We just took in a 17m flat coat labradoodle. She is adjusting well and we like her a lot. I got her vet records so we could share with our new vet and it looks like she has always had loose stool and ear infections. I am reading these (and joint issues) are breed-specific. I feel like we can stay on top of the ear issue. My questions are, what diet do you recommend we try and what else should I be aware of with this breed? Her former owner tried 3 dog foods and we have her on a 4th, the one she was eating while being fostered. I am open to suggestions and trying a number of things but my budget is not endless, if course.

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You want CLE then. I LOVE and use Rod and Staff English but it only covers grammar and basic composition. CLE will do it all.

Somewhere along the way, I learned the "proper Southern lady" refuses tea/coffee/etc twice but it is fine to accept on the third offer. Then I realized that NO ONE I KNOW ASKS 3 TIMES and the few women I asked about said they'd never heard such. LoL

No, I take them to a wonderful woman I met years ago who e files them for me.

I have typically been able to figure things out. The older I get, the less invested I am in many types of things. Stuff I would have pushed through to learn once upon a time is now often hired out, done "good enough", or dropped altogether. By this I mean things that are not necessary for survival, income, or sanity. Could I figure out how to use the 5 different programs that the org I volunteer for proposes we check in with/follow? Yes, but for the small investment of time I have, I choose to stick to only the absolutely necessary one.

We are trying something new! We are using the expanded HOD Bigger Hearts curriculum, with Rod and Staff English 3 and CLE math 3. We are using everything except 2 science books I just wasn't interested in. We'll also do some more LOF math, likely books F-H. I'll add the next level of Mind Benders as well.

I personally don't feel that most new, post-covid homeschoolers are choosing online academies because they doubt their own abilities to teach. I think they primarily do so because it requires little to no parent involvement. The majority don't want to teach their own kids what they believe is necessary or important; they just no longer trust the public schools to do it for whatever reason.

People want the ease or cost of TGTB or MB OR they sign up for K12 or FLVS. CC is also big here. In our co-ops, there are not many people like me piecing it together.

Ours went from 1 free box of checks to $18/box without any notice to customers.

We discussed this when we made some tweaks to homeowner policy. Our TV was like 700$ in 2006. They said, you'll get very little for something that old in a total loss. Okay, but with tech upgrades as they are, even a $200 TV is probably a huge improvement. That and you grossly overestimate how much I watch or care about TV.

We were given the CLE readers. I had the whole set for grade 2, and for the first half of the year, I'd use the TM to ask a few questions of what we just read. Oral review only; we did not use the worksheets.

For the middle school years, I have picked a book a month. He typically counts the school days and pages and divides accordingly. If he gets into it, he finishes faster.

I'm always planning. Next year is going to be very different for us. 8th is going after his interests and 3rd is doing HOD for the first time. I am excited to try new things, and hope it is a very fun year.

Can you just list it like "audit of college algebra, xyz college"?

We really enjoy Progeny Press guides.

Also, create microclimates. You can pop up your camping tent in the bedroom (more likely living room, with mattresses added) and sleep inside it to trap heat better.

@Malam Thank you so much. This is SUCH a relief to me, and I think it will make him feel good to be ending on a high note and excited about the next book.

Long story short, son is 12/7th grade. Last year did Saxon Alg 1, earned 91%. Wasn't super confident, didn't "like math anymore". Tried AOPS Intro Alg this year to see if it was the style and to shore up his understanding. We are getting to the second half of the book and discussing next year's math and I see on the AOPS site they suggest doing 13 chapters, then moving on to C&P and/or Number Theory before finishing Intro? And they consider second half of Intro Alg 2? I need some guidance. I would love to close the book, change streams for a bit, maybe have him take EOC this summer and move along. He's still working in that 91-94% in his lessons, although Tuesday he did a long problem set and had zero errors. His confidence is rising but we are both a bit tired. He says C&P sounds fun. Thoughts? P.S. I am not mathy. My ACT math score was 28 like 20 years ago, the low point on my test, and only because I could recall info long enough to test well. I never had calc, trig, or statistics. Only did Alg in college. I will likely need to outsource after this stupid Alg book.

This also made me think this: Not everyone who gets a degree does so with flying colors. Many will barely pass. They represent a large percentage of the population/work force as well. Goes back to the high achievers don't realize their experience isn't everyone's, I guess.

We looked into one. I have a thyroid issue they would cover but the high cost of the Rx made up for any potential savings vs traditional insurance. Also, they hounded us via calls and emails for MONTHS.

Third semester slump is what I call it. We get a new read-aloud, preferably one that has a movie made after it. Lots of cooking together. This year, we are changing scenery for several days and staying with family that also homeschools.

My older kid has always worked a year or more ahead of his age-grade, so we discussed skipping 8th. Ultimately, we decided instead to do an interest-based year for 8th. He is currently in the second half of AOPS Intro to Algebra. We are thinking of getting their Counting and Probability for next year. Easy Grammar for review all year. We have done 7 years of Rod and Staff English (2-8) and he can take a big break on this. We'll also review our EFTRU cards for word roots. His big point of study will be ornithology. We are planning to take classes from Cornell's program, and I have found a number of texts, as well. His writing will come in here. There are also some modeling and art projects I have planned based on birds. We got MB's Foundations in Worship as a hymn/poetry source, in addition to regular Bible reading. I also bought a Thinking Tree funschooling journal for him to use all year. It's one of the core journals that repetitively asks for world news, handwriting practice, researching jobs, menu plans, studying animals, copywork of classics, etc. 3 pages a day is probably the goal. I don't have his reading list ready yet. I only have 4 maybes. That's on my summer to-do list. He'll read anything I assign, but won't read much on his own if I don't.

Everything But the Bagel seasoning has been duplicated and is sold at Walmart and elsewhere now. FYI for anyone without a TJs. @Alice I saw a lemon in a multipack with another flavor. Not sure if it is the same. I love Liberte and Noosa lemon so I always keep an eye out for one.

As far as I know, Abeka and TGTB both make health programs.