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  1. We did the E last year and I didn't have any issues with it - my kids hadn't taken ITBS prior to that though so I don't have a comparison. They did well and we don't purposely do anything common core (we don't avoid it either but it's not something I look for)
  2. They can do a blood draw for allergies. Our ped ordered that and then due to a positive to peanut and walnut referred us to an allergist to do any further testing. Since that time (they did a skin prick test) he has never had anything other than blood tests by any of the allergists he has seen.
  3. We like the Amazon card from Chase - gives 1% on purchases most places but restaurants give more as does purchasing from Amazon (2 or 3% for restaurants and some other categories I can't remember, and 5% from Amazon as we are also Prime members)
  4. Contact Amazon and they may replace it regardless of it being past the 30 days - especially since you've been trying to deal with it the whole time. Sometimes they are very responsive to issues even outside the window of returns.
  5. My kids thank you for that link, they have been on there this evening and have already completed the trial!
  6. My DS with a July birthday started the year he turned 5 as the cutoff in our state was December at that time. My DD with an early September birthday started while still 4 (again Dec cutoff so not the youngest in the class). We have no regrets on starting either when we did as they were both ready academically and did fine socially as well. We might have had other opinions if we didn't switch to virutal school and then homeschool when DS was in 1st and partway through DDs K year. Had we had a Sept cutoff we might have considered holding him out a year and sending him at 6 since DD would have had to wait as well (we weren't homeschooling at that point)
  7. My kids have really enjoyed a lot of graphic novels these last few years. Some favorites: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales - they like them all but have some preferred ones Secret Smithsonian Adventures Science Comics Human Body Theater Bone Zita the Spacegirl Nnewts (and anything else by the same author) Cleopatra in Space Legend of Zelda - they really like the Legendary Edition ones Maximum Ride Books made into graphic novels, ex. Ember, Wrinkle in Time, Percy Jackson books, etc Pokemon Minecraft and many many more
  8. There is another difference between the 2 - the hardcover is larger than the paperback (physically not content). So if I were you I'd see if you can see them in person so you know which you'd prefer. I think the paperback is about 2/3 the size so the text and pictures will be smaller (not too small to read by any means) so make sure you'd be happy with that over the larger hardback. I do believe the paperback is made well and should last with no issues though.
  9. How big is your kitty? We have a tower but our two are a bit on the bigger side at 15 lbs each and it isn't standing up to their rough treatment super well.
  10. My kids like to tell me about half the books they read but we also keep track in LibraryThing. I create a new collection each year and just keep track of when they read each book and how many times each year (some books that is many times, lol) http://www.librarything.com/catalog/cabyrum
  11. My experience is it depends on the individual location. We had a fantastic one near us when we lived in CA and a not so great one now. The one in CA was very on top of improper or unsafe behavior. The one near us now is very much not on top of it. Kids would throw the ball at other kids faces in dodgeball and if anything the victim was the one who had to sit out while they kept playing. In CA, they would eject the offender and they would have to sit out an entire round, if they repeated they weren't allowed to play again that visit. Here they don't even stop them from being unsafe, just let them keep playing. My kids do not like the environment of the one here and choose not to go - they've been 2 times in the 4 years we've been here whereas we went to the one in CA weekly.
  12. DS taught himself at 2 or 3 with no involvement from me. DD was crying and asking to learn to read at 4 so I taught her how and by about 4.5 she read the entire Ramona Quimby series herself. It would have been easier for all if DS hadn't learned on his own.
  13. I loved the Maida books! I still have them and need to introduce my daughter to them :) Another favorite of mine was Norby the Mixed Up Robot by the Asimov's. Then there are the Westing Game, Wrinkle in Time, and the picture book The Little House
  14. I use LibraryThing to keep track of the books I've read as well as for both kids. Each calendar year we start a new 'collection' for each of us. They like to see how many times they've read a book, so I also keep track of how many times per year they've read something. I do also keep track of what is read for each school year on there so I can go back at any time and see what's been read. It also helps me keep track of what books we already own so I don't buy them again (though I have another app I use for the kids books when I remember to keep it updated). I started keeping track in 2011 I think so I missed the million picture books and mostly started when they were reading chapter books, so while they still read picture books it's a much smaller quantity these days. http://www.librarything.com/profile/cabyrum
  15. We have a Samsung French Door with a drawer as well as the bottom freezer. It's almost 4 yrs old now and we love it and have had no issues whatsoever (the samsung washer on the other hand....)
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