:party: What an encouraging post! Thank you for sharing, and good for your dd. :)

For my dd this was also food allergy related. In her case, corn. (Corn takes many forms--such as maltodextrin, distilled vinegar, dextrose, food starch--and is in just about everything. :glare:) Some friends of mine have a ds who was wetting the bed every single night (age 9 or 10) until they eliminated soy. So it's not always dairy. L (age 6) has frequent bedwetting problems, and we think it's probably food-related, though we're not sure which food. He's very bothered by it. I have taught him how to clean himself & his bed up with wipes & put soiled clothing/bedding in a bucket I keep for that purpose. Not to be mean, just as a matter-of-fact, here's-how-we-deal-with-accidents thing. :grouphug: These types of issues are just frustrating all around.

You could maybe combine everyone for vocab drill at least.

I've used both, and much prefer Elementary Greek. (T is currently using EG 2.) The approach it uses seems more logical and systematic to me. HA seems more... I don't know...haphazard or something. It's also slower-moving.

Pretty much always...:tongue_smilie: Although right now I feel justified for being on the boards, as I'm nursing IW & reading on my phone. Multitasking, right? :D

I just heard on NPR the other day about a new program being put out by, I think, the BBC. It's web-based, and hosted by Steven Fry. Can't remember he name right now, but I bet a google search would bring it up. It's a spelling program geared specifically toward adults, and has sections relevant to specific professions (eg law, medicine, economics, etc). Might be worth looking into. I do like the WRTR idea as well. I learned so much about why we spell the way we do he few years I did SWR with B & T.

This was me exactly before I went on the Whole30. I've since reintroduced several foods, and while I do sometimes get into an afternoon slump, it's nothing like the can't-think-or-function slump I used to get. (Mine was from about 3:30-5:30; good energy returned somewhere around 7.) I think it must be sugar related. I've been pretty good about staying away from sugar (except for small amounts of honey & unsweetened dried fruit). Have you tried going off sugar (or even better--sugar & grains) completely? It's hard, but worth it. :)

If they stand on one end, with that end still touching the bottom, they're fine to use. These make the best hard-boiled eggs; the older the egg, the easier it is to peel. :)

Co-slept with all of them for the first 1-3 years of life. Also breastfed. IW still cosleeps & nurses. :)

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I recently read this, which offers much hope (for me as a mom of several "un-hooked" kids ;)): http://www.amazon.com/How-High-School-Superstar-Revolutionary/dp/0767932587/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1338331402&sr=8-4 The author makes a case for underscheduling and being open to opportunities, with several examples of kids who did just this and got into top-tier schools. Many of them didn't find their "hook" until they were over halfway through High School. I plan on having B read this soon (or reading it to him, since he's not terribly worried about the future :glare:.)

I'm waiting on MP's 7th & 8th grade curriculum packages. Not even 100% sure I'll use these, but need to see before I can plan next year. ;)

Not that different. Koine Greek is a simpler form of Greek that was used for bookkeeping (& the NT.) It's still Greek; the grammar forms/word meanings already learned won't change. You'll just be adding to that knowledge base. :)

This. Makes going to sleep tricky sometimes. My regular inner narrator is my voice (-ish) but my book-reading narrator voice changes...often it's Britsh. I also sometimes have "deeper layers" of narration--like a commentary on the main thought-narration.

:party: How exciting! I keep trying to convince dh that an iPad would vastly improve my quality of life. So far, he's not buying it. :glare:

I'm currently using their K & 2nd packages (w/different math & adding WWE for D) for L & D, and plan to continue to the next level for both dc. (We started these in Jan, so won't be ready for these in the fall yet.) I saw on the MP forums that 7th & 8th grade packages should be ready his summer; considering the 7th plans for T, depending on what they actually look like. :)

I may live near you. Sent a pm. :)

Another WA mom here. I'd love to join your get-together. (I'm somewhere between a conservative & liberal Christian. So I'd fit in w/you guys, right? :D)

:iagree: I was going to recommend reading Taubes, too. It's not uncommon for an obese person to also be malnourished. The body stores everything eaten away as fat, so hunger is never a abated. It's a horrible, vicious cycle that is very difficult to break.

I took it for my last 3 pgs, each time after trying everything else. (Unisom knocked me out, but once I woke up I was sick as ever again.) It definitely helped a lot. Vomiting decreased dramatically, but the nausea stayed around. I was at least able to semi-function on it, which made it absolutely worth it, especially with other dc to care for.

Yes! I discovered the Moosewood cookbooks during my late-teen vegetarian days. I still love & use them even though I'm omnivorous now. :)

Heh. I misread he title, subbing "gnomes" for games...guess I should get off the forums & go to bed!

Same here. Are you perchance a 'P' on the Myers-Briggs? ;) I tried the MOTH schedule once, too. Spent all day figuring out & making my beautiful schedule (that part was sort of fun) and lasted only 1.5 days actually following it. I was sooo awful those days, trying to force everyone to follow my brillIant plan... :tongue_smilie: Anyway, I'm no help, but will watch this thread in case someone out there has the magical answer we all seek. :D

Well, *I* want a KoMo. :drool: http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/KoMo_grain_mill_wolfgang_flour_mill_grinder_mills.aspx

I had B use the first several levels early in our hs journey. He did fine in the early levels (learning sounds of letters & vocab memorization) but once we got to level 3 or 4 (sentences/endings) he was totally lost & frustrated. He used Getting Started with Latin several years later; I like this much better for beginning Latin. It's also very economical!