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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 6:26:27 PM
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2jsmom
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Nate is taking a Digital Photography course at the community center. It isn't on taking the photos, it's on manipulating them. He is very excited. I had to call to see if they'd let him though, lol, since he's only 12. Fortunately we don't live very far at all from where the class is, so he can bike down there.
We're thinking of taking a couple of community courses at our local Jr. College. Merv and Joe might take web page design and Joe and I might take digital photography. I think you're supposed to be 18 to take them, but we're hoping they'll let Joe anyway. He looks older since he's so big that I don't think anyone in the class will even question it.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 6:29:45 PM
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I wish my husband had a GED to tell prospective employers that he had it.  Sadly, his public school education (all the way through 11th grade) left him unable to write in complete sentences. 
Which is precisely why I don't think a PS diploma means anything, lol...he was only a year away from one, after all.
Right. And you know, he may be one of those people who really can't get his GED. BUT he is smart! Almost genius in mechanical areas! It's crazy and makes me wish for the old, old days when boys like him probably only went to school until 6th grade or so, and then learned a trade that supported them well. Ya know, back before pieces of paper mattered. 
I hope if he had to look for a job now, an employer would look at his solid job history and life experience and not care so much that he doesn't have the stupid piece of paper.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 6:31:34 PM
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Jenny-Fair
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LOL, you are funny. I am surprised they have a minimum age. I have known at least one 12 yo who took classes at the community college.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 6:37:02 PM
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These aren't classes for credit, they're just community interest. You don't enroll as a student in the college to take them. Before the boys were born, I took cake decorating. When they've advertised in the past, there was a minimum age listed. I can't remember if it was 16 or 18. The ad this time didn't list an age, so maybe they've stopped that now.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 6:38:43 PM
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Jenny-Fair
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This is the first year Brandon is old enough for many of the community ed classes that he'd like to take, however, if he gets this job, he won't be able to.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 7:18:13 PM
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RANT!!!
Does anyone know how to get a sparkplug out of a truck engine AFTER the nut thing on it has been totally stripped???? BTW, the thing that cost $20 and is called Gatorgrip didn't work!
OK, I don't have any time to explain So the RANT has ended!!
hubby says needle nose vice grips...and rack your knuckles getting it out. He said the gatorgrip thing isn't really as good as they claim to be, just plain old vice grips will work better.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 7:33:57 PM
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cynthia
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No, neither of my kids, but Brandon's friend wants to be a vet and her mom has been told by three different ladies lately that they or their daughters have not been able to get into nursing school because they only had a homeschool diploma. If it had only been one incident she wouldn't be concerned but here she is partway through high school already and unsure of what is needed. WSU is the closest vet school and their vet students have to have a BA (or nearly so) prior to entering the program, so one would think it wouldn't matter, but then, nurses already have a year or two of college upon entering nursing school as well...it's crazy, really. A PS diploma doesn't mean much these days, after all.
She should be speaking directly to the schools that her daughter is interested in. She can call the admissions department and find out what will be needed for her to be prepared to enter their program. There is no better way than to go directly to the source and to specifically ask how a homeschool graduate can gain admission and what courses are necessary preparation for their program.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 7:40:56 PM
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For a kid who is doing as well as Brandon is in Algebra, you would think he could handle the rather simple spreadsheet I made him to record his scores in...but no
My mom emailed saying, 'Coming home early, can you pick me up at 4:55?' It took me fifteen minutes-and we were completely ready to walk out the door-before I realized she could not possibly have meant today, but she really should tell me what day she is coming home, lol, if she wants to see me at the airport!
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 8:53:22 PM
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and that apple peeler thing works GREAT on the small taters that come in those 10 pound bags. I'd never try to use it on one of those big baking type taters though. made us some yummy scalloped taters and au'gratin taters and... I don't think it has been used for an apple yet.
hmmm....never thought of using it for that....I will have to try that now!!!
Sarah- the tater cutting/peeling thing is the precise reason I bought it. We don't do a lot with apples round here that require more than washing and the application of teeth. but making scalloped taters and mashed taters is a chore that has been given over to a box these last 10 years so being able to sit and watch TV while I turn a handle to cut and peel my taters is awesome.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 9:07:18 PM
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Chat tonight.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 9:41:10 PM
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I wish my husband had a GED to tell prospective employers that he had it. Sadly, his public school education (all the way through 11th grade) left him unable to write in complete sentences.
Does your community college have a GED prep class? I know ours does, it's pretty cheap(although your probably like us and would qualify for a Pell grant to totally cover tuition+books) and isn't a ton of time. It would be a big help in the employment world.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 10:01:32 PM
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Oh Ezri, I'm so sorry your day went so bad. Saying a prayer for you and your family. I hope tomorrow goes better for you.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 11:33:36 PM
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I can't get on with my mom's laptop, either. I just get a blank page.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/29/2008 11:38:33 PM
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Lisa, I have a wonderful 95 year old grandmother. She has thyroid cancer, but she is too frail for surgery. She will live longer if she doesn't have the surgery. It really bothers her physically. When I hear of your problems, I am thankful for you that you can have the surgery and you are going to be okay. I wish my grandmother could have the surgery. I feel really bad for her. She had breast cancer about twenty years ago and had a breast removed. She's done really well until this. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, but am so glad you are going to be fine.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/30/2008 1:14:41 AM
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Thank you, Cindy, I passed that on.
Did you all know that the Smithsonian has lesson plans available online? They even have one specifically on US presidential elections. I think it's smithsonianeducation.org but I could definitely be wrong on that! LOL
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/30/2008 7:12:13 AM
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Lisa, I have a wonderful 95 year old grandmother. She has thyroid cancer, but she is too frail for surgery. She will live longer if she doesn't have the surgery. It really bothers her physically. When I hear of your problems, I am thankful for you that you can have the surgery and you are going to be okay. I wish my grandmother could have the surgery. I feel really bad for her. She had breast cancer about twenty years ago and had a breast removed. She's done really well until this. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, but am so glad you are going to be fine.
Awww, Cynthia. It is so hard when people get to the point where surgery itself is dangerous. I am thankful that not only can I have the surgery, but I may have a cancer that is completely removable. I am really fighting to be able to have the surgery tomorrow, and am worried that my other health problems will keep me from having it tomorrow. I don't want to have to wait longer for the surgery. I so want to get it over with. All these other health stuff popping up in the week before my surgery is very frustrating. I think that if they came another time, it would have been ok too because I would feel like I had a deadline.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/30/2008 7:29:48 AM
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((((((((((((((Ezri))))))))))))))
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I wish my husband had a GED to tell prospective employers that he had it. Sadly, his public school education (all the way through 11th grade) left him unable to write in complete sentences.
Does your community college have a GED prep class? I know ours does, it's pretty cheap(although your probably like us and would qualify for a Pell grant to totally cover tuition+books) and isn't a ton of time. It would be a big help in the employment world.
Yes, we have a free one he has gone to, and I have worked with him several times also (by that, I mean for a couple months each time). It is now known that Brian's mother drank and did drugs while she was pregnant with him. I believe that he will not be able to pass the GED unless God heals those connections in his brain that didn't form correctly. I haven't told him that, but I believe that is the case.
I don't really care about the piece of paper, but know that the rest of the world does, if he has to look for another job someday. However, he does work in an industry that book knowledge is just not really useful, and he does have a solid job history now that he didn't have when looking for this last job.
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/30/2008 8:03:49 AM
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About the shot... I have an irrational fear of shots. I had gotten much better and was doing quite well with them, but the needle biopsy has totally undone years of progress. I was fine when they told me I was getting a shot. I was fine as it was being prepared. I was fine as it sat on the counter. then the dr picked up and I started get nervous. When she told me where it needed to go, I became unglued. I couldn't sit still. I kept hopping up, and making myself sit back down. I began crying and telling her that I couldn't do it. She finally was able to give it to me and bawled a floodgate of tears and couldn't stop. I hope that most of it was not feeling good, and being all nerves. I don't want to go through this every time I need to get a shot.
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My dd has the same problem, so I totally empathize and will add this extra personal glitch to all my prayers for you. You are very much on my heart and I am not neglecting to remind the Lord of His promises to care for His little lambs and asking Him to make every single one evident in your life this week.
Ezri, I feel your pain. It is why many of us eventually forgo support groups altogether. Since you are such an important part of your group and your group is important to your family, I am praying that it will all be resolved amicably, and that your yearbook will be a blessing to all involved this year.
Ouch! At least yesterday is gone, eh?  Hope everyone has a peaceful day of healing at your house today. 
Well, I am going incommunicado for the next ten days. We are taking our annual vacation. Angelica is going with us, but Michael can't because he has SATs on Saturday and work.
But I have the perfect house-sitter coming over! If anyone remembers, mime ministry was an important part of my daughter's spiritual growth. Her mime instructor is back in town and recently married, and he and his new bride are house-sitting for us while we are gone.
I am thrilled! What a wonderful opportunity for godly discipleship of Micheal while we are gone! As my kids say, "Woot!"
So, since I'm packing and all, I won't be on much before I leave the 2nd. I'll be back the 11th.
Ciao, and if I get a chance I will log on and check the prayer thread for updates! Blessings to all!
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/30/2008 8:06:29 AM
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His poor nose is raw from blowing it, despite the Puffs.
Aww, praying for Jesse too. I have so been there. A little Vaseline around the nostrils might help, but since mom is a nurse, I am sure that you are on top of "the care and comfort of allergy sufferers".
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RE: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers Homeschool Chat - 4/30/2008 8:33:26 AM
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(((Lisa))) and (((Ezri))) Praying for both of you.
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