Yay! I've been thinking of you and wondering how it was going. Heather

Hmm... I've made a ladybug cake that was very red using Wilton Red Paste in the little tub. But it sounds like that hasn't worked for you in the past. I'm not sure about red fondant.

I wish I was reading this about 10 years in the future! I plan to get my masters in Library Science when my kids are a little older and would LOVE to work overseas... In the meantime, I will pray the right candidates become available! Heather

This one?

Wow! You girls are fast! Yes, this was the article I had in mind, too.

Yes, this is possible. It has to do with the amount of lipase in her milk. I could freeze my milk with my daughter but not my son. The solution is to "scald" the milk before freezing, or keep in the fridge (7 days max). I'll see if I can find an article when I'm not on my phone.

I just ordered today! I found two other local moms to split shipping to Canada, which made it more reasonable (still $18 each per A/B set). Of course, it says 2-4 weeks delivery, so who knows when it will show up... Hoping it will be super fast!

OT... This is available on Libravox, though I haven't listened to it, so can't comment on the quality.

Yes, I just listened to this last night and was going to post the same link! It is excellent. (And can I just say I love listening to lectures while I'm in the tub... Nothing like "professional development" and "mom's restoration time" at the same time! lol) Heather

My dd liked the first "Judy Moody" book, but she hasn't rushed to the library to borrow more... She is also loving the first 4 Betsy~Tacy books (Books 5-10 are aimed at older girls). Hmmm... (She likes Magic Treehouse, too, and that has dominated her reading choice for the past few months)... What about "The Hundred Dresses"? I've avoided it so far because of the bullying, but if she likes "ansty", she might like it... Heather

Well, I'm so green I don't even know what LP stands for, haha, but I'm in Edmonton, and always looking to connect with other homeschoolers... So, can you please pm me more info and I will decide if this is something I'm interested in... Thanks! Heather

Yes, I was foolish and completed the survey even though it was very old! Oops! I am very interested to read your findings, though. Heather

My sister-in-law has an stove she was going to post on kijiji because she was recently given one with a ceramic top. But the old one worked perfectly well. I told her about your exploding oven door, and she offered to give it to you for free. It is in Edmonton, though. I know you have moved out of the city, but I'm not sure how far. PM me and maybe we can work something out to get it to you. Heather

I thi k you have to scroll down to see the second and third charts. LfC is listed on one if those, but I'm not sure about Galore Park. Heather

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Hehe, I stumbled across this when I was researching latin programs last year... Maybe it will be helpful to you. Comparison of Introductory Latin Programs Heather

Thank you!

Thanks, Celia. I'll see what kind of interest I can muster up here, but if there isn't any, I'll definitely take you up on it... We still have 1.5 chapters of Math Mammoth 2B, and then we might do some topics from 3A to get ready for Beast... Thanks, too, for your kind wishes for our adoption. Hopefully our phone will ring soon... Heather

I'm pretty sure she means 2B of Math Mammoth. Beast Academy has only released books 3A & 3B so far.

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I started a thread looking for other Albertans to place an order together to save shipping... Hope it's ok to link here. Heather (super excited about the reasonable price... less excited about the $33 shipping!)

I'm super excited about Beast Academy, but shipping to Canada is steep! So, I thought I'd see if there were any other Edmonton and area* families interested in placing an order together. Orders can be a mixture of AoPS and Beast Academy books. If 10 families were to order levels 3A & B, shipping would be about $10 each. If even one other family put in an order with me, shipping would be about $20 each, vs $33 for me to order alone. * I will be attending AHEA in Red Deer in April, so if you don't live in Edmonton, that might be a good time to pick it up, assuming it's here by then. Please let me know asap if you are interested. I posted this on the Edmonton-hs yahoo group, too, so hopefully I'll generate enough interest to make it worth while. Heather

Man! Shipping to Canada is so expensive! I might have to see if there are any Albertan who want to go together on an order... Heather

We used RS B (slowly in kindergarten, and then at a quicker pace in grade 1). I am now doing RS A with my son. I switched my daughter to MM. We started in 2A. My biggest regret is that I did not skip much of A with dd. We only did every other problem, but even so, she went from loving math to hating it. Tears and drama most days. I see in hindsight that it was boredom. Now, even though the material is at the right level, this dread of math has continued. She dislikes the format of the pages, thinks the "jokes" are lame, just is generally miserable when it comes to math. I wish we had stuck with RS... I switched because I wanted something with less direct teacher time, but the truth is, I have to sit RIGHT THERE with MM or she does not do the work. I miss being told to play games at certain points, etc. She misses the challenge of RS (though she did not think of it as challenging). If I was doing it again, I would stick with RS through Level C, and then switch to Beast Academy. I am now planning to switch DD to BA after we finish MM 2B, and I hope it will help both of us get over our "math fatigue". Hopefully by the time DS is entering second grade, BA 2 will be available, though it might be nip and tuck. Heather

Yeah, I think the Playmobil ones would be too big. They are about 4 inches or so...