Conversation's tutor years ago. But I've never used it for anything except the "mirror image" exercises. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Not to be braggy or anything... Edited May 22, 2016 by texasmama 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Well, I wouldn't be getting the drawing course for the kids. :leaving: MIL is sending Hot Topic math books (?) and a research paper thing. She recommends Dick and Jane SINCE JOHN'S NOT READING WELL. That would be me yelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Slache, she's an idiot. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Booya. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 By the way, the first DWN book is FARM ANIMALS! Mooies will love it!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I am grateful that my MIL is so weird and is just a little scared of me so she will only ding dong ditch odd books on my front porch and run away. :lol: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Slache, she's an idiot. The thing about John is that he doesn't want to read easy readers, he wants to read books he likes and books Matt and I read together so he makes lots and lots of mistakes. I think he might appear to be a bad reader to people who don't understand that. I never made a big deal out of it because it doesn't bother him. Because is just harder than cat, but I don't want him to not read because just because it's not a kindergarten word. We can do the DWN books out of order, then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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