She is a very talented girl. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to show this to my dd. Cindy

I don't have a Facebook account but would like to vote.

My name is Cindy, and I have homeschooled my two girls (ages 14 and 11) from the beginning. (Well my oldest did attend preschool for approximately 6 weeks at the age of 2 1/2, but she dropped out. She was not then and is not now a morning person, although we do like to tease her about being a preschool dropout. :lol:) My husband and I decided to homeschool for several reasons, but academics were the primary reason. I have also homeschooled my dds' best friend who lives next door for 3 years as well. She joined us for middle school and has decided to stay for high school. So for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year I will have 2 ninth graders and a sixth grader. Truthfully, high school is terrifying me this summer even though I had always planned to homeschool my girls all the way. I cherish the information I find on this board, but I am sure I spend way too much time reading the fun threads. :-)

Thanks for posting. Cindy

Sue and Ruth, you both helped so much. I am still deciding on science for this year but at the moment I am leaning towards Derek Owen's Physics. I am excited to explore the options at the Carolina Center for the following year. Cindy H.

The girls will have completed Algebra I in the fall. Do you think this is enough math to get them through the course? Is your child doing the Honors level? I hate to bog them down, but had hoped to do all Honors level science. I admit I have never studied Physics and it is a little intimidating to me to consider doing it first, but just browsing through the sample material on the site it looked doable for 9th. Thanks so much for the information. I am trying to process all of our options, and I am a planner who hates to have to change plans. :001_smile: Cindy H.

I had so looked forward to having a classroom experience for this subject but online may be what we have to work with. I will be reading through all the sites and information carefully over the weekend.

This looks promising. I hadn't intended for them to take Physics first but maybe it would work for ninth grade and I can hopefully line up someone local for Biology and Chemistry. Have you used any of his courses? The offering of an Honors option is intriguing. I will read through the website carefully over the weekend. Cindy PS If anyone has any other ideas for hs science online I am all ears. I would also love to hear about your experiences with the Derrick Owens courses. Thanks again.

I thought my 2 rising 9th graders were going to take science classes offered to homeschoolers at a local private school. Just found out today that the school has discontinued the classes after 10 years of offering them to the homeschool community. I guess that is why no one would email me back from the school for the past week or so. Using this school for high school science had been my plan for years, so I really haven't worried about science courses beyond middle school. Both girls are interested in science and we are working through CK12's Earth Science Honors for Middle School now and will continue throughout the summer. Really anxious to find something for the fall though. Most all of the local coops I have been able to find offer science using Apologia which isn't an option for us. I was so looking forward to not having to deal with science and math for these 2 in the fall. ( I plan to have them take Jann in Tx Geometry class.) Now I am panicking at the thought of having to plan out science. Thanks for any help. This is my first post on the High School Board. :tongue_smilie: I can't believe they are getting ready to start High School. Cindy Mom to 2 girls and teacher/friend to a 3rd

The quilt is lovely. I have seen my grandmother quilt enough to know that there are many, many hours invested in that quilt. Cindy

In a couple of them I could really see a resemblance to the Laura from the show. Love the light in the middle photos. Good job mom! Cindy

She received another in the mail today and she has decided to save them for the actual day. So she has now received 2 valentines and she is so excited for more. :001_smile: Thanks to everyone that organized this. Cindy

Thanks so much for sharing. I bookmarked this for later.

She loves to receive mail. :) Cindy

What a beautiful family! Cindy

These are so fun. What lovely families we have on this forum. This photo was on our cards this year. Just the girls. Cindy

All 3 ( I'm including my 10 year old who listened in) enjoyed the story and my oldest may have read a few of his other works. I am pretty sure I read another about a cat outloud to them. Anyway TT Heart was short and creepy without being gory so I felt it was a good place to start. Hope this helps, Cindy PS I think we also read through The Raven just so they would be familiar with the poem.

My daughter recorded on of our kitty's episodes and showed the vet who did x-rays. THe vet said it appeared to be a mild case, but she has been on prednisone for nearly a month now and is still having at least one mild episode per day. I was wondering if they might prescribe an inhaler when she goes in for her next check up. How long has your cat been on the prednisone? Hope your kitty improves quickly! Cindy

What great voices those boys have. Cindy

They both mostly used things from their dress up box. One vampire and one ancient Asian girl/geisha? - she never really decided what she was but a couple of little kids asked if she was Mulan. So maybe that is it. :001_smile: I love the creativity in the costumes in this thread. So many great costumes!!! The Ceiling Fan took me a minute but that was so funny. The man in the yellow suit was original and adorable. Cindy

I hope it just keeps getting better for you and your daughter. Such a touching and hopeful story. Cindy

I love this show so much, and as a pp said I can guarantee a lol moment or 4:001_smile: in every episode. I tease my girls ( who haven't seen the shows yet) that I want a grandson named Sheldon so I will be his MeeMaw and can call him Shelly. Cindy

I love the hat. Did you make that also? Looks like a great job mom! Cindy

I saved it to check out later but there appears to be several links on the Periodic Table which is what we are currently studying. Cindy

These are by Eleanor Lattimore. Cindy