Jamee
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Our boys have our old computer set up in their playroom, but with no internet access. Their friends--6 and 10--both got laptops for Christmas last year, so DS10 has been asking for one. I don't think he has a need for one just yet, not with the computer in the other room. It's old, but meets their needs.
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I've had a lot of luck just googling the book title and lexile score. The lexile site comes up often as does Scholastic.
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And yes, Hello Kitty is big in Asia! And cute things are not reserved for children. (I've seen adults with cute Hello Kitty purses).
this is a HUGE understatement. All things animation are are big here, Hello Kitty even more so, but Mickey, Snoopy. . . each is way more popular here than in the states and by a much older age group too. You haven't seen anything until you've seen the Japanese at Disneyland too. (and I call myself a Disney fanatic.:001_huh:)
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I haven't even ordered the girls' math or ds's language arts yet, but we're still finishing up with some other stuff, so I'm okay with that. I'll be ordering within the next week or two.
Same here. Since we didn't start last year until second semester--when I pulled DS from PS--we're still finishing stuff up. I'll hopefully get math and grammar ordered in the next week or so. Otherwise, we're doing pretty well.
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My youngest actually really enjoyed the audio books for Percy Jackson. Since we had decided as a family that we'd all read the books before the movie came out, he really enjoyed being able to take part in this as well--and was equally disappointed when some of his favorite book scenes were not in the movie.
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My boys really got into Frankenstein and War of the Worlds. Different kind of spooky. Of course, they love Goosebumps, but read those in an evening so probably not what you're looking for. Need to keep my eyes on this one for my kids.
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I need to start knitting again, especially the projects I want done by the holidays. I'm primarily a hat knitter. Cute doll!
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You may want to check with any Korean churches in your area. If I had known we were going to move to Korea when we did, I would have put ds in class there. We had some Korean students at his PS, and that was what they did, Korean school at the church. Otherwise, I'm not sure what to tell you. If he's just interested in learning Hanguel, that is actually very easy. He'd then be able to "read" any words he saw. Speaking the language, not so much. Good luck!
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I've ordered a few times, but like previous posters, just the e-books. Why should I order a hard copy, when I can get the e instantly and print right away? It's a fantastic option for workbooks.
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We've never any problems with either the carseat or booster we used overseas. I too wouldn't recommend a latch only seat, I don't think any of our cars have been equipped for that. I'd also be careful with anything that's wide. Seats tend to be much narrower overseas. At two, I would suggest a three-point harness booster that you could also use with a seat belt when he gets older. As far as trains go, we've never used a car seat on a train, I don't think they have seat belts. I'm not sure any of the trains I've ridden in Europe or Asia have had seat belts. You may also want to check with your airline to see if they'll count your car seat as baggage. When we flew American Airlines this summer, it was the first time we ever had the car seat count as baggage. Even when we flew two years ago, they didn't count it. Also, check on getting kids' meals too. (Although American Airlines does not offer them, every other airline we've flown has. Go figure.) Good luck and have fun. Our DS was 2 when he flew the first time and he did so well. (The inseat screens were all they cared about.)
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Do you have a link?
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I definitely need to check out Brannagh's version of Henry V, especially since the play has received almost universal support here. One Shakespeare play is a bit appalling which explains why my poor girl is positively excited about reading The Iliad, Antigone, The Canterbury Tales, and more this year. I hope I can match her expectations.:tongue_smilie:
Hope you can get it all in. We're going to tackle Iliad this year too and prossibly Beowulf. I'm very excited by what DS has been able to read the past year and have enjoyed the ride along.
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Not sure if you made your choice yet, but if you go with Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You is a modern remake of that. Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing are my favorite comedies. I too enjoyed Henry V and Kenneth Brannagh's version is great. You can't go wrong with Hamlet and Macbeth. Julius Ceaser isn't bad either.
I can't believe only one play has been read. By the time I graduated high school, we must have read a dozen. (Too many my senior year to even remember.) I wonder how DS would do reading some Shakespere.
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I always used to put clear contact paper on my paperback texts and some favorite books. Haven't used anything else though, but it did protect the book better and I am able to wipe the books clean too when necessary.
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At the school my mom taught at, after Alegebra II came math analysis, basically a pre-calc course with more advanced trig. I couldn't image going straight to calc from Algebra II. As far as what to do for calc, I'd suggest going to a community college. Good luck!
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I tend to agree, but some child would rather starve, literally, so it doesn't always work out.
My parents always assurred us the kids would not starve and would eat when hungry. I'm another that doesn't caters. If they don't like what's served, then they don't eat until the next meal. I don't think I'd mind so much with oatmeal breakfast or even lunch, but when it comes to dinner, we all eat the same things.
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I haven't been to any weddings lately, but my dd enjoys watching "Say Yes to the Dress" on TLC. It is a bit flabbergasting that they can have 1,000+ different wedding dress styles, for all shapes, sizes and budgets, but no sleeves anywhere in sight :001_huh:. Very strange.
Even for those who aren't concerned with modesty (while I find that hard to imagine on such a sacred occasion attended by elderly relatives and respected family friends), not every woman's shape lends itself to wearing strapless dresses. Oh well :tongue_smilie:.
We're fans of the show too and I'm glad to see I"m not the only one who wondered about this. They seem to fit all shapes and sizes into sleeveless. I guess I was more old fashioned than I thought, not only did I have sleeves, but long sleeves at that. (I did get married in San Fancisco though.)
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If he was in school he'd just have to get through it. At his age, I'm not sure I'd cater to his "not liking it". Does he not like the program, or that he has to do the work? At some point, math is math. I make my ds do every single problem. College is not easy and I don't want my kids thinking that classes and teachers are going to cater to their likes and dislikes.
I would not switch, I'd make him toughen up and get through it.
:iagree: This was my first thought too. I think math is a love hate subject and it's one that you just have to do.
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Oh, you weren't talking about soccer?:lol: I don't care too much for NFL, but LOVE college football. We're PAC 10, or whatever it is now, and NAVY fans! But, our real love is soccer.:D So glad to be living in a place where we can get different games almost every day.
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Oh wow, I'm almost embarrassed to mention DS's experience. I'm SO glad he got both tonsils and adenoids out young, he wasn't 4 yet. I guess I have a wonder child. He was out of the hospital after only a couple of hours--we remained in the area though--as he didn't want to have anything else to do with it. He was more upset that he couldn't eat than anything else, and by that evening was eatting some mac salad carefully and other soft foods. His first night was a little rough, but by morning he was fine. Never heard another word from him.
Wishing you all the best, when in doubt, take him in. Go with your instincts. Do you still have pain meds for him?:grouphug:
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I say both too! We have both and love both, they each serve their purpose. I do like that I can put the oversized binders in the Expedit easily. But we're also in the market for more Billys too.:D
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This is my oldest, about the same age too. We had to get through it by him realizing there were just some books he HAD to read. When he was in PS, they had to read from different genres and I picked his books. Funny, how he liked them. Then he discovered Percy Jackson. This was another that "mom made me read." But, once he got into he LOVED it and couldn't stop. He's since realized that maybe fiction is ok. Are there particular non-fiction books that he likes that you might be able to find some fiction for? Mythology really opened a lot of doors for us. He has also become addicted to audio books--not sure why, but he'll listen to the same book, over and over. As far as the classics go, we started with some easier versions that we got for his younger brother. Those really worked. He read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, War of the Worlds. Once hr found that there were books with his non-fiction interests, he was happier. Historical fiction has worked well too.
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Ds did couch to 5K last year. He didn't realize at first what he was getting himself into, but he did run the 5k at the end. Good luck and keep at it. It'll get easier.
If you were to visit Italy for ten days
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You have a lot of suggestions of what to see, but I didn't see anyone mention when. I'd avoid summer. Europe basically shuts down in August and everyone goes on vacation, so that would be the one month NOT to go. Our favorite time of year to travel was in the fall. It is cooler and much less crowded. (Although, my all time favorite trip to Venice was during Carnevale with all the costumes.) We too drove everywhere while in Europe, but my one trip on the train was easy. Another thing, watch your pockets EVERYWHERE you go. When my mom visited us, she found an extra set of hands in her pockets a couple of times while on the metro in Rome.:tongue_smilie: Have fun! I'm very jealous. We are hoping to move back to Italy in a few years.