french site for the little ones..not a whole lot of language, but still very fun! http://www.poissonrouge.com and for vocabulary http://lexiquefle.free.fr/learn-french.htm

Oh. breaking up the paddywack for dog food. Ah. That does make more sense.

Well, a knick knack is a small trinket. and I found the defintion to paddy whack on wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddywhack a tendon in the neck of sheep or cattle, that relives the pressure of the weight of its head... have no idea what it means in the context of the nursery rhyme though.

free librivox recording here: http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-1-by-he-marshall/ and if you want to spend some money, alcazar audioworks produces one http://www.alcazaraudioworks.com/ its available for purchase for downloading at the currclick site http://www.currclick.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=this+country+of+ours+marshall&quicksearch=1&search_filter=&filters=&search_free=&search_in_description=1&search_in_author=1&search_in_artist=1&x=8&y=10

here's a list... http://www.homeschooldiner.com/subjects/science/literature_based.html Heather

Also, if your register at hulu, you can add show to your queue so that when the new episode of your favorite show posts to hulu, it will appear in your viewing queue.

the closest thing that comes to mind is http://www.sciencewithme.com/ You have to register but its free.

well, having screen time in late hours keeps one up longer than they would normally go to sleep without it. So establishing a cut off time in the evening is key. If they want to stay up late then they should do do without the screen time. it messes with sleep patterns. so could they use their screen time before 9, and then do other things later?

Burn Notice is a cable show on the USA Network http://www.usanetwork.com/series/burnnotice/ It airs on Thursdays so, the day after it appears online. Burn Notice returns to USA network on the 22nd. And Burn Notice returns to Hulu Jan. 23. Episodes are posted the day after broadcast and are available on a five-week rolling basis, on hulu. or you can also watch them on the usa website as well. So episode #10 will be online on the 23rd.

Just to bump this for those of you needing to catch up with Season 2 episodes before they come back on the 23rd, hulu says those first 9 episodes will only be available for the next 4 days. http://www.hulu.com/burn-notice

Caffeiene leaches calicum from the bones, so you'd need to up the daily dose of calcium to counteract that.

Your Welcome! :) I don't know how I feel about the split seasons. I do however like the idea of my "shows" being on different schedules so something is always current. Then again since I don't have a TV, I always run into the 8 day lag for posting the shows to internet. Hard to figure out when things are on.

Hulu now has the first 9 episodes of season 2 back up. (however, season 1 is now gone). The rest of season 2 starts this month. http://www.hulu.com/burn-notice

Yes Lorna, the pdf links work now :) Thank you for "publishing" your daughter work. And a huge thank you, your work is very wonderful to your daughter. The writing and the paper dolls. We have enjoyed them very much. Heather

Oh, my 5 year old loves the videos here for the periodic table. http://www.periodicvideos.com/ I've also downloaded an printed out the periodic table info from here: http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm I also recommend a periodic table placemat.

You can also stop all those credit card offers coming to your house. http://www.optoutprescreen.com/ either for 5 years or Permanent Opt-Out by Mail.

Just a reminder, part 1 is up on Lorna's blog...

Well, don't feel too bad. Anyone remember when McDonald's had the slogan "I"d hit that" for their double cheeseburger? You'd figure someone would have figured it out before the commerials aired.

Powdered sugar, is also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar.

Actually, I think you are supposed to delete them once the lending period is over.

I would start with E. Nesbit Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, or Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. Read it in story format first. Then tackle the plays themselves later.

Elmer's (the glue people) own x-acto who make the boston brand sharpener. The following is the their website: http://www.xactoproducts.com/products.asp

I have allergies. So even if they make a batch "special" for me, they so did right after they made whatever peanut-butter and/or nut favorite they made for everyone else. Can we say cross-contamination?!

You are welcome! And thank you to you and your daughter for seralizing her story version. My daughter and I are looking forward to it. Heather

If you want to plug in your leapfrog smartglobe you'll need a 6-volt DC 500mA AC adapter.