Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Hey Corin, how about we do an Entmoot North and an Entmoot South? I'm in MA, but you won't find this Mississippi born girl in Minnesota in the Winter!! I don't even like MA in the winter; at least when it is icy. The snow looks pretty from inside the house, I just don't drive when it is coming down!
Yeah, Miami, I think I'm the southernmost inhabitant of the Hole.
I am sorry I missed the delightful men's club meeting last night.
Much as I hate the cold, I have got to agree with you there, Rosie! We lived in Indiana for one winter, and it was so neat looking out onto the snow with the full moon shining on it. You could see the tracks of little critters going into the woods!
Tattle Tale!!
I'm with you g'nad. We've had an outdoor water ban in effect in our town for the last two weeks because the town's major well had to be closed and the screens cleaned. We were on vacation for the two weeks before that and our grass didn't get watered while the temps were up in the 90s, so it looked and felt like corn chips when we returned.
We had rain for about 18 hours straight yesterday; drizzle, heavy, then drizzle again. It was great! At least the fertilizer got watered in!
God Bless your Dad for continuing the homeschooling! It is amazing how LITTLE time it takes compared to schools. Someone posted the results of a study of time spent in 'high school' done by some large organization on my Classical H/sing message board; out of the 1080 hours typically demanded by school systems, less than 400 hours were spent on actual learning in the academic sense. The rest of the time for a typical student was taken up by changing classes, lunch, absenteeism, assembly time, and study hall! So if anyone asks you about 'accredited' hours again, share that little tidbit with them. Homeschooled students have that beat by a MILE
By the way, did you know that the govt. can no longer deny homeschooled students Financial Aid if they don't have a diploma from an 'accredited' school? As long as the program they use follows the guidelines of their particular state, they can be approved for the aid. If the college has accepted someone as a student, you can be sure the student must have completed all the requirements!
I have to scoff at the accredited thing anyway. Our kids used to go to a Catholic School which was trying to get accredited. I saw what the group was looking for, and very little had to do with academic quality, so accreditation means NOTHING to me.
I had a long day at work... basically I'll be working Monday. So I was so fed up I bought anime on DVD - it's that whole "ooo, my first paycheck, I have money!" deal. Makes me feel better. Soon as the boys are in bed - they don't appreciate art - my sisters and I are starting on it.
Which series did you buy? We got our daughter a set of 6 DVDs of 'Fushigi Yugi' for Christmas. She's been saving up her allowance, and she was able to find 3 DVDs of Cardcaptor Sakura on half.com last week, and the first one arrived today.
She's aware of the different kinds of anime out there, and actually found a site that reviews them, so that helps her when she's looking for something new. I'll ask her if she knows about 'Lost Universe'.
I have friends who speak Japanese so they supplement the subtitles. At least it's better than dubbing!
Sounds good, don't misplace the receipt, keep if for a year or two anyhow!
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