I freeze in ziplocks, a ton of pyrex containers, and have started to re-use large cottage cheese containers from Costco to freeze broth and soups. I can quickly run them under hot water and then press the bottom to pop out the contents into a microwaveable bowl. When freezing in ziplocks, squeeze all the air out, and freeze on a flat baking tray with them laying on their side. After they are frozen you can stand them on edge and there is no wasted freezer space. It's also easier if you need to cut the bag off to defrost the item. No recipe, taco soup freezes well. Homemade Mac and Cheese I freeze 1/2. If I make spaghetti sauce I freeze extra, same with taco meat. I make a basic pulled pork and have started putting more than one pork roast into the insta-pot. Saves on clean up. I make this Chicken Wild Rice Soup and freeze 1/2. I skip the parsley and the butter, flour milk step. I just use extra broth. My son can be picky and this is a good pull out of the freezer thing for him. https://www.budgetbytes.com/creamy-chicken-rice-soup/ Thai Curry Coconut Sweet Potato Carrot Soup. https://www.budgetbytes.com/thai-coconut-curry-carrot-soup/

Sorry I've been reading without being logged in. I recently used a thin stick at home for my youngest, and I agree thick is better.

My oldest was helped by this cat popsicle stick spacer. http://www.learnwithplayathome.com/2014/10/clever-classroom-trick-for-kids.htm

http://www.mathkangaroo.us/mk/results.html In the lower right you click on 2018.

Please add me as well. Thanks.

We took the test for the first time this year. 9yo got a gold medal and 7yo got a silver medal. Thanks to the community for exposing us to the exam. I wouldn't have heard about it otherwise. It's been a great experience for us.

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Old World Wisconsin is not far out of Milwaukee https://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org

Discovery World Milwaukee is on the lake. You can take a tall ship tour out on the lake. Right next door is the Milwaukee Art Museum and lakeshore parks. Milwaukee Public Museum is 10 minutes away. Milwaukee is great for families. Our children's museum membership participates in the ASTC Travel Passport Program, so we get into Discovery World and the Public Museum for free. (Things like the boat tour or IMAX films would be extra.). So a membership w/ ASTC benefits could really pay off for you. I just looked and the EAA Museum in Oshkosh would be free for two adults and 2 kids as well. This list http://www.astc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ASTCTravelPassport_6pt_May-Oct2017-1.pdf includes all the free sites in WI, there's lots of good stuff. https://www.discoveryworld.org https://www.discoveryworld.org/exhibits/sailing-vessel-denis-sullivan/ https://www.mpm.edu https://mam.org

Developing Math Talent https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Talent-Susan-Assouline-Ph-D/dp/159363496X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DJV7RT1WPVVH7MSWCPGS I'm currently reading it and am finding a lot of useful info re: advocating for my child at school. Most everything they suggest is tied back to a research study. I saw her speak at a conference re: acceleration, and later realized how focused she was on Math from her time at SMPY. Susan Assouline's bio.