10 Most Annoying Homeschool Questions Ever Asked.
I got a few laughs out of it myself :O)
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10 Most Annoying Homechool Questions Ever Asked
This was written by a homeschool mom of 2, named Brenda over at the Homeschool Diaries blog.
10 Most Annoying Homeschool Questions Ever Asked.
I got a few laughs out of it myself :O)
10 Most Annoying Homeschool Questions Ever Asked.
I got a few laughs out of it myself :O)
Memorial Day...This says it all.
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Memorial Day...This says it all.What do your kids know about Memorial Day?Is it just another day to have a BBQ? |
Review of Joyce Herzog's Budding Authors & 6 Weeks to Understanding Grammar
Joyce Herzog is an accomplished author and speaker of many resources for homeschoolers. I've seen her speak a number of times at homeschool conventions on a variety of topics. She is a real gem to say the least. We were given copies of the Budding Authors series to review for The Old Schoolhouse Review Crew. Now let me start out by saying that I am so use to using Turn Key Operation homeschooling materials, this left me a bit out there. I like to see Day 1 we do this, Day 2 we do that. We are not in Kansas anymore Toto...lol. But this material was very easy to follow despite my worries and fears...lol. We used this material with our 12 year old 7th grader.
The first book is Step Into Writing Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series and is $10.00. The second book Step On Into Writing Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series is also $10.00. Both stressed the importance of using your best penmanship, punctuation and work spacing. Your students daily work should take around 10 minutes at most. This book is suppose to contain dictionary pages, which I did not find in the book. I really liked the idea of C,P,S, paper. Each page has a section off to the side marked with those letters. Once the child is done writing, they know to check for C=Capitalization, P=Punctuation and S=Spelling. Even though we did not use this book (it was too easy for our 7th grader) I plan to implement the use of the C,P,S, system since it's easy for our son to forget to go back and look over his work.
I really liked the quote in the book "Do not expect your learner to correct and concentrate on all skills at once!" Oh, as homeschool mommas we all need to hear that sometimes, don't we? Many times we expect way too much from our kiddo's in the area of picking up on concepts and them putting them to use.
These first two books are set up with copy work, dictation (love that, helps kids to learn to listen), experience story in which the parent and child discuss the picture that is on the writing page. The child tells you the story and you write it out in their own words in the first book, the second book you do the same thing except the child writes out the story.
We started out with book number three Adventures In Writing Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series which is $10.00. This book concentrates on "Writing short stories in a single paragraph." Again each page has a picture to look at to get an idea and then there are word boxes to help the student write the story. Later on there are blank word boxes for the child to get key word ideas down first before writing the story.
We also got book number four Then and Now Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series which is $12.00. Your student will learn to "Write comparisons in two paragraphs." This book has a note to the reader with a touching story of how the book came into being. This book teaches what a good paragraph is, ordering of ideas, using 3x5 index cards to get ideas down and in order. Your student will learn thinking, organizing and writing skills through the use of this book.
We did not get to the Writing U.S. History Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series yet, but plan to work through it this summer. This book is $15.00 and gives a quick overview of how to take notes on 3x5 index cards and work on researching topics and writing them. There is a letter to the student (I think that this helps the student to feel important and take ownership of the material) giving details of how this book is laid out and what is expected of the student. After glancing through this book I can now see where our former curriculum went wrong! It was not detailed enough and expected way too much from the student too soon.
We are very pleased to be able to use these materials from Joyce Herzog and I totally recommend these to any homeschooler, but especially to those that have struggling writers, they can become budding authors through using Joyce Herzog's materials.
The first book is Step Into Writing Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series and is $10.00. The second book Step On Into Writing Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series is also $10.00. Both stressed the importance of using your best penmanship, punctuation and work spacing. Your students daily work should take around 10 minutes at most. This book is suppose to contain dictionary pages, which I did not find in the book. I really liked the idea of C,P,S, paper. Each page has a section off to the side marked with those letters. Once the child is done writing, they know to check for C=Capitalization, P=Punctuation and S=Spelling. Even though we did not use this book (it was too easy for our 7th grader) I plan to implement the use of the C,P,S, system since it's easy for our son to forget to go back and look over his work.
I really liked the quote in the book "Do not expect your learner to correct and concentrate on all skills at once!" Oh, as homeschool mommas we all need to hear that sometimes, don't we? Many times we expect way too much from our kiddo's in the area of picking up on concepts and them putting them to use.
These first two books are set up with copy work, dictation (love that, helps kids to learn to listen), experience story in which the parent and child discuss the picture that is on the writing page. The child tells you the story and you write it out in their own words in the first book, the second book you do the same thing except the child writes out the story.
We started out with book number three Adventures In Writing Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series which is $10.00. This book concentrates on "Writing short stories in a single paragraph." Again each page has a picture to look at to get an idea and then there are word boxes to help the student write the story. Later on there are blank word boxes for the child to get key word ideas down first before writing the story.
We also got book number four Then and Now Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series which is $12.00. Your student will learn to "Write comparisons in two paragraphs." This book has a note to the reader with a touching story of how the book came into being. This book teaches what a good paragraph is, ordering of ideas, using 3x5 index cards to get ideas down and in order. Your student will learn thinking, organizing and writing skills through the use of this book.
We did not get to the Writing U.S. History Budding Authors in the Budding Authors series yet, but plan to work through it this summer. This book is $15.00 and gives a quick overview of how to take notes on 3x5 index cards and work on researching topics and writing them. There is a letter to the student (I think that this helps the student to feel important and take ownership of the material) giving details of how this book is laid out and what is expected of the student. After glancing through this book I can now see where our former curriculum went wrong! It was not detailed enough and expected way too much from the student too soon.
We are very pleased to be able to use these materials from Joyce Herzog and I totally recommend these to any homeschooler, but especially to those that have struggling writers, they can become budding authors through using Joyce Herzog's materials.
We were also given a copy of 6 Weeks to Understanding Grammar to review. WOW!!! What a little book this is! It's like a Cliff Notes book for grammar. We loved this! The only thing that I found a problem with was that on page 12 there is a partial sentence and the rest of the paragraph is missing. I think that this little book would be a great study companion for the SAT/ACT testing. It's definitely worth the $12 for your student!
The Joyce Herzog website has a lot of great links and explanations about her books on it. If you even have the chance to hear Joyce Herzog speak do it. I've come away with so much from her talks.
We did not find anything in this review that we did not like. We had fun and our son learned how to write and form well read paragraphs. Thanks TOS Review Crew for another fun learning experience.
3 Reviews in 1 Just For You!
What more could I ask for than to be able to review an awesome product from Simplified Pantry!The Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Simplified Pantry is available for purchase. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this PDF file, there are so many tips and tricks for the gluten free and dairy free lifestyle. For those of us that live this each and every day, it's been a blessing to find some new recipes to add to the weekly menu plan.
An entire page of marinades!! Perfect for summer grilling.
How many of you say that you want to eat more healthy fish, but are not sure how to cook it? YUMMO!! 3 fish recipes.
Pasta on a gluten free diet? YOU BET! Some delicious looking recipes in the Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Simplified Pantry recipes.
Looking to add more fiber? They have bean recipes just for you!
Mexican they got that too!
Nice hearty Soups & Stews, 4 pages worth.
Full meal salads, side salads and veggie dishes too.
Desserts like Peanut Butter Cookies, Berry Sorbet, Chocolate Mousse and many more sweet treats.
And last but not least a menu planner! LOVE that! Though I wish that I could type in the PDF menu planner, that would be a wonderful added touch. I could type my menus and print it out.
My only complaint about the Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Simplified Pantry is that it suggests using frozen meat in your crockpot/slow cooker, I DO NOT AGREE WITH DOING THIS. NOR DO I ADVOCATE DOING THIS. I will admit to having done this in the past before I took a food sanitation class and learned that the meat ends up being 3 different temperatures while cooking in the crockpot/slow cooker. Some of the meat it hot, some cool and some warm, which ends up being a hot bed for bacteria growth. So each time you are doing this you risk harming your family with food poisoning (that flu bug that everyone seems to get can actually be caused by food poisoning).
This is for any level of cook, I did not come across anything at all that was too hard or had any weirdo ingredients. I printed out a copy of the PDF and took it to one of my gluten free cooking classes that I teach at our local college for the students to look it over. Many of the people commented that the recipes looked easy and doable.
You will also find available for purchase the Paperless Home Organization ! This is awesome and works as a binder system in a digital age. Organize everything on your Apple and Android devices!!! Both PDF and Kindle versions are available. This homeschool, unorganized, computer no-nothing Momma...lol. Loves this. Step by step instructions on how to set it all up. This has come at the perfect time for me. I have some summer free time to play with this and have it all up and running by the start of school. This is SOOO COOL!!! I totally recommend this.
Hope you enjoy these products, I sure have. I really enjoy being a part of the TOS Review Crew, but this review really WOW'd me, it was something fun for me as the Momma and I learned some new menu tricks that I have enjoyed implementing in our home. Thank you TOS!!
COOL NEW Homeschool Resource
more than 175 E-Books or audio books for homeschool support and encouragement from many popular homeschool publishers and TOS, including:
- 2 Study Guides from YWAM
- Draw Write Now Sampler E-Book by Barker Creek
- Heroines of the Past-Victorian unit study from Amy Puetz
- Map Trek: Atlas and Outline Maps of World History from Knowledge Quest
- Teaching Writing E-Book from WriteShop
- 15 audio E-Books from My Audio School in history and literature
- A Glimpse at Carnivorous Plants Lapbook from In the Hands of a Child
- Video from Jessica Hulcy on “Learning as a Family”
- From Frazzled to Focused: 7 Planning Tools for Busy Moms from Mary Jo Tate
- This is the best new homeschool digital library collected for all ages and stages of homeschooling whether you are teaching a preschooler, a high schooler or somewhere in between. With over 25 topics, you’re sure to find what you need for your homeschool adventure:
- Art and Crafts
- Bible
- Economics
- Electives
- Encouragement
- Geography
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- Grammar
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- Reading
- Organization (with several planners)
- Nature Study
- Special Needs
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Eviliptical: Is that a real word?
Well we are back to working out, it's been slow. I started out walking 30 minutes
on the treadmill and biking 15 minutes, five days a week along with 3 days of
weight lifting. I have since added in the Elliptical. I can sure tell that my lower abdominal muscles have been messed
with and cut, they are not real happy with the work I am doing.
I went for my workout/fitness evaluation and I was scared, I thought for sure that I had lost everything that I had done exercise wise since I've been down and out. Guess what? Even the fitness coordinator was surprised! I did pretty well, I did not lose that much in terms of cardio and overall fitness. My surgeon had even commented back in April about my recovery time, that he could tell that I did not live a sedentary lifestyle. So as I feel my legs burning like crazy on the Elliptical (Eviliptical I call it!) I think back to what my surgeon said and what the fitness coordinator said and I push onward!
My goal is 30 minutes on the Elliptical by June 1, I am up to 12 minutes + 30 minutes of either the treadmill or the bike. Once I get to the 30 minute goal on the Elliptical, I plan to try the MIX 3, which is a program on that machine that both the child and husband like. I don't much care for peddling backwards and trying to read screen prompts while I workout. (I feel like I am going to fall on my behind when I do that. LOL).
It feels good to be back!
Stop by my blog I went for my workout/fitness evaluation and I was scared, I thought for sure that I had lost everything that I had done exercise wise since I've been down and out. Guess what? Even the fitness coordinator was surprised! I did pretty well, I did not lose that much in terms of cardio and overall fitness. My surgeon had even commented back in April about my recovery time, that he could tell that I did not live a sedentary lifestyle. So as I feel my legs burning like crazy on the Elliptical (Eviliptical I call it!) I think back to what my surgeon said and what the fitness coordinator said and I push onward!
My goal is 30 minutes on the Elliptical by June 1, I am up to 12 minutes + 30 minutes of either the treadmill or the bike. Once I get to the 30 minute goal on the Elliptical, I plan to try the MIX 3, which is a program on that machine that both the child and husband like. I don't much care for peddling backwards and trying to read screen prompts while I workout. (I feel like I am going to fall on my behind when I do that. LOL).
It feels good to be back!
"Science Naturally" book review
We were already familiar with the Sciencenaturally.com since we had read One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math!, so we were very eager to read get One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science! The book also contains 5 bonus mysteries that involve using math skills to solve the problems.
One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science! has 180 pages is written for 8-12 year olds and can be purchased for $9.95 by going to www.sciencenaturally.com.
The book is set up where you solve 65 mini mysteries with science and if you have read my blog in the past you will find that science is not my favorite subject, but the book made science fun! Read through my entire review and you can receive a special offer from Science Naturally!
What this home school Momma liked about One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!
1) I like how it brought science to life with everyday topics
2) LOVE the critical thinking skills that you need to solve these mysteries.
3) The book was easy to use, we brought it in the car with us and would read while we were going down the road. (beats the Ipod being on…lol)
4) This would be a fun summer time book, learning while on break is always great.
5) Covers Life Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, Physical & Chemical Sciences and General Sciences.
6) The stories were written in a fun way and engaged our son very well.
What this home school momma did not like about One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!
1) Wish that they had been a bit more challenging, but the book is for 8-12 year olds and my student is almost 13, so it’s for the younger kids.
What this home school student liked about One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!
1) I liked how some were easy and some were hard.
2) They made me have to think.
3) The book was fun.
What this home school student did not like about One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!
1) Wish that there was more of a clear break between the mystery and the solution, because it was way too easy to just accidental flip the page and start reading the answer. Maybe like a picture of a STOP SIGN at the end of each mystery to remind you to STOP!
2) Wish that there were more books by them to read.
I think that these would be fun for using on a sporadic basis during science class. A fun thing to pull out and surprise the kids with during summer break.
I wish that they would come out with a book for chemistry, biology and physics for older kids.
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Hope you enjoy this book as much as we did!
Missed The Call From The Mayo Clinic Doctor :O(
Well as I was getting ready to teach a class at the local college, I noticed my cell phone vibrating. I did not have a missed call, but had a voicemail. Guess who? LOL (really that should be NLM or No Laughing Matter) It was my Mayo Clinic doctor calling with my results and also to tell me that he was going out of town for awhile. How on earth could this be that I missed his call. Though he did have some good news for me, he told me that my lab tests all came out fine, but that there was more to talk about and discuss. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Well I guess we will just have to wait until he gets back in town.
So we wait and wait and wait a bit longer. The child says "Mom, maybe the Lord wants to you to learn patience?"
I'm spending my days of waiting on the phone call by trying to unearth piles of junk mail that have accumulated while I have been ill. Boy does being ill bring about a whole new perspective on things. I am thrilled to be able to do housework again, is that weird or what? lol. Though leaning over into the washing machine to get that last sock out is a killer, I'm short and have to really lean into the machine and it hurts my body, I still feel very bruised if I lean on something. Hoping that will go away soon.
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So we wait and wait and wait a bit longer. The child says "Mom, maybe the Lord wants to you to learn patience?"
I'm spending my days of waiting on the phone call by trying to unearth piles of junk mail that have accumulated while I have been ill. Boy does being ill bring about a whole new perspective on things. I am thrilled to be able to do housework again, is that weird or what? lol. Though leaning over into the washing machine to get that last sock out is a killer, I'm short and have to really lean into the machine and it hurts my body, I still feel very bruised if I lean on something. Hoping that will go away soon.
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Mayo Clinic Day #6
Well this is our last day, so we spent it packing up, getting blood drawn and making up a gift basket for one of the nurses who was AMAZING! She was so sweet.
We drove around and took some quick pictures, it was the first time that we had been out and about besides a quick trip or two to Wal*Mart.
The drive home was eventful, the rental car (if you remember from Day 1, had a tire that went flat on us) was a major pain again. We plugged in the laptop to watch some DVD's and had the TomTom plugged in, all the sudden NOTHING? We for sure needed the TomTom to get us home, but did not really need the laptop since as homeschoolers ya know we were really driving the bookmobile...lol...and had enough books on board to educate a small army.
I called Avis car rental and asked for the closest rental location. We found one and explained to the WONDERFUL guy what had happened along the way. He told me that we were about 20 minutes away and he would have a car ready for us. Well what a car he had for us! It was a 2013 Toyota Camry with less than 300 miles on it. OK, so thanks for that car Avis rental man, 'cause now I want one. It was awesome! Comfortable, touch screen, smooth ride, loved how I could have my cell phone blue toothed through the speakers. I'm thinking that this guy gave me a very nice upgrade, we had a Ford Fusion base model before this car. The day that we picked up the original car they offered us a VW Beetle, but there was no way all our stuff would fit in that car, it would have been really cool to cruise around in, but no way.
We almost made it home, but I got so tired after going on a shopping trip to Woodmans that I just could not make it the rest of the way home. So we spent the night at a very nice Holiday Inn that we got for $68 on Hotwire.com. The sheets were flannel and the bed was so comfortable, I slept like a rock after taking a nice long hot shower. The child even commented on how nice his bed felt. I'm thinking that I might need a set of flannel sheets.
Feels so good to be home! Now we just wait on test results.
Stop by my blog We drove around and took some quick pictures, it was the first time that we had been out and about besides a quick trip or two to Wal*Mart.
The drive home was eventful, the rental car (if you remember from Day 1, had a tire that went flat on us) was a major pain again. We plugged in the laptop to watch some DVD's and had the TomTom plugged in, all the sudden NOTHING? We for sure needed the TomTom to get us home, but did not really need the laptop since as homeschoolers ya know we were really driving the bookmobile...lol...and had enough books on board to educate a small army.
I called Avis car rental and asked for the closest rental location. We found one and explained to the WONDERFUL guy what had happened along the way. He told me that we were about 20 minutes away and he would have a car ready for us. Well what a car he had for us! It was a 2013 Toyota Camry with less than 300 miles on it. OK, so thanks for that car Avis rental man, 'cause now I want one. It was awesome! Comfortable, touch screen, smooth ride, loved how I could have my cell phone blue toothed through the speakers. I'm thinking that this guy gave me a very nice upgrade, we had a Ford Fusion base model before this car. The day that we picked up the original car they offered us a VW Beetle, but there was no way all our stuff would fit in that car, it would have been really cool to cruise around in, but no way.
We almost made it home, but I got so tired after going on a shopping trip to Woodmans that I just could not make it the rest of the way home. So we spent the night at a very nice Holiday Inn that we got for $68 on Hotwire.com. The sheets were flannel and the bed was so comfortable, I slept like a rock after taking a nice long hot shower. The child even commented on how nice his bed felt. I'm thinking that I might need a set of flannel sheets.
Feels so good to be home! Now we just wait on test results.
Mayo Clinic Day #5
Not much to report, the child went on some tours around the clinic again, we relaxed and enjoyed our time. Doctor told me to go home tomorrow after a final blood test so that we did not have to spend any more $ on hotel bills. He told me that he would call me next week and let me know how it all goes.
I would love to come back to visit Mayo and go sightseeing. There are some really neat tours to go on. Everyone here that we have met has been so night. Even the 2 ladies that we met from our area that were here for treatment were nice.
Our son was blessed by meeting a number of families down at the pool and playing with the kids.
On the homeschooling front we kept seeing people carrying Sonlight bags and name tags on a lot of people. Our son noticed the name tags and read them, he was excited to see that there was a homeschool convention going on that weekend right there. LOL...We could have killed 2 birds with 1 stone had we know that earlier. lol. Oh, well maybe next year.
So we are about to come to the end of the Mayo Clinic road.
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I would love to come back to visit Mayo and go sightseeing. There are some really neat tours to go on. Everyone here that we have met has been so night. Even the 2 ladies that we met from our area that were here for treatment were nice.
Our son was blessed by meeting a number of families down at the pool and playing with the kids.
On the homeschooling front we kept seeing people carrying Sonlight bags and name tags on a lot of people. Our son noticed the name tags and read them, he was excited to see that there was a homeschool convention going on that weekend right there. LOL...We could have killed 2 birds with 1 stone had we know that earlier. lol. Oh, well maybe next year.
So we are about to come to the end of the Mayo Clinic road.
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A Song To Get You Through Those Rough Patches In Life
Casting Crowns song "Already There"
I heard this song on the radio way back in February, it was so fitting for my life at that time and even now. I had been to the doctor that day and I jotted down some lyrics from the song, I had no idea who the band was or what the name of the song was. I lost the scrap of paper and just found it today. I Googled the words and here is the song. Casting Crowns "Already There" It has so much meaning to me today, just as it did that day in February when I first heard it on the radio. I just bought this song from Itunes.
The words are so true, God is already there, at the end of our lives and HE knows exactly what we will endure, even before we know.
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Mayo Clinic Humor & Mayo Clinic Funny Video
I thought you could all use a little bit of humor. The Lord and humor has gotten me through all this, along with my doctors, surgeons, friends and a few tears along the way!
Here is the YouTube video of the song 867-5309 Jenny Jenny...lol. We laughed and even laughed more after we watched the out takes out takes, the lead singer about flies off the treadmill and some other funny things too.
Moe
Here is the YouTube video of the song 867-5309 Jenny Jenny...lol. We laughed and even laughed more after we watched the out takes out takes, the lead singer about flies off the treadmill and some other funny things too.
Moe
Homeschooling Math When You Have A Major Illness
I had written this post way back in March and never posted it. So here goes, I hope that it encourages another homeschooling mom that is struggling.
Now lets do some homeschool math here peeps.
Illness + surgery + anastomotic leak + infection [people asking if the child is behind in school to the 10th power] I can't figure out how to do Exponents on my keyboard. = X
Here is how you solve for X.
Illness = preparing our child/children ahead of time by teaching them to work on their own.
Surgery = having GREAT doctors like my wonderful GI doc that saw me in the hospital in 2011 and my WONDERFUL and AWESOME Colorectal Surgeon that knew just the right time to get that bad boy out of me. I had time plan school around the surgery, we skipped Christmas break so that school did not have to be done during my surgery and hospital stay.
Anastomotic leak = fever, chills, pain & a visit to the ER & then my surgeon calling us at 6:55am to say that I needed to pack a bag and get to the hospital by 4pm that day. to start IV antibotics.
Infection = always a possible complication, but I figured it would never happen HAHAHA!!!
School = people asking if we are behind in school (to the 10th power.)
X = Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
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Now lets do some homeschool math here peeps.
Illness + surgery + anastomotic leak + infection [people asking if the child is behind in school to the 10th power] I can't figure out how to do Exponents on my keyboard. = X
Illness = preparing our child/children ahead of time by teaching them to work on their own.
Surgery = having GREAT doctors like my wonderful GI doc that saw me in the hospital in 2011 and my WONDERFUL and AWESOME Colorectal Surgeon that knew just the right time to get that bad boy out of me. I had time plan school around the surgery, we skipped Christmas break so that school did not have to be done during my surgery and hospital stay.
Anastomotic leak = fever, chills, pain & a visit to the ER & then my surgeon calling us at 6:55am to say that I needed to pack a bag and get to the hospital by 4pm that day. to start IV antibotics.
Infection = always a possible complication, but I figured it would never happen HAHAHA!!!
School = people asking if we are behind in school (to the 10th power.)
X = Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
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Mayo Clinic Day 4
We finally felt settled in and had a routine going. I can find my way in the Subway alone (without my child as my guide!) and not get lost, know which set of elevators goes to the 18th floor and such.
Today was a pretty slow day, just had to get a blood test at 8am and 4pm, then collect urine in a jug for 24 hours. The child went on some nice tours of Mayo and a few other local buildings. He had a wonderful time and met a number of people from around the country and other parts of the world. You know how those unsocialized homeschoolers are! lol.
Enjoyed the pool and loved the skylights, relaxed and chatted on the phone with my best girl friends (Brenda, Lee, Sue & Val) under the stars.
Had a bit of a worry when it started sleeting and then snowing, but we lucked out and did not get all the snow that they got up North.
Steroids are finally kicking in and I'm feeling mighty fine! We actually went jogging in the Subway around 10pm. We spent part of the evening at the library and walking through the mall. This place is like a self contained city.
Below is a picture of the Mayo Brothers that started Mayo Clinic, if you have a chance to read their story (we got it free from the library) it's really interesting. They also were the first to research Cortisol and that is what I am here for. YIPPE!!! I am so thankful for the 2 doctors that told me to come here, if nothing else we have had a good time and met some very nice folks along the way. And I am blessed with doctors that took the time to get to know me and feel comfortable in telling me that they I needed to look else where for answers to my health issues.
Moe
Today was a pretty slow day, just had to get a blood test at 8am and 4pm, then collect urine in a jug for 24 hours. The child went on some nice tours of Mayo and a few other local buildings. He had a wonderful time and met a number of people from around the country and other parts of the world. You know how those unsocialized homeschoolers are! lol.
Enjoyed the pool and loved the skylights, relaxed and chatted on the phone with my best girl friends (Brenda, Lee, Sue & Val) under the stars.
Had a bit of a worry when it started sleeting and then snowing, but we lucked out and did not get all the snow that they got up North.
Steroids are finally kicking in and I'm feeling mighty fine! We actually went jogging in the Subway around 10pm. We spent part of the evening at the library and walking through the mall. This place is like a self contained city.
Below is a picture of the Mayo Brothers that started Mayo Clinic, if you have a chance to read their story (we got it free from the library) it's really interesting. They also were the first to research Cortisol and that is what I am here for. YIPPE!!! I am so thankful for the 2 doctors that told me to come here, if nothing else we have had a good time and met some very nice folks along the way. And I am blessed with doctors that took the time to get to know me and feel comfortable in telling me that they I needed to look else where for answers to my health issues.
Moe
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| This picture was on a post card. I could not find this statue or I would have had the child sit on their lap for photo op! |
Happy Celiac Awareness Month!!
Happy Celiac Awareness Month!! Not really happy about it. lol. But that is ok, cause I feel so much better off gluten! What are you doing to Celebrate? I'm teaching a gluten free cooking class called Bread & Sweets. Can't wait!! Lots of goodies cooking in the oven as I type.
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