I have a well used copy of Exploring Creation with General Science. I pulled it out to use with my last student and cannot find the access code for book extra pages. It is 1st ed. but I thought I had this before. Does anyone know?

I scrub mine out with a scouring pad (just the rough type - no soap) and hot water. If I need a bit more cleaning power, I add salt. Then I put it on my stove top and heat it till dry and get a bit of lard from a small tub I bought for this purpose and give it a wipe for a thin coat.

If anything we did was consistent or equitable it sure would be a lot easier to figure out! I usually drive that car a tiny bit but dd has been draining the tank and ds varies drastically. We live in a large metropolitan area that spans several counties and 3 states. If we stay in our little city it is no big deal but a lot of activities can take them on 40 mile trips. UGH! I think we are going to have to just do a log no matter how much of a pain I think it will be. Oh well, we have 4 more drivers coming up through the ranks so I should have it down by the time they all move on their own. :thumbup:

Yes, Rosie, that is a good idea! My only problem is now I would have to go to the gas station more :lol: I think I'll mull this over though for sure. Perhaps I could keep up my 1 tank/month to keep myself from having to fuel so frequently. Thank you.

OK, I don't think I've been clear enough. The only thing I can think of is keeping a log book and calculating trip length and mpg. I was wondering if anyone had any clever ideas that were not as cumbersome. I'm always thinking there is just one option only to discover someone has come up with some fabulous idea. I especially find that homeschool moms can be VERY ingenious and original. Also, it a typical day, I might take the car out a couple of times and so will each of the teens for differing lengths of trips. My trips are negligible compared to theirs. The distance we drive is no where near being equal or consistent. We had decided that we (parents) would put one tank in/month and let them just take care of the rest but it seems they always think the other is getting away without putting in the fair amount.

I've been paying for it but they (especially one of them) NEED to "Get it" and understand the $$$ coming out of their pocket. Besides, we are out of chores/time (benefit/curse of having a bunch of kiddos)

We purchased a 3rd car so I wouldn't have to drive my gas guzzling 8 passenger van when I wasn't in need of all of those seats. It also would be the car the children used when they got their licenses. Now we have two teen drivers and myself driving this vehicle. Anyone have a good way of deciding how the gas costs are split? I realize we could just record mileage and figure the mpg cost but I foresee problems - "I forgot", "She didn't record all of her time" and lots of other excuses I haven't even thought of. Ooo, thought of another, they go on a 40 mile trip and do an errand for me on the way. I know one of mine would count that as my trip. Mostly my problem with this method is just the keeping up with it... Does anyone have a clever idea they have come up with that is easy to keep up with? TIA

Well...I had decided to go ahead and use LoF as my dd's math curriculum until at least Christmas. I have an older daughter that bogged down on math about the same age and I gave her an easy semester of LoF before starting her on Saxon. For her it worked...Alas, the current daughter doesn't even get Fred so so much for her 'break'. She is starting back on Saxon and we will just take it as slow as we need to. Thank you for all of your replies!

Thank you everyone! Great input and it spoke to just what I suspected. I think we will use it to give her a break for a bit (that is how we used them with another daughter and she seemed more content afterwards). I've seen so many folks get a mental block about math and if they weren't so wrapped up in the, "I hate math, I'm so bad at math" thoughts they could actually do the work. I'm trying to head that off for my daughter. We can make changes next semester or next school year and she still has time to be on track. Thanks again!

My daughter that is going into 6th grade has never been a big fan of math. She has begged me to do anything but Saxon this year. I had some LoF books that I used to kick-start another child and she looked at them and really wants to do them (starting with Fractions). Will she really get a good math education using on LoF? If so, anybody know how many books I should aim for her to do for her 6th grade year? TIA

Rats, but thanks.

My son will be doing Saxon 5/4 this upcoming school year. Trying to plot our course and wondering if we can just skip the Investigations or are they really helpful...

FUN! Bookmarked those for sure. Thanks!

Have been homeschooling for YEARS but am just discovering sites like Quizlet. At the moment I am looking for timeline figures and practice Factor - Label problems (with answers!) and began thinking, "I bet there are some FABULOUS sites I'm not aware of." Don't limit yourself to just the aforementioned areas and help this low-info mama out --- GO!

I haven't read much into either book but, from what I have seen, "ALBH" is an easier read. But I like "APHUS" a lot too. I went with the latter because of the recommendation from Hillsdale and because I could find some help with lessons online. I'm getting the Patriot's Reader (not sure if that is actual title) in the mail soon and hope that is helpful too.