Dh and I went to the gym at 8. I showed him how much weight I can lift now :D Up ahead: --DH is going to help a friend get her car started and then practice his Chinese w her --I have to drive dd to ballet (she'll be there all day) --cook the chicken for dinner (it's served chilled) --work on taxes since we finally have all the documents :rolleyes: --prep things for Science Olympiad --sort through my seeds :) --dream about spring :) --check w dsis --have dd tell me her English decision for next year --read :D

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Gym: bike for 40 min, core for 15 min, stretch, roll (Achilles--so tight!)

We had some pretty snow this morning :) Only one other person was at the gym while we were there. Still to do: --school: math, chem, history, APHG, Science Olympiad event quizzing --take chicken out of freezer for tomorrow --daily things --Friday-specific tasks --check w dsis about a family dinner --continue discussion of English choice for next year (dd has to decide by tomorrow) --continue researching coursework for next year --dd ballet 6:30 --dry rub chicken for tomorrow

We use a backpacking "stove" burner!

The trainer killed me today. :D I did 30 min on the elliptical after the session.

Hmmmmmm --exercise w trainer at 11 --school: math, chem, history, APHG, some SO oral quizzing --help a team member w a problem --homework for my next habitat stewards group meeting Saturday --daily things; Thursday tasks (Thursday? :eek:) --sort through my seeds; list of what's needed --some ap environmental science research for next year --research campgrounds at Denali NP --finish amazing book :)

Two weeks to go :D

Have a great time :party:

Just thought I'd post a quick update on case someone finds this by searching in the future. I decided to not go with the Kolbe syllabus. I purchased the Miller-Levine macaw textbook in the iPad edition (love it, btw). I spent a lot of quality time with Google and found great, representative wet labs using mostly lab supplies we already own (we have a microscope, glassware, stains, prepared and unprepared slides, etc). I have also found really solid activities for genetics and evolution. Dd will be doing bio in a semester block. She will be covering all the chapters in the book with additional activities, doing 13 or 14 wet labs, writing lab reports, and taking six exams. I'll pull exam questions from other textbook websites (hopefully I'll get all the exams written this summer while she's away at language camp). (Second semester will be spent on AP Environmental Science, per her request.)

It was a balmy 15F on the way to the gym :D Up ahead: --wake the teenager --school: math, chem, history, APHG, SO --order SO team tshirts --daily things --Wednesday-specific tasks --take turkey out of freezer to defrost for Sunday --research Seattle hotels convenient to public transportation (from airport and to train station) --make English decision for next year (dd's choice) --continue reading about AP Environmental Science, now that I have a handle on bio Have a great day :party:

We've spent a lot of money on future vacation items this week----airfare and such. We received a concerned email from our visa provider :lol: Other than that, dh bought lunch one day between client appointments. I bought a kindle book from an author I like to buy.

Just back from the gym w dh--45 min on bike, some core work, some weights (had dh spot me :))

I understand. I come at this from the viewpoint of someone who had two older kids go through private high school. All direct communication from teacher went through my student, unless I emailed the teacher. I am used to saying "hey, what's going on in X class?" and "can I see the rubric for Y assignment?" :) I do not have any direct communication from dd's other outsourced teacher from TPS. She is responsive to my emails, like when dd had a fever and would miss the live class, but that's been it. I was actually surprised to see so many teachers at PAHS say that parents would be receiving weekly emails. I guess they must have had a number of students not doing the work. But one of our requirements for dd to take an online class is for me to have all of her log-in information with links to the classes on my devices as well as her laptop :)

Cool! Thanks for sharing :)

Having a very late dinner now (homemade pizza :)) --exercise at gym w dh --school stuff (chem, math, history, APHG, some Science Olympiad things) --daily house stuff --continue w bio planning for next year (I am increasingly convinced I can do this on my own :)) --book dd's airfare --emails du jour --order more pointe shoes --research hotels in Seattle --discuss English choice for next year w dd --vote in the school district referendum --library for holds --groceries --dd ballet 5:30-7:30

Curious---what Arabic are you using? BYU using Alif Baa and al-Kitaab?

Actually, she did---in one of the weekly messages before the list of assignments. Sometime late in January? Or maybe the first week of February? I read the website every Monday morning while drinking my coffee :)

:lol: Yep, there may have been a similar discussion in this house when I was going back-and-forth over AP Calc at home or outsourced!

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(I'm hoping you and Sailor Dude will do comparative instead of US so that I can learn from you :D Dd was talking about that course for her junior year.)

My son used this edition of Miller's Living in the Environment http://www.amazon.com/Living-Environment-Principles-Connections-CengageNOW/dp/0495556718/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424809088&sr=1-7&keywords=miller+living+in+the+environment at his school (there is at least one newer edition). Dd asked to do APES next year. I will be doing it on my own. I haven't yet chosen a textbook, but I've started reading various syllabi and teachers' websites for ideas :) Dd has been competing in and winning ecology- and environmental-related Science Olympiad events for years. I expect she'll find it to be an interesting yet not too challenging course.

We'll be doing bio in a fall semester block next year. I have scheduled 13 wet labs for the 17 week period. Other topics will be rounded out with paper simulations (like for populations or natural selection) or virtual labs (non-plant dissections). We have something like 15 chem labs this year. Some take many, many hours.

Preach it, sister! :eek: <--- this is me since December

30 min elliptical, upper body and core work It was 6F when we drove to the gym :eek: