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My daughter has always hated sitting still. She has to scratch her leg. She has to flip her hair. She has to stretch. etc. etc. etc. Each time, she loses her place, and I do too when she is reading aloud to me for DITHR. This has caused quite a bit of aggravation at times. Well, today I thought of a...

just a little bump to see if we pick up an more RTR'ers. We started Monday and it is SO wonderful!!!

That is such a sweet story! If I had to pick one favorite thing about my daughter doing Bigger last year it would be all the hymns that she learned and hearing her going about the house singing them without even thinking about it. That little box in the guide was so simple and yet so great!

This is beautiful! "Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise, you are making their destiny not brighter but darker." C.S. Lewis, Of Other Worlds, "On Three Ways of Writing for Children," found online Yes it ...

Sure, http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsite ... _arms.html That's the one we used but I saw a few others that we didn't even click on.

ETA: oops just noticed you said to pm you.

We started Preparing today and my daughter did something pretty funny. She gave me permission to share... When she designed her coat of arms one of the symbols of faith that was suggested was "empty tomb". She mistakenly read it as "empty thumb". She said she thought it was a little strange but proc...

Edwena, I had to giggle a little when I saw your post. This was one of the projects where I definitely let my perfectionist tendencies take over. :oops: I spent a long time on the internet finding just the right map to trace and then traced it myself. I like Christine's way better. Her daughter prob...

I think there are a lot of games out there that make it seem more fun to fight policemen! Need for Speed was a game that my oldest son used to play and I remember being appalled that they even allowed that! I think it has the potential to desensitize kids to violence against policemen and make it se...

I think that you are saying let your children See you being a good example rather than Hear you all the time. :D That makes sense. I also agree that we should watch or read with our kids. I usually would rather check it out myself first, but sometimes we have impromptu teachable moments when somethi...

Laura, All this that you say sounds good, but I can't help thinking that the bottom line is; don't censor things from your kids. Let them figure out if it's bad or not for themselves. I don't mean this argumentatively at all, and that may not be what you mean. Just trying to figure it all out for my...

oh I think i figured it out...foster dear daughter?

Yikes! I've always been afraid that would happen. (needle in finger) So glad you were able to get it out without surgery! Congratulations on the ordination and wedding! So many exciting things happening in your family!

PS what does fdd stand for in your siggy? just curious...

Yes! But I always do. July and August are my least favorite months, and Fall is my favorite season! Temps have a lot to do with that. 107* yesterday and 108* expected today! I also love doing school!

I loved the Cleopatra book! It seems like such a simple little book, but the beautiful illustrations combined with the fascinating story of her life really drew me in.

hahaha! I love it, Darci!