Yes, exactly. I did Timberdoodle with my oldest for two years and I did find it to be workbook heavy and he didn’t love much of it. However, he DID love the odds and ends...the art, the stem, the games, etc., and it was all academically beneficial, too. What I do now is basically pick and choose and combine Sonlight, Masterbooks, and Timberdoodle, haha. And next year i’m going to add TGATB with it, too! I feel like they’re getting “the best of” what each of those companies do well. Hopefully, anyway.

You might want to look at Timberdoodle. It’s a bit workbook heavy, but the curriculum has lots of hands on stuff, too. Lots of art, STEM, games, etc.

Right, that is true. My oldest is behind where I was at his age when it comes to writing in general, and certainly for note taking and research papers. He’s done very little of that, if any. Sigh. but he knows so much about history and science! tough. I guess when he gets more to the middle school grades I’ll focus on that. My main concern is that he’ll go to public school and be totally unprepared and be at a major disadvantage. Like, I think I can get it all done eventually if he is homeschooled for the long haul—we’re just moving a lot more slowly with writing/research/language arts, etc., but I think we’ll get up to speed eventually—but he would be sunk if, for whatever reason, he needed or wanted to attend traditional school in the next couple years.

Yes, that is probably the actual problem I had. Haha.

Thanks. I think I just struggled...I am such a snacker, and I love to eat. I feel like I ate more than usual during my window, so I’m sure that negated any weight loss I could have had. I didn’t notice any sleep or energy changes, but that’s great that it works for you! How do you manage dinner time? I could never make dinner for my kids and not eat it myself, haha. And social events, of course!

We really do no output for either of those subject. 😬 They are fairly young, and I don’t want to destroy their natural interest in history or science. They both haaaate writing and worksheets. We basically just do living books through Sonlight and listen to SOTW on audio. Discussion. Leave loads of books around for independent reading. (Usborne, DK, etc.) It’s working well, I think, since they seem to know way more than I did at their ages going through public school.

I love Sonlight and think it would be great for junior high age. They have hands on history kits. You could get a core of your choosing (history, bible, literature—GREAT books!), get Math U See or another hands on math curriculum, and then use something else for language arts. (I don’t think their LA program is spectacular.) Maybe try TGATB for LA since that’s what they’re kind of “known for”, and it’s comprehensive. We use Sonlight for science and are pretty happy with it, but it depends on what you’re looking for. You could also look at TGATB or maybe something like Guesthollow for science. And you’d be done!

Does anyone actually notice good effects? Like increased energy, better health, etc? I know it’s supposed to do that, but idk. I was really good about IF a year or two ago...did it for a few months...and noticed zero positive effects. (but had lots of cravings that never really went away.) i finally gave up. would love to lose about 5-10 lbs, have more energy, and just feel better overall. Probably shouldn’t do it while breastfeeding, though, anyway!

I am so sorry you are dealing with this. It sounds so awful. Prayers for recovery.

My kids are in the same age range. so far this year we have read: -Anne of Green Gables -Caddie Woodlawn -Adventures with Waffles -Sled Dog School -No Children, No Pets -Twenty and Ten -Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -Esio Trot -The Ordinary Princess i know I’m forgetting a bunch, because we always have a readaloud (or two!) going, but those have been the standouts. Right now we’re reading The Secret Garden. They loooove readalouds!

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I haven’t seen many good stats—I’ve seen everything from that they barely last at all to that they give long-lasting broad immunity. Assuming the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

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Ah that makes sense. That just stuck out to me as strange—because it was stated right after they said that pregnant women were hospitalized at higher numbers than the general population. Actually I still find that a little misleading if they were there for other reasons—then they really weren’t hospitalized FOR covid. Or am I understanding this wrong?

No, I mean I wonder why they would be hospitalized if they were asymptomatic?

I think a lot of places are offering incentives to their employees—bonuses, time off, etc. And others are being a bit more punitive—like having to follow different/stricter rules.

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thanks! Just looked it over. What do you think this is all about? “Fifty-five percent of the hospitalized patients had no COVID-19 symptoms (asymptomatic).”

Well, but that is a mandate. You’re telling someone they can’t keep their job unless they get a vaccine. You’re making it a mandatory condition for them to be able to work. I would rather see them requiring negative Covid tests, or continued masking, or whatever for those who choose not to get it.

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That’s great. Have you seen anything about antibodies for vaccine vs natural infection? Just curious if it looks similar.

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