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Comment on Shakespeare, seriously. by Becky

Becky — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:11:42 +0000

Sorry for the bummer. Your right, all five of mine are girls, and the sad, sad fact is that they aren’t genetically programmed to clean. Oh, if that were only the case. If you use mine an your test group, you have about a 20% chance that she’ll naturally be a cleaner, though I will add that they do tend to get better at it once they get older.

Comment on Shakespeare, seriously. by MotherHen

MotherHen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:05:28 +0000

Becky, your comment kinda bummed me out. Here’s why. I know you have mostly (if not totally) girls and I had it in my head that SOME girls, and maybe that would include Rachel, like a tidy room. I really thought that if I help her un-clutter and tidy it up with her that maybe, just maybe, now that she’s almost nine, maybe she could keep it tidy.
I’m such a dreamer.
Nice to hear from you, by the way.

Comment on Shakespeare, seriously. by MotherHen

MotherHen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:58:36 +0000

I would disagree with your self incrimination. <– see? vocabulary. If you have made a conscious decision to NOT include Shakespeare in your education program then you have likely made allowances for that and have included different resources for that others of us might never have thought of. <– I truly do not know how to avoid that dangling participle sometimes. Anyhow, my shock and disgust (at myself) is due to the fact that I intended to teach my kids certain things, and have allowed Hollywood to have too much of a say in things. And, honestly Cyndi, I don’t have enough experience with The Bard to know if I’m really and truly a fan or if I just kow-tow to the torrential current of peer pressure. I kind of enjoyed the story I read the kids yesterday, but I found it odd in some parts. I’m chalking that up to the enormous cultural differences. Hmm, I wonder if there is any evidence that Shakespeare was any kind of a Christian or if I’m seriously barking up the wrong tree. Maybe this is all in vain. But it does seem to be a hefty dose of vocabulary, so maybe it’s worth the effort.

Comment on Shakespeare, seriously. by Becky

Becky — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:37:45 +0000

Really???
You found a way to make kids voluntarily clean their rooms??
At some point before they are grown????
That’s it!! I’m breaking out the Shakespeare on the younger ones way before I did it with the older two. Because I know it doesn’t have that affect on, say your average 16-18 year old.
I knew classic lit would come in handy.

Comment on Shakespeare, seriously. by Cyndi Lewis

Cyndi Lewis — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:22:34 +0000

I can’t do Shakespeare. Don’t like it. Didn’t like it in Highschool. Don’t like it now. I know this makes me a bad homeschooling mom but it is what it is. I’d much rather read farmer boy!

Comment on Mexican Chicken Soup by MotherHen

MotherHen — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:34:41 +0000

I was VERY skeptical about having our cute little HEB replaced with an HEB Plus. E.V.E.R.Y. HEB Plus I had been to before was h.o.r.r.i.b.l.e. But now that it’s open and all the Grand Opening hoopla is over I find it to be a huge improvement. In this one case BIGGER really is BETTER.

Comment on Mexican Chicken Soup by Cyndi Lewis

Cyndi Lewis — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:16:09 +0000

Oh…a HEB plus… I don’t think I ever shopped at one of those. I did enjoy the Target with the supermarket in the store when I lived in San Antonio. Of course I shopped at a couple regular HEB stores but never a “plus”.

Comment on Book stores used to ROCK, and now they don’t. by MotherHen

MotherHen — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:38:12 +0000

Oh, sorry Mel. I closed the comments after 14 days to keep the spam down to a dull roar. Changed it to 21 days. We’ll see if that still keeps out the riff raff. When we moved a friend of mine came over for the day to help me unbox all the books and get them onto the shelves. If it weren’t for Lori I’m afraid most of them would still be in boxes. For right now, I’m trying to take some time everyday and cull the losers. Sometimes that brings on a flurry of organizational activity.

Comment on Book stores used to ROCK, and now they don’t. by melanie

melanie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:23:44 +0000

we have found the same to be true for us. we still go to actual bookstores occasionally hoping to find a book we want in-hand that day, but more often than not, we order online. by the way, did you ever figure out your books organization plan? i was gonna leave a comment on that post, but it said that comments were closed. we also have tons of books and as many are packed in boxes from our recent move (recent…ha! it’s been a year now)… anyhoo, as they are in boxes, unpacking them would be the perfect time to organize them. would love any ideas!

Comment on We are Readers by Mommaofmany

Mommaofmany — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:33:29 +0000

Oh, I forgot to mention fantasy….that’s one of our favorite genres. C. S. Lewis’ Narnia seies, of course, and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings are great. Tolkein has lots of other stories, short and long, related to LOTR and stand-alones. Lloyd Alexander is hands down, my favorite young adult fantasy author. He wrote “The Chronicles of Prydain” and several other, smaller series and lots and lots of stand alones. He even has done a few picture books and short stories.