No, you are not alone in that. I've had luck with essential oils too, I use a sleep blend. On really bad nights, I take a melatonin. Hope you can get some rest.

My kids have just taken an old digital camera and gone for it. They can put the video together in premier elements. Most of the time they just scroll through it on the camera.

There's Better Chinese. Online and app.

Yes, please ask your kids how they want this dealt with. As an adult, my brother and I are STILL trying to get through to my parents that we want to be told when such things happen and that they won't be "ruining" our whatever. That it is worse when we find out after the fact.

I'm not sure there are any hotels near Kamakura. Enoshima might have some. I'd say the train into Kamakura from Tokyo would be less than hour. Yokohama is between Tokyo and Kamakura.

Thank you. I think I'm going to go with the .5 credit for aquatics. I agree that just lifeguading wouldn't count, but he also has to maintain his skills, etc. So I think with the actual certification, the water polo, and general swim it's covered. At least for the last semester. Now to work on the upcoming one.

What kind of things are you wanting to see? Interested in? I think I've come to see the city so differently now after being here so long, I forget what the must-sees are. Oh! The Edo museum is amazing. The history of Tokyo. It's over by the sumo arena too, but I don't think it's the season for that.

That does sound cool. I would personally go to Kamakura. When we made a quick trip to Tokyo, before moving here, it was the one thing I had to see. Keep in mind it's really hot and humid right now so it might be miserable. The gardens in Tokyo are nice. I also like Yokohama--the Cup Noodles museum is a fun experience.

I'm wondering if this could count as a PE credit, more like 1/2 credit. DS took life guard certification back in December, it was a two week course. If he didn't take it then, he would have done it directly through the high school for an entire semester. He's been lifeguarding since. Or, would it be better to give just a half credit of Aquatics, since he played rec water polo too?

NO WAY!!!! I guess this is what I get from never going on Audible on my computer. :glare: The pdfs don't show up for all of them, but I'll take what I can get! Thank you. :hurray:

I am Malala.

I listened to the audio read by Derek Jacobi. Very well done.

I played after high school. Our music supply store, had a rent to own program which worked well for us. Perhaps you can find something like that? A good instrument is NOT cheap. Either way, renting might be better until you really know it's what they want to do too.

I do know there are a lot of test prep books out there. Your local bookstore should have them to peruse. I'm not sure how the whole thing is supposed to work, but I don't see why you couldn't do the subject as you see fit then take the test. You could look into the CLEP tests too. Unlike some of the AP, they're all multiple choice.

Wondering what the thoughts are on this one? We love Fred, and I really need a chem program for the son. Any thoughts of using this text to getting a good score on SAT II?

Thank you!

I would really recommend the Lukeion classes if they fit your timezone. DS tried last year but classes at midnight were not conducive to learning. If you're going to go for it, make sure you get all the materials. He's willing to try again in another year. (That said, he was able to read the passage they had in his Odyssey text in school, and even pick out a few words he knew.)

Thanks for your insight. I really hope his new speech pathologist takes this seriously--he'd never heard of it before.

Great question! I love the Great Courses, my kids not so much--although they're starting to learn the value. We are currently working through the new Understanding Japan series which I plan to supplement with text and field trips. The other thing I've started doing is using the lectures that go along with texts. DS and I read Dante this summer and used the corresponding lectures. It really helped provide so much more background and explanation. My hang-up now is how to credit them.

This is an interesting book series. My kids have enjoyed the machine aspect of the designs. My youngest even made a sushi-go-round! http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Technic-Idea-Book-Machines/dp/1593272774/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1439348172&sr=8-4&keywords=Japanese+lego+books

Thank you for your input. I had never heard of it until the spring, so it's nice to know someone else has. I think it's great that your son exited therapy. Last year was his first year that we had actually seen some progress. He'd been doing xtra math, but he'd just never quite be able to move on. He's had a break, so maybe we should revisit it. Thanks again.

Forgot about the stop motion, my kids have had a blast with that. Although a few years older than your son, my son was inspired by his history and would make things from that: pyramids, siege towers. He also used his LEGO to figure out how a trebuchet works.

Thanks for the Code Talker link, I've only seen the fictional book. I just listened to Hiroshima by John Hersey which I found very interesting. In addition to something from the Pacific and Atlantic, I'd try to pick a book from the other side too. Unfortunately, the only one that comes to mind is All Quiet on the Western Front. It's not that long though. I need to copy Margret's list for future reference. I've not read a lot of non-fiction about the wars, but Herman Wouk taught me a lot about World War II and got me researching other areas.

Has anyone had a child diagnosed with cluttering? My son was officially diagnosed at the end of last year. It seems to have a connection with a lack of short term memory and I'm wondering how we can go about improving his, especially where math facts come into play. His long term memory is fantastic, but it's getting information there. This will be a new experience for us. He's going into Middle School now so their speech services are rather different from what he had been getting and will have to take some classes--he's doing science which he loves.

I don't think there is a limit to the challenges of Lego. My kids design their own board games with them. I love the idea of larger scaled models--Miniland at Legoland. Have you checked out the Brickumentry on iTunes or a theater? It was really good and my family enjoyed the extent of building these people were doing--both kids and adults. The art pieces are amazing. Maybe he just needs a little inspiration. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214286/