Thank you for sharing! We want to raise tadpoles next spring and this has given me the courage to attempt it. Off topic, I love your Basset. We had one when I was growing up and Olivia was such a ham. She would fight for my spot on the couch all the time so seeing her with her head on the pillow made me laugh. Laura --------------------------------- Mom to Madeline (4) and Lily (2.5)

Home Science Tools sells individual items and they are lab quality. Their customer service is great too! http://www.hometrainingtools.com/Default.asp? Laura ---------------------------------- Mom to Madeline (4) and Lily (2.5)

You could also use the control charts for the Montessori world puzzles. They have labeled and unlabeled versions. http://www.kidadvance.com/Store/ProductDetails.asp?pid=216&catid=6 Laura

My daughters are both adopted from South Korea. Part of the reason we want to homeschool is because we want to incorporate as much of their culture into their education as possible. As for resources I would second the Korean church. Koreans are very warm and gracious people. They love to share their culture with the community and I think you will find them welcoming. Korean adoption is fairly prevalent in many areas of the United States and chances are there is a Korean school local to you. We live in New Hampshire (one of the least diverse states) and we have a Korean school about 30 minutes from our home. We will be starting Korean classes on Saturdays (as a family) as soon as our youngest daughter turns 3 in December. Laura

I love your rooms! We love books in this house too and they are all over the place. My husband finally installed set 1 of 2 sets of new bookshelves in our homeschool room. Our budding history books collection quickly filled the shelves. I have been lurking on the board for a couple of weeks but I always read your posts. My girls are still little (2 and 4) but I have downloaded all of the wonderful artist and composer resources you have shared for future use. Thank you for sharing! Laura