I'm good, been busy. Got our first rain in months last night. Had some
twisters in the area yesterday afternoon, I got pics of one myself. It
never touched down. Thankful for that. Very thankful for the rain. We
are "eye-high" in cornstalks. Round baling them seems to be working
out very well. Our cattle & horses are enjoying them for the moment.
Picked up extra business for it, got a tractor & baler paid off.
Really thankful for that as well.
My freebie server is still down, so still doing the "google-
thing"...ugh, but it's free. Start homeschooling a little girl from
down the road on Monday. Baby's finally got her first two teeth cut
thru now. Makes my nights a little easier. I don't know why, but it
seems nights are always the worst when children are sick or teething.

Having the dedication for the baby & my sister's graduation tomorrow.
Don't remember if I mentioned it awhile back, but those things were
post-poned on account of my great-aunt's near-fatal wreck. She's doing
better, in skilled nursing. She's a living miracle, she shoulda been
gone by medical standards.

Glad to read you again...Been praying for ya buddy. Don't know what's
going on, but for some reason, keeping ya in my prayers. Hope you
don't mind...it sure can't hurt ya none.
Give me a holler sometime..

Rae

On Sep 16, 9:52 pm, Charlie wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:37:10 -0700, raeannsimpson

wrote:

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G'luck with the schooling. As you well know, kids do wonderfully when
you just get them pointed in the right direction, watch carefully for
their strengths and weaknesses, and allow them to learn. Amazing what
they will do when you don't try to stifle their natural curiousity and
creativity.


Thank you. I'm hoping it will work out well for the child's sake. I
have a long relationship with home schooling...


Is this the wreck you mentioned, oh shoot, what three/four months ago?
When you provided care for a while? I don't think so, but I have not
been a frequent flyer here lately.

I think you are re-calling the one that my MIL was in. MIL's wreck was
a week or 2 before my great aunt's...


Glad to read you again...Been praying for ya buddy. Don't know what's
going on, but for some reason, keeping ya in my prayers. Hope you
don't mind...it sure can't hurt ya none.
Give me a holler sometime..

You kinda took me by surprise here, girl.

I kinda figured that....


Hmmmmmm........so perhaps you are behind a chain of circumstances that
have me giving a closer look at myself! ;-)

Hey, that never hurts anyone! A little self reflection is good for
all...


Seriously, and the above was serious, though in a light manner... I
have been doing battle with some personal demons lately. Some days I
prevail, other days the "demons" get the upper hand, but the daily
struggle goes. Daily picking up one's cross, one might say. It's OK,
life is not easy, not meant to be, IMO. Always room for improvement.

Above comment applies here also...


But, I have become aware of something that could underlie some of these
problems and am having a go at that. First off, I gotta kick the crap
out of one particular nasty and then we'll see. Layer by layer, a bit
like taking an onion apart.

Interesting that you would pick up on this. I appreciate the prayers
and please continue, though you get scant info on the nature of how you
should pray, yet enough it is. Gives me strength.

Well, reading "between the lines" of your few posts lately, I kinda
noticed something wasn't "quite" right... No one ever needs all the
details to be able to pray for someone, regardless of personal beliefs
in the view of religion. In the meantime, if you ever need me for
anything...(& that sentiment goes for anyone on the group) everyone on
here knows my email addy, & it is the correct one!


You take care and give your family hugs

Same to you! Hope the grands are doing well. I'm sure you're enjoying
them.

Thanks
Charlie

Anytime...
Rae

In article . com,
raeannsimpson wrote:

G'luck with the schooling. As you well know, kids do wonderfully when
you just get them pointed in the right direction, watch carefully for
their strengths and weaknesses, and allow them to learn. Amazing what
they will do when you don't try to stifle their natural curiousity and
creativity.


Thank you. I'm hoping it will work out well for the child's sake. I
have a long relationship with home schooling...

Fact is that 30% - 40% of kids don't need teachers. They just need to be
pointed in the right direction. In Public Schools there are 25 - 30
students per teacher. The more face time a student gets with the
teacher, the better the student will learn. Go through the math and
English with them and show them how to get to the right answer. The only
real problem with small numbers of students is socialization. Find some
way for your students to interact with other kids, and don't forget the
museums. Having older students teach younger students is also good. You
never learn so well as when you teach.
--
FB - FFF

Billy

Get up, stand up, stand up for yor rights.
Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
- Bob Marley

In article , Charlie wrote:

Hell Billy, as you
know "socialization" carries it's own dangers. I was one well
socialized little prick, and I am still trying to unlearn some of the
crap that was learnt.

Glad to hear that your havin' a good day, dawg. Funny the roads that we
tread up and down, sometimes new, sometimes familiar. Sure makes a mess
out of the soles of my shoes.

When I was just a boy, I went to school with "Mexican" and "Nisei" kids
and it wasn't until after I got out of high school that I encountered
prejudice against them. I didn't know different was bad, and I still
don't. Funny how when a four year old laughs. They could be anybody's
kid. If you can just let people interact, without any cultural
prejudice, I think we would all be better off for it. We all came from
the same place geographically and we're all going to the same place
geologically.

Peace.
--
FB - FFF

Billy

Get up, stand up, stand up for yor rights.
Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
- Bob Marley