Posts by inky leeuhhh

thanks for the new replies! so far, so good. i even navigated our staff meeting dinner at work with no problems. i'm eating a LOT more whole grains. i was surprised that it took my tummy a while to adjust to the changes, but now it...

Quote: Originally Posted by sapphire_chan  Since she's your oldest you do have the option of making grade x a homeschool year for your family. And have each of your kids down the line take a homeschool year...

i agree with the pp. i just wonder how it would be if she really enjoyed the year home and then had to go back to school. what do you think of homeschooling? is it something you would consider for her long term if she started thriving?...

i would agree to disagree. it will take him some time to get used to the idea too obviously. there are plenty of other things going on in your life that i'm sure you guys could talk about! i'm lucky- even my sil who teaches middle...

thanks for the tips! i like the coconut milk idea. we do eat a tad bit of soy here and there, but not much. i have been cooking more with dried beans the last couple of days, which has been much easier than i thought, and much cheaper...

well, we haven't tried ps at all, but dd (1st grade) has been doing great with hsing so far. i love having input into what/where/ when/ how she's learning, and i know she works much better here than she would at school. i can't imagine...

i like the point chart idea, but i think we would have to use it so that dd was working towards something, like baking cookies or playing a video game. this is what her speech therapist does with her social group (three kids with...

if we leave our routine, i have the same problems you do! i think keeping a routine is really important for kids. we get my dd's "boring"/ tougher subjects out of the way first, then move onto stuff she likes more. this has...

right now our schedule revolves around my job, which has typical hours. while i was home with the girls on maternity leave, dd1 (in k at the time) was going to bed about ten and waking up at maybe 8:30. if i had let her follow a...

that's a great site! i ordered a bunch of groceries today ( we love amazon fresh!), and we're going to get over to the health food store where they have lots of bulk beans, lentils, nuts, ect.. i love legumes and i doubt i'll be...