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Sure.

Ya got that right, Sister.

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Yes, I've gotten this kind of response too.

This is hilarious. I'm going to capitalize on this more often. And I can do a double whammy because we study both Latin AND Greek (although, full disclosure, they have a private tutor for Gree).

My husband does science experiments and meets the children once a week to look over their Algebra. I do the rest.

In your situation, I would be stern with myself, setting an event on my phone to spend 30 minutes a day decluttering, and packing two boxes each Saturday, for a month or two. Just start somewhere. Set aside small blocks of time every day and you will chip away at it. Designate one day a week to take decluttered items to a thrift store, making it part of your regular routine. Then, when you get closer to the move, you can start jettisoning schoolwork not needed for the co-op and spend extra time packing.

Honestly, if I'm packing myself, I start as soon as I know we are moving or as soon as our current house is under contract. I like at least four weeks. I can do it in two but it's pushing it. If I have to wait to pack because we're showing the house or something I make sure I'm spending the time ruthlessly decluttering until I get the go-ahead to start packing. I usually start packing in earnest the same day the contract is signed to sell the current house. I start packing in "layers," packing pictures and decor first that I don't "need." Then I pack off-season clothes, then start on books that aren't in current use, seasonal or occasional kitchen stuff, garage items, and stuff in closets. In the last week or so I start to get serious about what is in current use. The last day or two is the kitchen. Professional movers scheduled three full days to pack our house, with two teams working at once. I think they finished early the third day, though. We have a LOT of books.

Expository, for all of the reasons other posters cited.

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Thank you. How sweet! I needed that today.

No, you're not the only one. I had a bad dream and woke up not only more than an hour early but physically crying. Then my DS, who got braces yesterday, determined that one of the bands is poking so much that we need to go back in today. A 30 minute drive. On a day that was supposed to be the first day in 10 days we didn't have to go somewhere. When I found myself crying over this and realized that my Valentine's Day dream would be to STAY HOME and be ALONE, I called my husband for relief. He is going to come and get BOTH children and take them to DS's appointment. I will stay home and put on dinner. DH is also checking to see if he can get off work to take them to their eye appointments tomorrow. My fingers are crossed. A too-busy schedule is no joke for a homebody. Something has to give.

I agree that the business paperwork is what probably needs to go, not homeschooling. And then if there's enough money after outsourcing that, I would take your DH up on the housekeeper if I were you ; ). I would at least try these things before making decisions that affect the children so much like going to PS for the first time. And I also agree with the "Don't make big decisions about HSing in February" camp.

Can he do it independent study under a professor?

Please picture me saying the below things with the utmost compassion: Honestly, that's just the way they want it. To keep you stuck. If you're going to be miserable either way, drama vs. enforcing boundaries, I vote for enforcing boundaries. And you could try relocating. Seriously. For a start though, when a boundary-challenged relative brings up the party/lack of party, I recommend you say, "It's not up for discussion. Bye, gotta go," and gently hang up the phone. Every. Time. Yes, you will have a firestorm. But don't you have one even if you give in to their demands? Choose your firestorm and take back your own nuclear family. Ask me how I know.

LOL, you beat me to it. I was going to post the link this morning.

I used to live in Virginia (moved west five years ago), and I used to say that I went to HEAV primarily for the speakers, and NCHE primarily for the vendor hall. I don't know who is speaking at each one, but you might want to check out both of them if your goal is to hear speakers.

Thanks for the warning.

We will be reading out loud also.

Thanks for reinforcing that Titus is not to be missed.

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This is very good stuff. I did realize about the daily SAT questions, but I didn't realize they gave explanations. And the on-line services sound great. If trying to analyze wrong answers is overwhelmingly frustrating and not a learning experience, then these are GREAT options.

Hi, we are doing Twelve Caesars this year. We only have time to do selections--about four chapters or possibly as many as six, depending on how things go. Reading the whole book is not an option. Also, I am aware of the notes from Veritas Press about a few sections that are very objectionable, and I plan to omit those specific sections. At the moment, I am considering doing: Julius Caesar (just finished the play) Augustus (because he reigned when Christ was born) Nero even if I have to skip some parts (connection to persecution of early church) Vespasian (because he conquered Judea) Titus (was commander of siege of Jerusalem, ties to Jewish Queen Berenice, and emperor during Mt. Vesuvius) Does anyone have any suggestions for different/additional chapters? If so, why?

I tutor for the language portions of the SAT. The short answer: Take real College Board tests and analyze EACH wrong answer for WHY you got it wrong. The reason people shy away from using the College Board book is that they do not give explanations for their answers. There is a third-party book that tries to do this if you get stumped. But wrestling to figure out why they chose a particular answer as correct is VERY valuable to learning. Taking multiple College-Board tests also gives you insight into the kinds of things they test for and kind of a peek into how they think. But taking test after test will improve your score minimally or not at all if you do not ANALYZE. I also went through lots of the standard prep books and made up a cheatsheet file of the best tips of all of them. If you are interested in it, please PM me.