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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 12:13:12 AM
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narnia
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You can make apple butter in the slow cooker too as well as applesauce, apple crisp, baked apples, caramel apples...
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 10:26:23 AM
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Since I'm a little short of cash and it may be some time before I can get caught up does anybody have any ideas for Christmas presents I can make fairly cheaply? I have two granddaughters that will be 2.* Nieces that are 3, 4, 5, 8, 14 and 18 (I think) and a stepdaughter that's 20. Nephews that are 9, 10, 14 and just turning 16 right after Christmas.
All the little girls got dolls I made last year, so I think dolls are out this year.
I also have a 14 yo son, almost 22 yo son and his wife to give presents to.
*The 2 granddaughters both belong to the same son, different mothers. Born a month apart.  They're opposites in looks, one brown eyed brunette, one blue eyed blond, both adorable of course LOL  He has custody of one of them and recently married a very sweet girl that his brown-eyed baby girl calls Mommy.
Here is something you could give to the eldest and his wife....maybe with some older photos of him at Christmas or something.
Here are some free teddy bear patterns.
One of the BEST Christmas gifts my Mother in law EVER gave me wasz a photo album with ALL of Honey's school photos in it. It also contained every "Photo album" photo we'd ever sent her. Huge 3" thing. Sure she was cleaning up after My Father in law passed on and felt the need to make sure we all got these things(she had 11 kids, Jerry is #10) I cherish this album.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 10:59:10 AM
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Oh boy, am I earning my pay the past two days! Garrett's mom is out of town and he has been a pistol!
First of all, he lies. He lies to try to get his way when he is unhappy with what he needs to do. But the worst part is, his self-righteous protestations that he was not lying even when everyone knows he IS LYING!
It is so dramatic and whiny and full of baloney.  He seems to think that if he refuses to acknowledge his guilt, then he truly is innocent and I am the one behaving badly!
Well, nipped that in the bud big time this morning. I told him I would not be bullied by him emotionally.
Of course he protested his innocence, but I stood firm. I told him you are using emotion to try to bully people into agreeing with you and giving you your way, and it absolutely will not be tolerated at all.
I have a list of consequences that will apply if he does not stop after one warning. Plus I have given him the option of calling "time-out" like in basketball and going to get control of himself in another room.
But emotional outbursts will NOT be tolerated in this house!
After throwing a hissy and getting to consequence level one, he called a time-out, got himself under control and is happily doing his school work.
Score one for SS!
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 11:27:29 AM
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My mom made the kids photo albums several years ago. now every year they give them back a couple weeks before their birthday and she updates it with pictures from the year. OK, I give them back and we all pretend it's a big secret that she is getting them back and that they are surprised when they open their albums every year.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 11:30:49 AM
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My mom made the kids photo albums several years ago. now every year they give them back a couple weeks before their birthday and she updates it with pictures from the year. OK, I give them back and we all pretend it's a big secret that she is getting them back and that they are surprised when they open their albums every year.
That is the sweetest idea ever, Zoe. Your mom is very thoughtful.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 11:38:18 AM
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Oh boy, am I earning my pay the past two days! Garrett's mom is out of town and he has been a pistol!
How old is he? What consequences do you use?
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 11:44:45 AM
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taking pictures and then cropping them and adjusting them and stuff is a bit of a hobby for her. I joke that she views life through a camera lens...although not as bad as Ezri...just major events. I'd rather just see it happening.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 12:30:21 PM
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Good for you, Shadowspring!!
Why can't people answer a simple question? I got the song list for dances for this week. There are songs listed for Saturday. Huh?! Last I heard, Saturday was going to be another social event sharing a meal in the Sukkah after Torah-no music. I emailed the person that sent me the list and asked her if we now had a service on Saturday, since that was not my understanding.
There has been no response. Since we do not normally have service on Saturday, it would be good to know if they are changing that for this week and it would also be good to know what time we are having this on Saturday.
Guess I'll find out on Friday night-if they remember to announce it.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 1:37:59 PM
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Thanks for sharing, Shadowspring. Your writing out the most common whines.... funny, but good.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 2:23:27 PM
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I totally agree with cynthia.
In fact, the first entry on the "Tips for New Homeschoolers" that my old support group used to hand out, was in bold, over-sized print:
#1 Get an answering machine and use it. Do not pick up the phone until school is finished for the day.
Our president's answering machine says, "hello, you have reached......If you are calling before 1:00, we are still in school, so please leave a message. All other callers, leave a message and we will get back to you at our earliest possible convenience. "
You would not believe how many calls she would otherwise get from people during the school day. They still call and leave plenty of messages, believe me! 
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 2:24:59 PM
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I cross-posted with you, Misa. Having to work and home school at the same time would be tough!
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 2:30:43 PM
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Hello everyone,
It is distracting here today, too. The kids did most of their school work, then one of them got called to do a job for an elderly lady. So, now I'm waiting for him to return home so that I can finish school. I've also been helping Dh with filling out an application and working with Noah's eye patching. He did great today!
Dh has a job interview on Friday. The actual job would be nice for him, but he does have to be on the volunteer fire team. He doesn't like that idea.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 2:43:58 PM
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The actual job would be nice for him, but he does have to be on the volunteer fire team. That might not be a bad thing. He'd be meeting more people in the community and be aware of needs when they came up. It could open up avenues for witnessing.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 3:11:11 PM
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Super Mom doesn't do it all at the same time. She is organized and has good boundaries.
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RE: A Cornucopia of Fun -- October HS Chat - 10/14/2008 3:11:44 PM
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Ooo. I should make that my next signature line, but I like my new one at the moment.
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