My daughter used it in 6th and 7th grade. She is a non-mathy child, and she loved it. We read the lesson together, I did a few examples for her, and she would complete the lesson. She learned a lot.

My kids like to toast frozen waffles and put a piece of precooked microwavable sausage in between. They call it a waffle sausage sandwich. (Creative, I know) They have frozen breakfast burritos.

I am the same way. I am a bookworm and love to read, but I cannot stand being read to or listening to audio books. I don't have the attention for it, I guess?

We have never worn Lands End jeans, but I buy Levi's for my boys and they hold up very well. They're only around $20-30 a pair.

No, there is not a new concept every lesson. There is quite a bit of review, which I love. Some days, my 2nd grader can complete the lesson all on his own. Twenty minutes to complete the entire lesson, new concepts and speed drills.

I am using abeka math for 1st and 2nd grade. We do not use the teachers guide. I have them do a few oral drills and the just teach each new concept as it pops up in the workbook. It takes us about 20 minutes a day each, sometimes more sometimes less. I did buy the tests and drills book and they do the speed drills daily.

I think one of the reasons for this is that the *standard of living* for young adults is so high. Most young adults are used to having their parents pay for their cell phones, internet, brand name clothes, etc, because teens do not have jobs where they can pay for some of this. My parents bought me a certain number of clothes each school year, but anything extra I had to buy myself. I could not imagine having them pay for a cell phone for me as a teen! I babysat and earned all of my gas money (I used their car, but had to put my own gas in it) and money for any entertainment I wanted to go do (movies, bowling, food, etc). Also, most young adults want the *nicest* of everything - houses, cars, furniture, home decor, jewelry, clothes, cell phones, laptops, etc. When my husband and I got married 16 years ago, I was 18 and he was 20. We rented a small house, had lawn chairs in our living room and a card table in our dining room. We did not have credit cards, cell phones, and we bought what we could afford regardless of how it looked. And we were HAPPY. We were 100% independent. We struggled some, we had to work hard, we had to make it work, but we learned so many life lessons! And now that my husband literally makes 10 times a week what he used to, we appreciate things. I still don't buy expensive things, we don't buy our kids cell phones or just give them money. We will help them when they leave home at 18/19 years old, but I want them to learn the valuable lessons we did. Life is not easy, but an easy life is not what makes life good. Struggling a little is NOT a bad thing. I hope this makes sense.

No. You are not denying her food - you are making healthy choices for her that she isn't mature enough to make on her own. You aren't starving her. Wholesome food is being provided and presented to her.

Elemental Science - Intro to science. It covers many topics from weather to gravity to plants... The go along books are Mudpies and Magnets, the Handbook of Nature, and library books on each topic. It's simple, painless, and fun to do. The experiments and activities don't require crazy things and my boys enjoy it. They are 7 and 5.

My husband and I were raised five miles apart. Now my parents, his parents, and our family live in about a five Mile radius.

My name is Megan and my sister is Melissa - we were born in the 80s. Some of my friends names that I don't hear anymore are Brittany Lindsay Gabrielle Katie Kacie Courtney Jessica Jennifer Dana Rachel Rebecca

My parents are Beth and Jimbo - definitely never hear of a Jimbo! My FIL is Bruce, which I never hear.

Magformers Duplos Any type of building toys Puzzles (chunky, wooden ones) Board books

I don't act scary, but I do pretend in a laughing way. Mostly the tickle monster! But if my kids ever wanted me to stop or acted scared or uncomfortable, I would quit.

I've been wanting it for a while!! Can't wait to get started!