Sam's Club has a lot of these. Ikea's shipping is out of this world. Airfare is cheaper. Darla

The schools that are using it are using it as an elective. I went to a private Christian school for seven years and it was a required class every year. (I remember very little. Lot of good it did me...) As long as public schools keep it as an elective for interested 11/12'th graders, I don't see the problem. I am personally intrigued. I came across it over a year ago and may pick up a copy just to check it out for me. Darla

If there were two other "best buds" in that class that acted that way, would she have thought anything of it? I have definitely seen this behavior in non-siblings. Usually two little girls will buddy up and if one is not interested in something the other suddenly won't be either. This is not specific to siblings OR home schooled kids. I realize this is a class of homeschoolers, but not knowing this teacher's background that's the first thing that popped into my head. Oh, and they really are very young. Sound very sweet and totally normal to me. Darla

I think they only missed one out of all the breast euphemisms out there. :001_smile: Very cool. This actually came through on a sewing list I'm on and I totally didn't think to check it out. I thought they were normal bras in pretty fabrics or something (quite a few bra sewers on the list). Darla

... and a dining room set, a rug or two and so on. I can't wait for this set to arrive. I need to do some work on my living room and hope that getting it done before the set gets here is a motivator. It's bad. I need to scrape the cottage cheese ceiling and do drywall repairs. More accurately we need to DO the drywall! It's installed but needs corner bead, more screws and the seams taped (mudded, sanded, mudded again...). This is a manufactured home and we've been working our way through it room by room to get rid of the vinyl wallboard look with it's icky little pieces of trim etc. I love the finishing up part of the job (Painting and installing trimwork is FUN!) but I hate the rough work. Messy! Yuck! :glare: Off to find my favorite scraper :tongue_smilie: Darla

I never took her temp, but she was HOT. In a couple of days though she was back to normal. She never even got a runny nose. I did have to make her drink and she said her throat hurt. I considered the ER (which takes a lot for me. In my experience, when you go there with a child who is not bleeding, all they do is tell you to give them some tylenol anyway...). I still have no idea exactly what it was all about, but her little brother (5) did the same thing that evening. I gave him some Motrin and put him to bed. He was fine the very next morning. It was weird. The oldest two do have a nasty cold now though. Not a coincidence I bet... I hope this is the worst of it and that it's over soon for you too! Darla

...because I just went and bought not just a loveseat but all three pieces. I got a dual reclining loveseat, a recliner, and the reclining sofa. I was thinking the same thing many of you are. It's a good price so if it lasts five years, I'll be thrilled. Dh is thrilled. He's a laid back kind of guy, and none too willing to boot anyone from the recliner (unlike my dad who would sit on us if we were in his chair!:lol: I got the Daydreamer pieces, as they most closely match the fuzz that comes from our siberian husky :D

is mostly visual. The way I understand it, the second edition is much more colorful and has received very little editing in the text itself. They added pictures etc. Now if someone out there has both books and can point out any major differences, I'd really like to know. We are using the first edition, and I do sometimes wish I'd bought the newer one. I will be updating it when my younger kids get there for sure. My next one in line to use this course is very visual (as am I). You can download the table of contents, lab supply lists, and the first module from Apologia's website. Darla

and I've considered it myself. Looking at their scope and sequence though it actually looks like you might end up with more life science--and less coverage of anatomy. From what is there, it does appear to (somewhat) cover reproduction. Kudos to them for that! I just wanted to suggest though that before you plunk down the cash, do thumb through a copy of Apologia's General Science. Half the year is devoted to anything *but* life science and what is there in the second half is very different from BJU. There is no more of the plants and animals type biology at all. After a brief coverage of classification, it's all anatomy. Neither BJU or Apologia cover that until then (maybe briefly). We found the first three modules very valuable as they discussed at length the history of science, the scientific method and how to interpret experiments.

just read it. I like an approach somewhere in between. Choose the best activities and the best books to go along, and keep it light--and keep it moving. Doing it all is a common pitfall with this program. The activity book was meant to provide choices. Your kids are really little, and if all they remember is enjoying ancient history your work is done and done well. Have fun!

We're using this now. Heading into the second half of the book, we have not yet encountered life science. It seems to show up in module 9 with a discussion of DNA and move on to the human body. I'm not familiar with BJU, but I chose this one as it's the *only* one at this level that gives the human body this much coverage. You could always skim or test out of the modules she's familiar with and just go through it more quickly. There are a couple we are only planning to spend a week on. Darla

I have had my eye on a reclining loveseat for a while now. I found a nice looking one at Sam's Club for a nice price (includes delivery). It's the daydreamer line if anyone's curious. I'm really tempted to get the set--but I already have furniture I hate :001_smile: Should I risk it? Is it horrible stuff? We're kind of rural and I don't have a truck so I'd be shopping then awaiting delivery anyway. Darla

He's fifteen, and has done this as long as I can remember. He plays piano and loves classical music (so he's not listening to anything else). He does well with it and will be taking precalc next year. I'm not sure that the music has anything to do with his progress--but it sure hasn't hurt. :001_smile: I would avoid anything too stimulating if you want them to sit still though. Some Tchaikovsky is a little too upbeat/caffeinated for me (most days...).

If these are the worksheets I'm thinking of, they are intended for use as a supplement to the text--not a replacement. They don't have one for every lesson. Oh and if he does better with written assignments, he should do well with Rod and Staff. There is writing with each lesson but not *too* much. I just got my dd a bound composition book for this, and it looks like she may need another before we're through with gr 3. She's only writing on one side of the page and mostly the pages are not filled. I don't assign everything if she's doing well with it. Oh, and I second (3rd 4th etc) all the above opinions on Rod and Staff's content. We use it (in spite of being non-religious homeschoolers) and I and my dd love it. We used First Language Lessons and Abeka before this. When my now 5 yo is done with FLL 1+2 (which we're taking our time with) he will be doing Rod and Staff 3.

We are about 50 miles north of the Detroit area as well. My dh works in Sterling Heights. If anyone here has worked with Macomb Community College for their highschooler, I'd love it if they'd pm me!