Thank you! This basically sold me. :) Waiting for the Aeneid bundle in the mail. YAY!!

Thank you soo much! Adding them to the list. :)

My daughter has done Rod and Staff arithmetic 1-5 and mathematics 6-8, Jacobs Algebra in 9th, and Jacobs Geometry in 10th which she's almost finished with... She's going into 11th and I'm clueless on what to choose for Algebra 2. :blushing: I'm not mathy at. all. Hubby is excellent in math and will be the one researching the options, so I'm pulling together a good list to work off of so he can do that. So far I've got the following: Chalkdust (the cost!!! :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: ) Teaching Textbooks (my daughter isn't thrilled with the TT video but she can do the book without that, right?) Lials (where does one buy that???) Glencoe (all I know is a Christian private school in our area uses it) Prentice Hall (all I know is that Highlands Latin School uses it) Saxon (not really an option because 1. not a Saxon fan and 2. looks to have a good amount of Geometry in it which she's had already) What to do? She's fluent in math - not advanced but not behind. She grasps the concepts well and when she is confused, my husband is a great help. She hasn't needed a video based teaching set up, but we're not opposed to it. We just need a solid Intermediate Algebra book. Suggestions?? Thank you! :D

Do you mean Creek Edge Press? http://www.creekedgepress.com/

Sorry I didn't reply earlier - I'm not on WTM often! I don't have her doing any of the things in the Appendix. I honestly didn't even notice it till you said something. :o Seems like overkill IMO....

King of Queens Seinfeld

We're using it with my 6th grader this year. I too, was baffled by how often they should be doing this per week. She's already read the book for enjoyment, so now she's reading through it with the MP guide. She's working on it 4 days out of the week: 2 complete lessons per week, 1/2 a lesson per day.

Ugh - I hated that book too. Swallows and Amazons. ZZZZZ Oh Say Can You Say by Suess. It drives me insane. Feels like a migraine coming on to read/hear any of it. LOL I dislike reading Suess in general, though this book takes the cake in the torture category. A Gathering of Days. Diary style read alouds lack read aloud flow. Good book but not as a read aloud.

We are using this: http://www.brimwoodpress.com/ Reviews: http://www.timberdoodle.com/A_Young_Historian_s_Introduction_to_World_View_p/282-100.htm http://cathyduffyreviews.com/worldview/young-historians-introduction.htm http://thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Homeschool_Reviews/reviews.php?rid=937

When my dd gets like that with colds, the pediatrician told me to have her on the inhaller every 4 hours. In your scenario, I'd take him into the doctor for an appt.

I found the transcript section on their new online catalog just now! YAY! I had last years catalog and it didn't list that info. Anyway, comparing it to our state and university system college admission requirements, the Challenge program meets (and in a few places exceeds) them. So now it's really just about whether or not beefing up history will be too much for her or not. Kim, I appreciate your ideas for doing that and will consider them!

Thank you! I hadn't seen that before and it helped. History is a much loved subject in our home, and rather than focus on dates and memory work, we've instead approached it in a more CM way. SOTW mixed with Ambleside and a few years of Biblioplan as well. Before moving through a 4 year cycle with it, we used MFW Adventures and Geo and Cultures programs. I feel my girls have a solid background in history. That said, it seems that my daughter would be at a 'disadvantage' in Challenge because she didn't memorize a historical timeline, and that if she had, that would be where she could find what she needs to engage in applying the tools in Challenge. I'm not sure I agree but after a year of it, I guess I'll know. :tongue_smilie: My concern is really twofold. I WANT my dd to have more history than Challenge offers. I understand their focus on the tools and integrating subjects and I think it's great. But I still want her studying history more thoroughly because I believe it's important. And if I add that, it could really be too much for her and I don't want to burn her out. Already she understands that Challenge 1 will be challenging. The other aspect of my concern is if I really can count a full credit for history in Challenge 1, just using their curricula alone. From what I read of the FAQ, I'm not sure I can. Hmmm....

It's likely that my oldest will be in Classical Conversations, Challenge 1 next year. I know it'll be a lot of work, so I'm not wanting to add a lot of work on top of it. However.... I do want to add more history. With all the writing and literature in CC, I do NOT want something like Sonlight, MFW, TOG or other lit and writing based history program. Ideally I just want her reading from a book and narrating. Possibly keeping a notebook of sorts if she has the time/inclination. She's gone through all of SOTW and is currently reading Story of the Greeks and will continue into Story of the Romans by Nothing New Press. Technically next year this would put her in year 2 of a 4 year history cycle - Middle Ages. 3 full years of history in high school would be ideal. I'm thinking that, given these parameters, a more textbook curriculum would fit best...and ideally one that reads more like a living book. Do those exist? Suggestions? Thank you!

I have a Nook - just got it this past summer. Meh. It sort of drives me batty. At least half the time, I can always find a book I want on Kindle and they don't even offer it on the Nook. GRR. And I haven't figured out the secret code for how to borrow library books on my Nook. From what I can tell our whole library system (which is huge) has like, 11 books total on the Nook. :glare: I rarely use it.

Love that song! :)

Telegrams to Mars by Little & Ashley Do do...do do do do... Driving, singing on the highway Starin' at the skyline Floating in space Hey there, scoot a little closer What's your favorite color? Posies in May So lovely on my pillow Spinning webs with rainbows Sending telegrams to Mars Sunday, drinkin' coffee at the bookshop Sirens out the window Could be a chase So lovely on my pillow Spinning webs with rainbows Sending telegrams to Mars Honey, the way you look at me is funny Not so much peculiar But funny, haha So lovely on my pillow Spinning webs with rainbows Sending telegrams to Mars (x2)

SORRY wrong thread. LOL

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey - never watching it again. LOL

No help here. I just put my second layer on and it wasn't right to begin with - the chocolate siezed up and I couldn't get it liquidy. :( Good thing I already abandoned the idea to give the neighbors peppermint bark this year. We'll just have to suffer and eat it ourselves. :tongue_smilie:

I've taken Sam-e. This is the brand I used: http://www.vitacost.com/Vitacost-SAM-e-200-mg-per-tablet-60-Enteric-Coated-Tabs I took it 3 times a day per the recommendation in the Mood Cure book. I did find that it helped me a lot when I was consistent with it. It pulled me out of my depression/anxiety cycle to the point that I not only had more energy but actual MOTIVATION to do things. I need to start taking it again...

*swoon*

I'm teaching from it in our co-op this year and it is secular. I haven't found anything 'anti' Creation/Creator. The author is good about deliniating between a fact and a theory, and I appreciate that.

This is so pretty! Thanks for sharing the pattern! :)

I learned to knit before crochet, but it drove me batty whenever I would make a mistake because I could never fix it. When I learned crochet, that wasn't an issue at all. There are a lot of different crochet stitches, however, the majority of patterns call for the basic ones unless you get into fancy stuff which I haven't. I can do scarves, dishcloths, blankets, hats, and smallish stuff like amigurimi and flowers etc. That said, I love the look of knit and wish I could do it. I just didn't have the patience for it. :o

Same here - we have a purebred red tri Aussie that lays around most of the time (when he's not following us around). :) He comes from a show dog line. He is a very sweet dog and has calmed a good deal now that he's 2yo. He LOVES people and the two biggest cons are his propensity to jump on you and lick you to death. Blech. LOL