[So who's getting excited about conventions next spring? Anyone doing Cincy with SWB?]

I really want to go to the Cincy one but my doctor has already banned me from traveling because of baby. Which is probably a good thing so my water doesn't break mid-convention. Do they normally have recordings available on CD or MP3 of the entire convention? If so, I am hoping to get my hands on one of those.

[I'm supposed to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl today]

Congratulations! I have my ultrasound date for Jan. 27th.

[Wordless Wednesday 12.4.13]

Wordfull Wednesday ~ I got to see my little one

[Anyone start homeschooling because of Competitive Gymnastics?]

We did not start homeschooling because of gymnastics but I am not sure how my daughter could train the amount of hours (27/week with privates & TOPs/Elite) she does without it. Unfortunately, our current gym does not have enough homeschoolers to train in the morning. We make the best of it. Weigh your options and go from there :)

[what's on the Christmas list for the STEM / tech 10yo kids?]

Have you seem ZomeTool? I first encountered them at a conference for profoundly gifted children, and immediately bought three different sets:)

My hubby's colleagues in the Uni chemistry dept often play with them, ahem, model chemistry concepts. There are sets for anything you can imagine. Even a bubble component:)

There is so much you can do with them, and lots of room to grow.

 

http://zometool.com/

Thanks for this tip. I had never heard of these before. I just bought the creator 3 set for my daughters 13th birthday.

[Wordless Wednesday 11.6.13]

Wordy: I shared some exciting news today!

[Wordless Wednesday 11/6]

I'll play. I shared some exciting news today!

[Large Family WTMer's]

We are expecting # 6 here too! The girls are 16, 13, 10, 7, & 4. Thanks for having me, I hope to learn a lot from you all as I am struggling to get it all done with my younger girls with this morning all day sickness.

[Wodless Wednesday 10/23]

Here's mine...Daddy and McKenzie hand in hand at Sea World

[Word(less) Wednesday 10-9-2013]

Wordless: My youngest and the new puppy

[Few Select Great Courses $9.95]

thanks!

[Few Select Great Courses $9.95]

thanks for posting this! Do you know how long they will be $9.95?

[Weekly Report 9/27]

Ours is up, nothing fancy as we readjust from our vacation.

[Blog Roll Call]

I blog at A Stable Beginning.

 

http://astablebeginning.com

 

I write about homeschooling our 5 daughters who are competitive athletes in gymnastics and cheerleading. My DH is in the NAVY and we live a busy but blessed life. I also do curriculum reviews.

 

Stop by and say HI :)

[Why does it cost so much for a Co-op?]

We in Virginia.  Some have professionals come in so I stay away from those. The other ones I saw that seem to just be parents but they have degrees.  I have three children in 3rd,4th and 8th grade.

 I am in VA too, Hampton Roads area. I will PM you...

[Why does it cost so much for a Co-op?]

If you don't mind me asking, what state do live in? Our co-op is just $25. a month per family. There is a requirement to volunteer 4 hours a week but with 5 children taking classes it is a steal for me.

[Wordless Wednesday 7/17/2013]

Wordless

[Wordless Wednesday 7/03/2013]

Here's mine...(sorry, can't link on the iPad)

 

http://www.astablebeginning.com/2013/07/wordless-wednesday.html

 

 

[Does Sonlight have the Summer Readers??]

Thank you for posting the reading list!

[Just saw this - Cover Story, the new curriculum from OYAN peeps.]

I am looking to do Cover Story with my rising 7th grader. She is excited and so am I.

[Bridge Collapse in My Little Community]

I used to live near this area too, so glad everyone is ok!

[How much of your curriculum do you finish each year?]

For the survey subjects of social studies and science, we use things that I have pieced together, so I decide when it is complete. :)

 

We keep working on math until we finish the text and then we go on to another book. We only stop math completely when we go out of town. For LA this year we used several different components. When these are done, ds will have a brief break. We break several times during the year, so he will probably never have an extended break in the summer. Reading doesn't stop.

 

I will stop our school year science and social studies at some point so that ds can do something of his choosing. When I decide we are finished with our survey subjects, ds has already decided that he wants to do the MBtP book study on A Wrinkle in Time and the coordinating space science.

 

HTH-

Mandy

 

 

We end our year on March 31st and will be taking two weeks off for convention and family visits. Then we start the MBtP study above over our summer break.

[Homeschool Helper planning app]

I just got an iTunes giftcard for Mother's Day, this will be my first purchase. Thanks for sharing!

[Free History Lover's Cookbook (Kindle) on Amazon today]

Thanks!

[Just made my first Angry bird cake...]

Wow, that is awesome!