Hi Donna!
 -=> Donna Ransdell said this to Barb on 28 Jun 96  07:01:02<=-
 > Gee, maybe Jennifer and Mary are the same kid! This
 > sounds a lot like what Mary is going through. They make fun of her hair,
 DR> It just makes you wonder....why do other kids find the need to do this
 DR> kind of stuff to others?
Because they are easy to tease. Mary doesn't put up with it, but she
doesn't ask for it. I don't know how to make it easier for her to put up
with their garbage, and that bothers me.
 > night, leaving it off most of the day. We like Nick at
 > Nite, which is a bunch of old tv shows. It's better for families than
 DR> It's funny about Nick at Nite. My kids are allowed to watch
 DR> Nickolodeon, usually. One time they came to me about this "great new
 DR> show"...when they described it, I knew they were talking about "I
 DR> Dream of Jeannie". They could not *believe* that show was on when I
 DR> was younger than they are now!
I think that's pretty funny too. They get a big kick out of seeing the
shows I used to watch. When "The Partridge Family" was running, they
liked digging into that era, and we got all the CDs. :)
 > but it fits right in with his Ancient Egypt chapter of
 > his World History book.
 DR> Did you tape it? There's so much good on A&E, Discovery, TLC, and The
Yes, I did. I had to - Will goes to bed before it was over, so he got to
watch more later.
 DR> History Channel that would fit into our history, geography, and the
We have a satellite dish, so we get those channels, plus NASA, Mind
Expansion University... there's a lot to be found if we remember to look
(but I forget a lot.)
 DR> science curriculum. I may even subscribe to the History Channel
 DR> magazine next fall if I homeschool, as I think it would be an
 DR> invaluable resource for the 5th grade history curriculum (US history)
 DR> and the sciences that we plan to cover.
That sounds like agood idea for getting some good information. I love
History, and usually Will does too... I think he will again, once we're
done with this particular book.
... I had low blood pressure. My doctor sent me a bill. I'm fine now.
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