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The usborne and kingfisher books are nice. We have "the first human body encyclopedia" I think it's called. I don't know that it would really last until 4-5th grade though. SWB recommends some as resources in the WTM. I didn't like sticking with one topic all year either. You could easily take recommendations for materials from first to third grade and mix them up a bit.

Oh my goodness thanks for all the info! I knew y'all were better than a google search. 😘

As much as I like to go look around a fabric store it's not always possible. Are there online places you can go to buy fabric in portions of a couple of yards, notions, etc.? I've not googled, I thought I'd seek the hive's wisdom first.

Johnny seeds! I'm sort of sad this winter because we are moving this spring and I won't be able to get my garden going till next year. So I'm dreaming of the future garden.

We are preparing to move. So I'm going through things with the idea of: do I actually want this item enough to pay for someone to move it? (We are building a house so all the expense is on us.). I have also instituted a in/out policy for kid stuff. If you get five presents for your birthday, five things you already have just go. And when cleaning their rooms I say they have to throw out ten things or whatever. This is good for getting rid of Sunday school crafts, plastic vampire teeth, empty boxes, etc. And I also have told myself and dh that we don't have to keep everything everyone (especially if they are dead ) ever gave us. keep the special things but get rid of the clutter. Same applies to other gifts. You have thanked the person and etc. now it can go.

I'm Catholic. I believe marriag is for life. You may or may not share my views about divorce, which is totally fine! I think you are doing a great job of being supportive of them. I would spend my time talking to the couple about marriage and getting them premarriage counseling and that sort of stuff to try to make the marriage as smooth as possible. I've been with my dh since I was 19. Although we didn't get married until I was 25 and "lived in sin" for part of that time. I wasn't Catholic then.

I would figure out a consequence that doesn't affect everyone. Like you are going to a fun place, but if she doesn't get a grip by a certain time, then she gets to sit with mom and not participate.

I agree with the worst case scenario thing. I used to be a therapist and did that with kids. I also like the time limit thing. I would also caution you against letting her anxiety become the entire focus of the family and letting her learn to use it to control you. I'm not suggesting that you are doing that, and I know she's seven. I just leap to the adult version of her where she controls her kids and her grandkids because she tells them she will worry about them if they do x or y. Even if it's a totally normal thing to do, they can't do it in peace because grandma will worry. And she spends all her time interacting with them focusing on the worry. Just throwing that out there...have had to and still struggle to get away from being controlled by someone else's worry.

Your car manual should tell you. I believe the correct amount depends on the car More than the tire.

In my house they are small fun toys. But not junk. Once I emptied a lego set in there. This year it's tiny fun toys. Once I was old enough to understand, I got the years minted silver piece, and Cash. We also got one of those big candy cane sticks. So I won't raid the target dollar aisle to fill up the stocking.

I think the white elephants are fun. It's best when it's co Ed. Dh always takes something to his office Christmas party that is obviously hideously tacky. And then women come in with frilly stinky candles. So DH came home from one with a drugstore cologne called "Big sexy man" or something like that. He put it on a shelf to regift at the next year's party, and that was the joke coming up to the following year. Then the biggest, burliest, manliest man ends up with a bath and body works beaded pink candle or something. There was a policy, stated on the invitation, at the place I used to work, that "A candle is not a gift," put there by the men. Of course everyone ignored that. Now if it's all women you have to try harder. I went to an ornament exchange where they were supposed to be $10 or less gifts, and felt bad because clearly some people paid much more than I did. I can understand why people don't like them though.

I emailed Art Reed, who does the Saxon DVDs. Although I don't think I will wait until she discovers the need to write out equations herself, I feel better about not doing it NOW. The Math 76 textbook starts the introduction to simple algebra phrases, equations and concepts. By time the student's reach the algebra 1/2 book or the early parts of the algebra 1 book, they either have figured out they need to write down the necessary data and equations or admit they are a literature major and not suited for math. As long as you do not award partial credit on the weekly tests and score each test question as worth five points - of which all parts must be correct to get those five points - the student will quickly learn that they must be able to separate the essential data from the non-essential data and record what is necessary to solve the problem correctly. Learning the basic simple concepts in the Math 76 book is more important than recording everything one believes necessary for the solution - as some students still do much of the basic computations in their head as they do not feel the need to write it down - yet! Mr. Reed www.usingsaxon.com

That seems to make sense. I mean Saxon is so completely laid out for you, they even write down how 4 plus 4 is eight, so I can't figure out how they are omitting writing out the equations. Over the last couple of months I have gone from being a hard nose about writing it out, to then thinking I was unduly traumatizing my child into hating equations and Saxon didn't actually mean for her to write them out because that's not what's in the TM, to hearing how my public school and homeschool friends do have their kids write out the equations, and I am confused. Please other Saxon folks chime in.

Thank you all. So she can solve these equations with little trouble. She understands that process. The problem is the writing out of it, and I'm just not sure what Saxon is recommending at this point.

Dd is doing Saxon 7/6. We have had our struggles with math in general, but we are sticking with Saxon. My question is specifically about the equations in there and correct expectations for an 11 year old. In 7/6, they have simple equatIons like 6x=18 or 10-n=3 Dd can get the correct answer without a problem, but writing out all the steps completely blows her mind. I know we must move to writing out all the steps, for sure. No need to convince me of that. However, my question is this: in the Saxon book and TM, there are never any examples of writing out the equation. It just shows the simple math necessary. I showed her how to write out the equation. So is writing out the equation something they show later? Is this some sort of developmental thing she's not ready for and Saxon doesn't expect her to do yet anyway? I found some samples of the Algebra 1/2 online and it shows detailed writing out of equations.

Had babies at 31, 34, and 40. I had no serious complications with the last one but pregnancy was definitely more exhausting and the recovery took longer. Of course that might be because I had so many other things going on with two older kids, and because he was c section number three. I always felt like someone was missing from the family and am so glad we have him! Oh and actually getting pregnant was super easy.

In seventh grade, dh father was called to the school to be told that dh had to start shaving. He had a heavy beard by eighth grade.

Do you plan to put her back into school? Is testing a concern? I ask because one reason I haven't Used math u see is because the scope and sequence is not traditional. I wanted my kids to be on par with age mates. That may not be a concern of yours.

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I grew up a few miles from a prison, and in a direct path to it through the woods. I remember there being an escape when I was a child and they let us know somehow, and I remember my dad put his gun out in easy reach. Other than that one time there were no issues. It is an ugly structure and I wouldn't want to live next to it. But I expect your actual safety is probably greater in that house than if, say, they were right next door to a shopping center or an apartment complex.

My dh is also a g c, but he doesn't normally build houses, so he doesn't know all the right people to bring into do the work. We have hired out the entire process and are very happy to have a builder who has contacts with the best framers, roofers, etc. to do the work. So I would caution you to make sure you have all that lined up before yOu start.

But...the reason no one has built a WALL on either border of the US is that we are secretly diverting funds to pay for all those guards at the borders of the world! And that ice wall!! How much must that cost to go all the way around the world? Okay this is quasi political but please take it in the sense it's intended: to make fun of all politicians and particularly the not politician flat earthers...if it's a problem don't quote just tell me to delete....

I will have to go searching. Is it the part about the earth was without form part? If they believe all that literally I hope they also adhere to all the Old Testament laws and everything else in there. I don't think you can pick and choose.