One of my friends told me about this show a couple of months ago and lent me her series DVD. I loved it! Can't wait for the 2nd season. :)

I'm so sorry. :grouphug:

That is extremely tacky and rude. And the mom lied to you about the "donated" cookies. That's not cool. I'm not sure that I would care that I had to see her every day, I think I'd have to say something. I'm sorry that both you and your daughter had to deal with that. :(

:iagree: I absolutely love being in my 30s!! Of course, I also look younger than I am so that could have something to do with it. Looking back at my wedding pics (when I was 21), it looks as if I was only 16! lol I think that I couldn't wait to reach 30 'cause then I would have to be perceived as a "real" adult. I loved the look on people's faces when they found out I was 30 and they thought I was much younger. lol

That is really cool! I may have to borrow that next year ... this year is already done. I think we spent about $150 on our only child this year. But that is very atypical. We were blessed this year as DH got a new job and has been getting a lot of overtime. Both sets of grandparents buy gifts and I also have some extended family that will buy for DS. We usually don't have to get very much. Of course, the older he gets the more expensive it becomes...

Thanks for recommending this! I just requested it from our library, and it will be our next read-aloud after Thanksgiving. :)

Worcestershire sauce is of the devil ... well, the word not the sauce. lol My husband tells me that I always pronounce Don incorrectly -- he says I'm saying Dawn. I had no idea that /o/ and /aw/ didn't sound the same... :001_huh: I'm also one who can't say "cavalry" but instead say "Calvary." lol

I've probably read it 2-3 times the whole way thru. But I've read sections of it too many times to count! lol

I don't know why I never remember about that forum... lol Thanks for the reminder that it's there!! I'm gonna have to be heading that way. :)

DS will be in 5th grade next year, and of course, I'm already starting to plan. I started HS'ing him in 2nd grade so we've never really don't the 4-year cycle. I used Sonlight's world history for 2nd and 3rd, and this year we're using MFW's ECC and adding in a very brief American history. So next year I want to start the Cycle and I'm really considering doing "on my own" using the DK History of the World as a spine. Part of me is freaked out about doing it that way, but as I sit here looking thru the book, I'm really starting to think I MAY just be able to do it. Anyone do history that way? If you do, wanna share how it works ... like what you do on a typical week. My biggest worry is how to fit in the extra books without taking a forever on a topic. Thanks!

I'm happy for you!!! :hurray: I'm still stuck in history as well for next year. Everything else is figured out (oh wait, except for art...) but history is just driving me crazy. lol

Yay! Thanks!! :hurray:

Well, darn. I had written myself a note way back when about this show as well. So, I thought I'd be able to help you out here... I just pulled out my note and I don't have a date/time on it either. :( I also threw away the magazine thing... grrrrrr

We used Prima Latina last year for 3rd grade, and my son loved it. It made going on to Latina Christiana I this year much easier. In fact, my son told me a couple of days ago that Latin was one of his favorite subjects now! :)

Mine went to my parents' house in PA. I live in Indiana. I never thought about it, but my dad bought some stuff for us for next year. They would have had his billing info but my shipping address. lol Oh well, I just went and requested another one...

Thanks for sharing these thoughts! :)

Thank you for your thoughts! It appears that you and I are thinking along the same lines. I've been noticing that I tend to want the more secular books so that I can add in on my own what we believe and why if the points of view don't line up. But I'm too much of a "scaredy-cat" to wing it totally on my own. lol

This is good to know! And exactly what I was hoping for. :)

I enjoy using Sonlight and will probably miss it somewhat after switching, but it is getting too expensive for us now. I know I could piece it together and such, but I don't feel like trying that. lol When we started HS'ing, I had narrowed it down to SL and MFW in the first place... I'm thinking that with MFW I'll feel more relaxed about relying on the library more and not needing to have all the books purchased as I felt with Sonlight. Which, of course, will be less expensive for me! Glad to hear that you feel MFW schedule is still substantial enough. It did look lighter to me.

Thank you for the replies. These specifically about the history really helped. I was most concerned about that aspect. This info really helps. :)

I currently use Sonlight for history/science/lit for my DS. I'm thinking about switching in the future and going to the 4 year sequence. I've been looking at MFW, but I have a concern about how "Christian" it is. I am a Christian so that doesn't bother me exactly, but I don't want the focus to be SOOO Christian that it a slanted view. I went to a private Christian school growing up and the history/science we studied was VERY unbalanced. I really do not want that for my son. I enjoy Sonlight for that reason. It is Christian-based but not crazy. I hope I'm making a little bit of sense... lol So, my question is... is MFW balanced on points of view or is it totally one-sided? Thanks in advanced, Jessica