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  1. Thank you, Pawz. I checked Chewy, and they were more expensive than my vet. My vet is running a sale on these meds, and that is my best price right now. If I could find prices lower than the vet's sale prices, I would jump for joy! Thank you Minerva. That is a great idea! I didn't think about checking with them. Thank you, Innisfree. I appreciate you sharing your experience with the collars, and I am glad you've found something that works. Just because of the nature of our dogs and our family lifestyle with them, collars are not a good option for us. It is helpful to know that others have researched this same issue and found options. Thank you, MercyA. I am glad to know this. I want to ask my vet about this medicine. I am curious what you use for fleas and ticks. Would you share? Thank you popmom. I appreciate you sharing what you've done. Thanks everyone! I hope bumping this back up will give others a chance to respond.
  2. I have two dogs who use these products. Buying for two dogs is expensive. I'm fine with getting a year's supply. I've looked online, but thought I would ask here. I prefer buying from my vet because we've had 100% success that way...NO heartworms; NO fleas/ticks. The expense is what is driving me to look elsewhere. Can anyone tell me where the best buy is for these? Or..... are the generic versions just as good? Iverhart Max is a generic version for Heartgard, but I don't see an equivalent generic for Nexgard online. I feel a little nervous about going this route. Heartworms and fleas/ticks are not monsters I want to have to fight. Thank you for any help.
  3. Happi Duck, I've seen a Clever Fox journal that is already set up. It looked really nice. They also carry the plain kind like you are using. I'm betting dot-grid journals used to be cheap, but they are expensive now that bullet journaling is a thing. I was shocked when I went to Amazon to copy the URL to post in my thread....the price for the STM journal increased by $5 to a whopping $30! No way. That is crazy! 🙂 I will follow basic guidelines to get started as well. When I tried Sidetracked Home Executives years ago, I learned that it is much better to start with minimal ideas to learn the system. I didn't do that, and I ended up feeling overwhelmed which crushed the desire to continue. I know better now, and I will take bullet journaling slowly and let it evolve naturally so that it works for me instead of me working for it. Marbel, thanks so much for posting this other thread. I enjoyed reading the replies. I sort of felt like bullet journaling would be a hit here. I had not seen the Go Girl journal before seeing it here. I kind of like it, yet I'm mostly sure I want to draw my own spreads just for the sake of control. Honestly, I hope to keep my spreads minimal because I don't want to dread drawing new spreads for each month. For anyone new to bullet journaling, the STM journal has a new version now...the Dot Cross journal, I think. It has some pre-printed pages as well as plenty of blank pages to personalize. The pre-printed pages do sort of tempt me. Slache, thank you so much for letting me know that STM has a black Friday sale! I will certainly check the deals for the STM journal and the other B5 journals I'm watching. You've been bullet journaling long enough to have your routine solid! I bet it is fun to add the creative touches. I gravitate toward the minimalist look, but I do want to add simple, hand-drawn botanical elements. Honestly, this is one element that I will intentionally add. I love sketched or colored floral drawings. I love the watercolor florals too! I've watched several videos about making dutch doors and other creative cut outs/design styles. As long as I can keep them simple.....minimal..... I think the botanical sketches will add a lot to my journal. Clarita, it has been amazing to look at so many different kinds of spreads to see how so many personalize these journals. I just can't imagine mine looking like these. I'm more practical. Bullet Journaling has to work, or what is the point? I'm with you. JennyD, most of the people I've read about use the A5 size journal. That just seems too small for me. It would more easily fit in a purse and kept discrete compared to the B5. Since I really want to use ONE journal for the entire year, I'm thinking the B5 has the most bang-for-the-buck. I also love the extra room the B5 offers. Thanks all of you for replying!
  4. Does anyone here bullet journal? I'm going to start my first one in January, and I'm using this time until then to decide how I want to set mine up. I am most definitely a minimalist. Most use an A5 journal, but I know I want to use the B5 size. I also want to keep cost low. I am watching prices at Amazon for B5 dotted-grid journals hoping they will come down with the holiday season approaching. I like the Scribbles That Matter journal at 120 gsm and 200+ pages. I hope to use this journal for the entire year which is unusual for most. I have the basics otherwise...plenty of pens, etc. I have a list of several other B5 sizes that would work that Amazon sells; the STM one just happens to be my favorite. https://us.amazon.com/Dotted-Journal-120gsm-Scribbles-Matter/dp/B097J8Y5Y3/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 I will use this journal for calendar purposes as well as Scriptural reflections and scheduling housework. I don't have to plan for homeschool or keep up with children's appointments. This journal is truly for my pleasure, and I'm looking forward to using it to help me keep things that matter to me in order. Have you ever known the STM journal to go on sale? Do you recommend any other B5 dotted-grid journal? (At least 120 gsm) Do you have helpful comments about getting started? If you've never heard of bullet journaling I'm linking a couple of YouTube videos. I stumbled on this quite by accident several months ago, and it seems to be very popular. Ryder Carrol created this method.
  5. Not classical, but these are my favorite go to pieces. They are a LOT of fun to play and sound impressive to the ear: Fountain in the Rain Old MacDonald Had a Car Dog Gone Boogie .....all by David Carr Glover I'm also enjoying First Lessons in Bach for the piano (Book 1) It has several very familiar minuets that are fun to play. They are not especially hard, but they are wonderful to listen to. My favorite from Debussy is Clair De Lune....I cannot play this now, but it is on my bucket list to try one day. One more... Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach is so pretty. I'm using the version from Classical Piano Favorites published by Alfred Publishing. I lied. 😅 Whistler and His Dog by Arthur Pryor (Arranged by John W. Schaum) is another fun piece. For Christmas, try Christmas with Style by Jerry Ray. Unbelievably complex sounding pieces that are not as hard as they sound.
  6. I just bought a new laptop with Windows 11, and I am brand new to it. The new laptop is replacing my beloved Lenovo that I've used for many years that runs Windows 7! 🙂 . It has been a cherry of a computer. I'm really not tech savvy. I have a couple of questions to ask to see if any of you may have help to offer. Until my new laptop arrived, I used my daughter's laptop with Windows 10, and I got familiar with the look and feel of it. The new Windows 11 system is working fine for me, yet it is just a bit different. I'd love help with the following two issues: First, I would love for the Windows 10 Spotlight pics to show up on my Windows 11 lock screen. The pics on Spotlight are absolutely beautiful. I Googled this, but I didn't find an easy answer. This afternoon when I was playing with it, Spotlight was an option, but when I selected it, the lock screen only showed a boring Windows 11 screen with logo. When I just looked again, Spotlight was not an option in the list. How can this be? How can options in a list change? The other thing concerns Widgets. I cannot make the Information Cards for weather, stocks, etc... to show up on the Widgets tab. When I click Widgets, all that is there is the time at the top and news tiles. The search window is also missing. These cards are switched ON in "Experience Settings" under "Manage Interests." It really seems like Microsoft has blocked these options for some unknown reason. Do you think Microsoft will continue to tweak Windows 11? I've read so many reviews from people who love Windows 10's features who are terribly disappointed in Windows 11 because these features have been discontinued. Thank you for any help.
  7. Lori, this is so incredibly helpful. Thank you so much! I am intrigued with Grammar for Writing. I'd like to see more. I'm glad there is an option to request a sample. I know my comment on the content for AG has raised interest. AG is a wonderful curriculum, and it would be my first choice to use. I simply don't feel comfortable using their sentences from topics that seem sort of hot in our society today. I'm sure others would have no problem using them at all. I spent most of the day yesterday comparing and contrasting my list of possible choices, and I ended up selecting Christian Light Education. Now, I'll compare CLE with GfW before I make a final decision. I remember looking at Growing with Grammar, but I don't remember what I didn't like about it. Maybe I'll take another look. There are two cons with using CLE. First is the difficulty of scheduling it; however, I think I have that figured out. The other is the time it will take each class period to cover the amount of material we'd need to cover to mostly finish the books. (There are 10 books; I would only cover 9.) Otherwise, it has several pros: I'm familiar with it having used it with my own children. It nearly perfectly matches AG in scope. It is written to the student. The 10 books are all organized the same way; it's predictable. It includes 2 quizzes and 1 test/booklet. It will be easy to monitor progress. It is written from a Christian perspective. I completely understand your concern about the lack of writing. Not to fear- I hope to work in sentence constructions. I have 90 minutes/class to teach. Grammar will probably take much of that time to teach, practice, and review. However, given the opportunity, I am prepared to teach students how to write simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, appositives, relative clauses, and absolute phrases. I usually teach this within the context of writing a short paragraph. This writing instruction really works well. I hope I have time to to this. For now, my primary focus is grammar. If I end up only teaching grammar, that isn't going to be a deal breaker. The class after mine will build on my grammar foundation and teach paragraph writing as well as topics in literature. The class after that one is writing/lit heavy. Our English department classes work in concert with each other, and the department is quite strong. Thank you so very much for always offering such amazing responses to the questions that are posted on the forum. Lori, you are so kind and very helpful!
  8. Wow, Heartsjoy, thank you for detailing your answer. You are the second person to recommend EG. I will go back and give this a look. It is so interesting to see how you paired EG with Shurley English. This, to me, is a sign of a true homeschooler. :) When my children were young, I remember trying to tie parts of our schooling together. That was part of the fun back then! I appreciate your feedback.
  9. Ellie, this is exactly the kind of feedback I need. Thank you!!! The notes I made beside each curriculum were intentionally brief. I used EG many, many years ago. I listed it as a possibility because they have high school level books. I just remember so many lessons- the books are thick. I am concerned that the students would not connect the dots as well as they might with one of the other named programs. I do want diagramming instruction. That is pretty important to me if I can something that can be scheduled for my co-op. I am also leaning away from Winston Grammar the more I think about it. In practical terms, students would lose cards. Also, I think traditional diagramming can't be beat. (Although I still love the way MCT labels sentences. They do a sort of non-traditional diagramming too.) My overall favorite choice right now is Christian Light. I'll take a closer look at Easy Grammar again. Whatever I end up with, scheduling for one class day/week will probably be my biggest challenge. Thanks again!
  10. I'm on the hunt for a grammar curriculum to use next year with the English class I teach at our local home-school coop. This will be roughly for 8th-10th grades. I love AG, but in this co-op where I teach, I don't think some of the content would be accepted favorably by parents. The scope, sequence, and structure (for scheduling) of AG would work beautifully for my classroom if only the content were a better fit. This is what I'm looking for- a grammar curriculum that: Fits a one day/week class (Monday) meeting... HW is done at home throughout the rest of the week Is logically organized/well sequenced Covers parts of speech, phrases, clauses, punctuation, and word usage Teaches diagramming (my preference, but not a deal breaker if this is not taught) Offers testing of concepts Is written TO the student...IOW, is not solely dependent on the teacher for instruction. Comes with a teacher key that I can use to grade Christian content is a plus. I hope someone can toss an idea my way. I need to make a decision soon. I've been using Junior Analytical Grammar with the younger students at the school, and it is a beautiful fit with them. Thank you all for your help! (Cross-posted on high school forum) Edited today to add: After researching yesterday, these are the programs that are "in the neighborhood" of my needs. Please comment on these and/or suggest others for me to research. Christian Light Education 8th grade Sunrise Series: Scope & sequence are a good fit, Christian content- a plus. Con: Hard to schedule for Monday only classes. Jensens: Pro: has a “map” to guide understanding of sentence like AG. Con: complicated; Would also need the punctuation book. Might be too much to do both books in the same year. MCT: Beautiful, good alternate to traditional diagramming, but expensive Hake, Bob Jones, Abeka etc: More than grammar (includes writing) My class only needs to cover grammar, punctuation; sentence constructions (but not writing paragraphs). Shirley: Stops at 7th grade Easy Grammar: Not condensed; not great reviews Well Ordered Language (Christian Academic Press): Might work Well-Trained Mind stuff: Not for a once/week format Winston Grammar: This is a maybe. Can we order the advanced set plus the basic student book and do all of it in one year? How would I schedule this? Test this?
  11. I'm on the hunt for a grammar curriculum to use next year with the English class I teach at our local home-school coop. This will be roughly for 8th-10th grades. I love AG, but in this co-op where I teach, I don't think some of the content would be accepted favorably by parents. The scope, sequence, and structure (for scheduling) of AG would work beautifully for my classroom if only the content were a better fit. This is what I'm looking for- a grammar curriculum that: Fits a one day/week class (Monday) meeting... HW is done at home throughout the rest of the week Is logically organized/well sequenced Covers parts of speech, phrases, clauses, punctuation, and word usage Teaches diagramming (my preference, but not a deal breaker if this is not taught) Offers testing of concepts Is written TO the student...IOW, is not solely dependent on the teacher for instruction. Comes with a teacher key that I can use to grade Christian content is a plus. I hope someone can toss an idea my way. I need to make a decision soon. I've been using Junior Analytical Grammar with the younger students at the school, and it is a beautiful fit with them. Thank you all for your help! (Cross-posted on logic/middle school forum) Edited today to add: After researching yesterday, these are the programs that are "in the neighborhood" of my needs. Please comment on these and/or suggest others for me to research. Christian Light Education 8th grade Sunrise Series: Scope & sequence are a good fit, Christian content- a plus. Con: Hard to schedule for Monday only classes. Jensens: Pro: has a “map” to guide understanding of sentence like AG. Con: complicated; Would also need the punctuation book. Might be too much to do both books in the same year. MCT: Beautiful, good alternate to traditional diagramming, but expensive Hake, Bob Jones, Abeka etc: More than grammar (includes writing) My class only needs to cover grammar, punctuation; sentence constructions (but not writing paragraphs). Shirley: Stops at 7th grade Easy Grammar: Not condensed; not great reviews Well Ordered Language (Christian Academic Press): Might work Well-Trained Mind stuff: Not for a once/week format Winston Grammar: This is a maybe. Can we order the advanced set plus the basic student book and do all of it in one year? How would I schedule this? Test this?
  12. I'm on the hunt for a grammar curriculum to use next year with the English class I teach at our local home-school coop. This will be roughly for 8th-10th grades. I love AG, but in this co-op where I teach, I don't think some of the content would be accepted favorably by parents. The scope, sequence, and structure (for scheduling) of AG would work beautifully for my classroom if only the content were a better fit. This is what I'm looking for- a grammar curriculum that: Fits a one day/week class (Monday) meeting... HW is done at home throughout the rest of the week Is logically organized/well sequenced Covers parts of speech, phrases, clauses, punctuation, and word usage Teaches diagramming (my preference, but not a deal breaker if this is not taught) Offers testing of concepts Is written TO the student...IOW, is not solely dependent on the teacher for instruction. Comes with a teacher key that I can use to grade Christian content is a plus. I hope someone can toss an idea my way. I need to make a decision soon. I've been using Junior Analytical Grammar with the younger students at the school, and it is a beautiful fit with them. Thank you all for your help! (Cross-posted on high school forum) Edited today to add: After researching yesterday, these are the programs that are "in the neighborhood" of my needs. Please comment on these and/or suggest others for me to research. Christian Light Education 8th grade Sunrise Series: Scope & sequence are a good fit, Christian content- a plus. Con: Hard to schedule for Monday only classes. Jensens: Pro: has a “map” to guide understanding of sentence like AG. Con: complicated; Would also need the punctuation book. Might be too much to do both books in the same year. MCT: Beautiful, good alternate to traditional diagramming, but expensive Hake, Bob Jones, Abeka etc: More than grammar (includes writing) My class only needs to cover grammar, punctuation; sentence constructions (but not writing paragraphs). Shirley: Stops at 7th grade Easy Grammar: Not condensed; not great reviews Well Ordered Language (Christian Academic Press): Might work Well-Trained Mind stuff: Not for a once/week format Winston Grammar: This is a maybe. Can we order the advanced set plus the basic student book and do all of it in one year? How would I schedule this? Test this?
  13. Sue had a wonderful time at the birthday party last week. Would you all please help me know where "last week" fits on the diagram for this sentence? It seems that it modifies the verb. Had last week. Thank you for the help!
  14. Woo Hoo! Y'all are wonderful! I have just discovered your replies, and I will take some time to think through each one. It will be tomorrow sometime before I'll have a good chance to do that. I truly appreciate your help!
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