Mindful spending for us :) Bought groceries (only fruit, veg, dairy, eggs, and cornmeal (how could I have run out of cornmeal?)). I used my Christmas Amazon gift card to download two eagerly-anticipated ebooks :) Spent $25 on a gift, slightly more than I wanted but it was for one of dd's very good friends. This week I will need to get more fruit, veg, and eggs. I will also need to buy shampoo and conditioner---but the huge size is on sale for $16 at Ulta right now (that size lasts three months). I expect a vehicle will need gas. That's about it. We are going on vacation on the 22nd. I will not be discussing those expenses :lol:

A morning bump for new friends :)

Done: --made egg sandwiches w homemade English muffins :) --had some nice time alone with dh before the girls awoke :) To do: --usual house things --gym w dh --plan week --make pizza dough --errands w dh while dough rises --dinner --vacation planning w dh Lots of "with dh" today---I love it :D

We will not skip dd. Our homeschool philosophy is similar to 8's :) Dd has been studying at a high school level since 7th grade when she took the AoPS geometry class. We live literally 1.5 miles from the campus of our state's flagship university. We can afford to pay tuition for dd to take classes there starting next year, one or two classes a semester. She wishes to be very competitive for college admission and scholarships, just like her older siblings were :)

OP, dd and I have a low tolerance for busy work. We define busy work as reading comprehension questions, timelines, and activities such as poster making. The Human Odyssey books were chosen precisely because they did not contain any inane end-of-chapter questions and activities. We were able to just read and discuss, to go as deeply into a subject as she wished or to skim lightly over a subject she didn't care for. After all, this was middle school :) We began homeschooling in fifth grade, the year we used Human Odyssey volume 1. She wanted to stay far away from anything that was like a school textbook! Our history/social science progression to date: 5th: Human Odyssey vol 1, Oxford University Press The World in Ancient Times 6th: Human Odyssey vol 2, Oxford University Press Medieval and Early Modern World 7th: Human Odyssey vol 3, various narrative nonfiction books (there's a list somewhere on this site!) 7th: a full credit of world geography loosely based on the high school level of Trail Guide to World Geography plus videos 8th: American Odyssey, Oxford University Press Pages from History 9th: ancient world history using History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective (The Great Courses series), library nonfiction for each civilization 9th: AP Human Geography (I am teaching a small class with a syllabus approved by the College Board so it can be called AP on dd's transcript.) Next year (10th) will either be a chronological continuation of history OR ancient history focusing on one or two particular civilizations (like a college course). Dd also wants to study AP Psychology next year. Btw, we have an excellent library system. All of the OUP books came from the library :)

K12 as an online provider uses American Odyssey as a high school class (11th grade, I believe). We used American Odyssey in 8th grade. I would classify the book as high school level but for early grades as honors or later grades as on-level. Dd would do well on the SAT subject test for American history after American Odyssey. AP US History would require either a different text or heavy supplementation.

(I wish multi-quote was working. Please excuse sequential posts.) We used Human Odyssey volume 1 in combination with OUP The World in Ancient Times series. We used Human Odyssey volume 2 in combination with the OUP Medieval and Early Modern World series. (Nothing from OUP corresponded well with Human Odyssey volume 3, but I found some great narrative nonfiction to accompany it.) And last year we used American Odyssey with the OUP Pages from History series, the ones that were US-centric. Pages from History are definitely high school level, both in difficulty, vocabulary, and content. In hindsight, dd could have used some of the non-US Pages from History books the previous year with Human Odyssey 3. I hadn't found them then.

I cannot do March 7. It's the state Science Olympiad competition.

Gym w dh later this am for some cardio (elliptical?) and core :) I meet with a trainer for the first time next Wednesday :party:

Dh brought my first cup of coffee to me in bed :) Up ahead: --dd to ballet (yay, she's all better!) --gym w dh --house things --concert and dinner with friends :) And that is it :D

History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective (Gregory Aldrete) is excellent, covering not just Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the classical world but India, China, the Americas, and Polynesia (approx. 3500 BC-800 AD).

Please, please, please in March! We'll be out of the area Jan22-31! I'd probably attend sans dd as I would get the :rolleyes: from her :lol:

Age of the recipient?

(I didn't look on the weekly thread during November and December.) Have you heard of When Books Went to. War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II? http://www.amazon.com/When-Books-Went-War-Stories/dp/0544535022/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1420845953&sr=1-1 "When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks, for troops to carry in their pockets and their rucksacks, in every theater of war. Comprising 1,200 different titles of every imaginable type, these paperbacks were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy; in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific; in field hospitals; and on long bombing flights. They wrote to the authors, many of whom responded to every letter. They helped rescue The Great Gatsby from obscurity. They made Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, into a national icon. When Books Went to War is an inspiring story for history buffs and book lovers alike." I just read a review on the Dear Arthur blog and immediately switched over to my library website to request a copy :D It looks like it will be a nice companion to Monuments Men, which I read last year.

:grouphug: I give hugs and fairy dust :)

Which school?

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Gym w dh this am: elliptical as warmup, lower body weights, Blogilates ab challenge, stretches

Home from gym with dh :party: Up ahead: --check on dd who is still asleep --shower :lol: --whatever school she feels up to (yesterday she did Arabic, English, and read history---all in bed) --usual house-related things --my Friday chores --vacation things --send a condolence card (I hate writing those) --ummm decide on dinner --library for holds and a vegetable cookbook --check w dsis about AP test location Good enough :)

Schools had to re-approved and would have received many, many emails about the process. (I know because I was approved for the old Physics B and received all the emails about the changeover to the new Physics 1 and 2.)

Ok, so in our part of the state, AP Human Geography is listed as being given at one charter school (another district), one public school (another district), one boys' private school (ds's alma mater btw), and one girls' private school. I know that the boys' and girls' schools cross-list some AP classes so it's probably only given at one of the two schools. Deep breath. Dnephew is studying APHG w dd. My sister was told by his public high school that he'd be able to take the exam at the public school that offers APHG. I'll have to check with her if his guidance counselor will arrange it or if she will have to do so.

<plugs fingers in ears> lalalalalalalala I can't hear you! :eek:

Did my abs stuff this am and just rode the bike (doing hill intervals) at the gym :) Dh and I will be back on the 6:45 am departure-to-the-gym schedule tomorrow :eek: I'm good as long as no one speaks to me for at least an hour after I get up :lol:

It was absolutely dd's choice to homeschool high school. (She began in fifth grade.) We don't do co-ops. They do not fit with dd's academic needs nor with her interests. She sees her friends (who attend private, public, and charter high schools and who homeschool) at ballet five or six days a week.

It's up to 16 degrees now :D Did my ab work. Ate lunch. Dd had a piece of toast. She's now listening/watching the recording of yesterday's Arabic class...in bed still. I think a mug of tea and a few chapters of fiction are next :) Of course, as soon as the kettle boils, the plumber will arrive and I will have to show-and-tell the issue.