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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 11:10:48 AM
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ezri
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Well, this picture-taking company apparently is low on critical thinking because, sure enough, right after her brother's pic in the yearbook they put hers! NO ONE noticed a cute little 2 yo in that book before it was published!
Our yearbook has newborn thru 12th grade in it. 
really.
but none of the newborns are listed as 5th graders.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 12:33:04 PM
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((((Shadow)))) - still praying, esp. for you & your daughter. Also praying you'll be able to sleep, resting in His arms!
Jen - hope your day goes OK at work.
Sue - OUCH about the thorn in Joe's foot. I probably wouldn't have thought to look at his feet either!
Well, dd enjoyed the golf clinic. There were over 40 kids there! So, she didn't get a lot of hitting in, but got some good shots. At least one got lift & went a good distance. She missed putting & chipping yesterday, but I am assuming she will get that in the "academy". The clinic was free, but the academy costs $90, so I'm figuring it will be less crowded. They have class on Tuesdays for 5 weeks with 2 Wed. thrown in too! The last class is a tournament & pizza party! I'm hoping she'll enjoy it & learn a lot! If she is going to play, I want her to develop good habits from the beginning. This is going to please my dad to no end!! He has 3 kids & 5 grandkids & only one other has ever shown interest in golf (my brother - who is a pretty good golfer BTW). I think he would be tickled pink if she asks him to bring his clubs next visit & they go play together! There aren't a whole lot of things that a grandpa in his 80s & a 10 year old granddaughter can enjoy together!!
Dh called - things are going well at camp. They had a scare where they found a boy's buddy tag by the lake & were afraid he had went into the lake by himself. Turned out he hadn't even been to the lake all day & was safely in their camp area, but the staff had a bad scare over it! They had a talk with all the boys about not touching anyone else's buddy tag & turning one in if they find one! Right after that happened, dh realized ds was missing & he didn't think anyone else was gone. But it turned out he was with a group (and even one adult), but it worried dh a bit - probably more in light of the scare before.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 12:54:14 PM
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shadowspring
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but none of the newborns are listed as 5th graders.
Well I suppose we should all be grateful for small things! 
Thanks for everyone's prayers and insights. I need the support. I am fighting a cold now, no doubt my immune system is stressed too. But the rest will do me good.
My daughter is talking more and more sensibly every hour that goes by. Thank you all so much for caring and praying!
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I think it also has to do with God putting the burner under people to get them to leave. If God made it all cushy for him to be there then he would have no real motivation to leave...so the pri*ckly things that come up are necessary.
I am sure you are right. My husband and I were seeing hints of romance in the air, and had just joined hands and prayed about this situation the night before. The next afternoon the bomb drops.
It really threw me for a loop because I have known godly, caring home school parents whose children have:
a) gotten pregnant in a relationship with another home school boy from an equally good family
b) secretly married at 18 with the other (also home schooling) parent secretly signing permission for under-age marriage without informing either her husband or the groom's parents. This ended in disaster for all involved! There will probably be three divorces before it is all over. I know one set of the parents divorced within the year.
And of course we all read about the home school teen romance up in the north-east; the teen couple who stayed out all night, and when the daughter's parents demanded they stop seeing each other the next morning, the home school boy shot both of the home school girl's parents dead in their own home.
Teen emotions run so high. The danger comes when they get into their own little secret counsel and leave out the godly adults in their life.
In our case, our daughter was getting counsel-- from the ungodly (Michael's mother), and she was ready to actually go and live with these unrepentant, hardcore sinners! (Psalms 1, anyone?)
She has been memorizing scripture from the earliest days, and she does love the Lord. How this seemed "from God" to her even for a moment is beyond understanding, unless you add in the factor of being "in love" with teenage hormones and emotional instability and brain glitches.
The idea came from the boys' ungodly mother, offering the teens a way to indulge the lusts of the flesh by supporting their young marriage with absolutely no care at all about their futures. She told me hours before the kids came clean that she expected if they married young they would end up divorced in months. Later that same day I found out this was all originally her plan. She even told me that if I would just get my dd on birth control and tell them it was okay to have sex, then they wouldn't ruin their lives by marrying young! 
Okay, I'm ranting again. Sorry! 
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I just pulled a thorn out of Joe's foot that was a good 3/4 of an inch deep into his heel. The thorn came out no problem, but we'll have to watch it for infection. I was sympathetic as I could be, but......arg......what do you expect going out to cut down a thorn tree in foam sandals? I had just gone out to make sure he was wearing his work gloves, I should have looked at his feet instead.
OUCH! 
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 12:57:23 PM
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Shadow, praying for you daughter. Those hormone crazed days are not so far behind me that I've forgotten them. Praying God's truth will speak to her...LOUDLY.
Sue, Combined Life sells a great, inexpensive accident insurance policy. Hehe...seriously, sounds like something Brian would do/has done.
I'm feeling really cruddy today, and yesterday, and about the last week actually. Prayers appreciated. I have a feeling it's stress. Yay.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 1:00:21 PM
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Shadow, praying for you daughter. Those hormone crazed days are not so far behind me that I've forgotten them. Praying God's truth will speak to her...LOUDLY.
Thanks so much!
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 1:30:42 PM
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Cynthia, have you ordered the Starting Points for your DD yet? If you do have it, I was wondering how it looks to you? Is it something that is very teacher friendly even though there is no teacher's book?
It is not teacher friendly. I am having to do it with her, so we stopped working on it. I need to read ahead and be prepared in advance. Maybe not everyone would feel that way, but I think this particular topic is very important to be able to discuss what is being covered.
Shadowspring, I am sorry you are going through this. Many people praying, your daughter's love of the Lord and her good foundation should see you through this, but she also needs to pray prayers of repentance and renouncing believing the lies of the enemy, then refilling that with truth.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 2:07:08 PM
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Donna - praying you're feeling better soon.
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And it's really cool that she is good at it. It looks so easy on TV, but I cannot even hit the little ball. My hubby tried to teach me once and I tore up our yard big time. Well, she doesn't feel like she's good at it, but when I told the instructor that was working with her that it was the 1st time she'd ever hit a ball - he told her she did really well!! Of course, she pointed out that she's played putt-putt & I told her putt-putt doesn't count!
I really need to go clean the house - dd & I have been having too much of a fun, relaxed week & have let pretty much everything go! I also need to mow, but we're supposed to break the record high today , so I think I'll try to do that early tomorrow morning!
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 2:26:19 PM
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Cynthia ~ Is this something that looks/feels more "high school-ish"? Or, do you think my soon to be 7th gr. boy...average student could work through this as well, if I did it together with both of them?
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 3:04:15 PM
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but we're supposed to break the record high today ,
Amy I didn't think that OK had a record high!  OK, just kidding
It's supposed to get up to 90 or so here tomorrow..Dh went out and bought fans...think that will work in an upstairs apartment? Hmm, I think I will go buy some extension cords and hang them over the balcony and plug in the motor home...at least it has A?C.
Well only 2 more days of "real school" and ds is out for the summer!! 
The teacher is taking the kids on a science hike tomorrow. Guess where they are going? Out to her house to hike in the pasture. I have to write her a note that says the shoes he wears to the pasture will be the same ones that he wears to the program tomorrow night! 
Pray for Ds and the kids at his school the next few days...they have a lot going on, a program, , a day in the pasture, an all night party at the school, and the next day they go to someone's pond.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 4:42:13 PM
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I have a pitcher of fresh iced tea with mint and lemon balm from my garden. Does anyone want some? 
Heard back from scheduling, Brandon has an appointment with neuro on August 6th. To be honest I was expecting the end of August or possibly even September, so that sounded good to me. Brandon was asking me today if he's just gonna have to live with this and I said I didn't know. I am really praying that they find nothing wrong, but OTOH, if that's the case then yeah, he's gonna have to live with it. We are seeing the best neuro guy in this area, so if there is anything that can be done Max will know.
Rascal's shoulder is still not better - the poor guy is still limping and it swelled up again today. I told Ash to hose him regularly, and we're putting him on aspirin 3 times a day for the next few days. So far we had given him a couple doses of aspirin when he seemed to need it, but Ash was concerned that it made him feel a little too good and he was using it too much. Right now I think the aspirin will go a long way towards decreasing some of that inflammation in there. If he doesn't improve with that we will have the vet out, but I really don't wanna pay $150 to have her tell me he sprained his shoulder and that we should ice it and give him aspirin, and at this point I am 99% sure that's what she would tell me.
I guess I need to go scrape the mud off of me and get ready for church tonight.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 4:45:56 PM
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ezri
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Shadow, praying here as well-
we are dealing with a courtship that the male of the species is not being open or talking to his folks leaving his mom very frustrated- Trill has been very open with us here. I could see this silence on his part hurting his relationship with his mom and offered to talk to her if he wouldn't... well after that happened my daughter has gotten more and more quiet about what's going on. SORRY- that is not how this works. She is not resistant to her sister chaperoning or him spending time with us as a family at all but he has complained a bit about the situation. I know the young man well and I know that this is not "him" but his hormones speaking. praying hard for the "puppy" part to wear off and the serious "if this is meant to be then I have nothing to complain/worry about because GOD is the one doing the work." part to sink in.
Mr. B has told Triss (the chaperon) that she always walks up at the most inopportune moments. I told Triss the next time he complains about that she should say "You should not be doing anything that you wouldn't care for me to SEE or saying anything you wouldn't want me to REPEAT."
I believe that my Honey needs to have another chat with Mr. B telling him that he has no husbandly rights or any other rights to secrecy. That secrecy breeds division and the leave and cleave part of the scriptures only apply when the young man takes his bride HOME as WIFE. I shall call it the "Cool your jets and honor your parents" speech.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 5:05:33 PM
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Cindy--I'd love some!!! However, I'm thinking that by the time I get there it wouldn't be so fresh.
I got the oil changed and tank topped off. The rest of the week will have LOTS of driving. Heading up to Grandma's sometime tomorrow. Friday she's having a garage sale. My aunt is doing it and needs help with Grandma. ie if Grandma needs to go back in the house, aunt can't just walk away from the garage sale. I'll come back sometime late Friday. Saturday I'm working in the morning, then ds1 and I have to drive down to the race site. We need to pick up our packets and ds1 wants to ride/run the course. Uh, sorry--we'll DRIVE it!!! Then head back home so he can go to church. Sunday morning, we drive back for the race!
The race is a little sprint. 750meter swim (5K run for ds1), 12mile bike, 5K run. Shouldn't be a biggie, but I'm still getting myself worked up about it...
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 5:21:01 PM
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shadowspring
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That secrecy breeds division and the leave and cleave part of the scriptures only apply when the young man takes his bride HOME as WIFE. I shall call it the "Cool your jets and honor your parents" speech.
So true, Ezri! Exclusive secrets are a big no-no. You are wise to keep a tight lid on the situation.
Well, I am happy to report that my daughter is continuing to talk more and more sensibly every hour. Thank you so much for all your prayers!
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Shadowspring, I am sorry you are going through this. Many people praying, your daughter's love of the Lord and her good foundation should see you through this, but she also needs to pray prayers of repentance and renouncing believing the lies of the enemy, then refilling that with truth.
Excellent advise, Cynthia and I agree with you wholeheartedly. As she opens up more to the Lord and her parents, it is sure to all come spilling out.
She is now realizing that he is not anywhere near enough to mature as a believer to be in any relationship, with her or anyone else. Soon she will have to realize that about herself as well.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your prayers!
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 8:55:25 PM
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Hi, ladies!
A famous person posted on my blog! (well, ok...famous if you listen to his radio station, lol...but I know Donna has in the past, so that's famous enough for me )
It was a LONG day at work and basically I did only one thing all day and so my back/hand/arm are hurting, and I know I just have to go back and do more tomorrow.  But, it's a job and it is paying the bills, so I am thankful for it.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 9:36:22 PM
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Sue, was it some kind of thorny locust tree? We had one of those here and the thorns looked downright evil. Brian cut it down because I had a thorn go into my hand just picking a branch up in the yard. But then...little ones started sprouting up all along the root system, so instead of ONE thorny locust, we had 20+. They would pop up so quickly that every time Brian mowed, he had to mow over the little trees. It took my dad coming over with an excavator and ripping out all the roots they could find to make it go away. I hope you don't end up with the same problem... 
Jen, I didn't even know you had a blog! Going to check it out now...
My brother's court was stupid. I can't stand public defenders. Honestly...you do the crime, admit to the crime...go directly to jail, do not pass go, and surely don't collect $200 on your way there! It was postponed until next month, and his lawyer is trying to get him to be able to serve his time in the late fall/winter, when he would have been on unemployment anyway. So he's supposed to work this summer and save up his restitution and fine money (about $3,000), and THEN go to jail. Um...hello? He has a drug problem, which is why he stole scrap metal in the first place. He's not going to save any money. He's going to blow it all and be high all summer and get into more trouble. My brother walked out all happy and I wanted to choke him AND the lawyer, DA (a very new, green DA  ), and judge. I don't think I'll go back to his next court date. It's too stressful for me. It's not that I want to see him in jail...it's that he needs to change his life and it seems like no one cares. It is not safe for him to be loose in society right now...for him OR for the public.
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 9:53:20 PM
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Jen, you have a talent for writing.
Thank you!
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RE: June lilies, June bug, June.....homeschool Chat - 6/4/2008 9:58:00 PM
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Donna--I'm so sorry!
Bit of a long story here... I am a survivor of sexual abuse. I used to go to a survivor's message board. There I was contacted by a midwife looking for stories of survivor moms--the effect of pregnancy/birth/bfing/etc. So I wrote my story and sent it. That was eight years ago. I never heard anything. This evening, I just happened to check our old email before canceling. I haven't checked it for about a month. There was an email. The book has been published. They want to send me a copy. YIKES!!! I haven't thought/dealt with this stuff since then...
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and came home with a huge hawthorn spike embedded in his foot. Fortunately the piece he stepped on had part of the branch still attached, which made a great handle. I just grabbed the thing and yanked it out. He about went through the roof, but otherwise he was fine. Why do we always assume these boys know better? 
