Thank you for praying

Thank you for praying for Philip. Juergen met with his teacher today. His behavior in class has actually been pretty good. This is good news. The bad news we already knew. He has not learned to read, and from now on even the math instructions involve reading. He can not move forward with out reading. I'm sure he will not stay with this class next school year, but the big question is where can we place him? We need wisdom and direction. Philip has many tests coming up, and we hope we can figure out what is wrong with him. He is a great kid, and can learn. He just needs some extra help, and maybe different methods to learn. I really wish I could teach him at home. He makes so much progress with me. Unfortunately, home schooling is illegal in Germany, and people go to jail for home schooling! Maybe I can fight this because I am American? If I can not find a good option in the German school system, I may need to fight the home school law? We just need wisdom!

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chicken coop idea

Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.

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The Opel Agilia

I think I don't want to spend the money for the VW New Beetle. It's a very cute and safe car, but cost about 17,000Euros new. I can find it for 13,000Euros (this is the most basic model) but that's more then I would want to spend. I don't really drive that much. I'm pretty cheep at heart. I need real value for my money. I keep thinking we really should take advantage of the money Germany is offering to trade old cars in for 2500Euros towards a new car. If I buy a car that's around 10,000 Euros, then the Government is actually going to pay 25% of the cost of that car. That's really a very good deal. Since I know I will need a new car in the near future, I feel I should get a new 10,000 Euro car. The Opel Agilia is around 9,900 Euros. It's got 5 doors, and room for 5. It is pretty safe, and comes with a 6 year warranty. I would not call it my dream car, but I could easily afford it. I'm trying to be wise here. There are other cars in thi

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