Phonics: OPGTR and ETC Book 3 and 4 Grammar: FLL Writing: WWE Spelling: AAS or Spelling Workout (waiting to decide until I see these at convention) Handwriting: A Reason For Handwriting Math: Singapore 1A/B (may possibly switch to CLE) Science: RSO Life History: SOTW, Vol. 1 Geography: Galloping the Globe and Expedition Earth Bible: BSGFAA Art: Harmony Fine Arts Music: voice/piano lessons DD will be 7 in October, so she'll be an older 1st grader. She is already reading well but struggles with handwriting. What do you think? Does this look about right? Anything you would add or remove? Lana

I've washed rayon plenty of times and never had any problems. I don't even hand wash, just put it on the gentle cycle and hang to dry. Lana

I was looking for much of the same things you were, and finally decided on The Children's Bible in 365 Stories. http://www.amazon.com/The-Childrens-Bible-365-Stories/dp/0745930689/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335203696&sr=8-1 I am really liking it so far! Lana

My "signature scent" is Jessica McClintock. I rotate among others, but this is my all-time favorite! I also like Pleasures by Estee Lauder and Pure Moment by Alfred Sung. Right now I'm wearing a fragrance from American Beauty at Kohl's that has a lilac/floral scent. If I ever become wealthy, I'll wear J'Adore by Christian Dior. LOVE the scent, but cringe at the $75 price tag for a small bottle! Lana

Janice, do we know some people in common? I clicked over to your blog and saw that you went on a JFA outreach recently. My dh's best friend works for JFA and is over the OK and North Texas region. Lana

I'll be there! I'm already making my list of things I want to look at. No idea which workshops I'll go to though... Lana

Yep, should work just fine! I've done that more times than I can count! Lana

I bought my dh a Yamaha FG730S for Christmas this past year. It was about $300 and it has an amazing sound, very full and rich. I did a *lot* of research and this one kept coming to the top for this price point. I was told by two different guitar stores that this Yamaha is comparable quality to other guitars in the $700-$800 range. Lana

I'd start with getting Vitamin D, thyroid, and iron levels checked. My vitamin D levels are really low, and once I started supplementing it, my energy levels have come up a lot! With a little one, are you getting enough uninterrupted sleep? Are you eating enough, since you are still nursing? Hope you figure it out and feel better soon! Lana

Another idea would be to check out Zulily or Totsy online. They have daily deals and have some really cute things! Lana

Do you have a Burlington Coat Factory? They have tons of pretty dresses this time of year, and they're usually under $25-30 for the really fancy dresses, and more like $15 for the regular dresses. I find lots of my girls' dresses here. Also, check Sam's Club, Ross Dress for Less, and TJ Maxx. Ross is hit-or-miss for me, but once in a while I find a fabulous deal! Lana

Sounds like Bible Study Fellowship to me. Lana

I Dream of Jeannie Bewitched M*A*S*H Wonder Years Cheers (maybe not!) Full House Cosby Show Captain Kangaroo Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Howdy Doody Show Mickey Mouse Club (Annette Funicello era) Happy Days Lana

With the headaches occurring at recess and PE, I'm wondering if she's drinking enough fluids during the school day. Being dehydrated could easily cause headaches. Hope your little one feels better soon! Lana

I'm in the same boat, so I went searching for recipes on allrecipes.com. I made a "Puerto Rican Breakfast Custard" and added a few yolks to the recipe. It was really yummy, but it felt like I was eating pudding for breakfast! I also saw an idea on Pinterest where you crack an egg into greased muffin cups, then bake and make breakfast sandwiches with ham or Canadian bacon and cheese on an English muffin. The site said they could be frozen easily also. Lana

Can I just say how validated I feel that so many of you responded with "random time during the day?" My dh thinks I'm nuts that I don't take a shower immediately upon waking, but sometimes I don't get a shower until 2 or 3 in the afternoon! Lana

http://jfaweb.org/HOME.html My dh's best friend works for this organization. They set up large displays on college campuses across the U.S. and have dialogues with passers-by. Warning: I believe you can view the display on their site, and it is fairly graphic. Not gory, but I wouldn't view it with little eyes around. Lana

We are using Faber's Piano Adventures. My kindergartener loves it! It comes with a fun CD to listen to and has an accompanying Writing Book for each level. Lana

The code is 10THANKS. I think Dollar Days was only through 9/20. Lana

I'm looking at the Lab Annotations book. It looks like you draw in the directional arrows to get to the solution, for example it shows two diagonal arrows pointing down for the problem 6 ____ = 28. For the ones that have the arrows drawn in already, you just move one square for each arrow until you arrive at the answer. For example, the very last problem would be 57. Yikes, I'm not very good at explaining this. Hopefully it will make sense to you! Lana

We are using OPGTR. I went through the whole book, section by section, and made a list of the Dolch sight words as they appeared in the OPGTR book. I put each section's Dolch words on a page and as we learn them phonetically, we drill those during our morning circle time. It has worked pretty well so far, although we are not too far into OPGTR. Lana

Dodge ball or lasertag? Lana

It should still be edible. Howevery, the tartness of yogurt gets stronger the longer it cultures, so it may be a pretty strong flavor. Even if you can't eat it straight, it would still be great to cook with. Lana

Thanks for the bump and the responses! Any particular reason for skipping the K math and going straight to 1A? I've decided against Math Mammoth for now, but am still interested in CLE if anyone can tell me more about that. Thanks again! Lana

Background: DD will be 6 in mid-October, so she'll "officially" be a kindergartner this fall. We currently are 3/4 of the way through MEP Reception, which is going okay. She likes the pictures, but isn't fond of the mental math exercises. We also use Miquon on occasion. I think I'd like to keep using both of these as supplements. I'm 90% sure we're going with Singapore, but I'm confused on which version to go with. Do I get Earlybird or Essentials? And what are the "have-to-have" items? On the other hand, it would be wonderful if I could use MEP as our main program, since it's free. Is it thorough enough to do that? I'm also curious about Math Mammoth and CLE math. What can you tell me about these two programs? Thanks for helping this newbie out! My head has been spinning the last several days as I have been researching and trying to narrow my choices down before convention next month! Lana